Hubris and egos or humility and wisdom — what should prevail?

I have been thinking whether my interest in politics is because of nature (my genes) or nurture (experiences). In undivided India, my father was the President of the Nainital Muslim League. He was arrested immediately after the partition and spent six months in jail on fabricated charges of ‘anti-state’ activities and was only released when my mother wrote to Jawaharlal Nehru who was my father’s patient.
The earliest memory of my life is that of a three-year-old. We used to live in the clinic of my father facing Victoria Road in Karachi directly across Paradise Cinema. The students were protesting on the road on January 9, 1953. Suddenly, there was commotion and shots were fired. My father (and I observing from between his legs) watched from the balcony. Tear gas shells and, immediately thereafter, real bullets were fired. I remember seeing a body slumped on the road. An inspector warned my father to go inside. That’s all I remember. Reflecting on it today, it was a story of hubris that has been repeated throughout our history.
Protesting students were pushed aside by a flag-carrying automobile whose occupant was Minister of Interior, Mr Mushtaq Gurmani. That is when the firing started. Gurmani lost consciousness because of tear gas and was lifted away. Sadly and criminally, 26 students were killed. The first to lose his life was a young boy scout, Nainsuk Lal, who was tending to a bullet-injured student protester. The entire city joined the protest and life was paralysed. Public property was damaged including Gurmani’s car. During the negotiations that followed, peace was restored on the appeal of a student leader Kazim, not on the request of the government. Did we learn anything?
The next year in 1954 in memory of those killed, a convention was held in Katrak Hall. Mr AK Brohi, then a Minister, was supposed to speak. Gurmani felt insulted the year before, he was also against negotiations that had brought peace, and his hubris and ego was yearning for revenge. Brohi arrived, but a planned pandemonium was started with plain clothes people along with arranged gangsters mixing among the students unknown to them. The peace squad among students was led by Dr Adeeb Rizvi (of SIUT today).
Our long history of labelling parties and leaders as traitors and anti-state dates back to 1951 when the Rawalpindi Conspiracy case was initiated. Those arrested included Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Maj Gen Akbar Khan, Sajjad Zaheer and Capt Zafarullah Poshni (who recently died and has written an excellent book, Prison Interlude, a memoir of those days). A special law was passed to try them. All were sentenced but then released after four years of imprisonment when an Appeals Court declared the allegations to be totally false. I simply cannot imagine Faiz Sahib, and the army personnel of that time to be traitors.
I move forward to Fatima Jinnah’s burial in 1965. She was maligned as a candidate and was labelled as anti-state when she contested against President Ayub Khan. When she died, my father and I, as a young matriculate, were at her funeral. A huge crowd was there. Because of a few isolated slogans, tear gas was fired right into the centre of the huge but peaceful crowd, which turned violent. We never learnt.
Mujeeb was called a traitor following Agartala Conspiracy Case. Ayub Khan refused to invite him to the Round Table Conference (RTC) in 1969 but relented when the opposition insisted. The RTC collapsed in a couple of days because of the clear inability of the politicians to reach a deal. However, many politicians in East Pakistan were dubbed traitors and the rest is history. Imagine our desperation, when hubris had spectacularly failed, that before Mujeeb was released, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto went to meet him in prison and urged him to consider a loose confederation.
Hyderabad conspiracy case was instituted in 1975 by PM Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Shaheed in which National Awami Party (NAP) was banned. Its entire leadership including Wali Khan, Bizenjo, Ataullah Mengal, Khair Bakhsh Marri, Najam Sethi and Habib Jalib were arrested and tried for treason. The 3rd Constitutional Amendment was passed hurriedly to give a very broad definition to anti-state activities. I remember reading an excellent 40-page patriotic rejoinder of Mr Wali Khan on the allegations of treason. Were the above traitors? We should also not forget that in July 1977, when politicians delayed the conclusion of negotiations, it provided an excuse for an 11-year-long takeover that was painful in all respects.
Many experiments have been conducted and many somersaults taken in our political processes, for example, the ‘creation’ of political parties, the creation of their anti-dotes, then destroying them, then creating ‘pro-Pakistan’ alternates, then destroying them too. Suppression, then appeasement, then accommodation — policies emerging from the thinking of whoever was in power, rather than through a serious, broad-based, inclusive strategic process.
Where do we go from here? I urge everybody to take a deep breath. I will stick my neck out as I have learnt from experience and history both, and state that no political party today has ever been anti-Pakistan or that it comprises traitors. Excesses have been committed by all during our history, out of frustrations including during the MRD. When all avenues are closed, anger in all its dimensions is the only route left which then colours the national landscape into a lethal red.
I have urged all stakeholders to ‘Think Again’, and have even gifted a book of the same title by Adam Grant to many of them. An outstanding example of today is the remarkable peace achieved between Iran and Saudi Arabia. A great achievement of their leaders, kudos to HH Mohammad bin Salman and Irani leadership along with the positive role played by our friend China. This signifies a major reversal of thinking by these great leaders, who would go down in history for ending decades of animosity.
Can we find a similar greatness in our leadership? I personally know there are many on all sides of the spectrum, including in the establishment, but everyday events and hot exchanges between them fogs their perception into dangerous arguments, even unrealistic questions are floated like, ‘Are you with Pakistan or against Pakistan?’
The first and last thing elders would say would be to cool down, learn from the past, and save the family. Our friends who have a clear view from outside are urging us too. Those nations achieve greatness that learn from history. Those who don’t are forgettable dots in the sands of time. I have been urging all that we desperately need to find a solution. I am confident that Inshallah better sense will prevail and with the spirit of forgiveness (dar-guzar) we will succeed in sorting out our disputes. A lot of work is to be done, and many golden chapters are to be written. Long Live Pakistan!
Originally published in the Tribune: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2417105/hubris-and-egos-or-humility-and-wisdom-what-should-prevail

