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One of the most challenging tasks in one’s life is choosing the right path for his/her professional career.  No wonder the task of picking an occupation is overwhelming, with a wide variety of professions to choose from, with diverging forces to accommodate with. After getting through the initial benchmark qualification which …

In fact, smart cheaters always find a way to beat the technology. These criminals can easily escape Turnitin, the similarity index detection tool, with impunity. They successfully maneuver, to outsmart the software algorithm and nothing is going to stop them. Some of the tricks played by the students with the …

I am starting this blog post with a story of one of my ex-colleague who was found involved in plagiarism while applying for admission in the Ph.D program some ten years back. Sharing a small cosy office with me, my fellow employee was looking for admission in the top-ranking universities …

Maham Maham, a Facebook user, the other day, asked a simple question on the group-‘Research Paper Request’, “I want to know- how to begin with a research work.?. I do not have any topic and I really need to do research work. I will be very pleased if someone please …

In this blog post, some of the major challenges confronted by the institutes of higher education in Pakistan are discussed in detail. The aim is to provide the policymakers and educational leadership with a deeper insight into the problamatic areas in the higher education sector in the country for reforms …

After twenty-two years of strenuous efforts and persistent struggle, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, led by the maverick Khan, finally emerged victorious in what I feel to be one of the most transparent, organized and disciplined electoral exercises, the country has witnessed since inception despite serious allegations of spoofing. Nevertheless, this election marked …

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 …

I feel honored to have the privilege to meet Ghani Khan, for the first time, when I was a student at the Government College Lahore. During my summer vacations, I visited his residence, placed in a remote village Muhammad Nari in Charsadda. Sitting in a wheelchair, he warmly welcomed me. …

One thing, I envisage, at this critical moment, is that only those students would stand out and excel in the entrance test who make the best use of these few crucial days left in the conduction of the test, while others doom to fail who find themselves culpable of wasting …

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 …