PESHAWAR: “Towards free education” is the slogan and mission of the new administration of the crises-riddled historic Islamia College University, which would be attained gradually.
A bus crosses BRT’s Chamkani station, Peshawar, during a test run. Photo by Shahbaz Butt
PESHAWAR: When Mukhtiar Ahmed heard that a new public transport system with air-conditioned buses was coming to Peshawar, he worried his customers would desert the beat-up people carrier he drove for a living.
“I was fearful that my old Ford wagon plying the same route would no longer be attractive to passengers,” Ahmed, 42, told the
Thomson Reuters Foundation.
He estimated that the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, announced four years ago, would take away about 40 per cent of the business independent bus owners like him relied on.
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ATC seeks medical report of PTM leader Ali Wazir
July 18, 2021
An anti-terrorism court has sought from the jail authorities a medical examination report of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement leader and MNA Ali Wazir after he complained of suffering from backache and kidney problems.
The ATC-XII judge ordered the Central Jail superintendent to furnish a comprehensive report on the interned lawmakerâs health on the next hearing, besides informing the court about the treatment Wazir had been given in the prison.
Meanwhile, the court gave more time to the investigation officer of the case to procure a certified translation of the suspectâs speech in which he allegedly criticised and incited the public against the state.
UoP clears over 100 PhD research proposals
July 17, 2021
PESHAWAR: University of Peshawar has cleared more than 100 research proposals of PhD candidates since the beginning of the year 2021.
A spokesman for the university said that a large number of PhD students had been stuck with their research proposals in recent years in the UoP. However, the incumbent UoP Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Idrees has expedited ASRB sessions and research work in the university.
The university also held its 8th Advanced Studies Research Board (ASRB) meeting of the current year on Thursday. Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammed Idrees presided over the 8th ASRB meeting.