Ghasam Film Irani (Swear)

Ghasam Film Irani, directed by Mohsen Tonabandeh. Starring Mahnaz Afshar, Mehran Ahmadi and Saeed Aghakhani, released for several days. Here’s a look at this movie. Stay with Zoomi. Mohsen Tonabandeh is the second film after “Guinness”, and the screenplay is Tanaband himself. The film “Swear” released at the 34th Fajr Film Festival and nominated for two nominations. Including Best Screenplay for Mohsen Tababandeh, Best Actress for Mahnaz Afshar, and Best Supporting Actor for Hassan Pourshirazi. His second directorial experience is certainly a breakthrough for him. With this film, Tuner has shown the ability to make serious films.
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Cinemas divided into two categories based on the timing of the triggering event. (the event in which all of the film’s events occur due to that event):
Movies that have a triggering event almost in the first 5 minutes of the film. Such as a movie about a baby thrown into the sea and Ellie’s disappearance.
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The Audience Only Hear About it and The Movie’s Events

Movies whose triggering event happened before the movie starts. And the audience only hear about it and the movie’s events are the result of the same incident. Like an eternal movie and a day in which Somayeh is to marry an Afghan man. This marriage arrangement is set before the movie begins. The movie “I swear” is the second category. In the film, a murder that goes back to five years ago. And now Razieh (Mahnaz Afshar) is going to Mashhad with her relatives to swear in court that her husband is the killer.
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The Foggy Weather Reflects People Inside the Bus

Read more may reveal information about the story ofroad movie. All of the film’s main events take place on a bus. A bus that accommodates the relatives of Razieh. The film is full of long shot plans showing the bus crossing the road. The number of these plans could have been lower. But the overall purpose of these plans was to show a change in geography. Also, these plans first show the bus in the foggy and rainy weather. That aims to express that there are things still hidden. Also read more articles Sarkoob, Ghasre Shirin, Dokhtare Sheytan
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Gradually, the bus reaches a bare and deserted road. And it is at this time that everything becomes clear and there is nothing left for secrecy. The foggy weather at the beginning of the film also reflects what people inside the bus have hidden from each other. This is gradually becoming apparent. Also, when the bus arrives in the desert. There are a number of camels in the scene, which help to film the space, indicating that the bus is on dry and desert roads around Mashhad. Because there are many camels on the roads around Mashhad.

The Importance of Razieh’s Character.

