Vol. 12  ·  Issue 05   |   Karachi
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On This Day: Marvin Gaye Releases Song On Police Brutality in ’71

Police brutality has been a long standing issue. We remember Marvin gaye's video 'What's Going On' based on this issue

Edition Pakistan · 20 January 2020

Pakistan is no stranger to police brutality, and recent events have shown that even our youngsters have been brutally shot to death with no reason.

From stories about policemen telling early teen kids to run and shooting them in the back, to shooting at cars and fatally ending their lives, this brought us to a song by Marvin Gaye called “What’s Going On” which was released on this day in 1971!

Hear the powerful lyrics below:

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