Buzkashi, (2004).  
  Gouache on wasli paper.  
  25.5 x 16.5 cm.  
  Collection of Smith College Museum of Art.  
     

Buzkashi (literally means “goat-grabbing”) is an ancient game, national sports of Afghanistan and also played in many parts of North West Pakistan. It’s also called wildest game on earth.

Here ‘Buzkashi’ is a metaphor of Pakistani politics, where every leader grabs for control of the country and every stronger wants to rule the weaker ones.

Pakistan has had a long history of military dictatorships, and milarty has been trying to institutionalize its role in politics and governance of the country for last two decades.

So this painting depicts ‘One Man’s show’ of Military Dictator of Pakistan, Perverz Musharaff sitting on a presidency throne and his imperialism is shown with four arms like Hindu god Shiv.

The basic constitutional structure of the country evolving around his regime; army generals are celebrating ‘martial law’ by dancing and wearing Hawaiian sandals.

The world’s seventh nuclear state in spite of her national debt over forty billion dollars and spending on defense budget over 3.5 billion dollars a year. Here goat is symbolized as innocent public.

Beneath the painting, internal political rivals conspires against military dictatorship, nuclear scientist Dr Qadeer Khan and Qazi Hassain Ahmad (president of relgio-political parties) are disguising in animal skins.

 

 

 

 

 
 

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