Recognise diversity on May 14, 2017Like it or not but the national narrative that the official syllabus of Pakistan Studies pushes is grossly inaccurate. I am myself a victim of this standard narrative that pushes most Pakistanis to see Pakistan as ‘one nation’ whose majority follows ‘one religion’ — making Pakistan appear like a big green rock. No; it isn’t […]
Quality matters on May 10, 2017The performance of Pakistan’s higher education sector over the past 15 years is mostly debated with reference to numbers. Statistics related to new universities opened up, PhDs produced, and students graduating from universities are frequently mentioned. But there is hardly any discussion in the country on the quality of education imparted at our universities or […]