Thank you Nationalist Folks!

Well, today I was thinking that I would shut down this blog for good because I was unable to write for a long time. Call it a mind-block or whatever, ideas refused to come inside my mind. But thanks to some nationalist folks, I am back on track!

Well this is what happened. As you all must be knowing, Facebook has become a medium to voice your opinion (no matter how obscene or stupid it is, people would still click "Like" to any dumb stuff). Be it through status updates or using the notes section. (I prefer the status updates, people who write "notes" on facebook go Nuts! They dont stop! You dont trust me...hmmm...then check this out :
http://www.facebook.com/#/notes/pervez-musharraf/answering-your-top-3-questions/203110039338

(This guy will never stop)

So, today late in the afternoon, I saw a friend who is die-hard fan of Zardari posting out status updates about CJ being biased, "Urdu Media" trying to divide the country and that Zardari has been targeted because he is a Sindhi. And I was like "WT.....?"

There on, my mind started to work. I started to think that for so many days Balochis and Sindhis have been crying on media that they have been neglected and people from other nations have brought misery for them. Some Baloch leaders ask for a seperate state while the Sindhis are making "topi days" and some of them are saying that if Courts and Media dont stop targetting Zardari, then history of 1971 would repeat itself.

I was like "hmmmm....i know this is all wrong, but I have to prove it".

So I did this little research :-

List of The Presidents of Pakistan

Iskander Mirza : Born in Bengal
Ayub Khan : Born in NWFP (Non Pushto speaking Pushtoon)... See More
Yahya Khan : Pathan (Born in Chakwal)
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto : Sindhi
Fazal Ilahi Chaudary : Punjabi (was just a figurehead after the implementation of 73 constitution)
General Zia : Born in Jalandhar, British India (Okay, you can call him a Punjabi)
Ghulam Ishaq Khan : Pathan
Farooq Leghari : Baloch (born in Punjab)
Rafiq Tarar : Punjabi
Pervez Musharraf : Born in India (Delhi)
Asif Ali Zardari : Sindhi Balochi

So my stats say:
Sindhis had 2 Presidents
NWFP had 3 Presidents
Baloch had 1 President
Punjabis had 3
Bengalis had 1

List of the Prime Ministers of Pakistan

Liaqat Ali Khan : Punjabi
Khawaja Nazimuddin : Bengali
Mohd Ali Bogra : Bengali
Chaudary Muhammad Ali : Punjabi
Hussain Shaheed Suhrwardy : Bengali
Ibrahim Ismaeil Chundrigar : Urdu Speaking
Feroz Khan Noon : Punjabi
Nurul Amin : Bengali
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto : Sindhi
Muhammad Khan Junejo : Sindhi
Benazir Bhutto : Sindhi
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi : Sindhi
Nawaz Sharif : Punjabi
Zafrullah Khan Jamali : Balochi
Chaudary Shujaat Hussain : Punjabi
Shaukat Aziz : Karachi (I guess Urdu speaking)
Yousuf Raza Gillani : Punjabi

Sindh and Urdu Speaking were 5
Punjabis had 5
NWFP had none
Balochis had 1
Bengalis had 3

My study concluded that in total, Punjabis had 8 leaders who reached the highest offices, Sindhis & Urdu Speaking 7, Pashtoons 3, Baloch 2, and Bengalis 4!

So, it proved one thing that almost everyone got a good shot at the highest offices. Look at the Bengalis they had four leaders on the top, still they left us because Mr. Bhutto did not want a Bengali leading him.

"Hey Bengali brothers, come back to us we will sandwich India...hahahaha...what do you guys say?"

"Hmm....dint even hear a single word...anyways enjoy and Happy Independence from Us!"

Well, the crux of the story is that Nationalism is a good thing if it remains in its limits i.e. we just start calling ourselves Pakistanis. That's all we need to do.Period.

If it goes out of bounds, then you will hear opinions like those of my Sindhi friend and Baloch seperatist leaders and in a worse case scenario incidents like "The creation of Bangladesh" would take place.