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In most scenes of the film, the director portrays Razie in the center of the picture and focuses on his face, as Razie is the film’s main character and decision maker. For example, in a sequence where a bus stops near a restaurant where people sit and eat, the director repeatedly put Doriben where Razieh would appear at the top of the table like a willing leader. In this sequence, Razieh teaches her relatives how to swear in court, which also shows Razieh’s guidance.
But it should be noted that the sequence is much longer and it would be better to shorten the sequence and process more Khosrow’s character. It should also be noted that in all the scenes where Razieh is present, the director has taken a close look at Razieh’s Medium or Medium close-up to further emphasize the importance of Razieh’s character.
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The film becomes a moment of fascination for the audience as Khosrow arrives to stop the bus. Until Khosrow’s arrival, there are only conversations between people, some of which are frustrating, and this is one of the problems of the film that does not have a fascinating opening minute. The writer has also tried to create sub-stories in the film to appeal to the film. For example, the story of two brothers who are killing each other. This story only includs in the film to say that these people who want to swear have a disagreement.

This Sub-Story

Or, for example, the story of a boy and a girl who love each other, but the girl’s father disagrees. The story doesn’t work out in the end, and the only rationale for bringing it up is that when everyone gets out to eat, the boy stays on the bus and sees Khosrow from a distance, angry. This sub-story could be removed from the movie. The sub-stories, or small stories, includ in the screenplay to help advance the main story of the film as well as tell a story on its own and get results. In the movie “I swear” sub-stories created only to advance the main story and by themselves failed to convey a theme.
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At the beginning of the film, the camera depicts the movement of a bus near the rocks of a cemetery and in the rainy air. In this scene, the cemetery is a metaphor for the purpose of the people on the bus. They want to send Bahman (Mehran Ahmadi) to the cemetery.

Reminiscent of “Angry Men”

The movie “Swear” is in some ways reminiscent of “Angry Men”. In that movie, everyone except one wants to plead guilty. But the movie does not swear by the impact of “Angry Men”. In both films, the dialogues are very important because of the surprises, the high points, and so on. The film happens with the dialogues. Reach themselves. For example Saeed Aghakani’s role in Khosrow’s role in the film is very important. Because he had to play his role in order to convince the audience that Khosrow is really a good person and not happy with the death of anyone else. This is precisely what Aga Khani has achieved, and the audience favors him from the very beginning of his arrival. Hassan Pourshirazi has really played the role of a bus driver and has been a good choice for this role.
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Ghasam Film Irani This Ending

Film editing is one of its strengths. The editor is well-versed in the scenes, which makes the mood of the scenes very well intertwined. The film also nominated for a Simorgh nomination. The special effects of the film also noted for being a Simorgh nominee. The main field effect of the film is the scene where the bus crashes into a pool full of water.
This scene is extremely frustrating and is one of the good scenes in the film. Movie Soundtracking Given that most of the film was shot in a small location (within the bus), it was difficult to do, but the soundtrack was able to handle the situation well and the audience had no problem with the sound.
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The ending is also a mixture of bitterness and sweetness. Khosrow dies and Razie discovers a bitter truth about him. But on the other hand, Khosrow’s death, which is sinful, gives birth to a clean baby (Razia’s baby sister).
This ending illustrates the director’s optimistic attitude that while the world is full of liars and sinners, they are destroyed and replaced by pure and innocent humans. All in all, it should be said that the second film is a better one than his first film, Guinness, and is an improvement for him.

Rahul Gandhi
Hear me out please.
First, he's a good person. This point is not debated by anyone. India with its 200 million Muslims and 50 million Christians(not exact figures) needs a sane non communal leader. We're never gonna be Hindu™ nation(unless BJP finds a way to gas quarter of a billion humans). India was at its peak under Akbar and Shivaji. Guess what was different with them? Akbar didn't discriminate on basis of religion. Shivaji didn't even discriminate on caste.
Second, he listens to experts. He will listen to Tharoor. He will listen to Chidambaram( corrupt pos, but arguably best option amongst all, will take him any day over Prabhu/Irani). He'll listen to the mother fucking RBI governor. We'll have a proper government. He'll never choose people like Yogi.
Third, he's the only option. AK isn't stepping up. Tharoor doesn't want to. Today there are only 4 people in the country who'll draw crowds in every state, every town regardless of the situation. Modi, Sonia, Rahul and AK. People are willing to consider arguments from only these 4.
Fourth, he'll probably not become the PM. Sonia didn't. He has no reason to. Being party president is any day better than being the PM. Congress has no shortage of beaurocrats and intellectuals. I'm sick and embarrassed of 'IT+IT = IT' type PM.
Lastly, corruption. Frankly, this is the only negative point. However it must be pointed out that even after 3 years in power, not one Congress leaders has been arrested, let alone convicted. It must be noted that in today's hyper vigilant era, chances of corruption are low. Plus BJP is also fairly corrupt. Adani didn't get billion dollar loan from SBI for nothing. Nitin Gadkari is now competing with Sharad Pawar.
Also, 2019 government will probably be a coalition. What's the point of voting BJP if we end up with BJP+DMK+NCP government?
Edit : Must share this special comment from specially abled bhakt

