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NUML Accepts Students’ Demand for Online Exams

ISLAMABAD: The National University of Modern Languages (NUML), after much deliberation and students’ protest that lasted for a few days, has now accepted the demands to conduct the exams online. The Examination Branch of NUML has issued a notification that

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Amnesty International Alarmed Over Students Arrest in Lahore

The Amnesty International is alarmed over the arrest of students in Lahore who were holding peaceful demonstrations asking for online exams. https://twitter.com/raialimanj21/status/1354689542314463234 Amnesty International in a  tweet said, “We call for their immediate and unconditional release.” AI is a non-governmental

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LUMS Begins On-campus Classes After Students’ Protest

LAHORE: The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) University has announced to open its campus from February 1 as per the Higher Education Commission (HEC) guidelines after the students staged a peaceful protest in front of campus against online classes.

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HEC advisory for Pakistani students in Chinese universities

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) issued an advisory for Pakistani students enrolled in Chinese Higher Education Institutions and advised students to continue to attend online classes. As per the HEC, the second wave of COVID-19 and further mutation of virus

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IBA Karachi, Noon Trust Sign MoU for Deserving Students

KARCHI: The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi and the Lady Viqarun Nisa Noon and Feroze Khan Noon Trust for Education have signed an agreement in Islamabad to support deserving students of the institute who are unable to bear the

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LCWU Students Protest Against On-Campus Exams

LAHORE: Students of Lahore College for Women University blocked Jail Road to press their demand to conduct the exams online as they studied the whole semester through online classes. Students are protesting against conducting on-campus examinations carrying banners and placards.

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Classes for 9-12 grade students to resume from Jan 18

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood said  after a detailed analysis of the situation by health and education ministers the federal government has decided to start classes for 9,10,11,12 grade students as per announced schedule of Jan 18. In a

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University students push for #online_exams_only on Twitter  

Students of various universities are campaigning on social networking website Twitter with a trend #online_exams_only to press their demands in front of authorities to consider online examinations instead of on-campus papers. https://twitter.com/7AsifAli/status/1349241460948828160 Twitter user Salman Zia said, “Air University is

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GCU To Screen All Students, Teachers for Hepatitis, Drugs

LAHORE: Government College University GCU has inked MoU with Sarwar Foundation to make the century old campus ‘Hepatitis and Drugs Free’. Sarwar Foundation will provide a free test facility to GC University students. Under the agreement, Sarwar Foundation will conduct

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New App for Special Needs Students

At a launch attended by Minister for Human Rights, Dr Shireen Mazari, on Thursday, Oct. 23rd, Pakistan introduced a first-of-its-kind smartphone app geared toward helping parents of Pakistani students with special needs. This application marks the beginning of the introduction