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National IT Skills Test Pakistan review meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after 61% of students failed the nationwide IT skills assessment.

61% Students Fail National IT Test, PM Demands Education Overhaul

Faraz Ali Ansari2026-06-10

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked for an overall assessment of the state of IT education in the country’s universities following a national examination that found that 61 percent of IT professionals had scored below 50 percent marks. Addressing a meeting regarding higher education in the field of IT, the prime minister told the ... Read more

IBA Karachi NBEAC Accreditation: Highest W Category Award for Five Years

IBA Karachi Secures NBEAC’s Highest Accreditation Rating

Nayab Fatima2026-06-09

IBA School of Business Studies meets the 80 percent requirement set by NBEAC for its highest level of W Category accreditation for five years, which is a confirmation of the school’s status as one of the top business schools of Pakistan. KARACHI: The IBA Karachi is the most accredited business school in Pakistan at present. ... Read more

Pakistan medical college vacant seats 2026 — provincial breakdown chart showing 743 unfilled MBBS and BDS seats across Punjab Sindh Islamabad and KP

743 Medical College Seats Lie Empty Across Pakistan

Nayab Fatima2026-06-06

A total of 187 medical and dental colleges had an available capacity of 22,300 seats, even after giving relaxed conditions for merit and 45 additional days to apply. The problem, according to teachers, has nothing to do with academics. It has something to do with money. RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan medical college vacant seats scandal of ... Read more

HEC foreign degree recognition warning for Pakistani students planning to study abroad

HEC Issues Major Warning for Students Planning to Study Abroad

Faraz Ali Ansari2026-06-05

ISLAMABAD: Tens of thousands of Pakistanis pursuing foreign degrees through online or blended learning arrangements face a stark warning from the Higher Education Commission get official host-country approval for your study mode, or forfeit recognition of your qualification back home. The HEC issued the advisory this week, drawing a firm line that the commission says ... Read more

Dr. Maheera Ghani Brings Global Recognition to Pakistan With Forbes Honor

Pakistani Scientist Dr. Maheera Ghani Makes Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 2026 List

Focus Pakistan2026-05-29

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani scientist Dr. Maheera Ghani has successfully been selected to make her way into the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list for 2026, along with 299 other innovative personalities from the Asia Pacific region below the age of 30. The Forbes list for 2026 came out on Thursday. The list covers 10 sectors, ... Read more

Councillor Shaukat Ali taking oath as Lord Mayor of Manchester at Wednesday's ceremony

From Kashmir to City Hall: Former Taxi Driver Becomes Lord Mayor of Manchester

Focus Pakistan2026-05-22

MANCHESTER: However, history was made for Shaukat Ali when the councillor took his vow to become the 128th Lord Mayor of Manchester yesterday. Unfortunately, though, it was also a sad occasion for the politician. Formerly a licensed taxi-driver and self-made entrepreneur who hailed from the village of Batli in Kashmir and migrated to Britain at ... Read more

Knowledge Corridor Initiative announces 500 scholarships for Bangladeshi students

Pakistan Announces 500 Scholarships for Bangladeshi Students Under Knowledge Corridor Initiative

Focus Pakistan2026-05-21

ISLAMABAD: In a significant step towards reinforcing its relationship with Bangladesh and encouraging regional academic collaboration, Pakistan is set to launch an extensive scholarship scheme for students from Bangladesh. Through this new initiative, referred to as the Pakistan-Bangladesh Knowledge Corridor, the Government of Pakistan will offer scholarships to 500 students of Bangladesh in five years’ ... Read more

computer science compulsory Pakistan schools Senate Free Compulsory Education Amendment Bill 2026 coding digital literacy curriculum elementary high school

Senate Makes Computer Science Compulsory in Pakistani Schools From Elementary to High School Level

Focus Pakistan2026-05-17

ISLAMABAD: The Computer Science Must Be Taught In All Schools Policy was made into law today when the Free and Compulsory Education Amendment Bill 2026 was passed by the Senate, marking a historic moment where coding and computer classes have been legislated to be core curriculum subjects at all levels from primary to high school. ... Read more

HEC degree attestation fee increase Rs3000 online system Pakistan digital attestation e-certificate Niaz Ahmad Akhtar 2026

HEC Raises Degree Attestation Fee to Rs3,000 and Launches Full Online Process

Focus Pakistan2026-05-14

ISLAMABAD: There has been a threefold increase in the HEC degree attestation cost this week as it has been declared by the Higher Education Commission that the HEC degree attestation cost will rise from Rs1,000 to Rs3,000 per application. This will go hand in hand with the implementation of the entirely digital system of attestation ... Read more

Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman launches Pakistan first Education Card for students in Karachi

Hafiz Naeem Launches Pakistan’s First Education Card in Karachi

Focus Pakistan2026-05-13

KARACHI: Pakistan’s first ever “Education Card” scheme has been introduced in Karachi by Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman with the objective to help thousands of students coming from poor and lower-middle class families through educational grants. Gulberg Town holds the distinction of becoming Karachi’s first and only town to take concrete, ground-level action toward expanding access ... Read more