Author Archives: Hira S.

The Drama club attacks!!

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Hira S.

(Due to reasons beyond my control, I haven’t been able to post this until now. I apologize for the delay) Let’s be honest, we’ve all learned (the hard way) that the TIP drama club does not know the meaning of … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Opinion, TISF | 3 Comments

Wake up and smell the slums

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Hira S.

By Rabiyya Abdullah, TDT 1 I pass by this route daily for TIP, and each day see things that make me feel sad, depressed, emotional, and guilty and make me realize how selfish I am, yet I do nothing. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Best of Quack!, Campus, General, Opinion | 47 Comments

Seeds of peace in a barren land?

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Hira S.

Those who were present in the lecture theater on Wednesday 18th of March 2009, around 3:45 PM saw one of the reasons the state of the world (and particularly this country) is the way it is. The irony of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Faculty, Opinion, TISF | 14 Comments

Keep Staring. This font might be female.

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Hira S.

In the United States, everyone is sexless. Or maybe- and I’m just spitballing here — they don’t think women are so rare that they deserve to be stared at like crazy. After all, 50% of their population is female! Imagine!? … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing | 53 Comments

Rise against the Fee Rise!!

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Hira S.

Ladies and gentlemen, now spending one semester at the sunny location of TIP will cost us a whopping 80,500 Rupees!! This makes a tidy Rs 20,125 per month…or Rs 914 if you want to pay on a daily basis! Enroll … Continue reading →

Posted in TISF | 10 Comments

Pakistanis are, without exaggeration, the only people in the world to have misused the term democracy in every possible way. The latest definition of it (and one you can see on the rear windows of many cars in Clifton) is … Continue reading →

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Hira S. | 8 Comments

In quest for a hero (or heroine)

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Hira S.

This article is entirely written in the masculine for simplicity’s sake. Women are just as capable of being heroes as men Define a hero. I’ve spent all of last month reading old Louis L’Amour western novels, and my head is … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Club, General, Opinion | 5 Comments