Tajikistan puts squeeze on AKDN entities in GBAO
Authorities in Tajikistan are putting the squeeze on the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) organizations and companies.
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Education
Wani unhappy over ‘sick schemes’ in Diamer
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.
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Afghan women’s woes
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.
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Race, culture, terrorism and ‘deep structures’
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.
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QAU ranked among top 50 varsities in research productivity
By News Desk Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) has ranked 41 in research productivity and citations per faculty by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
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Oxford launches new Pakistan programme
By News desk The University of Oxford has launched the Oxford Pakistan Programme (OPP) — the first initiative of its
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42 Pakistani varsities make it to Times rankings
By News desk At least 42 Pakistani universities have been featured in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2022.
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Cohen showed why we should all be socialists
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.
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International investment appraisal techniques
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)
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Book review: The Struggle for Hegemony in Pakistan
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.
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Aijaz Ahmad, a Marxist philosopher passes away
News Desk Aijaz Ahmad, a world-renowned Marxist philosopher and political commentator, passed away at his California residence on Tuesday (March
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Scholar, media historian Mehdi Hasan’s death condoled
His teaching career spanned 50 years, during which he served as the dean of journalism and mass communication at Beaconhouse National University.
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Shortage of staff impairs college education in GB
Special Correspondent GILGIT, Dec 24: As it has always been the case, higher education remains a low priority of the
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Call for promotion of Pamirian languages
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.
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Learning from Afghanistan
Pervez Hoodbhoy WHAT did Afghan kids study after Mullah Omar’s Taliban were ousted in 2001? What was their school curriculum
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