So, I think I am very good at giving advice for free. So, the solution I see to stop seperatist feelings is that we all should stop saying that "I am Sindhi/Punjabi/Pathani/Balochi/Khochi/Naughty". Find the common ground which unites us (I suggest Islam can be a common ground as we all are muslims - No, I am not a Moulvi..dont believe I am one cause I have a beard!) and stay united!

Well, I know some will find the material I have typed offensive. Sorry dudes, but this is what reality is. It bites.

Change yourself first!

I don’t know from where to start today because I feel extremely disgusted today. I have not been watching news lately because all what I get see on the idiot box is depressing stories. We hear stories of corrupt politicians and hear about the stupid ones too. Such as the street smart lady MPA from Punjab who was caught buying jewelry on a fake credit card. An economy can never succeed if the leaders are dacoits.

If that is nothing, the idiot box presents you with news related to the type of entertainment our leaders take pleasure in. The ex president enjoys to have a singing competition with Ustaad Hamid Ali Khan, the Ex - FBR chairman dances like the royal maids of the Mughals drunk and the father of a former Chief Minister of Punjab likes to see foreign lasses dancing on local tunes. This nation cannot succeed if we choose such leaders because their hearts are diseased which troubles them and us in chorus.

This set of reckless leaders, have made life wretched for others and comfortable for them. Leaders win, they loot when they are in power and they live a lavish life in the foreign, in self exile, when without power. This will for eternity remain the trend if we, the good people, choose to remain shush every time they perform dire feats. More, the laypeople are always suffering due to inflation and now recently due to terrorism because of the so called war on terror declared by the Ex Zionist President of USA. Unfortunately, inflation and terrorism have controlled the minds of the people in such a way, that we stop thinking ways to stop the wrong happening in front of our naked eyes. People, please “think” it makes the government nervous.

But, the fault does not lie in the leaders, the fault lies within us because we choose them to be our representatives. Honestly, they are the true representatives of the Pakistani Nation. Our neighborhoods are filled with immorality for years but we chose to preserve it – Diamond Market in Lahore. More, we love to receive extra money on interest and take advantage of it at any given opportunity, our households are run on incomes derived out of interest. If that’s not it, for guys getting a new girl everyday into their beds has become as easy as one changes clothes and vice versa. And the worst, the good people always choose to remain silent…

Will this injustice ever stop? When will we be conferred with fine leadership?

The answer is straightforward – injustice will end and good leadership will appear once we the members of this realm, which was a dream of another Muhammad turned into a reality by another, change ourselves first by adopting good moral values. This country was made for the Muslims of the Indian Sub Continent and not for people who come to us begging for votes on the name of race, creed and color. So let’s live the change, because if you need to change others and bring them towards the good i.e. to get hold of sincere leaders, you need to look at your shortcomings and change yourself first!

Good is waiting to enter in our lives, only if we allow it.

This Ramadan, spread smiles into the lives of the deprived...

Do the Right Thing....Be on the Straight Path..

Let’s start with some verses from the Holy Quran - Chapter 23: Surah al Mu’minun (The Believers), Part 18:

1. Successful indeed are the believers.
2. Those who offer their Salat (prayers) with all solemnity and full submissiveness.
3. And those who turn away from Al-laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk, falsehood, and all that Allah has forbidden).
4. And those who pay the Zakat.
5. And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal sexual acts)
6. Except from their wives or (the slaves) their right hand possess, - for then, they are free from blame;

Successful indeed are the believers, believers who follow the Quran and the Hadith by applying the wisdom into their lives rather than by just reading it. And, certainly, I don’t mean to say that one would not get blessings if they only read. Surely, one would get blessings for the remembrance of the Lord, but the blessings would be in abundance if we start applying the knowledge bestowed on us by The Lord practically into our lives.

As the month of Ramadan has arrived, to revolutionize life towards good is going to be a lot easier. To achieve success, first, one has to start praying seriously and obediently to The Lord. One has to ask Him for the dynamism to destroy the evil present inside and the one prevailing in the world (outside), seriously. Concurrently, one has to be obedient by respecting the time of Salat which can be achieved by offering prayers at the right time and for men preferably in the mosque.

