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ISLAMABAD–Health ministry spokesperson says blood centre building to be completed within next six months ISLAMABAD: Authorities have failed to construct a state-of-the-art regional blood centre in the federal capital which, sources say,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/08/construction-of-regional-blood-centre-faces-further-delay/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–Narcotics Control Ministry official says dept trying its best to deal with menace ISLAMABAD: Despite an alarming surge in the use of drugs among the new generation, especially students of leading educational institutes,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/05/drug-culture-thrives-among-students-as-govt-bats-no-eye/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–PTI govt intends to bring madrassas at par with mainstream institutes in proposed uniform education system ISLAMABAD: The federal government is all set to launch a new nationwide education policy on Tuesday<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/26/madrassas-to-be-centrepiece-of-new-education-policy/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ISLAMABAD-IIUI rector claims to take the matter to logical end by end December ISLAMABAD: Nepotism and favouritism rule the roost in International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI), as the university’s administration has allowed several<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/24/iiui-admin-keeps-mum-about-faculty-members-without-required-publications/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ISLAMABADISLAMABAD: The Vice Chancellors of Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) and Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) have assumed their offices almost after a month of their appointment, while the rector of Inter
ISLAMABAD-Health ministry dubs allegations baseless, unfounded ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday took strict notice of the letter written to him about alleged illegal appointments and financial embezzlement in the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/20/pm-seeks-report-on-alleged-corruption-in-health-ministry/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ISLAMABADISLAMABAD: Doctors in the federal capital have been prescribing medicines that are only available in medical stores, besides sending patients to private laboratories for conducting expensive tests despite having the facilities in the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/17/doctors-in-capital-advising-patients-to-opt-for-out-of-hospital-services-despite-availability/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALISLAMABAD: The tribal elders of seven union councils of Barmal tehsil of South Waziristan have boycotted the ongoing polio vaccination drive to press the administration into accepting their demands. They announced that<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/14/tribal-leaders-boycott-polio-vaccination-drive-till-acceptance-of-demands/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood on Monday said a uniform education system was the sole panacea to end the gulf between different classes of the society in the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/13/uniform-education-system-sole-panacea-to-end-gulf-between-different-classes/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ISLAMABAD–Metropolitan Corporation blames lack of funds for area’s deplorable condition ISLAMABAD: Dwellers of Bhara Kahu, suffering at the hands of the authorities concerned, have stressed the need to take effective steps for the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/10/of-broken-promises-residents-of-bhara-kahu-suffer-amid-authorities-negligence/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL--Commission’s spokesperson says universities managed shortfall of funds using other sources through bridge financing ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) made extra expen
NATIONAL-Educationists are poles apart on govt plan of ‘Uniform Education System’ ISLAMABAD: The country’s education experts are widely divided on the incumbent government’s plan to introduce a ‘uniform education system’ throughout Pakistan<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/06/introducing-uniform-education-system-seems-a-daunting-task/" title="Read more" >...</a>
