THE Higher Education Commission (HEC) has introduced several fully-funded programmes for Pakistani students to pursue research-based studies, including PhD and master’s, from prestigious foreign universities.
The purpose of introducing these programmes was to create a critical mass of highly qualified resources equipped with scholarly knowledge and advanced pedagogy as well as research skills that could benefit the local universities and the country at large.
But, many of the research scholars could not complete their degrees despite receiving timely funding for four years from the HEC. While the HEC is responsible for not properly monitoring the performance and progress of the scholars, there is one other element that has been the major cause of delay in scholarly pursuits; Wolt! What is that, many of you might ask. Well, it is a famous on-demand food delivery service across Europe and in some other locations.
I have been a regular visitor to Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto Memorial Library, Larkana. This public library sees a large number of students, who come from different areas to study in a peaceful.