Lahore, March 21, 2022 (PPI-OT): With the aim to discuss the dynamics of youth’s role in politics and the problems posed by misinformation in today’s digital age, the Young Peace and Development Corps (YPCD-UOL Chapter), recently conducted a session on “Youth and Political Dynamics in the Digital Age” at UOL, Defence Road Campus.
Mr. Ammar Yasir (Lecturer\Activist) and Ms. Aisha Saeed (Journalist/Policy Analyst) were the guest speakers of the session that was attended by university lecturers, administrators and students. Mr. Yasir highlighted some of the important and relevant aspects of “Youth and Education” and spoke upon Post- Colonial stance. In his remarks, he cited The Pathology of Normalcy by Erich Fromm and gave a standpoint that led to a Q/A session with the audience.
Ms. Saeed in the second half of the session, enlightened the audience by discussing misinformation and disinformation as a social problem in current society. She also elaborated the experience of social media and its effects to be highly heterogeneous, raising questions about the generalizability of experimental estimates.
The event was wrapped up by the vote of thanks given by Miss Afnan Abdul Ghaffar (President, YPDC, UOL). She said, “YPDC-UOL Chapter looks forward to organizing such insightful and thought-provoking sessions, tackling multiple social problems in the present dynamics of contemporary Pakistan in the coming times”.
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