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Its been a couple of days since Imran Khan and Reham Khan announced their separation and decision to divorce. Nothing out of the ordinary there, as the decision to marry was also theirs, except maybe the timing of the announcement which coincided with the local bodies elections and may have had an impact but thats something which would be very difficult to gauge. What I do find quite extraordinary and almost bordering on incredulous is the amazing audacity of PTI supporters to present this break up as a result of some sort of principled stand by Mr. Khan. The idea being that Ms. Khan wanted to play a role in party politics and Mr. Khan could not bring himself to allow this so he had to sacrifice his marriage for his principled stand! How utterly outrageous is this! This is not principled stance but rather immaturity and shortsightedness. These two got into this relationship out of probably love and, I would assume, mutual admiration and respect. It was definitely not an 'arranged...

We sat down and in that utter silence started watching the cosmic show! As we watched, Venus- the only light in the night sky was silently, slowly but surely moving to set behind the darkness that loomed large. It seemed as if a little soldier was fighting a huge army after all his comrades had fallen but we already knew his fate! There was no sign of the moon and even this little dot of light was moving fast to disappear. As the star moved, I felt a st range sense of foreboding and despair and wanted to hold on and not let time move so fast but felt all the more helpless. The mountain loomed large, a huge shadow on the horizon, a blanket of utter dark, waiting to leap up and devilishly swallow this tiny light! I wanted someone... anyone to just hold time still... And then, my eyes were dazzled by a brilliance that was blinding…. the instant the star was swallowed by the mountains, the moon came out of the shadows! I had to close my eyes to clear my vision. I turned and looked ...

Criminal justice system needs to be revised! I am saying this as a complete novice in the professional side of criminal justice system but living in this society, I am not entirely a layperson.   I believe it is fashioned in a way where it is creating professional criminals rather than stopping crime. Read this report of how two 15 year old boys tried to mug an 85 year old woman and when she resisted, they attacked and killed her. They were sentenced to 6 years in prison for the murder. When they leave the prison, they would have become professional criminals. I believe jails are the universities where people go in to gain advanced degree in crime! Their intention was not to kill the woman, it was to steal from the woman. It is quite clear that they could not have had the same start and privileges like what some of other human beings take for granted. Like a roof over their heads, supporting familial environments, access to education, a support system...