Taxilas no more
IF you have travelled on the Grand Trunk Road, which we insist was built by Sher Shah Suri, towards Peshawar, some 90 kilometres from Islamabad, you come across a town…
48 Pakistani universities make it to Times Higher Education ranking
This year 48 universities from Pakistan have made it to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2026. The Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, is ranked between 401 and 500 category, followed by…
Connecting Gandhara
I was recently invited to attend the National Day of France, a prestigious celebration that not only reflected the cultural pride of the French people but also showcased the commendable…
Pakistan’s tourism blindspot
In the grand theatre of global travel, Pakistan is a well-scripted yet poorly directed character, rich in cultural depth and natural beauty, but rarely making it to the centre stage.…
VCs for fostering leadership development to improve higher education
Heads of various higher education institutions highlighted the importance of fostering leadership development for the grooming of future academic leaders to drive the transformation of the higher education sector. They emphasised…
Running in Boston
Careful at Heartbreak Hill – that's what you're likely to be told if you ask an experienced international marathoner, especially an American. That’s what happened to me when I told…
Nation-building
During the Eid holidays this year, I got some time from my socio-political activities to watch a movie titled ‘12th Fail’. The story revolves around Manoj, who along with his…
Weapons for peace
As I entered the Karachi Expo Centre to attend the International Defence Exhibition And Seminar – IDEAS 2024, I felt as if I had arrived at a battlefield on the…
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…
Leaving the past behind
ON Feb 25, 2024, a video surfaced of an assistant sub-inspector from Rawalpindi beating a local man with a metal object in a crowded police station, for selling kites. This…
