By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) A collection on teaching teachers titled Signature Pedagogies of Teacher Education in Pakistan has been launched on World Teachers Day by the Aga Khan Universitys Institute for Educational Development. The teaching…
AKU, Duke University collaborate to train next generation of leaders in non-communicable disease research
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) To address the critical gap in the response to the non-communicable disease (NCD) epidemic, the Aga Khan University (AKU), in partnership with Duke University, has designed a comprehensive, integrated, multi-disciplinary training…
Khawaja Naveeds reported judgements published in book form
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Having completed about five decades in the legal profession, Barrister Khawaja Naveed Ahmed, an ex-Judge of the High Court of Sindh, has been admired for his judicial acumen and proficiency.. The…
Survival kit for the earthquakes
Collosal is the loss of the Kashmir earthquake of October 8, 2005: Approximately 38,000 were injured and over 3.5 million rendered homeless. An estimated 19,000 children died in the earthquake, most of them in widespread collapses of school buildings. The…
Pakistans most distinct voice of Azeem Sarwar is no more
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Pakistans greatest-ever broadcaster whose voice was admired and recognized globally, Azeem Sarwar, passed away in Karachi, after briefly illness, on September 12. According to the family sources, he was hospitalized for…
NLA delegation calls on KUs LIS chairperson
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) A delegation of the National Library Association (NLA), headed by its President, Muzaffar Ali Shah, called on Prof Dr Farhat Hussain, the newly appointed chairperson of the University of Karachis Department…