This piece is a corollary to an earlier published column titled “Dangerous Denials”, which was published in December 2023 in remembrance of the greatest tragedy of Pakistan’s history, i.e. the breakup of United Pakistan on 16 December 1971. Karl Marx said, “History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. If history repeats itself and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must man be of learning from experience?” On many counts, successive governments in Pakistan have been living in a consistent state of denial since inception. Consequently, the wicked cycle of history repeating itself with ugly and unexpected happenings has never ceased, with sham democracy by corrupt rulers being the worst outcome. When people at the helm of affairs are confronted with this reality, their cynical response amounts to, “It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.”

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What started as a denial of the Father of the Nation’s vision about the State of Pakistan’s concept, with respect to domestic, foreign, and defence policies and guidelines for the role of state institutions, has unfortunately kept multiplying the backlash. The mysteries and intrigues surrounding the demise of the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the murders of Liaqat Ali Khan, Fatima Jinnah, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, General Zia-ul-Haq, Benazir Bhutto, and the murder attempts on former Prime Minister Imran Khan have been kept under wraps, and historical facts are obscured in deliberately spread confusion. The dirty machination which was set out by Iskander Mirza has been used as a........

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