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Careless whisker
A presser at which bureaucrats/ In Pakistan reeled off some stats/ Was knocked out of kilter/ Because of a filter/ That saw them appearing as cats./// A presser at which bureaucratsIn Pakistan reeled off some stats Was knocked out of … Continue reading
Sharif don’t like it
The Panama leaks brought to grief/ The man who was Pakistan’s chief/ And so for the want/ Of a credible font/ The country is now sans Sharif./// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistan-prime-minister-nawaz-sharif-corruption-supreme-court-disqualified-oust-kicked-out-charges-a7864116.html The Panama leaks brought to griefThe man who was Pakistan's chiefAnd so … Continue reading
Fine Young Criminal
A 9-month old boy from Lahore/ Is not on a rap any more./ Attempting to murder -/ Could this be absurder?/ At least they can wait till he’s 4! ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/ninemonthold-baby-attempted-murder-charges-thrown-out-by-pakistan-court-9256077.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/454936582836211712
Grieve Comes to Grief
The minister Dominic Grieve/ Who yesterday seemed to believe/ Corruption was Asian/ Upon cogitation/ Now gives Pakistan a reprieve. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25072685 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/404383057119281152
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Sharif the Chief
A fellow named Nawaz Sharif/ Is set to be Pakistan’s chief./ He staged a revival,/ Upstaging his rival,/ To old Imran Khan’s disbelief. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22420033 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/333567990459162625
See Ya Later, Ex-dictator
There was an ex-military man/ Who used to control Pakistan/ But faced with arrest/ At a judge’s request/ Musharraf the Powerful ran. ///http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/pakistans-musharraf-flees-court-after-bail-revoked/2013/04/18/96238544-a7ff-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/324876553165094915
They Don’t Want No Education
The Taliban Mujahideen/ Shot and wounded a girl of 14/ For going to school/ And opposing their rule/ And so their true colours are seen. ///http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/school-girl-who-blogged-against-taliban-attacked-in-pak-277380
No We Khan’t
There was an old chap, Imran Khan/ Who set off for Waziristan/ To condemn drone attacks/ But was stopped in his tracks/ By the government of Pakistan. ///http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/10/2012107141138951980.html
Scheming and Blaspheming
A girl was allegedly framed/ By an imam police have now named/ On charges of blasphemy/ This law’s an ass for me/ Pakistan should be ashamed. ////http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19454739
The Doctor Is In
A doctor from north Pakistan/ Ensured US spies got their man/ With fake vaccinations/ The ramifications/ Were 33 years in the can. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/world/asia/doctor-who-helped-find-bin-laden-given-jail-term-official-says.html