A Case for Moderation
Gibran Bham Aug 26, 2004 interacts: 138Battling conspiracy theories and extremism: The old complaints of corruption and violence had been replaced by antipathy against the government’s policies, especially its close relationship
Teaching and Research on India in Pakistan - A Conspicuous Absence
S A Zaidi Aug 17, 2004 interacts: 41One would have thought, that like other adversaries in the world India and Pakistan too, would have studied, researched, taught, understood and analyzed each other
The 786 Cybercafé on Tariq Road (continued)
Bina Shah Jul 28, 2004 interacts: 19Karachi in the 1990s was a wasteland of failed opportunities; the salaried class was on its knees under the burden of heavy government taxes, and
Is Human Cloning an Evil?
Ammar Yasser Jul 19, 2004 interacts: 7The issue is that can the human cloning be analogically treated equivalent to the canal sexuality/lesbian trends? The answer is very clear, human cloning is
Tight-fisted Urban Development!
Abdus Samad Jul 13, 2004 interacts: 4We are looking for ways to accelerate growth so that poverty can be reduced and living standards improved. We go borrowing and begging to do
The French Engineering Education System
Irfan HAMID Jul 9, 2004 interacts: 23With the recent spate of government initiatives on higher education this could prove to be a big boost and have a synergistic effect on the
Ten Myths about Ragging
Shivam Vij Jul 2, 2004 interacts: 37As another academic session comes near, one wonders why freshers have to take off their clothes to ‘know’ their seniors
The Summer of 2001…
Aman Malik Jun 24, 2004 interacts: 8“If any of you cannot bear being ragged,” he said, “you might go to Hindu College (across the road from Stephen’s); if you are unable
Will the String Theory Tie Them All Together?
Mohammad Gill Jun 18, 2004 interacts: 10...It is a very strange research career, in a way. So far, I’ve spent something like 17 years working on a theory for which there
The Need For Writing Across the Curriculum
Bina Shah Jun 12, 2004 interacts: 27But why is there a need to integrate writing into all areas of learning?
Textbook Questions
Omar R Quraishi Jun 9, 2004 interacts: 168A huge furore has been created by some of the more conservative and obscurantist elements in society who seem very unhappy and believe that the
Problems with Co-Education
Hafsa Ahsan Jun 5, 2004 interacts: 32Many feminist movements have started an active campaign to get single-sex schools established in large numbers.
The Culture of Research and Learning
Murtaza Haider May 28, 2004 interacts: 135The same can happen across the developing world. A few hundred households can pool resources
IT: Need to Get the Basics Right
Saroop Gul Apr 23, 2004 interacts: 5First it was only information technology and management degrees but recently degrees in art, architecture law and medicine have also been put up on the
SOFTEC 2004
Muhammad A Bilal Apr 20, 2004 interacts: 29This time it was our way to Lahore from Islamabad to participate in SOFTEC 2004 (All Pakistan Software Exhibition and Competition) at National University of
More Cobwebs
Beena Sarwar Apr 18, 2004 interacts: 32As in other countries, textbooks in Pakistan too, should be written by professionals in order to expand and sharpen young minds – and not to


