Mistreatment by Pakistani University Administrations: The LSE Dean’s Questionable comments and the LUMS Fee Hike

Administrations of Pakistani universities have been mistreating students for a long while. In early May, LUMS suddenly increased its fees by up to 41% causing significant media attention and uproar from the student and parent community of LUMS. Now the Dean of Business at Lahore School of Economics (LSE) has poked fun at a Swabi…

ByAnonymousMay 25, 20200Comments

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Will Pakistan’s scorching heat be enough to defeat COVID-19?

For months people have been hoping that coronavirus will go away in the summer and key public figures have voiced their hopes for it to go away too, while many news organisations have called it a ‘myth’. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan’s “hot and dry weather” will mitigate COVID-19 for which…

ByMahnoor KhalidMay 19, 20200Comments

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The Case for Those on the Frontlines and Our Sanitation during a Pandemic

The world is facing a global crisis at the hands of the coronavirus. While this continues to impact all human lives at their facets, there is a more sinister role the virus plays for those who are on the frontlines. Across the nation and around the world, medical professionals are working day and night to…

ByKhudeeja AsifMay 12, 20200Comments

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Has the Pakistani Government’s response to COVID-19 been satisfactory?

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) representative for Pakistan had previously said (on 14th March) that Pakistan had ‘one of the best National Response Program’ against COVID-19. On the other hand, local and international media has heavily criticised the Pakistani government and bureaucracy response to COVID-19, while key opposition leaders and figures have also shown…

ByMahnoor KhalidMay 1, 20200Comments

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The Corona Catch: Kite Flying Amidst This Pandemic

In 2007, the historical event of Basant was banned in Pakistan. This court-ordered limitation happened as a result of the deaths of several people because of the use of strings coated with glass. In the many years since this court ruling, animated discussion springs up every year tinged with nostalgia around an event…

ByNaufil AyazApril 27, 20200Comments

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The Corona Catch: Kite Flying Amidst This Pandemic

In 2007, the historical event of Basant was banned in Pakistan. This court-ordered limitation happened as a result of the deaths of several people because of the use of strings coated with glass. In the many years since this court ruling, animated discussion springs up every year tinged with nostalgia around an event…

ByNaufil AyazApril 27, 20200Comments

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Online Classes and the Sham of University Fees During COVID-19

March 13, 2020 saw the number of cases for Covid-19 rise to twenty one. As the pandemic became more prevalent than expected, the Federal Health Ministry made a strong argument to take the right precautionary measures. While most of the cases were in interior Sindh and Gilgit-Baltistan, this did not mean that other parts of…

ByKhudeeja AsifApril 24, 20200Comments

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Pakistan’s lack of medical staff: Could the healthcare system collapse during this COVID-19 outbreak?

Pakistan has had a shortage of nurses, doctors and other health professionals for a long time and this lack of medical staff could have severe consequences for Pakistan now. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), for every 1,000 people there needs to be at least eight nurses, two doctors and one dentist to take…

ByMahnoor KhalidApril 22, 20200Comments

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Education – Explained

With the onset of the worldwide pandemic, educational institutions around the world have shut down, forcing scores of students out of their campuses into their homes until the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. The world of students has come to a screeching halt and has thrown into question the future of many, as well as education. Is this…

ByFarah JassawallaApril 20, 20200Comments

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How businesses act during COVID-19 could define their customer base in the future

Over the past month, Amazon founder, CEO and President Jeff Bezos has received strong criticism over one of Amazon’s sub companies, Whole Foods requesting employees to donate part of their salary to sick employees who were staying at home. Last week, Amazon fired a worker for organising a walkout that protested Amazon’s lack of safety…

ByMahnoor KhalidApril 13, 20201Comment