Most importantly, Zakat is an aspect of Islam which gets disregarded quite often by the Muslims around the world. I believe the reason for the weakness in the economy of Muslim countries has been the ignorance in paying the Zakat. As time went on and due to the gift of enlightened moderation also, deliberations on Islam reached to new lows in our households which let unawareness about Islam to triumph. People were made to focus more about the world they are living in today than about the worlds, heaven and hell, they would eventually reside in forever by the enemies of Islam and by the greatest hypnotizer of the century – the idiot box – the television. Let’s stop this ignorance, let us open The Book or let us reach to those who know The Book well so that we pay our Zakat and make our society and economy stronger.

Having said that; another reason for the downfall of our society which has led to the rise in crime and immorality has been because of the majority of the Ummah has desired to keep their mouths shut on the topic of illegal sexual activity. In the world of today, shamefully, we know about Red Light Districts operating in our cities, but we don’t dare to close or opinionate about them - such as the Diamond Market in Lahore. In fact, many of such businesses have associations with the ones in power so that no one dares to speak or act against them. But do remember, fortune favors the brave and The Lord supports and guard those who stand for the truth. So, this Ramadan, let’s give our lives a new start, brothers will lower their gaze when they see their sisters and the females would dress properly so that the brothers don’t get enticed! And all those who can write well, please protest at every forum about illegal sexual activities present in their area. Let’s become strong from inside and wait to get married guys, I am sure the wait for marriage - which is also an opportunity for legal sex - and for the right spouse will have more pleasure than doing ‘it’ everyday with a new one which takes one closer towards the fatal illness of AIDS.

Hence, this Ramadan, we will try to change ourselves so that we don’t feel ashamed when we stand in front of Allah to pray and ask for forgiveness. Undoubtedly, the satisfaction achieved by accomplishing a life closer to the Quran and Hadith would bring peace in the world and in the hereafter one would inherit the best place in the heaven which is proved from the following verses of the Surah mentioned at the beginning of the article:

7. But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors;
8. Those who are faithfully true to their Amanat (all the duties which Allah has ordained, honesty, moral responsibility and trusts) and to their covenants;
9. And those who strictly guard their (five compulsory congregational) Salawat (prayers) (at their fixed stated hours).
10. These are indeed the inheritors
11. Who shall enter the Firdaus (Paradise). They shall dwell therein forever.

Conspiracy at Large against Pakistan...

From the outlook of the way the events are shaping up in Pakistan, it can be presumed that more surprises are going to come sooner than later. Since the past one decade, our country has captured the headlines, and mostly the news is not music to ears, and this has made me very suspicious lately.

If you re-wind, the nuclear tests brought us sanctions, the Kargil affair and the Shariah rule toppled a popular government, the 9/11 brought us the never ending woes, Chief Justice Episode, Benazir Bhutto assassination, and battle between Zardari and Sharifs and the list is too long to list. This is not a mere coincidence, this has been a pre planned strategy of the planners who don’t like our existence, and it’s not another conspiracy theory.

In fact, the fight against our ideology is not a recent one; it began even before we were formed. The advent of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, supported by the British, formed a new sect which said ‘no’ to Jihad, and I must say he did not do a bad job, he converted many Muslims to his form of Islam which made the followers of the Battle of Badar concept impotent to fight. Next step, the British armed forces, ex-British forces (The Americans) and allies toppled the famous Khliafat movement in the late 1920’s, and with it they crushed and avenged the losses they faced due to “pain in the neck” warriors like Salahudin Ayoubi (May Allah bless him) during the Crusades. They thought they had settled down the Muslims for good and they could implement their evil agenda at ease.

But, The Best Planner had other plans. The dream of a Muhammad was turned into a reality by another Muhammad – the dream of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, and turned into a reality by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The oppressors had to succumb to the force of the Muslims living in the Sub continent, but they did not drop their weapons then and not planning to drop them any sooner. Lucky for them, they managed to make a state for themselves – State of Israel.

