Our opinions are manufactured. We are told what to see and what not to. Our lives are ruined by those who claim to be our protectors and leaders—and then they seek our support in return.

They steal our water, displace us, and then call it a natural disaster. After surviving hardships, we reconstruct our narratives and perspectives, striving to foresee the nation’s future with clarity. We continue to rise, even after judicial killings, torture, and abductions. We confront tyranny—again and again.

Despite repeated attempts to erase our history and our presence, our heroes and our truths stand tall. The truth cannot be altered. And when they realise this, they begin to suppress it—handcuffing those who speak up, introducing social and religious laws to instil fear.

But in the end, the people who stand with the truth will prevail.

SAHIL DERO,

Larkana.