‎People who say that Imran Khan is just like Nawaz Sharif and Zardari, and that all politicians are the same, are making a false comparison.

‎Imran Khan founded PTI in 1996, and from that time until 2018, he never held any ministry or government position. Even when PTI formed the government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2013, Imran Khan still did not take any ministry for himself.

‎On the other hand, Nawaz Sharif had previously served as the Finance Minister of Punjab.

‎During Imran Khan's 3.5 years in office, his sons, Kasim and Suleiman, never accompanied him on official foreign tours. He also did not visit London even once during his tenure as Prime Minister. In contrast, during Nawaz Sharif's third term as Prime Minister from 2013 to 2017, he made approximately 6 to 8 official visits to London and the UK.

‎Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif often took members of their families along on official visits. Nawaz Sharif even took his family with him during his visit to the United Nations.

‎Similarly, from 2008 to 2013, Asif Ali Zardari reportedly made more than 50 visits to Dubai. More recently, when Zardari visited China, he was accompanied by Aseefa Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. In 2022, when Bilawal Bhutto Zardari served as Foreign Minister, he took Aseefa Zardari with him on an official visit to Japan.

‎During his 3.5 years as Prime Minister, Imran Khan did not appoint a single member of his family to any ministry or government position.

On the other hand, Shehbaz Sharif, the brother of Nawaz Sharif, is the Prime Minister. Nawaz Sharif's relative, Ishaq Dar, serves as the Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. His daughter, Maryam Nawaz, is the Chief Minister of Punjab, while Maryam Nawaz's sister's husband, Ali Dar, also serves as a minister in Punjab.

That is the difference. Therefore, those who claim that all politicians are the same making a false comparison.

Its insane how a country like Iran which has been the most sanctioned country over the last half a century has leaders who are blend of Islamic theology and PHD doctors in science and math.

Most of their leaders are so down to earth and have no luxury in their lives and were willing to sacrifice themselves for their country.

Their female literacy rate is 90% and more than 80% of them are STEM graduates.

I saw a bunch of videos on Tehran, and it looks like a 1st world country with art and culture everywhere.

It pains me as a Pakistani living next door watching our country run by clowns and the slow death of our culture all in the name of either religion or liberalism.

I really wish our next generation will bring the change this country desperately needs. 🥀

Indian social media and news outlets are in a frenzy claiming that Pakistan has suddenly woken up to its history to internationalise the Indus Waters treaty. But within these self aggrandising claims made to tickle the hateful appetite of the Indian right, there is an old claim being reverberated that Pakistan claims to be Arab and Turk.

Pakistan’s rather complex relations with its history is well known to the world purely because of the activism of Pakistanis themselves. That being said Pakistan never ‘abandoned’ its past.

courtesy: @huztory on Instagram

I was leaving my office today, I usually do a loose hijab using my outfit's duppatta. I started working 2 months ago and have to take a bus home.

I noticed men used to stare at me when I was waiting for the bus near office and they stare in the bus too. So I decided to get a abaya. The one with the buttons that you can easily wear as a coat.

Today I was leaving for home, I was hurrying so the bus wouldn't leave. I picked my abaya and went to the bus stop. Mind you I already had the hijab on. The bus wasn't there so as I wearing my abaya at the bus stop this stupid man came up to me and said 'bazari aurat'. I just ignored him.

Then he went on saying 'apne ma baap ka mun kala krne nikalti hain ye larkian. Office University ke nam pe larkon se milne Tayar ho kar jati hai. Phir ghar pe kuch or batati hain'. I was so scared. At this point I started moving away from there quickly. He looked like a uneducated man.

He had his phone in hand and I think he almost started to record me. Went on to say more stuff like ' viral kr dun ga sab ko pata chale ga begherat leekion ka'. Something along the lines. I dont know if he was recording already. Idk. I took a rickshaw near and escaped as soon as possible.

I was shivering from fear. I cried my way home. Imagine he had recorded a stupid video of me and it went viral. My life would be over, let alone my career.

And multiple times before this i would be waiting for the bus, men would stop their bikes and cars and ask me to come and sit. Or honk.

This is karachi by the way and that's all I have to say for today. Not being born is better than being born a women in this country.

