Showing posts with label Tragedy. Show all posts
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
It is feverish and flooded but Pakistan can yet thrive and about "good" generals
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| Why we are calling another general? |
Mohsin Hamid, one of the most well known English novelist of PakistanIt is feverish and flooded but Pakistan can yet thrive wrote a very beautiful piece about Pakistan of today and I want to share it with you here. Read and feel better as well as educated.
I am reading a lot about pros and cons of "good" generals taking over Pakistan to cure it of all its diseases inflicted by "corrupt" politicians. I am also writing and contributing a lot in various blogs with my opinion. Two things that I will like to copy here which I wrote on our very own FASTIAN, samir butt's blog.
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| Mohsin Hamid |
1. I think it is very irresponsible and idiotic of leaders of mainstream political parties to even think of inviting “patriotic” generals to cure Pakistan of all its diseases. One thing…I don’t think Ayyub, Zia or Musharraf were less patriotic than others and some “other” generals are more patriotic than these three gentlemen. Second thing…there is no politician “less” patriotic and “more” corrupt than any generals of our army and we know that too.
The problem lies in the fact that we as Pakistanis have spent around 63 years under authoritarian and hierarchical governments rather than true democratic governments. The governments were always authoritarian in Pakistan whether military or civilian. The solution to overcome these authoritarian regimes is not to impose another military supervised doctrine but to let the democracy move forward. We should trust the collective judgment of 180 million people of Pakistan. With the passage of time, democracy will start taking care of itself…and NO…I don’t agree with you that we don’t have that much time….Nations HAVE that much time always…
The problem lies in the fact that we as Pakistanis have spent around 63 years under authoritarian and hierarchical governments rather than true democratic governments. The governments were always authoritarian in Pakistan whether military or civilian. The solution to overcome these authoritarian regimes is not to impose another military supervised doctrine but to let the democracy move forward. We should trust the collective judgment of 180 million people of Pakistan. With the passage of time, democracy will start taking care of itself…and NO…I don’t agree with you that we don’t have that much time….Nations HAVE that much time always…
2. Which army has transformed the democracy of India???? And by the way do you really think there is no corrupt politician or ghundas or criminals in Indian politics? Which army transformed the democracy of America? And by the way don’t tell me there are no interest groups and mafia and corruption in USA? Did army transform the democracy of France? And by the way don’t tell me that president of France Sarkozy is not taking kickbacks? Which army transformed the democracy of Italy? And don’t tell me Mr. Berlusconi is all neat and clean like milk? Why is it so that only in PAKISTAN, we always invite army to root out the corruption of politicians? The army comes, we deliver sweets, the generals plunder even more for decades, and they can’t prove a things against these CORRUPT politicians and then the generals leave with the same politicians again responsible for handling the rot they left behind? Zaradari or no Zardari, the question is not of him but of democracy. Shall we Pakistanis never learn and lives in our so called castles of high morality? I again say, let the democracy correct itself.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Proud to be a Pakistani...Proud to be a survivor
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| Who can defeat a nation that can smile in the face of such Adversity |
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| And who has such a courage |
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| And such a faith in itself |
Listening to the non-stop rantings from our media and thinking about several things. Things like what a nation we are that we have faced a flood in year 2010 like world has never seen before in past 300 years and still we have survived. What a nation we are that we faced one of the most severe earthquake just five years ago in 2005 and we still survived. What a nation we are that we are facing terrorists, suicide bombers, corruptions, dishonest leaderships, senseless media, mad jingoists, floods, earthquakes and we still survived. I bet no other nation has so much resistance as we do. No nation would have survived even the one tenth of what we have survived in past sixty three years. I listen many people saying Quaid-E-Azam must be very disappointed to see the state of our affairs. I say he will at least be proud of the fact that he lead a nation that matched courage of his own in the face or adversity. We have lived through very difficult times and we shall surely live through this time as well...with or without foreign aid, with or without hypocrite leadership, with or without mindless media.
I am a Pakistani and am proud of it. I want to live here and die here among those who have taught me how to live a life worth living.
But as I always say, it is my perspective...second perspective...and gosh I am happy with it.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
In loving memory or Air Blue Crash Victims, Courtesy of Mr. Wasim-ud-Din Malik
Many many thanx for Mr. Wasim-ud-Din Malik for making such a heart touching compilation. May all these sould rest in peace. Inna Lillah e WaInna Elaih e Rajeoon.
