Who are these people making our education curriculum? on January 10, 2019Revolutionary and late political leader Nelson Mandela said, “Education is a tool by which we can change the world.” But which kind of education was Nelson Mandela talking about? Whether, he talked about such education system which produces degree oriented students, functional illiterate pupils who are graduated but do not know how to write, read […]
Suicide: a plague in Balochistan on September 27, 2018Suicide is an act of killing oneself intentionally. The causes of suicide vary according to individuals and society. According to psychologists, the common factors of suicide are depression, personality disorder, extreme use of alcohol, schizophrenia, financial issues etc. Émile Durkheim (1858-1917), a French Sociologist wrote a book “Suicide” in 1897, in which he highlighted four […]
Deteriorating condition of human development index of Balochistan on September 25, 2018Social stratification is the classification of people according to their social status. As Max Weber, a German political sociologist, said that stratification is based on class, status and power. He also added that traditional stratification is determined by 3Ps (Property, Power and Prestige) and by considering these components, the social position of a person can […]
Road accident: a serious hazard in Balochistan on September 6, 2018Road accidents are very common among developing countries like Pakistan where hundreds of people lose their precious lives on a daily basis. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, more than fifty thousand people were killed from 2004 to 2013, in different road incidents. Furthermore, it has been highlighted that on average 15 people die […]
Gender disparity in the Baloch education system on August 17, 2018Educating women is considered one of the most important factors of development in this modern world. Despite this harsh reality, there is a huge gender gap in terms of female education in Pakistan generally and particularly in Balochistan. According to the 2017 Economic Survey of Pakistan, women’s literacy rate is at 48 percent whereas male […]