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Punjab’s celebrated tax‑free budget is a starvation blueprint for thirty‑five million South Punjabis. While Lahore feasts on seventy‑eight billion rupees for a luxury cancer hospital, our children drink arsenic‑laced water from contaminated wells. This deliberate imbalance is not fiscal management—it is economic genocide against Punjab’s backbone.
Ring‑fencing was our lifeline. The Pakistan Tehreek‑e‑Insaf’s thirty‑five percent funding guarantee was flawed but vital. The Pakistan Muslim League‑Nawaz did not adjust it—they savaged it without mercy. Today, South Punjab receives less than eighteen percent of development funds while Lahore hoards seventy‑eight billion rupees for its third cancer facility. This is daylight robbery disguised as technocratic policy, a financial crime against humanity.
Healthcare disparities reveal brutal truths. South Punjab’s entire health budget equals ten billion rupees, barely enough for bandages across eleven districts. Lahore devours one hundred eighty‑one billion, building palaces of marble where robotic arms perform surgeries. Clean‑water access? Multan receives zero rupees for water infrastructure while Lahore spends one hundred forty‑seven billion on gold‑plated filtration systems. Our roads crumble under thirty‑one billion rupees of patchwork funding while Lahore paves highways with one hundred twenty billion. These numbers are death warrants signed in budget documents, legalised murder through spreadsheet entries.
In Rajanpur, I have watched mothers walk twelve kilometres to clinics with no doctors, no medicines—just empty cabinets and hollow promises. They cradle dying malaria‑stricken infants in waiting rooms while Lahore’s elite undergo robotic surgeries costing one hundred nine billion rupees. Consider the human cost: Tarn Taran endures one doctor per forty‑seven hundred people while Lahore boasts one per three hundred fifty. This is not accidental inequality—it is systematic extermination of marginalised communities through calculated bureaucratic neglect.
A separate South Punjab province offers our only escape from this exploitation. As an autonomous region, we would receive nine hundred thirty‑four billion rupees from National Finance Commission transfers—our rightful twenty‑three percent share currently stolen by Lahore. We would generate fifty billion more from fair agriculture taxes and one hundred twenty billion from sugar‑industry levies. This one‑point‑one‑trillion‑rupee annual budget could fund twenty comprehensive cancer hospitals with oncology wards, fifty universities with research laboratories, and modern water‑treatment plants providing clean water to every district. Lahore fears this economic emancipation because it ends their colonial control over our resources and labour force.
Asim Munir has given one more of his putrid speeches.
A. Security needs to be heightened.
B. Op Sindoor next phase has to be ready to launch in hours.
C. Info warfare upgrades need to be activated (I hope that there are some improvements).
Pakistan, US reach accord on trade and tariffs
While both sides have reached an understanding, a formal announcement is expected only after the US concludes similar ongoing negotiations with other trade partners.
The latest verbal diarrhea by the Lal Topi on YT is out-of-the-world more extreme and more entertaining, even by his very high standards (apologies for not posting the link here).
This 23-minute sublime entertainment is all about the possibility, and even probability, as the Lal Topi sees it, of Napakistan getting coerced into latching onto the Abraham Accords. His ire and boiling bile are pouring out against the spineless Pak hukumat, which is often the case, but now, also against the TFTA army for not yet denouncing this secret saazish.
The first half of this Lal Topi special is the usual fare, but with more vehemence this time, about how the conquest of India is an Allah-ordered and prophet-proclaimed obligation. This exhortation is more forceful and colorful here -- i.e., the call to his topilets to engage in murder and mayhem, and if this were done in English instead of Urdu, it would likely get this channel banned on YT.
But the turd topping on the topi starts around the 19 minute mark. How, at the end of this, this man has not burst every single blood vessel in his head would seem to be a major mystery. Or more likely, a blessing by Allah so that such entertainment for us may continue for some more time.
jrjrao wrote: ↑05 Jul 2025 21:38
The latest verbal diarrhea by the Lal Topi on YT is out-of-the-world more extreme and more entertaining, even by his very high standards (apologies for not posting the link here).
