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Of Course: PM Abbasi says Education Government’s Top Priority

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday said education was at the forefront of the present government’s agenda. Abbasi is in New York to attend the 72nd session of United Nations General Assembly.

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Sargodha University Gets HEC NOC for Mianwali, Bhakkar Campuses

The University of Sargodha has received a no-objection certificate (NOC) from Higher Education Commission (HEC) for going ahead with its campuses in Mianwali and Bhakkar districts.

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Five teams shortlisted for $15m Global Learning XPRIZE

Education in the age of internet could be in for an exciting time ahead. The Global Learning XPRIZE on Monday shortlisted five out of 198 teams for a shot at the $10 million prize. The XPRIZE Foundation is non-profit organization that has launched several global competitions to find solutions for many of humanity’s problems like clean drinking water, housing, access to health facilities and environment protection.

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Interior Minister, University Heads Take Up Rising Extremism at Campuses

Radicalisation creeping into country’s higher education institutes has become a burning issue following the failed assassination attempt on MQM MPA Khawaja Izharul Hassan. Demands for countering this horrendous trend have been making rounds across the media and the government appears to be deeply concerned.

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Sindh’s Education Gender Unit to Up Girls’ Enrolment in Schools

Sindh Government’s Education and Literacy Department has formally launched a gender unit with an aim to encourage and promote girl’s education across the province. The unit has been jointly initiated by the Government of Sindh, Oxfam and Indus Resource Centre.

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E Magazine Issue 10 January 2020

Here Are 8 Important Reasons You Must Play Sports

Youth’s involvement in physical sports is becoming less common in the age of internet. But the ordeal on the field is essential and extremely beneficial. We tell give you some key reasons you must play sports as a student.

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FATA Begins Ambitious School Enrolment Drive

An ambitious student enrolment drive is underway in Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) and frontier regions (FR), aimed at bringing 200,000 children to schools.

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Pakistani Varsities Bastions of Knowledge, Not Violence, Says Dr Mukhtar

Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed has said that Pakistani universities are beacons of knowledge and it is wrong to associate them with violence and terror.

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HEC Planning Centre of Excellence for Sufism

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan is planning to work for the promotion of Sufism and earmarked a provision for setting up a Centre of Excellence for Sufism in its public sector development programme.

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8th Future of Education International Conference to be Held in June 2018

The eighth edition of the prestigious Future of Education international conference will be held in Florescence, Italy, in June next year. The highly revered conference on education will take place on June 28-29, 2018.