The Times Higher Education (THE) released the highly anticipated World University Rankings on October 9, 2024, after evaluating approximately 2,857 universities from 115 countries. THE and QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) are … Read More
We have so many players strutting on the large stage of Pakistan’s politics. And the play is becoming curiouser and curiouser. But the spotlight this week has particularly been on … Read More
LAST week, I wrote a piece on Western media’s coverage of the war in Gaza for Prism on the Dawn website. I re-read part of Edward Said’s 1981 book Covering … Read More
IF anyone thought that with the notification of Qazi Faez Isa’s retirement as chief justice of Pakistan in less than two weeks, a line would be drawn under the raging … Read More
The incessant turmoil in Balochistan, orchestrated by militant organisations and fueled by the political movement under the Mili Yakhjahati Council, has once again brought the province to the forefront of … Read More
I remember giving an interview for a think tank dealing with strategic studies. The panel interviewing was headed by one of our most accomplished experts on nuclear matters in the … Read More
Throughout history, the notion of “virtue” has been wielded as a double-edged sword. While the term itself calls to mind images of righteousness, it has too often been twisted into … Read More
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,” said John F Kennedy in his 1961 presidential inauguration address. Given that such … Read More
THE short-sightedness in dishonouring sovereign contracts will haunt us. The government is guaranteeing high power generation costs for years to come. The private sector began participating in capital-intensive power generation … Read More
When we think of AI dangers, we often imagine dystopian scenarios like The Matrix or Terminator, where rogue machines rebel. But the real threat may lie not in physical destruction, … Read More
