HEC and TTS
THE tenure track system (TTS) was initiated by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to stop brain drain, and to keep the faculty focussed on research and academics. A recent survey…
Pittsburgh shooting
A white gunman walks into a synagogue outside of Pittsburgh and guns down 11 congregants after screaming, “All Jews must die!” during Sabbath services. Another self-identifying white male sends a…
No ifs and Butts please
The excitement created by 24/7 TV coverage of the two protests currently under way provides no hint to the unfolding scenario. One is unable to read the situation because while…
The reign of Gullu Butts
The Model Town operation that claimed 10 precious lives and its aftermath highlight much of what is wrong with today’s Pakistan. The legitimacy of state authority is already in tatters.…
Words into megawatts
If the words on the power crisis spewed by the PPP ministers and its spokespersons, and the unprintable words used by the public, could be converted into megawatts, the country…
Is it really ‘none of your business’?
‘Mind your own business’. ‘What is personal is not professional’. ‘Do not mix business with pleasure’. These are some of the wise comments that we have heard over a period…
Throwing the VPN baby out…
THOSE who govern us may have expertise in multiple areas, but their ability and propensity to score own goals seem without parallel. None of us will have to look too…
Reversing the business strategy
There is reverse production. There is reverse marketing. There is reverse pricing. These are all functional decisions. They are based on adjusting to the market conditions. They are based on…
Where’s Pakistan in the rankings?
The Times Higher Education (THE) released the highly anticipated World University Rankings on October 9, 2024, after evaluating approximately 2,857 universities from 115 countries. THE and QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) are…
Pakistan’s renewed polio fight
Three decades into the global efforts to eradicate it, the wild poliovirus (WPV) remains an ever-present threat to Pakistani children. This year, 39 children are affected, and the virus has…
