Education in Pakistan and the Vision 2050 on September 29, 2022Education is the most powerful tool in enhancing the socio-political scenario of every nation and state on the global stage. It proved its efficacy in developed countries by making their men and women the most skilful and valuable citizens of the state. But unfortunately, Pakistan could not harness this tool as effectively as was deemed. […]
Toufiq Rafat — a Pakistani postcolonial Anglophone poet on September 22, 2022The postcolonial world of literature rapidly evolves into new realities of life in such communities, but at its heart, it still caters to the basic binary opposition patterns. One of these is literature in English produced by the indigenous writers to represent their people and that is what qualifies them for being labelled as postcolonial […]
Air-conditioning and the social divide on September 16, 2022The world has always divided human beings into a binary opposition of the powerful and the weak concerning possessions, caste, creed, colour and geographical boundaries. The same divide caused some to become the masters of the others and forced others to become slaves to the so-called masters. Imperialism and the consequent colonialism created a new […]
Flood Waters: Poetics and Politics on September 8, 2022Floods and epidemics have been a part of human history and life. Floods have been documented as well as retold in many ways. For example, holy and revealed books like the Bible and the Holy Quran mention the flood of Noah and the resultant method of safety for humanity. This proves that humanity and its […]
Women and tales of horrible murders on September 2, 2022Mystery files, classified files, detective novels and movies adapted from these have always been a source of pleasure and satisfaction because of the fulfilment of curiosity that these genres or multiple forms of literature render to their readers and audience All of us are born with a curious nature to solve mysterious and complicated issues […]
Literature — the Vox Populi on August 11, 2022Literature makes the culture and civilisation by giving and making beautiful statements about the issues and problems, beauty, culture and society. The modern ages seemingly developed a tendency for literature to be no longer needed because of the available video and audio stories. Thus, people began to be deprived of these beautiful statements after these […]
Thinner than skin — a strong tale on unfulfillment in love on August 3, 2022“Thinner than Skin” is the latest novel by Uzma Aslam Khan, wherein she writes the fictional narrative by using three individually complete strains yet integrative within as well. Although the story begins in the USA, it swiftly moves towards Pakistan and keeps the readers engaged with the mountains, lakes, flora and fauna, and ice-covered white […]
Social Media Revolution on July 28, 2022The nations that resist revolutionizing changes and do not attempt to synchronize with the world are forced to accept, adopt, and take up revolutions willy-nilly from the outside world. The glaring example is that of the internet and online revolution, fueled by the fury of the sprawling prevalence of cell phones and mobile technology and […]
Powindas and postcolonial borders on July 21, 2022Colonial and decolonial processes caused several changes in the physical and geographical boundaries. The borders that were physically non-extent were created and many were dissolved during the whole process. It had its repercussions on the lives of the affected people. It was instrumental in creating socio-political and cultural barriers for some; for others, it created […]
Alice in the Land of the Pure on July 4, 2022Alice in Wonderland portrayed Alice unusually discovering life and so, became the image of every young girl who wanted to see this world in the light of love, beauty, and awesomeness. Alice in the novel ‘Our Lady of Alice Bhatti’ by Mohammad Hanif also looked at Pakistan and its people with the same love, beauty, […]