Higher education and the autonomy of universities
Higher education and the autonomy of universities are highly neglected areas of our great nation’s Constitutional history. In 2010, Parliament unanimously approved the 18th Constitutional Amendment, which introduced changes to 36 percent of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan. Of the 280 Articles contained within,102 were amended, inserted, added, substituted or deleted. The Amendment redefined the […]
Failing Ratio in Schools, Colleges, and Universities Part-2
Reasons and Solutions Poor Time Management Many students do not realize the importance of education or consider it a piece of cake. They do not give proper time to their studies. Instead of studying, they devote most of their time to playing games, having affairs and sleeping, etc. It is sad that majority of the […]
Failing Ratio in Schools, Colleges, and Universities Part-1
No one can deny the importance of education. Especially in the modern world of today, to cope with the fast advancing nations, education is the key. In Pakistan, the education sector is the most talked about. Almost every government pays a lot of attention to this sector, but still, the situation does not change significantly. […]
Franchising low-quality education has created a national emergency
Here’s the truth: Education is the most important element related to a country’s progress and development. It also can be the biggest detriment. In the past few months, Pakistan has seen protests emanating from different sectors of society. Apart from the political and religious ones, the only civic movement that hasattracted any real attention paid […]
ICT in Education, Reached? Nowhere!
The world of information, communication and education have changed a lot since the Information and Communication Technologies including the internet, television, radio, mobile, tabs and smartphones came into being. Education, as a matter of fact, has been experiencing many cultural, social, economic and technical problems since the beginning of this century. With rapid inventions, new […]
Where is the return on our investment in education?
Failing to spend the educational budget in Pakistan We are continuously failing in proper utilization of the allocated funds, to the dismay of helpless people of Pakistan and to the joy of the nexus of corrupt bureaucracy and crooked contractors. Yes, delving into the numbers can be mind-boggling, but it’s necessary to shine a light on where […]
Cruel MCAT and ECAT
Kicking the Eligible OH! Congratulations. You too just finished your intermediate exams and now getting ready to join the roller coaster ride of admission test preparations for entering a reputed medical/engineering University? Have you heard about so and so intimidated test preparation center? I heard they guarantee the best test results! That is a random […]
Soft Skills: Survival for Future Jobs
You are in a future world and have all highly functional abilities like Coding, App making, Editing etc with a vast experience in your field. You are seeking for a job in the world where there are Robots to do all the required tasks related to your skills with more perfection. So, what will be […]
Gender Discrimination in Pakistan (Part 1)
Pakistan ranks high on the list of countries with rampant discrimination against sex. In a country, where religion is often used as an excuse to bind shackles around girl’s feet, being a girl in this patriarchal society is hardly less than a crime. From infanticide to honor killing to other abhorrent traditions such as Wanni, […]
Gender Discrimination in Pakistan (Part-2) Discrimination Against Men
In the first part of this article, you have read one side of the problem. Search for the words ‘discrimination against sex‘ and the first several results will display findings related to gender discrimination against the women only. True, women have a tough time in Pakistan, but being a man is not much easier. The […]