Education

Karachi University to Digitize Academic and Administrative Services KARACHI: The Karachi University digitization plan will overhaul academic, administrative and financial systems at one of Pakistan's largest public universities, aiming to improve student services, cut paperwork and increase transparency. Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Wasim Qazi has formed a nine-member committee to develop...

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has barred private schools from collecting fees for June and July in a single payment, ruling that parents must get separate deadlines for each summer month. Hearing a petition on Monday, the bench also observed that schools should issue notices for summer vacation fees in...

The Punjab Public Service Commission has announced 299 vacancies across seven provincial departments under Advertisement No. 11/2026, and the new PPSC jobs 2026 notification gives doctors the largest share with 107 senior registrar posts. The advertisement, published in newspapers on October 9, 2026, includes 107 senior registrar vacancies in...

Candidates who failed the Sindh Public Service Commission examinations have begun a protest march from Hyderabad to Karachi, escalating a months-long campaign against alleged violations of merit in the recruitment process. The SPSC candidates march set off on Saturday morning. The protesters plan to travel through the districts of Tando...

The University of Karachi has removed its Controller of Examinations after around 150 law students were declared successful despite failing in the university's initially issued results. The KU exam controller, Dr Yasir, was taken off the post and replaced by Associate Professor Dr Syed Ghufran of the Department of Food...

The Sindh government has provided Rs48 billion in grants to the province's universities, Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said while inaugurating new facilities at Dawood University in Karachi. Memon was speaking at the Iqbal Campus of Dawood University, where he opened a new dormitory and a sports complex for students....

Two fully funded PhD projects at the University of Southampton are open to applicants from Pakistan, the latest Southampton PhD scholarships for the 2027 intake, one using artificial intelligence to predict defects in semiconductor chip manufacturing and the other tackling aircraft engine noise with backing from Rolls-Royce. Both are competition-funded...

Macquarie University in Australia has announced its Road to Research Scholarship for 2027, a fully-funded master's opportunity that pairs a one-year tuition offset with a living stipend of AUD 40,900. The scholarship targets research-oriented postgraduate students, and applications close on October 31, 2026, leaving limited time for interested candidates to...

Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi chief Monem Zafar Khan has demanded an independent MDCAT 2026 retest for the top 100 candidates, writing to the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council with a list of alleged irregularities in the medical college entry test in Sindh. He has also called for a transparent audit of...

The Punjab government has opened registrations for the Chief Minister IT Internship Program 2026, offering more than 2,400 paid internship positions at leading technology companies across the province with a monthly stipend of Rs. 50,000. The program, run by the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), is one of the...