Boiling point
ANOTHER heatwave, another slew of alarming headlines. We are better prepared than we were in 2015, when over 2,500 people lost their lives to soaring temperatures. Public awareness has improved,…
ANOTHER heatwave, another slew of alarming headlines. We are better prepared than we were in 2015, when over 2,500 people lost their lives to soaring temperatures. Public awareness has improved,…
UNIVERSITIES in Pakistan are again in the news — once again for the wrong reasons. The issue this time is that the federal government has decided to stop giving annual…
THE prime minister recently declared an education emergency, a much-needed and welcome call to action. Our education system is in critical condition and experts must now step forward to revive it.…
THE unverified news of a young female student being sexually assaulted at a private college in Lahore has shocked the country. The news, that was made viral via social media…
We recently observed the International Day of the Girl Child. The day signifies the aspiration to have a society bereft of the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment…
Taking notice of complaints of students about paper leaks, unfair practices in recently conducted exams, the health ministry was planning to adopt new models in collaboration with departments concerned for…
IT has been 13 years since the US raid on the Osama bin Laden compound. A CIA-operated fake vaccination drive was used to locate the Al Qaeda chief. The repercussions…
THE reality of Pakistan, shaped by its wayward masters and bureaucrats, manifests itself each day. Not even December 1971 compares with the listless gloom that engulfs the country today. Ever…
The Sindh government has, for the first time, voiced serious reservations regarding the Planning Commission’s District Education Performance Report Index (DEPIx) 2023, calling it biased. In a jointly held press…
Pakistan and the United States have a multifaceted historic relationship marked by noteworthy cooperation across various domains, including trade and commerce, defence, education, infrastructure, and information technology. In the realm…