Senator Dr Laghari has published the following articles
on issues of national importance. These articles are in addition to over
200 research publications in technical journals and conference proceedings
that are listed in the detailed CV under the link "Profile."
"It’s time for change”, The News, July 17, 2024
"Skills for success”, The News, June 08, 2024
"A new course”, The News, Oct 11, 2023
"The complex path of US-Pakistan ties”, The News, Sept 4, 2023
"The Power of Social Media", The News, May 6, 2022
"The Power of the Youth", The News, April 22, 2022.
"Pakistani Universities and Governance", The News, November 26, 2021
"University Rankings", The News, September 18, 2021
"Online Distance Learning", The News, September 8, 2021
"A Disruptive Game Changer", The News, August 17, 2021
"The New (Disruptive) World Order", The News, July 20, 2021
"Star Universities in West Asia", Daily Times, June 17, 2021
"Quality in Higher Education", The News, June 15, 2021
"HEC in Dire Straits", The News, May 30, 2021
"Meaningful Research", The News, May 6, 2021
"Undoing the HEC Damage", The News, April 24, 2021
"Search for the HEC Head", The News, April 15, 2021
"Fix the HEC", The News, April 8, 2021
"The HEC in a Mess", The News, April 1, 2021
“Technology
Enabled Nations”, Express Tribune, June 6, 2017
“Higher Education
Reforms”, The News, May 24, 2016
“Ranking
Universities”, The News, Mar 26, 2016
“The Transforming
Social Sciences Discipline”, The News, Feb 24, 2016
“Muslim Universities”, The
News, Jan 31, 2016
“Sands of Innovation”, The
News, October 3, 2015.
“In Search of a Vice
Chancellor”, The News, April 18, 2015.
“Top Notch
Universities”, The News, April 22, 2014.
“Fixing
Higher Education”, The News, Jan 31, 2014.
“Can Online
Learning Help Pakistan”, Express Tribune, Jan 10, 2014.
“Glacier
Melting and Hydroelectric Uncertainty in South Asia”, Express Tribune, Jan
3, 2014.
“In Defence
of the HEC”, The News, Dec 21, 2013.
‘An
Environment for Education’, The News, Nov 29, 2013.
‘Melting
Glaciers bring Energy Uncertainty’, Nature, Oct 31, 2013.
‘Knowledge
and the Tigers’, The News, Aug 1, 2013.
‘State of
Higher Education’, The News, July, 31, 2013.
‘Research
should lead the way’, The News, July 16, 2013.
‘Pakistan
Universities Excel Globally’, Jang Group HEC Special Report, July, 2013.
‘Flying
High’, The News, July 6, 2013.
‘Challenges
to Higher Education’, The Jang, June 6, 2013.
‘Higher
Education’, The News, June 6, 2013.
‘Higher Education
and Economic Development’, Express Tribune, May 29, 2013.
‘HEC: Points
& Counterpoints’, The News, Mar 14, 2013.
‘HEC and
Degree Verification’, The News, March 5, 2013.
‘Let the Task
Begin’, The News, February 27, 2013.
‘HEC’s
Working’, Letter to the Editor, Dawn, February 14, 2013.
‘HEC: The
Next 10 Years’, Newswatch, January,
2013.
‘HEC Working
to Promote Scholarships’, Letter to the Editor, Dawn, January 28, 2013.
‘Power Tussle
– HEC View’, Letter to the Editor, Dawn,
December 27, 2012.
‘Pakistan and
the OIC’, the News, November 19, 2012 ‘HEC: the next 10 Years’, The News,
December 10, 2012.
‘Laurels for Pakistani Research’, The News, August 2, 2012
Building
Universities’, The News, June 25, 2012.
‘Higher Education and National Development’,
The News Education Expo Supplement, June 13, 2012.
‘The Changing Dynamics of Higher
Education’, June 13, 2012.
‘Knowledge Economy’, The News,
May 21, 2012.
‘Laptops are the Answer’, Express
Tribune, May 6, 2012.
‘Ranking Universities’, Express
Tribune, March 2, 2012.
‘Revolution in Higher Education’,
The News, February 15, 2012.
‘Soft Revolution in Higher
Education’, Dawn, February 4, 2012.
‘Empires of the Mind – The
correlation between investing in education and economic prosperity is an
axiomatic one’, Newsweek, February 3, 2012.
‘The Energy Crisis’, The News,
January 14, 2012.
