Authorities in Tajikistan are putting the squeeze on the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) organizations and companies.

seminar on "Learning the Art of Freelancing" and certificate distribution ceremony here on Monday, the CS said that the progress and prosperity of Diamer depended on acquiring modern education, the art of freelancing and information technology skills.

In addition to needing a male chaperone to go places within the war-torn country, women are now required to bring a male family member with them if they hope to study abroad.

Akbar Ahmad and Noam Chomsky examine examine issues of race in America which engender different forms of violence and terrorism. While race is on the surface of society, understanding how it related to society’s deeper structures can help make sense of it. It is the failure to tackle race issues that is partly responsible for the turbulence in contemporary American society.

By News Desk Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) has ranked 41 in research productivity and citations per faculty by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2023. The QS placed QAU 363 position among the top 500 universities worldwide. Overall the University has improved on its 2022 performance by 15 places. It has significantly improved the international research network, teaching, academic and employer …

By News desk The University of Oxford has launched the Oxford Pakistan Programme (OPP) — the first initiative of its kind through which a concerted effort is being made to generate momentum on various Pakistan-related activities at the varsity. The OPP launched its constituent initiatives on Thursday at Lady Margaret Hall (LMH) — situated at the University of Oxford — …

By News desk At least 42 Pakistani universities have been featured in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2022. According to the ranking, the Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad tops the list, followed by Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan grabbing the second spot while International Islamic University Islamabad, GCU Faisalabad, and Hazara University Mansehra ranked among the top 5. Here’s the …

Why Not Socialism? is an excellent introduction to socialist ideals. The form of presentation is intuitive and even deceptively simple, while the underlying arguments are careful and sophisticated.

The methods of investment appraisal are payback, accounting rate of return and the discounted cash flow methods of net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR)

The book, titled The Struggle for Hegemony in Pakistan Fear, Desire and Revolutionary Horizons is an interpretation of the contemporary global economic and political scenario and opportunities for revolutionary politics as an alternative.

News Desk Aijaz Ahmad, a world-renowned Marxist philosopher and political commentator, passed away at his California residence on Tuesday (March 9). He was hospitalised for age-related ailments and had returned home only a few days ago.  Aijaz Ahmad was a literary theorist and in 2017 joined Irvine School of Humanities at California University where he served as a Professor in the Department …

His teaching career spanned 50 years, during which he served as the dean of journalism and mass communication at Beaconhouse National University.

Special Correspondent GILGIT, Dec 24: As it has always been the case, higher education remains a low priority of the regional government of Gilgit-Baltistan. The fresh vacancies that have been announced recently are quite reflective of this sorry state of affairs. According to a notification issued by the federal finance division, out of 3,913 fresh posts, 1,455 posts have been …

The Pamirian languages’ family comprises Shughni, Rushani, Bartangi, Roshorvi, Wakhi, Yazgulyami, Rini, Sanglichi, Munji, Sariqoli, Ishkashimi, Oroshor, and Starovanj. The languages are spoken by communities in Badakhshan provinces of Tajikistan and Afghanistan and the Toshqurghan county of Xinjiang autonomous region of China. In Pakistan, the Wakhi language is spoken in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Gojal-Hunza District, Ishkoman Valley of Ghizer District and Chitral’s Broghel Valley.

Pervez Hoodbhoy WHAT did Afghan kids study after Mullah Omar’s Taliban were ousted in 2001? What was their school curriculum and, most importantly, how does it differ from PTI’s controversial Single National Curriculum (SNC)? When the Taliban government permitted boy-schools to reopen last week, these questions somehow popped into my mind. Quick answers were unavailable because the Afghan ministry of …