Pakistan’s missing tryst with AI
If Malala were to redefine her famous quote of “one child, one teacher, one pen, and one book can change the world,” in 2023, she would perhaps state, “one child,…
HEC invites applications for accreditation of research journals
The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan has invited applications for accreditation of Pakistan-based research journals for the year 2023-24 (July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024). The applications can be submitted at…
Remembering Bhagwan Das
On February 23 eight years ago, the first Hindu chief justice of Pakistan, Rana Bhagwan Das, passed away. Bhagwan Das was my mentor and taught me to knock on the…
Great debates
We have finally entered the most trying times of our history. Economic meltdown with no sign of relief, extreme political polarization and instability combined with rising terrorism – are all…
What endangers a language?
Students of the Institute of Management Sciences, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) organized a two-day literary and academic event called Peshawar Literary Festival on February 4 and 5, soon after the January…
The man behind our sedition law
“Power precedes liberty – …liberty, from the very nature of things, is dependent upon power….” Thus wrote the English lawyer, judge, writer and philosopher, James Fitzjames Stephen in his book…
Where do the young belong?
Over the years, I have had very ambivalent, mostly disconcerting, feelings about the capacity of our educated young people to play a constructive role in Pakistan’s affairs. One measure of…
A resounding success
The recently concluded daylong International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan, co-hosted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and UN Secretary General Antonia Guterres, in Geneva has surpassed the expectations of many…
Dreams and nightmares
As we rise from a long, dusky slumber and look at ourselves after three quarters of a century, we find ourselves engulfed in multiple crises threatening our very existence today.…
The escape plan
At least one of your acquaintances is either preparing to take an IELTS test or is applying for a work visa. The language coaching centres are overflowing and the visa…
