Azad Kashmir Education, health projects
Series of education, health projects in Azad Kashmir
Muzaffarabad, Jan 6: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday inaugurated a string of development
projects in the fields of education and health in Azad Kashmir, aimed at the
socio-economic uplift of Kashmiris.President Zardari unveiled the inauguration
plaque of a District Headquarters Complex here under 'The President's Initiative
on Kashmir Trade and Travel Centre'. The complex built with a
cost of US$ 1.2 million has been funded by the Turkish government and is in line
with President Zardari's initiative on trade across the Line of Control between
Pakistan and India. President Zardari inaugurated five steel bridges and five middle schools in AJK's Neelum and
Jhelum valleys. The funding of steel bridges amounting Rs 134.47 million has
been made by DFID while the schools have been financed by Asian Development
Bank. The President also unveiled a plaque of a Medical Rehabilitation Centre costing Rs
14 million which was incepted on May 2007. He laid the foundation
stone of Government Fatima Jinnah Girls Post Graduate College in Muzaffarabad.
The project is among the series of development ventures sponsored by Saudi
Development Fund with an amount of US$50 million for education, under which a
university and three degree colleges would be established in Azad
Kashmir. APP
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SBTE announced exam forms submission schedule
Karachi: The Controller of Examination, Sindh Board of Technical Education (SBTE), Sirajul
Islam Bukhari, announced on Monday the schedule of submission of examination
forms and fee for the Technical School Certificate (TSC) Part I and II, annual
examination for regular candidates. According to a press release, the schedule
for the last date for receipt of examination forms is as follows: normal fee to
accepted till February 15; late fee of Rs150 till February 24; late fee of Rs250
till March 4; and with late fee of Rs500 till March 13. The news
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QAU, AIOU interviews
Islamabad: The committee for selection of Vice-Chancellors of Quaid-i-Azam
(QAU) and Allama Iqbal Open (AIOU) universities interviewed candidates on Monday
to short list three of them to be sent to the President for final selection.
President Asif Ali Zardari had constituted a committee headed by Higher
Education Commission Chairman Dr Javaid R. Leghari for the selection of vice
chancellors of QAU and AIOU. Dr Ishrat Hussain, member of the committee did not
attend the meeting on Monday, official sources said. When contacted he said, "We
have given the HEC guidelines for short listing of the candidates."
Meanwhile official sources said hat the people at the helm of affairs of the
HEC have been calling shots against the spirit of the President's appointing the
said committee to make the affair independent of the commission as
well. Somehow, in the first batch nearly 17 candidates appeared before the
committee out of 75 people that had applied for the posts including the
incumbent vice chancellor of QAU Qasim Jan. It's important to mention that the
representatives of the teaching faculty of QAU had met Shehnaz Wazir Ali, former
in charge HEC, and Dr Javaid R. Laghari to express their resentment against the
irregularities under the incumbent vice chancellor. The two had assured them
to appoint new vice-chancellor and not to extend the tenure of the present vice
chancellor. The nation
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Lahore varsity new campus
Islamabad: A foundation stone laying ceremony of University of
Lahore's new Islamabad Campus near Sihala, for its Departments of Technology and
Engineering and the Department of Pharmacy, was held here on
Monday. Federal Minister for Science and Technology Muhammad Azam Khan
Swati laid the stone. Congratulating the university the minister said that
institutions of learning must help students develop and nurture their creative
faculties. Scientific learning is not to fill the empty minds with facts and
data, but to encourage and assist the students to explore new frontiers of
knowledge. He commended the efforts over the last ten years of the
university in developing major campuses involved in the delivery of quality
education and modern research. Addressing the gathering Rector of the university
Prof. Dr. Saleem Shuja, welcomed the guests to a historic day for the
university. Acknowledging the need for technical facilities, he emphasised the
important role of the IBADAT Educational Trust, which has financed thus far all
the expansion efforts of the university. The news
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Edu institutions reopened
Islamabad: All educational institutions working under Federal
Directorate of Education (FDE) reopened on Monday after ten days' winter break.
Students resumed study activities after the vacation with renewed
commitments. They are also enthusiastic to wish new year to their fellows.
Winter vacation is although for a short period but provide relief to
students in cold weather. An FDE official said students were not given
excessive homework so that they could enjoy weather. APP
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IIUI president visited Uzbekistan
Islamabad: Dr Anwar Hussain Siddiqui, President International Islamic University, Islamabad
(IIUI), visited Uzbekistan as a member of an international observer group to
monitor the elections of the Oliy Majlis (parliament) held recently. During his
visit, he also called on Uzbekistan's education minister and exchanged views
with him on academic cooperation between IIUI and the Uzbek universities, says a
spokesman of the university. Later, he visited the Islamic University of
Uzbekistan, and the mausoleum of Hazrat Imam Bukhari in Samarkand and offered
'Fateha' for him. The news
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