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Politics, Urban Development, Informality, South Asia | Asst. Prof (Sociology) @GurmaniSchool | Columnist @Dawn_com | @LFC fan +🇵🇰 cricket sufferer

Lahore, Pakistan
Joined August 2009
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@umairjav
Umair Javed
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No plausible scenario in which @salmanAraja loses NA-128 to Aun Chaudhry. The rigging is off the charts.
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Umair Javed
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PTI has put up a hell of a fight, esp in north and central Punjab
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@umairjav
Umair Javed
6 years
idher sab se zyada jang ke liye shor machane walay wohi hain jo saath saath IELTS ki tayaari kar rahe hain.
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@umairjav
Umair Javed
3 years
Haris Rauf ne poori qom ko shut up call de di waisay
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Umair Javed
3 years
Asif Ali apology form ke saath ek nikkahnama bhi la doh
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Umair Javed
4 years
Ramzan or as it's commonly known the 'sir ye toh ab eid ke baad hee ho ga' month
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Umair Javed
5 years
Middle class Pakistanis hoard the most useless things in large volumes. Recently discovered a suitcase full of electricity and water bills from the 1980s at my parents’ place. (They moved out of that house 20 years ago but ‘pata nahi ho sakta hay zaroorat parh jaye’)
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4 years
Machar haramzaday mortein ke ooper naach rahe hain.
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@umairjav
Umair Javed
2 years
Ye 1992 nahi 1857 ho gaya hay
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Umair Javed
5 years
My only supernatural belief in life is that Ramiz Raja's commentary causes the Pakistan team to lose wickets.
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Umair Javed
3 years
mein fiza nahi shiza hun, new response every time someone asks me for work
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Umair Javed
1 year
There is no argument good enough to justify eviction of any refugees, let alone those who have painstakingly built entire lives in Pakistan. But this shameless govt fails to offer any, even half-baked, logic for it. Just a show of force against the most vulnerable.
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Your Namak (Salt) was enough. Thanks everyone. An Afghan student says goodbye to his classmates.
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Umair Javed
4 years
ppl who think they can execute the BTS chunri mashup at a mehndi are deluded. it is extremely difficult.
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Umair Javed
3 years
Ama ko ab sehri pe hee pata chalay ga.
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Umair Javed
3 years
Seen a couple of “it happened in UK too” on the Murree tragedy already. Party affiliations have destroyed this country’s braincells and empathy.
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Umair Javed
4 years
Whatsapp ke saath saath outlook, teams, aur zoom bhi ek aadhay hafte ke liye down ho jaye toh best ho jaye ga
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Umair Javed
3 years
Their resistance and resilience has few parallels in history.
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Diana Buttu
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Despite bullets, stun grenades, sound grenades, arrests and checkpoints, this is Al Aqsa tonight.
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Umair Javed
3 years
Karo ab authorities ko phone
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Umair Javed
5 years
Some personal news 🥁🥁(is this how it’s done?): Walking in an actual ceremony a *full year* after defending my thesis and being awarded my doctorate. @FizzahSajjad @LSEsociology
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Umair Javed
4 years
India se kuch der aur dushmani rakh lein; bilateral series ke liye bilkul ready nahi hain
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Umair Javed
3 years
idher toh har character hee redemption arc pe hay bhai
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Umair Javed
3 years
Cameray walay bhai Akshay dekha de plzzz
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Umair Javed
3 years
use of 'vigilante attack' makes this an English-medium version of 'baat toh theek hay magar tareeqa ghalat tha'
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3 years
The horrific vigilante attack on factory in Sialkot & the burning alive of Sri Lankan manager is a day of shame for Pakistan. I am overseeing the investigations & let there be no mistake all those responsible will be punished with full severity of the law. Arrests are in progress
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Umair Javed
2 years
Win all 5 ❌ Win the remaining 4 ❌ Win the remaining 3 and hope one team wins all their matches ❌ Win the remaining 3 and pray for a parting of the Nile, demons devouring your opponents, (and 🇳🇱 beating 🇿🇦) ✅✅✅
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Umair Javed
5 years
Learned something more useful from this one tweet than I did in 4.5 years of my PhD.
