Faisal Bari

Smog and schooling

The impact of school traffic on pollution in Punjab is a result of the province’s development model. Published 22 Nov, 2024 07:06am

Running banks and airlines

What can provincial governments bring to the table if they run an airline? Updated 08 Nov, 2024 09:20am

Learning: slow and steady

When learning, we deal with knowledge acquisition and the development of understanding. Published 25 Oct, 2024 08:50am

For the people?

We can at least work towards making the process of obtaining attestations smoother. Published 11 Oct, 2024 09:12am

‘Nasty, brutish, and short’

Societies do not thrive on the basis of laws, rules, regulations and the pursuit of self-interest. Updated 27 Sep, 2024 09:03am

NON-FICTION: THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

A book that shows how public spaces, education and markets can be reshaped to nurture cooperation and help a society flourish Published 15 Sep, 2024 09:28am

Trapped in a cul-de-sac

It is hard to see how Pakistan is going to move forward to address the polycrisis. Published 13 Sep, 2024 07:23am

NON-FICTION: PREPARING THE TEACHERS

A book by a veteran educationist provides an overview of historical perspectives on teaching and teacher education and argues the Published 01 Sep, 2024 06:31am

Infrastructure blues

Cities will become increasingly untenable and the quality of life will keep falling. Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:54am

Admissions game

The admissions game has developed into a market with specialised players emerging to address gaps in provision. Published 16 Aug, 2024 09:18am

NON-FICTION: CAN AI CHANGE EDUCATION?

Khan Academy’s Salman Khan pens a book about the potential of Artificial Intelligence to make quality, personalised education... Published 11 Aug, 2024 09:22am

Squaring circles

For many, incomes are no longer sufficient for covering household expenses. Updated 02 Aug, 2024 08:54am

Bottom of the pile

Non-viable university programmes, of which we have far too many, should be shut down. Published 19 Jul, 2024 08:04am

Taxing the taxed

How can the government justify such taxes when its expenditure priorities are so anti-people? Updated 05 Jul, 2024 08:57am

Higher education up the creek

To hit the education sector through various tax measures seems very unfair. We have to realise that taxes have consequences. Updated 21 Jun, 2024 09:23am

No country for the young

Our fear of young people and their potential makes us want to control them. Updated 07 Jun, 2024 09:23am

An interesting initiative

Asking students to suddenly start participating in decision-making is going to be hard. Updated 24 May, 2024 09:05am

NON-FICTION: The crisis of everything

A collection of essays by experts analyses the multiple, simultaneous crises facing Pakistan in the political, economic, Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

Merging for what?

The concern is that if the government is thinking of cutting costs through the merger, we might even lose the functionality levels we currently have. Updated 16 May, 2024 09:14am

Education emergency

The current situation is the result of the choices that we have made and are still making. Updated 10 May, 2024 09:08am