Source: dawn.com
FEAR has gripped the mindset of the Pakistani liberal secular class as a consequence of the brutal murder of Salman Taseer. We are told that Jinnah’s Pakistan is now completely dead and the ‘barbarians’ are knocking at our doors. We can be killed anytime, anywhere and by anyone.
With an unequal distribution of economic, political and socio-cultural capital in their favour, the Pakistani liberal secular class’s fear of the ‘barbarians’ goes hand in hand with their fear of the so-called ‘illiterate’ masses. Their ‘death of Jinnah’s Pakistan’ thesis is based on the
proposition that due to the failure of corrupt politicians, the religious right is mobilising the ‘illiterate’ masses in order to Talibanise society. In short, the mullah-military alliance has a sister concern: the mullah-‘illiterate masses’ alliance.
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Pakistani actress Veena Malik has broken off her engagement with fiance Faisal Akbar Khan following her much-publicised stint on the fourth season of Indian reality show ‘Big Boss’. 
Sir: The recent coverage given to Veena Malik by the print and electronic media has gone out of proportion. No doubt, we are adept at making a mountain out of a molehill. Sometimes, one feels that nothing is left in this world except to approve or disapprove Veena Malik’s conduct. Sadly, the clerics are ever ready to pass remarks on such occasions as if it is their prime responsibility to chide and admonish the wrongdoers. One thing is evident: she was not the ambassador of Pakistan. So we should stop this futile exercise of blaming her. We should better spare her and think about something positive and constructive.
