by Muhammad Ilyas/Aihtesham Khan/Razzak Abro in The Express Tribune, Nov 8, 2023PESHAWAR/ LAHORE/ KARACHI: Zain Ijaz, a resident of Gujrat, had a long-standing dream of studying in the United Kingdom. When he finally secured admission to a university in the UK, it seemed like his dream was within reach. However, an extraordinary delay in obtaining his passport now threatens to shatter his aspirations. A scarcity of lamination paper, which is used in passports and is…
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by Kashif Abbasi in Dawn, Sept 23, 2023• Dictator Zia banned student unions in 1984 to quell uprisings• CJP Isa lends support to syndicate’s decisionISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa on Friday lent his support to a decision to revive the Quaid-i-Azam University’s (QAU) students’ union, a move that, it is hoped, will pave the way for the revival of student unions in other universities as well. The decision was taken during a…
by Touqir Hussain in Dawn, March 15th, 2023The writer, a former ambassador, is adjunct professor Georgetown University and Visiting Senior Research Fellow National University of Singapore.REGARDLESS of whoever ruled Afghanistan, the country has always been a problem for Pakistan. The latter’s strategic planners may have hoped that with the Afghan Taliban’s return to power the problem would be resolved. Instead, it has worsened. The Taliban’s rise has reflected the larger failure of Afghanistan that has…
by Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press online, Mar 3, 2023Several local media outlets reported that university lecturer and social activist Ismail Mashal was released, however, a close source to him rejected the rumors to Khaama Press, and said is still in detention. On Thursday evening, local news outlets quoting from Taliban security officials claimed that professor Mashal was released. One of Mashal’s relatives named Farid, who is also a lecturer, rejected the news – saying…
by Mustak Ahmed in Prothom Alo, Feb 28, 2023Century old MC College in Sylhet started honours course in Statistics department under the National University (NU) in 2004-05 academic session. The college launched masters course of the same department in 2011 session. Also the college has degree (pass course) and higher secondary level where statistics is taught. Strikingly, there are only four posts of teachers in the department and only one of them is available since…
Report in Khaama Press, Feb 14, 2023Dr. Mahmut Cengiz, an assistant professor at George Mason University in an analytical report claims that ISIS is rapidly growing, and will take the lead in conducting terror attacks in Afghanistan. Dr. Changis believes that the Islamic Emirate has not been successful in establishing a strong government and the Daesh (ISIS) is trying to fill the vacuum. He has written on the ‘Home Security Today’ website that prior to…
by Zafar Mirza in Dawn, January 13th, 2023by The writer is a former SAPM on health, professor of health systems at Shifa Tameer-i-Millat University and WHO adviser on UHC.PAKISTAN now has not only the fifth largest population in the world but it also bears a very heavy burden of disease. Also, negative determinants of health or risks to health abound and are on the rise. The combined effect of these three factors is harrowing. At…
Report in Daily FT, Jan 5, 2023Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) Convenor Wasantha Mudalige who is currently in remand custody after being detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act has called on the Sri Lankan people to continue the fight to ensure their right to life. Writing an open letter from prison for the New Year, Mudalige noted that the expectations of the people’s struggle have not been fulfilled yet. Noting that the Aragalaya or…
report in The Island, Dec 29, 2022The Kelaniya Police Division has recorded the highest number of crimes so far this year with 2,287 incidents, says a survey conducted by the University of Peradeniya. The Anuradhapura Police Division has come second with 2,058 crimes, while the Nugegoda Police Division reported 2,018 crimes, Prof. Wasantha Athukorala of Department of Economics of the Peradeniya University says. Over 1,000 crimes have been reported from the police divisions of Negombo,…