Time for resilient universities on September 24, 2022Amidst the horrors of civil war of the United State of America, Walt Whitman could hear the songs of mechanics, carpenters, masons, boat makers, and shoe makers. We heard delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work or of the girl sewing or washing through his melodies enshrined in free verse. […]
Stopping by the Deserted Youth Policy on February 12, 2022Youth has been regarded as an asset that has great potential for contributing towards the making of a developed and prosperous Pakistan. Youth bulge, population between the age of 15-29 years, constituting 27% of the country’s population holds a pivotal position in defining the trajectory of nation building. Given the significance of the subject, policy […]
Demystifying Access to Higher Education on December 28, 2021Higher education is called a critical defining block in the creation of a knowledge-based economy as it defines pathways to both establish and preserve the socio-economic and cultural capital of a country. Since Pakistan has seldom adhered to achieving these lofty outcomes, it continues to struggle even in the basic areas that include increasing access […]