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Umair Javed
2 years
8 yr old me on a domestic PIA flight gets a small carton of apple juice. I ask the steward if I can get orange or mango instead. Response: "apni seat se kharay ho jayein. dekhain ird gird, kisi aur ke paas aap ko apple ke ilaawa koi aur juice nazar aa raha hay?" ☠️
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Umair Javed
4 years
Have no advice for my graduating students except that I'd request you to not hunt for moral + emotional fulfilment in whatever you do to pay your bills. Great if it works out that way, but for many it might not & that's okay too. Find meaning elsewhere (relations, voluntary acts)
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Umair Javed
4 years
Eid mubarak from us (and my quarantine hair)
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Umair Javed
7 years
not sure why people think women have anything to gain by going public with a story about harassment, especially in Pakistan. Kya aap ne kabhi public responses nahi dekhay idher?
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Umair Javed
8 months
twitter khul gaya hay ya morning shift walay captain button dabana bhool gaye hain?
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Umair Javed
2 years
Harrowing details in Azam Swati's press conference. The military's impunity will burn everything to the ground, as we've seen in the smaller provinces for decades. Too many here bringing out ifs and buts when there should be none.
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Umair Javed
5 years
na na karte bhi insaan 6-7 pakoray toh kha hee leta hay
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Umair Javed
3 years
Just fortunate to share the same time and space as Abida Parveen.
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Umair Javed
3 years
Diet of most Punjabis was largely gluten free a hundred years before it became a Whole Foods/Trader Joe's thing. Wheat rotis only gradually displaced millet (bajra), sorghum (jowar), gram (besan) and maize (makkai) chapatis in north and central Punjab around 80 odd years ago.
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Umair Javed
6 years
Shaukat Siddiqui is not the hero you want or need. He's a bigot trying to save his skin. Stop consecrating his outbursts.
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Umair Javed
4 years
Real day of mourning at my parents’ place as their 35 yr old Hitachi refrigerator finally gave up.
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Umair Javed
3 years
Every Ramzan I’m reminded of the glorious and short-lived all-you-can eat iftar deal at KFC. Ran for 2 or 3 yrs in the early 2000s but local gluttons destroyed whatever profit model the mgmt was relying on.
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Umair Javed
4 months
Baat dangerous hay but he is Wasimbhai level
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Umair Javed
6 years
Lots happened today that made me realise just how much our collective political conscience misses Asma Jahangir.
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Umair Javed
6 years
This is probably the best content for any speech in his political career, and what a moment to deliver it. #IK
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Umair Javed
7 years
Zahid Hamid's resignation might defuse tensions today, but will enshrine permanent perception of 'guilt' . This bigoted, shitty society leaving him and his family no choice but to leave the country.
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Umair Javed
5 years
Hamza Abbasi is such a great caricature of the born-again, consumed-by-guilt-but-still-macho Muslim dunce. A fairly common breed in Pakistan, though sadly this one's become famous.
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Umair Javed
3 years
Worth re-sharing this gem in light of recent developments.
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Parth MN
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This is gold
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Umair Javed
4 years
One unlucky boomer will get covid after getting vaccinated and it'll lead to an anti-vax whatsapp voicenote that will derail the entire vaccination drive in this country.
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Umair Javed
2 years
Thankfully seeing plenty of Musharraf-related reality checks today. One minor sin that occasionally goes unmentioned was his regime's promotion of CNG, i.e. an extremely blatant transfer of a natural resource subsidy to car-owners. Paying the price for it now.
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Umair Javed
5 years
Can’t remember the last time Lahore’s air was so clean. What a horrible way to get it though.
