Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) in collaboration with Knowledge Platform, KP offers an online exam preparation program for its students. Known as the AKU-EB EXAM PREP 2022, the program is for only one month. The students of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC), whether affiliated with AKU-EB or…
The state resorted to torture when students in Punjab protested this week for the administration of online examinations. Scores of protesting students were arrested with First Investigation Reports (FIRs) reportedly registered against them. These vicious acts of coercion and crackdown on students emphasize one thing – the revival of the student union. The demand and…
Asghar Dashti The number of part-time teachers has increased in colleges and universities ever since the establishment of Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. The notions of the corporate system in education, i.e. adjunct professor and per lecture wage have become so much common that the teachers have taken the shape of contractual laborers. This…
Dr. Asghar Dashti Global knowledge Economy and Knowledge Workforce are part of the neoliberal agenda. Just like that of other World Bank-funded educational institutions in the world, the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has also implemented Associate Degree Programs to suit these corporate interests in education. According to the new policy of HEC, the two…
This post discusses the origin, evolution, and status of Urdu both after and prior to the partition of India in 1947. The article divides the discussion into different periods, i.e. Delhi Sultanate period, Mughal Period, British Period, Post Partition of India Period. A brief introduction of Urdu Urdu is one of the Indic languages spoken…