Daily Noise

A frightening video (shot by someone using a mobile phone, who spoke to Dawn news) appeared on YouTube, depicting the flogging of a young teenage woman in Swat. The entire incident is reminiscent of the Zia era, but many times worse: extremist forces are more insidious and their reach is wider. Swat is already a lost region, but the effects are being felt nationwide. Today, talking to Ammi on the phone, I learn that some girls in Defence, Karachi were pelted with eggs and told to cover up.