The country’s academia has shown an overwhelming interest in the lucrative post of chairman of the Higher Education Commission, as the search committee has received around 750 applications. A hunt is…
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Health has suggested reducing the weightage for board exams and giving greater value to the marks obtained in the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission…
The Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) governing body has removed Executive Director (ED) Dr Ziaul Qayyum from his position over “poor performance”, two years before the completion of his tenure. The announcement…
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa higher education department on Monday constituted a high-level committee to propose a model for setting up a provincial higher education commission, detailing its structure, functions and governance. …
The Auditor General’s office on Wednesday raised alarm over the Higher Education Commission’s failure to recover more than Rs1.5 billion from scholarship defaulters. Calling it a critical matter, the issue…
A Senate panel on Friday called for restorations of student unions in the country. Besides, other agenda items the issue of revival of student unions was discussed in the Senate Standing…
HEC’s Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project held its eighth Steering Committee (SC) meeting at the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Secretariat, Islamabad. SC is the highest forum of the…
In its final session, the Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Federal Training asked the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to finalise a policy about the service structure of university…
The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination on Friday took serious note of the hefty fees being charged from students by private medical colleges. The…
Agriculture is the backbone of Pakistan’s economy. About 68 percent of the population is engaged in farming directly or indirectly through production, processing, and distribution of major agricultural commodities. Here…
