Decoding Local Architecture: The Socio-Cultural and Historical Impact of The Faisal Mosque as a National Landmark

Faisal Mosque designed by Vedat Delokay is an iconic architectural landmark that requires no introduction. Given its contradictory form in the canonized context of mosque architecture in South Asia, the complex has more to offer than just the quintessential definition of an area to offer prayer. In this article, 3rd year students of History and…

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Climate Action: Are We Doing Enough?

In 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change instituted a treaty to address the human influence on Earth’s climate systems. The treaty came into force two years later and the first Conference of Parties (COP1) was held in Berlin, in 1995. Fast forward nearly three decades and the UNFCCC has just wrapped up…

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Scientists from NUST develops 2 times more effective pain-relieving cream than Wintogeno

In countries like Pakistan where research commercialization is a new concept, NUST is already recognized for its efforts to develop marketable innovations to benefit the society. It is home to many eminent scientists and leading researchers like Professor Dr Murtaza Najabat Ali who are working tirelessly to conduct applied research and strengthen academia-industry linkages. Being…

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Am I a socially responsible researcher? Pillars and strategies

Research is now becoming a “gap task” that academics often do for their performance rankings and students for the fulfillment of their degree requirements. The question is what needs to be done to make academic researchers—both professors and students—socially responsible researchers. What strategies are required to assist researchers in going beyond this gap task approach…

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