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Farrukh Khan Pitafi

Journalist at The Express Tribune

Journalist. AI Diermeneutes/Sympathos.

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  • 2 weeks ago | tribune.com.pk | Farrukh Khan Pitafi

    Within the past thirty days, we have witnessed two wars waged to consolidate power and for optics. India tried to invade Pakistan for all the worst reasons imaginable.

  • 3 weeks ago | tribune.com.pk | Farrukh Khan Pitafi

    When Jon Stewart does a segment on international politics or economics, you pay attention. My apologies for the double negative in the next sentence, but it conveys my sentiment adequately: there is nothing not to like there. Stewart and John Oliver both remain prescient in their comedic timing, activism and political acumen. Recently, Stewart hosted a segment with author and journalist Patrick McGee, who has written a book on the relationship between China and Apple.

  • 4 weeks ago | tribune.com.pk | Farrukh Khan Pitafi

    This piece seeks to expose a key contradiction between form and substance — between aspiration, machinations, desperation, incompetence, and incoherence — evident among our eastern neighbours, and is not polemical. Recent events have thrown these elements and contradictions into sharp relief, necessitating a deep dive into their mindset and increasingly radicalised diaspora.

  • 1 month ago | tribune.com.pk | Farrukh Khan Pitafi

    Are we living in the most oppressive timeline or the most fascinating one? It is hard to tell. One minute, technological breakthroughs take your breath away; the next, mankind does something so stupid you start worrying about its future. Before introducing the technological bit, let me inform you that this piece is not about tech development - nor the fascinating twist to which it owes its title. In this climate, it is hard to talk about anything other than the India-Pakistan conflict.

  • 1 month ago | tribune.com.pk | Farrukh Khan Pitafi

    In his long-awaited speech, the Indian Prime Minister claimed to have established a new normal — on the lines of a forever war — through the operation named Sindoor. Originally the name was intended to effeminise the enemy, the operation was hastily rebranded once its underlying misogyny was exposed. I disagree only on the details. The war that started in 1947 never ended. The new normal India has established can only be described as suicidal stupidity. More on that later.

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Farrukh K. Pitafi @FarrukhKPitafi
10 Jun 25

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Farrukh K. Pitafi
Farrukh K. Pitafi @FarrukhKPitafi
10 Jun 25

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Farrukh K. Pitafi
Farrukh K. Pitafi @FarrukhKPitafi
10 Jun 25

This is a legitimate issue and impunity is unacceptable. Horror of Pakistani teen’s murder compounded by ‘digital vigilantism’ blaming women who dare to be online https://t.co/QJx52cEdYE