Struggle for steel continues
Steel is the basic building block of development. It was due to the influential import lobbies that Pakistan lagged in this vital area. In Kalabagh the largest Iron Ore reserves…
Regulator, ministry to support medical students enrolled abroad
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSRC) have announced an initiative announce a new initiative aimed at supporting Pakistani…
Defying nature
IT seems that the guardians of our morality believe a major threat to Pakistan’s existence comes from its transgender citizens. A considerable section of religious scholars is unable to explain…
PMDC issues policy for students seeking admission to foreign institutes
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has issued a policy for students seeking admission to undergraduate medical/dental foreign institutes. As per a PMDC Department of Examinations notification, this policy…
Med to math: PEC’s misguided curveball
A few days ago, some newspapers carried a news item that has not created a lot of waves yet. In its 49th meeting, the Governing Body of the Pakistan Engineering…
PEC permits pre-medical students to pursue engineering
The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has allowed students who have passed their FSc with pre-medical subjects to take admission to BS Engineering Programme as the subject was facing a downward…
Telco to tech: the shift in education
A generation ago, Matric students going into higher secondary school (FA/FSc) were faced with a simple and stark choice: take up the pre-medical track in the hopes of being admitted…
Chakkar-istan: degree attestation is a new business in Pakistan
Degree attestation from the Inter Board Chairman Council (IBCC) & Higher Education Commission (HEC) is a new business in Pakistan. This attestation system consists of excessive and unjustified friction that…
Pathway to progress
Education is a vital instrument for a state’s development. Young people are considered as the future of the nation. In Pakistan, this future seems to be at risk. This is…
Country’s higher education needs a revolution
If Pakistan must pick one revolution, that must be in education, which will ultimately lay the foundations for IT and green revolutions. The gap in education starts early from childhood…
