World food prices tick higher

[ad_1] PARIS: Global food commodity prices edged higher in June, supported by higher meat, vegetable oil and dairy prices, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in a basket of internationally traded food commodities, averaged 128.0 points in June, up 0.5% from May. … Read more

Collapse of higher education

[ad_1] The quiet shutdown of postgraduate programmes at Karachi University should concern anyone still holding out hope for public education in Pakistan. More than 10 departments, including Criminology, Health and Physical Education, and Islamic Banking, will not be accepting MPhil or PhD students in 2025. The reason is embarrassing: the university no longer has the … Read more