You know whats bothersome? The thought that a father would've picked his young son's janaaza. The thought that his mother would be in an indescribable pain at the moment. Depression may lead to suicide, but it ends the suffering of one person, and begins suffering of the ones

14 December is celebrated as 'Martyred Intellectuals Day' in Bangladesh, this is a memorial site in Dhaka for them. Bangladeshi movement had many intellectuals while Pak movement had landlords+aristocrats. No M League aristocrat laid life while many Bangali intellectuals died.

When movements r endorsed by intellectuals of their times & if intellectuals further lay life for these movements then history cannot invalidate those movements. Generals are least mentioned persons in history only intellectuals decide the legitimacy of the purpose of movements.

In Pakistan, the plight of Balochistan so often plays out in the shadows. The current, women-led campaign against state oppression, by bringing its protest to the heart of Islamabad, has made it impossible for the state-and the country-to look away. It’s activism at its bravest.

Look into her eyes. Radiating a kind of fire that's hard to explain & even harder to extinguish by water canons.

Key phrases for instant punditry effect on Pakistan in 2024: 1. “year will be crucial” (like which one hasn’t been?) 2. “tumultuous developments” (surprise surprise) 3. “Quest for stability” (that ship sailed in 1953. Ain’t coming back). 4. “At a crossroads” (evergreen)

These words, from Pakistan’s 1986 Report of the Committee for the Study of Corruption, resonate once again at the highest level as the SCP overrules the Peshawar High Court’s decision on allowing the PTI to use the 🏏 symbol. The spirit of Justice Munir, the 1950s architect of

“Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan case’ (1955),which was also decided on the flawed reasoning of hyper-legal technicality.The 1955 judgement was oblivious to the principles of constitutional democracy.Sadly, the ghost of justice Munir is alive and kicking in 2024.” dawn.com/news/1807040

Consider the situation. 👉The street emotion stays with Imran. The governmental power goes to coalitions led by PML-N. The real power stays with COAS Asim Munir’s Pindi. This is a perfect HOW NOT-TO-RUN-THE-COUNTRY formula.

دین اسلام کا ہے نگینہ علی !

There is a fight going on in #Mach city as per ground sources in Balochistan between separatists & Pakistani security forces. #BLA is also indicating the same. Int'l media has covered it too. But Pakistani media remains censored. Will #Baloch ever get their voice heard locally?

1. The proceedings + convictions in the “iddat case” (or specifically, “going through a marriage ceremony fraudulently without being lawfully married”) are a damning blot on our justice system Horrifying the State stooped this low seemingly just to humiliate IK, Bushra Bibi

Gradually but surely, nature has exposed almost every segment of our country and shown to the world why we as a country failed to prosper and earn respect despite being blessed by nature.

This is about the 9 Saraiki and Sindhi workers killed in Sistan. These were not even separatists that the state hates . Why ask these poor people for money?

Since 1951, our civil servants have been assisting whoever is momentarily powerful in rigging elections. Being willing to act in this way earns them brownie points - and since the rigging is generally successful the civil servants who help move on to bigger & better things. This

What an honorable gesture, Sir Naeem ur Rehman! 🫡 GE-2024 is certainly showing us some very honorable politicians across the country! ❤️ Inshallah, the system will cleanse itself … if democracy prevails! 🙏🏻

Mr President you do realise that doing a genocide in Gaza in which the majority of victims are women and children kinda makes it difficult for you to sell empathy for women and children on account of genocide not being a very empathetic thing to be enabling?

"I wish I could be in Gaza & stand in front of a Palestinian family & be strong enough to protect them...I am pained that I have to watch, essentially, a murder underway." Powerful words from South African FM to me. Watch the full interview & subscribe: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-so…

Six brave judges of the Islamabad High Court detail interference by intelligence agencies - recounting instances from the abduction and torture of relatives to surveillance at home. In a land of pens scribbling away orders to the thump of a boot, this is how Honour is earned:

ایسی غربت تھی محبت کے دنوں میں ہم پر اس سے ملنے کے بھی اسباب نہیں ہوتے تھے اتنے بے رنگ جوانی کے تھے وہ سال کے جب آنکھیں ہوتی تھی مگر خواب نہیں ہوتے تھے