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Dr Javaid Laghari
Dr Javaid Laghari

  • December 01, 2025

    US–Pakistan strategic ties

    The flag of Pakistan flies among American flags. — AFP/FilePakistan...

  • October 13, 2025

    Achieving digital literacy

    This representational image shows a person reading a book. —...

  • September 11, 2025

    Skills vs degrees

    This representational image shows the Artificial Intelligence Logo. —...

  • August 20, 2025

    AI and higher education?

    This representational picture shows a human-like robot waving at viewers....

  • July 21, 2025

    A new era of learning

    Visitors stand near a sign of artificial intelligence at an AI robot...

  • July 21, 2025

    A new era of learning

    Visitors stand near a sign of artificial intelligence at an AI robot...

  • June 28, 2025

    Visionary HEC leadership

    The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan was established in 2002 with...

  • June 28, 2025

    Visionary HEC leadership

    The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan was established in 2002 with...

  • May 12, 2025

    Technology for a safer future

    Artificial Intelligence has become a transformative force in various sectors, and its implications for national security cannot be overstated. AI offers a promising avenue to enhance its national...

  • April 04, 2025

    Water catastrophe

    Pakistan was considered water-abundant country, with per capita water availability being 5650 cubic meters in 1951

  • March 21, 2025

    AI is the new power

    If the nation fails to act now, it risks being left vulnerable in a world increasingly shaped by AI

  • February 20, 2025

    The race for AI supremacy

    Trump announces $500bn investment to build AI infrastructure and secure edge over international competitors

  • January 22, 2025

    Bridging the skills gap

    Report assesses readiness of over 190 countries to meet demands of the international job market

  • December 16, 2024

    Sindh’s new VC rules

    This policy shift diverges significantly from global practices in higher education governance

  • October 13, 2024

    Where’s Pakistan in the rankings?

    A representational image showing the silhouette of students wearing...

  • September 08, 2024

    The Pakistani-American vote

    Unofficial estimates suggest that there are currently over one million Pakistani-Americans, with more than 400,000 living in Texas alone

  • August 19, 2024

    How Pakistan can compete in the global tech arena

    In my recent oped piece for this newspaper , I highlighted key technologies that have the potential to rapidly advance Pakistan’s economy and proposed a strategic path forward.

  • July 17, 2024

    IT’s time for change

    Today, top four companies globally — Apple, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Alphabet — are all IT giants

  • June 08, 2024

    Skills for success

    Estimates push annual exports to $10 billion over the next three years

  • October 12, 2023

    A new course

    The Forum for Dialogue and Diplomacy in Houston, Texas, recently convened...

  • September 04, 2023

    The complex path of US-Pakistan ties

    The intricate dance between Pakistan and the US has been marked by twists...

  • May 06, 2022

    The power of social media

    The Russia-Ukraine war has been rightly called the ‘World Cyberwar I’...

  • April 22, 2022

    The power of the youth

    Pakistan has a population of 220 million people, which includes 48...

  • November 26, 2021

    Pakistani universities and governance

    University governance is much more complex than what many believe,...

  • September 18, 2021

    University rankings

    Recently, a number of Pakistani universities made the headlines when the...

  • September 08, 2021

    Online distance learning

    In Pakistan, less than 12 percent of eligible students in the 17-23 age...

  • August 17, 2021

    A disruptive game changer

    Pakistan exported $25 billion worth of goods during the current year, its...

  • July 20, 2021

    The new (disruptive) world order

    We live in a world of innovation and technological disruptions today....

  • June 15, 2021

    Quality in higher education

    Since its establishment in 2002, the HEC has seen many ups and down in...

  • May 30, 2021

    HEC in dire straits

    The proposed allocation by the government for the coming financial year 2021-22 is still Rs65 billion

  • May 06, 2021

    Meaningful research

    The best-known examples of technology-based knowledge economies built...

  • April 24, 2021

    Undoing the HEC damage

    Considerable damage has been done to higher education in the last three...

  • April 15, 2021

    Search for the HEC head

    The Higher Education Commission is the engine for the socio-economic...

  • April 08, 2021

    Fix the HEC

    The vision of HEC is to serve as an engine for the socio-economic...

  • April 01, 2021

    The HEC in a mess

    The HEC is a national institution that can take the country on its path to economic recovery, development, and prosperity.

  • May 24, 2016

    Higher education reforms

    The UK’s Quacquarelli Symonds , a global ranking body, has for the...

  • January 31, 2016

    Muslim universities

    iThe prestigious international journal, ‘Nature’, recently...

  • October 15, 2015

    Shooting for the stars

    The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-16 were recently announced, with the US taking the lead with six of its universities in the top 10: CalTech ; Stanford , MIT , Harvard ,...

  • October 03, 2015

    Sands of innovation

    The Clinton School of Public Service, University of Arkansas, one of the oldest and reputed higher education institutions of America, tweeted this week that my 2011 lecture at the Clinton School ...

  • April 18, 2015

    In search of a vice-chancellor

    The Punjab government recently advertised for the position of vice chancellor for 10 public universities. With 95 public universities in Pakistan and a VC tenure being four years, the government on...