Pervez Hoodbhoy

Back from the enemy country

Back from the enemy country

The face of modern India is visible at the various Indian Institutes of Technology. Updated 23 Jan, 2016 11:16pm
Our wonder deficit

Our wonder deficit

Bright, curious kids exist everywhere but here they are getting rather hard to find. Published 02 Jan, 2016 06:58am
Burn these books, please!

Burn these books, please!

Keep our students away from the rotten science textbooks published by the Sindh Textbook Board. Updated 12 Dec, 2015 06:25pm
Enough PhD’s, thank you

Enough PhD’s, thank you

Pakistan now has legions of highly paid ignoramus cartoon professors. Updated 21 Nov, 2015 05:37pm
Win Pak-India nuke war?

Win Pak-India nuke war?

At the end both India and Pakistan would win, having taught the other a terrible lesson. Updated 31 Oct, 2015 09:33am
Jinns invade campuses

Jinns invade campuses

‘Motivational speakers’ claiming paranormal knowledge are today’s rage in educational institutions here. Updated 01 Oct, 2016 09:57am
Pakistan’s Donald Trump

Pakistan’s Donald Trump

Made of the same stuff but packaged differently, the Trump-Khan duo has thrilled extremists. Updated 19 Sep, 2015 05:26pm
Math in our madressahs?

Math in our madressahs?

Unless students' horizons are broadened by including secular subjects, madressahs will remain a perennial danger. Updated 20 Jul, 2015 01:04pm
Weather change: a conspiracy?

Weather change: a conspiracy?

In a world with multiple tensions, pseudoscientific claims of weather modification can do great harm. Published 27 Jun, 2015 01:04am
The Pervaiz Rasheed affair

The Pervaiz Rasheed affair

The episode involving the information minister illustrates the present condition of state and society. Updated 06 Jun, 2015 08:00am
More lethal than RAW

More lethal than RAW

Imagine that an enemy has perfected a super weapon that destroys reasoning power. Updated 16 May, 2015 09:10am
Let Saudi Arabia fume

Let Saudi Arabia fume

For the very first time, to their great astonishment, GCC Arabs are seeing Pakistan reject their diktat. Published 25 Apr, 2015 04:41am
Saudi-Israeli anti-Iran nexus

Saudi-Israeli anti-Iran nexus

The triumph of Iranian pragmatism has left Israel and Saudi Arabia deeply dismayed. Published 04 Apr, 2015 03:11am
Let’s go nuclear — safely

Let’s go nuclear — safely

Tokyo escaped because the wind blew away the radioactive clouds. But will Karachi be as lucky? Updated 14 Mar, 2015 08:34am
Healing our sectarian divide

Healing our sectarian divide

The question of what constitutes the truest form of faith is seen as ever more important. Published 21 Feb, 2015 01:15am
Obama’s N-mission to India

Obama’s N-mission to India

Whereas India has put important conditions on reactor vendors, Pakistan has put absolutely none. Updated 31 Jan, 2015 10:05am