Golden Memories: A Tribute to Shoaib Hashmi on May 17, 2023The sad news of Professor Shoaib Hashmi’s demise swept like a wave today amongst literary circles and social media. Professor Hashmi was an icon for the “generation” of the 1960s and 70s. The news stirred memories of an era gone by and nostalgia for when creative arts were flourishing in their beloved city Lahore. Professor […]
Higher education and accountability on October 17, 2016The issue of the declining standards in higher education and the low quality of our university graduates to meet employer’s needs has once again been brought to the forefront in the Express Tribune (October 12, 2016) news item “Declining CSS results leave top recruiter scratching its head.” Further, “the appalling results of this year’s competitive […]