Sheema Khan

Entrepreneur, Journalist | Travelling | Writing: @gulf_news @dawn_com @khaleejtimes @globalvoices @HuffPostIndia @GlobalCitizenM @TheNewsonSunday @etribune

[Sheema Khan @sheema_kh]

فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
(94:5)
And, behold, with every hardship comes ease.

[norbert almeida @norbalm]

Karachi 📍 Muharram 8/9/10 Thurs/Fri/Sat procession routes

[Khaleej Times @khaleejtimes]

#EidAlFitrinUAE: Several labourers in Dubai were left feeling emotional and overwhelmed on Tuesday (April 18) when they were treated to a clean cut and shave by a celebrity barber.

https://t.co/XtrM2LxPDN

[Sheema Khan @sheema_kh]

Jinnah Sindh Medical University still willing to take 3rd year #MBBS #exams from 1st December till 16th December 👉🏼 risking lives of students and families. Postpone the papers! @Shafqat_Mahmood @SaeedGhani1
#cancelpapersJSMU #COVID19 #Sindh #Karachi #Pakistan

[Bilal Lakhani @MBilalLakhani]

‘I’ve tried my best for Kashmir,’ said Imran Khan, last night.

70 engagements in 7 days!

I’m half his age but exhausted just from covering him this week.

If anyone thinks he’ll give up, they don’t know Khan. He’ll rest when Kashmir can rest

#ImranKhanVoiceOfKashmir

[Wajahat S. Khan @WajSKhan]

Adding @pressfreedom @CPJAsia @pewjournalism @sajahq @MOFAPakistan @pid_gov.

Please go ahead and tag relevant authorities / folks for #PressFreedom and against the #KashmirBlackout.

[Wajahat S. Khan @WajSKhan]

After all, this is my region. As a Pakistani, I will always be a South Asian - professionally & ethnically. Hegemony of one state / censorship from another will be defied.

I thank @twitter for updating me, but will challenge this move, if it is made, via legal & other means.

[Wajahat S. Khan @WajSKhan]

To be clear: I will continue to report/comment on the Indian government & its polarising, right-wing leadership - and/or Pakistan, with its praetorian deep state, for that matter. And/or on Iran’s dictatorial regime. And/or on Afghanistan’s corrupt narco-state. I will not stop.

[Wajahat S. Khan @WajSKhan]

However, because of India’s leverage - & location of many regional media offices there, including @twitter’s - critics of Delhi’s #Kashmir policy will be/are being silenced.

That defies the transnational spirit & ethos of social media in general - and @twitter’s, too, one hopes.

[Wajahat S. Khan @WajSKhan]

I’ve written back to @twitter but not heard back.

I worry that my account may be removed because of my critique of India’s policies & actions in #Kashmir.

Also believe that social media, already blacked out by India in Kashmir, is crucial for global discourse & truth-telling.

[Wajahat S. Khan @WajSKhan]

So far, @twitter has been very straightforward, giving me my legal options.

Till yesterday, I was advised that among my choices, deleting certain tweets was one option.

However, not quite sure what to do today, considering my entire account - active since ‘09 - is at stake.

[Wajahat S. Khan @WajSKhan]

Received legal notices from @twitter for two days straight: the Gov of India has complained that I’ve violated the “laws of India.”

Till yesterday, @twitter cited certain tweets to be problematic (for India).

Today, my account @wajskhan in general is allegedly in violation.

[Imran Khan @ImranKhanPTI]

I am not worthy of the Nobel Peace prize. The person worthy of this would be the one who solves the Kashmir dispute according to the wishes of the Kashmiri people and paves the way for peace & human development in the subcontinent.

[Sahar Habib Ghazi @SaharHGhazi]

LOC communities and soldiers always bear the worst brunt in posturing in South Asia. Thinking about all the Kashmiri kids holed up inside unable to play outside. And all their parents struggling to get groceries, go to work, or sleep at night because of crossborder firing.

[Sheema Khan @sheema_kh]

Ya Allah! Rehem!

[Absar Alam @AbsarAlamHaider]

There is heavy shelling right now in Azad Kashmir. But Pakistani media is censoring this big news of heavy Indian shelling on civilians & non-military targets including hospitals, houses & shops. People have no place to hide or move away from the border. Why this media blackout?

[Sheema Khan @sheema_kh]

@BinaShah We need the lol emoticon on Twitter🤣🤣 "Gandhi Soch"

[Sheema Khan @sheema_kh]

"Tragic as it was, the Pulwama attack came as a perfect political opportunity for Narendra Modi to do what he does best—grandstand."
- Arundhati Roy 👏 https://t.co/8dieNEr9sS

[Sheema Khan @sheema_kh]

What Pakistan's PM Imran Khan has done today takes guts. Super proud to be a citizen of a country where a brave, sane leader exists. Pakistan Zindabad🇵🇰

[Michael Kugelman @MichaelKugelman]

By announcing that the captured Indian pilot will soon be released, Imran Khan has paved the way for deescalation. It’s a bold & brave move.

[Harinder Baweja @shammybaweja]

Not many will like this but @ImranKhanPTI knows how to steal the headlines.

[Rimmel Mohydin @Rimmel_Mohydin]

Wow. Indian media can spin even the kindest gesture into something deeply cynical and dirty. This was not capitulation. This was brave. And the only one bending their back right now is you - to the whims of Narendra Modi who does you no favours by bringing war to your doorstep.