Pakistan, March 22 -- Since the late 1970s, Pakistan has experienced a radical shift towards a certain brand of extremism which has devoured the socio-economic and cultural dynamics of the state. Lack of quality education and abysmal state of affairs in the public sector have further aggravated polarisation in the society.
Earlier this week, the tragic murder of Associate Professor Khalid Hameed, the head of the English department of a local college in Bahawalpur, reminds of us that extremism can only be contained through the reformation of the society. His killer Khateeb Hussain, a 20 years old 5th semester BS student, had no regrets in admitting the gruesome act. In his opinion, the professor was promoting 'obscenity' by organising a wel...