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Fake colleges let Pakistani suspects into Britain: report
London, May 22: Pakistani fraudsters set up a network of fake colleges which helped thousands of Pakistani nationals enter Britain on student visas, The Times reported on Thursday. The students at 11 bogus colleges included eight of the 10 suspects arrested last month in a terror probe in northwest England, the newspaper said.

It reported that one college sold hundreds of places to men from the NWFP. The three Pakistani businessmen operating the scam charged at least £1,000 for admission places after creating a fictional university to issue degrees, The Times said. One of the businessmen has been linked to two murders in Pakistan, it said, adding that the man was arrested on Wednesday, after The Times gave the Home Office a dossier implicating two of the colleges.

The Times said the scam exploited lax controls on student visas in Britain which are being tightened in the wake of the Pakistanis' terror probe arrests last month. The newspaper said eight of the suspects enrolled for 11 months at the Manchester College of Professional Studies, which issued hundreds of diplomas and degrees and stated that students had impeccable attendance records.

In reality, the college, set up in 2006, was a "front that provided cover for students to do whatever they wanted in Britain", The Times said. Its founders claimed it was linked to "Greenford University" and "Blackpool University" in Dublin. Neither university exists. Nevertheless the 'universities' accredited the Manchester college with an array of undergraduate and postgraduate honours courses which the small three-classroom college was incapable of teaching, The Times said. At one point, the Manchester college had 1,797 students on its books. afp

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Results of DAE First Year exams declared
Karachi: The results of the Diploma of Associate Engineers (DAE) First Year, evening annual examination, were declared on Thursday by Sindh Board of Technical Education (SBTE) Controller of Examination Prof. Sirajul Islam Bukhari. As many as 7,827 candidates appeared for the exams from Karachi's main office. Around 64.92 per cent (5,082 candidates) passed; 1,364 candidates appeared from Sukkur region, and 58.06 per cent (792 candidates) passed the exams, he said. This result is available on the SBTE website, Prof. Bukhari added.

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Karachi University extends BA, BSc (Pass) and BCom admission date
Karachi: University of Karachi (KU) has extended the date for admission to BA, BSc (Pass) and BCom first and second years till May 25, 2009. The forms will be accepted with a late fee of Rs1000 on the condition that the admitted students shall have to complete the requisite attendance by the end of the session under university rules. Meanwhile, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) has announced the results of BSc (Honours) Physics and Mathematics Year, 2008.

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BIEK sets 23rd as last date for HSC exam forms
Karachi: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi (BIEK) notified that the last date for submission of 'examination forms' is Saturday, May 23, 2009 for Humanities (Regular and Private) HSC annual examinations 2009. According to a press release issued on Thursday, the controller of examinations, Professor Agha Akber Mirza, the BIEK has decided that after the expiry of the said date no case of admission for the exams would be entertained and no examination form would be accepted. He advised the students to submit their examination forms and fee on or before May 23, 2009.

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Two unfair means cases in HSC exam
Two cases of the use of cheating were detected in the ongoing HSC Annual Examinations of the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi (BIEK) on Thursday. An official of the BIEK said that the cases of these candidates had been referred to the Unfair Means Committee. The News

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PST Tests second phase from May 24
The Sindh University has announced that rescheduled test for the post of primary school teachers (PST) will be conducted on Sunday, May 24, in the second phase in 11 districts of Sindh.

In this connection a meeting of the deans of the faculties was convened on Thursday. Deans will work as chief vigilance officers, vigilance officers, team leaders and members of the teams.

Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr Rafia Ahmed Shaikh presided over the meeting and finalised arrangements for the test.

The meeting discussed security and seating arrangements. It decided to strictly check admit cards at the examination centres and not to allow mobile phones in the examination blocks.

The members were informed that the Department of Education and Literacy as well as University of Sindh have requested the DCOs and DPOs of the districts concerned to provide help and fool proof security arrangements during the test.

The test will be conducted at Badin, Mirpurkhas, Shah- eed Benazir Abad, Naus- hahro Feroze, Sanghar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tharparkar/ Mithi, Umerkot, Jamshoro, Matiari and Karachi districts.

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Adult education project a failure, admits Mazhar
Larkana: Sindh Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq admitted on Thursday that project for adult education was a failure despite spending Rs550 million over the past six years.

Addressing a seminar on "non-formal education", the minister said that the huge amount of public money had gone down the drain.

He said that the World Bank had given a go-ahead to Sindh government to establish 1,000 schools in 10 districts of the province where 72 per cent population was illiterate.

Each girl and boy would receive a remuneration of Rs450 and Rs350 per month, respectively, and 4,000 new teachers would be recruited under the plan, he said.

He stressed the need for holding seminars on a regular basis in remote areas of the province to create awareness, which was a vital tool to compete in the world.

The minister said that possession of 33 schools established in remote areas by Z.A. Bhutto government with the US assistance had been handed over to the Sindh Education Foundation and said that 13,000 teachers would soon be recruited.

He criticised the previous government for declaring successful the candidates who had got only 40 per cent marks in the examination and said that 1,400 closed schools would be reopened soon.

Director of literacy Abdul Wahab Abbasi and a number of other educationists also addressed the seminar, which was attended by district coordination officers of Larkana, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Shikarpur and officials of the education department.

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USAID official visits varsity
Hyderabad: USAID Associate Mission Director on Education and Economic Growth, Joseph S. Ryan Junior visited the University of Sindh on Thursday.

He held a meeting with the university's Vice Chancellor Mazharul Haq Siddiqui.

Mr Joesph Ryan said that the USAID was working at developing liaison between the industries and universities.

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MUET signs MoU with UAE-based firm
Hyderabad: Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE-based Al Futtaim Technologies to develop, support and expand technical cooperation.

Mehran University Vice-Chancellor Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput and Al Futtaim Technologies Country General Manager Mohsin Iqbal signed the memorandum at the campus on Thursday.

The technical collaboration will be orgainsed by a MUET dedicated technical resource stationed at MUET Jamshoro Campus.

This industry-academia collaboration will enable MUET graduates to acquaint themselves with the latest advances in the Information and communications technologies in general and computing infrastructures in particular.

It will equip MUET students with modern technological tools for employment opportunities not only at national but also at international level. Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr MR Abro, Dean, FEECE Dr A.K Baloch, IICT Director Dr B.S Choudhry, Registrar Dr MA Uqaili and National Business Development Manager of Al Futtaim Technologies, Mr. Tahnoon Khan, were present on the occasion. Dawn

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