For the first time in Pakistan, Friends of Paraplegics (FOP), in collaboration with the Embassy of Germany and National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), launched the “Accessible Pakistan Application” at the university’s main campus on 9th March,2020. The application draws upon a unique concept that focuses on the social integration of Persons with Disabilities…
A seminar on Generation Equality, the 5th goal of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, was held at the National University of Sciences and Technology. The seminar’s focus was on the year 2020 being the year of gender equality, the year of enabling women to influence the decisions about their future, and how empowering women can…
There is a need to provisionally suspend the traditional periodization of history as ancient, medieval, and modern and instead take the 11th century CE as the point of departure for the modern global rise and dominance of the West. Doing this allows us to see first that the 11th century marked a reversal of almost…
Every now and then a story about someone’s attempt to take his/her own life reported through electronic, print or social media clenches our heart with deep remorse and sadness. Often the stories give an account of the harsh attitude of a teacher, bad grades and conflicts with parents or friends as the trigger of self-injurious…
