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I muse for an Istanbul like hooman, animal friendly Karachi with vibrant domestic ā½, live šµ scene, mixed used real estate, quality mass transit, a thriving PSX
Sensible City Planning
Joined January 2022
ideal house: mix used, mid-rise, ground+4, apartment building with shared green rooftop, courtyard, a mini mart, cafĆ© with library on ground floor ideal car: a lovely combo of bus, tram and train š„°
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Stillwater teen Jesse Butler walks free after multiple rape charges, zero jail time. Jesse Butler will serve no jail time. Not a day. Not a weekend. Nothing. Just counseling, curfews, community service, and supervision until he turns 19. This weekās final sentencing paperwork
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Before modern state with more stable settlement, family wealth, our gene pool was better Hence, worst effects of 1st cousin marriages are yet to come if sequence continues for a few more lineages Nations with CRISPR like gene editing tech will gain even more advantages
And our genetic issues are often invisible This Uncle, Aunty are handsome Lean as Jinnah But Uncle has heart problem; 1 kidney is finished, the other functions at 50% Aunty has weakest bones, cholesterol (though her diet is stellar) Pre-1947's marriages were more diverse
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And our genetic issues are often invisible This Uncle, Aunty are handsome Lean as Jinnah But Uncle has heart problem; 1 kidney is finished, the other functions at 50% Aunty has weakest bones, cholesterol (though her diet is stellar) Pre-1947's marriages were more diverse
Good stuff Need more constructive, straight forward threads like this one No province is doing anything for cost effective preventative public health Like tackling 1st cousin marriages No budget for sufficient healthcare resources for 450 million Pakistanis by 2050
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We have set a dangerous precedent Where BJP knows it won't need to spend big on marketing promotion Rage-baiting us Pakistanis will give them virality whenever they require it We have to strategically re-assess our own self sabotage of šµš°'s talented, independent creatives
Also note how their primary objection is on @PPP_Org's portrayal And not the false portrayal of Pakistan, its people, like our Baloch Civil Society If we were sincere with our country, we'd never need to give BJP free marketing virality We'd promote our own content globally
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Also note how their primary objection is on @PPP_Org's portrayal And not the false portrayal of Pakistan, its people, like our Baloch Civil Society If we were sincere with our country, we'd never need to give BJP free marketing virality We'd promote our own content globally
The newly released Indian film #Dhurandar has unlawfully used images of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and disgracefully attempted to portray the PPP as sympathetic to terrorists. We strongly condemn this malicious distortion and urge the government to take immediate notice of
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Pakistan's Agriculture is too informal Cash crops have to be corporate farmed for export, like Brazil And essentials for locals requires cooperative farming like India's 'Amul' brand of 3.6 million dairy producers That have linkage to research universities, credit from banks
Severe floods are erasing harvests across Pakistan, wiping out livelihoods tied to crops like rice and chiles
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Average Insta influencer couple trajectory š Pakistani twist be like dude announces he is taking a 2nd wife with approval of his 1st wife Then he asks for prayers, blessings Mere days after the weirdest post on how his 1st wife's recent pregnancy was more taxing on him
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'New tax measures' do nothing Karachi's water tanker economy is annually worth PKR 143,106,000,000+ The politically connected top players who mint dirty profit off it easily use cash, 5K notes for trips abroad, to buy car, plots, for 'mujras'
IMF nod comes with a price! The IMF board on Monday approved over $1.2 billion loan by granting waivers against missing a few core conditions and securing a fresh commitment from Pakistan to introduce new tax measures to offset the impact of a huge revenue shortfall.
