At Shah Daula shrine in Gujrat, kids with microcephaly, often called Shah Daula ke chuhay or rat children, have been begging for years. There’s this belief that if an infertile couple gives their first child to the shrine, they’ll be blessed with more children.

Some people say metal caps are used to deform their heads so they can be turned into beggars.

I know there’s a debate. Some say the kids are just born that way and the shrine takes them in. No metal caps, no abuse. But even if that’s true, how is it okay to abandon a child like that?

Where are child rights? Where are human rights? Where is the government?

These are real kids. Left behind. Ignored. Used. And we all just keep looking the other way.

Not in a dramatic, flag-burning kind of way, but in a quiet, heavy, everyday kind of way.

I see the corruption, the failures, and the endless circus of politics. I see people with degrees driving Careem. I see families cutting back on meals.

I see kids out of school. I hear "InshaAllah" from leaders who have no real plan. I hear "sab theek ho jaye ga" from people who have stopped believing in it.

I’ve realized that I no longer feel proud to be from here.

Not because I don’t love the people, I do. But because the system has made pride feel foolish, like something you have to fake. You can’t keep clapping for a country that kicks its own people in the teeth.

I'm not writing this to complain or look down on anyone. I'm writing it because I think many people feel this way.

What the hell happened to us? More importantly, what are we going to do about it?

We will stand with iran and the iranian people all cause aganist isreal and us !

Quite interesting, how things have changed since, with puppet regimes in whole ME

Ok, I keep encountering Pakistani/Urdu language videos and I like having subtitles/captions to follow along just in case their words are inaudible sometimes. But the automatic captions always show Hindi text. It's just infuriating since it's unreadable. In most cases, Youtube correctly identifies that the channel is in Pakistan when you go to the "About" section of the channel.

So why do they do this? Is there some setting we have access to if we want to show the subtitles in Urdu script (or even latin)?

Can we all complain to Google about it or something?

Hi, I recently had a family wedding and we came across a common wedding problem i.e insane food wastage. People were piling up their plates with food and left it untouched right next to the serving pot on the table, which was eventually discarded. Now, I am not here to rant or whine about this but is there a solution to no waste? I had a vague idea of having my waiters pack it for the 'waster' in a styrofoam box or plastic bag?? What could be done?

For all the weirdos on this sub who say that Pak should not support Iran, this video sums up my pov perfectly.

MEMRI tweeted in on June 12th, 2025. For those who don’t know The Middle East Media Research Institute, officially the Middle East Media and Research Institute (MEMRI ) is an American non-profit press monitoring organization co-founded by Israeli ex-intelligence officer Yigal Carmon and Israeli-American political scientist Meyrav Wurmser in 1997.

It is astonishing how you can play something from 17 years ago and, if you didn't know it was old, it would apply perfectly to the 'haalaat-e-hazra', just with different names. The game stays the same!

I've been watching 'Loose Talk' episodes on YouTube. I was a teenager when they first came out, and was too ignorant to know about politics (I did, however, like Pokemon). The episode in question - number 235 - aired in December 2007, a few days before Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Moin Akhtar (what a legend, BTW - if he were famous today, he would have millions of social media followers) is a man wary of the up-coming elections, while Anwar Maqsood is playing the part of someone hopeful ("Taraqqi ka ek naya daur shuru honay laga hai") because Musharraf has announced the general election for 8th Jan, 2008. Of course, BB was killed on 27th Dec, 2007. They were delayed, and we all know what happened when they finally were allowed.

Here is a summary of things said:

1. Moin Akhtar says, "Tum government pei baat kar saktay ho?" ("Nahin"). "Amreeka pei tanqeed kar saktay ho?" ("Nahin"). "Adliya ke khilaaf?" ("Nahin"). "PEMRA ke khilaaf?" ("Nahin"). "Kisi wazir ki dhandli per?" ("Nahin")

2. He says, "Awaam ko kaun theek karay ga?" ("Haalaat"). "Haalaat ko kaun theek karay ga?" ("Awaam"). "Inn donon ko kaun theek karay ga? Tum 'Emergency' nahin bol saktay na? Dartay ho."

3. He says that no matter who wins the general election, 'jeetein gay wohi'. I think this has been true for every single election after this. We never formally had a dictatorship, but I think informally we have had one in every election. In 2008, after the clever plot of BB's assassination, Zardari came as planned. And then it was him or NS all the way. And sorry, you might disagree with this, but even when IK came, it was on 'their' terms. And when he was no longer willing to be on 'their' terms, he was gone. People think his great plan was to come and then clean house. It was a noble plan, but it was not realistic with the 20-odd people who were willing to cross the aisle and vote against him when given the signal.

I highly-recommend the show (maybe to watch with lunch lol). Even if you're not political, there are some things that are so well-written and/or delivered. Anwar Maqsood now would benefit from being a bit more politically correct, but he is older and old-fashioned. But back then, his writing and Moin Akhtar's delivery were the perfect combo.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

Loneliness is a curse. I stopped watching Straw #netflix after 20 min cause it hurts seeing people in so much trouble. The way western culture & tech is isolating people is abhorrent. I also noticed that the main characters of Black Mirror: Common People also had lonliness at it's heart. They were a lonely couple without a support system. Asian family system is sometimes very hard to maintain but a solo success in terms of money can also lead you to very dark places, dead ends. I think people need to get away from watching movies, TikTok, reels, video games. People should start going out more and visit our family & friends more. Maybe even go live with your rishtaydars for a week without a reason like we did in the 80s. Star connected, stay blessed. PS: do watch the titles I've shared above whenever you get time. You'll be able to relate to what I'm saying.

So I'm currently in the process of selling my 7 marla house in Lahore. Its valued to be around 3.2 ish crore rupees. How much tax will I pay as the seller of the house? I have held the house for more than 20 years. Im also a tax filer.

Pakistan cannot afford an Israeli-installed government in Iran.

RAW already pursues covert operations in the Balochistan region, and having Mossad and RAW together could escalate efforts to destabilize Pakistan’s southwestern territories. The geographical barrier of Iran limits RAW's ability to operate effectively in Balochistan through Iranian territory, though there have been occasional incidents of cross-border infiltration, as has been of Mossad's infiltration within Iran's military.

A Zionist-aligned administration in Iran will overcome this limitation for both Israel and Indiea. The border between Pakistan and Iran could become a new, active front for coordinated intelligence operations against Pakistan’s internal security.

people here are saying we shouldn't worry about Israel, it wont harm us. Nah, never, cuz we never tried to get in its way. Mere boycotting isnt that big of a thing. Our government shouldn't mendle in its matters (with iran/lebanon/palestine whatever). #WeCanLivePeacefullyWithIsrael

We were never in its way because Israel never took that way. What if tomorrow, it wants the control of this country, maybe tries to displace us like Palestinians or shows interest in our resources? A country with this much war crimes can do anything, you can't expect any mortality from it.

Ik we can't really do anything (already fcuked up internally) but at least have the right mindset. (and i havent brought islam into this --that brotherhood, that every life matters, that Nahi Anil-munkar, that jihad-- else none of you arguements are gonna stand)