Mentors NOW

Written by: Maria Ghias  I still remember the night of 31st December, when I particularly and the world in general was celebrating the new year saying goodbye to the good and bad that 2019 entailed. Some were planning their wedding in the upcoming year, some were seeing themselves flying graduation caps, some were expecting promotions while some were planning to visit home after a long time. There was a pile of hopes and expectations attached to this new year. Not knowing what catastrophe lay ahead in the upcoming year... A year which will put you in doubt; will I graduate this year? Will I meet my parents again? And most importantly will I make it? A year which will test the theory of evolution where nature selects the best adapted individuals to survive and reproduce in the battle of 'survival of the fittest'. Something that future generations will read in history books that despite all development and technology we became helpless! Helpless to a microorganism in

I want to share a topic that is very close to my heart "The promise of Loyalty"  or " Ehd e wafa". To my non-Pakistani folks who have't heard about this, this is a block buster drama series which recently aired its season finale and is based on the story of four high school students from different backgrounds and their journeys to find their purpose in life while learning to be loyal to their commitments. You can find the  plot summary  and the drama  trailer  here. Just to give a quick summary to my readers, the story begins with four notorious yet talented students who go on to find their calling in life and become four pillars of the establishment; politician, journalist, bureaucrat and a soldier. Many aspects of this drama are a fairly good representation of our society and persuaded me to think beyond the mere entertainment aspect of this project. The drama calls out to some serious issues plaguing our society such as corruption, dirty politics, s