Essay writing as a genre has not evolved in Pakistan. If you try to count the number of essay writers that Pakistan has produced over the last seven decades, you will hardly be able to count close to seven writers. Although you may find a plethora of such writing in hundreds of 'academic journals' produced by higher education institutions in Pakistan annually, there are serious questions about their logical organisation and seriousness of purpose. Students cannot improve their writing skills unless they learn how to structure their writing in an essay format; especially in the humanities and social sciences fields, essays play a significant role. 'Certain Uncertainties: The cultural confusion of Pakistan' by Hasan Zaidi is an incisive piece that discusses how culture in Pakistan has come under the influence of religion, under the patronage of the state. While highlighting the names of various Khayabans in Karachi's DHA - a majority of which are named after kings and warriors of yore such as Babur, Faisal, Ghaznavi, Khalid, Tariq, Tipu, and Qasim -with a sprinkling of poets such as Khusro and Rumi - Zaidi enlightens us about the inclination of the state in Pakistan.
Salman Asif's essay 'Construction of Familiar Others on Celluloid: Representation of religious minorities in popular Pakistani cinema' is a treat to read. This is a topic that has hardly received any attention by academics and cinema critics in Pakistan.
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