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The illusion of English for the masses
Knowing the elite English-medium schools will not shift to Urdu, I agree that more English should be taught to masses.
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The generosity of Bangladesh
The mere fact that they had bestowed an honour upon me for merely following my conscience went beyond hospitality.
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The desert is spreading all around us
Universities were considered oases in deserts but if NUST orders its students not to wear jeans what is one to think.
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A post-mortem of the APC resolution
Now we know In Pakistan if you are powerful enough to kill, you will be elevated to be its stakeholder.
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What are the sarkars doing?
Let us give democracy a chance but this can only happen if we point out the faults of the sarkars.
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Goodbye to Heidelberg
Let us hope that Pakistan has the sense to learn from modern Germany.
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Moments of sanity in international travel
The restriction on human movement creates more problems than it solves.
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Learning from Heidelberg
No research should be required for promotion but student and peer-group evaluation of teaching is necessary.
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Not death but deterrence
We should begin to deter criminals and this can only take place by insisting on punishment and not death.
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Personal names and identity in Pakistan
Names are so important that a human being can lose his or her life only because of the wrong name in the wrong place.