اپنے پاؤں پر کلہاڑی مارنا
“To strike an axe upon one's own foot.”
To cause harm to oneself through one's own careless words or actions.
— Traditional Pakistan Wisdom, Pakistan
Source: Traditional Urdu proverb (zarb-ul-misl), public-domain oral tradition
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