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Showing posts with label Tragedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tragedy. Show all posts
Monday, August 30, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
It is feverish and flooded but Pakistan can yet thrive and about "good" generals
|
| Why we are calling another general? |
Mohsin Hamid, one of the most well known English novelist of PakistanIt is feverish and flooded but Pakistan can yet thrive wrote a very beautiful piece about Pakistan of today and I want to share it with you here. Read and feel better as well as educated.
I am reading a lot about pros and cons of "good" generals taking over Pakistan to cure it of all its diseases inflicted by "corrupt" politicians. I am also writing and contributing a lot in various blogs with my opinion. Two things that I will like to copy here which I wrote on our very own FASTIAN, samir butt's blog.
|
| Mohsin Hamid |
1. I think it is very irresponsible and idiotic of leaders of mainstream political parties to even think of inviting “patriotic” generals to cure Pakistan of all its diseases. One thing…I don’t think Ayyub, Zia or Musharraf were less patriotic than others and some “other” generals are more patriotic than these three gentlemen. Second thing…there is no politician “less” patriotic and “more” corrupt than any generals of our army and we know that too.
The problem lies in the fact that we as Pakistanis have spent around 63 years under authoritarian and hierarchical governments rather than true democratic governments. The governments were always authoritarian in Pakistan whether military or civilian. The solution to overcome these authoritarian regimes is not to impose another military supervised doctrine but to let the democracy move forward. We should trust the collective judgment of 180 million people of Pakistan. With the passage of time, democracy will start taking care of itself…and NO…I don’t agree with you that we don’t have that much time….Nations HAVE that much time always…
The problem lies in the fact that we as Pakistanis have spent around 63 years under authoritarian and hierarchical governments rather than true democratic governments. The governments were always authoritarian in Pakistan whether military or civilian. The solution to overcome these authoritarian regimes is not to impose another military supervised doctrine but to let the democracy move forward. We should trust the collective judgment of 180 million people of Pakistan. With the passage of time, democracy will start taking care of itself…and NO…I don’t agree with you that we don’t have that much time….Nations HAVE that much time always…
2. Which army has transformed the democracy of India???? And by the way do you really think there is no corrupt politician or ghundas or criminals in Indian politics? Which army transformed the democracy of America? And by the way don’t tell me there are no interest groups and mafia and corruption in USA? Did army transform the democracy of France? And by the way don’t tell me that president of France Sarkozy is not taking kickbacks? Which army transformed the democracy of Italy? And don’t tell me Mr. Berlusconi is all neat and clean like milk? Why is it so that only in PAKISTAN, we always invite army to root out the corruption of politicians? The army comes, we deliver sweets, the generals plunder even more for decades, and they can’t prove a things against these CORRUPT politicians and then the generals leave with the same politicians again responsible for handling the rot they left behind? Zaradari or no Zardari, the question is not of him but of democracy. Shall we Pakistanis never learn and lives in our so called castles of high morality? I again say, let the democracy correct itself.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Proud to be a Pakistani...Proud to be a survivor
|
| Who can defeat a nation that can smile in the face of such Adversity |
|
| And who has such a courage |
|
| And such a faith in itself |
Listening to the non-stop rantings from our media and thinking about several things. Things like what a nation we are that we have faced a flood in year 2010 like world has never seen before in past 300 years and still we have survived. What a nation we are that we faced one of the most severe earthquake just five years ago in 2005 and we still survived. What a nation we are that we are facing terrorists, suicide bombers, corruptions, dishonest leaderships, senseless media, mad jingoists, floods, earthquakes and we still survived. I bet no other nation has so much resistance as we do. No nation would have survived even the one tenth of what we have survived in past sixty three years. I listen many people saying Quaid-E-Azam must be very disappointed to see the state of our affairs. I say he will at least be proud of the fact that he lead a nation that matched courage of his own in the face or adversity. We have lived through very difficult times and we shall surely live through this time as well...with or without foreign aid, with or without hypocrite leadership, with or without mindless media.
I am a Pakistani and am proud of it. I want to live here and die here among those who have taught me how to live a life worth living.
But as I always say, it is my perspective...second perspective...and gosh I am happy with it.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
In loving memory or Air Blue Crash Victims, Courtesy of Mr. Wasim-ud-Din Malik
Many many thanx for Mr. Wasim-ud-Din Malik for making such a heart touching compilation. May all these sould rest in peace. Inna Lillah e WaInna Elaih e Rajeoon.
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