Tag: Dr Ayesha Razzaque

The World Population Review published data about reading habits by country that recently got some traction. Among other things, it reported the “time spent reading” in terms of the number … Read More

About a week ago in Karachi, peaceful protesters against religious extremism and persecution of minorities were subjected to a roughing up at the hands of the Sindh Police. It did … Read More

In nuclear physics, under certain conditions that include shape, density, environment, etc, critical mass is the minimum amount of fissile material needed to sustain a nuclear chain reaction. If the … Read More

Most public universities are currently facing two dilemmas: first, of the 154 public universities in the country, only 88 (57 per cent) currently have vice-chancellors (VCs) on regular appointments. Of … Read More

A few days ago, some newspapers carried a news item that has not created a lot of waves yet. In its 49th meeting, the Governing Body of the Pakistan Engineering … Read More

There was a time when systematically collected data about schoolchildren’s learning levels was scarce, spottily collected, and hard to obtain. ‘Reforms’ were the brainchildren of politicians or senior bureaucrats in … Read More

In the mid-80s, a generation ago, the average American household spent about one-third of its income on housing expenses (rent or mortgage payments), about 20 per cent on food, 15 … Read More

Sayre’s law, named for Columbia University political scientist Wallace Stanley Sayre, states that “The politics of the university are so intense because the stakes are so low.” One way that … Read More

When you become aware of a problem, you can take one of two approaches: you can either take on the problem head-on or you can paper over it. In Pakistan, … Read More