Peshawar - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Minister of Information Barrister Feroze Jamal inaugurated a podcast studio at the University of Peshawar’s Department of Journalism on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, he said that the profession of journalism has a great deal of responsibility for the betterment of the society and the country. “Journalism is an important
Peshawar
May 8, 2021
PESHAWAR: Vice-Chancellor, University of Peshawar Prof Dr Muhammad Idrees said on Thursday that the university has solved financial issues with the assistance of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government that provided funds recently.
Discussing the financial position of the university, Dr Idrees said that the KP government had approved Rs800 million initially, and the university has already received two installments worth Rs270 million, which helped it to overcome financial problems.
“Also, the federal government is likely to release Rs1 billion to the university as supplementary grant, which would greatly help the institution repay the loans it has taken during the last several years for payment of staff salaries,” he added.
Development Action Cell inaugurated on UoP campus
National
March 9, 2021
PESHAWAR: Vice-Chancellor University of Peshawar Prof Dr Muhammad Idrees on Monday inaugurated the newly established Development Action Cell (DAC), a development think-tank set up under the Development Studies programme at the Department of Economics.
A press release said the vice-chancellor was accompanied by the Dean Faculty of Social Sciences Prof Dr Jehanzeb Khan.The guests were received by the Chairperson, Department of Economics Dr Naila Nazir and the Coordinator for Development Studies Dr Sajjad Ahmad Jan, along with teachers and students of the department.
The release said the cell would provide policy advisory, research and technical assistance services to public, private, development and non-for-profit organisations.It will link the students of DS to market through internship, research and training ventures to mainstream them in the economy of Pakistan.