For a long time, films were analysed in a one-dimensional way. Many critics conveniently brush this form of art under the umbrella of “storytelling” – and this notion itself was pretty exclusionary and naïve. Throughout the history of cinema, many…
The administration of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has reportedly increased its semester fee by a 41 percent without communicating it to students.
This week’s edition – themed Profiting from a Pandemic – is meant to expose the reality of what we unapologetically call the ‘education mafia.’ This mafia essentially comprises all those involved in deciding the framework of our education system and the fate…
Aminah W. Chaudhry Usually, laws against certain acts are created when things related to it start getting out of hand and there is a serious need to stop such acts. The blasphemy laws, however, are unique in the sense that…
Workers of the world – caught in quarantine lockdowns across the globe – will not be able to march on the streets this year to mark International Workers’ Day on May 1. Despite steps taken by various governments to ensure…
Shireen Rizvi The year 2020 started with some disastrous circumstances affecting nearly every field of life. From tensions rising between nuclear powers Pakistan and India, to a treacherous bushfire in Australia, we saw political and climate instability at its peak.…
Mansoor Ahmed Kataria The Covid-19 has taken over the world suddenly, giving no time to governments to fight back in an organized manner. The more the virus spreads, the more the conspiracy theories came out. The blame-game between America and…
On this day in 1952, the East Pakistan Students’ Union was formed. Founded as the East Pakistan Students’ Union, the organization was formed from the embers of the Language Movement and served as the progressive vanguard of the student movement.It…