''Fashion Parade'' is'nt it???

By Sana Batool Naqvi



For those who are really fond of fashion,style and want to follow the latest trends,a visit to UoK is a must.

One can witness the ladies with stylish wardrobes,shoes,trendy hand bags and a fashionable walk all over the Campus.I am not only talking about the non-hijabis but I have observed hijabis doing the same thing and following latest fashion of taking hijab.

Its not only a matter of UoK but all institutes in Karachi falls in this category.



While reading this piece one would definitely think that the situation mentioned in it is very much harmless and if you have this thought in mind you are right.

I don't have any particular reason to explain ,why I am talking about such a situation,I am just throwing light on a very light and interesting issue of almost all the educational institutes of the city and I am doing it just because i feel like it.



I sometimes think that there is only one thing which is needed and that is a ''Ramp'' in our educational institutes where ladies can walk and show how much of effort they have put for looking so much fashionable ,no matter how over dressed they are.



Girls do not follow fashion so anxiously in schools and colleges as in Universities as they feel themselves bigger as soon as they join a University...(I aslo include myself in the category)



Everyday when I go to the University I get so many new ideas of how to get my new dress stitched,what stylish haircut should I have now,what colour to choose for stelleto shoes,what kind of trendy hand bags should I go for, and many more.

Its really good to see different colours in the University and get diifferent and new ideas of how to dress up in a more fashionable way.

In the summer time you can witness the summer collection and bright colours of summer whereas in the winter season the winter clothings are seen all around.

The best part  is when you go to the University all dressed up,and friends waiting on the couches shout ''Oohhoo kahan ki tayari ha'',and you just smile with your eyes rolling and show them that it was just a lame joke for you and nothing else ,but they continue teasing you all day long for the vibrant colour you are wearing with colourful matching bangles that you are showing them for the frist time.My friends even sometimes requests me to walk fashionably  so that they can see my ''Tayari'' from head to toe which is definitely so embarassing for me as i know that people other then my pals are also watching me but nonetheless when I go home, look myself into the mirror it reminds me of the teasing laughters ,meaningful expressions of my buddies and it actually makes me laugh like anything on there stupid imaginations.

This piece of my wriitng should'nt reflect the idea that I m against fashion..No wayy ! I m also one of those who love and are very much fond of following the latest trends.Its just a thought that I m sharing with those who have pulled out time to open this link.Its just an effort to not let there time get wasted .

Dont know wether people find this piece interesting or not but atleast i've put my effort to let them read something and criticise the idea.

So this goes out there for all folks reading Sahafionline..!..

Ramadan Reruns

By Fatimah Mazhar

Bonjour!




This is it! Our first topic! Cool isn’t it! Well cool for ‘sahafionline’ it is…Anyways, today we are going to talk about Karachi University blooming in the Ramadan season. Some of my folks would beg to differ on the ‘blooming’ metaphor because fasting while attending K.U. in the scorching month of August is not much of a pleasant experience. Don’t get me wrong people; I am certainly not blaming Ramadan but something else that gets changed during this holy month. As to what it is I am referring to…you will soon come to know about it. For now, let’s just enlighten you with ‘Ramadan: the KUrian way’.

This post is going to be quite interesting to almost all of the KUrians out there. At least the stuff mentioned, will be. For example, the most common sight at KU is our university bus a.k.a. ‘point’. The point saga to some might be boring and a not-so-much-of-an-issue-thing but to the point travelers, the mango people i.e. ‘the aam awaam’ or as I like to call them ‘point waasi’ (people of the point), the problems pertaining to this vehicle is one issue that is a must to be discussed. For instance, the points are never late…aha! That’s nice, what is so wrong about not being late??? What is the problem here? Well…please let me complete my sentence pals. I said that the points are never late not because they are early…no, it is so because they never show up in the first place. Exiting isn’t it folks? Frown. What is it with these drivers and punctuality?? And especially during Ramadan they neglect their duties more than ever (Allah knows better whether they do it on purpose or not). Now one can only imagine the state of a person who is from Roza (is fasting), has to miss his point and travel by the public transport. It’s not pleasant. Take it from someone who knows…



On arriving late, the panting and gasping student is confronted with yet another situation: the-teacher-coming-or-not-coming-guessing game. The game gets even ‘more’ interesting when only one class is scheduled for the day. Devil’s laugh! You stand there stunned; thinking you never deserved it and vow to sue the teacher in American court! Ha! In your dreams fella! Note: these reactions are solely of those students who are academically bright and look forward to regular classes (alias ‘nerds’).



The Ramadan fun has only begun; it has much more to offer! Apart from the points and teacher dilemma we have some other features of Ramadan in KU: an intriguing ‘chain of rickshaw transport’ and the ‘Mujh ko bhi toh lift karaade’ system of lifts (for those who are too lazy to spend pennies on rickshaws). These are, as far as I know, exclusive features of KU that get even more popular during Ramadan.



The main problem of the whole Ramadan: ‘the KUrian way’ (the one I mentioned in the first paragraph), that causes fracas during this month, is the constantly changing classes’ schedule issued by the registrar. We have early classes and the points leave almost half an hour later than they do in regular days. It really is frustrating since varsities in our vicinity get an hour early off form their classes… What luck! But then our bona fide genius authorities have plans that change and you find yourself in a perplexed situation inside the point, with no seat, no air and soon with no clue as to why the points have been asked to leave an hour later than the normal schedule. Yet again you ask yourself whether you deserve this or not. Pity yourself, that’s the best you can do.



The Ramadan features mentioned above are exclusively experienced at KU by the ‘common man’ and it really is not that much of a ‘blooming’ experience. But we should keep in mind that it is Ramadan and we should not let our patience be lost.



One word of advice that I will use as a signature in my posts specifically is “CONSTANT VIGILANCE” inspired by Mad-Eye Moody (a character from the Harry Potter movie). It does not only apply to all ‘sahafis’ (journalists) out there but to hoi polloi. One should be alert and watchful of one’s society and the people in it. This helps to understand the world we are living in. So, this goes out there to all the folks who are reading ‘sahafionline’… “Constant vigilance!”

The 'Ice Age' herd is here folks.....

Heya folks...


The ‘ice age’ herd is here….no I am not talking about the sloth or the mammoth instead I am referring to our group ‘ sahafionline’ which is as odd as the herd that was shown in the ice age movies. Surrounded by the same differences, our group has also set out on an interesting and an unpredictable journey. We all have been assembled together on a single platform as such that even if we want to we can’t leave and have to take care of our blog in the same way the herd took care of the human baby in the first part of the movie. Things that we shall need along the way are courage, dedication and something called team-work.



The reason I mention my group is because people conventionally describe the individual behind the blog and its purpose in the first post. This blog is not going to be about a single person or two rather it is going to be a joint effort of several people (which I previously labeled as the ice age herd) and each member of this group will post a different article daily to keep the blog in a running condition.



As to who we are and what the blog is all about… it would be sufficient to state that we are varsity students and have come up with this blog to write about the society and the individuals living in it but most importantly we will be discussing the ‘most’ interesting creature on this planet, a creature whose: chemistry tells us that it acts like a free agent, physics obeys the third law of motion (that is this creature gives a reaction to every action) and biology involves the complex matters of the heart… it is none other than ‘THE YOUTH’.



All in all, this blog ‘sahafionline’ (sahafi is Urdu for journalist) will be focusing on the important issues, problems, news and views …probably everything under the sun. Also we (the ice age herd) will talk about our journey and our Alma – mater.



Hope you will enjoy reading us and will gift us with your precious feedback. We are open to criticism (as much as we hate it).
Happy reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!