opinion
-
Pakistan’s youth moment
Dr Adil Najam
That Pakistan is a young country is not news. You don’t need research to know this fact. You just need to look around you. Any street. Any marketplace. Your television set. Any political jalsa....
-
Sindh, academic freedom and comedy
Dr Naazir Mahmood
A recent visit to Sindh coincided with three important developments which attracted a lot of attention on mainstream and social media. Since they have educational and linguistic dimensions, some...
-
The education conundrum
Shahid Siddiqui
While visiting different parts of Pakistan, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar expressed legitimate concern about existing educational practices and opportunities. He rightly pointed out that policymaking is...
-
Winds of change: Part-II
Atta-ur-Rahman
The winds of change are blowing fast and loud. The corrupt are being caught and punished, and fresh ideas and a new beginning may just be around the corner.With the changes that are expected, we...
-
Gender-sensitive nutrition
Dr Fauzia Waqar
It is a well-established fact that education, literacy and other indicators of women’s empowerment are strongly related to the improved nutrition status of their children.According to national...
-
De-escalation and escalation
Patrick Cockburn
As a journalist, I have always dreaded reporting on meetings between world leaders billed as ‘historic’ or ‘momentous’ or just plain ‘significant’. Such pretensions are usually phoney...