This 23-minute sublime entertainment is all about the possibility, and even probability, as the Lal Topi sees it, of Napakistan getting coerced into latching onto the Abraham Accords. His ire and boiling bile are pouring out against the spineless Pak hukumat, which is often the case, but now, also against the TFTA army for not yet denouncing this secret saazish.
While i haven't watched a Lal Topi video in maybe 15 yrs and even prior to that it was purely for the comical value, it does perk my interest that he thinks Pakistan will be a part of the reworked Abraham Accords. Perhaps this was the reason why the Trump administration was so keen on a ceasefire and maybe this is why Munir was invited to the Whitehouse? I guess we'll find out soon enough.
Aditya_V wrote: ↑05 Jul 2025 09:41
Wow Yawn should have put like 2000 that IT exports will reach USD 25 Billion in 2025, that US Aki trade will reach USD 500 billion by 2030.
P.S IT here means Information Technology and not Pakistan top quality export " International Terrorism"
Does this mean Bill Gates has to return the 'Hilal-e-Bakistan' award ?
BTW if you want to be entertained by Madam/Dude Hina R Khar (toss up btwn billo rani and dude hina khar; ‘Khar’ literally means ‘donkey’ in Farsi) defending the Terroristan, please watch this interview by journalist Sreenivasan Jain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha-LoNqOaEk
In subah Khyber, the situation has deteriorated to such an extent that right now, it is not safe for the Pak Army and the Frontier Constabulary to patrol the streets there. This is because all over that place, at every street corner, there are command posts and check posts by the jahannum's kutte who are killing Pak army and the FC. Just yesterday, three FC jawans were beheaded there and that video was made famous around the world by these jahannum's kutte.
And to make it worse, the current government of Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is not only silent about all this, but is also abetting this war against Pakistan. Even now, these jahannum's kutte have kidnapped several Pak army and FC jawans, from whom some are periodically brought out and killed.
How is it that in all the towns and citis of KPK, these jahannum's kutte are running roadblocks and check posts to search vehicles, and the Pak army and FC are sitting scared, confined in their camps? This subah KPK is now practically out of the control of Pakistan.
And the same situation now obtains in large parts of Baluchistan. In fact, about 60 to 70% of Pakistan has now become "no-go" areas for the army and the government.
How do I know all this? I know because I saw some excellent firsthand reporting yesterday by the famous investigative Pakistani reporter, also known as the Lal Topi. The Topi does have some uses, after all.
Re: partition - Jinnnah, Churchill, King George VI - we’re all essentially to partition.
But the nature of those who became Pakistanis was the same in 1947 as in 2025. AFAIK, it was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who, in mid-1947, argued point-blank in the Congress Working Committee that keeping India undivided was no longer practicable and that the party must accept partition. Patel’s realism—“we cannot now hold the army together to prevent civil war; we must face facts”—made him the first senior Congress leader to endorse the break-up of the subcontinent.
IMO, Sardar Patel had a clear-eyed view of Pakistanis. He was preceded by BR Ambedkar. Unfortunately too many, including upto LK Advani had a fuzzy belief that the two peoples could get along.
When Asim Munir says we are different people with different ambitions, it is unfortunately true at a certain level. A united India would be mired in Lebanon type civil wars.
I will also make a prediction here. The reasons for Op Sindoor not going beyond a point are documented in the Op Sindoor threads. But ten years from now, when people have forgotten the circumstances and the complexities, and when they forget that the India of 2035 is not the India of 2025, and likewise with Pakistan, some are going to say that PM Modi fell prey to anti-India forces by failing to inflict more damage on Pakistan. That is just the nature of some people I guess.
A_Gupta wrote: ↑10 Jul 2025 01:55
Unfortunately too many, including upto LK Advani had a fuzzy belief that the two peoples could get along.
