Pakistanis have short memories. But I don't.
Our politicians, who we are told to idealize, have always been jaanwers.
In the same vicinity, around twenty seven years ago, something even more heinous took place. Pay special attention to the names of parties involved.
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A bomb exploded in Pakistan's only cancer hospital today, killing at least 6 people, wounding more than 30 and adding a grim twist to a personal and political feud that many Pakistanis say could have a profound impact on the country's future.
The bomb detonated in the city of Lahore at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Center, opened 16 months ago and dedicated to the memory of the mother of Pakistan's former cricket captain, Imran Khan. Mr. Khan, 43, has said in recent days that he is on the verge of starting a political movement to topple Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was a fellow student with Mr. Khan at Oxford University 20 years ago....
...Mr. Khan, who gained widespread popularity among Pakistan's 130 million people when his team won cricket's world championship for the first time in 1992, has been sharply critical of the country's feuding political class, which he has described as "a culture of corruption and injustice."
Many of his criticisms have been aimed particularly at Prime Minister Bhutto, who Mr. Khan has accused of leading a Government obsessed with political vendettas and self-enrichment. Ms. Bhutto has responded by targeting Mr. Khan with income tax investigations, a ban on fund-raising events for the cancer hospital in schools and other Government-run institutions, and a blackout on reports about the hospital on the state-run broadcasting network...."
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Ever since I have come of age, gora media and their tuttoos in Pak keep repeating ad nauseam that our politicians are heroes; that Bhuttos are shaheeds. Shaheed Benazir, whose government was prime suspect behind the bomb blast over twenty five years ago received pannah in western capitals. Her son, who is part of the government that took the life of innocent man yesterday. is being feted in NY and DC today.
In the last twenty five years, world has gone through profound changes. But we have stood still. Aided and abetted by our elite class and their western backers, our would be saviours killed with impunity back then. And they kill with impunity today. We will remains sheeps.