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9 Feb, 6 tweets, 2 min read
Nadeem Farooq Paracha is an embodiment of intellectual dishonesty that plagues our intellectual especially DAWN.

He is Comparing apples and oranges.
IK is a self-made man in the sense that he reached the zenith of his cricketing career not because of his well-to-do family..
..family connections, or Oxford education.
He peaked in cricket through his sheer hard work, talent, and perseverance.
Before politics, he was a renowned philanthropist, built an international standard Cancer hospital where the poor are treated free of cost.
..then created a university in a barren rugged land and gave scholarships to the poor and also became chancellor of Bradford University - UK.
IK started a political party, struggled, and finally broke the stranglehold of the two-party system in Pakistan.
..On the other hand, Bilawal (a 30-year-old feudal lord) got the political party in inheritance and for 12 years he has been launched multiple times & still in the process of launching. His only achievement in his life is that he is the son of BB and Zardari and grandson of ZAB.
..He can't say two words without the support of Sherry and Nafisa Shah tutoring. On the other hand, we have Maryam another dynastic leader whose only achievement in life is that she is the daughter of NS and heir of PMLN.
Got admission to AMC because his father was PM, flunked..
..and then moved to King Edward flunked again and then God knows what did she study and now became a revolutionary leader by forging docs and inventing Calibri font.

And to Paracha, these two dynastic leaders are more articulate. :)

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