One exception was PV saab. I guess it is similar with Pranab da. But then PV's disciple Dr MMS (who also said that he revered PV like his father) was also a believer in Pakistani goodness. PV has seen and fought Razakars where as the others in the north were living in British India which included current day pakis, BDs, and Myanmar (and Sri Lanka in the south).
A_Gupta wrote: ↑10 Jul 2025 01:55
Unfortunately too many, including upto LK Advani had a fuzzy belief that the two peoples could get along.
One exception was PV saab. I guess it is similar with Pranab da. But then PV's disciple Dr MMS (who also said that he revered PV like his father) was also a believer in Pakistani goodness. PV has seen and fought Razakars where as the others in the north were living in British India which included current day pakis, BDs, and Myanmar (and Sri Lanka in the south).
PV was from the south.
It were the northerners especially the ones near the border who were more inclined to believe the 'we are one people onleee' taqqiya
One would think that having experienced the reality of the partition at close hand they of all people would have no illusions
bala wrote: ↑09 Jul 2025 04:48
BTW if you want to be entertained by Madam/Dude Hina R Khar (toss up btwn billo rani and dude hina khar; ‘Khar’ literally means ‘donkey’ in Farsi) defending the Terroristan, please watch this interview by journalist Sreenivasan Jain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha-LoNqOaEk
Though in Farsi, `Rabbani Kar' roughly translated is `doing the work of God', an ancestor must have been labelled a Khar (Donkey).
They also have a diplomat whose name in Arabic slang translates as Big dick and can't be posted to any Arabic speaking country. One such
country apparently demanded his removal.
In one of the most sweeping and coordinated offensives witnessed in years, the rebellious outfit Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) launched a wave of attacks late Tuesday across multiple districts of Balochistan, targeting government and military installations.
The group claimed responsibility for what it called "Operation Baam (Dawn)," vowing a new chapter in its decades-long fight against the Pakistani state, reported news agency ANI.
At least 17 attacks were reported across Panjgur, Surab, Kech, and Kharan, disrupting communication lines, damaging administrative infrastructure, and striking military checkpoints.
While Pakistani authorities have yet to provide a full account of the damage, local sources reported significant disruptions in affected areas.
bala wrote: ↑09 Jul 2025 04:48
BTW if you want to be entertained by Madam/Dude Hina R Khar (toss up btwn billo rani and dude hina khar; ‘Khar’ literally means ‘donkey’ in Farsi) defending the Terroristan, please watch this interview by journalist Sreenivasan Jain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha-LoNqOaEk
Though in Farsi, `Rabbani Kar' roughly translated is `doing the work of God', an ancestor must have been labelled a Khar (Donkey).
They also have a diplomat whose name in Arabic slang translates as Big dick and can't be posted to any Arabic speaking country. One such
country apparently demanded his removal.
You are referring to akbar Zeb which means big dick . His phor phather ,aurangzeb means "graceful dick "
Baloch Liberation Front launches Operation Baam against Pakistan deep state, 17 blasts rock Pakistan Occupied Balochistan. Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps have faced several casualties. Pakistan Media is banned by Pak Army ISPR from reporting.
Amber G. wrote: ↑11 Jul 2025 01:39
Baloch Liberation Front launches Operation Baam against Pakistan deep state, 17 blasts rock Pakistan Occupied Balochistan. Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps have faced several casualties. Pakistan Media is banned by Pak Army ISPR from reporting.
The BLA has been disappointing - I refer to the gap between their announcements and the reality. I hope this time its different.
I recall the train hijacking, where they had the chance to knock off 200 odd Pak army men. I don't think they did a fraction of that. Their last suicide bombing killed 2 school girls - whose value in Pak, is less than a donkey's.
^ ttp more successful? Am seeing live streamed attacks with porkies using gunship . Someone should give them shoulder fired missiles or good rpgs to take down the helos
Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry accused Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval of masterminding terrorism in Pakistan, alleging Indian support for terrorist groups.
