Colonial mindsets
BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer was recently accused of having a ‘colonial mindset’ by fellow lawmakers for declining to discuss slavery reparations in the Commonwealth Summit in Samoa. PM Starmer…
The Qazi to end all qazis
“The measure of a man is what he does with power” — Plato “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen” — CJP Qazi Faez Isa IMAGINE…
Mental health
I CONSIDER myself open-minded but I remember being taken aback when a new friend showed up at a café in Chicago, where I was a graduate student, wearing a “This…
Dealing with depression
“There are wounds that never show on the body…” — Laurell K. Hamilton Asim Jamil, a young man in his 30s, killed himself some days ago. A huge tragedy. May Allah…
HEC, PBC collaborate to uplift quality of legal education
The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) through its Directorate of Legal Education (DLE) and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday to streamline efforts to uplift…
Students returning from Kyrgyzstan likely to be adjusted in Pakistani medical colleges
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has established a 25-member committee to address medical education issues and discuss adjusting students, who have returned from Kyrgyzstan, in Pakistani medical colleges.. The committee, headed…
Sindh spends more on universities than other provinces, says provincial HEC chief
The fee structure of universities throughout Sindh is less than that of the other provinces of the country. Sindh provides Rs23 billion to its universities whereas Punjab offers Rs5 billion…
Allegations of MDCAT paper leak surface again as students move SHC
Over a dozen students filed a petition in the Sindh High Court and challenged the retake of the Nov 19 Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT), alleging that the…
HEC finally gets executive director after five years
After a delay of about five years and several stopgap appointments, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Monday appointed former vicechancellor of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Dr Ziaul Qayyum…
HEC selection board finalises name for executive director
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) held its selection board meeting on Thursday which finalised the name of a candidate for the post of executive director (ED) but withheld the appointment…
