14th August 2015, another independence day of Pakistan. We are all Pakistani today. Although the fun fare and excitement has more to do with consumerism and commercialism than patriotism.
رمضان میں ÛÙ… مسلمان Ûوتے Ûیں، Ú†ÙˆØ¯Û Ø§Ú¯Ø³Øª Ú©Ùˆ پاکستانی.
— Kashif Aziz (@kashaziz) August 13, 2015
The Independence Day is a good time for self catharsis, so here I go:
Do we really know why Pakistan was carved out of the Indian subcontinent?
Why, exactly, #Pakistan was founded? Can you cite the reasons? #IndependenceDay
— Kashif Aziz (@kashaziz) August 13, 2015
Do we deserve to celebrate an Independence Day?
کس چیز سے آزادی Ú©Û’ جشن منا رÛÛ’ Ûیں؟ انگریز Ú©Û’ ÙˆÙØ§Ø¯Ø§Ø± Ûیں، براÛمن Ú©Û’ یار Ûیں. اسلام Ú©Û’ نام پر ملک بنایا Ø¬ÛØ§Úº سود، شراب اور زنا عام Ûیں.
— Kashif Aziz (@kashaziz) August 13, 2015
The love of fairer skin, superior English-medium education system, subservient to feudals & loyal to castes. Minds are still not azaad.
— Waleed (@DaFinalVerdict) August 13, 2015
And, why limit ourselves to a piece of land?
چین Ùˆ عرب Ûمارا، Ûندوستاں Ûمارا
مسلم Ûیں ÛÙ…ØŒ وطن ÛÛ’ سارا Ø¬ÛØ§Úº Ûمارا— Kashif Aziz (@kashaziz) August 13, 2015
Here is your Independence Day gift. A lecture by Aafia Siddiqui delivered in 1991 at Houston, USA.