Sadly, Pakistan lost its way. At first, the Pakistanis lost the only leader they ever had, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, and secondly the crowd who abhor us got rid of our first Prime Minister in the most bizarre fashion. From there on, they have not lost their track. At first, they brought corrupt leaders into our system who implemented corruption to create an inequality in wealth distribution. Second, they made the system so corrupt by filling the pockets of our corrupt regime that it made it sure that Pakistan is never able to reach self sufficiency at products/services essential for life. It’s a disgrace for a country with such large agricultural resources to be still dependent on imports. Furthermore, bio technology methods to raise crop yield is still not sanctioned fully by the Government of Pakistan, while China and India sanctioned them completely a decade back – this is how serious they are to rub our name off from the map.

That’s not it. They became friends with us and then they stabbed us as hard as they could. Look around at other countries, and you would find the same story. They became friends with Egypt, one of the biggest Muslim countries, and made sure they never mess with Israel. Hosni Mubarik is a rich person but his countrymen live in poverty. Besides that, Saddam’s example is simply the best, the best betrayal story of all time. Moreover, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and UAE have their own stories. In short, they made the Muslims weak by making them materialistic, brought them towards usury, adultery, pornography, alcohol and towards all those activities which makes the world so ‘fair’ and life hereafter ugly.

They did not stop. They encouraged sectarian violence in our country. Sunnis killed Shias, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto victimized Qadyanis for a reason which only God knows, they made fun of our religion and the list can never end because they have decided not to stop. Moreover, they sowed the seeds of Nationalism and sponsored them too. From ANP to MQM to Baitullah Mehsud – all three have received “US AID”. This invented the practice amongst Muslims of the Sub Continent to kill each other on the name of nationalism, patriotism, crime and most sadly on religion. The on going war against the so called Taliban in the FATA areas is just another move to increase uncertainty and security issues in the country to such an extent so that they are able to declare war on Pakistan with ease. Their supporters in their sick plans are in good numbers and in good position – Indians, Israelis, Russians, Americans and some soul-less Pakistani themselves.

But, they always forget that The Best Planner of all has always the best plans ready to exterminate their sick agendas and preserve the lives of his followers. They, the enemies of Islam and Pakistan, will not stop to plan against us; they cannot stop to plan against us because they are the friends of Satan and will remain to do so. WE have to change; change ourselves so that we set ourselves on the straight path and then change the world in the process. I don’t know if we will be righteous or not sooner or later, all I know is that we are going to face a lot of hardships throughout our journey in this world but we will never lose the battle against the wickedness because we worship the True God.

IDP Diary - Day 3 - Some shocks, people & curfews

For many, the routine life is boring, for me, Alhamdulilah, the routine life is always interesting. Oh, by the way, I have just observed an amazing thing out here in Mardan. The mosquitoes here are completely different from the ones in Islamabad and Punjab (I have no idea about the ones in Sindh and Balochistan). They don't buzz around your ears and they are so tiny that I haven't seen one up till now. So, this sounds good, eh?

NO, IT DOESN'T.

They bite non-stop !! The ones back home, bite and then they go for a ride and come back. But here in Mardan the situation is horrible. They keep on biting and biting just like the bunny from the 'Duracell' ad which never stops moving like a duck. Phew! I am cursing myself for buying a cheap duplicate of Mospel which the local shopkeeper suggested me. MOSPEL, come to my rescue!

When, I shifted to Pakistan last year, I used to get amazed when I used to see 10 people commuting on the Suzuki pickup. I used to imagine how the people manage it. But, I learned it anyways, because I also commute on it daily, so I know its piece of cake. But, yes there is always a but when I say something, Mardan completely shocked me. You want to know why?

Please see the above picture and know why.

