Years ago in my village near Lala Musa, sometime a bull would go amok and run heedlessly destroying not only the crop of his owner but also of others. The bull would just not return to tether at any cost. Living unrestrained and devouring the best fodder, it would go more wild and aggressive. The only option to control it was to put a bullet to its forehead and slaughter it as it fell. It was a treat to bring such a robust and well-fed animal to ground while the whole village, being short on entertainment, witnessed. As the animal fell and a posse of excited butchers went for its jugular, there was a huge guffaw followed by a collective sigh: ah, finally, the bull has fallen but after destroying many crops. Former premier Gilani’s end reminds me of the wild bull. Gilani and family have had a swell time in the last four and half years even though the poor nation has lost much of its crop. Initially, Gilani looked somewhat contrite on hearing court verdicts against him, but with time and perhaps prodded by his counsel, Aitzaz Ahsan, he turned belligerent and had a smirk on his lips. But now there’s a collective sigh of relief.
Dr A P SANGDIL
Oslo, Norway
