Khawaja M Ali Butt

Courtrooms aren’t movie sets
- By Khawaja M Ali Butt
- July 16, 2025
COURTROOMS in real life are quiet, slow and complex. But in films, they are battlegrounds where truth emerges through powerful monologues, surprise witnesses and heroic…

Anti-Harassment Act vs HEC policy
- By Khawaja M Ali Butt
- May 3, 2025
DESPITE well-meaning efforts to combat harassment in academic spaces, Pakistan’s legal and institutional framework remains marred by contradictions. A glaring example is the lack of…

HEC’s GEP 2023: Standards vs flexibility
- By Khawaja M Ali Butt
- February 7, 2025
THE Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has introduced the Graduate Education Policy (GEP) 2023, a significant move toward standardizing the country’s academic programs…

Upholding minority rights in education
- By Khawaja M Ali Butt
- November 9, 2024
PAKISTAN’S Constitution lays a strong foundation for safeguarding the rights of all citizens, particularly religious minorities. Article 22 of the Constitution ensures that no person…