BABA UMAR
Kashmir might break a world record soon for its devotion to observe unlimited number of shut downs and press conferences. The most recent strike was observed on Benazir Bhutto’s assassination and the latest Press Conference was held in the city’s Ahdoos hotel, to announce the formation of ‘Bhutto Memorial Trust’, by People’s Political Party (PPP), Chairman, Hilal Ahmad War.
Scribes from all corner of the valley were actually waiting for something new. This being the winter month means it is considered dry season for the news and activity. PPP Chairman concentrated his topic on the evil designs of US and its Allies. War took everyone present in the hall into the era of Cold war and the subsequent fall of Communism. Tagging America as the ‘Monk of Global miseries’, he declared that if the present people of the sub-continent failed to notice America’s wicked ambitions, the next generation would curse their ancestors. To a larger extent the speech was meant to warn people about American neo-imperialism, however, after the press conference concluded, it was the time to throw freebie to people who stayed there and whom David Barsamian, a well-known author of America, christens ‘Hotel Journalists’. They had Kebabs and Vegetable rolls in stylish sets. No one used their hands directly and as a replacement, forks, spoons and the tissue papers were engaged. “The tea is awesome,” one gentleman said, as his mouth bulged with overdose of tea and veg rolls. The tea was served in American made cups and saucers. The round tables in the vicinity seemed as if to be used by White men. One of the scribes from a local channel called the party as ‘Grand Feast’ because last time in a Press Conference, he had only a cup of ‘Kashmiri Kehwa’ and ‘Bagir khwani’. Poor chap!! While guzzling down the freebie stuff, scribes too discussed the perils of foreign neo-imperialism and one even vowed not to collapse under anybody’s cultural imperialism. “Do you want another Veg Roll’? The waiter asked him. “Why not,” he nodded. And the talk of American monopoly rolled on over the Veg rolls!
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