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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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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 views • 3 months ago

Jaun Elia on being Cultural Muslim

Jaun Elia on being Cultural Muslim

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18,692 views • 10 days ago

ahistorical paknats 🤡

ahistorical paknats 🤡

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713,795 views • 1 year ago

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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21,321 views • 22 days ago

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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377,770 views • 2 years ago

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 views • 2 months ago

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 views • 1 year ago

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 views • 1 year ago

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 views • 1 year ago

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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76,311 views • 8 months ago

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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29,219 views • 2 months ago

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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121,350 views • 1 year ago

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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161,024 views • 2 years ago

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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48,698 views • 7 months ago

Pakistan’s music has always been its strong suit. Shamim Ara was a charming woman indeed, and flowing are some of my favorite songs featuring her. I sometimes feel even those paying tributes rely on Wikipedia-level knowledge, not any real love for the people they are trying to dig up to discover a historical legacy. This is one of my fave Noor Jahan songs, picturized on Shamim Ara

Pakistan’s music has always been its strong suit. Shamim Ara was a charming woman indeed, and flowing are some of my favorite songs featuring her. I sometimes feel even those paying tributes rely on Wikipedia-level knowledge, not any real love for the people they are trying to dig up to discover a historical legacy. This is one of my fave Noor Jahan songs, picturized on Shamim Ara

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14,003 views • 1 month ago

What? Khaybar is not about Pathans, it’s about Jews? 🤯

What? Khaybar is not about Pathans, it’s about Jews? 🤯

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57,888 views • 1 year ago

BBC Urdu has decided to abandon the idea of Urdu as a literary or journalistic language and switched fully to Minglish. I know it's an attempt to stay relevant, but commentators don't sound very happy. How do you feel? (screenshot of comments in second tweet)

BBC Urdu has decided to abandon the idea of Urdu as a literary or journalistic language and switched fully to Minglish. I know it's an attempt to stay relevant, but commentators don't sound very happy. How do you feel? (screenshot of comments in second tweet)

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64,757 views • 1 year ago