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Dying for the sake of Living
How ironic are the cases when people die in stampedes for free food or zakat? A classic yet sad tragedy of dying while struggling to live. Dying in the process to survive a couple of days more. It’s so ironic. It’s so sad. As sad as rains consistently falling on wheat crops so that suffering…
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I will not Forgive
The continuous moments of pain without a break for months. And when the prayers will be answered, I will not forgive. I may not forgive. I will not be able to forgive. Maybe I’ll forgive. Or maybe I’ll be forgiven.
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Class Struggles in the Rain
Winters aren’t leaving. Have you seen such a beautiful March in years? A cold Ramzan with winter-cum-autumn mixtures to serve with different flavors at different times. Beautiful air to breathe. Rains. Cold breeze. Now the bad thing. Last year were floods to destroy everything of the poor. Now, rains to mess with crops, particularly wheat.…
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Earthquake Plans
Maybe He wanted to save someone from murder. So He jolted the earth to change the plans. Or maybe He saved a child from abuse today. 10 is our daily national average. 9 for today. 1 saved because the abuser panicked because of the earthquake. Or maybe He wanted to put fear in the heart…
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Lahore vs. Multan (First Half of PSL Final)
It’s like Lahore’s bureaucracy against South Punjab in general. And usual. While the venue is always Lahore. You have a problem? Come to Lahore from Alipur, Muzaffargarh, D. G. Khan, R. Y. Khan, Fort Munro, Rajanpur, Multan, and Bahawalpur. Come to Lahore for interviews. To submit an application. For the Ombudsman’s hearing. To meet a…
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Human Shield for Human
Mourning. Again. Outside is an amazing crowd. Doing everything on the call of their leader. Inside is a leader who has no courtesy for those outside. He make videos with shells and bullets in front of his desk, without empathy for those who collect these for his videos. Sometimes, he mourns a death. He…
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Spotless
She wished to be a punk rocker with flowers in her hair. He prayed for her to be the one, so he could listen and see her daily. But then, the residents of the world don’t live by their wishes. They rely on prayers. How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot! The world forgetting, by…
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Beat the Lion and the Dogs will behave
One thing that unites this country is police. It’s same from north to south. Their faith of violence, injustice, apathy, and disregard of humans is homogenous. From Islamabad to Peshawar to Quetta to Karachi to Lahore. They brag on Twitter. As Bhai and Api. So nice and cool in tagging each other to take notice…
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Aurat March 2023
Men march. In uniform. Like in a circus. After killing millions, they get medals and monuments. They are praised. They are seen as a symbol of nationhood. And everything around blood and dead bodies. Women can’t march. Not with their bodies. They haven’t killed in millions; so, no medals. Some naked monuments by famous male…
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American Murders
After Alex Murdaugh’s sentencing, one thing that comes in mind is that even though human history is full of murders but something isn’t right in America right now. Here’s an epiphany: Robbers and thieves murder for food or wealth. They have a reason or motivation, sometimes accidentally; but they do it to gain something or…