Higher-ed report card
After the passage of the much-hyped 27th Amendment by parliament, the next constitutional amendment is expected to address several long-awaited issues between the federation and its provinces, such as the…
Assessing students
OUR national educational policies have not paid much attention to improving students’ assessment, which has become a major hurdle to students’ learning. The prevailing traditional assessment in its summative form…
EWRM & PVE
AN early warning response mechanism identifies and stops violence before it occurs; it guides policy decisions, protects rights and reduces reliance on kinetic options. An EWRM for prevention of violent…
Perception is power
Over the past week, Pakistan’s digital space, and particularly Twitter/X, has been dominated by clips from Sky News featuring interviews with the sons of former prime minister Imran Khan, followed…
Universities need to enter the new world
Universities today face a world that is changing far faster than the educational systems created to support it. For decades, higher education prepared young people for stable careers in government,…
Challenges to states
SOME 70 sovereign states existed before World War II. Today, some 195 are UN member states. Globalisation, modern technology, climate change, political instability, social media and changing values pose challenges…
The unbreakable bond
Geopolitical smokescreen — separating fact from fear: In recent months, as Pakistan rightly diversifies its diplomatic outreach and navigates complex regional dynamics, a surge of speculative reporting has attempted to fundamentally…
AI: the new industrial wave
Recently, two global headlines captured the world, revealing a truly remarkable transformation unfolding before our eyes. Amazon announced plans to lay off over 30,000 employees, marking the largest corporate downsizing…
Faith and charity
Across Pakistan, dargahs and darbars have long stood as centres of faith and fellowship. But they are also, in many ways, the country’s most enduring welfare institutions. At a time…
Learning to livelihood
Pakistan is experiencing a demographic moment that is both an opportunity and a risk. With nearly 68 per cent of the population under the age of 30, the country has…
