What makes Sindhi a teachable language but Punjabi a foul one? on October 30, 2016Both notifications were issued almost back-to-back — one by the Sindh government and the other by Beaconhouse School System, Sahiwal Boys Campus. While the former directed all private and government schools in Sindh to teach Sindhi language as a compulsory subject, the latter equated Punjabi with “taunts, abuses… and the hate speech.” While the first […]
Yazidiat and bloodshed in Syria on October 16, 2016The issue of oath of allegiance upon succession has not ceased to unmask Yazids and reveal their true colours. The complexity of such predicaments has always demanded and ended in a sacrifice like that offered by Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA). The oppression has never really come to a halt and still continues to surface every […]
The long-lost art of teaching on October 9, 2016Teacher. A seven-letter word the charm and perks of which are enjoyed by instructors, educators and professors at every level. A word the meaning of which is not known to those who fervidly give and superciliously take its privileges. A word in the name of which the youth of this country and many others are […]
Are citizens of Pakistan and India ready for war? on October 2, 2016Our knowledge about surgical strikes and violation of working boundary has surely increased in the past few days owing to the claims being made by both the countries, thanks to their respective media. The extremely patriotic anchorpersons and analysts from both sides are not losing a single opportunity to take part in the blame game […]
Raising the Kashmir issue at 71st UNGA on September 25, 2016Raising the issue of Kashmir at the 71st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is being proclaimed as an outstanding achievement owing to the previous futile attempts to internationalise the issue. Voicing the struggle of the new generation of Kashmiris had become imperative in the given circumstances when Pakistan is being blamed for the Uri terrorist […]
Usefulness of Youth Parliament of Pakistan on September 18, 2016There is always something cooking on the social media, and just as every dish consists of some ingredients, these sensational stories and posts are also based on several speculations and conjectures. The latest one is enumerating the demerits of joining forums such as the Youth Parliament and Model United Nation (MUN), which are viewed by […]
The case of female teaching staff on September 11, 2016A notification issued by Punjab’s Higher Education Department in September 2015 regarding the working hours of the teaching staff in all colleges is still applicable. According to the notification, college teaching interns of the morning shift, lecturers, assistant professors and associate professors are bound to mark their attendance at 8 a.m. sharp, and cannot leave […]
MCAT, our mindset and medical fraternity on September 4, 2016Writing this article was hard as I was well aware of the censure and reprimand that I would have to take with a smile on my face. “You disapprove of the system because you could not become a doctor” will be one of the many. But I have just one question, and that question is […]