Judicial conflict

On November 3, 2007, only days before a bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan was to decide on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Pervez Musharraf’s re-election as president in the controversial October 2007 elections, he, as Chief of Army Staff, suspended the constitution, jailed several justices and lawyers of the supreme court, ordered the arrest of political dissidents and human rights activists, and shut down all private television channels.

On November 3, 2007, Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan which lasted until December 15, 2007. During this time, the constitution of the country was suspended.

“The Government is committed to the freedom of the judiciary and the rule of law and holds the superior judiciary in high esteem.”
-Proclamation of emergency by Pervez Musharraf, 03.11.07

(Ali Murtaza & Shehzil Malik)
Lahore

Pakistan Street

Pakistani society is stuck in the misconception of society, politics and religion. We have been facing the consequences from it for a long time. (Basir Mahmood)

Pakistan News

We live in a very visually loud society which is difficult to capture with one image. Every view changes your perspective.
(Basir Mahmood)
Lahore

Not a drop to drink!

This is a small section of an infinitely expanding pattern influenced by Islamic rug decoration. It’s mostly created using the detailing on rupee notes and the paid stamp marks on the receipts after paying a bill. The other symbols within the pattern are of cricket, Indian Idol and some of the major corporate brands.

I spent a month in India last year traveling with a friend. During this time, the worldwide news TV channels presented interviews and promotions of the Indian Idol pop contest in between the cricket updates almost continuously. It was as though nothing more important was happening in the world. When I compared this to what I was seeing on the streets, I couldn’t help but feel that priorities had been misplaced somewhere.
Berlin

NO! I meant boredom!

‘The function of a society is to produce meaning – to come up with trends, fashions, myths and agendas that people can collectively believe in. It’s too bad that so much of the meaning we have been producing in the affluent West is toxic to ourselves and to other cultures that decide – with a considerable degree of coercion – to go along for the ride.’ (Kumar, 2006)

The consumerist ideology serving the capitalist regime is not something I find particularly freeing. It appears Google disagrees. Maybe those who aren't surrounded by this environment would disagree also.

Pg3 modal 'covered'

An observation of cinema billboard posters in Pakistan found red lines covering the revealing areas of the female movie stars body. I was informed that these lines were not graffiti but actually part of the poster design to 'cover' the inappropriately displayed areas.

Here is an example of the infamous pg3 modal featured everyday in the UKs most popular selling newspaper. Many people regard this page as pornography and it has even been associated to paedophilia due to the age of the modals.

Does my crude manipulation of the image make the modal any less nude?

Judgement

Many will judge what they don't understand.

= Britain (apparently)

Tea + Celebrity + Royalty = Britain!
This is the latest stereotype according to European media.

Social pressures

Sometimes the pressure of social expectations are merely a construct from within ourselves.