National… The Climate March: How successful is environmental politics in Pakistan? 22/09/201922/09/2019 The smoldering day heat could not in any way change what these revolutionaries had in mind. What mattered at that point in time was the song of revolution, the song…
Culture… Shaba Jt: The Unfortunate Reality Of All-Boys Schools 16/09/201910/07/2020 (Trigger warning for body shaming) When you belong to an affluent Punjabi family that tends to invest everything for the wellbeing of their male child, your privilege reflects itself in…
International… Jaabirana Rajneeti 16/08/201928/09/2019 by Taha Iqbal “We have taken this decision as a family. A new era has begun,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed in an address to the nation on August…
Inspirational… Mental Health – a sad state of affairs 05/08/201905/08/2019 Cloaked in a black hood, I crept into the darkness searching for a spot that would allow me to drain out the valve of despair seeping the life out…
National… You wish you weren’t born a woman 22/07/201930/07/2019 Seven years ago, when my opponent debater quoted ‘ignorance is bliss’ as an attack on our team, I thought it was foolish, because wasn’t knowledge and awareness key to living…
LUMS News… Ubaidullah Inquiry Committee Report: Resistance, Reformation and Repentance 21/07/201930/07/2019 (Submitted by Rabia Najm) I remember the exact moment the Ubaidullah Inquiry Committee Report was released because it has had a lasting impact on the way I view and experience…
LUMS News… In -NOT- Laughing Colours 19/07/201930/07/2019 Despite many issues with the LUMS administration and other facets of the institution, the university has continued to excel in academics, producing graduates who have been the standard-bearers of the…
LUMS News… #MeToo: LUMS edition 16/07/201930/07/2019 The last semester brought onto LUMS a dark, Lahori smog-esque cloud that seemed to be looming over my female colleagues and I throughout and continues to do so even through the…
LUMS News… Pink Watergate 14/07/201920/07/2019 LUMS has never been far from controversy. The epitome of Eurocentric education in Pakistan, it has been hailed a liberal hub, a bubble of naivete, the antithesis of Pakistani Islamic…
Culture… Godspeed, PLUMS! A Farewell Note by the Vice President 20/05/201920/07/2019 Like you, I also feel a social pressure to write something cool, but for a moment, let’s be ourselves. Let's bravely face our humble, real selves and leave our cool…
