Malala Yousafzai.

'I raise my voice not so that i can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.'

Youth activism has always been an effective means of change. As early as 1229, students in Europe went on strikes, advocating for change. This trend reached the Indian subcontinent when the student wing of the Muslim League, the Muslim Students' Federation, was formed to recruit students.

Unions existed post-partition as well. But in 1958 Ayub Khan banned the National Students Federation (NSF). This ban was partially lifted in 1960, but continued until 1974 when the government introduced the Student Union Ordinance calling for democratically elected unions in colleges. The ordinance led to a revival in public power, until General Zia-ul-Haq imposed a permanent ban on student unions as early as 1979. Leaders after Zia...