Beyond Return and Resettlement: The impact of Exposure and Interactions on the Post-Conflict Development of North Waziristan

As the title suggests, our study documents the impact of exposure and interactions on the post-conflict development of North Waziristan. It avoids the reductionist approach of subjecting the discourse around Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) to mere marginalized bodies. Instead, our study helps us understand how, through the ‘networks of interactions’ and exposure, returnees can meaningfully…

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NUST conducted Entrepreneurship Training Program for low-skilled labour

Pakistan as a developing nation faces a complex set of challenges that contribute to its relatively low level of economic development and high poverty rate. It is a nation characterised by high birth rate, declining death rate, smaller labour force than population size and having one of the lowest national per capita incomes in the…

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NUST Researchers Won HEC Grant under NRPU for waste-to-energy conversion from Municipal Solid Waste

Tenured Associate Professor, SCME and Director National Science and Technology Park (NSTP), Dr. Salman Raza Naqvi as Principal investigator along with Assistant Professor Dr. Taqi Mehran SCME, Associate Professor Dr. Erum Pervaiz SCME and Associate Professor Dr. Syed Ali Ammar Taqvi, NED won potential 11 MPKR research grant from HEC on National Research Proposal for…

COVID-19: Reshaping Politics, Economy and Society

While we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in 2020, COVID-19 is restyling the priorities of globalization. The actions of states–whether these are preferences for strategic and economic interests over managing the shifting sands of climate change, perils of livelihoods, or matters of lives – reflect that the world is changing and the challenges…

Finding Innovative & Creative Solutions for Society (FICS) “2020”

Finding Innovative & Creative Solutions for Society (FICS) is a flagship program of the National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) that encourages Undergraduate and Postgraduate students to devise technology-based solutions focusing on social problems.  In line with NUST’s mission to promote innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization, FICS as a concept, aligns well with the United…