English courses in higher education within the Pakistani context are often perceived as difficult by students at the onset of their university studies. Many young undergraduates struggle with understanding, reading, and writing in English upon entry. A study conducted across various departments of a well-renowned public university in Islamabad reveals that courses such as Functional […]
Contribution of English Courses to Undergraduate Academic Development
The initiative of English courses at the undergraduate level in Pakistani universities has proved beneficial for academic development. English as a medium of instruction holds a significant position within the Pakistani education system. Besides institutions where Urdu is the medium of instruction, English is widely used to teach most subjects up to the college level. […]
Banyan-un-Marsus
Alhamdulillah! In spite of the possibility of losing their lives, the Pakistani military’s valor, courage, professionalism, and skills during ‘Operation Banyan-un-Marsus’ against India have written a historic chapter. Their motto of life presented as; Jeena hai to aise jiyo ke zamana bhi ehtaram kare agar mar jaaye to dushman bhi qabar ko salam kare Hats […]
Heights of Brutality
At the moment, no progress has been seen on the surged worldwide voice of the ceasefire in the Israel and Palestine conflict. As a result of this conflict, the entire Gaza is severely affected and giving a tremor of horror by looking at the disaster and outcome of war. Gaza has become food insecure, acutely […]
Role of Regional Students’ Unions
Students’ Unions are always considered a vital support for regional students in a university. It is appreciated in a university environment where it plays a positive and developmental role for its students in a peaceful manner. Recently, two main events have been observed closely in a renowned public university in Islamabad, where the Punjab Students’ […]
Effective Objective Writing: Techniques and Rules
Written communication is always an exceptional characteristic of humans. It is always been placed as a high priority regarding assessment, conveying information, collaboration, and conveying effective long-lasting messages. Other than this, writing skills highlight learning, values, ideas, and one’s contribution to society as a productive step. It is said that “every secret of a writer’s […]
Effective Communication Skills
Speaking and writing skills need to be focused on for effective communication among graduate-level students. These are pivotal skills that require special concentration from experts in the academic field. In this regard, English language writing and speaking is found problematic at the graduate level in public and private Pakistani universities at large. Generally, the teachers […]
Communication Skills among University Students
Communication skills-a dynamic process of conveying a message effectively-include listening, speaking, and writing. It is the transmission of a message that involves the shared understanding between the contexts in which the communication takes place. Today, communication skills have become a necessity, for a university student to grow professionally while communicating and interacting effectively. Communication competence […]
October By-Elections and PDM-PTI Confrontation
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) once again dominated the political ground by winning October by-elections. Pakistan’s political ground is giving a different picture of the power game this time. The confrontational approach by PTI remains the main factor for keeping them determined toward their goal. The question arises here: would they be able to succeed in the […]
Devastating Post-Flood Situation in Pakistan
The year 2022 brought Pakistan to the edge of a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis. The country was struggling for stability, and to exacerbate this, another natural crisis–a flood–emerged and proved to be the worst of its kind in 75 years. The catastrophic floods affected 33 million people out of the country’s 220 million population. […]