Reforms

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 …

Contrary to the past, the Higher Education, Archives and Libraries Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has started consultation with all stakeholders with regard to the proposed amendments in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities’ Act. The Department has also started a broad-based consultative process, in collaboration with a team from Institute of …

Recently, the law enforcement agencies arrested an alleged smuggler who used to supply drugs and ecstasy pills to the students of various educational institutions (i.e. schools, colleges and universities) in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The accused, an Afghan national, was arrested the other day in the second largest city …

To be tabled in the provincial assembly soon, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Universities (Amendment) Act 2020 is intended to introduce some radical changes and important amendments in the legislation enacted by the government in 2012 and subsequently amended multiple times in the years 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019. A brief overview …

In a recent blog post, the implications of the major amendments made in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities’ Act, 2012 were discussed.  The ramifications of some of these amendments led to further changes, modifications and adjustments in the Act. This resulted in the promulgation of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities’ (Amendment) Act, …

In the previous blog post, the 12 major amendments in the Universities’ Acts were discussed.  The legal and administrative complications generated by some of these amendments led to further reforms in the Act which resulted in the promulgation of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities’ (Amendment) Act, 2015 This blog post delineates …

In the previous blog post, the ultimate guide to the important amendments in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities’ Act, the background knowledge and contextual understanding of the various amendments made in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Universities Act has been briefly discussed. Purpose of this blog This blog post delineates some of the major …

If media reports are to be believed, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019 is about to be tabled in the provincial assembly in a couple of days, proposing some drastic changes to the legislation framed by the Awami National Party-led provincial government in 2012 and subsequently amended by the PTI …

The present-day universities are functioning in an increasingly complex and turbulent surrounding. To meet the challenges of the competitive academic environment, flexibility and openness are getting critically important for the survival of academia. The public higher education institutions are required to adapt to changes in its working arrangement to outsmart …