Poverty, diseases, climate change, ethnic conflicts, institutional imbalance, and regional conflicts are the most alarming threats to Pakistan. Pakistan being an underdeveloped country, more than one-third of its population lives below the poverty line, and the vast majority lacks access to basic human rights and needs like health, education, food, safe water, a safe environment, […]
Author: Zahid Alam
Eurocentric Ideas in the National Education Policy of Pakistan
It is assertive that Pakistan’s National Education Policy brings in little benefits because of the domination of Eurocentric biases that dominated our development thinking through Western-centric research and pedagogical arrangements. The education policy landscape has been revamped by globalization. Education development in Pakistan is seen as a hegemonic form of representation of international development institutions […]
A critic of single national curriculum policy of Pakistan
Education has been included in the concurrent list in the constitution of 1973. This means the subject of Education will lie with the federal or central Government and the Provincial Government. After the 18th amendment, the subject of Education and all the matters, including curriculum as the main pillar to achieve the nation’s vision and […]
IMF’s Bailout Programs: A tool to create its hegemony over Third World countries
Pakistan has always been a recipient of the IMF lended money as a part of their foreign aid program. The country has always faced an issue to maintain an equilibrium of its balance of payment supports. Moreover, Pakistan is an economy which is mostly supported by the imported goods, so the country has been consistently […]
Presence of neo-colonial infirmity in policy making of Pakistan
The idea of Neo-Colonial Elitism and Superiority is still present in current policies of Pakistan. The superiority of the Institutions is still a part of Pakistani Policies. The institutions during the colonial rule were not designed in a way to serve people rather they were meant to exploit them, the same is with our institutions. […]
Involvement of Hegemon states and the development of Pakistan
In the context of Pakistan, the development is dependent on the western hegemon states, especially the United States of America. With the influx of US funding through USAID, its participation in Pakistan’s policy initiatives was brought into sharp focus. This resulted in further American involvement in Pakistani institutions through a variety of channels, including trade, […]
AIIMS website hacking issue, Delhi police launched investigation
An inquiry into the suspected malware attack at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, has been started by a special cell of the Delhi police. Official sources claim that a team from the Central Forensic Lab (CFSL) has been sent in to examine the AIIMS Delhi server that has been attacked in […]
Spain letter bombs: Spanish PM targeted amid spate of explosive packages
Spain has stepped up security after revealing several letter bombs have recently been sent to high-profile targets, including the prime minister. On Wednesday, an employee of the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid was lightly injured when a similar device exploded. Officials say the defense minister was among the other targets. Another device was also sent to […]