The history of educational policies in Pakistan is replete with non-consultative abrupt decisions which disrupted the ongoing policies and put...
The major educational challenge of the 21st century is the acquisition of new sets of skills required by students and teachers alike. These skills...
Education and development have a potent correlation. It is said that the difference between progressive and developed countries is actually the...
There has been a growing realization in the developing and developed countries about the pivotal role of teachers in improving the quality of...
One of the major impediments to educational change in Pakistan is the oversimplification of notions, ideas and solutions. Certain stereotypes have...
“Without narrative, life has no meaning. Without meaning, learning has no purpose. Without a purpose, schools are houses of detention, not...
In the 9/11 commission report it was recommended that Pakistan should be given more financial support in order to improve its education sector....
“There have been no major revolutions in modern history without intellectuals; conversely there has been no major counterrevolutionary movement...
A major objective of education, which most schools of thought subscribe to, is the broadening of mental horizons, personal and societal development...
The problem of access had always been a serious challenge for the educational system of Pakistan, where even historically at the primary level...
“…power is everywhere not because it embraces everything, but because it comes from everywhere.” – Michel FoucaultPower, being a complex...
Language plays an important role in the sociopolitical and education systems of a country. It acts as an important identity marker at the individual...
Gareth Morgan, a professor of organisational behaviour and industrial relations at York University in Toronto, is the author of a popular book...
Language and society constantly influence each other. Social factors, such as age, gender, class and religion, influence language; conversely,...
A major objective of education, which most schools of thought subscribe to, is to broaden mental horizons, ensure personal and societal development,...
One of the most serious challenges faced by the education system in Pakistan is the education apartheid. Language plays a major role in the divide...
Education is considered to be an important condition for development. The gaps between developed and developing countries are attributed to the gaps...
Education plays an important role in shaping our society. In the age of the knowledge economy, this role has become all the more important....
Education is considered to be a potent force that paves the way for development, change and freedom. It is viewed as an important factor that...
While visiting different parts of Pakistan, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar expressed legitimate concern about existing educational practices and...
One of the major objectives of education is the holistic development of an individual. As a result, educational institutions are expected to...
The relationship between the individual and society has been a recurring theme of discussion for decades. The nature of this relationship varies in...
As a highly political phenomenon, language is linked with power and politics. It is not just a tool of communication that is used to reflect what...
The relevance of literature has assumed centre-stage in the wake of the challenges of extremism and intolerance that we are experiencing in society....
The menace of terrorism – which is one of the potential outcomes of extremism – is a widely discussed topic these days. The acts of...
In Pakistan, one of the current and urgent issues under discussion is extremism, which has an indirect link with terrorism or use of violence...
Many discussions regarding the qualitative improvement in education have taken place. A number of recommendations have been given to revamp the...
Education, during different periods of history, assumed different meanings and focused on different objectives. It has usually been equated with...
The post-1857 period was a depressing era for the Indians. A large number of freedom fighters were either killed in the War of Independence of 1857...
The story of educational resistance to the Raj is not complete without the mention of the National College, which was set up in Lahore by Lala...
Gandhi was an important figure in the 20th century and inspired a large number of people to join his non-violent movement to show resistance against...
I have been writing in my column for these pages about different modes of resistance to the British Raj in India. Among these was a unique movement...
In one of my previous articles, titled ‘Frontier and resistance’, published in these pages I focused on the armed resistance in the...
Rabindranath Tagore was a poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright, painter, musician, and educationist who influenced a large number of...
Nationalism was on the rise in India in the middle of the 19th century. The despotic policies of the British Raj forced the Indians to come...
The war of Independence in 1857, in which all ethnic groups took active part, was the climax of upfront resistance to the British Raj. The...
The 1857 war of freedom brought together different strata of society to liberate India from foreign rule. A number of religious leaders, who were...
The history of imperialism is ridden with treachery, guile and coercion. To control the colonised, all possible methods are used, ranging from...
Recently a school campus in Sahiwal, Punjab issued a directive to the students to refrain from using foul language inside and outside the school....
The great War of Independence in 1857 brought different ethnic groups of India together to challenge the British Raj. A large number of local...
The resistance to the British Raj in India came from different ethnic groups which converged on the objective of liberating India from British...
In the story of the struggle for the liberation of India from the British Raj, Bhagat Singh and his friends deserve a prominent mention. Bhagat was...
Literature is traditionally considered a means of pleasure and enjoyment that focuses on beauty and spreads happiness in an artistic manner. This...
In my previous article, ‘Discursive paradigm of resistance’ published in these pages I discussed two major approaches of resistance:...
The British Raj in India faced continuous resistance by different strata of society – rajas of different states, peasants, religious...
In my previous articles on these pages I have been writing about various resistance movements against the British Raj in India. These movements...
The 1857 war led to the bloodshed of thousands of freedom fighters who, with meagre resources, outdated ammunition, insufficient training, and lack...
The 1857 War of Independence was not just a spontaneous happening but a natural culmination of a number of consistent resistance efforts going back...
Language is a vibrant phenomenon, which is linked with power and politics. Like education, language has also been used by colonial powers to control...
