Six Degrees of Separation

The story of my six degrees of separation started when I opened my eyes in this world. Survival being the biggest challenge I face every day.

The first degree of my sufferings was separation from my childhood. Being born in a rag hut meant a life of destitute and disability.

Second degree of separation is my deprivation and hunger. Every day the first and foremost challenge I wake up to is my starvation. I leave home in search of food to fill up my ever starved stomach and of my family’s. Sometimes I have to beg you just for food to satiate my starvation.

This leads on to the third degree of my sufferings, separation from my ego.

Though sometimes I wish, hiding my face away would make my reality disappear or transform.

Fourth degree of my sufferings, leads on to my separation from the society. I will never be termed as an honorable member of the society. So I feel liberated, and take pleasure in only pleasing my own self as and how I desire.

Fifth degree of my sufferings is my separation from a life of leisure and luxury. Hard work is the keyword in my survival challenge.

Sixth degree is my separation from a life of fulfillment and individuality. But this never stops me from sharing a laughter around with my friends and family.

All worn out and bare feet, I stand on the ground with my eyes full of dreams and my soul full of yearning. I’m yearning for a glimpse of compassion, a comforting pat of unselfishness, to bring me the hope of living another day, to SURVIVE this insane separation.

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Pakistan a country of hardworkers

We get a quiet bleak picture when it comes to the image of Pakistan. Apparently, censuring the media for such coercion would be just. Having faced such unfortunate events, be it natural or man-made, at such frequent intervals, it proves to be detrimental for the image of Pakistan time and again.

The motion after which we have loitered is “Re-branding Pakistan: A Country for hard workers”.

Pakistan is, contrary to the outside world’s view, not just mountainous, rugged landscape, poverty, religious intolerance, terrorism, war or target killing, but, a country with abundant resources, a nation with rich culture, a society with zeal, hard workers and a spirit of never giving up. Therefore, rebranding has become inevitably necessary.

Just to clarify Rebranding, the term itself, it does not mean presenting an ideal or a romantic rosy picture of the scenario, but, just changing the perception of the country as it should be. Hence, the true frame of Pakistan comprises of a blend of mixture of diverse cultures, different societies, various religions, disparity between socio-economic classes, and hurdles that all other normal countries face.

Photo of, a traffic warden on duty, a rickshaw diver, a female hawker, chef at service, engineers at work, a mechanic repairing, and busy road at night, shows the negligible contribution by all individuals to the country, the society and to the economy. Every photo, for sure, discloses diffusion of the new perception/image in its altruistically unique fashion.

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Saada Haq

A photo essay which talks about the situation of Pakistan, the symbolic pictures tells the scene while using the song "Saada Haq - Rockstar"

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Concept and photography by: Ubaid Ullah Ahmed

Special thanks to:

Maryam Malick
Zara mirza
Amber Azmat
Tazeen Hamid
Schezene Bukhari
Ramish Mazhar
Fatima Masud

without them this would not be possible

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