With the opening of the lofty Karakoram Highway in the 1970s and its later co-option into the ambitious CPEC project, Pakistan
Published01 Dec, 202408:00am
In their early years, Pakistan and China had rather similar literacy levels. But while China’s education system has flourished
Published27 Oct, 202409:24am
A lot has been said and written in Pakistan about the China Pakistan Economic Corridor and its transformative potential. But how
Published02 Jun, 202407:51am
The Pak China Economic Corridor is considered the flagship of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. It has the potential for rem
Published18 Feb, 202407:20am
A stimulating book takes on the fallacies and flawed philosophies propounded by Pakistan’s elite in order to retain power over
Published07 Jan, 202407:14am
A book born out of an intellectual debate about the history of Pakistan grapples with questions about the country’s genesis...
Published26 Nov, 202309:17am
A career in the Pakistan Civil Service was once considered prestigious, but political and military interference and not keeping up
Published29 Oct, 202307:03am
Many developing countries, which were far behind Pakistan decades ago, are now emerging as regional hubs of higher education.
Updated01 Oct, 202302:15pm
A new book is a treasure of information on the historiographic literature produced during the mediaeval and Mughal period in Sindh
Published06 Aug, 202309:05am
Although Pakistan became the first country in South Asia to enact Right To Information laws, its progress on them and its...
Published09 Jul, 202308:15am
As Benazir Bhutto’s 70th birth anniversary approaches on June 21, Zahid Hussain’s book of interviews with the late former prime...
Published18 Jun, 202307:09am
The domination of Punjabi soldiers in the army has its roots in the events of the First War of Independence against British...
Published05 Mar, 202307:13am
Former president and prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s 95th birth anniversary was on January 5. Fifty years after he came to...
Published08 Jan, 202308:40am
The educational journey of the Quaid-i-Azam has not received adequate scholarly attention. How did a boy educated in Gujarati at…
Published25 Dec, 202207:56am
Today, on his death anniversary, a look at how Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s last will indicated his great belief in the cause of...
Published11 Sep, 202206:39am
A book on Ruttie and Jinnah’s relationship is devoid of authenticity at several places and in contravention of historical facts
Published14 Aug, 202205:12am
What was Sindh like before the advent of Islam in the region in 711 CE? Who were the Buddhist and Brahmin dynasties that...
Published06 Feb, 202207:04am
