On mass shootings on August 2, 2019Another week. Another senseless massacre of innocents. These past few days have brought about horrifying news as two mass shootings in two disparate corners of the United States (US) transpired merely hours apart from each other. The first occurred during the Gilroy Garlic Festival, a three-day food festival held every year in the small city […]
The HEC Conundrum on June 13, 2019The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s decision to allocate Rs.29 billion to the Higher Education Commission (HEC), to be used in HEC’s various development schemes has been welcomed by friends and foes alike. Although the amount allocated by the government is satisfactory, mention of the HEC compels us to explore the myriad problems which plague the […]