KP still unwilling to allow launch of Malala’s book

The Taliban militants’ fear continues to hinder the launch of girls education campaigner Malala Yousafzai’s book in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The government had stopped the launch of ‘I am Malala’ in Peshawar two and half months ago in the wake of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s threat of attacks against bookshops selling the book. “We’d reached the […]

Int’l moot on Medical Education, Research concludes

A three-day international conference organized by Khyber Medical University (KMU) on Medical Education and Research at Khyber Medical College, Peshawar concluded. The theme of the conference was integration leading to excellence. More than 300 medical educationists, medical experts, researchers and faculty from within the country and abroad attended the conference. The conference was started on […]

World book day to be observed

Pakistan Academy for Rural Development, (PARD), a premier Training and Research Institution has scheduled World Book Day event on April 23 at Pakistan Academy for Rural Development, (PARD) to emphasize the significance of books. Book fair would also be arranged on the occasion to attract readers, students and academicians. Renowned Book Sellers of the Country […]

4-day capacity building workshop held at UoP

The four day capacity building workshop got underway at the University of Peshawar. The training is jointly organized by Centre of Biotechnology and Microbiology UoP and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Directorate of Science and Technology, in which some thirty M. Phil, PhD researchers of eight Universities are participating. The aim of the workshop is to introduce new […]

NUTEC 2014 Open at FAST National University campus

A three-day National University Technology Competition (NUTEC) 2014 will open at the FAST National University campus on April 25. The theme of this year’s event is “Redefining Khyber”, a press release said.According to the NUTEC faculty head, Muhammad Subayyal, students from different varsities are participating in 16 categories of contests. The NUTEC event, regularly organised […]

Iqra National University Students Stage Drama

Students of Iqra National University enthralled the audience during a stage performance held at Nishtar Hall here on Monday. The drama was based on a French novel, The Phantom of the Opera, written by Gaston Leroux. The dialogues were delivered in English. The drama was directed by Maryam Arshad and Maleeha Ali Khan and produced […]

Better Medical Syllabus to Improve Patient Care

Educationists at a conference have called for improvement in medical curriculum to produce highly skilled and professional doctors for serving the people in an effective way. The call was given at the end of a three-day conference organised by the Khyber Medical University here on Monday. According to educationists, better medical education, which includes research, […]