Monday, April 4th, 2022
Three-day workshop on self-assessment report writing concludes at KMU
From Our Correspondent PESHAWAR, APR 4 /DNA/ – The Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) Khyber Medical University (KMU) Peshawar has organized a three-day workshop on Self Assessment Report Writing. Participants from affiliated medical, dental, and nursing colleges and institutes of KMU attended the workshop. Miss Syeda Asiya Bukhari, Director, KMU-QEC, conducted, while Prof. Dr. Abdul Wahid Usmani, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, moderated the workshop. Meanwhile, addressing the concluding session of the workshop as chief guest, Registrar KMU Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Gandapur said that this workshop would prove to be a causeRead More
PM Imran nominates former CJP Gulzar Ahmed as caretaker prime minister
ISLAMABAD, APR 4: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday nominated former chief justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed for the office of the caretaker prime minister. The announcement was made by PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry, who said the premier made the decision after approval from the PTI’s core committee. “I propose the name of Justice (retd) Gulzar Ahmed, former chief justice of Pakistan to be considered for appointment as the caretaker prime minister,” reads the letter from the premier to the president. The former CJP’s nomination follows a letter written earlier today byRead More
IPS initiative to form bridge between policy practitioners and researchers
Islamabad, APR 4 /DNA/ – There is a pressing need to bridge the gap between public policy and academic research and revolutionize higher education research in Pakistan. The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), as part of its ‘Promoting & Indigenizing Policy Research Initiative’, aims to form this vital link between policy practitioners and policy researchers.The inaugural session, titled ‘Brainstorming Research Ideas – Governance and Public Policy’, was held with Dr Syed Tahir Hijazi, member of IPS’ National Academic Council, eminent academician and policy practitioner, who is leading this project. PresentRead More
President Alvi writes to PM Imran, Shehbaz to propose names for caretaker PM
ISLAMABAD, APR 4: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif to propose names of suitable persons for appointment as caretaker premier under Article 224-A (1 )of the Constitution. The development comes a day after the NA deputy speaker disallowed a no-trust confidence motion against PM Imran and the president dissolved the lower house of Parliament on the former’s advice. The letter, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, stated that the National Assembly and theRead More
Set to decide on deputy speaker’s ruling today, SC adjourns hearing till tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, APR 4: The Supreme Court adjourned on Monday its hearing on the legality of the current situation in the country following the dismissal of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan by National Assembly (NA) Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri and the subsequent dissolution of the NA by President Arif Alvi on the prime minister’s advice till 12pm on Tuesday (tomorrow). His remarks came while a larger bench of the Supreme Court – comprising the CJP, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice Munib Akhtar and JusticeRead More
Missing Persons Commission disposes of 6275 cases upto Mar 31: Chairman
Islamabad, APR 4 /DNA/ – Missing Persons Commission has disposed of 6275 cases upto March 31, 2022 as per monthly progress report released by Secretary (ColoED) on cases of alleged enforced disappearances for the month of March 2022. A total number of 8463 cases were received by the Missing Persons Commission upto February 2022. During March 2022, 76 more cases were received by the commission and total numbers of cases reached to 8539. The Missing Persons Commission disposed of 61 cases in March 2022 and thus total disposal of Missing Persons upto March 31,Read More