Dr M Bilal Tahir

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One University, one mission

IMAGINE if every public university in Pakistan became responsible for solving the biggest economic and social challenges within a 100-kilometre radius of its campus. Faisalabad’s…

Punjabs Shift To Electric Vehicles

Why academia-industry links fail at the first step!

  PAKISTAN’S higher education system stands at a critical crossroads. Despite decades of investment in universities through the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan and provincial bodies…

Punjabs Shift To Electric Vehicles

Invisible grid: Is wireless electricity finally within reach?

  MORE than a century after Nikola Tesla imagined a world where electricity could flow invisibly through the air, the idea is returning from the…

Punjabs Shift To Electric Vehicles

Recyclable protein textiles against the microplastic era

  THE textile industry is entering a moment of uncomfortable truth: the fabrics that dress modern life are quietly contaminating the planet. A new scientific…

Punjabs Shift To Electric Vehicles

Climate crisis at our doorstep

  ANOTHER summer has arrived in Pakistan, and once again the country stands under the shadow of an unforgiving heatwave season. Temperatures are rising earlier,…

Punjabs Shift To Electric Vehicles

In turbulent times, universities must be led, not managed

IT is time to say this plainly: universities do not merely need better management—they need stronger leadership. The distinction is not semantic. It is existential.…

Punjabs Shift To Electric Vehicles

Quantum sensing & Pakistan’s next leap in applied science

IN the global conversation on emerging technologies, quantum computing often captures the headlines. Yet, a quieter and arguably more immediate revolution is unfolding in quantum…

Punjabs Shift To Electric Vehicles

E-waste in Pakistan: The silent tsunami of digital age

PAKISTAN’S digital transformation is accelerating—smartphones, laptops, solar inverters and consumer electronics are penetrating every tier of society. Yet beneath this progress lies a silent and…

Punjabs Shift To Electric Vehicles

Darkness by design

PAKISTAN is dimming its lights again—this time by design. The government’s decision to enforce roughly 2.25 hours of daily outages during peak evening demand is…

Punjabs Shift To Electric Vehicles

Education 5.0: Reclaiming human in an algorithmic age

  THERE is a quiet but consequential shift underway in global higher education. Universities—long defined by lecture halls, rigid disciplines and degree pipelines—are being compelled…

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