PR: Preston University Islamabad organized an All Pakistan Inter University Business Plan Competition titled Preston Entrepreneurial Challenge “PEC18” with the Slogan “Jahaan wo chayay mujh ko k ho abhi Nokhaiz”. PEC-18 kicked off in Islamabad on May 11, 2018. The mega inter-university Business Plan Competition was the 6th in the series of competitions organized by Preston […]…Read More

Jinnah university for women Participated in Youth Innovation Challenge, Season 2

May 9th, 2018 | No Comments

PR: Jinnah University for Women recently participated in season 2 of Youth Innovation Challenge organized by Parhao Sabaq. Parhao Sabaq is an international platform where students and tutors are connected to spread knowledge in better quality. A real life case study challenge is a little effort to provide a trailer of market exposure to the […]…Read More

Pakistan becomes the First Country in the World, to renew its Bonn Challenge commitment

March 26th, 2018 | No Comments

PR: Following the successful achievement of the Bonn Challenge target by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, the Chair of the KP Green Growth Initiative (and IUCN Vice President and Regional Councillor, Asia) Malik Amin Aslam announced that on behalf of the Initiative yet another pledge of 250,000 ha was made at the 3rd International High Level Roundtable held […]…Read More

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leads the world on Bonn Challenge; Renews target

March 21st, 2018 | No Comments

PR: Khyber Pakhtunkwa (KP) province of Pakistan announced a new pledge of restoring 252,000 ha of forest which has been accepted under the global Bonn Challenge. This was announced by Mr. Malik Amin Aslam in his capacity as the Chair of KP Green Growth Initiative (and IUCN Vice President and Regional Councillor, Asia) during the 3rd […]…Read More

Sugar Mill Recovery; a Challenge of Sugar Crises in the Country

February 22nd, 2018 | Dr Muhammad Ijaz Tabassum | No Comments

Sugarcane has the largest industrial base after cotton in agricultural sector of Pakistan. For the last 2-3 seasons there has been unrest in growers’ community and the sugar industry. Growers claim an enhanced rate of cane and timely payment to growers; while the Pakistan sugar industry claims that their economic viability is at stake due […]…Read More

Karandaaz going to support Women Entrepreneurs via its Innovation Challenge Fund

September 29th, 2017 | No Comments

PR: The country’s leading promoter of financial inclusion, Karandaaz Pakistan has joined hands with three business incubators to launch its program on women entrepreneurship. Through the DFID-funded Innovation Challenge Fund, Karandaaz is providing grants worth PKR 25 million to LUMS, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management, and Invest2Innovate (Pvt.) Ltd. These grants will […]…Read More

ETC a challenge to Universities’ autonomy?

September 9th, 2017 | No Comments

Higher Education Commission (HEC) launched Education Testing Council (ETC) with a great fairground, but seems dormant about its future, as most of the universities are hesitant to conduct admission tests using ETC. According to the sources universities across the country, mostly in Punjab and the federal capital, must go with the directives of the commission […]…Read More

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Team Alphabots participated in FIRST Global Challenge

August 31st, 2017 | No Comments

Major international robotics event in the shape of the FIRST Global Challenge took place Washington DC, in July 2017 aimedtoincrease knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) of students from 15 to 18 years. FIRST Global is to motivate the youth to be scientific leaders of tomorrow by solving some of the biggest challenges […]…Read More

Pakistani students to FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition: US

July 27th, 2017 | No Comments

FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition going to held in Washington DC where 6 Pakistani students participating in the inaugural ceremony said a press release issued by the US Embassy. The Pakistani team will team up with other teams in the world for accomplishing the focused task on access to clean water’, the statement said. Ali […]…Read More

Pakistan’s participation in FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition 2017

July 20th, 2017 | No Comments

Six students from Pakistan are taking part in the FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition at Washington DC by a press release from US Embassy. The statement said that Pakistani will collaborate with teams across the world to accomplish engineering tasks focused on access to clean water”. Ali Syed, mentor gone with the team said that […]…Read More

Pakistan marked World Wildlife Day with firm commitment

April 3rd, 2018 | Hina Baloch | No Comments

“This day gives us the opportunity to renew Pakistan’s commitment for nature conservation and to raise awareness of the importance of the iconic wildlife species,” this was stated by Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah Khan in the International Wildlife Day 2018 message. He stressed the need for increasing acceptance for wildlife by conversation […]…Read More

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HEC Chairman urges indigenous solution to indigenous problems

May 4th, 2015 | Technology Times | No Comments

Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed is currently serving as Chairman, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. He holds PhD from University of California, Riverside, USA, and bags rich experience of over 25 years in academic development and management; he is strong proponent of academia-industry collaboration. He has also served as Deputy Director General in Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organazation, Rabat and various other national and international organizations. Q 1: What was the…Read More

Economic remediation of Cd contaminated soils along with safe food production from sewage irrigated soils

May 21st, 2018 | Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman | No Comments

Major agricultural area of Pakistan lies in arid and semi-arid regions and climate changes have worsen the severity in temperature. Less rainfall and increasing demand of fresh water for non-agriculture purpose has caused water shortage for agriculture sector and have necessitated the use of untreated raw city effluents for agriculture which is steeply increasing. These […]…Read More

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Plastic pollution threatening aquatic life

April 3rd, 2018 | No Comments

Freshwater fishes are now the most threatened set of marine life. Most of the threats to freshwater fishes along with other freshwater biological diversity is habitat modification, destruction, overfishing, forestry practice, climate change and water pollution. The rising trend of use of plastic bags, especially possess a huge threat to marine life. The issue of […]…Read More

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Preston Entrepreneurial Challenge PEC 18 concludes in Capital

May 14th, 2018 | No Comments