The portrait of student politics has been in constant debate throughout the years. Yet it has been failed to earn a clear picture. If we have a look at the roots of student politics then, one can see that it emerged in the late 1900s before the partition of India. The Muslim Students Federation (MSF) was the initial of students’ unionization. It aimed to facilitate the Muslim League with its vision of an independent country for the Muslim community. Thus, the initiation of the Muslim Students Federation cultivated strong roots for student politics which has grown widely over a period. However, the ban on students’ political movements is unjustified since Article 17 of the Constitution specifies that forming organizations is a fundamental right of every student. When one hears the term”Student politics” his mind starts shaping images of riots and violence within the organization or with the state. However, the role of student politics is more than what has been narrated about it. The role of students has been incredibly great in the history of Pakistan. Be it their struggles for an independent nation in the late colonial era or their dynamic efforts against the military dictatorship of Ayub Khan … Continue reading Student Politics in Pakistan