State funeral or Edhi's final humiliation?
From the Blog pakteahouse *By Andaleeb Rizvi* Abdul Sattar Edhi is the only man who consistently stood up for the poor throughout the history of Pakistan. He didn't shy away from burying the dead, no matter what their political, religious, or sectarian affiliation. He was the man, who didn't put a cloth to his nose while carrying a putrefied body taken out of an open manhole. He was the true revolutionary in the face of the feudal-military-capitalist trio. And the same trio, that threatened him for his entire life and work, and for filling the gap left by the failed ideas of the multiple military and feudal dictatorships, humiliated him in death by hijacking his funeral and only making it about the corrupt and the puppets in the power corridor. The ruling elite of this country is only good at one thingpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
A Spoonful of Sugar
From the Blog sonyarehman *By Sonya Rehman* There's nothing more soul-satisfying than slicing your spoon through a perfectly round, wobbly-soft gulab jamun set in a sizzling little katori filled with sweet syrup, piping hot. Scrumptious. Decadent. The combination of powdered milk, ghee, sugar, love and heat gives rise to little bites of heaven, and if it were up to you, seconds and thirds would be immediately summoned. Gulab jamuns: the food of kings, the sweet nasha, the…okay, I'm overdoing it, but you get the drift – the power of the gulab jamun is a compelling force. [image: Mmmm. Photo via: www.vegrecipesofindia.com]Mmmm. Photo via: http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com The birth of these delicious golf ball-sized treats was thanks to the Persian-speaking invaders in India (thanks guys); therefore, littpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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