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1 THE PLUMS DISPATCH 2nd EDITION PRODUCED BY: ABBAS SIAL, ZAINAB SHUJA & ADIL ASHRAF FEBRUARY, SPRING 2019 IN THIS ISSUE SPORTS: Page 7 EDITORIAL: Pages 3 CURRENT AFFAIRS: Page3 ENTERTAINMENT: Page 5 1. In Focus: SLUMS A Right Denied Moving towards Af- Pakistani Cinema Revival ghan Peace EC IN PROFILE: Page 4 ART SECTION: Page 6 LETTERS TO THE 2. LSF, Chinasi Trip Syed Maaz Captain Football Team Horoscope, Sudoku & crossword EDITORS: Page 5 POETRY SECTION: Page 5 33rd Lahore International LUMS Delegation at SAESM 2019 Book Fair By: Muhammad Zain Class of 2021 By: Saad Hanif Class of 2019 Lahore has always been a center of lit- It brought together local and inter- COLOMBO: SAESM 2019 in Colombo, erary, educational and cultural activity in national academic and research insti- Sri Lanka, which took place from the 21st Pakistan. It has fired the imagination of tutes, think tanks, and publishers un- of January to the 23rd of January, was writers, artists and thinkers over the ages. der one roof attracting book lovers of truly a remarkable experience for Team The city is regarded as Pakistan’s cultural all ages. The Lahore International Pakistan. capital. With a focus on ‘Literature’ as Book Fair Trust has organized this The team comprised of 10 brilliant stu- encompassing a variety of genres—from event in collaboration with Pakistan dents: 9 from LUMS and 1 (Hiba Hassan) fiction writing to history, politics, art, ar- Publishers and Booksellers Associa- from Lahore School of Economics (LSE). chitecture, and culture— Lahore Interna- tion. Amongst them, Saad Hanif had the privi- tional Book Fair Trust has done considera- As many as 262 stalls were set up lege of representing the Pakistan Team as Another category was the Panel Discussion ble efforts to reclaim and employ Lahore’s for this year’s fair, including publish- the group leader. 6 instructors which in- category in which Agha Fahad Abbas partici- rich and varied literary tradition. ers belonging to the United States of cludes 4 from LUMS and 2 from LSE pated and effectively analyzed the problems rd America, the United Kingdom, and The 33 Lahore International Book Fair India. Around 30 foreign publishers represented Pakistan as judges for the that South Asia faces. Kashaf Ali was the started on Thursday, February 1 and con- event. participant for the Seeds of Change competi- had also set up stalls at the cluded on Monday, February 5 at the La- event. (cont. on page 2) At SAESM, the 10 members of the team tion where she presented an innovative idea hore Expo Centre. were to be allocated to various categories to tackle the air quality issue in South Asia. of the competitions. Moreover, each par- From the LUMS Economics Department, Sir ticipant was required to present a research Turab Hussain, Sir Ali Hasanain, Sir Adeel paper from one of the themes provided Tariq and Sir Sanval Nasim and from LSE, and the best paper from each category was Ma'am Sadia Hussain and Ma'am Mariyam to be chosen. Hiba Hassan, Sahil Nisar Haroon represented the Pakistan Team as and Sanha Tahir won the best paper judges. awards in their respective themes and The country coordinator, Sir Ali Hasanain, made Pakistan proud! conducted a very interesting panel discussion The rest of the team also put a wonderful titled "South Asia in three decades" which fight, especially the Quiz team which lost was a discussion based on the World Bank to India in the final round after a nail bit- Project, "Pakistan@100", that Sir Ali is cur- ing contest. The quiz team comprised of rently working on. He was one of the judges Hiba Hassan, Jazib Parvez, Sajid Faiz Ma- for the Seeds of Change Competition at LUMS News in a Glimpse lik and Sanha Tahir. SAESM 2019. Sir Turab Hussain, who is one In the highly competitive and renowned of the founding members of the SAESM ven- By: Iman Agha Class of 2021 Budding Economist competition, Baneen ture, and the Head of the Economics Depart- ident Mr. Yousaf Hussain, met with the Abbas, Saad Hanif, Sahil Nisar and ment judged the Panel Discussion competi- LUMS Makes History at the World Universities’ Debating Championships LUMS team, consisting of Mr. Shahid Wajeeha Zia Tung had the privilege to tion. Moreover Sir Adeel Tariq, Ma'am Sadia 2019 Hussain, Member Management Commit- represent Pakistan. Sahil Nisar was able to Hussain, Ma'am Maryiam Haroon and Sir LUMS represented Pakistan and made tee and Board of Trustees, among others. reach the final round of the competition Sanval Nasim conducted the Quiz Competi- history at the World Universities’ Debat- The guests from Faysal Bank were given and made the team proud. tion with great rigor. ing Championships (WUDC), which is a detailed overview of recent