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Umair Javed
2 years
Atheists explain this.
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Umair Javed
1 year
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf is the only ex-PM from the last 16 years to not be disqualified or arrested. Even the only deputy PM is in jail. What a country.
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Umair Javed
5 years
Pakistan mein itna product nahi jitna influencer hay.
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Umair Javed
5 years
(should be a) popular opinion: they are terrible, a waste of money and food, and incredibly taxing for underpaid restaurant workers. mat paisay zaaya karein kindly.
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Umair Javed
3 months
The greatest Pakistani athlete of the 21st century
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Umair Javed
4 years
Extremely irresponsible to play cricket during a pandemic imo
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Umair Javed
3 years
Just got a picture of my weeping 7 yr old nephew from my sister and my hatred for the Australian cricket team just hit another level.
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Umair Javed
4 years
Corona-time Lahori weddings are like regular weddings except they’re described as a “small intimate event with just 650 of our closest loved ones”
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Umair Javed
2 years
Total deaths caused by flooding this year are creeping up to the number seen in 2010, but relief efforts + general awareness are nowhere close. Who is being affected probably a big factor in this discrepancy.
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Umair Javed
4 years
10/10 timing, delivery, and message. 25 sec of solid gold but that "tuade phopar da vich kee hai?" is ultimate.
Lmao @GurpreetGhuggi had enough
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Umair Javed
6 years
Aasia Bibi acquitted. May she and all those who made her freedom possible today remain safe.
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Umair Javed
7 years
Someone at my friend's office lost a close relative. This is what happened on their work whatsapp group;
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Umair Javed
6 years
As we approach election day, it's abundantly clear that out of all mainstream leaders (+ parties), the PPP under @BBhuttoZardari has carried out the most mature, dignified, and positive campaign.
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Umair Javed
5 years
It's a minor point in this larger tale of injustice, but I keep coming back to how Junaid Hafeez left Pakistan's top public sector medical college to pursue his interest in literature and teaching. What a sordid way to reward a dedicated, thinking individual.
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Umair Javed
8 years
Those who grew up in Pakistan during the 90s lost an integral figure of their cultural experience today. Rest in peace, Junaid Jamshed.
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Umair Javed
3 years
A 60+ educated man got something extremely basic right on the hundredth attempt. Congrats to all fellow citizens.
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Umair Javed
3 years
Isko share kar ke desi molvioN ko thori aur dard dein.
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Mohamed Salah
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3 years
Lol
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Umair Javed
6 years
Had the privilege to hear Aasia Bibi’s lawyer speak at a FemSoc event on campus a couple of weeks ago. Completely in awe of his moral clarity and the matter-of-fact disposition he held towards a patently life-threatening job. Hoping and praying for his safety.
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Umair Javed
3 years
8 years (to the month) since my last cigarette. seems the temptation never really goes away.
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Umair Javed
2 years
iss saal bakra meri qurbani de de
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Umair Javed
4 years
Safaid corolla aur jahalat ka correlation kaafi mazboot hay
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Umair Javed
2 years
Students in my Politics of Markets class were so relieved the term was finally over that they got me a cake 🫡
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Umair Javed
11 months
Visual demo of the most galaxy brained method ever devised to combat air pollution.
@MohsinnaqviC42
Mohsin Naqvi
11 months
Taking another step to combat smog in Lahore! A cleanliness drive has started today, deploying four teams with 100 members each to clear the roads from dust. Focused on minimal disruption, this initiative aims to improve air quality without impacting traffic flow. Let's breathe
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Umair Javed
5 years
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Umair Javed
4 years
So government can't find any civilian competent enough for PTA, NDMA, Info Min, Housing Program, CPEC Authority, Nat Institute of Health etc etc. #theekhogaya
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Umair Javed
3 years
May all victims of Dec 16 find justice.
