Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
Diverse leadership: Challenges and opportunities
- By Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
- July 21, 2026
AS I assumed the charge of Dean of the School of Digital and Cinematic Arts at the Institute of Art and Culture (IAC), I…
Pakistan’s education system
- By Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
- May 5, 2026
PAKISTAN’S education system today reflects a long history of ambitious promises and uneven delivery. From the early years of independence to the present, education has…
Media education in transition
- By Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
- April 18, 2026
MEDIA education is currently passing through a quiet but fundamental transformation. The issue is no longer limited to curriculum design or pedagogical updates. It…
Iran-US ceasefire, calculations and politics of war
- By Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
- April 11, 2026
IN a dramatic and consequential turn, Pakistan has emerged as a central diplomatic actor, brokering a two week ceasefire between the United States and Iran…
Reforming media conferences
- By Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
- February 22, 2026
MEDIA conferences in Pakistan often promise intellectual stimulation but deliver little beyond optics. A recent media conference at a private university in Lahore illustrates this…
Pak communication disaster
- By Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
- February 3, 2026
WHILE Pakistan argues with itself, India’s scripts, shoots and streams steadily win the narrative war. Indian films, web series and OTT platforms are no…
Too large to govern: Case for smarter administration
- By Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
- December 5, 2025
AT a recent session at Iqra University in Karachi, former Mayor of Lahore Mian Amer Mahmood spoke about Pakistan’s governance challenges and the strain…
Hasina conviction shifts South Asian dynamics
- By Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
- November 21, 2025
SHEIKH Hasina Wajid’s conviction for crimes against humanity by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal marks a seismic moment in South Asian politics and its reverberations are…
Punjab’s local governance
- By Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
- October 31, 2025
PUNJAB’S recent decision to hold local bodies elections on a non-party basis offers a unique lens to understand the intersection of federalism, provincial autonomy and…
Afghanistan & Pakistan: From strategic depth to strategic doubt
- By Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
- October 19, 2025
FOR decades, Pakistan’s Afghan policy revolved around the idea of strategic depth. The belief was that a friendly government in Kabul would allow Pakistan to…
