Truth about Geology Students and Teachers in Peshawar University: In July, I read the article titled “Misuse of Pakistan’s PhD Grants in US and Canada”  published on Let Us Build Pakistan. It exposes the misuse and abuse of facilities by “PhD scholars” from Pakistan, including three students from

The HEC hoopla – by Fawad Manzoor: New media hoopla over HEC and political parties is tantamount to taking the mileage out of nonsense issue. Same people who voted for 18th amendment cried foul when media and judges came crying over the appointment of new judges.

Devolution of HEC – forgetting the actual challenge – by Naveed Ali: Decision to devolve Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan to provinces has resulted in an outcry from many circles. This decision is outcome of eventual devolution of federal ministry of education as a result of elimination of concurrent list

Civil Society supports “Devolution of HEC” : A joint resolution from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Academia, Civil Society Organizations and youth from different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA passed a joined resolution on April 07 in favor of devolution of HEC under the 18th Constitutional Amendment and condemned all those anti-constitution and anti-democratic

In support of devolving HEC – by Humza Ikram and M Usama Kabbir: The Federal Government has transferred five ministries, including the Ministry of Education, to the provinces under the devolution plan in the 18th Amendment. The ministries of Education, Social Welfare and Special Education, Tourism, Livestock and Dairy, Rural Development and

Age relaxaion for CSS Exams part 2: One step forward, two steps backward – by Shamoon Qureshi: For First Part : Age relaxation for CSS 2012 exam Part 1 – by Shamoon Qureshi Salus Populi Suprema lex- CSS 2012 Age Relaxation CSS Age Relaxation issue has been highlighted and strongly demanded by all the quarters of

People’s government suggesting universities to generate resources of their own – by Usman Qazi: Link to the LUBP Forum discussion on this topic: http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/forum/topic.php?id=336 ملک کو درپیش قدرتی اور مالیاتی بحران کے پس منظر میں محترمہ شہناز وزیرعلی کا بیان نظر سے گزرا جس میں ان کا روے سخن صحت اور تعلیم، خصوصا

Another Leghari shaking the system? – by Amjad Rashid: Editor’s Note: Personally I don’t agree with some of the ‘facts’ presented in this article. The LUBP has in principle supported Dr. Javed Leghari’s position on fake degree scandal.  Dr Laghari is the same man who was appointed by

HRCP alarmed over action targetting HEC chair’s family: Source Daily Times LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern over the manner in which action has been taken against relations of Javed Leghari, chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), at a time

Foul play or sheer timing? The curious case of the HEC Chairman’s brother: Here is a compilation of various news reports and analyses which raise doubts about the sudden (and unusual) process of anti-corruption started against Farooq Leghari, younger brother of Javed Leghari, chairman of Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission (HEC). Overall it

Facts behind ‘Suspicious degree’ of MNA Faryal Talpur- by Farhad Jarral: Yesterday I saw strange news when I turned my TV on to watch 9’o clock news bulletin; it was about the degree of President Asif Ali Zardari’s sister MNA Faryal Talpur. She got Masters Degree in Sociology from Karachi

Higher education in Pakistan – by Dr. Javaid Laghari: The developing countries are no longer content to be a source of cheap labour. Instead, they are rapidly becoming the driving force of innovation and creativity. They are redesigning entire products and business processes to reduce costs. IBM today