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Posts Tagged ‘education’

Pakistan on Global Stage

By Amin Rehman • Mar 14th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Pakistan has always been a player at the global stage since its emergence as an independent country in 1947. Unfortunately after the demise of  founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah, his colleagues quickly tried to grab their booty considering this country as a reward for the combined struggle of residents and migrants. Muslim League wanted the [...]



Legislators don’t need education in Pakistan

By Ibrahim Mahmood • Aug 8th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

ISLAMABAD, Aug 5: The federal cabinet decided on Wednesday to do away with the condition of bachelor’s degree for candidates for the Senate and the national and provincial assemblies, in line with the Supreme Court judgment of April 21 last year. Briefing reporters after a cabinet meeting, Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said Pakistan was [...]



Free Online University

By Johann • May 21st, 2009 • Category: Misc

There is this Free online university and i do not Know how it is functioning or its finance. But those who are poor can have a try.



PhD Scholarships for Pakistani Students

By Farid Masood • Aug 4th, 2008 • Category: Misc

20+ PhD Scholarships,
University of Camerino, Italy
Deadline: 9 Aug 2008
http://pkstudents. com/index. php/news/ 49-the-news/ 327-camerino- phd
30 PhD Fellowships,
JSPS RONPAKU Program for 2009, Japan
Deadline: 22 Aug 2008
http://pkstudents. com/index. php/news/ 49-the-news/ 329-jsps- ronpaku-2009



Incredible “Jhang Model” of Good Governance

By Farid Masood • Jul 11th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Customer satisfaction feedback is the backbone of the policies enforced. This feedback, sometimes, force the policy makers to review the flaws in policy-making and its implementation.
If this concept is implemented in government functions, it may become an element to introduce good governance in daily administrative affairs of government. Mr Zubair K Bhatti, District Coordination Officer, [...]



Trafficking the New Born

By Farid Masood • May 26th, 2008 • Category: Misc

Human trafficking is a big dilemma of the current time. This problem has affected developing countries as much as we can think. People suffering from poverty are forced to seek opportunities abroad. Their quest lead them to get trapped into hands which may add to persisting miseries.
We almost daily hear about people dying while crossing [...]



Education, a Horizon based Methodology

By Dr RazaHaider • May 7th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

If I revert back my discussion, to the highest parameter or peak stage of education where shattering and sub domains are formed, ……………..I would have an opinion that it is this central destination that is known as basic education.



Education comes first!

By Syed Samiullah • May 6th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The nation is bewildered & don’t know what to do & whom to believe. Inflation is at it’s peak & will be up & up in the coming days as price of oil world wide is flying.
The out come of Feb.18 election is yet to be witnessed after a month & half but the question [...]



Restructuring of Education Policy

By Ali Yar Khan • Apr 22nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

The truth is that if we Pakistanis really need to become noble in the cluster of nations and want to really embrace the new world with dignity and want to be a contributer rather than a receiver than we have to focus on our education system on war footings.
The need of the hour is that [...]



Abolishment of Graduation Clause

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Apr 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics

Aside of the legal mumbo jumbo, which says that the the condition of graduation is in clash with the Article 17 and 25 of the Constitution and so it is abolished, the thing is that it really makes no difference at all as far as the caliber and level of our legislatures is concerned.
Graduate [...]