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Umair Javed
3 years
iss waqt momineen ki duaein multiplier effect mein hain
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Umair Javed
2 years
Wikipedia is one of the greatest public goods in the world and the first port of call for nearly every curious thought and query. Banning it is such an unfathomably regressive move.
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Umair Javed
6 years
Dr. Ammar Jan, a law-abiding academic genuinely committed to social justice, has been arrested for participating in a protest by Pakistan’s regressive and thuggish security state apparatus. Please raise your voice against this blatant display of fascism. #WhereIsAmmarJan
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Umair Javed
5 years
twitter ke sainsdaanon, how can pakistan qualify if both pak and eng win their last game?
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Umair Javed
3 years
White vlogger in Pakistan on a mission to show that “even people in the slums are good people”.
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Umair Javed
3 years
Student emailed me asking help for an assignment on political instability in Pakistan and prefaced it with “Professor since you have lived through both martial law and democracy…” ☠️
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Umair Javed
4 years
Grateful for all the messages from last night. @nadir_hassan was an immense presence in my life; one of my closest friends, & a singularly kind & empathetic human being. Among the infinite consequences of this loss, I know watching his beloved @LFC will never be the same again.
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Umair Javed
2 months
Brain gain
@fasi_zaka
Fasi Zaka
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Because of slow Internet we are losing all our top talent
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Umair Javed
5 years
Just went over a summary of the proposed health, welfare, and econ stimulus package developed by Govt of Punjab ( @GovtPunjabPK ). Looks really comprehensive and well thought out. Hope Fed Govt provides requisite support.
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Umair Javed
2 years
Punjab colonized by UP.
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Umair Javed
5 years
"aina nu burger khavao" is my default mood now.
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Umair Javed
2 years
Large real estate developers shifting their plot/file business into tehsil-level cities (Kharian, Sarai Alamgir, MB Din, Gujjar Khan) is an extremely destructive trend.
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Umair Javed
3 years
Postponed a midterm exam on account of TLP’s protest. Molvis saved a few underprepared students today.
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Umair Javed
5 years
PSA: only kids born after 2001 are allowed to say they never thought they'd see the day when Zardari or Sharif would go to jail. 45 year old ecstatic uncles saying the same just makes them look stupid.
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Umair Javed
2 years
I might be wrong but I don't think a car that starts at $47,000 is going to combat anything.
@Pansota1
Muhammad Ahmad Pansota
2 years
In my view it’s high time that @elonmusk should think of launching @Tesla in Pakistan. To combat menaces like pollution and global warming, eco-friendly vehicles are need of the day. Mind you Evs are extremely cheap to maintain as compared to fuel driven cars. @sherryrehman
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Umair Javed
6 years
5 years since I quit smoking, and I don't think I've ever gone more than 2 or 3 days at a stretch without thinking about having a cig. What a terrible thing to live with. So kids, don't smoke. And if it's too late for that, don't quit.
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Umair Javed
2 years
As an upper-portion resident I need to invest in some form of roof heat insulation otherwise I will not survive this summer.
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Umair Javed
6 years
No delivery of Dawn at my parents' place in DHA Lahore twice this week. Fwiw this was the first time our hawker missed a delivery in the last 14 years. Said there's a 'blockage' at the distributor's end.
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Umair Javed
6 years
Tragic, cowardly, and almost wholly expected.
@FaisalJavedKhan
Faisal Javed Khan
6 years
Atif Mian was asked to step down from the Advisory Council and he has agreed. A replacement would be announced later.
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Umair Javed
6 years
my middle-class roots are demonstrably visible in my addiction to cocomo.
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Umair Javed
4 years
The level of grace and patience shown by Prof Mian these past few years is astounding.
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Umair Javed
5 years
When all of this is over, mein ne Ashraf Tikka ki karhai ke ander kood jaana hay
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Umair Javed
2 months
Talentless team, disastrous board. Rock bottom for Pakistan cricket.
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Umair Javed
3 years
I miss electricity. Was a good thing while we had it.
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