Dharna: A fly-on-the-wall history

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Dharna: A fly-on-the-wall history
NADEEM F. PARACHA — UPDATED about 3 hours ago
It all started in 1857 …

Then entered the 20th century …

Things settled down a bit after Pakistan’s creation in 1947 – even though local media was a bit late to realise Pakistan’s creation because it was still busy discussing the dharnas …

Then in 1958, umpire (Ayub Khan) nein ungli utha di …

But after some time, many folks became angry with the umpire …

… And dharna was back!

Then another umpire (Yahya Khan) nein ungli utha di …

But soon he himself was shown the ungli …

Society was polarised …

 

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Dharna returned …

Then another umpire (Zia-ul-Haq) nein ungli utha di …

The nature of social and political discourse changed …

But there was no dharna …

Because life was groovy …

After the umpire’s tenure ended, his legacy of milk and honey remained …

But some people did not appreciate this great legacy …

 

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Perturbed by some terrible batting, new umpire (Parvez Musharraf) nein ungli utha di …

Society, however, continued to polarise and divide …

So much so, that the umpire gave himself out …

But at least keepers of the legacy of milk and honey were still around …

In the midst of despair, a new hero arose …

The corrupt were shaken …

And then …

Dharna!

 

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But this time the umpire was of a different kind. No ungli was raised.

Thanksgiving rally!

Disclaimer: This article is categorised as satire.








Nadeem F. Paracha is a cultural critic and senior columnist for Dawn Newspaper and Dawn.com. He has also authored a book on the social history of Pakistan called, End of the Past.

He tweets @NadeemfParacha



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[Khan_patriot]

Lol, thoroughly enjoyed it

 

[Wara Fatima]

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