Learning and Life

Stephen Covey's first habit advice to anti-corruption proponents: First habit of highly successful people states that focusing on circ...

Had corruption been the cause of our problems, then IK's "clean" govt's anti-corruption drive should have been showing b...

Did you order pizza (or an expensive meal) and asked your doorman (ملازم،چوکیدار) to pay the bill which ran into thousands (typically Rs 3...

During a strategic management meeting on last Sunday (29th September, 2019), a leading industrial group chairman gave the following advice ...

Very sad. It was very sad to learn that Dr. Javier Poncela, a Professor at the University of Malaga, Spain had passed away. Dr Poncela wa...

"I am proud to be the Prime Minister of U-Turns. Only an idiot does not take a U-Turn." He has the audacity, impertinence and ins...

Ghotki rampage occurs when government supporters encourage harassment and lawlessness. What do u expect from PTI juveniles who promote stre...

In "How Children Fail", the acclaimed author John Holt describes how children stop using their mind, and fail. It is quite eviden...

عصائے کلیمی، رسم شبیری، جادو سامری، رسم سلمان و اویس قرنی، در خیبر، کار خلیلی، بحر ظلمات میں گھوڑے، لیلی' بھی ہم نشیں، پیچ و تاب رازی، ...

Sweeping generalizations are typically false. None, All, Never, Ever are words that indicate tendency for over simplification. Example, all ...

[To understand the context of this post, please read  At What Cost! Why Compute Economic Costs of Faulty Political Decisions ] DoN (Doctrin...

The mythology that has been sold to the entire Muslim world and especially in Pakistan is that our backwardness is because of our backwardn...

Myth: Bigger Infrastructure Means Better Education: We were told that only high-quality universities should be allowed to come up. Primar...

This is a time to reflect on our traditions and culture of Eid. I am wondering how many of Pakistanis are still experiencing these. There a...

My hero of 1965 War: Major (R) Shah M Ismail at Chawinda Tank Battle. Rauf Mamoo (as known in the family) related to us of his experience a...

I spent 6 months in SUPARCO in 1987 before resigning and leaving for US for PhD. They were trying to design for several years a signal-filt...

DoN Quixote and his Sancho Panzas tilting at the windmills. 1: DoN Quixote tilting at the windmills, through the Sancho Panza 2018-2023. F...

Why Education and Why Higher Education What is the Purpose of Education What does it mean to be well educated and what is our mission ...

Faculty, Parents and my dear students: As I look at your beaming faces full of hope and aspirations and great expectations of your future...

Today I got off from the board meeting early and my flight was in the evening. I had a few hours to kill with nothing to do. I chanced upo...