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“I have sinned” & “The Enemy is dead”- Someone had misguided Jinnah’s followers

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Agha Inamullah Khan July 2 nd , 1997 It was unusual to hear sound of brooms sweeping to clean the dust off the road around 3.00 PM. I was supervising masons for repair on roof top and tilted to look down. My neighbor waved at me and said, “Switch on TV for the news, and kindly get this debris lifted from your door, guests will be pouring in”. I wondered why! What was the occasion? It was soon aired on TV, “Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s old companion; Agha Ghulam Nabi passed on at the age of 86”. 1842 AD General Charles Napier, a soldier from well to do family was serving in British Army. In 1842 he was commander of the East India Company’s Bombay Presidency army, when he invaded Sindh to defeat Muslim rulers here and he further advanced against the orders, and conquered entire province, and then informed his superiors by sending single-word dispatch; “Peccavi”, meaning in Latin, “I have sinned”. His conquest of Sindh  was seen as paraphernalia of imperial leg...

CORONA CURFEW- 30th Day Since Lock down

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Thatta Diary Dr. Agha Inamullah Khan Back to lock down lured boredom Rhythmic sound of pebbles squashed beneath my soles as I thumped and crept snail speed walking over God knows how many dumped bellies and breasts of artists, soldiers, craftsmen and women  from various related professions of  ancient  daily life routine.  Flattened  to ground by now; many graves have soiled ashes of men & women  fertilizing  randomly grown wild bushes in what appears to be deserted and ignored archaeological magnificent hill site at Makli, in Thatta. Makli is believed to  hold in its belly, an estimated over one million dead. The nation that does not respect and value its history; soon is erased from history books itself. It is indeed an archaeological criminal negligence but a probable sub-consciously motivated behavior that in fact depicts hatred for Sindh by none other than Sindhis themselves. May be because most of them are invaders. God...

CORONA CURFEW- DAY 14 & My 55th Birthday

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THE WORLD WILL NOT BE THE SAME AGAIN Just few flashes from old times Dr. Agha Inamullah Khan As the clock struck 1200 in the early hours of the day, wife and kids barged in singing Birthday song, with three milk chocolate cake from Delizia, my favorite. I was in living room, preparing presentations to be given at Training/Workshop in 08 assigned districts in Sindh, on Covid-19- the Corona blessing in disguise. How often have you heard this phrase? “The world will not be the same again” Last time I heard it was post 9/11. September 11, 2001, when Boeings were smashed with Twin Towers in New York using same technology incorporated; which you now operate drones with. Or maybe I am being polite to hide the real details. Never mind. It doesn’t matter whenever you label me a conspiracy theorist. I know you are scared to join my beliefs because if you do then you do not qualify to avail visa for United States of America or if you have one; you will be closely watc...