12-23-2009, 05:11 PM
Dear Awais
In my view, your cousin is right as far as difficulty is concerned, though these are not comparable as other two are designations not degrees. I think PhD in Economics should be compared to PhD in Accounting or Finance. I don't think we have any concept of PhD's in accounting or finance in Pakistan. Perhaps IBA or LUMS offer those, but never saw actual person getting it from there. Also, not even in Pakistan but also abroad, PhD from even a normal university is very difficult. However, reasons for its difficulty in Pakistan are different than universities in abroad. I don't know exactly what the current situation is in Pakistan after Dr. Atta ur Rahman's initiatives, but certainly before him, conditions were not so good in Pakistan.
Regards
In my view, your cousin is right as far as difficulty is concerned, though these are not comparable as other two are designations not degrees. I think PhD in Economics should be compared to PhD in Accounting or Finance. I don't think we have any concept of PhD's in accounting or finance in Pakistan. Perhaps IBA or LUMS offer those, but never saw actual person getting it from there. Also, not even in Pakistan but also abroad, PhD from even a normal university is very difficult. However, reasons for its difficulty in Pakistan are different than universities in abroad. I don't know exactly what the current situation is in Pakistan after Dr. Atta ur Rahman's initiatives, but certainly before him, conditions were not so good in Pakistan.
Regards