So, I logged in just now to see how long it had been since I wrote my last blog article, and wow, its been almost 8 months. To just come back like this, you'd expect that I'll just pick up from where I left off, right? I mean yeah, so what if the guy hasn't written but 9 blog articles (including this one) and the fact that he hasn't written in his blog for almost a year, he's still talking about interesting things! Well, sorry to disappoint you, but I wouldn't know where to begin, and so, I won't. I will, however, let you know what's going on now, as I've been sitting in my apartment for the last hour, clothed in nothing more than my underwear, sitting on my bed with my Macbook in my lap.
I was joking, by the way, but not about me sitting in my underwear, it's pretty warm where in every room of my apartment right now, and this laptop doesn't help either. I was joking, however, about not filling you in on everything that's happened in between, just not right now.
So, I'm sure you must be dying to know why don't I just turn on my A/C and put some clothes on? Well, the reason is that a sizable area within the vicinity of my apartment building is without power, and so am I. For the last few days, there have been massive power outages all across Karachi. There are all sorts of rumors and conspiracy theories involving two neighboring countries, but it it really doesn't matter why at this point. The only thought in my mind is actually more of a question, when is the power coming back?
Now, its time to recap what's been going on since last time. As you may or may not be aware, elections took place in Pakistan on May 1st. Apparently, This was hyped up to be a "free and fair" election. Free, it definitely was, fair, what is fair? Oh! You mean when the votes are counted and tallied impartially? This election was anything but fair. Many estimate that if the votes were properly counted and tallied without showing favoritism to any party, PTI would have won the election, not by a landslide, but by a sizable margin, 15-25%. Number two, of course would be none other than PMLN. I personally talked to people who observed activity at the polls, one of them is an army ranger, who I saw outside a PTI protest on Shahra-e-Faisal in Karachi. This man wouldn't let me take any pictures of him or record him, but I can give you verbatim statements. He told me that he personally had observed officials tearing up PTI votes at a polling station in Gulshan, and then depositing votes for a different party in the ballot boxes.
I will say this for the Pakistani populace, they showed tremendous courage by going out and partaking in the political process. They went despite facing intimidation by politically affiliated criminals and the TTP. Incidents were reported in Karachi's defense housing authority in which politically affiliated criminals attempted to intimidate voters at a polling station, and the voters united and confronted the criminals and chased them away! Witnessing this alone has reinvigorated my hope for a better Pakistan. If there was no load shedding, as well as general law, order, and justice in this land, Pakistan would be one of the most ideal places on earth to visit and even live. In the last 3-4 months, more than 15 new restaurants have opened within the vicinities of just Clifton and Defence! in Karachi, 3 of them are burger places. Well, the power is back, and I'm off! I vow to write more entries for as long as I'm in Pakistan, even if they're only one liners.
Definitely, To be continued...
I was joking, by the way, but not about me sitting in my underwear, it's pretty warm where in every room of my apartment right now, and this laptop doesn't help either. I was joking, however, about not filling you in on everything that's happened in between, just not right now.
So, I'm sure you must be dying to know why don't I just turn on my A/C and put some clothes on? Well, the reason is that a sizable area within the vicinity of my apartment building is without power, and so am I. For the last few days, there have been massive power outages all across Karachi. There are all sorts of rumors and conspiracy theories involving two neighboring countries, but it it really doesn't matter why at this point. The only thought in my mind is actually more of a question, when is the power coming back?
Now, its time to recap what's been going on since last time. As you may or may not be aware, elections took place in Pakistan on May 1st. Apparently, This was hyped up to be a "free and fair" election. Free, it definitely was, fair, what is fair? Oh! You mean when the votes are counted and tallied impartially? This election was anything but fair. Many estimate that if the votes were properly counted and tallied without showing favoritism to any party, PTI would have won the election, not by a landslide, but by a sizable margin, 15-25%. Number two, of course would be none other than PMLN. I personally talked to people who observed activity at the polls, one of them is an army ranger, who I saw outside a PTI protest on Shahra-e-Faisal in Karachi. This man wouldn't let me take any pictures of him or record him, but I can give you verbatim statements. He told me that he personally had observed officials tearing up PTI votes at a polling station in Gulshan, and then depositing votes for a different party in the ballot boxes.
I will say this for the Pakistani populace, they showed tremendous courage by going out and partaking in the political process. They went despite facing intimidation by politically affiliated criminals and the TTP. Incidents were reported in Karachi's defense housing authority in which politically affiliated criminals attempted to intimidate voters at a polling station, and the voters united and confronted the criminals and chased them away! Witnessing this alone has reinvigorated my hope for a better Pakistan. If there was no load shedding, as well as general law, order, and justice in this land, Pakistan would be one of the most ideal places on earth to visit and even live. In the last 3-4 months, more than 15 new restaurants have opened within the vicinities of just Clifton and Defence! in Karachi, 3 of them are burger places. Well, the power is back, and I'm off! I vow to write more entries for as long as I'm in Pakistan, even if they're only one liners.
Definitely, To be continued...
