A highway runs through it
There is an ancient view of the world according to which the Earth was a flat disk. That disk had to be supported by something. So, it was imagined that…
Investing in midwives
Pakistan observed the International Day of the Midwife on May 5, which also marked the 100th anniversary of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) that together with the UNFPA and…
Beam me up, Starlink
Schools and universities remained closed at the height of the Covid pandemic while the country debated and dissected issues surrounding online education in major cities, small towns, and rural areas.…
Advancing children’s rights
Thirty-two years ago, on November 20, the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This historic convention granted civil, political, economic, social and cultural…
Rules, selection of company put question mark over MDCAT
While the results of the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) are to be announced on Oct 9, the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) Conduct of Examinations Regulations 2021, under…
Selection matters
THERE would not be much point of selecting even a brilliant hockey player to play Test match cricket and vice versa. For almost any position or role one can think…
The equivalence conundrum
Fall season is college and university admissions season. It is the time of year when the issue of equivalence of different board exams rears its head again. Fair comparability of…
A note to university leaders
A few weeks ago, a family friend, a Pakistani professor working at a university in Jeddah, received an inquiry regarding one of his research papers from a graduate student enrolled…
Pre-medical students also allowed to take entry test before results
After settling the issue of students who want to get admissions in engineering universities, the ministries of federal education and health on Thursday decided to allow students to sit in…
MDCAT relief for students prior to inter level exams
With the next National Medical and Dental College Admission Test being held from August 30 to September 30, all students taking A Level exams in October can sit the MDCAT…