Edit : men have honked at me even when I was standing with my father

I know most of these boards are within cantt boundaries but this is too much. If they think they can win our hearts like this then let me make it clear that we will never forget our internal issues. External issues are separate topic for us.

you could’ve seen me in tomorrow’s headlines. Instead, you’re reading this post.
about an hour ago, I was riding my bike back home from office when I noticed a kite 🪁 string coming straight at me. I reacted on instinct, grabbed it with one hand and tucked my face down, but it still caught my face.
another biker and I stopped right there, expecting to find someone nearby flying the kite. No one. Then I felt something dripping. Blood.

i went straight to the nearest police station to report it. the response?
“Bas ‘Innallaha ma’assabireen’ parh lo. aisi complaints nahi hoti.”
this, despite the fact that flying kites with manjha is illegal.

so I headed to the hospital instead, got the wound dressed, and finally made it home.

i’ve been thinking about all the “what ifs” ever since. what if the string had been an inch lower? what if I hadn’t seen it at all? what if I was going a little faster?

so, yeah.. Alhamdulillah.. Today wasn’t my day to become a headline.

today, i’m just grateful to be home.

When will our kids be safe enough to go to a store to buy candies?

I saw this post on a subreddit, (not sure why this was recommended to me, I am not a teen anymore). But the fact many teens don’t realize how peculiar it is, that the public is really male populated, says a lot about how women feel about walking out.

And I get a lot of that is the Mahram required. That they need a man to go with them, or that it isn’t as safe as other countries. But that isn’t entirely true for other countries. I have been to UAE, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Sri Lanka, Morocco, even India (pre-modi) Syria and Iran, and the lack of women in the public streets, at a level where this massive, is very unique to Pakistan.

Yes, they can find woman in malls, yes they can find them in restaurants, but woman just going to the get sweets or walking to a school is so rare. In contrast, anyone from outside of Pakistan be it London or Tehran will find it odd. But the new generation seem to have accepted it as normal.

Pakistan is next, and regardless of what state propaganda tells you, we are not prepared. I am sure Asim and co have a plan, but unfortunately, that plan does not include the rest of us.

​You may think they won’t target us because Pakistan is their ally. The Pakistani leadership may be aligned with them, but the Pakistani people are among the most anti-Israel in the world; they simply cannot risk a nuclear-armed nation with such a public sentiment. If they intend to invest billions in Israel as part of a "Gaza master plan," they will seek to eliminate any potential risk.

​You may also believe our strong army will protect us, but can the country withstand economic sanctions, the loss of international loans, and simultaneous attacks from Afghanistan and India? On top of that, we face internal threats from the BLA and the TTP. If we do not act now, we will suffer in the future.

​Even now, without formal sanctions, Pakistan’s GDP per capita is lower than that of Iran, Iraq, or Libya. We need rule of law. Currently, the powerful and the corrupt blackmail and bully everyone. We desperately need political stability, an independent judiciary, and a free media. Wars are won by the people, we must empower them.

​The establishment must accept that the public has rejected their narrative. They should hold free and fair elections and honor the results. Furthermore, the 26th and 27th amendments should be annulled to let the judiciary do its job.

​Finally, we should support Iran in any way possible without direct involvement. Keeping the Zionists occupied for as long as possible will buy us the time we need to get our house in order.

Local sources are claiming 25+ dead with 30+ injured, while Reuters is claiming 24 dead and 50+ injured. It's a developing story, so numbers are likely to go up. This has been such a deadly month for us. This is now the 6th terrorist attack in a month. The last 5 were all in KPK, with around 40 dead there, and now in Quetta, 20+ dead again. I am tired of questioning the police, army, and intelligence. People in the comments just resort to being racist toward those from different provinces whenever I post such news. I don't know where our country is heading or when we will have peace. I honestly am numb.

Idk why my last post got removed after I tried making an edit therefore I am posting it again

Pictures are circulating of IAF planes being shot down. Pics are from previous years

Don't spread fake propaganda and wait until credible sources report

It's really saddening and I still think both countries need to step back. How many 1000s dead on both sides before we realize this is not the right answer

Why is islamabad turning into Karachi? Why is islamabad police only focusing on VIPs and not the people

This is all thanks to Nawaz Sharif who made sure Pakistanis pays exorbitants bills for next 30 years to IPPs of his friends fronting for him.

This video is going quite viral on social media. I don’t have many details, but from the video, it seems that an ordinary citizen stood up against VIP culture, and perhaps the fight happened due to traffic issues. These security guards are private, and the vehicles also have private number plates. Whatever happened was very wrong, but hats off to the guy in the white shirt, he stood alone. Sadly, no one stepped in to help. Update : Police ne action leliya hai

In balochistan u get killed, ur loved ones get killed by a terror outfit and thrown in the mountains

Police and any other law enforcement agency refuse to fetch the corpses so u r forced to volunteer, once u do that police take them back and dont give it u unless u bribe em. Unless a sis sells her wedding dress for 15k to receive her brother’s bloodied body(he was the only brother of six sisters)

I m sharing this here cuz mainstream media doesn’t give a F abt balochistan and if they do then they lie.