علی رضا دنیا اس وقت انسانی تاریخ کے ایک بہت بڑے بحران سے گزر رہی ہے ۔کرونا وائرس کے باعث بند ہونے والے کاروبار نے درمیانے طبقہ کو غریب اور غریب کو غریب تر کر دیا ہے دھیاڑی دار طبقہ…
LUMS has raised its fee by 41% and people are not taking it lightly
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.
Editor’s Note
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…
How COVID-19 has impacted working class people
COVID-19 has thrown up a gigantic challenge for labour across the world, writes Muhammad Azam Nagra
Irrfan Khan – South Asia’s Finest
Ramis Shah Daryaa bhi mein, Darakht bhi mein… Jhelum bhi mein, Chinaar bhi mein Dair bhi hoon, haram bhi hoon Shia bhi hoon, Sunni bhi hoon, main hoon Pandit…
Criticism or terrorism?
Rabia Wali A.V. Dicey, in his book Introduction to the Study of Law of Constitutions posed the question of who gives birth to whom; whether rights give birth to the constitution or whether the constitution gives birth to rights; whether…
Rethinking laws leading to extremism
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…
COVID-19 and the case for Student Unions
Salman Sikandar As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic hit Pakistan, all universities began sending fee notifications to students, even though the so-called online classes they were conducting cannot be in any measure be equated with real classes. Some universities went…
Editor’s Note: Students & Workers, Unite!
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…
Student-Worker Solidarity: Past, Present & Future
Farooq Tariq reflects on the days when student unions dominated campuses