PhD candidate (Political Science) Maxwell School Syracuse University. Secular, Liberal & Democrat. Contributor Express Tribune, HuffPost & Naya Daur. Vegetarian
Apr 5, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
1) Whatever is happening at the apex court is so laughable. Like there is desperate attempt to sanction something which cannot be. Problem is precedent. Once IK goes free, a dangerous precedent will be set & any speaker in future can dismiss membership even without consequences..
2) But it is not merely "establishment" which is enabling this..The "real" support comes from his intellectually bankrupt supporters whose entire vocabulary is just "chor daku loteray and loot maar". They don't care and just want IK on some imaginary honesty..
Mar 4, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
1. With respect to #khalilurrehmanqamar, it is not a one off incident but a pattern of behavior. I am aware that many in our society ( mostly men but a few women also) are supportive of his third rated, misogynistic regressive views.
2. #MeraJismMeriMarzi is not about obscenity but about women having autonomy over their bodies. It is a fundamental right that no woman should be violated physically including in marriage. She has the reproductive rights as it is her who is going to go through child birth
Feb 27, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
1. There are 3 stages which supposedly educated go through before they become endorsers of bigotry.
First stage is denial. U say that it is propaganda. In reality, everything is fine. Just a few sporadic incidents blown out of proportion by anti state elements and "biased" media
2. Second stage starts, when incidents start becoming more routine and it is therefore impossible to call them "sporadic". This is called whataboutery stage. Where, you start accusing those who are pointing towards a problem as indulging in selective outrage...
May 19, 2019 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
1. Now that the supposed “game changer” of huge oil reserves has proven to been another farce, PTI government is under a lot of criticism.
2. Some PTI supporters are getting angry at the critics accusing them of feeling pleasure in Imran Khan’s failure whereas in reality the country has lost. They are wrong as I think critics are justified in attacking and mocking PTI government
May 11, 2019 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
1, Before the 2018 elections PTI supporters' most touted reason f “honesty” of Imran. Literally, all PTI supporters with whom I interacted in those days on social media as well as real life, constantly cited his honesty as the reason, as to why Pakistan should give Imran a chance
2. It also became the main “defense” of Imran, by his supporters against severe criticism on his various reactionary stances of the past. “At least, he is not corrupt” became the defense, when everything else failed.