Author: Saki Nama
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Conversation in Hell
Ex-Opposition: Government is corrupt. It isn’t spending on public welfare. Vote for us. Government: Situation is worse than we anticipated. Because past governments were corrupt. Public: We know that. That’s why we elected you. Not-Public: Elected? Public: Elected by general public. Us. Not-Public: Selected. By General. Not public. Us. Public: Ok! We don’t care. Tell…
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Matiullah
Matiullah happened because Saleem Shehzad didn’t matter. Saleem Shahzad happened because Balochistan didn’t matter. Balochistan happened because thousands didn’t matter. Thousands happened because you didn’t speak. And if you won’t speak, nothing will matter. Until your father. Your brother. Your son. And you will be alone. Just when they should have been vulnerable after CPEC…
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MilBus
No minus-one is going to happen. Not in Federal. Not in Punjab. With all the mess around and all the civil posts under non-civils, it’s not even needed. No need to change the diapers. Extended Bajwa and Faez – not our Faiz – came and smiled while the PM was gibbering at Diamer-Basha Dam.…
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Our Chomsky and their Hoodbhoy
Noam Chomsky is a linguist and a philosopher. He’s a renowned expert in his field and is loved by his students across America. But that’s not all. He is known worldwide because of his whistle-blowing and political activism. A heretic, a rebel; who criticizes American hegemony vehemently. He regularly opinionates against militarism, violence, capitalism and…
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Kids – From Pakistan to Kashmir to Afghanistan
Two stories. Of violence. Of gun-shots. Of state-terrorism. But that’s not the point. In one story, a whole family was brutally attacked by the state. Killing half of the family right in front of the remaining half. In broad day-light. Those who were going to a marriage hall, ended up in a…
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Post 8303 and PIA
Blaming IK or PTI for PIA is your political bias. They don’t even share 5% of the blame. First and foremost, air marshals ruined it. Of all the institutions under the boys, PAF got this one. And like all the other ones under men-in-uniform, this one is also ruined. Imagine! Air Marshal Arshad Malik and…
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Random Numbness II (June 2020)
Firdaus Aashiq warned that the virus can enter from “neechay se”. She advised to cover your mouth as well as your genitals. Zartaj Gul defined the 19 points of Corona. Asad Umar explained that we are at the lowest already. We can’t go any lower. Isn’t this hopeful? Then came Riaz Fatyana. During the sugar…
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In-law-Faiz vs. Above-law-Faiz
Geo won and Ary didn’t lose. Right? With over 1.8 million pending cases and the likes of Rao Anwar and Ehsan Ullah Ehsan free, SC did win yesterday. It did. It won against Musharraf too, but then it got scared of boys. All the way, it was between the two Faizes. In-law-Faiz took notice of…
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Punjab’s Budget 2020
Budget is a little technical thing. Media usually is unable to understand it, and hence misguides the public. Even the bureaucrats, who give nods to the financial decisions, don’t get it. They have to be taught every time. Every single time. And as soon as they get any ‘out-of-the-box’ question, the subordinates are fucked.…
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Budget 2020
Dear herd! Budget 2020 is simply like this:Education: Rs.4 billionsHealth: Rs.20 billionsDefence: Rs.1402 billions I know. Education and Health are mainly under provinces (18th Amendment) and will get allocations through provincial budgets as well. But dear Vawda-kinda! This Rs.1402 billion doesn’t include military pensions (Rs.369 billion which is 79% of federal government’s total pension bill).…