Senator Mushtaq has always been a restless soul. His political views can be contested, but his unwavering commitment to Gaza is beyond dispute.
By joining the Sumud Flotilla, he knew it might never reach Gaza, and even if it did, it could barely ease the immense suffering of its people. Yet he also knew its symbolic power could not be underestimated.
Such people are described in the Qur’an as خيرُ ٱلْبَرِية – the best of all beings. May his act suffice for all Pakistanis before Allah.
The Government of Pakistan must now work with partners like Turkiye to ensure his safe return.
Let’s face it, nothing was working until the women took over. IK’s wife and sisters leading from the front is the only reason they reached D-Chowk. This is true women empowerment, not singing faiz’s poems from the safety of your campuses.
This is how mainstream media including both Tv Channels and Print have made themselves irrelevant. Early in the morning it was reported that 4 security personnel and 1 civilian were killed at the place of PTI Convoy at the outskirts of Islamabad.
Soon after Senior Journalist @Matiullahjan919 reported directly from PIMS with one Safeer Ali who claimed to be real brother of civilian deceased Mohammad Ilyas who claimed that his brother and Ranger personnel got killed by getting crushed under Police and Ranger vehicles as they were speeding away from the protestors after they ran out of tear gas. But almost all of Pakistan's media has only aired the Govt version where the deaths have been claimed as a result of the attack of protestors.
The TV Channels and Newspapers didn't even bother airing/running the cross version and only presenting the Govt version as absolute truth. This is why masses especially younger audiences don't rely on conventional media for news as conventional media compromised its own integrity.
The loss of life on either side is most condemnable and unfortunate. But if we are sincerely saddened by these losses then the least we can do is present the entire picture, ask questions, demand a transparent inquiry into these deaths as opposed to giving conclusions.
Ppl in Pakistan are depressed & hopeless. Last 2 years have been tough & majority refuses to dream again because of potential pain.
Numbers in protest are phase 1. First sign of weakness in regime will open floodgates & we will see scenes unimaginable in recent history.
Things we've normalized in tis country, feel free to add
Imran Khan still in Jail
Maryam Nawaz as CM punjab
Zahir Jaffer not hanged
Sharukh Jatoi roaming free
Gas loadshedding post 10PM
Heavy taxes in electricity bills
Twitter not working without VPN
Mohsin Naqvi as PCB chairman
You now understand how Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who had 160 seats, was unable to form a govt, and how Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who had 81 seats, was appointed as Pakistan's PM. You now understand the history of Bangladesh's creation.
7 Dec 1970 to 8 Feb 2024 nothing changes.
"The first genocide in history where its victims are broadcasting their own destruction in real time."
Irish lawyer Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh
What a powerful argument!
Western liberal society, which for so long has projected itself as morally superior to the rest of the world has now been exposed as the complete moral failure it is.
John, an Australian fan of Virat Kohli, stormed the field to meet Kohli & make a statement on the world stage.
“Stop bombing Palestine.”
“Free Palestine.” 🇵🇸
Shows how desperate the world is for peace in Palestine. That said, this could’ve been done without physical contact.