Many students in today's Pakistan have never interacted with a student union. For the average teenager, the concept is foreign. No one has ever heard of a student-run group that consists of students, for the students. This group is made expend its energies, time, and resources to the student community, from organizing protests concerning fee-structures,…
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Gaps exist everywhere. Income gap separates the rich from the poor. Access to education separates the literate from illiterate. Availability of food separates the well-fed from the hungry. One gap that is, often overlooked and, particularly alarming is the one that separates women behind bars from those who are free. It can, unequivocally, be said,…
The Defense Housing Authority (DHA) has spread to various cities and parts of Pakistan recently, and has become one of the most powerful housing societies of Pakistan. Nowadays, DHA is the dream for many middle-class individuals towards the end of their career and a norm for upper class families. Rich families with vast lands in…
It comes by no surprise that every morning millions of Pakistani women tune into their favorite morning show as an integral part of their daily routine. The reputable hosts of the shows have become familiar faces that they resonate with. The segments on makeup, lifestyle and personal grooming offer content that they take inspiration from.…
Even in the middle of a pandemic, rent is due. The majority of small businesses and private renters have expressed their concern about being unable to make their payments. As we settle into ‘the new normal’, we see how completely unprecedented all of this was at the start of the year. One does begin to…
Over the years, philosophy has famously been proclaimed a dead or dying subject by many key figures. Stephen Hawking felt that philosophy may die as a subject soon, as important questions can now be answered by science thanks to greater investment in scientific research. On the other hand, famous philosophers of the 18 th …
In 2016, the world of incubators and accelerators broke the surface in Pakistan. Small businesses were cropping up regularly, owing to platforms that helped them actualize the ideas that were being visualized. From Plan X, an incubator at the famous Arfa Kareem Tower, to NIC, an incubator housed in different cities in Pakistan, many young…
Introduction: The good versus the bad
One can argue that the new technologies of today have contributed more good than bad in the world. The faster speeds of connectivity have allowed access to all sorts of information with just a click of a button. More recently, online platforms have also played a valuable role in…
4-day workweek: A modern or an archaic concept?
This is the only news employees worldwide seem to care about. Tech giant Microsoft celebrated a 40% boost in productivity after implementing a 4-day workweek for the whole month of August, in one of its Japan’s subsidiary as part of its “Work-Life Choice Challenge” . Proponents of…
In the context of ongoing Black Lives Matter protests against systemic racism, police brutality, and the marginalization of black people in communities all over the world, social media has been inundated with quotes from prominent black figures the likes of James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, and Toni Morrison. These people wrote and spoke about the…