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British Home Secretary Alan Johnson Tuesday said the process of visas will be completed within 15 days from coming November. Johnson was addressing a joint press conference with Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik here. Read More »UK to issue visas in 15 days
Tanvir Siddiqi
Islamabad—President Asif Ali Zardari says that the one million strong Pakistani community in Britain served as a bridge between the two countries and it was in the mutual interest of both the countries to work for the welfare of the community. Read More »Britain urged for liberal visa regime: UK Secretaries meet President, PM
Associated Press of Pakistan, 24th September 2009
The British Council has opened British Chevening Scholarship for enabling future leaders, decision-makers and opinion formers from around the world to become familiar with the UK to gain new skills, or update current professional skills. The last date for submission of forms is Sunday, October 4th 2009. The Chevening programme currently provides around 2,300 new scholarships each year for postgraduate studies or research at UK institutions of higher education.Read More »ISLAMABAD: British Council opens Chevening Scholarship for applications
Student tier 4 visa applicants should ensure their chosen institution is on the tier 4 Sponsor Register when they submit their visa application. Applications made to attend institutions that have been suspended from the register will not be considered whilst the institution is under review. If you have a visa letter that you got before your approved education provider’s licence was suspended, and you have already beenRead More »UK Visa: Student tier 4 applicants – Sponsor Register.
KARACHI (updated on: August 19, 2009, 21:07 PST): The United States will start issuing 100 visas to traders weekly from Karachi next month. This announcement came from US Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, while addressing a gathering at Governor House Wednesday afternoon.
Read More »US to start issuing 100 visas weekly from Karachi: Holbrooke
THE British Council Pakistan gave away award letters for postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom (UK) under the British Chevening Scholarship Programme to five successful candidates in a ceremony at the British Council here on Monday
David Martin, Country Director, British Council Pakistan, presented the scholarship award letters to Marryam Khan, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Fatima Inayat, Goldsmith College, University of London, Beenish Mahmood, Goldsmith College, University of London, Abbas Ali Babar, University of Nottingham, Shagufta Zareen, Queen Mary University of London.
Read More »LAHORE: Five get Chevening Scholarship award letters
LAHORE: The UK Border Agency is said to have turned down up to 65 visa applications from three separate groups from Lahore planning to visit Glasgow. About half were members of the Patiala Pipe Band, based in Lahore, who were due to compete in the World Pipe Band Championships this weekend. Others were from the Lahore district government and the Lahore Chamber of Commerce. Lahore has been twinned with Glasgow since 2006. Hanzala Malik, executive member for international affairs at the Glasgow City Council pointed out that most of those refused entry had visited Scotland before.Read More »Lahoris refused visas for Glasgow
ANNA TOMFORDE
The British government has come up with a new idea on how to tailor citizenship to political loyalty and the country’s economic needs. Under a new points system, an applicant’s skills and respect for British values will count in his/her favour, while those showing an “active disregard” for these values will be penalised by having points taken away.
Read More »Britain launches points-based system to ‘earn’ citizenship
By Jamila Achakzai
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has planned 1,500 scholarships for meritorious students wanting to pursue higher education in nursing and midwifery.
This was announced by HEC In-charge Shehnaz Wazir Ali at a seminar on ‘Making a Difference: Image Building of Nursing & Midwifery Professionals’ at the National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS).Read More »Islamabad: HEC comes up with 1,500 scholarships