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Shahbaz drops IT university decision
Lahore, Jan 10: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday announced
withdrawing an earlier decision of his government to establish an information
technology university at his 8-Club Road secretariat built by his predecessor,
Pervaiz Elahi. The announcement to turn the secretariat into an IT
university was made soon after the formulation of the PML-N government which had
accused Pervaiz Elahi of squandering public funds on its construction.The
government could not implement the decision even after Shahbaz Sharif became the
chief minister because of various reasons, mainly objections by the
bureaucracy. Officials said now the idea had finally been dropped on the
recommendations of a committee set up by the chief minister under Chief
Secretary Javed Mahmood to assess the viability of turning the secretariat into
the university. Now, the secretariat would be used by the chief
minister's staff and to hold important meetings with foreign dignitaries. Dawn
BA/BSc admission forms
Lahore: The candidates, who failed in BA/BSc
Supplementary Examination 2008, can now submit their admission forms for BA/BSc
Annual Examination 2009 till tomorrow (Saturday) with single fee and a fine of
Rs 625. App
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400 female teachers unpaid for six months
Lahore: About 400 regular English teachers employed by the Punjab Schools Department
have no been paid their salaries for the past six months. The Punjab
Education Department hired about 17,000 male and female English teachers in 1997
from across the province. Out of these, 400 female English teachers were
recruited with the promise that they would be promoted to a higher pay scale and
would teach in government high schools. In 2007, the former chief minister
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi announced the 'Teachers Package', under which the
teachers were to be promoted. In accordance with the orders, six months ago, the
Punjab Schools Department took the service books of the teachers in order to
implement the orders, but the books were not returned to the teachers. Because
of the extended processing time, the teachers have also not been paid.
Financial difficulties: One of the female teachers said that
it had become very difficult to continue their service, adding that they were
facing financial difficulties. She said that they had tried to have their
service books returned a number of times, but the authorities had said that
their upgrade was still in process. Another teacher said that because of the
absence of their service books, they were facing problems in registering their
annual progress reports. Probe: The Punjab Schools Department secretary
said that the situation had not been brought to his attention. He said that the
Executive District Officer (EDO) and District Coordination Officer (DCO) were
the competent authorities to comment on the issue. However, he said that he was
currently out of the city and would inquire into the matter after his
return. Education EDO Chaudhry Abdulrehman and DCO Sajjad Ahmed Bhutta
could not be contacted. An official in the Education Department said that they
had over 100 service books in their possession, but they could not be returned
before the upgrade was completed. Protest: Punjab Teachers Union (PTU)
Chief Organiser Allah Rakha Gujjar said that the teachers had been recommended
for promotion during the tenure of the former chief minister, adding that their
suffering was tragic. He criticised the EDO and said that the teachers would
protest against the undue delay. Daily Times
GCU approved BSc (Hons) programme in communication studies curriculum
Lahore: A meeting of the board of studies of Government College
University's Department of Mass Commutation was held on Friday which approved
the curriculum for four years for BSc (Hons) programme in communication studies.
The curriculum includes specializations in Print and Electronic
Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations and Audio and Visual Production.
Dean Faculty of Languages Islamic and Oriental learning was the convener
while the Dean Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Chairman Department of Mass
Communication of Beaconhouse National University and other members of the Board
of Studies attended the meeting as members of Board of Studies.
Meanwhile, Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) of the GCU is going to
organize a three-day staff training programme (STP) under the valuable guidance
of Vice Chancellor Prof Khalid Aftab for newly inducted teaching and
administrative staff from January 14 to 16, 2009.
Rs 500,000 cheques given to AIMC students
Lahore: Allama Iqbal Medical College (AIMC) Principal Prof Dr Javed Akram, on behalf of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, has handed
over the cheques of Rs 500,000 each to top medal-wining candidates during the
AIMC's 9th Convocation held on December 24, 2008. The principal gave away
cheques to Dr Muhammad Zaman Khan and Dr Zarish Shaukat. Dr Muhammad Zaman Khan
(2007) got 14 gold medals including Mian Muhammad Sharif Gold Medal while Dr
Zarish Shaukat (2007) also got 14 medals including seven gold and silver medals
each. The News
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