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Justice denied Sr.# Word

Meaning
in Urdu
Synonyms

THERE have been many crises in Pakistan`s torturous Agonizing,

history that remain unresolved, lacking closure
1. Torturous (Adj) ‫اذتیانک‬
Harrowing
mainly because the nation particularly its
institutions failed to acknowledge the `whole truth` End,
2. Closure (N) ‫دنبش‬
of these events. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto`s 1977 removal in Closing
a military coup, and his subsequent hanging in 1979,
are part of this list. Both were epochal events that Resultant,
3. Subsequent (Adj) ‫دعبںیمآےنوال‬
changed the trajectory of Pakistan`s history; their Ensuing
aftereffects still haunt the system. In this regard, the
Momentous,
Supreme Court`s observations on Wednesday, 4. Epochal (Adj ‫اترخی‬،‫رصعاییت‬ Historic
regarding Bhutto`s trial, are an important milestone
in the nation`s legal and political history. The apex Route,
court was hearing a reference filed by Asif Ali Zardari 5. Trajectory (N) ‫راتس‬ Path
in 2011, when he was president, seeking the court`s
opinion on Bhutto`s death sentence. The PPP founder Annoy,
6. Haunt (v) ‫اھچیپرکان‬
had been convicted by a Lahore High Court bench of Besiege
the 1974 murder of Mohammad Ahmed Khan Kasuri;
the SC, in a split 4-3 decision, had upheld the LHC Sentence,
7. Convict (V) ‫زسادانی‬
verdict, paving the way for the execution of Condemn
Pakistan`s first popularly elected prime minister.
Divided,
While noting that the law does not provide a 8. Split (Adj) ‫میسقتدشہ‬ Fragmented
mechanism to set aside the original judgement, the
Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa noted in the
Mockery,
short order that the LHC trial and the SC appeal in 9. Travesty (N) ‫دوحہکدہ‬
Parody
Bhutto`s case did `not meet the requirements of the
fundamental right to a fair trial and due process`. The Fight,
SC`s observations have validated what legal experts 10. Dusted up (v) ‫ڑلاایگ‬
Encounter
have been saying for decades: that Zulfikar Ali
Bhutto`s conviction was a travesty of justice a Deliberate,
11. Blatant (Adj) ‫واض‬،‫وایشحہن‬
`judicial murder` as his party has put it. Obvious

It can be asked why an over four-decade-old case Allot,

12. Mete out (V) ‫دانی‬
was dusted up when blatant injustice continues to be Distribute
meted out today. Perhaps revisiting the Bhutto case is
Incarcerated Imprisoned,
relevant because of these very injustices. It shows 13. ‫دیقی‬
(Adj) Detained
that even popularly elected prime ministers can be
humiliated, incarcerated and even sent to the gallows Hanging,
when the state desires it, and that the legal system 14. Gallows (N) ‫اھپیسن‬ Execution
can be manipulated to suit the whims of powerful
forces. Similar criticism of the judiciary has followed Urge,
Imran Khan`s iddat case, as well as Nawaz Sharif`s 15. Whim (N) ‫وخاشہ‬ Impulse
run-ins with accountability courts in years past. That
is why, as the chief justice observed in the short Dispute,
16. Run-in (N) ‫االتخف‬
order, the judiciary should, `confront our past Disagreement
missteps and fallibilities with humility, in the spirit
of self-accountability`. This need for internal Flaws,
17. Fallibilities (N) ‫ایطلغں‬
introspection is required in all institutions: the Weaknesses
judiciary, the establishment, as well as the political
On oath,
class. The SC`s observations on the Bhutto trial are a 18. Sworn (v) ‫فلحاُاھٹای‬
Avowed
confirmation of the fact that in the past, the pillars of
state guided by the doctrine of necessity have Guarantee,
participated in undermining the constitutional order 19. Pledge (v) ‫دہعرکان‬
Pawn
they had sworn to protect. Though the grave injustice
done to Bhutto cannot be reversed, state institutions Disreputable,
can pledge to not repeat the wrongs committed 20. Sordid (Adj) ‫سپ‬،‫دبونعان‬ Repugnant
during this sordid chapter of Pakistan`s history.

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X disruption Sr.# Word

Meaning
Synonyms
in Urdu
DESPITE a court order directing the restoration of Renovation,
citizens` access to popular microblogging platform X 1. Restoration (N) ‫احبیل‬ Renewal
and past rulings against the blockage of internet ‫بھی‬
services, the social media service has remained Microblogging ‫وھچیٹحطسرپ جھا‬ Micro sharing,
2.
inaccessible in Pakistan for more than two weeks. (Adj) ‫اجےنوال‬ Tweeting
Though such decisions are usually officially
Excuse,
`justified` by the authorities based on some pretext 3. Pretext (N) ‫ذعر‬،‫دلیل‬ Cause
or the other, this time, the state does not seem too
bothered about providing any explanation as to why Vagueness,
4. Ambiguity (N) ‫ااہبم‬
users are being denied access to X. This `strategic Uncertainty
ambiguity` from the authorities has added to the
Postponement,
confusion surrounding the status of the service in 5. Suspension (N) ‫اتیخ‬ Holdup
Pakistan. For example, according to an account
shared by one of the lawyers representing a case Completely,
6. Flatly (Adv.) ‫اصفوطررپ‬
against the suspension of X, a representative of the Absolutely
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority which,
among other things, also regulates internet access
Hovered,
7. Flew (v) ‫اُڑایگ‬
Soard
flatly denied that the service was blocked during a
Tuesday hearing on the matter in the Sindh High Regulator,
8. Watchdog (N) ‫رگنان‬
Court. He then attempted to convince the judge by Observer
pointing to an open X application on his phone as
`proof` of a claim that flew in the face of the findings Agreed,
9. Deigned (v) ‫رفوینتدانی‬
of various international internet watchdogs.
Consented

