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…
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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 rights have independent existence from the constitution, or if they are constitution-dependent.
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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 for first time, a law was made and then later emerged the demand for its
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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 so far that either they increased the fee, or they sent a full fee notification
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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 safety and well-being of the working masses, truth is that the global pandemic has only
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Student-Worker Solidarity: Past, Present & Future
Farooq Tariq reflects on the days when student unions dominated campuses
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سبھے انسان برابر، پر مزدور تے سرمایہ دار چہ ڈاڈھا فرق کیوں؟
حسنین جمیل فریدی قرنطینہ دی ایہناں دناں وچ تھوڑی دیر لئی سوچو کہ دنیا چہ مزدور مک جاون، اوہ فیکٹریاں ، کارخانے جتھے مزدور سویر، ڈیگر تے شامیں بہہ کے ساڈے لوڑ دیاں شیواں بناندے نیں اوہ کم کرنا چھڈ دیون، سارے مستری تے مزدور سنے، گینتیاں تے باٹے سٹ کے ساڈے رہن لئی گھر
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Student-Worker Solidarity: Resisting Subcontracting at LUMS
Kumail Haider Jafri In April 2019 a protest was organized at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) where workers demanded salaries to be handed over to them before the Easter holiday. Students soon joined the protest and workers were able to get their salaries before day’s end. Having been successful, the protest laid essential ground
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Are You Suffering From Quarantine Privilege?
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. But the COVID-19 pandemic was something no one was prepared for; this was not the
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