Pandemic planning
WE finally have confirmation: at the time of writing, there are at least four confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Pakistan. One of the patients travelled to Iran and was exhibiting symptoms…
Local planning
ALL reforms are local and must be contextualised. Oft-quoted in the literature on local-level reforms, Micklethwait and Wooldridge point out that “the state is an incredibly blunt instrument; it gets…
Girls in the classroom
The PTI government has thankfully completed its first 100 days in office amid the commotion of lofty claims, the search for a way out of the woods, and an oscillation…
A time bomb of illiteracy
Undergoing a protracted politico-economic conflict with Islamabad, Balochistan is a ticking time bomb of multiple social disasters. With immense strategic importance, abundance of natural resources, an over 700km long coastline…
A roadmap for the way ahead
Pakistan finds itself in deep economic problems with growing international debt, massive industrial closures due to myopic IMF-driven policies including huge interest rates, stagnating exports, increasing imports, poor educational system,…
HEC concludes pre-service training for six cohorts of fresh PhDs
The National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) under the auspices of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has concluded its sixth cohort of the Pre-Service National Faculty Development Programme (NFDP). According…
The road forward
Pakistan today faces a myriad of problems that range from poor governance systems, lack of proper long-term planning, uncontrolled increase in population, and water shortages to a poor educational system,…
The sky is not the limit
India succeeded in landing Vikram and Pragyan – its lander and rover from its spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 – on the little-explored south polar region of the moon on the late afternoon…
Riphah University organised Career Counselling event
Riphah International University Organized Largest Career Counselling Event in Twin Cities Riphah International University successfully organized one of the Largest Open Houses not only in RIPHAH's history but also the…
Pakistan’s new roadmap
Pakistan’s current economic collapse is largely due to our leaders not recognizing that socio-economic development no longer depends on natural resources but largely on the ability of our human resources…
