Month: August 2019
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Patriotism, Nationalism, Militarism & Kashmir
For a particular group of people and militarists, on both sides of the border, nothing could have been as beneficial as Kashmir. It is a cash-cow, giving budget, billions, lands, and above all unquestionable silence. Do they want it resolved? Obviously not. It will end a big chunk of budget. What will we do then?…
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Mohatta Palace, Karachi
Miss Fatima Jinnah lived her last years in Mohatta Palace. She died there. Or may be assassinated. No one knows. She was fine a day before as she attended a wedding ceremony. Her dead body was found the next day. Her body was taken by state machinery immediately. Her last rituals were done by the…
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Apna Time Ayega
A 15 year old boy – thief – was caught red-handed by a mob in Karachi. Tortured. Traumatized. Recorded. Beaten. Interviewed. Murdered. Your soul leaving your body, inch by inch. An inch each hit. Gradually. Bit by bit. What’s next to ecstasy? Pain. Death. Hell. Nothingness. A whole light year from pain to death. Inch…