achieve- the biggest debating competition in the ments and future plans of the University, world, including about 400 teams. Earlier and presented a donation cheque in sup- Ajoka Theatre Arrives At SDSB this month, Taha Iqbal and Talha Wani, port of the NOP. two undergraduate students who are also a Time: 7:00 pm By: Adil Ashraf Mayo Class of 2021 part of the Debating and Recitation Socie- Venue: B3 basement, SDSB CAMPUS: The first day of classes on the ty at LUMS (DRUMS), made 12th place 21st of January saw the arrival of Ajoka in the English as a Second Language Cat- Theatre at SDSB to conduct a play com- egory (ESL). They received a total of 14 points- the highest achieved by any debat- memorating the “International Day for ing team in Pakistan. This makes them the Elimination of Violence against Women” and “Human Rights Day”. 16th and 19th ‘Best Speakers of the “Barri” was a heart wrenching tale World’ respectively, for ESL. Faysal Bank Supports NOP following the lives of four women who Faysal Bank Limited is the latest addition had been incarcerated for various reasons. in the list of prestigious organizations that The story begins in a narration by Zahida support the National Outreach Program who had recently been imprisoned. A (NOP) at LUMS. This program allows rights activist, she had felt that she was talented and high achieving students from well aware of the plight of women. How- all over Pakistan to attain a world-class ever, her conversations with her other education at the University, covering the inmates show how removed she had been cost of their tuition, hostel expenses and from the common woman. living and book allowances. Faysal This realization begins with her meet- Bank’s top leadership, including the Pres- ing with an aged lady, Jannat, who was serving time in the stead of her fugitive son. It continues with Mariam, a darvesh, Khokha Natak - A Revival of Art who was imprisoned for dancing at a By: Ahmad Kamran On 24th November, sports shrine when some men termed her immor- Urdu literature and any un- Life at LUMS experienc- teams from all around the al. Her situation was made more complex conventional form of theatre. es a standstill each time country. for she had been raped by the prison staff Despite first being written in 1986, Barri He achieved this goal by Waqas Manzoor and his and had fought to avoid an abor- seems to be a timeless performance. It is paying tribute to the greats of The news of Khokha team set their stage at the tion. Zahida’s, and the audience’s, realiza- also to the actresses’ credit that the audi- Urdu literature by a series of Natak’s success reached most crowded of places on tion continues with the eccentric Jameela ence was always drawn into the story and spontaneous theatrical per- LUMS’ very own Dr. Bi- campus. Waqas, currently who had killed her aged husband. It is later was able to take home a powerful message: formances called “Khokha lal Tanweer who in re- enrolled in the MPhil Edu- revealed, however, that Jameela had been there is diversity in the experience of wom- Natak”. Their first skit was sponse encouraged Waqas cation Leadership and Man- married of as a child, denied the right of anhood and there exists a need to dispel welcomed by an overwhelm- to continue his work and agement programme at the divorce, and been the subject of domestic institutional forces geared against them. ing amount of audience some ensured support from the School of Education ob- violence. All of this led her to do what she of which ended up joining Gurmani Centre for Lan- served that the LUMS com- did. the team later on. guages and Literature. munity had little interest in (cont. on page 2) 2 THE PLUMS DISPATCH LUMS DURING WINTERS Lahore Book Fair (cont. from page 1) Saif Imtiaz Class of 2021 The fair hosted books on a wide range of topics, in- LUMUN LSF cluding education, fiction, politics, regional and interna- The most eagerly awaited Model United Nations tional languages as well as colorful titles for children. The LSF promised the much needed break for dele- Conference in the country, LUMUN promised the gates who had been overly involved with their fair also showcased old books not easily available in the participants thrilling and intellectual debates sur- academic life. Now was the opportunity to show- market. A number of events such as a ‘Mushaira’ as well rounding the issues of both international and domes- case their sporting ability. LSF was an all- as a painting and drawing competition for children were tic significance. The event kicked off as soon as the encompassing sports gala with eager participation organised. The attendees enjoyed these events and loved winter break began, attracting over thousands of del- in almost all registered events.