Reading the newspapers early in the morning can cause severe damage to your mental and physical state. Weirdly, my blood pressure starts to plummet when I read news reports like the one below:
From
Daily Times:
PESHAWAR: Political parties in Lower and Upper Dir districts have barred women from contesting local government elections and casting votes, a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazlur Rehman (JUI-F) leader said on Wednesday.
“Neither will women candidates be allowed to contest local government polls nor will they be allowed to vote,” Fazlullah said of the decision that was “unanimous”. The JUI-F district president said that women were barred due to local traditions. “We have our own traditions and that is why we have barred women from taking part in polls. We will set conditions and violators will be penalised,” Fazlullah said.
What 'local traditions' are you talking about? You created these traditions yourself to subjugate women, in the name of a religion you don't have any clue about, yet like to propogate your own interpretation of it. What do you mean by an unanimous decision? Did each and every political party agree with their choice that women voting in the local body elections is against 'tradition'? Who on earth are you to decide that women can't participate in elections? God? The President? No, you're a fat maulvi who has at least 5 wives, has a fat bank balance and likes to watch X rated movies as soon as night descends.
All Pakistani newspapers today are full of reports regarding the Hasba Bill, which I'd linked to last night, a list of the news reports and analysis worth checking are listed below.
As far as my opinion is concerned, my blood is not boiling at the thought of what would happen if the Bill is passed, but this particular statement by Fazlur Rehman:
Fazl said, “It’s a victory against secular forces.”
You illiterate idiot, you only have one thing to your credit and that is misinterpreting Islam. This country was founded as a 'secular state'. Despite my skepticism regarding Jinnah's motives, he founded the state by saying that all religions would begiven equality. But no. Push this country down the road to hell, as long as you gain another seat in the parliament and make tons of money. Argh, I'm so furious I can't even write properly. Grrr. Someone kill everyone from the MMA, I'll give you everything I have in my bank accounts, I promise.
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Oh dear God, please don't let
this happen, please.
I went to the PM Secretariat a few days ago. And all I could think of while I was there was - this is our fcuking money that you blew on this monstrosity that you call 'an office'. Spend away, may it come back to haunt you when you're alone in your gold plated tomb stones.
