The children of today on November 21, 2014Article 25-A of the 1973 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan makes free and compulsory education the fundamental right of every Pakistani child. The country is also a signatory to various treaties related to universal education. However, progress towards this end has been painfully slow. In this context, the recent report by Alif Ailan […]
Role of universities in the development of Pakistan on October 16, 2014It is commonly perceived that education is the most powerful weapon in alleviating poverty, elevating economic growth, producing skilled human resource, creating a healthy and enlightened social environment and making self-sufficient nations. Poverty and education are paradoxically related to each other: if one is improved, the other is decreased. In a socially, economically, religiously and […]