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Nadeem F. Paracha Published January 8, 2015
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The truth behind the kebab, its identity and its real face, as explained by various groups of people in our nation:

This kebab according to apologists/deniers…

This kebab according to terrorists…

This kebab according to Hollywood…

This kebab according to Indian media…

This kebab according to Imran Khan…

This kebab according to conspiracy theorists…

This kebab according to liberals…

This kebab according to Nawaz Sharif…

This kebab according to Shiekh Rasheed …

This kebab according to Munawar Hasan…

This kebab according to Fazlur Rehman…

This kebab according to Raza Rabbani…

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Nadeem F. Paracha is a researcher and senior columnist for Dawn Newspaper and Dawn.com. He is also the author of ten books on the social and political history of Pakistan.

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sameer
Jan 08, 2015 03:15pm
Very nice explanations of Kabab, till now I knew of Shami and Seekh Kababs.
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Faisal
Jan 08, 2015 05:04pm
Fazul-ur-Rehman explanation was best,
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Irfan Baloch
Jan 08, 2015 05:09pm
impressive as Always God Bless you NFP
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Syeda Ali
Jan 08, 2015 05:10pm
Hahahaha finally liberals also came under attack. Good to see that :-D
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Saleem
Jan 08, 2015 05:17pm
Great! Let people see how different spin masters twist reality for their own goals.
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Atif Amin
Jan 08, 2015 05:24pm
:-)))))) Amazing Sir. Tussi great O.
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threatning
Jan 08, 2015 05:24pm
Excellent work!!!
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Usman
Jan 08, 2015 05:24pm
Nadeem bhae, Awesome kebab! Where is the share for zardari and altaf bhae?
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Farooq
Jan 08, 2015 05:30pm
Wonderful! Hats off to you Paracha sahib!
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Shazzay
Jan 08, 2015 05:37pm
The liberals LOL
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AIi
Jan 08, 2015 05:39pm
Maulana Fazlu and Raza Rabani..... was best
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Rashid H.
Jan 08, 2015 05:42pm
Excellent as always by NFP. Never fails to impress wether he's doing comical stuff or serious historical and political articles. Also, recently I've also noticed (especially on Twitter) that NFP has started to frequently spoof and parody the liberals too. :)
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Bunty
Jan 08, 2015 05:49pm
Sorry, didn't like it... you got the potential to use kebab for even better...
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mani
Jan 08, 2015 05:51pm
thumbs up!
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Tariq, Lahore
Jan 08, 2015 05:52pm
Lol.A singular subject viewed through many 'eyes'.
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ASHFAQ ALI
Jan 08, 2015 05:55pm
hahaha. This best article from NFP.
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duggal
Jan 08, 2015 05:56pm
Where is hasan nisar.
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Waqas Ahmed
Jan 08, 2015 06:00pm
The Liberal's one was the best
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Naxalite
Jan 08, 2015 06:06pm
Indian Narrative was the funniest.
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Sana Malik
Jan 08, 2015 06:11pm
Is the proverbial kebab what I think it is? Nicely done, NFP.
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Fazeel
Jan 08, 2015 06:40pm
ROFL Awesome.. The one by PM was hilarious, that it should be shared :D LMAO
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Ali
Jan 08, 2015 06:47pm
v.nice work,,,
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Arafat Mazhar
Jan 08, 2015 07:03pm
Hillarious
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freebooter
Jan 08, 2015 07:12pm
what is a kebab........?
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Tayyaba
Jan 08, 2015 07:27pm
awesome
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AL
Jan 08, 2015 07:30pm
Nice....
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Ammara
Jan 08, 2015 07:44pm
mind-blowing explanation
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jami
Jan 08, 2015 08:10pm
impressive......strong observation!!!
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sadaf
Jan 08, 2015 08:13pm
this kabab is very hilarious as this is made by Nadeem F. Paracha
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Truth seeker
Jan 08, 2015 08:29pm
Right on.....Liberal kabeb was the best!
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AdHawk
Jan 08, 2015 08:31pm
Rolling on the floor laughing. Along with the other five Pakistani liberals.
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Truth seeker
Jan 08, 2015 08:32pm