Late in the night, I was sitting with a friend and he shared an amusing story about an Imam of a mosque at Sher-garh Market in District Mardan, 2 kms away from Malakand Agency. The Imam of the mosque was a very well-respected person of the community. One day, some army-men came in and told him to open the door of a room in the mosque. The Imam said he does not have the keys for it. One of the army-men punched him hard which made the people of the mosque angry. Surely, anyone would get angry if you hit an Imam/old man who is leading prayers and giving sermons for the past 25 years. The army-men told the people to wait and wait for the climax. They broke the door of the room they wanted to inspect, and they found weapons and rocket launchers.

If you think that was the climax, you are so wrong. Female readers can avoid the next paragraph.

The army personnel told the Imam to pull his shalwar down, I guess they pulled it down anways. That shocked the public and I am sure it would have caused a lot of stress to the followers of this Imam. The Imam did not got his organ circumcised, He was actually a Hindu! I guess they arrested him for sure, but they took him for a round in the Sher garh Market on foot and naked before. I wish the story is true because I hate reporting false incidents. The incident happened on 8Th of May. If someone can get it confirmed, I would be really happy!

Coming back to work, I just had to distribute tokens to families so that they could come and collect their food rations tomorrow. But, the end of the day was very heart-breaking, it took me quite a while to get back to normalcy. I met two cute little boys who were suffering from thalassemia. I guess they are 6 or 7 year olds. I have heard from Atta Bhai, a close aide who resides in the village Spilno-dehrai, that yesterday the boys were suffering of bleeding from the nose. In Swat, their parents had the privilege of getting their treatment/transfusion for gratis, but that has vanished for them as their livelihood has. One of them has gone dark but other was jumping around today when I told his father to call him as I wanted to meet him. The boys were supposed to get the blood transfusion done on 20Th May, and are supposed to get it every month to survive. They got displaced before that, therefore they missed the dates.

If that was not sad enough, I heard that one family were moving out of Swat to enter into Mardan. All of a sudden, they were attacked by a military helicopter, father and son got shot. Father survived son must be in the heavens INSHALLAH. The son was supposedly 6 year old.

But, I guess military was doing their duty I guess, there was a curfew placed in the area, its not their fault, bullets don't have feelings and the finger on the trigger is always numb.

Hmph...anyways, I was preparing to leave the village with a heart full of sorrow, when I heard the way to get out of the village, which is through the Sher-garh Market, was on curfew because the army was crossing into the Malakand Agency. This has happened twice with me in 4 days that I got stuck in the village due to curfew. But there is a another route to get out safely, so I was safe.

But I am not sure if my brothers and sisters living there are safe. I am worried O Allah, please bring peace back, please...

IDP Diary - Day 2 - Heat, Traffic, and a Sand Storm.

Well, it was quite a tough day today. If you don't believe me than read this:





Forecast for Wednesday Mardan, Pakistan
There is a 0% chance of precipitation. Sunny. Extremely hot. Temperature of 37°C. Winds NE 28km. Humidity will be 37% with a dewpoint of 20° and feels-like temperature of 41°C.





Found this on a local news site and believe me every word of it is true. I met a fellow a couple of weeks back who is not the weather man, but he did an interesting research. According to his research, the temperature inside a tent is 8°C higher than what it is outside. Come to think of it, we get off from work if the temperature reaches 50°C even if we are sitting inside air-conditioned rooms, for the displaced people living in the tents it has become a daily ritual, it has become their job to survive this heat if they want to survive. I wish they don't lose patience because Pukhtoons are difficult to control, and there are no qualms about it!

Well, the heat caused me to sweat, naturally. But, the traffic and the sand storm later in the day just made the matters worse and dirtier. It took me an hour to cross a 3 km track! I am sure when I go for a bath, I need a "Scotch Brite" to scrub the three enemies off my body - the dirt, smoke and the sand - I had to combat with. I am surviving so I won, but the blood of my enemies are still all over me, but its all over, at least for the day.



Today, I went to the field to take a survey on the condition of schools inside the camp and to collect some figures. Interestingly, the attendence rate is 70 %, a remarkable achievement because of two reasons:-


1. Who studies in summers?
Summers are to relax, but these kids are different, they enjoy studying. Moreover, there are almost equal number of girls & boys in a school, so those who think that the people of Malakand don't like to give their girls education are living in error and need to get their heads examined ASAP!



