What a country !! Took a loan from the IMF, then stopped a potential World War, also attacked Afghanistan, talked ceasefire with China, then became a Global Peacemaker, also stood with Iran, then condemned attack on KSA, then negotiated with Trump while the nation watched PSL.
Fates of gentlemen who tried to ruin their reputation: one is administrating the oath and has been rendered toothless; one is rotting in jail; one can’t show his face in public without being taunted; and one described himself as a ‘doobta sooraj.’
Alvi, Khan, Bajwa, Bandial.
Wanted to write on Jaranwala Church Incident but the way we are moving i thought its futile. We kill minorities than condemn and move forward present new sectarian and blasphemy bills create a pretext of new cycle of violence, prioritize killing innocent people, focused on
‘Our pretend games notwithstanding, if we claim to be a democracy, even a flawed one, then I am Pope.’
Blistering straight talking from Ejaz Haider - Pakistan is no longer a constitutional democracy even by a generously elastic definition of the term:
https://t.co/h667k3Eg5u
Pakistan Studies consists of 8 chapters that cover everything from ancient civilisations to demography, to transgender rights. It provides a thoughtful & accessible starting point for any student or general reader - my review of Sikandar Hayat’s edited 📕:
https://t.co/jY8P6Ow8EQ
Otherwise, Pakistan will remain nothing, but a Praetorian democracy. So, holding on to some optimism as it is rightly said, "every cloud has a silver lining", things here will turn in everyone's favour InshAllah
When taking on Pak political leadership. It was never just about MNS, AAZ, or IK but their vested interests. These interests prove beneficial for apolitical forces to catalogue them into their own vested interests. The policy of divide is and will be detrimental for Pak demo
Nevertheless, it will remain the call of political leadership to subjugate them from non-democratic forces. Meanwhile , for this purpose democratic forces need to devise modern political culture, inculcate democratic values, avoid fascist backlash and pay heed to will of people.
Never evoke God in politics. Politics is amoral. The divine has nothing to do with the profane. Keep them separate. You’ll be doing religion a favour. But religion sells. People consume it like a commodity. We want to drag into public something that should be entirely private.
'If you think you are better than the other, then show by your words and actions', how immoral and childish behavior by so called, 'self-proclaimed' largest Political Party of Pakistan. This extremist polarized mindset threatens nascent pre-requisites for Democracy of Pakistan
@SarkarNatiqShah This is why Murshad, we can't say Fatima's brother made Pakistan. He is and will remain our founder, utmost respect to it. But, at the end of the day he was a leader, constitutionalist, yet, a politician. And a Politician is always a Politician we all know it
@SarkarNatiqShah Not one, but, myriad factors proved favourable for Jinnah and Pakistan. As, it was the era of WWII and Jinnah ended up in making a staunch narrative of the Religious minority. Though, this was never his call but an idea of the league members which further proved beneficial