Rabia Wali Are we free or still entangled in some colonial myth of Law and order which helped to detain people for as long as one fell in the broad spectrum of preventive laws? No, we are not, which further…
By: Ali Mehdi Zaidi Inequality of education is a process on a spectrum. There are the entirely excluded. Individuals who, either because the vile uncle does not like women educated or because even the desire for education struggles to survive…
The huge divide in our education system is known to everyone in Pakistan, so this edition of The Students’ Herald aims to highlight another serious aspect of this divide. This aspect became magnified in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdowns: the immense…
Fatima Shahzad How many times have you heard, “Socialism is inconsistent with our nature because human beings are inherently selfish” or that “Hierarchies exist in nature, thus an egalitarian society cannot exist”? Unfortunately, this is a notion all too common…
There is no doubt that there has been a long history of manipulation, control, forceful silencing and crackdown on dissenting voices and ideas in our country from colonial to post-colonial times. But ever since the Tabdeeli Sarkaar had held its…
By Salman Sikandar If we were to imagine a Nazi Pakistan, it won’t be something like we see in movies about Nazi Germany apparently. There won’t be any Swastikas hanging on huge red flags but there will be pictures of…
Malaika Chishty Gathering, assessing and disseminating information to present it as news for the interest of masses is described as Journalism, and granting constitutional protection to Journalism is known as Freedom of Press.
Maryam Shakeel “Keh Hum Ek Ho Jaein” Pakistan’s social and political landscape always subsisted a dispute resting on ethnicity and identity conflicts. Balochistan, one of the most persistent subject to underdevelopment, could be considered as a residence of such clashes.…
Eshm Suhaib Pakistan has had a long, sordid history of laws that have been used and abused to silence those disagreeing with the state or mainstream beliefs. This trend, starting with Zia ul-Haq’s retrogressive policies, has appeared to continue with…
This week, The Students’ Herald is recalling two tragic events from our country’s history. The first event is the military coup led by General Ziaul Haq against the government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. The second event is the demise of…