Climate

By Hareem Hassan and Mohammad Owais Sabri  Red rectangular buildings interrupt the flow of the deep, verdant green ground supporting the might of solemn trees. A round face cupped in both hands peeks from the windows of one of the buildings, wondering, “Whose woods these are I think I know.”  This is LUMS, empty, serene, and green, rendering us helpless and forcing us to re-evaluate our relationship with the greatest force in the world; Nature.    During the pandemic, wispy clouds adorned the bluest sky the world had seen in decades. The air turned crisper, and mynas came out to serenade the grieving. Smog levels declined and squirrels chased each other across the vast LUMS campus as a select few timidly made their way to their respective hostels, dreading the unimaginably dead camp...

By: Munema ZahidThere isn’t much Pakistanis do better than prescribing natural remedies, so it came as no surprise when sage advice to inhale clove steam and apply olive oil floated around on social media in the first days of April. What was surprising, however, was the reason behind it: the sudden spell of dry weather entrancing Lahore, Islamabad and their adjacent cities. It seemed as though Mother Nature was playing an elaborate trick. A cloud of complaints rose over central Punjab, with masses of people claiming afflictions that ranged from persistent nosebleeds to aggravated allergies (their prevalence even gave rise to Internet memes, perhaps the only other thing we do best). But what might have been considered to be nothing more than a symptom of our predictably variable weather, ma...

By: Aiza Nadeem and Salman Tuasene Khawaja In the first week of April, The Post conducted a questionnaire amongst the LUMS community to determine how aware the average LUMS student is in regards to the environmental policies of Pakistan. The questionnaire also measured the current importance felt about a possible environmental course. Questions were asked which pertained to the respondents interests and experiences with environmental courses, the environmental policies of Pakistan and organisations implementing such policies, and finally their views on a compulsory course and whether it would be necessary for the students in the near future.Disclaimer: The survey is not representative of the entire LUMS community.The survey was divided into two sections based on whether or not the responde...