Field Marshal Munir said, while chairing the 271st Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC) at the General Headquarters (GHQ), said today: “Following its manifest defeat in direct aggression against Pakistan, post-Pahalgam incident, India is now doubling down to further its nefarious agenda through its proxies of Fitna-al-Khawarij and Fitna-al-Hindustan.”
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The ISPR said the forum also noted the Indian military’s “baseless insinuations to offset its comprehensive defeat”, in an apparent reference to the deputy Indian army chief alleging last week that China gave Islamabad “live inputs” on key Indian positions during the conflict.
“Invoking third parties in what is unmistakably a bilateral military confrontation reflects a disingenuous attempt at bloc politics aimed at falsely projecting India’s self-assigned role as a net security provider to accrue benefits in a region that is visibly growing disillusioned with Indian hegemonic ambitions and Hindutva-driven extremism,” the ISPR quoted Field Marshal Munir as saying on the matter.
In a striking new development, the Government of Pakistan has issued an official notification directing all federal departments to refer to Baloch insurgent groups as “Fitna al-Hindustan” — a term that translates to “the mischief of India.” The circular, dated 31 May 2025 and issued by Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior, instructs all government agencies and security institutions to use this nomenclature when describing armed groups operating in Balochistan. According to the notification, the terminology aims to reveal the “true nature” of these organizations and highlight what it calls India’s “conspiratorial designs.”
At first glance, this linguistic shift might appear to be a semantic strategy or a rhetorical flourish. But its implications are far more profound. It marks a deliberate attempt by the Pakistani state to reframe a decades-long domestic insurgency as a foreign-sponsored conspiracy, thereby externalizing the causes of internal unrest and bypassing the legitimate historical grievances of the Baloch people. More importantly, the use of the Arabic term “fitna” adds a theocratic veneer to a political issue, transforming it from a nationalist struggle to a religiously tainted threat.
The backlash to this rebranding has been swift and pointed. Herbyar Marri, the exiled Baloch nationalist leader and head of the Free Balochistan Movement, called out the hypocrisy of the Pakistani state. In a widely shared statement, Marri pointed to the double standards of Islamabad, which vilifies regional actors for maintaining ties with India while itself seeking aid and partnerships with countries closely aligned with New Delhi. He further criticized the treatment of Afghan migrants in Pakistan, noting that the very state which displaces and detains Afghans then accuses them of being foreign agents, forgetting that much of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was carved out of Afghanistan under colonial machinations.
Marri’s critique is not merely rhetorical; it reflects a growing ideological convergence among Baloch and Pashtun nationalist movements. Both communities have long accused the Pakistani state, particularly its Punjabi-dominated civil-military bureaucracy, of systemic marginalization and coercion. The state’s policies in regions like Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have largely been characterized by securitization rather than political accommodation, feeding a cycle of rebellion and repression.
Baloch activist Bahot Baloch also weighed in through social media, noting the recent uptick in targeted attacks by Baloch armed groups, their control over key transit routes, and the seizure of arms and ammunition from state forces. He argued that the new terminology is less about accurately describing these movements and more about legitimizing a harsher crackdown under the garb of religious-nationalist fervor. In other words, the term “Fitna al-Hindustan” is not merely descriptive; it is prescriptive. It frames the conflict in theological terms, allowing the state to pursue a militarized response with minimal internal dissent.
This linguistic maneuver, therefore, is not a trivial bureaucratic update. It is part of a long-standing narrative strategy employed by the Pakistani state to deflect blame and project unity through the construction of external enemies. By attributing the Baloch insurgency to Indian interference, the state seeks to absolve itself of decades of exploitative policies, human rights abuses, and political disenfranchisement in Balochistan. More dangerously, it sets a precedent for transforming political dissent into religious heresy — a move that could deepen sectarian divides and provide ideological cover for state violence.
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