Public Policy

To be tabled in the Provincial Assembly over the next few days, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities (Amendment) Act 2021 is intended to introduce some grave changes in the legislation enacted by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2012, subsequently amended multiple times (with more than one hundred and seventy amendments …

In the previous blog post, ‘02 years performance of PTI Government and miserable condition of universities in Pakistan’, some of the major areas where the incumbent government flunked to deliver on, were listed. This blog post takes a much closer and deeper look at these important points. 1. The burgeoning …

The PTI Government came to power with some dazzling slogans, eye-popping promises and amazingly impressive commitments to mesmerise the electorates. One such catchy line was to establish a world-class university in the Prime Minister House. The PM, Imran Khan reiterated his commitment umpteenth times, on numerous occasions that he would …

The black Friday’s sale was on. The shops of the renowned brands such as Khadi, Zellbury, Alkaram, Almirah, Sapphire, J., Gul Ahmad, Warda, Sana Safinaz and Bareeze were jampacked with ladies with the valet de chambre waiting outside. The main University Road in Peshawar was standing still with massive traffic …

Recently, one of the seasoned politicians and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee reportedly admonished the administration of the public sector universities to mend their ways as they were not above accountability by any means. While addressing a meeting of the Committee, he emphasized that independence of the universities did …

In my humble opinion, the PTI government should establish a university of international standards, offering programs in Parliamentary Affairs and Government Reforms so that all the parliamentary debates, deliberations, legislation, and strategic level decisions are made based on judicious insight and meticulous research of the scholars, academics and researchers of …

The PTI Chairman, Imran Khan in his maiden speech as PM enunciated, “Today is the age of social media. You should speak. You should keep an eye on us”. This is what he stated while referring to the efficacy of social media in guiding, correcting and counterbalancing the overall government …

This blog post will provide a useful insight to the policymakers in terms of setting its strategic direction, defining its priorities and deciding the future plans of the PTI government as they will soon be scratching their heads, taking up the issue of the best and optimal utilization of the …

My maiden blog coincides with what seems to be an overwhelming victory for Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the General Election, 2018. On this occasion, besides, congratulating the whole nation for choosing a leader, whom they firmly believe in and who is committed to work for the cause of the people …