Two news stories are simultaneously plastered across different platforms in Pakistan. One: heavy rains cause flooding and deaths across the country. Two: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directs federal and provincial authorities to prepare for the 'upcoming' monsoon season. The irony is cruelly apparent and doesn't need to be spelt out loud. Much to the evergreen dismay of the general public, it isn't shocking either.

But if we were to play along with the government's emergency plans for just a moment,........

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