On oath,
The question arises: if the country`s top regulator is 10. Sworn in (v) ‫فلحاُاھٹای‬
Avowed
claiming that it is not doing the blocking, who, then,
is preventing access to X? The recently departed Nonchalance Indifference,
11. ‫ےبرپواہ‬
caretaker government had acted as if the matter was (N) Detachment
no big deal: none of the relevant ministers had Deliberately
12. ‫اجنوُبھجرک‬ Knowingly,
deigned to comment on or explain why anyone (Adv.) Perceptively
within Pakistan`s territorial boundaries could not
Circumstances,
access one of the most popular social media
13. Status quo (N) ‫وصرتاحل‬ Existing
platforms in the world without a VPN, even though conditions
they were posting on the platform periodically
Arbitrarily Randomly,
during their last days in office. The silence from 14. ‫ےباُوصیلس‬
(Adv.) Illogically
official quarters has continued even though new
assemblies have been sworn in, which suggests that
the authorities aren`t very concerned that a major
internet service remains suspended, apparently
without the knowledge of the country`s top
regulator. Given the state`s nonchalance, one would
naturally assume that the authorities are either
afraid to speak openly on the matter or are
deliberately misleading the courts while hoping that
the citizenry will quietly accept this new `status quo`
over time. Neither is an acceptable scenario. X is a
valuable source of information for millions around
the world, and access to it cannot be denied
arbitrarily. The state must, at the very least, explain
itself.

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Healthcare rot Sr.# Word

Meaning
Synonyms
in Urdu
THE exploitation of the Sehat Sahulat Programme in Decay,
1. Rot (N) ‫ےنلگڑسےناکمع‬
Punjab by the medical community is both alarming Deterioration
and disgraceful. Designed to provide crucial health
Underprivileged ‫ت‬ Disadvantaged,
services to the underprivileged, the scheme has, 2. ‫ایف‬ ‫َ ر‬
َ ‫غرَمااعت‬
(Adj) Unfortunate
instead, been hijacked by money-grabbing elements
within the healthcare sector. An example of this greed ‫ےچبیکدیپاشئےک‬ C-section
is the disproportionate number of caesarean sections 3. Caesarean (Adj)
‫ےئیلآرپشی‬ delivery
carried out in private hospitals, ostensibly for
financial gain rather than medical necessity. From Ostensibly Apparently,
4. ‫اظرہیوطررپ‬
2016 to January 2024, a staggering Rs16.36bn was (Adv.) Seemingly
claimed by private hospitals for caesarean and normal Staggering Amazing,
delivery procedures, with an overwhelming majority 5. ‫ریحَتازیگن‬
(Adj) Astounding
being C-sections. The stark disparity in the number of
C-sections performed in private versus public 6. Stark (Adj) ‫واعض‬ Plain, Blunt
hospitals is telling. In 2023, private hospitals
conducted 197,376 caesarean procedures, compared to Difference,
7. Disparity (N) ‫رفق‬،‫افتوت‬
97,390 in public hospitals. The years before saw Gap
similarly disproportionate figures, underscoring a
Slope,
concerning tilt towards unnecessary C-sections after 8. Tilt (N) ‫ُجھکاؤ‬
Incline
the launch of the health card scheme in 2016.
Resonate,
9. Echo (V) ‫وگنھجن‬
Unfortunately, this is not an isolated case. It echoes a Repeat
past scandal under the same programme, where the
Tube,
Punjab Institute of Cardiology was found redirecting 10. Stents (N) ‫انایلں‬
Vessel
patients to private facilities, compromising patient
care for monetary benefits. In other incidents, cardiac Jab,
11. Injection (N) ‫ہکیٹ‬
patients were administered expired stents and several Inoculation
diabetic patients` vision was compromised after they Extemporary,
were treated with substandard injections. These 12. Ad hoc (Adj) ‫اعرض‬
Expedient
scandals highlight a systemic rot within Punjab`s
healthcare system, characterised by negligence, Repair,
13. Overhaul (N) ‫اینرکےناکمع‬ Renovation
corruption, and poor accountability. Addressing these
challenges demands more than ad hoc interventions; Impart,
14. Instill (v) ‫دالخرکان‬
it requires a systemic overhaul to instil ethical Inoculate
practices and accountability in healthcare. The onus is
Responsibility,
on the government to undertake rigorous measures. 15. Onus (N) ‫ذہمداری‬
Obligation
An independent probe is required to ascertain why so
many women underwent C-sections and whether they Investigate,
16. Probe (v) ‫قیقحترکان‬
were even needed. To address graft, stringent Enquire
oversight mechanisms must be instituted, besides Determine,
comprehensive audits of healthcare programmes, and 17. Ascertain (v) ‫نیقیداہیینرکان‬
Find out
severe penalties for those found exploiting such
initiatives for personal gain. It is crucial to ensure that Strict,
18. Stringent (Adj) ‫خس‬
such egregious abuses of trust do not recur. Rigorous

Flagrant,
19. Egregious (Adj) ‫تبیہانک‬ Outrageous

Repeat,
20. Recur (v) ‫دوابرہوہان‬
Reappear

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