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  • Limit (A Short Scifi Story)

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    Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/playstationblogeurope/14064995855 By Dr. Akif Khan Captain M and her crew of 5 aboard AZK-Delta-3031-85 were very excited when they embarked on this mission. After 3 years long cryosleep in their chambers, they finally woke up. It would take another 2 weeks to reach this new exoplanet where they hope to find life. So far,…

  • The Virus that Infected Education Sector

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    Originally published in Hum Sub on January 14, 2021. Read the original. Shutting down educational institutions only makes sense when you do the same to other places as well. When restaurants, markets, and marriage halls are open and gushing with people, what is the sense in closing down schools? We need a stricter and rational…

  • Dark Abyss of Extremism in Pakistan and Human Rights Concerns

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    Originally published in Hum Sub on January 11, 2021. Read the original. Four people have been sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on charges of alleged blasphemy. One of them is a religious scholar himself and another is a former professor of a college. Nobody has raised the question on the jurisdiction of…

  • Why Some Pakistani PhD Scholars Do Not Return to the Homeland?

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    Originally published in Hum Sub on November 9, 2020. Read the original. Pursuing higher education has always been a privilege for most Pakistanis until HEC was founded in the early 2000s by the government of Pakistan. HEC designed assessment tests and ways to provide qualified people scholarships at home and abroad to pursue higher education…

  • کیا سزائے موت ریپ کیسز کا حل ہے؟ پچھلے کالم پر اعتراضات کا جواب

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    Originally published in Hum Sub on September 13, 2020. Read the original. کچھ لوگوں کے میرے پچھلے کالم پر کافی اعتراض سامنے آئے۔ اگر ان کے یہ مضمون سمجھنے میں کسی ذاتی، نفسیاتی، نظریاتی یا جسمانی معذوری دخل انداز ہو رہی ہے یا میری بلاغت اور لکھتے میں کوئی کمی رہ گئی ہے تو آسانی…

  • کیا سزائے موت ریپ کیسز کا حل ہے؟

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    Originally published in Hum Sub on September 11, 2020. Read the original. سزائے موت کسی بھی چیز کا حل نہیں ہے چہ جائیکہ ریپ کی۔ یہ بات سماجی مسائل اور جرائم پر کام کرنے والے ماہرین متعدد بار ثابت کر چکے ہیں۔ اس کی ایک مثال زینب کے قاتل کی پھانسی کی ہے۔ اس کی…

  • نصابی کتب اور اکیسویں صدی کے ہلاکو خان

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    Originally published in Hum Sub on July 27, 2020. Read the original. سولہویں صدی میں سلطنت عثمانیہ نے پرنٹنگ پریس (چھاپے خانوں) پر پابندی لگا دی۔ تین سو سال بعد وہ فتوی واپس ہوا لیکن اس عرصے میں سلطنت عثمانیہ کے زیر تسلط موجود آدھی دنیا اور پوری مسلم دنیا باقی دنیا سے تین سو…

  • کیا طلبہ یونینز کا قیام تشدد کو فروغ دے گا؟

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    Originally published in Hum Sub on December 2, 2019. Read the original. عدنان خان کاکڑ صاحب نے ایک فیس بک ڈسکشن میں سٹوڈنٹ یونینز کے حوالے سے ایک اہم مسئلہ کی نشاندہی فرمائی۔ ان کا کہنا تھا کہ ادارے کے اندر تو یونین ہونی چاہیے لیکن جب سیاسی جماعتوں کی ملک گیر تنظیم بن جائے…

  • Tabadla-e-Khayal | An Urdu Podcast

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    Tabadla-e-Khayal | Batein Kahi Unkahi is an Urdu podcast where Anila Ansari and Akif Khan will discuss social issues concerning Pakistanis specifically and South Asians generally. The podcasts will be available on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Guest Speakers are often invited on the podcast for their valued opinions. This is a purely volunteer…

  • A Critical Analysis of Imran Khan’s Speech in UNGA

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    Until when, will we, as a nation, try to keep ourselves drunk on past glories, blame games, victimhood and empty rhetoric? Being a strong critic of Khan, his party and followers, several friends tried to direct my attention towards yesterday’s speech. I heard it live but didn’t comment because I was shocked and surprised at…