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After a grueling schedule of 41 matches over a period of 20 days, the semi-finalists for the 2021 T20 World Cup have finally been decided. The top two teams from each group of the Super 12s stage will play in the two knock-out matches to advance to the final of …

The Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has announced that the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) results will be subject to post-exam analysis. The decision was made by the commission’s Medical and Dental Council after deliberation on the issue with a delegation of students on Monday. The statement that followed …

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has accepted a writ petition against the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) for conducting the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) without legal cover. The petitioner demanded that the practice should be declared unlawful and stopped at once. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Abdul Shakoor …

Punjab Minister for Energy Dr. Akhtar Malik has said that the government is paying all its attention towards generation of low cost electricity from renewable energy sources. In a statement issued from Lahore today, he said that his department has set a target to reduce Punjab government’s annual electricity bill …

Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mehmood has said that schools are free to teach any additional material or even additional subjects in the new Single National Curriculum. In a tweet, he said that new single national curriculum prescribes minimum learning standards or the core curriculum. He said …

Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister Muhammad Khalid Khorsheed says the government will encourage private sector for promotion of technical education in the region. Speaking during a briefing session arranged by University of Lahore in Lahore, he said his government will extend all possible cooperation to private sector for setting up a …

Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said that a project of special government cancer hospital is in the pipeline. Chairing the Cancer Surgery Conference as chief guest at Shaikh Zayed Hospital in Lahore, she said government is facilitating cancer patients. The minister said that diagnostics and other services are …