The history of Pakistan Railways is a tale of bad governance, poor policies, mismanagement and political interference. This state of affairs has caused a dysfunctional railway system and loss of billions of rupees in the past few decades. In the post-independence 1950s, Pakistan Railways was in extremely bad shape, due to the supply side inefficiencies […]
Pakistan’s State Owned Enterprises’ (SOEs) contributed PKR4 trillion to total revenues in 2018-2019. The total asset value was 19 trillion. SOEs contribute roughly 10 per cent to the nominal GDP. Moreover, SOEs provide employment to more than 450,000 people. This is around 0.8 per cent of the total workforce. Commercial SOEs collectively recorded PKR143 billion […]
Abdul Ghaffar Khan (aka Bacha Khan or Badshah Khan) is a renowned leader of the Pashtuns, and for good reason. To uplift the Pashtun society of his time, Bacha Khan brought on board social workers and intelligentsia to eradicate many social evils from Pashtun society. Jointly, they struggled to stop blood feuds, prevent crimes and […]
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) hosted a webinar on “HEC Travails” on 26th May with a very intellectual and experienced panel to discuss the Higher Education System in Pakistan. There are various issues raised about the bureaucratic structure and the wasted interests inside the HEC and its linkages with the universities. The standards are […]
In Islamabad, students pay more than half of their pocket money for a hostel room. Nearby areas of different universities private hostels are charging the minimum of 10,000 rupees for a room of 3–4-person occupancy and the double occupancy room rent charges are ranging from 12,000 to 16,000 rupees, the single-seater ranging from 12,000 to […]
The pandemic repercussions have brought a high-frequency decline in the gender gaps in the (Global Gender Gap Report 2021, 2021). LinkedIn, ILO, and Ipsos have provided a timely analysis of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the gender gaps in economic participation. The ILO early projection suggests 5% of all employed women lost their […]
A simple dictionary definition for feminism is; “Feminism is the belief in full social, economic and political equality for women.” Feminism is a very clear and sound approach. I must say 1400 years ago there was the first feminist who initiated to empower women and provided women with their rights— the rights of education, the […]
Today is the first day of a 365 pages dairy. I suggest, write a good one, that you may not be able to tear it again. The beginning of every successful person, brand, or idea is always amazing. It takes a huge heart to tell yourself that I am going to dive deeply in the […]
To overview the history of the pandemics (viral in specific). Coronavirus is not going anywhere but is a part of our routine life. Therefore, closure of educational institutions is a short-term policy action but in long run a loss to education and students in specific. Historically, the world has faced such issues before and it’s […]
All educational institutions of the country are shut-down due to the second wave of Covid19. A third world country like Pakistan where the rural areas are deprived of basic facilities in this modern world. The government cannot provide internet facilities to every corner of the country. The knowledge seekers (students) migrated to hostels in big […]