Current Account deficit to reach $15-16 billion this year: MoF

ISLAMABAD: With a whopping increase by $4 billion, the current account deficit in this financial year is feared to reach $15 to...

The best MBA in the country, sure. But is it any good?

What would you say if someone were to tell you that in the heart of Lahore’s posh DHA, there was standing ready...

AIOU, Chambers of Commerce join hands for promoting youth entrepreneurship   

ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) and, Rawalpindi and Islamabad chambers of commerce and industries on Wednesday joined hands to promote youth...

Can ITU become Pakistan’s MIT?

Umar Saif’s brainchild is meant to be a research-focused institution. But it remains to be seen whether it has the ingredients necessary to be globally competitive

FBR amasses record withholding tax of Rs3.84 billion on school fee in FY18

According to FBR officials, the rise in revenue collection was made possible by an increase in tuition fees by educational institutions in FY18
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LUMS increases tuition fee by 41pc amid coronavirus outbreak

As the country battles the coronavirus outbreak, with many people uncertain about their finances, the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has...

SECP sensitises business community on limited liability partnerships

ISLAMABAD: The Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Friday organized a seminar in collaboration with the Lahore Tax Bar Association...

ACCA’s bid for an educated Pakistan?

As ACCA strives to set the benchmark for quality international education here in Pakistan, the question remains will it deliver a knockout punch

Rs7.5 bn reimbursed to 149,695 students from underdeveloped districts

ISLAMABAD: Under Prime Minister’s Fee Reimbursement Scheme, an amount of Rs7.5 billion has been reimbursed to around 149,695 students belonging to less...

Falling Walls Lab: FCCU hosts competition to facilitate aspiring entrepreneurs

-- Winners will travel to Berlin to take part in the finale, scheduled to held on November 8-9 Forman Christian College University (FCCU)...

NED hosts Lotte Scholarship Foundation awarding ceremony

KARACHI: NED University of Engineering and Technology hosted a LOTTE Scholarship Foundation awarding ceremony on January 18. The event had a great turn...

Economic experts call for structural reforms in economy, taxation

ISLAMABAD: Economic experts on Thursday called for making structural reforms in the national economy in order to overcome the twin-deficit which includes the...

Will the India-model work for Pakistan’s EdTech startups?

Profit investigates if, despite very similar market conditions, replicating a Byju’s like model is a foregone conclusion for Pakistani EdTech startups?

Inclusive policies for home-based workers, gender equality stressed

LAHORE: “Women entrepreneurship is the way to economic success. Home-based workers (HBWs) are the key to the economic growth but they go...

Private Solutions to Public Problems – Can Miftah’s education vouchers work?

The jury is split on whether or not conventional public education spending can be replaced with something better