Single national curriculum and diversity on November 3, 2020Ever since the launch of Single National Curriculum (SNC) for pre-primary and primary levels back in August, 2020, there have been opposing views about it. Those in favor of it argue that it will help in creating a sense of unity and equality in the education sector of Pakistan. While those against it consider it […]
An Incident that traumatized the nation on September 16, 2020Whole nation, especially women are in agony for what happened in motorway incident. It makes me sick to imagine how helpless a mother of three would have felt against the vultures. This whole episode of inhuman behavior towards a woman and her children has inflicted immense pain on not only the victims, but also to […]
Single national curriculum on August 17, 2020Single National Curriculum (SNC) for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) to grade 5 was launched on 13th August 2020. It has been a talk of the townsince then. But interestingly, mostly people are not really sure what it holds for the future of education. Therefore, we come across very mixed opinions about it. Not […]
Nadia Jamil — A Lady with Grit and Grace on August 6, 2020Putli Ghar, a 1997 telefilm, featured a pretty and elegant lady named Nadia Jamil. Admirable shining eyes, beautiful locks and a smile full of life–Nadia Jamil performed with a maturity and won the hearts of many. It’s not difficult to imagine the immense amount of positivity flowing in a person if you feel connected to […]
Mental Health Pandemic Amid COVID 19 on July 6, 2020I always felt butterflies in my stomach before entering the examination hall. The night before exam would seem never ending. Even if I did sleep for few hours my subconscious mind used to be fully alert. I was used to feel as if I was half asleep. But once the exam was over, I was […]
Financial Challenges for Non-Profit Organisations on June 9, 2020Douglas Adams, an English author, said: “To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money.” I think most of the charities were provoked with such high ideals. Although most of the leaders of the nonprofit sector began small, they had very high intentions. Their perseverance gradually grew their […]
Dr Abdul Tawwab Khan (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz) on June 3, 2020According to John Quincy, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” But such great leaders are not easy to find. A unique combination of love, compassion, talent, empathy, selflessness and hard work transforms a regular human into a “leader.” A pure and selfless […]
Protecting children from stress during the Pandemic on May 2, 2020As grownups we might not be aware of the amount of stress and fear our children are experiencing during this COVID 19 pandemic. I was no different until my twelve-year-old son came to me in the morning and shared that he had a nightmare about people getting infected in our neighborhood. I was terrified to […]
Living for Possessions or Meaning on April 25, 2020Oprah Winfrey while delivering Herry’s last lecture at Stanford University said, “The only way to live a meaningful life is to know your SELF and to know WHY you are here”. She went on to say “Open your heart and say the only prayer, which is ever needed, THANK YOU God for this moment, for […]
Work from Home: challenge or opportunity on April 9, 2020Ronald Heifetz, Founding Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and co-founder of Cambridge Leadership Associates said “Yesterday’s adaptations are today’s routines.” Over 120 years we have learned how to make our employees more productive working in a traditional office environment, writes Derek Thompson in […]