Two scientists who discovered how to fight cancer using the body\’s immune system have won the 2018 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine, BBC reported. The work, by Professor James P Allison from the US and Professor Tasuku Honjo from Japan, has led to treatments for advanced, deadly skin cancer. Immune checkpoint therapy has revolutionised […]
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to cut the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) development budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year by around 14pc. Sources in the commission said the government has also decided not to fund more than 40 development projects that were included in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) as unapproved projects. However,
DROSH: Unknown people have blown up a govt primary school for boys in Arandu Gol along Pak-Afghan border early this morning which is the first such terror activity to target an educational institution in Chitral. The incident occurred in the Mir Akbat village at about 4:45am. The roof of the three-room school, where 80 to
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), which is often criticised by Pakistani scientific community for not being on par with its Indian or Chinese counterparts, sent two satellites in space from a launching facility in China this July. A surprise as it may be, one of the satellites launched the PakTES-1A, which
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PESHAWAR: The frequent cancellation of entrance test for admission to medical and dental colleges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has delayed the academic session by six weeks. The test was first scheduled for July 15 but it was cancelled due to weather conditions. The test was conducted on August 19, however, it was cancelled again because of
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We students of Chitral are facing serious trouble due to access problem associated with Shahid Benazir Bhutto University Shiringal which is located at a distance of up to 150 km from Chitral. At present Chitral University is also functional but our colleges are affiliated with SBBU: Shiringal Upper Dir, which results in serious problems for
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PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said the PTI government is committed to promoting education and will further increase the education budget. He expressed these views while addressing the enrollment drive for September 2018 “pick the books and come to school” at Shaheed Hussain Sharif Government Higher Secondary School No. 1 Peshawar. The chief minister said,
PESHAWAR: The sacked employees of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) have described their termination from service as a sheer injustice and threatened to commit self-immolation in front of the provincial assembly if they are not reinstated immediately. Speaking at a press conference at Peshawar Press Club on Wednesday, the employees’ action committee chairman Hazrat
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CHITRAL: The Aga Khan Higher Secondary School (AKHSS) Chitral observed the defense day and martyrs on Sept 6. The event was organized in grand morning assembly, where students of grade-9 and 11 from debate club presented speeches in Urdu and English to highlight the sacrifices of Pakistani forces and the masses in defense of the
CHITRAL: Additional Deputy Commissioner Minhasuddin along with his team visited the Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Chitral to plant saplings on the school’s campus as an activity of government afforestation drive. The ADC was given a presentation by the principal about the activities and achievements of the school prior to the plantation activity. Specific identified
