I am a part of a society where we have to think, before we think, to think it or, not to think it. Here questioning and thinking critically can lead to sedition or blasphemy. Your question either hurts religion or is branded seditious against state. Whole generation has been raised—except few—without the habit of questioning….
Noman Mehsud America who once was leading the UN but today is facing internal political, economic and social unrest. Now there are two major blunders made by Americans which led them to this destructive situation. Number one, after the cold war with the collapse of USSR, America became arrogant. They should be proud of their…
Azhar Irfan Democracy, in order to be a reality and a way of life, has to be introduced from the very beginning of our development as individuals. Democratic values like liberty, equality, justice, dignity, co-operation and the act of sharing responsibilities have the potential to enrich the learning process, making it more effective and impactful….
Balach The recent student protests against the callous policies of the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) proved a victory for student activist when the PMC announced that it would revise the syllabus to accommodate students demands for entry tests to medical colleges. Announcing that the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) will be held on…
Report: Students Herald For nearly 7 months now, students at Beaconhouse National University (BNU) have been trying to convince their administration to install elevators on campus. The administration has repeatedly failed to acknowledge the importance of the issue at hand, and is apathetic to the needs of students with disabilities. In early March 2020, after…
Yesterday at LUMS a considerable amount of student protestors descended upon the campus at around 1pm. Students demanded that the campus be opened safely as soon as possible. They wanted an update on what the admins strategy is regarding reopening, considering how the campus has remained closed for the past 7 months giving the administration…
Pashtun Students Council Multan members did a protest march from Multan to Quetta followed by a protest camp near Press Club Quetta to demand the restoration of their scholarships in different universities of Punjab. Today marks the 4th day of their protest camp but no one from the Balochistan government has approached the protesting students….
Our souls are shattered and hearts are broken each day, when we hear about the rape of a child, or a woman at the hands of some monster. We feel baffled when a ‘not’ man is humiliated or mutilated, at the hands of some shameless ‘honour’, and pained of uncountable tragedies inflicted by the murderous…
Munir ud din writes about the structural problems resulting in violence against women In Pakistan, amid issues of national security, India’s brutality in Kashmir and corruption—only of targeted group—violence against women seldom succeeds in securing space on mainstream media. Violence against women is carried out at all three level: state, societal and domestic. But, when…
Usama Malick writes about the Afghan Peace Process There are no two opinions when it comes to Afghanistan that it has been a war-torn region for four decades ever since the beginning of Soviet Invasion in 1979.The worst came when US-led troops ousted The Taliban in 2001 by launching airstrikes where the latter had settlements…
