For a lot of non-army people who don't know, NCB stands for non-combat bearer or non-combat batman which is why we often hear the term batman as well.
Here's a little history lesson about this role:

https://twitter.com/ItsInevitable27/status/1601183008660197377

It's a term that was used by the British for a soldier in the army assigned to an officer as a personal servant. The word is derived from the obsolete bat which means sack paddle, a device that was strapped behind an animal for carrying heavy objects.

Rewatching Twilight as an adult and realizing how much sexual frustration there is between the characters considering the age gap between them.

Someone should do a study on the effects on the generation that was obsessed with it. I mean Edward is 109 years old. Bella is 18. Jacob is 16. And Renesmee is just a baby when Jacob imprints on her.

So messed up.

A thread of Pakistani films banned in Pakistan: 1. Jago Hua Savera (1959) - a drama film directed by A. J. Kardar based on the struggles of a poor fishing village in former East Pakistan. Just days before the premier, the government of Pakistan halted the release. It was a joint production of East and West Pakistan.

2 years ago, when I left Pakistan, Zindagi Tamasha was banned under similar labels of "indecency and immorality".

2 years later, Joyland is being censored with the same tactics.

It's heartbreaking to see that things haven't changed a bit, probably just gotten worse. As a filmmaker, I feel absolutely gutted. I hope to witness a day when art and culture are celebrated in Pakistan. When filmmakers don't have to hide themselves and their work. When we can accept and enjoy the diversity of this country and its stories.

On Sep 9, 2020 a woman, travelling on motorway, was robbed and raped in front of her two kids in Pakistan. It shook the whole nation. Protests were arranged and officials jumped in front of the cameras to make promises. Not again, they said. A few days before, on Sep 1, 2020 a 14-year-old boy went missing in Faisalabad. His body was found in the fields near Faisalabad’s Liaquatabad Road. He was raped and murdered by the neighbour.

Protest Against Rape - Islamabad (A Thread) Please refrain from using these pictures without consent and credits. If you're in these pictures and you want them removed, or want them personally, let me know.

Nineteen Forty Seven

Trigger Warning: Violence against women, suicide When they teach us about partition in schools, they tell us tales of brave men who fought for the land, who migrated and started anew. We learn speeches of our leaders and we remember every date from the timeline.

Aug 16, 2020.

#JusticeForJulie Protest

A thread. Kindly refrain from using these pictures without consent. (or by cropping the watermark)

Thank you.

Julie, a transgender activist known for speaking out about the harsh realities of this society, has been arrested and sent to jail by Islamabad Police in an alleged fake case.

It's heartbreaking to see her being treated this way.
#JusticeForJulie #FreeJulie She had been facing threats by multiple violent groups since her videos had gone viral. The police assured her that she is safe.

Her lawyer fears that her life may be at risk.

#JusticeForJulie #FreeJulie

Men who love boosting how they "help out" women at home, please read this. How being a parent is for women vs. how it is for men

Pakistani Serial Killers - A Thread Javed Iqbal, the most famous serial killer in the history of Pakistan.

In Pakistan, each province and the capital have their own Domestic Violence Laws that are to be followed in the respective geographic areas. Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection Act 2012 - Islamabad only

According to the Act, these are the definitions for identifying violence and abuse.

I see a lot of people saying "don't settle for abusive marriages" and "take a stand and walk out".

I know it is important to normalize the concept of leaving abusive households but we have done nothing to make it easier for the women who are suffering. First of all, it takes A LOT, for a victim to identify and accept that the behavior they are subjected to is abusive. It's not always black and white for women who are financially, emotionally, and even physically dependent on men because that is where society has placed them.

Hindu community was largely settled around Rawal Road after partition and had several temples and shamshan ghaats. Over years the land was taken away from them and temples were destroyed. Even the temple in Saidpur was converted into a tourist spot, not allowing Hindus to use it.

https://twitter.com/KDSindhi/status/1277909895321288705

The Shamshaan Ghaat near Murree Road has been violated too. Due to taller buildings around, the area has to be covered with security every time there is a funeral because people take pictures or videos from rooftops. Neighbors also complain about the smell from the rituals.

There have always been problematic male teachers who try to be too friendly specially with females students, acting like their age, trying to attract young girls, harassing them, abusing their authority, and they always get away with it. Young girls are the most at risk because growing up in this society, validation from a grown up who is supposed to be a mentor matters a lot. They believe that a teacher notices them and their work so they must be a better student. After all our whole education system is a race.

Would you call a man pedophile if he, at the age of 40, marries an 18 year old? (After having an affair with her for several years) Ruttie Petit. Born in February 1990 to Sir Dinshaw Petit and Lady Dina Petit, belonging to the Petit family who founded the first cotton mills in India.

La Source des Femmes (2011)

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This quarantine period has to be the worst time for my mental health because staying busy was my coping mechanism. I'd always shut away my problems by distracting myself with work, sometimes more than I could handle. That is how I always functioned. But I can't do that anymore. I have all this time to myself and everything that I shut away, all the childhood trauma, the abuse, the depression, anxiety, pain, everything is coming back to haunt me.

Chaadar

Trigger Warning: Violence against Womxn

Dedicated to all those womxn who deserved better than the trauma inflicted upon them by this patriarchal society.

#SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth Chaadar is a work of fiction yet is unfortunately similar to the crimes committed against womxn. #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth

Yesterday I spent the day out in my backyard photographing this beautiful book series called The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante for The Last Word. The first book in the series that made me fall in love with Ferrante's writing, My Brilliant Friend.

Thunderstorm // April 1, 2020

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