The only thing constant in life is change.

Man is too powerless to hold a reign on life, or steady its flow. His only choice is to embrace the

onslaught of change, or at least not get surprised every time he undergoes something new. He

inadvertently takes in all that he experiences, his mind becoming a haven to broken shards of

millions of memories. With every passing moment, he becomes wiser, and more stupid, for

more knowledge does not necessarily translate into more wisdom. As his age grows, his life

shortens. No two moments are ever quite the same for the only thing constant in life is change.

Dear Readers, welcome the change; don’t let it be thrust upon you. And don’t go looking for it;

it will certainly come looking for you.

Just like Ideas1.02 =).

April 2011 The mercury rose and we welcomed back load-shedding, who’s consistency year after year is

remarkable! The highlight of the month was without a doubt Britain’s Royal Wedding; Prince William

married a commoner Kate Middleton to give Britain a new Princess! Pakistan successfully test fired and

inducted the Hatf Cruise Missile (only a few countries possess this technology) into its military stockpile.

Imran Khan, who champions this country’s youth, halted NATO supplies to Afghanistan for 2 days and

was quite remarkably joined by a sizeable number of people. Pakistan’s Cricket Team hammered West

Indies in the first three matches to win the ODI series, after losing the only T20 International.

So Say the Editors…

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MUNPK is an international Model United Nations Conference that kicks off on the 22nd of

June at the Lake City Resort, Lahore. The conference aims to be culturally diverse in a bid

to promote debate on international issues among participants of various nationalities.

IdeasEvolved will be there covering and promoting the conference and its social events.

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What it Takes to

Graduate?

10 Kinds of

Students

I know I perhaps have missed out on a variety of different sorts of people but then

again, not everyone’s lifestyle can be highlighted. These are examples as I perceive

taken from around the globe and reflect characteristics of students both at home and

abroad. I just wanted to reflect upon some of the categories of people that stand out,

for

“An unreflected life is a life unlived”— Socrates

One could sense that something was up because the cafeteria was missing all the

chairs and the root of this mystery wasn’t that far away as the silence was broken by

a flurry of chants that were to continue all morning. Yes! The student life center had

never been this full and neither had it been so lively and loud. The atmosphere was

electric and it did not deserve anything less for it was not any semi-final, not any

rivalry, not any Pakistan Vs India match but THE match, the best that any World Cup

will offer any time around.

Mother of all

Matches

Are Pakistani

Youth Giving up

Islam?

A handful of Pakistani Muslim youths are beginning to question the existence of God and in the process giving up Islam to become atheists. Although affecting a small number of people, the trend seems to be telling of pressures that the image of militant Islam has had on them.

Summer’s just started (I don’t know why my dad insists it is the spring, but coming back home from school soaking wet in sweat makes me think otherwise), and this strict routine of eating (read: nibbling tiny bits of all the good things in life) which I successfully managed to uphold all winter, is dying out as I write this, while I clean out that big bucket of ice-cream.

Summer and

Things To Do

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SHOUT OUTS

COVERSTORY

Conserving. Preserving! Overload said “Bijli ay ya na ay,

hmara dhol bajayga”. Loosely

translated it means ‘doesn’t matter

if we have electricity or not; our

drums would continue to beat’

because that is the Pakistani way!

Yes, it’s that time of the year again

when we wake up one day and

realize that this day is the hottest all

month, but no problem, our

daddies can afford air conditioning

:D But that’s before we are

reminded by WAPDA why they’re

among the most hated people in

this country - load shedding!

Summer has arrived - and tidings of

a comparatively tougher Ramadan

this year.

But one very important fact we

mostly tend to overlook while

complaining is that the load

shedding is caused by excessive use

of air conditioning in summer, and

who uses air conditions? Not the

24% that live below the poverty

line, nor those just above it. And

then there are those who own an

AC but can’t afford it much so they

only use it at night - for a couple of

hours. At the end of the day, it’s the

wealthy and the government that

consume the most electricity.

So do we give up using the AC? No,

this isn’t a sermon about torturing

yourself for the greater good; this is

a sermon about giving up a small

portion of the luxury for those less

privileged, the way Muslims do in

Ramadan, for the sake of self-

reward. Yes, do it for that inner

peace =)

Let’s call this the Ramadan-of-

Electricity (you do not get to

comment on how cheesy that

sounds =P). So here’s what we’ll do

this summer:

1) Before we sleep, we’ll set the AC

to an off-timer so that it shuts-off

an hour or two before we have to

wake up- at least. Such preserving

tactics can also be devised for

daytime use of AC.

