Category: Pakistan
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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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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…
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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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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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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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Lustful Society
It wasn’t easy for him to put his reputation at stake for a single erection. But he had to. He was out of control. He took his student, a little angel. He ruined that angel. He raped her. And then he killed her. It was just an erection which society couldn’t understand. Hell of a…
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The Bank and its Guards
This story is about a bank which was robbed by its own guards. The bankers forgave the guards and increased their budget so that they would be happier and would refrain from robbery. However, after only a couple of months, the bank was robbed again. The bankers retaliated in whispers. They bickered among themselves but…
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Walli – Epidemic Sickness
Walli is sick. He knows that the whole world around him is sick. This society is sick. His university is sick with plaguing sickness all around the obvious and clandestine corners. The gardens are sick with bold flowers wandering and seeking a hidden place… somewhere behind a tree or on a bench. His city is…