‘We’re Killing Education’, The
News, December 30, 2011.
‘Electric Energy Options’, Newswatch, December 2011.
‘A Quiet Revolution in Higher
Education’, Express Tribune, November 11, 2011.
‘Power for Peace’, The News,
October 28, 2011.
‘Potential of our Youth’, The
News, June 23, 2011.
"From Startup to Sustainability - Innovation and
incubation are essential for economic growth". Newsweek Sept. 30‚ 2011
http://newsweekpakistan.com/the-take/447
"The Plausible Rise of Asia - Will Pakistan
feature in an Asian Century?". Newsweek Sept. 2 & 9‚ 2011
http://www.newsweekpakistan.com/the-take/403
"The Real War With India
- If we want to compete, we need to invest more in higher education".
Newsweek July 29‚ 2011
http://newsweekpakistan.com/the-take/364
"Higher Education
Reforms", Dawn, May 12, 2011.
http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/12/higher-education-reform.html
"Running Out –
Pakistan risks being left behind", Newsweek, May 6, 2011.
http://www.newsweekpakistan.com/the-take/310
"Enter the
Unraveling- Islamabad is trying to fix what ain’t
broke", Newsweek, April 25, 2011.
http://www.newsweekpakistan.com/the-take/297
"We Never Learn:
Pakistan must put its money where its mouth it", Newsweek, November 1,
2010
http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/AboutHEC/Incharge-Of-HEC/Pages/News.aspx
"Reforms in Higher Education",
Dawn, Sept 29, 2010
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/letters-to-the-editor/reforms-in-higher-education-990
"Knowledge is
Power", Dawn, July 7, 2010
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/editorial/knowledge-is-power-770
"Higher Education", The News, May 8,
2010
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=238003
"Quality in Higher Education",
The News, Feb 11, 2010
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=223552
"Challenges in Higher Education", Dawn,
January 4, 2010
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/editorial/
challenges-in-higher-education-410
"The Centurion Leader",
The Nation, December 23, 2008
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Columns/23-Dec-2008/The-centurion-leader
"Challenges and Opportunities", The
Nation, October 09, 2008
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Columns/09-Oct-2008/Challenges-and-opportunities
"The Lion King", The News, April 4, 2008
http://iaoj.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/shaheed-zulfikar-ali-bhutto-the-lion-king/
"Pakistan and Central Asia: Post-Bhutto
Implications", Lecture at the Paul H. Nitze
School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University,
Washington DC , January 25, 2008
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/centers/caci/audio.html
"Pakistan's Upcoming Election: A View From the
Late Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party", The Brookings
Institution, Washington, DC, January 21 , 2008
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2008/0122_pakistan.aspx
"PPP leaders
flay Musharraf", Rediff News, January 23 , 2008
http://search.rediff.com/news/2008/jan/23pakemergency1.htm
"A Ruler of hearts", The News, January 19, 2008
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=91881
"Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Peoples Party",EMEL Magazine,January 2008 Issue
http://www.benazirbhutto.org/Emergency-ArticlesCommentaries.htm#PPP
"The constitution is subject to amendments as per
democratic aspirations of the people and their representatives", Indus Asia Online Journal, December 5, 2007
http://iaoj.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/the-constitution-is-subject-to-amendments-as-per-democratic-aspirations-of-the-people-and-their-representatives/
"Musharraf rule has created energy crisis",
Frontier Post, December 25, 2007
http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=hn&nid=634&ad=25-12-2007
"PPP accuses govt for creating energy crisis in country",Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX,
December 24, 2007
http://news.tradingcharts.com/futures/6/6/102571566.html
"The Way Ahead", Dawn,
October 26, 2007
http://www.dawn.com/2007/10/26/letted.htm#9
"Pakistan's Choice", The
Guardian, Sept 3, 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,,2161059,00.html
"Power Mess and Energy
Conservation", Dawn, April 23, 2007
http://dawn.com/2007/04/23/ebr12.htm
"What's the Big Deal", Dawn, April 21, 2007
http://www.dawn.com/2007/04/21/letted.htm
"The Centurion Leader", The News, April 4, 2007
http://www.bhutto.org/Articles/Article-53.htm
"Charter of Freedom", The Nation, September
1, 2006
http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/sep-2006/1/columns3.php
"Power Vision for
Pakistan", Dawn, July 24, 2006 and The Nation, August 14, 2006
http://dawn.com/2006/07/24/ed.htm#4
http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/august-2006/14/bnews7.php
