Dr Taimoor ul Hassan

Dr Taimoor Ul Hassan

Diverse leadership: Challenges and opportunities

  AS I assumed the charge of Dean of the School of Digital and Cinematic Arts at the Institute of Art and Culture (IAC), I…

Dr Taimoor Ul Hassan

Pakistan’s education system

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…

Dr Taimoor Ul Hassan

Media education in transition

  MEDIA education is currently passing through a quiet but fundamental transformation. The issue is no longer limited to curriculum design or pedagogical updates. It…

Dr Taimoor Ul Hassan

Iran-US ceasefire, calculations and politics of war

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…

Dr Taimoor Ul Hassan

Reforming media conferences

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…

Dr Taimoor Ul Hassan

Pak communication disaster

  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…

Dr Taimoor Ul Hassan

Too large to govern: Case for smarter administration

  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…

Dr Taimoor Ul Hassan

Hasina conviction shifts South Asian dynamics

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…

Dr Taimoor Ul Hassan

Punjab’s local governance

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…

Dr Taimoor Ul Hassan

Afghanistan & Pakistan: From strategic depth to strategic doubt

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…

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