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Friends of mine celebrating basant on a Cavalry chhat. Frankly I was surprised, so used to as we are of the educated middle class only supporting IK this vocally

Friends of mine celebrating basant on a Cavalry chhat. Frankly I was surprised, so used to as we are of the educated middle class only supporting IK this vocally

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Apart from the obvious ‘fakility’ bit, every single scene in the drama screams Matric pass Sialkoti imagining elite life (my nanhyaal belongs to a Sialkoti gaaon and I did Matric before you accuse me of classism). Masters orientations at huge schools like Harvard aren’t some Hogwarts fantasy. Separate departments will hold different orientations which are rarely ever aesthetic enough to gush about. It’s Boston, not Oxford. And why would they wear ‘long coats’ at orientation? Aur Suits mayn long coats kaun pehenta hai? Umera Ahmed ko ek angrezi show ka naam aata tha, so ghuser diya.

Apart from the obvious ‘fakility’ bit, every single scene in the drama screams Matric pass Sialkoti imagining elite life (my nanhyaal belongs to a Sialkoti gaaon and I did Matric before you accuse me of classism). Masters orientations at huge schools like Harvard aren’t some Hogwarts fantasy. Separate departments will hold different orientations which are rarely ever aesthetic enough to gush about. It’s Boston, not Oxford. And why would they wear ‘long coats’ at orientation? Aur Suits mayn long coats kaun pehenta hai? Umera Ahmed ko ek angrezi show ka naam aata tha, so ghuser diya.

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275,347 Aufrufe • vor 12 Tagen

On Indu Mitha (nee Chatterjee) and Uma Anand (nee Chatterjee) — the Lahori siblings divided by partition.

On Indu Mitha (nee Chatterjee) and Uma Anand (nee Chatterjee) — the Lahori siblings divided by partition.

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63,024 Aufrufe • vor 6 Tagen

ahistorical paknats 🤡

ahistorical paknats 🤡

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760,123 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

This reminded me of the time when Asha Bhosle sang songs for a Pakistani movie, Sargam (1995). When Adnan Sami Khan was still a Pakistani and we were in one of those windows when artistic collaboration was possible.

This reminded me of the time when Asha Bhosle sang songs for a Pakistani movie, Sargam (1995). When Adnan Sami Khan was still a Pakistani and we were in one of those windows when artistic collaboration was possible.

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173,812 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

There is no evidence that saris were banned in Pakistan under General Zia-ul-Haq. I went through Pakistan Television archives from the Zia years and found women wearing saris throughout his rule.

There is no evidence that saris were banned in Pakistan under General Zia-ul-Haq. I went through Pakistan Television archives from the Zia years and found women wearing saris throughout his rule.

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62,303 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Responding to Mr. Hijab’s hodgepodge of an argument. You might sound smart because you have a British accent, but doesn’t mean you actually are.

Responding to Mr. Hijab’s hodgepodge of an argument. You might sound smart because you have a British accent, but doesn’t mean you actually are.

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377,850 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

This guy is a public intellectual in Pakistan. This is the standard of our highest education (he went to LUMS). And then young people on here get mad at me for hating on burgers.

This guy is a public intellectual in Pakistan. This is the standard of our highest education (he went to LUMS). And then young people on here get mad at me for hating on burgers.

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244,127 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

کل عزت ماب عاصم منیر صاحب سے بہت کچھ سیکھنے کو ملا

کل عزت ماب عاصم منیر صاحب سے بہت کچھ سیکھنے کو ملا

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149,001 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Our dear leftist friends like their international leftist narratives that don’t allow them to criticize their own country (or perhaps it’s just plain old expediency, they have to live in Pakistan after all, and talking about the Indian left instead of their own country is much easier). Then there are scions of domestic dictators who broke the country and imposed censorship, had the Baloch thrown from planes and many similar democratic acts; they obviously want to continue to stake their claims in the place where daada jaan was king. Fortunately I don’t have any such issues.

Our dear leftist friends like their international leftist narratives that don’t allow them to criticize their own country (or perhaps it’s just plain old expediency, they have to live in Pakistan after all, and talking about the Indian left instead of their own country is much easier). Then there are scions of domestic dictators who broke the country and imposed censorship, had the Baloch thrown from planes and many similar democratic acts; they obviously want to continue to stake their claims in the place where daada jaan was king. Fortunately I don’t have any such issues.

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128,444 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Mock shaadi by the Pakistan Students Association at Rutgers last night. All the songs are Indian, it seems, so very much like an actual shaadi in Pakistan.

Mock shaadi by the Pakistan Students Association at Rutgers last night. All the songs are Indian, it seems, so very much like an actual shaadi in Pakistan.

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41,607 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

PSA. Wasn’t able to post the full thing on my Instagram, so thought I’d do it here, although most here might not be too clued into the context

PSA. Wasn’t able to post the full thing on my Instagram, so thought I’d do it here, although most here might not be too clued into the context

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121,837 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

I will continue repeating this till I can’t, Pakistani liberals use Zia as shorthand to pretend that the Pakistani state had any moral standing to begin with. It was always a debased idea and Jinnah fully participated in the deliberate confusion that is the hallmark of Pakistan to this day. This is what he created. This is Jinnah’s Pakistan.

I will continue repeating this till I can’t, Pakistani liberals use Zia as shorthand to pretend that the Pakistani state had any moral standing to begin with. It was always a debased idea and Jinnah fully participated in the deliberate confusion that is the hallmark of Pakistan to this day. This is what he created. This is Jinnah’s Pakistan.

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76,574 Aufrufe • vor 10 Monaten

Almost every year under Bhutto, fire was opened on protesters across Pakistan. - Labourers in Korangi. 13 killed. - Sindhi Language Protests. 10 killed - NAP Rally at Liaqat Bagh. 12 killed. - Election protests in Lahore: 18 killed Full link:

Almost every year under Bhutto, fire was opened on protesters across Pakistan. - Labourers in Korangi. 13 killed. - Sindhi Language Protests. 10 killed - NAP Rally at Liaqat Bagh. 12 killed. - Election protests in Lahore: 18 killed Full link:

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161,097 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

Jaun Elia on being Cultural Muslim

Jaun Elia on being Cultural Muslim

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19,227 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

Not the first time my opinion differs from my in-group, but what to do #mainvaapasaaunga

Not the first time my opinion differs from my in-group, but what to do #mainvaapasaaunga

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Responding to 3 incorrect claims Shabnam Nasimi made in her video

Responding to 3 incorrect claims Shabnam Nasimi made in her video

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29,617 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

People were trying to dismiss Dharmendra by bringing up his affiliation with the BJP. Whatever his reasons for joining, Muslim or Pakistan hate was clearly not it.

People were trying to dismiss Dharmendra by bringing up his affiliation with the BJP. Whatever his reasons for joining, Muslim or Pakistan hate was clearly not it.

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48,736 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten