Some of my friends may argue that examining the technical authenticity of the video is of no use. But I believe it is very important so as to put things in perspective and to not let our emotionalism and our fears be used or misused for anyone else’s agenda. There are 260 baluch women missing and some or most of them might be imprisoned and treat as sex slaves. There are millions of internally displaced Pakistanis in Pakistan. There bombings taking place on almost a daily basis in Pakistan. Why does a video (the authenticity of which is still to be confirmed) upsets us more than any of the above issues? And as a friend put it, ‘when are we going to stop dancing one someone else’s tunes‘?
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Syed Irfan Ajmal 