To be or Not to be a Banana… on May 14, 2023Raid the court. Break in the windows. Beat the lawyers. Bash the Ex-PM getting his biometrics done. Smash the court offices. Injure the attendants. These are visuals of the arrest of Imran Khan. By no stretch of the imagination in any civilized democracy can you imagine this boom, bust, bang gangster pickup operation inside a […]
Compromised, Cornered, Conquered on May 7, 2023Another leak. Audio? A video? Of judges? Of politicians? Panama Leaks? Paradise Leaks? Wiki Leaks? No, but? These are the speculations taking place on the latest haemorrhages of top secrets on Discord Leak. It is still leaking. How big the hole is will only be found when all investigations are complete. However, one thing is […]
Lies, Losers and Loss on April 30, 2023You win but lose. Victory but defeat. Triumph that is shameful. You fix but are broken. You lead but are behind. You are in power but powerless. These are some contradictions that are apt for the game of chess going on by those in power and those out of it. Rarely has the country witnessed […]
The Emperor and His Men on April 25, 2023Like insects. Crushed under the feet. Women and children. In the desperation to get one bag of flour. Not just a one-off. It is a daily routine. Stripped of their dignity. Standing in heat. Waiting for hours. Bags are thrown at them. Fighting for a bag and giving up their life for a 20-kilo C-grade […]
Counterfeit of a Golden Jubilee on April 16, 202350 years. Golden jubilee. Big event. Constitution completes its half-century. Parliament celebrates. The constitution commiserates. Ironic. Why? A parliament that is devoid of opposition is an autocracy. A parliament that, on the day of the 50th birthday of the constitution, passes a bill that violates the constitution is a mockery. A parliament where the future […]
Reality Unmasked, Unplugged on April 9, 2023“Lekin itna to hua kuch log pehchanay gaye,” (At least some people’s real self is now exposed). This is a famous Urdu verse by poet Khatir Ghaznavi. The concept of the poem is that even if you have been deceived by some near ones, at least now you can make out the difference between real […]
Rise, Resolve, Resist on April 2, 2023Two worlds, one country. Terror. Fear. Torture. Threats. Versus hope, resolve, passion and anger. These are the contrasts one sees in the country. Those who rule are blinded by their immense power. Those who are ruled are, for the first time, having a crystal clear sight of their abuse of power and their ability to […]
Jury is Out and In Front on March 26, 2023Constitutional violation. Courts. Crowds. Shelling. Beating. Torture. Escape. These are the visuals that dominate the government’s attitude and any hearing of Chairman Imran Khan. Sad that the Election Commission has openly disobeyed the courts and constitution and postponed the provincial election. Sad that a man, whose life is under constant threat, is being openly targeted […]
“Watch” the Loot Sale on March 19, 2023Stealing a Watch. Damning evidence. Catch him. Arrest him. Open and shut case. De seat him. That is what we have been hearing for the last 10 months. The amount of focus on the Toshakhana case, in particular, the watches, that the ex-premier Imran Khan bought from it has been all-consuming. Hundreds of press conferences, […]
Sound of the Silenced on March 12, 2023Young. Innocent. Singing. Rallying. Killed. Brutally. Custodial torture. Just Shut up. Silencer is on. Muffle. Distort. Suppress. Gag. And so much else. To what effect? Can you silence the unsilenced? No. Why do it then? Probably, they don’t know better. They know but they won’t. They can but that means defeat. Defeat for whom? Defeat […]