Some cricketers, it appears, are more equal than others. Consider Umar Aqmal, whose brushes with the law don’t slide easily. His celebrity actually hurts him. The authorities seem to want to show that the law is the same for all. His wedding was raided and he was penalised for violating both the one-dish rule and for staying past the deadline.
The wedding ceremony of Imran Khan’s nephew in Zaman Park, on the other hand, went by unhindered despite the same violations. The CM, who had taken a personal interest in the former case, turned a blind eye in the latter. Not without reason. Accusations of inteqaam ki siyasat don’t need to look at the letter of the law.
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Viva La Resistance! Habib Jalib was a poet of the masses. Everybody could understand his verse. And he was a postmodern art form in the sense that he was his art himself; his life, full of strife, was an example of the never-sell-out, never die attitude. This is what animates the legions of Vodka-fuelled students in dorms across the country till this very day.
Well, it doesn’t run in the family. They’ve been wanting to get financial relief in his name. And there’s nothing wrong with that; they’ve been down and out and there are a lot of fans who are willing to help them out. But the way they have been fighting amongst themselves has peeved everyone off. First there was a feud with a politician. Then, the brother vs the sisters. Now, the sisters amongst themselves. It’s game of thrones right there. But wait. Is this also an extension of aforementioned postmodern art form? Jalib, you beauty!
