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Bidding farewell to a silent star

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ISLAMABAD: Professor Dr Laiq Ahmed Khan, a prominent educationist who helped kick start educational TV programming in Pakistan, is no longer among us. After struggling with a brief illness, Khan passed away on Monday at the age of 80. He was laid to rest in the H-11 graveyard. He left behind a widow and seven […]


AIOU: ‘Varsity to have TV channel soon’

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Islamabad: The Allama Iqbal Open University will soon launch a TV channel and FM radio station to promote education across the country. Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Nazir Ahmed Sangi said this at the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected office-bearers of the educational broadcasters Forum on Monday. He said that the University has already applied […]


Outdated journalism course still being taught at AIOU

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ISLAMABAD: Humayun, a student of journalism at the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), visited the printing press of a newspaper and was taken aback to know that his course of study did not contain any topic on the process of newspaper printing. When he brought the matter to the notice of his teacher, the latter […]


Cloud computing: PTCL inks agreement with AIOU

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has inked an agreement for providing cloud computing services to Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU). Under the programme, PTCL will offer web space, email and unified collaboration services bundled with EVO access for the students, teachers and management of AIOU, says a press release. The service will benefit more […]


PTCL to provide electronic accessibility to AIOU

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) to provide electronic accessibility to its students and teachers for sharing information and knowledge on their relevant academic courses and programmes. Under the agreement, the inter-connectivity facility will be provided to students and teachers […]