Network tells the story of how UBS, a fictional news network that has trouble staying profitable due to low ratings, chooses to distort the news to make it more entertaining.
The writer is currently pursuing master’s degree in English Literature from a public university in Lahore. He takes great interest in storytelling, current and international affairs. Human rights are the rudimentary rights supposed to be enjoyed by all human beings…
This is a fictional story of a precocious child of Pesheng, a mountainous town of Bamyan, an Afghan province. “I have no sleep tonight. Ever and again I open my door and look out on The darkness, ’’ Repeating these…
This is a contemporary fictional account of a woman based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who lost her friends to ‘honour’ killing. Eavesdropping. Yes, eavesdropping. Amongst other good and bad habits, I love this one. I worship this habit. You know why?…
The following feature has been contributed by Sadaf Shabbir. She has been a contributor at the Student’ Herald, writing in-depth pieces about issues such as Feminism, female genital mutilation, international relations amongst other topics. Sadaf is a student of International…
On this day in 1937, the Italian Marxist and theorist Antonio Gramsci died in captivity of the Italian Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini.In addition to being a Marxist philosopher, Gramsci was also a journalist, linguist, writer and politician. He wrote…
استعماریت (کلونیالیزم) اور سامرایت (امپیریالیزم) میں یہ فرق ہے کہ سامراجیت ایک سوچ ہے جس کے تحت ایک قوم خود کو دوسری قوم سے افضل و برتر سمجھتی ہے، اور استعماریت اس سوچ کو عملی جامہ پہنانے کا ایک طریقہ…
Post-colonialism becomes an inescapable reality when it comes to understanding the ailments of the contemporary post-colonial world. From global politics, imperial policies, and strategies to the prevalent patriarchal practices, cultures, and norms of society, all are shaped by colonial history…
Capital has penetrated into agriculture in Pakistan, changing the ways rural communities are organized and structured; from the tenancy model, agriculture in Pakistan has moved towards the cash crop model. The latter model, however, is far more deadly for tenants,…
The Pakistani Aurat is in feist to get what she wants, ready to step out of the safety of her house and join her female-counterparts in seemingly endless conversations and efforts over what the new season will bring. This is…