As the joke goes, hell is just a local phone call away in Pakistan. Reason probably why so many are hell-bent on scooting from that wretched land, dreaming of reaching the long distance Paradise that their preachers purvey with the marketing zeal of tourist operators.
They lead, we bleed
A kind of ‘leadership crisis’ is reigning high in the nation what with many political reputations being shredded and many party emperors getting stripped of their new clothes. But with personality driven politics forming the bedrock of this sham of a democracy, the downed leaders will never be totally out.
Naragasuras galore
Lord Brahma has this bad habit. And he does not learn either. Somehow, he tends to lose his head, all four heads rather, when tapped for boons by a devious demon. Armed thus, the demon then goes about thrashing, torturing and tormenting the devas, sages, common folk and occasionally Brahma himself, mostly in that order. And when tipping point arrives, there appears Lord Vishnu or Lord Shiva, depending on who is appealed to.
Scamsters Anonymous
I had better be careful. These are tricky times when even a simple word in print, tweet or whatever, delivered in utter angst or legitimate frustration, could land you in trouble with the long arm of the law. Powerful people and their pampered sons and sons-in-law are on the prowl with feigned righteous hurt and they know the law.
