This is not a list of ‘top 10’ or ‘must read’ books about Pakistan in the traditional sense. Rather, it’s a collection of titles that present a wide range of perspectives about a country that has a complex past and, to put it mildly, a confusing present. It covers topics that include everything from the [...]
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One of my favorite “Learning moment” memories: my seven year old comes running indoors to tell me how he just saw a grazing goat suddenly have something fall from within it, then a shepherd lifted the “thing” up cleaned it up and as it shivered in his arms my little boy suddenly realized; the goat [...]
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College days are that time of life which nobody wants to miss out on. Everyone wishes to make the most out of them in terms of learning, fun and overall experience with friends, teachers and others around. College days are to be spent in most useful manner possible as this time never returns again. Here [...]
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Somebody from outside Pakistan, and especially those belonging to the fortunate strata of the world, might find it odd that the decisions for youngsters in this country are made by the elders of the family. This does not translate into the minor decisions alone; it’s just not the clothes they wear or the life style [...]
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Cheating – a simple word used in so many contexts. Yet, we most commonly associate it with tests; maybe because that’s a kind of cheating we all are familiar with. And perhaps that’s where other forms stem from: a tiny fist closed around a crib sheet later clutching a wad of cold hard cash. Habits [...]
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You probably know what the Pakistani Education System is like already if you remember being forced to write the life story of Allama Iqbal and an essay on “My school”, year after horrible year, from the first grade till graduation. It was always about where the philosopher poet got his “ibtidai taleem” from and how [...]
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In this day and age, children have more access to the internet than we busy adults do and that is absolutely acceptable as long as we know how to keep a smart eye on their activities and the websites they choose to frequent. In order to maintain the safety and accessibility of such domains, one [...]
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Thank you all those who have clicked on this article! My job is to write articles that attract people and get the maximum number of clicks. And think about it…. all I had to do was to pick a title with the word ‘pornography’ in it and VOILA!!! The endless clicks start. Don’t worry bro [...]
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Education is said to be the foundation of a successful society. In a country where ghost schools are sometimes more commonly seen than functional schools, corruption in the education sector has become a major issue and one which needs to be addressed without delay. There are so many problems plaguing Pakistan’s schools and universities anyone [...]
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