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January 21, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood on Wednesday announced Civil Servants (E&D) Rules-2020 in order to boost the performance of bureaucracy and state institutions across the country.Shafqat Mahmood, who is also heading the Cabinet Committee on Institutional Reforms, addressing a press conference said that besides improving the economic condition, the government had also brought reforms in the civil services.
Considering the importance of the matter, Prime Minister’s Office had been directly involved in the process, as it was top priority of the government, he added. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had approved these Civil Servants (E&D) Rules-2020 in the cabinet meeting held on Tuesday under government’s policy of institutional reforms.
Inquiry against govt officials will have to be decided within 105 days, says Shafqat Mahmood
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January 20, 2021
ISLAMABAD:
Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood on Wednesday announced major reforms in Civil Service of Pakistan in order to boost the performance of bureaucracy and state institutions across the country.
Shafqat Mahmood, who is also heading the Cabinet Committee on Institutional Reforms, said addressing a press conference that besides improving the economic condition, the government has also brought reforms in the civil services. Considering the importance of the matter, the Prime Minister’s Office had been directly involved in the process, as it was top priority of the government, he added.
Students block 9th Avenue; protest for Online Examination
January 18, 2021
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The students resorted to a protest at Agha Shahi Avenue (9th Avenue) in Islamabad on Monday, demanding the Online Examination amid the COVID-19 resurgence.
Sources said that students of Rawalpindi’s Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University and the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) in Islamabad staged a protest at Agha Shahi Avenue on Monday, and blocked the road halting the flow of traffic.
Meanwhile, the Metro Bus Service passing through the 9th Avenue was also suspended amid the protest.
The protesting students were of the view that since the government has announced Online Classis amid the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic and students are exempted from appearing in Educational Institutions; therefore, their exams must also be taken Online.