2. Its the weather again, they study in tent schools. I cannot survive in it for a minute and they study for hours in it. We have got some young super heroes in these camps, I guess we start making some good movies on these kids rather than on "naughty gujjars" and on "fat aunties dancing" who destroy alot of crop. Sometimes, I think they are responsible for all this food shortage...LETS STOP "THE DANCING AUNTIES" from dancing or I would rather say from thumping!

Anyways, I have got some really amusing news. Mir Khalil ur Rahman Foundation (a sister concern of Geo News) is arrange a mass wedding at the Jalala Camp in Mardan. 12 couples would get married on Friday, June 12th. They have arranged separate tents, mattresses and kitchen utensils for the newly-weds. If someone wants to attend the wedding, please let me know because one would not be allowed without a security pass. I am sick and tired of security checks by the way. But that doesn't imply we shouldn't help the authorities in performing their duty.


On the lighter note, for me the fun begins these days, when I take out my camera because either I am surrounded with kids immediately or hear shouts from the ones far to take their pictures. I say, some of them are really nice posers...the photo above says it all...

You decide! I love these kids anyways....

IDP Diary - Day 1

Actually its not Day 1, its 30 days now since I began my journey to facilitate the IDPs on behalf of the organization I work and donors who support us...

Anyways, I decided yesterday that I would update everyone by sharing interesting stories from Mardan and Swabi, where most of the displaced people are shifting, and all the places I visit to.

So, without wasting more time, start reading this:

Yesterday, I went to Spilno-Dehray, UC Makori in District Mardan. The place is 1-2 km away from Malakand Agency and around 60-70 kms away from the war zone. The organization I work in, Human Relief Foundation has selected this site to support the IDP families who have shifted there. My job of the day was to take a survey to assess the sanitation, health and water conditions. To my horror, the situation turned out to be more horrific than I had thought of. Most of the people did not have access to toilets and are forced to excrete their wastes in open, they are not used to this ritual as back home they had a toilet system which was well connected with sewage system. Moreover, they used to have seperate bathrooms, now they have to use the toilet for the same purpose. Ladies wait for their turns till it turns dark, to preserve their honor.

Surprisingly, the water condition is not as bad. The quality of the water is acceptable, and the only thing they require is storage tanks.

Well, lets come to the most interesting part, we left the village to head towards the Mardan city and guess what happened?

We got stuck in the area because the army/police put a curfew near the Shergarh Market! (the Shergarh Market, a market has a 600 year history and comes in between Spilno-Dehray and Mardan city)

But, I was lucky as I was with the company of some smart Pushtoons who knew another way. I wish the smart people working to displace people dont find out this place to create more unrest...

For everyone's information, the curfew has become a daily ritual and everyday people get shot down for violating it, some die, some survive...

They are the enemies of Pakistan...They!

The fight in SWAT is the most depressing episode in the history of Pakistan, or at least the one I am witnessing in my life span. Pakistan is once again being used by separatists to fulfill their agenda – agenda which is never Islamic and always pro-self-government. It seems some people are really benefiting by creating rift between us. But who are these people?

If you ask this question to a liberal Pakistani, he would say it’s the Taliban because they want to execute their radical ideology of Islam. Proof – find it yourself by asking anyone belonging to the MQM. If you go to a Pakistani who is confused about Islam and gets his information from the internet, he would say that it is the Jews, the American or the Free Masons. Proof – put this subject on the facebook.com site and you would know. Now, if you go to an elderly person who experienced independence from India or any cricket fanatic, he would say: "It’s the Indians". And they would attest it because every Tom, Dick and Harry knows how Bangladesh was created. But then, if you ask this query from a practicing Pakistani Muslim or ones who always criticize and take out rallies against the incumbent folks at the helm of affairs, they will accuse the government of Pakistan and directly/indirectly praise the Taliban and Al Qaeda. The last set also says often the following statement: "The crime rate was zero in SWAT before Pakistan changed its policy regarding Afghanistan and stopped stopping the Americans from conducting drone attacks".
So, before this war on terror we had a problem of traditions. Like, there were people going round calling themselves Punjabis, Seraikis, Sindhis, Hindcos, Pashtuns, Chitrali and Balochis whenever a foreigner questioned about their nationality. This was a huge problem because one should call himself Pakistani when someone asks them from where they belong. Well, if that was not serious, now we have a problem because we are a nation who has a split opinion about a crisis which is threatening our way of life.

