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“Churails”: Deconstructing Consolidated Narratives
The type of content produced by the Pakistani media industry always revolves around typical cliché; saas-bahu tussle, two women fighting over same man, a woman doing household chores, and lamenting over her fate. “Churails” (witches), a web…
Instaggression: How social media is affecting our lives
“I wish I could buy the dress she is wearing” “I am ugly, look how perfect she is” “Why can’t I travel like him?” “I wish I had abs like his” “My life sucks, I am a looser” With the rise of social media, such thoughts have completely…
In Memory of Kuldip Nayar!
"I many times thought peace had come when peace was far away." Says Emily Dickenson. When I was done with my examination of intermediate part II, I had to wait for almost 3 months for the result, in fact, every student gets these months…
Tourism in Pakistan should be boosted!
According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, the direct contribution of travel and tourism to Pakistan's GDP in 2016 was US$7.6 billion (PKR 793.0 billion), constituting 2.7% of the total GDP. By 2025, the government predicts tourism…
Child Labour: A cancer in our society!
Pakistan has lots of social and cultural issues. If you look around in the streets, roads, towns, villages, cities, and provinces, you will see hundreds of issues that need to be addressed. Among these issues, some are of vital importance…
History remembers Manto
Saadat Hasan Manto was a veteran and eminent Urdu author, novelist, essayist, playwright and short story writer of Indo-Pak. He was born in Ludhiana, district of Punjab British India and died on 18 January 1955 in Lahore. Manto initiated…
