English Columnists
Hukumat Masla-e-Balochistan Par Sanjeeda Nahi: Mirza Aslam Baig
25 February, 2012
Education: The PTI’s False Promises Won’t Help By Pervez Hoodbhoy
9 February, 2012Zero attention was paid to recent news which, in many a country, would justifiably have been cause for panic. But in Memogate obsessed Pakistan no military or civilian ruler — or any normally loquacious TV anchor — has yet commented upon the Annual Status of Education Report(ASER).Released one week ago, this damning indictment of Pakistan’s schools shows how badly the country is failing to teach children even the most elementary of skills. For a country with a huge youth bulge and a population growing out of control, the consequences are fearsome.
Vigil-Aunties By Bina Shah
24 January, 2012The writer is an author, most recently of Slum Child (2010). She has written for numerous publications including Dawn, The Friday Times and Chowk









