edit in The Express Tribune, Oct 23rd, 2023.In the realm of academia, where the pursuit of knowledge should be unbridled and unrestricted, a recent incident in the K-P province has cast a shadow on the principles of intellectual freedom. An assistant professor of biology found himself issuing a public apology for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution. It is disheartening to witness such opposition to an academic discourse that seeks to explore and understand different perspectives.…