Rawalpindi: Fatima Jinnah Women University in collaboration with Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and the Association of Media and Communication Academic Professionals will organise an.
Keeping Pakistanâs Internet Exchange Points Running
Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) are a vital element of Internet infrastructure. They can be found at physical and neutral locations where different IP networks meet to exchange local traffic via a switch. Implementing an IXP within a country helps bring faster, more affordable, and better performing Internet to people.
Frustrated by poor quality of service and high-cost connectivity, local Internet stakeholders started off the process of setting up an IXP in Pakistan. With the adoption of the 2015 telecoms policy, there was a new drive to foster interconnection and keep local traffic within the country.
Many seminaries teaching IT and economics
National
February 8, 2021
There is a general perception that for the graduates of religious seminaries, there are limited economic opportunities due to their education in traditional and religious disciplines. However, in a positive development, many such madrasa graduates in recent years have started taking interest in modern education along with religious studies and exploring economic prospects that are generally not considered fit for them.
A number of seminaries have also made arrangements to teach subjects like economics, including Islamic banking, and information technology along with Arabic, Islamic history and Islamic law.
Some notable madrasas, including Jamia Tur Rasheed Karachi, Jamia Al-Sheikh Karachi, Al Burhan Academy and others, also impart modern education. They have also been trying to convince their students to appear for the Central Superior Services (CSS) exams and join bureaucracy, for which they offer free classe
Despite constraints, madrasas encouraging their students to receive modern education
Karachi
February 8, 2021
There is a general perception that for the graduates of religious seminaries, there are limited economic opportunities due to their education in traditional and religious disciplines. However, in a positive development, many such madrasa graduates in recent years have started taking interest in modern education along with religious studies and exploring economic prospects that are generally not considered fit for them.
A number of seminaries have also made arrangements to teach subjects like economics, including Islamic banking, and information technology along with Arabic, Islamic history and Islamic law.
SHC restrains search committee from finalising KU VC’s appointment
Karachi
February 5, 2021
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday restrained the search committee from finalising the appointment of the University of Karachi’s (KU) vice chancellor (VC) till verification in respect of the candidates’ credentials and till their 25 research publications are obtained from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC).
The interim order came on a petition of Prof Mohammad Ahmed Qadri and Prof Moonis Ahmer, two of the candidates for the VC’s post, who challenged the selection criteria of the search committee for the appointment of the KU VC.