It is well known that there are three pillars of a state, legislature, judiciary and executive. Over the past 70+ years, we have witnessed that a vacuum created
due to responsibilities not addressed by one has been attempted to be filled by the
other. Moreover, it will be an injustice if the influence of media, journalism and
defense forces is not mentioned. Whether the impact of each has been in the
interest of the state in the long run or not, the topic is a never-ending debate. However, one thing is for sure and casually assuming that many will agree, that every institute has played the blame game to avoid public judgment. What we
conveniently ignore, and I would emphasise, is that we, the people, form and make
these institutions. One’s attitude, psychology, perspective, and preference come
together to form a collective response for the respective institute. It is said that a
chain is only as strong as its weakest link, the one with an invalid character, or to
sugar coat one with poor moral judgment can place the whole institution in
jeopardy. There is a dire need to invest quantitatively and qualitatively in human
resource management and human skill development. I firmly believe that
education can turn things around for Pakistan and that the government and
private institutions in partnership with the industry carry the responsibility. More than 60% of our population is below 30, yet we invest only a crumb of
our GDP in education and allied domains, so much so that less than 2% of the
population gets past 16 years of education. Moreover, the quality of education we
deliver to the top 2% of our population, which has to pay a very hefty price to get
there in the first place, is below average if not outdated. One of the reasons is the
extensive commercialisation of education. Educational institutes need to
understand that it is not the campus that makes a university but the students it
grooms. The reason behind such an emphatic stress on education is due to fact
that the 2% of the population today, will be the drivers of the economy and
become representatives of the state tomorrow. It is imperative to mention that
there is a dire need to inculcate and integrate such academic strategies which
enhance adversity, emotional and social quotients, and intelligence quotient for
the students. The success of an institution and, more broadly, the prosperity of a
nation may be ensured by having an impeccable and incorruptible character and a
sound moral and ethical judgement. Such a respectful status can only be acquired
and achieved through quality education

When Leaders Become Incorruptible
It is well known that there are three pillars of a state, legislature, judiciary
[ ] and executive. Over the past 70+ years, we have witnessed that a vacuum created
due to responsibilities not addressed by one has been attempted to be filled by the
other. Moreover, it will be an injustice if the influence of media, journalism and
defense forces is not mentioned. Whether the impact of each has been in the
interest of the state in the long run or not, the topic is a never-ending debate. However, one thing is for sure and casually assuming that many will agree, that every institute has played the blame game to avoid public judgment. What we
conveniently ignore, and I would emphasise, is that we, the people, form and make
these institutions. One’s attitude, psychology, perspective, and preference come
together to form a collective response for the respective institute. It is said that a
chain is only as strong as its weakest link, the one with an invalid character, or to
sugar coat one with poor moral judgment can place the whole institution in
jeopardy. There is a dire need to invest quantitatively and qualitatively in human
resource management and human skill development. I firmly believe that
education can turn things around for Pakistan and that the government and
private institutions in partnership with the industry carry the responsibility. More than 60% of our population is below 30, yet we invest only a crumb of
our GDP in education and allied domains, so much so that less than 2% of the
population gets past 16 years of education. Moreover, the quality of education we
deliver to the top 2% of our population, which has to pay a very hefty price to get
there in the first place, is below average if not outdated. One of the reasons is the
extensive commercialisation of education. Educational institutes need to
understand that it is not the campus that makes a university but the students it
grooms. The reason behind such an emphatic stress on education is due to fact
that the 2% of the population today, will be the drivers of the economy and
become representatives of the state tomorrow. It is imperative to mention that
there is a dire need to inculcate and integrate such academic strategies which
enhance adversity, emotional and social quotients, and intelligence quotient for
the students. The success of an institution and, more broadly, the prosperity of a
nation may be ensured by having an impeccable and incorruptible character and a
sound moral and ethical judgement. Such a respectful status can only be acquired
and achieved through quality education