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| Haligoli, (2001). | ||
| Gouache on wasli. | ||
| 33 x 25.5 cm. | ||
| Collection of Robert Roder. | ||
| President Pervez Musharraf is shown taking a ride on a swing ‘Haligoli’, casserole with a background of circus. Army generals enjoying the horse ride on casserole and cupids chasing them with paper-guns: laying on truck-sphinx. Generals are shown with nuclear weapons and loaded rifles but wearing Hawaiian sandals; the worlds 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. Staring mullahs (religious leaders) from the top with annoyance and golden halo behind the emperor’s profile depicts his powerful, grandeur rule and how Pakistani army is entertaining his public with child-like acts. |
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