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Last Easter, "Catholic priests in dioceses across the United States welcomed the largest classes of converts they had seen in 15 or more years." And, "A former intelligence official testifies under oath that the US has been secretly retrieving and reverse-engineering crashed UFOs for decades, and that nonhuman 'biologics' have been recovered. Demonic vexation, teleportation, increased interest in religious practice - these phenomena are all signs that life feels, to many, increasingly charged with unseen forces. You might say it has been re-enchanted." DH. Not just the US, the Middle East is also getting weirder. "Pakistan's army chief is in Tehran as diplomacy around the Middle East war gathered pace," even as "US media outlets were reporting that the US is weighing new military strikes on Iran." Field Marshall Asim Munir "was welcomed by Iran's Interior Minister Eskander Momeni and Pakistan's Mohsin Naqvi. Naqvi had visited Iran for the second time in a week.., meeting President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi." TRT. Since Pakistan shares a 909 km (565 miles) border with Iran (wikipedia), its efforts to help Iran reach a deal with the US would be normal, except that Pakistan has signed a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SDMA) with Saudi Arabia, under which "both countries have committed to treating any act of aggression against one as an act against both (known as collective security) (wikipedia)." Iran attacked Arab countries between 28 February and 18 March 2026, during which, "Saudi Arabia was hit with at least 38 missiles and 435 drones." wikipedia. Following which, "Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war," marking "the first time that the kingdom is known to have directly carried out military action on Iranian soil." Reuters. In addition, "Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops, a squadron of fighter jets and an air defence system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defence pact, ramping up military cooperation with Riyadh even as Islamabad serves as the main mediator in the Iran war." "Pakistan has deployed a full squadron of around 16 aircraft, mostly J-17 fighters made jointly with China," a Chinese HQ-9 air defence system and may deploy up to 80,000 troops in Saudi Arabia if necessary. Reuters. Though Pakistan achieved independence in August 1947 (Britannica), "Till mid-August 1954, when it finally adopted Qaumi Taranah, the newly founded country had a flag, a governor-general, an army, and a blood-soaked disputed frontier with India, but no official song to give voice to its identity." "Thereafter, when it finally settled on an anthem, it was overwhelmingly Persian in content." The Wire. They did not adopt a song in Urdu because Urdu developed in northwestern India and was known as Hindustani at one time. It is derived from Arabic and Persian, while Hindi is derived from Sanskrit. Britannica. And yet, though Pakistan has over 70 languages, Urdu is its national language and "while sharing official status with English, it is the preferred and dominant language used for inter-communication between different ethnic groups." wikipedia.  Their national anthem is not in their national language. How weird is that? Also, while acting as a mediator, will Pakistan attack Iran if there is open war between Saudi Arabia and Iran? Pakistani troops will be fighting Persians while singing their national anthem in Persian. In India, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has more followers on Instagram than the ruling BJP. ET. People seem to be doing weird things because they have lost faith in their governments, but are powerless to do anything to politicians and civil servants. No way to show their frustration.