The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, also known as HEC, is the primary government body responsible for the development of the higher education system in the country. It was established in 1947 as the University Grants Commission. However, in 2002, it was revised into HEC under the leadership of the
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US-British Trio Win Nobel Medicine Prize for Hepatitis C Discovery
Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus, the Nobel jury said.https://d63544d1c91664f91cbd83071e87bf24.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.htmlThe three were honoured for their "decisive contribution to the fight against blood-borne hepatitis, a major global health problem that causes
Gift Parcels Above $5000 not Allowed for Export
The ministry of commerce has recently issued Export Policy Order 2020 under which export of gift parcels of a value exceeding five thousand US dollars are not allowed.The ministry issued SRO 901(I)/2020 dated September 25, 2020 and explained export of goods allowed under the policy.Export of goodsExport of all goods
Future Smartphones May Host Displays Made of Transparent Wood Material
Technology is expanding exponentially in the past few years and now, new research suggests that transparent material made of wood might replace glasses in the future. And, who knows it might trickle down to smartphones as well.The research as spotted by PhoneArena, is published on the USDA(US Department of Agriculture) website. Researcher Junyong
Pemra Bans Mehwish Hayat’s Biscuit TV Ad
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has banned the advertisement of a biscuit company featuring actress Mehwish Hayat.According to the official notification issued by PEMRA directing all channels that visuals of advertisements must be approved by an in-house monitoring committee prior to their telecast.In a statement, the regulatory authority said: “It has been observed with
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Grant of Increase in Doctors Allowance Issued
The government of Pakistan, Finance Division (Regulation Wing) has issued the official Notification letter on 1st October, 2020 in connection with the grant of increase in Doctors allowance.Details of Increase in Doctors Allowance 2020I am directed to convey the sanction of the President for Grant/revision of following allowances with immediate
Faisalabadi’s Can Now Apply for New Power Connection Though a Web Portal
Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) has decided to change their dynamics and make things easier for consumers. Now people can submit and receive application for new power connections through web portal.A spokesman of the Faisalabad Electric Supply company stated today that we have introduced a "new connection application portal" to