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‘Pakistan develops search engine for free online courses’

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KARACHI: Pakistan will become the first country to offer top-quality education on an integrated online platform that will include free online courses from hundreds of top universities around the world, claimed Dr Prof Atta-ur-Rahman, the former chairman of the Higher Education Commission, at the Second National Conference on Space Science on Monday. Speaking to Dawn […]


Pakistan to have laptop assembling plant

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ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has suggested to the Board of Investment (BOI) to organise international investors conference for establishment of first ever laptop assembling/manufacturing plant in Pakistan. After the government’s laptop scheme for students, Pakistan has become a potential market for this small computer. Moreover, development in information technology sector, demand of laptops […]


Pakistan To Establish Its First Laptop Assembly Plant

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will have its first ever laptop assembling plant soon which would strengthen the country’s indigenous capacity in laptop manufacturing and assembling, and also create job opportunities for skilled youth. The decision was taken during the third meeting for the implementation of the Prime Minister Youth Laptop Scheme held here on Tuesday under the […]


Secret no more

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At a stroke the Supreme Court on Tuesday removed the cloak of invisibility that has hitherto prevented the auditing of so-called ‘secret accounts’. Henceforward all expenditure from the public purse is to be made in a transparent manner and will be subject to audit. The court was giving its verdict on constitutional petitions filed by […]