VCRs, iPhones and face masks
Growing up, I spent the early and mid-90s in Beijing. The Beijing of that time was a lot grimier, a lot less shiny and just very different overall from the…
Delegation of world confederation of physical therapy visits RCRS
A delegation of World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) UK visited Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences (RCRS) at G -7/4 and Riphah WISH (Female only) campus H-8, Islamabad The World…
Tragedies on the high seas
It was in June just last year that 209 Pakistanis and 28 from Pakistan-administered Kashmir drowned off the Greek coast in the Mediterranean trying to cross over illegally in search…
Offences against religion
AS has become our annual custom, yet another person accused of blasphemy was recently lynched; accosted by a deranged mob in Nankana Sahib, which dragged him out of a police…
Rethinking evaluation
Universities are elevated to the global stage not just by the brilliance of individual academics, but due to the systems to train, evaluate, support and retain. Strong systems ensure consistency…
A year on from Credit Suisse’s rescue, banks remain vulnerable
A year after the banking crisis that felled Credit Suisse, authorities are still considering how to fix lenders’ vulnerabilities - including in Switzerland, where the bank’s takeover by rival UBS…
Fighting the Grim Reaper – closing the gap in cancer care in Pakistan
Today, on World Cancer Day we recognize the global struggle against cancer, a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The known burden of cancer in Pakistan is enormous with…
China tensions rising, US revives WWII-era Pacific airfield
In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan — and nearly lost to history amid encroaching forest —…
Crises old and new
It is hardly breaking news on the first day of the new (not so happy) year that Pakistan faces a slate of challenges if not crises that seem destined to…
Terror trends in 2022
The annual security report that the Center for Research & Security Studies (CRSS) releases every year has some points to ponder for us in its report for 2022. Researcher Muhammad…
