Atta-ur-Rahman

Atta-ur-Rahman

The writer is the former chairman of the HEC, and president of the Network of Academies of Science of OIC Countries (NASIC).

  • AI: the new industrial wave

    Artificial intelligence capabilities are increasingly becoming the key determinant of economic and military might. — AFP/FileRecently, two global...

  • AI: the new industrial wave

    AI: the new industrial wave

    Artificial intelligence capabilities are increasingly becoming the key determinant of economic and military might. — AFP/FileRecently, two global...

  • A silent revolution

    Students attend a class in the Space Education Research Lab . — Facebook @SpaceOutreach/FileThe destiny of nations is determined not by the size...

  • A silent revolution

    A silent revolution

    Students are taking class in Space Education Research Lab seen in this image. — Facebook @SpaceOutreach/FileThe destiny of nations is determined...

  • Transition for the better

    This image shows shipping activity at Port Qasim, Karachi. — APP/FilePakistan’s economic failure has been the result of chronic political...

  • Transition for the better

    Transition for the better

    This image shows shipping activity at Port Qasim, Karachi. — APP/FilePakistan’s economic failure has been the result of chronic political...

  • Invisible soldiers of knowledge

    Building of the Higher Education Commission in Islamabad. — HEC/FileIn February 2019, Pakistan and India came dangerously close to full-scale war...

  • Invisible soldiers of knowledge

    Invisible soldiers of knowledge

    Building of the Higher Education Commission in Islamabad. — HEC/FileIn February 2019, Pakistan and India came dangerously close to full-scale war...

  • Invest in innovation

    AI initials are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. — ReutersInnovation is now the key driver of global...

  • Invest in innovation

    Invest in innovation

    AI initials are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. — ReutersInnovation is now the key driver of global...

  • The QUAD factor

    Forex dealers counting currency notes in this undated photo.—TheNews/FilePakistan finds itself caught in a cycle of chronic economic instability,...

  • The QUAD factor

    The QUAD factor

    Forex dealers counting currency notes in this file photo.—TheNews/FilePakistan finds itself caught in a cycle of chronic economic instability,...

  • Fundamentals of security

    Fundamentals of security

    This photograph taken on November 19, 2015 shows employees of online marketplace company in Karachi, Pakistan. — AFPThe spectre of conflict...

  • Fundamentals of security

    Fundamentals of security

    This photograph taken on November 19, 2015 shows employees of online marketplace company in Karachi, Pakistan. — AFPThe spectre of conflict...

  • Fundamentals of security

    Fundamentals of security

    This photograph taken on November 19, 2015 shows employees of online marketplace company in Karachi, Pakistan. — AFPThe spectre of conflict with...

  • Power of innovation

    Power of innovation

    Key to harnessing this global shift lies in building ecosystems where creativity, knowledge, and enterprise can flourish

  • AI against corruption

    AI against corruption

    In 2024 edition of CPI, Pakistan ranked 135th out of 180 countries, scoring 27 out of 100

  • A war over water?

    A war over water?

    Pakistan’s economy and food security hinge on the Indus system, which irrigates 90% of its cultivated land

  • Reimagining innovation

    Reimagining innovation

    Pakistan must first therefore undertake complete overhaul of its educational landscape

  • Planning for the future

    Planning for the future

    Foresight results are synthesised into national strategies, influencing research priorities, infrastructure development