I see no indian or less than usual indians comments, i guess they are offended by NFP's recent tweet regarding modi:P
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Ramem
Jan 08, 2015 08:44pm
This is not a kebab, its a biscuit.
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Haaris
Jan 08, 2015 09:03pm
Good read put a smile on my face
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Freeman
Jan 08, 2015 09:12pm
It made my day. Couldn't decide which one is the best. Like inclusion of liberals too
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Freeman
Jan 08, 2015 09:15pm
Oh wait! where is the kebab? I couldn't see any thing here. (Mitti pao awaam)
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Mohammad Akhtar
Jan 08, 2015 11:06pm
Great laugh Nadeem, thanks.
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AHA
Jan 08, 2015 11:16pm
Simple excellent. Impossible to rank them. They are all excellent!
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Solomon2
Jan 09, 2015 12:57am
In America Bill Clinton was our Raza Rabbani. He didn't like effective welfare reform but signed it, he smoked marijuana "but didn't inhale".
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Imran
Jan 09, 2015 02:54am
The guy never fails to amaze me. Very creative.
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Irfan
Jan 09, 2015 03:15am
You are hellarious NFP.. how can you think of these crazy deas... they are always superb
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emjay
Jan 09, 2015 03:29am
'I demand a naya kabab' lol
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Anil Nair
Jan 09, 2015 05:43am
Yay! As an Indian good to see Modi up there. Good to take a break from the usual Modi sycophants
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no more!
Jan 09, 2015 06:31am
this kebab feels a bit half cooked :)
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Babu
Jan 09, 2015 07:02am
@Truth seeker no, I just think they didn't get it (neither did I).....
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raw is war
Jan 09, 2015 07:07am
brilliant, as always.
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Bilal
Jan 09, 2015 07:21am
It would be nice to know how Mr.Paracha sees the Kebab
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Suresh
Jan 09, 2015 08:24am
Nadeem, one of the best, thank you for making my day beautiful.
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Chi ben
Jan 09, 2015 08:30am
Variety is the spice of life. One kebab, so many versions.
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Farooq Ali
Jan 09, 2015 09:17am
NFP it is a great creative write up
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Shahzad Manwa
Jan 09, 2015 10:10am
Afghani(Taliban) or shami(ISIL version of kabab both have same taste and effect......... DO you agree?
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A Pakistani
Jan 09, 2015 10:20am
Awesome stuff man! Especially liberals, raza rabbani and fazlur Rahmann!!!
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no_hanky_panky
Jan 09, 2015 11:37am
Honestly..I didn't find it NFP material.
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Parvez
Jan 09, 2015 11:57am
Why did you leave out Raheel Sharif...........A kebab is a kebab ....... only when I say it's a kebab.
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Hassan Hakeem
Jan 09, 2015 12:21pm
(y)
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Adnan Yousaf
Jan 09, 2015 12:22pm
Hahahah... nice one Mr. Paracha. Indian part was the funniest.
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Rahul
Jan 09, 2015 12:49pm
Indian kabab should also have VEG in it :)
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engr abdulrehman
Jan 09, 2015 01:09pm
Real face of kabab hahahahaah
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engr abdulrehman
Jan 09, 2015 01:10pm
Real face of kabab
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john
Jan 09, 2015 02:48pm
I agree but perhaps Altaf Bhai should have been shown to have eaten the kabab as he had been the only one to dare the creators and protectorate of kabab.
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Ganga Din
Jan 09, 2015 04:09pm
Well done. This Kebab is funny.
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Umair
Jan 09, 2015 05:09pm
Bravo!!
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Indian
Jan 09, 2015 06:17pm
This kebab according to Pakistani FO Girl This kebab never exist.... (after 2 days) This kebab needs to be investigated to find out who created it.
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Asma
Jan 10, 2015 12:19am
Hilarious ! But I wonder why Kabab....not something else...... Like tikka or whatever.
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MAK
Jan 11, 2015 09:31am
This Kabab according to PPP (P): "How many kababs will you eat, every kitchen will make kababs"
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paxy
Jan 13, 2015 05:52pm
As always I've appreciated NFP. This had minimal slogans but expressed much about the personalities in the image, with fun! The best was "conspiracy theorists…"
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