ECP fixes date for hearing against Zardari

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ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) here on Monday fixed the date for hearing a reference seeking disqualification of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari on January 10.

The ECP has issued a notice to the petitioner of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Khurram Sher Zaman for initial hearing.

The PTI leader had filed a petition seeking Asif Ali Zardari’s disqualification for allegedly concealing a flat in the United States.

Country’s socio-economic uplift linked with quality education: President

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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi said that socio-economic development of the country was directly linked with quality education.

Chairing the 38th Meeting of the Senate of Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) in Karachi, the president said that educational institutions must make all possible measures to impart quality education at par with international standards and practices, according to a President House statement.

During the meeting, he was briefed in detail regarding the initiatives being taken and issues faced by the university.

He underlined that socio-economic development of the country was priority of the government. Quality education and Human Resource Development were of paramount importance in this regard, he added.

He said that universities must prepare youth in such a way that they could meet the challenges of modern era and play their constructive role in progress and prosperity of the homeland.