faizan-ali

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Comment · 8 months ago
This is interesting. Any fine tuning on existing commentary?
Comment · 1 year ago
Unfortunately this means the government is going bankrupt keeping power generation online for non-solar/evening only users.
Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
Are you instead claiming complete incompetence on part of the Pakistani army? Of course we knew he was there. My fellow Pakistanis really need to realize that we are a pariah state instead of claiming ignorance or victimization.
Comment · 1 year ago
:(
Comment · 1 year ago
In the US, the best example is in California. To get the California Olive Oil Council stamp of extra virgin quality, you must have your oil tasted by the government body. I'm one of such tasters :)
Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
They usually do teach you to read Arabic, which is mostly the same script as Urdu. But you don't understand what you're reading which doesn't really make it any better.
Comment · 1 year ago
This sounds like something I could see myself using over dull Google forms - can I iframe it too? Very pretty design btw
Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 2 years ago
This could transform the country!
Comment · 2 years ago
Bite me
Comment · 2 years ago
Why the fuck was this built on Bahawalpur? I'm so frustrated at Pakistan's inability to not fuck things up :( years it's been. Years of frustration. Disappointments. Disillusionment. Sigh :(
Comment · 2 years ago
I personally don't think partition was a good idea but give me a fucking break with this Hindu-nationalist view that Muslims were the "original colonizers" of India.

Most Islamic empires in India Indianized rapidly, adopting local customs, languages, and traditions. Does this legitimatize invasion/forced conversion? Of course not, but things were different 1300 years ago (first Islamic invasion). No Muslim empire ever ruled the entirety of the subcontinent.

Colonizers? Most Muslim empires came and stayed and did not pilfer to benefit the motherland like the British Raj. India was likely the world's largest economy under the Mughals (Muslims) before the British came and did what they do best.

The most well-known symbol of India, the Taj Mahal, was built under Muslims, exemplifying a blend of Indo-Islamic architecture.

In the modern age of Modi, I keep seeing this garbage viewpoint. The Great Qing dynasty was not Han Chinese, but the Chinese didn't attempt to shed that vital piece of their heritage. I don't care if you're specifically Hindu or not but consider adopting a more nuanced viewpoint.

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