2) We’ll cooperate with the

government in whatever policy they

come up with to minimize load

shedding- even if that involves

shutting the shops down at 8pm like

last year. If we sent them to the

parliament, let’s give them a chance

to find out what works best, ok?

3) We’ll listen to and comply with

our dad’s instructions regarding less

use of electricity- for once.

4) We’ll ask others to do the same.

Now, we can actually do a whole lot

more than the above to preserve

electricity but for those less likely to

heed, at least do this much - for the

17 crore people of this country.

Remember, it’s the little things in

life that can make the difference of

a lifetime.

Next year; Insha’Allah, we’ll build

wind powered generators ourselves

if the government doesn’t - or why

not this year? Does anyone here

own a mountain of gold?

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By Ziad Bashir

THE HIGHLIGHTS

THE ROYAL WEDDING The wedding bells at Westminster Abbey rang as Prince

William and Kate Middleton exchanged rings and were

pronounced man and wife, and the hearts of millions of girls all

over the globe grieved. (As if they would have had a chance at

the Prince even if it wasn’t Middleton.)

Well, no ordinary wedding it was, as more than 2 billion people

were watching this historic moment which was no less than a

fairy tale. A commoner marrying the future British king was a

moment which left everyone in awe and reminded them of the

fairy tales they listened to. From the royal chariot, to the white

elegant satin gown to the Dukes’ and Duchess’ of Cambridge’s

ride on Aston Martin, it truly was a Royal Wedding! History

was made, and the whole world was a part of it.

As much as I enjoyed seeing the royal wedding, it really

saddened me to see Price William turning into a rather ‘bald’

prince. No offence to all the prince’s lovers out there, as I am

of you but it was indeed a heart-wrenching sight. However,

the ceremonies at Westminster Abbey were, as are most

things British, boring! I couldn’t help myself but imagine a

Punjabi dhol-wala amidst all the chanting of the choir. What a

harmonious collaboration it could have been with all the

guests tapping to the dynamic beat of it. Well, do not let your

imaginations go wild and leave this historical wedding at

harmony and let’s cherish the fact that we were there to

watch it live, even if it was just on our television screen :P

By Maham Abbas

INFOTAINMENT

LEGEN – Wait for it! So finally people have popped out of the Indian bubble and where every Pakistani house broadcasted shows like “Kahanighargharki”, “Kashish” and “Kyunkesaas… you know it right, I don’t even want to type all of it!” now instead has a turn in the tide. People have obviously grown tired of watching the same scene again and again just broadcasted in different camera versions and grown a sense of humour by drifting to the comedy side, the best thing on the television these days.

The adults are more prone to the eccentricities of the

famous Azizi and the insatiable laughter fits of Najia while

the adolescents have taken a more avid interest in the

various western sitcoms. Long gone are the days where

“family front” was used to a household favourite, now,

the trend has been set by “Friends”, the 1994 sitcom

which became a great hit and now who doesn’t

remember the “Oh….My…. God” line (apart from those

who did not watch it)! At least now I can have a pretty

decent estimate about where the term OMG originated

from!

A good sitcom becomes an immediate success with the

likes of “Scrubs” (I always think Indians tried coming up

with their own scrubs but failed), Modern Family, 30 rock,

Office and there are so many more. Amongst the various,

one notable show that really catches the fancy today is

the Big Bang theory, an interesting dorky sitcom which

really has jumped up the ratings, even science is funny

now.

Last but not the least is the famous How I met your mother, the show which really hits off. Six seasons into the show and still the identity of the mother is unknown, Neil Patrick’s famous role of Barney Stinson and his much revered role of the playboy who “suits up” and for making the mystical Bro Code famous, the credit all goes to this hilarious twenty minute show. Drama is overrated, musicals are out-dated, horror is so yesterday and action rarely makes the day. Indeed, in such tough and trivial times for the television shows, comedy is the way to go and these sitcoms really make every minute count. Sitcoms are the next best thing on the tv, of course after Cricket! DARY! ITS LEGENDARY!

Co – Editors Ziad Bashir

Amna Aslam

Head of IT Department Daniyal Shahid

Senior Advisor Nauman Khalid

Chief Photographer Hashir Khan

Chief Media Editor Amna Tariq

Marketing Head Nauman Manzoor

Head of Graphics Department Waleed Waris

Head of Ambassadors Yahya Shah

By Ali Hassan