Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has taken innovation as the primary driving…
Despite its immense potential, science and technology (s&t) sector of Pakistan has continued to suffer from the inadvertence of policymakers. We can no longer afford to treat the sector as…
Among the many new academies, institutions and organisations that Z A Bhutto established within just five years, from 1972 to 1977, the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) stands out as…
In the early 15th century, the world still moved by hoof and sail. But within the walls of the Ottoman Empire, something formidable was taking shape. Not armies. Not treaties.…
The most prominent name that comes to mind while discussing modern literature from Egypt is Naguib Mahfouz. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988 and remains the first…
Pakistan’s education system faces serious challenges, with 22.8 million children out of school — the second largest out-of-school population in the world. Even among those enrolled, achieving basic literacy and…
Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to provide land to Higher Education Commission (HEC) for construction of two universities in sector I-17. Earlier, in 2007, CDA had provided 250 acres to…
The world was left in shock when reports emerged that between April and June 2019, not a single girl was born in 132 villages in India’s Uttarakhand state. These villages…
A parliamentary body on Tuesday demanded a detailed report on the impact of rightsizing, including the status of vacancies, departmental closures, and employee reassignments, in the science and technology ministry. The…
