Author: Saki Nama
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Walli – The 6th Transaction
Pain resides over love. Love breeds around it. Like a vine; wrapping itself round the massive and un-yielding tree of pain. Twisting, covering, inch by inch – hiding the tree itself. And the people passing by fully enjoy the breathtaking view of the vine. Experiencing it. Smelling it. Touching it. Without knowing what it encloses.…
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Walli – In The Name of M.
There was a problem. He was sure what to write but he was not sure how. Should he write about her as M.? He talked about her as M. With time, and with a never-ending state of separation, he started to talk about her a little openly. Daughter. His daughter. And then, with the continuation…
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In the Name of Zainabs – Our Daughters
There was a Zainab before. A blind girl. In the times of Zia. She was raped. Gang-raped. But as she was blind and couldn’t identify the culprits, she was stoned. Stoned to death for adultery. The so-called “sharia” by Zia was imposed. Just walk through the corridors of government or private organizations and you will…
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Faizabad Episode
I remember wasting time on convincing people that you cannot let a weaponized group to contest in general elections. Like TLY. It was allowed to contest in NA-120. ECP didn’t allow them. Interior Ministry didn’t allow them. ISI allowed them. That is why they are “apnay log” as COAS said. Who are NOT “apnay log”?…
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I Don’t…
I don’t want this medal of patriotism, I don’t want the medal of martyrdom. I want a safe future for the generations to come. I don’t care what land it is, And I don’t care what name it has.
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Mothers
Away from all these conspiracy theories reside our mothers. The mothers who send their kids to schools even when they know they aren’t as safe as they were once. Over a hundred mothers saw their little kids for the last time when they went to school on 16th December 2014. There are mothers who are…
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A Man, A Woman, & A Daughter
He saw the sleeping woman along with her daughter. 12 noon. June. Ugly weather. Like others, he moved ahead. But that voice, the inner voice, that echoes in his brain like shrieks, didn’t let him move. He had to come back from a mile. He stopped his car. Embarrassed. Who is looking at him? He…
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Cheat
His plan was simple. To cheat and get caught. And to be dumped by his wife. Simple as that. She caught him. He confessed. She left. That was very easy for him. To end the relationship, he chose the easiest path. He gave his wife the commonly-accepted-reason to end a relationship. And she did leave.…
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You are Expected to be Present but…
No. you shouldn’t be doing this. Then what? Hmm. What is expected of you? Do that. What your parents expect? What your friends expect? What your wife expects? What your kids expect? Just do that. You are expected to come home after your job. Directly. Do that. You are expected to spend most of the…
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True Lies & The Real Jihad
He: I demand justice for the minorities in Pakistan. We: You didn’t speak when that Muslim was killed. He: I did. We: You paid Indian agent! He: I stand with the people of Balochistan. We should give them their basic rights. We: You never spoke for Pakistanis. He: They are Pakistani too. We: They…