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Lessons from Implementation of Educational Reforms in Pakistan: Implications for Policy and Practice

Takbir Ali, Sarfaroz Niyozov

An insight into the future of education offers research-based accounts gleaned from multi-year education improvement projects in Pakistan.


Desis Divided: The Political Lives of South Asian Americans

Sangay K. Mishra

South Asian Americans are one of the largest groups of immigrants in the United States, but internal distinctions lead to multiple, and often varied, paths of political inclusion in the US.


Ocean Rift: Memoirs of Admiral Lodi

M.A.K Lodi

The author shares the story of his life from early days spent in a village in Punjab, to a career that saw him rise from initial appointment as a Royal Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve to retiring as Rear Admiral from the Pakistan Navy.


The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years

Sonia Shah

The journalist tracks malaria’s jagged ascent from the New World to the third world, arguing that calling it a “backward” and “rural” malady is one of modern medicines biggest errors of judgement.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, May 27th, 2018

Opinion

Editorial

Kashmir unresolved
Updated 30 Sep, 2026

Kashmir unresolved

The just solution lies in India addressing the issue through a trilateral dialogue involving the legitimate representatives of the Kashmiri people and Pakistan.
Water shortage
30 Sep, 2026

Water shortage

THAT the country is entering the Rabi season with an anticipated water shortage of nearly 25pc, the lowest carryover...
Young hearts
30 Sep, 2026

Young hearts

THE observance may have passed, but the message of World Heart Day should not fade with it. The occasion is a useful...
Terror and politics
Updated 29 Sep, 2026

Terror and politics

There is an urgent need to tone down the rhetoric and tackle terrorism as a collective challenge for both the affected provinces and the federation.
Watching the glaciers
29 Sep, 2026

Watching the glaciers

THE latest signs from Pakistan’s mountains are worrying. Suparco says the number of unfrozen glacial lakes it...
Dangerous agenda
29 Sep, 2026

Dangerous agenda

AS the world remains fixated on the US-Iran conflict, elsewhere in the Middle East, Israel is consolidating its grip...