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Registering an FIR and after
On issues that matter to the citizen, nothing seems to have changed at the police station.
Faisal Bari
Quality assurance process
Where is the regulatory structure that ensures product safety?
Making reforms work
Strong data gathering and monitoring of results is a must for improving education policies.
An educational chasm
The issue of social distance between students and teachers at government schools must be addressed.
Is education a priority?
Will the increase in the education budgets be able to address the inequities in our learning systems?
Is cheating a norm now?
Half-hearted efforts in the form of more police at exam centres are not going to work.
Rethinking zoos
‘We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.’ — Immanuel Kant
Can education for all work?
It’s hard to achieve universal education when we spent just 2pc of our GDP towards this goal.
Where we stand
The dominant narrative of Pakistan is power, and violence is its most naked and destructive form.
In service of power
In Pakistan, rules are made to serve the powerful and strengthen their hold.
Rules for cohabitation
Our education, irrespective of level or type, does not inculcate empathy in our young people.
Governance reform in education
It is high time we experimented with the decentralisation of authority at the school level.
Incentives & career paths
We are missing the larger narrative of who becomes a teacher in Pakistan and why.
Growth & job generation
If we want to ensure employment for our youth, we have to invest heavily in our people.
Nurturing school leadership
The role of a leader in our public education system cannot be emphasised enough.
Dissent and dread
The state bears the ultimate responsibility for the current climate of fear.
An uncertain career path
The state has a role to play in creating a more equitable society.
Managing diversity
The coping mechanisms teachers offer in class cannot level the playing field for all students.
Value of education
Why are the last 10-15pc of out-of-school children, in the relevant cohorts, so hard to bring into the system?
Social unravelling
When we think of development and quality of life, we should also consider our social fabric.