Author: Saki Nama
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Forgotten Lessons – Our Ignorance is Our Pride
Hussain RA went against the ruler of His time. He stood against injustice. He stood for what He believed was right. He embraced martyrdom on that path. We cry every year on Muharram for the pain faced by Hussain RA. Yet we are all like people of Koofa. Silent. Not doing anything. Not even realizing…
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Rest in Peace Junaid Jamshed
He was forced to apologize because of his sermons. He was forced to apologize because of his selfies. Liberals were after him on why he left music, jeans, and the glamour world. Conservatives were after him on why he shook hands with a model and why he took pictures with them. This is typical of…
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Revolution vs. Evolution (PTI’s November 2 Dharna)
Expectations: Khoon bhi na niklay or inqilaab bhi aa jaye. Reality: Khoon bhi nikla or inqilaab bhi nahi aaya. Some facts about revolutions: 1. A revolution is never bloodless. Evolution is bloodless. 2. If both the leaders of pro-revolution and anti-revolution ride the same vehicle, that isn’t revolution. (Helicopters in our case) 3. If team…
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We… The Nationally Hypocrites
People are very angry at Kulbhushan Yadav. The same people were not that angry at Raymond Davis. People are very angry that PM didn’t mention Kulbhushan Yadav. The same people were not very angry when Shuja Pasha himself escorted Raymond Davis. People were very angry when India claimed surgical strike on Pakistan. The same people…
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The Case of Cyril Almeida
Miss Nasim Zehra is known for writing articles on corp commanders and military officials’ meetings. Once she wrote an article about the content of the meeting of corp commanders of Pakistan. The article was published in Reuters. There was no fuss about it. What Cyril Almeida has done is not wrong. He got the content…
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Truth & Lies
Lie Lie another time and again, your lie will become the truth; misshapen into grotesque images of an alternate reality, believed by some and swallowed by all as the lies you spin spiral out of control How long do you think this charade will last? One day soon, the dominoes will fall The threads that…
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Painting A Dream In A Nightmare…
He was different. But not a psycho. He was quiet. But never abusive. He was more responsible than the other men around. He stood on his heels for four days straight for his first-born. He spent every penny to make things better. He changed himself however and whenever he could. But he wasn’t a Prophet.…
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Walli – I am Hussain too
Story of Hussain and Yazid is an inspiration. It is a story of incredible power. It gives me strength to stand again and again. Just when I am about to fall, to seize, and to fail, Hussain gives me new passion. My story is a small one. It is not a story of a Hussain…
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Attendance
It doesn’t matter if you win or lose. It doesn’t matter if you achieve your goal or not. It doesn’t matter if you get the love of your life or not. Because these aren’t in your hands. And in the end, all these fortunes don’t even matter. These are the decisions of Allah. What matters…
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Walli – An Extraordinary Love Story Demands An Extraordinary Sacrifice
An extraordinary love story has an extraordinary journey to travel. Only an ordinary love has an ordinary story. He met the girl of his dreams and married her, is ordinary. She loved her brother and lived in peace, is ordinary. But the life of Walli was extraordinary. Just like his life, his love was extraordinary…