Basic knowledge and education for prisoner in Peshawar
Minister Education, Energy and Power Muhammad Atif Khan Inaugurated Adult Literacy and non formal basic education centre along with a library for prisoners at Peshawar central jail. The motive behind this initiative is to bring back the prisoners into mainstream via knowledge and education. The setup in Peshawar jail is for the prisoners who want […]
Youth awarded for excelling in different fields
The Hum Jawan awards were conferred on the youth of the province who have excelled in different fields of life and rendered great services for the country and society. The awards were given at the concluding ceremony of the two-day Hum Jawan youth cultural festival held at the PIA Planetarium in Hayatabad on Sunday. The […]
Peshawar’s all-girls science teams propose six bizarre but totally viable ideas
As Pakistani entrepreneurs hop around incubators and release one app after another, it feels like the field of science is missing from the innovative action. Dr Faisal Khan at the University of Peshawar — where the student body consists of 90 per cent girls — felt similarly, and decided to do his part by introducing […]
KP education dept retracts decision to hold centralised exams
The Elementary and Secondary Education (E&SE) Department’s sudden decision not to hold centralised examinations of grade-V and computerised checking of papers has put the students and teachers in a dilemma in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to officials. The education department had decided in Oct 2015 that from March 2016 students of the grade-V would go through […]
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Police commandos conduct more security drills in Peshawar
The Special Combat Unit (SCU) of police conducted two more security rehearsals at the Judicial Complex and Judicial Colony on Friday. The Rapid Response Force and SCU also conducted reconnaissance of Islamia College University where a full-fledged rehearsal was scheduled for Tuesday. During the exercise, police commandos showcased their skills of evacuating people from a […]
Two years later: Islamia college starts centennial celebrations
Centennial celebrations of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s historic educational institution, Islamia College University, Peshawar (ICUP), commenced on Monday and will continue till December 13. ICUP, established in 1913, completed its 100 years in 2013. However, the celebrations could not take place as Vice Chancellor Ajmal Khan, who had been kidnapped by a banned militant group in 2009, had […]
Army Public School attack: Parents still yearn for justice, accountability
Parents of martyred students from Army Public School (APS) in the city shared their grievances as a year comes to a close after the horrors of the December 16 massacre. They complained of the lack of implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP), established to crack down against terrorism. Families and loved ones of APS […]
Road Accidents in Pakistan
The prevalence of road accidents is the fifth deadliest in the world, wherein thirty two thousand people die every year. Not only are this but 90% of the casualties are’ young men and women. This was revealed in one day seminar on Road Safety at the Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Hall of the University of […]