Tragedy in Sahiwal
Last weekend, I was visiting my hometown in Tharparkar to attend the Dharmik Quiz Contest. At the event, I urged all Hindu children who participated in the contest from across…
Four-week HEC training for teachers
A first-ever rigorous four-week faculty training programme held under the umbrella of National Outreach Programme of the Higher Education Commission ended here at the premises of the University of Sahiwal…
Rebranding TVET
TODAY, when knowledge economies are fuelled by skills, the professionalisation of the technical vocational education and training sector is imperative. Historically the poorer child of education, TVET today is perhaps…
The flawed economics of the IGCEP
One of the ten commandments for electricity planning is ‘Thou Shalt Not Expand Electricity Supply Without Industrial Demand’. New power plants become stranded, costly monuments to poor planning without industrial…
Visionary effort
The launch of the URAAN Pakistan framework began a debate in economic and political circles. While some critics discard it as yet another policy intervention attempt with limited implementation prospects,…
The path less travelled
THIS is the story of two men, of whom only one wanted to take the path less travelled. One was interested in ‘public welfare’, including building a dam, and months…
Punjab’s ring of waste
Consumption patterns of a growing population in the context of a high urbanisation rate are contributing to an increase in solid waste generation in Punjab. The situation is no different…
