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Walli – Chapter & Year No. 10 (from Jinnah Library)
If you get the nerve of the universe, the way it operates and functions, you will know that Walli wasn’t insane. He was a bit odd at times – fine, all the time – but not insane. He was there, passing through the Mall Road in 1866 when the foundation was being laid – just…
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Toba Tek Singh
Toba Tek Singh incident proves that we are as fucked up as those brother and father are. I don’t want to mention the details, and I don’t want to mention why they murdered that lady. Sometimes, you can’t even type the fucked-up scenario this country puts you in. So, I wrote what I wrote yesterday…
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I’m You.
Nothing has changed. Maybe a little, but not really. I would insist on standing correctly. I still wake up as a believer. A man of faith. With the passing of the day, the belief system transforms – evolution or devolution. It adopts more of atheism. By the night, its agnosticism that wins. And then, it…
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Kingdom of Heaven (movie)
‘By the word “religion” I’ve seen lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called the will of God. I’ve seen too much religion in the eyes of too many murderers. Holiness is in right action and courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves.’ These are words from the movie ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ (2005)…
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محبت
ایک محبتسو افسانے ہزار بہانے لاکھ پیمانےپھر مے خانےساقی کے خزانےاور پھر سے شروع ایک اور محبت کے سو افسانے
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A Story About Love
A woman had a good business back in old days. She had workers but she needed a man to handle all her trades and financial matters honestly, locally as well as abroad. Then she heard of a man who had a reputation for honesty and integrity. She asked him to manage her business. The man…
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The Other Side…
Since women’s day is over, one must recognize another emerging truth of the society. Gone are the days – old days – when elders used to say: “بچے چھوڑ کر گھر آجاؤ دو دنوں میں دماغ ٹھیک ہو جائے گا۔” Scenario has changed. Or is changing pretty rapidly. In the old days, fathers handled finances…
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Financial Blunders
Blunders happen. But then, there are blunders only bastards can perform with eloquence. Fiscal year or financial year budget is of 12 months. “Year.” Our FY starts from 1st of very July and ends on 30th of June. Budget – both development and non-development – is for a complete FY. This also means, that all…
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Iddat & The Judge
You played with the religion. In the end, religion outplayed you. That’s how people are done and dusted in a theological state. Iddat has punished an ex PM to prison. While qisas and diyat helped murderers get away with crime and punishment. Like once, the whole state was playing with Jihad and Mujahideen. Until both…
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Society of the Snow (movie)
Didn’t get any such idea after ‘Alive’ but after ‘Society of the Snow’ I can tell how a similar incident shall unfold in future. For instance, the plane has crashed in an isolated nowhere and some are dead and some are alive. After eating the chocolates and whatever was on the plane, they will instantly…