Ailia Zehra
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Journalist/editor. Founder @DissentToday . Prev: Managing Editor @TFT_ | Bylines in @ForeignPolicy , @Diplomat_APAC , @newlinesmag and more. Will block trolls.
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My feature for
@newlinesmag
on
#AasiaBibi
, who is living a miserable life in Canada. She works a menial job, sometimes for over 14 hours a day.
Over the past 2 years, her health has deteriorated. “I only have a few years left to live,” she told me:
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Maryam Nawaz said the channels will mute her voice when she mentions Asim Bajwa — and it actually happened
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If an Indian presenter visiting Pakistan had insulted Islam they wouldn’t have been able to leave the country in one piece.
#JustSaying
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President Arif Alvi’s son becomes Vice President of PTI Karachi. That’s halal dynastic politics
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Pakistan’s last military dictator Pervez Musharraf has passed away without being held accountable for his crimes
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Mohsin Dawar should be made Minister for Human Rights in the new government
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Just had a horrible encounter with toxic masculinity. Khalilur Rehman Qamar lost his marbles during a talk show when I called him out over his hateful rhetoric. He left the show while yelling at the top of his lungs. Called me a RAW agent and spewed sexist slurs
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A reminder that Imran Khan’s own children are in London as he uses children of his supporters as human shield to evade the police
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Took this photo near Murree 2 years ago. There is a heavy presence of military in the city. Why didn’t they act timely to save tourists? The rescue operation began after 20 deaths and now we’re seeing photo ops galore
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He would’ve disowned you over your affiliation with PTI if he were alive today
Happy birthday Aba Jan!you are badly missed.Your poetry is still inspiring people of Pakistan in these testing times.
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So this new ISPR drama is subtly telling us that army is the best institution of Pakistan while other fields are meaningless and full of “Krupt” individuals. So predictable. How much taxpayer money was spent on this production glorifying the military?
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Have been facing organised troll attacks from CSP officers for the past two days after this two-word tweet.
If these civil servants lose their cool over a harmless comment on social media, how can they be trusted with power and authority?
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In 2018, Professor Javed of Sargodha University passed away in NAB’s custody after suffering a heart attack. He was kept in chains even after his death.
پی ٹی آئی کے دور میں کس کس پی ڈی ایم لیڈر کو عدالت میں ہتھ کڑی لگا کر پیش کیا جاتا تھا۔ پلیز تصویرِں شئیر کریں۔ کیونکہ آج کل تو ہر کوئی ہتھ کڑی کے ساتھ پیش ہو رہا ہے۔
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A 50-year-old man trapping and marrying an 18-year-old girl is predatory behaviour and a form of sexual exploitation. Period
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Imran Khan sounded completely defeated today. It’s clear the end is nigh for him and he knows it
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Zahir Jaffar’s parents have been arrested by Islamabad police
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تم سے پہلے وہ جو اک شخص یہاں تخت نشیں تھا،
اس کو بھی اپنے خدا ہونے پہ اتنا ہی یقیں تھا۔
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I wish Twitter had an option to mass-mute tweets from these self-obsessed CSS officers
So I am driving myself to work on Sunday, get stopped at Cantt checkpost. The sergeant there gives me a look & then looks over my car and asks, “madam ye kis sahib ki gari he?”
I go patiently introducing myself and explain that it is indeed my office vehicle.
He waves me to…
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When a man refers to you as “bibi” during an argument it is always an admission of loss
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“Your bra strap is showing.”
Thanks for noticing, it was expensive
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You can condemn the arrests of ARY employees but please don't insult our intelligence by calling them 'journalists'
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Notice how the crowd erupts into cheers as Nawaz Sharif names COAS Bajwa. The people of Pakistan needed this clarity
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This is what Imran Khan had to say when BB faced an assassination attempt at her homecoming rally in Karachi. He is now claiming his life is under threat
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A general has NO business handling a university’s affairs. This militarisation of campuses is one of the reasons why Pakistan’s education system is in shambles
Fruitful conference to resolve issues of
@UOBQuetta
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@peaceforchange
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Some positive news this morning: Sindh High Court has granted bail to incarcerated MNA Ali Wazir and ordered his release
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Brave women of Sukkur defy threats issued by local leadership of JUI-F and celebrate together at a rally ahead of the
#AuratMarch2020
❤️
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Many of us had warned that this stunt will come back to haunt Pakistan — and it did
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Can’t help but think how Asma Jahangir would have ripped apart the shameless rape apologist CCPO if she were alive today
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“If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman."
