Tag: Pakistan
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Brief History of UnLaw
Case: Minor girl raped and killed.Evidence: CCTV, statements, autopsy, DNA, everything. Result: Bail. Case: 444 encounters by a police officer.Evidence: Statements, witnesses, autopsies, everything. Result: Case dismissed without arrest. Case: Sahiwal massacre by CTD.Evidence: CCTV, witnesses, statements, autopsies, DNA, everything.Result: Transfer of murderers. Case: 144 school children killed in broad daylight. Evidence: CCTVs, witnesses, statements,…
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Random Numbness (Dec 2022)
Things became boring. Bajwa left ceremoniously. Faiz left unceremoniously. No DG. No DJ. No two sad faces in uniform to meddle in politics without meddling in politics. Khan is left with nothing but mistakes to remember. It’s been over a week since he announced resignations from two provincial assemblies, but nothing. Doesn’t even feel like…
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Random Numbness (Feb 2022)
This world is a comedy of tragedies. And errors. Not precisely. One of the blunders in our history was Liaquat Ali Khan’s visit to America in 1950. In a polarized world, he chose a pole instead of staying in the neutral zone. And today, we are witnessing another blunder. Our PM is in Russia while…
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Random Numbness (Dec 2021)
You are stupid. Have you ever realized this? Things around you – society, norms, values and interpretation of the religion – are here to make and keep you stupid. And you hardly ever disappoint. This government came in power with the promise that the foreigners and expats will come back for jobs. The other day,…
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District Development Package (DDP) of Punjab 2021-22
This piece is in response to Mr. Hasaan Khawar, SACM to the Chief Minister Punjab, who has recently tweeted that District Development Package (DDP) is a game-changer for Punjab. Well, it is not a game-changer. Budget 2020-21 was prepared with mockery in the name of ‘Development’. Punjab – like KPK – has made one of…
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Random Numbness (April 2021)
Welcome. It’s been a while since numbness; so this will be a long one. Fasten your seatbelts and brace for impact. The PM was on TV a few days ago. Uttering crap and bickering like usual. Selling religion, as it sells. But then he went farther and talked about rape, parda, fahashi, and stuff. Don’t…
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Bajwa Leaks
“Ask Agriculture Department”. That’s where it ended when Shahzad Akbar had nothing else to say. Well, that was precise and accurate. Like Faisal Vawda with a boot on the table. Demonstrating political history – and present – of Pakistan. How did Sharif go abroad? Why is that even a question? Yes, PTI’s government in Punjab…
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Together we Stand! Together we shall See!
From the ending of 2012 to the beginning of 2013, the predictions of Mayan Calendar and Doomsday proved to be true for Pakistan. Apart from having a victorious cricket tour of India, Pakistan faced gruesome crisis. American drones were continuously thrown on innocent people on western border. LOC on eastern border is shaped into a before-war…
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I Am Hazara!
I was mother of a son till yesterday when a bomb blast took this privilege of life from me. My son lost his life in this attack. Unfortunately, I am not alone. See there! these are all mothers and sisters who have lost their loved ones. These are all those who have a reason not…