Music and Voters!

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As I write these lines, I can hear some newscaster giving live coverage to PTI's gathering in Karachi...
It is so weird that now these so called political leaders have resorted to actually arrange for musical concerts in order to entertain the public of Islamic Republic of Pakistan for winning their votes. Or their hearts, perhaps? How receptive our hearts are to the beating of these musical instruments that we will be lured in to vote on the basis of such electioneering tactics!? Probably now Allah will impose on us someone who suits our degenerated 'taste'. 
This is so very frustrating. 

Comments

HAQ said…
What is the solution you suggest?
7:51 AM
M Umer Toor said…
Solution is needed when tehre's a problem. It's a disease. Reason why they have music is because they think they need to entertain people who have come such long a distance. You need music for non-serious people on non-serious occasions. If you're talking about something as serious about Pakistan's issues, who needs music?

Someone asked an ex-base commander (F-16 pilot) of Sargodha that do you listen to music, and he said that the roar of jet engine was music to him.

Iqbal said:

Shamsheer o sana awwal, ta'oos o rubab akhir
10:11 AM
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