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1.	DeltaDeathSquad	38-31	victory	http://i.imgur.com/fpKDPCe.png
2.	House of Zolf	83-62	victory	http://i.imgur.com/4Rcszli.png
3.	Romania Master4	98-51	victory	http://i.imgur.com/mM0AEMW.png
4.	la real	117-49	victory	http://i.imgur.com/0eLSAw9.png
5.	Alduin’s Fury	109-106	victory	http://i.imgur.com/gnF08Sx.png
6.	Beneixama Pro	109-39	victory	http://i.imgur.com/G2m66eH.png
7.	Soldiers Creed!	110-97	victory	http://i.imgur.com/RBHr3lX.png
8.	Taiwan	119-76	victory	http://i.imgur.com/HMd1Eiv.png
9.	hawknation	121-58	victory	http://i.imgur.com/uAQj04i.png
10.	Leb Crew	139-113	victory	http://i.imgur.com/6w2u4JV.png
11.	UKR Otamahn	126-129	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/5acEPFH.png
12.	[Japan]	118-144	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/uArDthR.png
13.	Ragnarok 2014	122-97	victory	sorry, I forgot to screenshot ☹
14.	XxEcutionRz	115-113	victory	http://i.imgur.com/1XcLugw.png
15.	Torpedo Island	116-121	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/FADqAqH.png
16.	[Asia]	116-52	victory	http://i.imgur.com/TvJhfT7.png
17.	cool	135-85	victory	http://i.imgur.com/SGAmLeM.png
18.	Reddit Stealth	131-97	victory	http://i.imgur.com/0BOlQcb.jpg
19.	Adulte elite	125-88	victory	http://i.imgur.com/9rb0qR0.png
20.	Espana	110-126	defeat	http://imgur.com/cLydjQ7.png
21.	Fuerza Letal	112-116	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/d6L7V9B.png
22.	Cursed Titans	128-116	victory	http://i.imgur.com/CXhwyjH.png
23.	MrMobilefanboy	111-98	victory	http://imgur.com/J3Zo5lo.png
24.	Ludwigsburg	123-90	victory	http://imgur.com/cEuHW99.png
25.	Living Death	125-128	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/2B9bXXN.png
26.	Equipe	92-37	victory	http://i.imgur.com/VDb8Unw.png
27.	Risk N’ Win (practice war)	77-70	victory	http://i.imgur.com/7NRQey0.png
28.	Celestial ARMs	85-106	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/KTL09I7.png
29.	Darkness II	111-57	victory	http://i.imgur.com/PFlM9sS.png
30.	World Attack	116-56	victory	sorry, I forgot to screenshot ☹
31.	Duetsche Elite	96-32	victory	http://i.imgur.com/p4TAXnX.png
32.	adultes	112-50	victory	http://i.imgur.com/stMj3S7.png
33.	Finland Ameteur	101-85	victory	http://i.imgur.com/RiOiToi.png
34.	Victory Decree	93-45	victory	http://i.imgur.com/RmN9wwu.png
35.	Die Zuschauer	102-90	victory	http://i.imgur.com/J0GizkY.png
36.	Reddit Void	97-105	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/CJS4l6L.png
37.	Sh*tstorm	82-90	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/alfESZN.png
38.	Erzurum	81-82	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/smw4TNF.png
39.	0s Revoltados	89-92	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/b83UHjG.png
40.	[China]	85-67	victory	http://i.imgur.com/jvU1OZX.png
41.	infamousBR	88-101	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/IG0BqUy.png
42.	Suomi Poika3	86-77	victory	http://i.imgur.com/8G5Hw9I.png