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Good stuff Need more constructive, straight forward threads like this one No province is doing anything for cost effective preventative public health Like tackling 1st cousin marriages No budget for sufficient healthcare resources for 450 million Pakistanis by 2050
Detailed 5-Year Health Infrastructure Development (2013-2018) by PTI A new 7 storey building in LRH with 800 beds and 32 Operation Theatres completed and also construction of Medical and Alied Wards at MTI Lady teading Hospital Peshawar 8 floors (picture from November 2017)
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Masala Chai is insanely good A pinch of fresh ginger clove in chai slaps Roasted peanuts (hard) and maqai (soft) is another combo I swear by
I have started to add cinnamon and cardamom in my tea and itās absolute banger
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Instead we wait for BJP to roll out propaganda on us Then we cry about it Make them go viral Increase their global reach Or we fund the lamest local content That isn't even digestible to brain washed locals Let alone would appeal to global audience like Squid Game
New York is the place to be for independent content creator Its average resident has enough liquid cash purchasing power to back writers, comedians, YouTubers A Pakistan, 5 times smaller than India needs to fund a BBC, Al Jazeera like counter narrative project
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New York is the place to be for independent content creator Its average resident has enough liquid cash purchasing power to back writers, comedians, YouTubers A Pakistan, 5 times smaller than India needs to fund a BBC, Al Jazeera like counter narrative project
Pakistan Govt clips wings of its own people Then is shocked when hostile forces, like BJP's IT cell, Bollywood take easy advantage Our independent creatives are doing a mighty good job But they financially struggle š¢ Govt, flushed with money wastes on Jang, PTV's garbage
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Pakistan Govt clips wings of its own people Then is shocked when hostile forces, like BJP's IT cell, Bollywood take easy advantage Our independent creatives are doing a mighty good job But they financially struggle š¢ Govt, flushed with money wastes on Jang, PTV's garbage
Vice's documentaries on Karachi, Lyari from 13 years ago (Nabil Gabol foolishly, joyfully appeared) remain a solid watch However, all of us still hate BJP's propaganda Even energy superpower Qatar has done an super job in media like with @AJEnglish for global counter narrative
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Vice's documentaries on Karachi, Lyari from 13 years ago (Nabil Gabol foolishly, joyfully appeared) remain a solid watch However, all of us still hate BJP's propaganda Even energy superpower Qatar has done an super job in media like with @AJEnglish for global counter narrative
The newly released Indian film #Dhurandar has unlawfully used images of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and disgracefully attempted to portray the PPP as sympathetic to terrorists. We strongly condemn this malicious distortion and urge the government to take immediate notice of
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I love the internet šš This is the best type of call out Instead of empty curses, haunt them with visceral facts
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Good grief, this is as terrifying a read as any ''my mother could not bear the stress and is now paralyzed, paying the price for something I never did'' š¢šš¢ This can very easily be you next Yet we won't ever unite for base norms, ethics
Ducky bhaiās big brother should give justice to us as well. The FIA officers who held me at Islamabad airport must be held accountable. They kept me locked in a room for more than fourteen hours under freezing air conditioning, mentally tortured me and kept pushing me to confess
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Ducky bhaiās big brother should give justice to us as well. The FIA officers who held me at Islamabad airport must be held accountable. They kept me locked in a room for more than fourteen hours under freezing air conditioning, mentally tortured me and kept pushing me to confess
Two days before ducky bhai said it.
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Dad's friends who married their daughters to rich appearing scions bemoan that most common marital problem is that the guy is super stingy with giving her money for basics like groceries, fuel while on surface they seem wealthy (like 4 big cars, house Rolex, gold etc.)
Since 2021, my various Maqai walas across Karachi say purchasing power is so bad that even something as dirt cheap as their product does not have the same sale volumes Imtiaz's presence in DHA (imported brand conscious folks) alludes to our rich being asset rich, cash poor
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Since 2021, my various Maqai walas across Karachi say purchasing power is so bad that even something as dirt cheap as their product does not have the same sale volumes Imtiaz's presence in DHA (imported brand conscious folks) alludes to our rich being asset rich, cash poor
šµš° is vast in area (881,913Ā kmĀ²) population (450 million by 2050) so we got Macro buffers Unlike š±š§, 20 times more livable š±š° But the micro is in really bad shape We remain among the poorest nations on earth by way of GDP per person š¢ Can't ignore this
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Lesser known PPP politicians take private jet from Islamabad to Larkana Easiest way to legally evade tax Earn in cash Use it for gluttonous consumption Either Govt spend must come down Or big fish pay tax Else, UNJUST tax on period, electricity etc., salary remains š¢
Pakistani girls, women pay 40% tax on ESSENTIAL period products Top: Your PPP Feudal MNA, MPAs whose wasteful spend has left us 0 fiscal space Bottom: An actual hero Mahnoor Omer fighting the good, principled fight vs regressive taxation FBR argued against her in courts
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