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The Art of Writing
Since we were talking about art and artists, let me tell you the finest and greatest mind of our times in South Asia. We have seen actors and actresses. They come and go but some keep on hanging up as long as they can, pretending to look young and sexy while forgetting how sexy is…
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Why?
Court declared him innocent after 19 years. But he was already dead 2 years ago; after spending 17 years in jail for nothing. His father died during court proceedings. His two uncles died. He died too. Good riddance, he thought. Up above the heavens, God was happy that he has come back to Him. All…
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Imran Khan & Qazi Faez Isa
Strange are the ways of the world. Who could have thought this Chief Justice would hit rock bottom? Almost everything he said in his good old days, were overturned by himself in his chief days. Whatever he said at the lower echelon, turned 180-degree at the top echelon. But then, strange are the ways of…
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Palestine: Another 100-year
100 years gone by, but the reasoning didn’t change. 100 years ago: We are weak. We lack in education. We don’t invest in research and development. No innovation. No technological advancement. Poor health. Poor personal growth. 100 years later: We are weak. We lack in education. We don’t invest in research and development. No innovation.…
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Walli – Introducing John Doe
He’s John Doe. Those who love John, love John. Those who hate him, hate him. Nothing can change this, except a rare epiphany that strikes in some minds that’s not even an epiphany but a junk spark. Those who loved John, loved Jane too. His wife. But when Jane took divorce, the lovers turned into…
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Who Exposed Them?
“Who exposed them?” asks another one. Then another one. Then another one. And they all want to hear one name in answer. So that they can awe for long and sleep for another decade. Only those who never read history and had a short-term memory were inspired by this neo-exposition done indirectly for vested interests.…
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Hence, You!
One wrong person can mess your whole life. True. But to reach the right person, you must pass through a couple of wrong persons. Else you will never realize happiness without sorrows. Just like the prerequisite of divorce is: marriage. I know. Deviation. It’s an art and it’s not always out of the context. Anyway.…
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They Drive, They Kill, They Fly
Gandhi said, “poverty is the worst form of violence.” This could have been one of the finest sayings of all times, but we don’t ponder over it because poverty doesn’t concern us. Or at least that poverty which we see in heartbreaking reels and pictures and in faraway lands to shed some crocodile tears. Some…
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Some Condolences
Somehow, justice has prevailed. Not because it is what I wanted it to be, but because it should have been this. Credit goes to judges like Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, who led from the front. Qazi Faez remained shameful, badly compromised, and too tainted to be spoken of. Apart from some judges and…
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X, Y, Z, and L
X came to power and imposed taxes on salaried / middle class to increase the revenue base of the state. X was thrown out and then came Y. Y tightened the screws even further, making X an angel. Then came Z. Z imposed further taxes on the same middle class to take out as much…