#COVID19
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It’s been more than 20 hours and not a word of condemnation from Imran Khan over his party workers’ hooliganism at Masjid-e-Nabvi. Shows he condones and encourages this shameless behaviour
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That’s the Education Minister of Punjab asking a violent extremist group to target the Prime Minister
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The urge to convert non-Muslims to Islam is widespread in Pakistan. This is from a few months ago:
“Musalman hona aap ki choice hy, Allah aap ko hidayat day” 🙄
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PTI leaders who have been accusing their opponents of blasphemy left right and centre are now shamelessly celebrating hooliganism and abusive language at Masjid-e-Nabvi. Appalling
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You can condemn the arrests of Imran Riaz but please don't insult our intelligence by calling him a journalist
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Shahzeb Khanzada didn’t even name Imran Khan and she does a whole thread against his show — thus proving his point about similarities between Imran and Hitler 😹
For
@shazbkhanzdaGEO
when u r referring to history please gets facts correct esp abt Hitler when trying to create linkages between Hitler & Pak ldrs! Coz analogy applies clearly to CrimeMinister SS & AZ!The facts: Hitler used mass propaganda thru pressure/purchase of media plus
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Ali Wazir has been languishing in jail since 2020 where he was repeatedly mistreated. Not once did he shed a tear
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How embarrassing that Pakistan’s Prime Minister is in Russia as the world condemns Putin for declaring a war on Ukraine. We are currently standing on the wrong side of history thanks to PTI government’s poor foreign policy choices and reckless diplomacy
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Faiz Hameed is currently in Afghanistan negotiating with TTP and no information about the talks has been released. Why is the Parliament being kept in dark about this development? The coalition government needs to take the nation into confidence and explain what’s going on
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A few years ago when I taught a critical thinking class at a university in Lahore, I made the students read and discuss the Hamoodur Rehman Commission report. It shook their worldview and proved to be the quickest way to unlearn Pak Studies propaganda. Do read it if you haven’t
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At the
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today - was taking a picture with the crowd when a volunteer came and asked me to cover my head. Had to comply because he had a stick in his hand 🙈
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Why can’t desi men be funny without being sexist, racist or homophobic? Discuss
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Mohsin Dawar was tipped to be the federal minister but the establishment objected to his name and eventually the PM caved. “Neutrality” stands exposed
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When a desi man refers to you as “bibi” during an argument it is always an admission of loss
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Chief Justice Isa has appointed Jazeela Aslam as the first woman registrar of the Supreme Court 👏🏼
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Cop helplessly begging a man not to enter the mosque. Sums up the state of affairs in Pakistan
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All political parties in Pakistan are united in their silence over Malik Riaz’s crimes. What a disgrace
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Miftah Ismail says he will sit down with KP Finance Minister Taimur Jhagra to resolve differences over the IMF deal. Reassuring to see how he’s willing to be the bigger person in the face of PTI’s pettiness
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Well said. Such a shame that you never got to be our Human Rights Minister
Every day now there is news of a Baloch student being picked up & forcibly disappeared. Are we intentionally seeking to alienate Baloch youth & our Baloch citizens? Apart from the illegality & sheer cruelty what possible purpose do such actions serve beyond dividing our nation?
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If Pakistan Army has stopped political interference why is MNA Ali Wazir still in jail on trumped up charges despite getting bail?
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Cuts the cake and immediately starts eating it without sharing it with those standing around him to celebrate his birthday. How anyone can be this ill-mannered is beyond me
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I’m not Sindhi but have always loved
#ajrak
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It’s 12.10 AM and the Islamabad High Court is hearing the petition against Shireen Mazari’s arrest after the police presented her before the court. Will PTI leaders who earlier bashed the courts for opening at midnight apologise? Of course they won’t
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“A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.” This is how I judge people
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@asmashirazi
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#MediaUnited
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PTI shouldn’t bother hiring a lawyer for its court cases because the judges represent the party well enough
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حسینؑ آج بھی ہوتے تو میرے شہر کے لوگ
انہیں یزید کی بیعت کا مشورہ دیتے
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A Group Of Men Laughing At Rape Jokes: This Is What Toxic Masculinity Looks Like
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When a man refers to you as “bibi” during an argument it is always an admission of loss
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Feel bad for the women who have to wear hijab/abaya in this scorching heat while men walk around in shorts
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In Lahore, occupancy rate of ICU beds by Covid patients is 90.6%. Meanwhile, Pakistan's anti-covid strategy: "The situation is not as bad as in India."
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PTI shouldn’t bother hiring a lawyer for its Supreme Court cases because the judges represent the party well enough
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They never miss “Islami touch”
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Introduced my mom to the world of Netflix and she hasn’t talked to me since
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The blasphemy campaign against Chief Justice Isa is yet another example of why it’s hard to sympathise with PTI
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