College life and the dilemma of red tape
I belong to the 2006 batch of Bahria University. After completing two semesters at BU, one day my mom asked me to show her my interim transcript. Figuring I needed a print copy of my transcript, I went...
View ArticleBahria University: Arsalan Bilal’s hunger for justice
Ask the administrators of Bahria University Islamabad, who have reportedly expelled Arsalan Bilal from the University for threatening staff members by forwarding a poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz. It appears...
View ArticleIrfan Bhai and his solar eclipse
“I really need to beat Amir’s high score,” I said to myself as I played another round of Temple Run, not realising my battery had drained down to 5%. My phone got warmer and the LED light on my screen...
View ArticleThe downfall of Bahria University: From a prestigious institute to the...
“Men and women are to maintain a distance of at least six inches while sitting/standing together.” Imagine reading this somewhere, or hearing about it. What would your first reaction be? Perhaps...
View ArticleBecause smoking damages a man’s lungs and ruins a woman’s honour
While universities around the world are trying to promote freedom of expression and invest in the development of their students, in the case of Pakistan, higher education institutions are stifling...
View ArticleWhy is lifting the ban on student unions important?
Over the past month, it appears that it has become increasingly apparent that the students of Pakistan are in desperate need of a greater number of bodies and student organisations which can help raise...
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