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Pakistan medical college vacant seats 2026 — provincial breakdown chart showing 743 unfilled MBBS and BDS seats across Punjab Sindh Islamabad and KP

743 Medical College Seats Lie Empty Across Pakistan

Nayab FatimaJune 6, 2026

A total of 187 medical and dental colleges had an available capacity of 22,300 seats, even after giving relaxed conditions for merit and 45 additional days to apply. The problem, according to teachers, has nothing to do with academics. It has something to do with money. RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan medical college vacant seats scandal of ... Read more

HEC foreign degree recognition warning for Pakistani students planning to study abroad

HEC Issues Major Warning for Students Planning to Study Abroad

Faraz Ali AnsariJune 5, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Tens of thousands of Pakistanis pursuing foreign degrees through online or blended learning arrangements face a stark warning from the Higher Education Commission get official host-country approval for your study mode, or forfeit recognition of your qualification back home. The HEC issued the advisory this week, drawing a firm line that the commission says ... Read more

Dr. Maheera Ghani Brings Global Recognition to Pakistan With Forbes Honor

Pakistani Scientist Dr. Maheera Ghani Makes Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 2026 List

Focus PakistanMay 29, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani scientist Dr. Maheera Ghani has successfully been selected to make her way into the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list for 2026, along with 299 other innovative personalities from the Asia Pacific region below the age of 30. The Forbes list for 2026 came out on Thursday. The list covers 10 sectors, ... Read more

Councillor Shaukat Ali taking oath as Lord Mayor of Manchester at Wednesday's ceremony

From Kashmir to City Hall: Former Taxi Driver Becomes Lord Mayor of Manchester

Focus PakistanMay 22, 2026

MANCHESTER: However, history was made for Shaukat Ali when the councillor took his vow to become the 128th Lord Mayor of Manchester yesterday. Unfortunately, though, it was also a sad occasion for the politician. Formerly a licensed taxi-driver and self-made entrepreneur who hailed from the village of Batli in Kashmir and migrated to Britain at ... Read more

Knowledge Corridor Initiative announces 500 scholarships for Bangladeshi students

Pakistan Announces 500 Scholarships for Bangladeshi Students Under Knowledge Corridor Initiative

Focus PakistanMay 21, 2026

ISLAMABAD: In a significant step towards reinforcing its relationship with Bangladesh and encouraging regional academic collaboration, Pakistan is set to launch an extensive scholarship scheme for students from Bangladesh. Through this new initiative, referred to as the Pakistan-Bangladesh Knowledge Corridor, the Government of Pakistan will offer scholarships to 500 students of Bangladesh in five years’ ... Read more

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Senate Makes Computer Science Compulsory in Pakistani Schools From Elementary to High School Level

Focus PakistanMay 17, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Computer Science Must Be Taught In All Schools Policy was made into law today when the Free and Compulsory Education Amendment Bill 2026 was passed by the Senate, marking a historic moment where coding and computer classes have been legislated to be core curriculum subjects at all levels from primary to high school. ... Read more

HEC degree attestation fee increase Rs3000 online system Pakistan digital attestation e-certificate Niaz Ahmad Akhtar 2026

HEC Raises Degree Attestation Fee to Rs3,000 and Launches Full Online Process

Focus PakistanMay 14, 2026

ISLAMABAD: There has been a threefold increase in the HEC degree attestation cost this week as it has been declared by the Higher Education Commission that the HEC degree attestation cost will rise from Rs1,000 to Rs3,000 per application. This will go hand in hand with the implementation of the entirely digital system of attestation ... Read more

Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman launches Pakistan first Education Card for students in Karachi

Hafiz Naeem Launches Pakistan’s First Education Card in Karachi

Focus PakistanMay 13, 2026

KARACHI: Pakistan’s first ever “Education Card” scheme has been introduced in Karachi by Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman with the objective to help thousands of students coming from poor and lower-middle class families through educational grants. Gulberg Town holds the distinction of becoming Karachi’s first and only town to take concrete, ground-level action toward expanding access ... Read more

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Punjab Shuts Schools for 3 Months as Heatwave Intensifies

Focus PakistanMay 11, 2026

LAHORE: The decision to take drastic steps regarding education has come from the Punjab government officials on Monday. Summer vacations in Punjab schools 2026 will commence from May 22 up until August 23, a period of three whole months, as the Punjab Education Minister, Rana Sikandar Hayat, reacted to the rising heatwave. The Minister Hayat ... Read more

CSS 2025 Topper Pakistan Hazrat Bilal from Buner securing KP first position

He Had No Money, No Contacts, No Coaching — How Did a Peon’s Son Top KP’s CSS 2025?

Focus PakistanMay 4, 2026

PESHAWAR: CSS 2025 Topper Pakistan Hazrat Bilal has rewritten the rules of success, without connections, elite education, or expensive coaching. The son of a government peon from Buner stunned the nation by securing the top position in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and ranking 18th nationwide, proving that merit can still prevail against overwhelming odds. CSS 2025 Topper ... Read more

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