43.	Italian Project	89-78	victory	http://i.imgur.com/qWXQtVC.png
44.	ATMOSPHERE	84-12	victory	http://i.imgur.com/jwH0AlN.png (I forgot to screenshot)
45.	Gap Clan	94-67	victory	http://i.imgur.com/7cuxG55.png
46.	UNO	102-65	victory	http://i.imgur.com/TGNebqV.png
47.	Azarbaijan	90-71	victory	http://i.imgur.com/skMqK7F.png
48.	[Japan] # #9LVQYQ2	79-90	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/EQqhQyX.png
49.	The [Japan] #8UJUQQV	83-82	victory	http://i.imgur.com/0Yhjufg.png
50.	ItalianHeros2	87-75	victory	http://i.imgur.com/8ktRpK2.png
51.	Paragorn	80-61	victory	http://i.imgur.com/PMVU2CT.png
52.	ALIADOS !! :3	99-64	victory	http://i.imgur.com/6j4ZXP8.png
53.	Flying Penguins	92-73	victory	http://i.imgur.com/2iUlIq5.png
54.	China 2013	84-84	draw	http://i.imgur.com/FYex82X.png
55.	tehran ! ir !	82-16	victory	http://i.imgur.com/9NRV3o5.png
56.	EliteCoC	83-72	victory	http://i.imgur.com/5cdq0DG.png
57.	Clash Raiders	87-68	victory	http://i.imgur.com/iWJs904.png
58.	Glory Lords	92-14	victory	http://i.imgur.com/wcJQdPm.png
59.	Suimo Poika3 (rematch)	104-99	victory	http://i.imgur.com/64NuLcL.png
60.	We Want War!!!	81-89	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/RllKnbr.png
61.	444 Streampunks	93-67	victory	http://i.imgur.com/tRheEji.png
62.	[China] #22YVLY09	100-65	victory	http://i.imgur.com/vcLcfwo.png
63.	arrogantprix2	92-77	victory	http://i.imgur.com/GUmZqGE.png
64.	Fly Arrow	88-43	victory	http://i.imgur.com/HJtBgLr.png
65.	Exterminate	86-74	victory	http://i.imgur.com/igIPCDT.png
66.	Reddit Pheonix	80-81	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/lj29VAw.png
67.	Sparta	96-19	victory	http://i.imgur.com/J5LsVso.png
68.	[China] #9CCUQ88	75-22	victory	http://i.imgur.com/IbCVSIV.png
69.	Afrikaans Clash	85-41	victory	http://i.imgur.com/RO5JSRu.png
70.	Espana #8JPYRUOU	73-64	victory	http://i.imgur.com/jabihJz.png
71.	ERGA OMNES	103-56	victory	http://i.imgur.com/MWaEmAk.png
72.	[China] #2LVQRCGL	92-78	victory	http://i.imgur.com/vziOlHF.png
73.	[China] #2V9JJY92	127-7	victory	http://i.imgur.com/khMPDIe.png
74.	No Life Crew 2	108-99	victory	http://i.imgur.com/oqwZncL.png
75.	[China] #2UVY2G8L	71-79	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/FUYsMLm.png
76.	NGT Spiderlings	107-72	victory	http://i.imgur.com/kDtBndZ.png
77.	KRITI HELLAS	104-100	victory	http://i.imgur.com/bTwLerB.png
78.	Spartanos.VLC	85-94	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/feYp79U.png
79.	CocSpain.com 1	72-94	defeat	http://i.imgur.com/7on3m9M.png
80.	les AFO lents	105-57	victory perfect war	http://i.imgur.com/4v5xMr3.png
81.	The Spartans II	107-12	victory	http://i.imgur.com/XVytlxq.png
82.	[China]	104-21	victory	http://i.imgur.com/XVytlxq.png
83.	50 irani	103-63	victory	http://i.imgur.com/Uoz9Nw6.png
84.	[China]#90RGLJ8	108-83	victory	http://i.imgur.com/eEJG72A.png
85.	! AXE BATTLE !	118-15	victory	http://i.imgur.com/20tl3QD.png
86.	Vampires United	95-29	victory	http://i.imgur.com/1F9HzTy.png