BIEK budget

Published June 24, 2012

KARACHI, June 23: No increase in the examination fee for any course has been proposed in the Rs1.1 billion surplus budget of the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) for the year 2012-13.

The budget puts the total expenditure at Rs550.4 million, hence a surplus amount of Rs560.3 million.

BIEK chairman Prof Anwar Ahmed Zai said that an increase of 20 per cent in the salaries and allowances of employees had been proposed in the budget.

He said unnecessary expenditures would be curtailed and the system of recovery made transparent.—APP

Opinion

Editorial

Tough talks
Updated 16 Apr, 2024

Tough talks

The key to unlocking fresh IMF funds lies in convincing the lender that Pakistan is now ready to undertake real reforms.
Caught unawares
16 Apr, 2024

Caught unawares

PAKISTAN has once again been caught off-guard by the devastating impact of unseasonal and intense rains across its...
Going off track
16 Apr, 2024

Going off track

LIKE many other state-owned enterprises in the country, Pakistan Railways is unable to deliver, while haemorrhaging...
Iran’s counterstrike
Updated 15 Apr, 2024

Iran’s counterstrike

Israel, by attacking Iran’s diplomatic facilities and violating Syrian airspace, is largely responsible for this dangerous situation.
Opposition alliance
15 Apr, 2024

Opposition alliance

AFTER the customary Ramazan interlude, political activity has resumed as usual. A ‘grand’ opposition alliance ...
On the margins
15 Apr, 2024

On the margins

IT appears that we are bent upon taking the majoritarian path. Thus, the promise of respect and equality for the...