Back to the question, and I haven’t found the answer yet because of the gash in opinion. Some call them militants and some call them friends or protectors of Islam. While, some long marchers and Muslim brothers accuse the government because of its bad record – Sarah Palin, the judges' fiasco, load-shedding, food crisis, pending legislation on the 17th Amendment, a, b, c, d and f. And yes e too.

To find the answer to such a tricky question, one needs to study about both the parties involved in the conflict – Pakistani Government and the militants. Let's start with the Pakistani Government first. The Pakistani Government does not have a clean record and anyone can vouch for that, be it the last establishment or the current one.I believe most of the blame goes to Musharraf because during his era, the policy was changed regarding Afghanistan which led to the eventual change of policy in the Tribal Areas also. Most of the folks know that the folks in tribal areas used to rule their areas according their own principles and everything was hale and hearty (I remember SWAT as a land of peace when I visited it 8 years back). But, when US started its drone attacks in WANA and Waziristan, the Pakistani government broke the covenant with the tribal chiefs and employed their rule instead of firing down the drones. But, the current government should be blamed more than the previous because it has failed to clear the mess created by the anarchist regime of Mr. Musharraf.

Moreover, they are employing the same methods used by Musharraf to curtail this dilemma i.e. by the use of force. He failed, the US failed (and are failing since the Vietnam War), and therefore Zardari cannot bring peace through the use of weapons or through this way. Another aspect which goes against the government is that they have just received some crispy green notes from the Obama administration which makes most of the Pakistani think that our leaders have sold themselves yet again. So, one thing is sure now, we cannot believe the government 100 % (though I appreciate the way they have cut down the load-shedding in the capital, hope I did not say this too early).

Lets analyze the second party - militants a.k.a. Talibans a.k.a. Indian agents a.k.a. Protectors of Islam. First thing first, we can agree that they are militants because they are rebellious and revolutionary at the same time but the opposition can call the army that too. So, we move ahead and see if they are actually Talibans. Well, I believe that they are not simply because the Taliban should be using it full resource to fight the Americans out of the country which they ruled before, why bother with a country where millions support them anyways. In addition, it is difficult for me to digest that the Talibans have actually inaugurated a Pakistani branch. This is insane if it is true because it is strategically and logically not possible because they are bombed and attacked daily in Afghanistan which leaves them no time and resource to think elsewhere. Plus, the history tells that when Pakhtuns fight, they fight like undaunted warriors who don’t go around covering their face to hide their identities. Proof – the war of AJK in the late 40's, the Kargil War and the war with the Russians in the 80's. Maybe the reason they hide their faces is that they don’t belong to this country. Maybe.

So if they are not Taliban, then they must be Indian and/or foreign agents. That's a possibility too. Think Tanks and ex military men/strategists are suggesting that these fighters are a mix of foreign agents and local people of the region who are serving the agenda of the Indians, Israelis, Americans, Russians and/or the Free Masons. But if you observe, the above five have the same ideology. They want a secular world, they want their own state and exterminate threats to their beliefs, they believe in a centralized way of governance(that goes for the Americans too, their foreign policy for the past six decades prove this fact that they are as communist as the Russians), and that they want to implement their New World Order. So if this assumption is true then these people are surely not the Protectors of Islam.

But, if they really are the true Muslims and protectors of our religion then: why do they hide their identities and how can they kill their own Muslim brothers working for the Pakistan Army. Indeed, this is very strange. Moreover, if they are true Muslims and are in opposition to the people who are against Islam then why are they using their energies to fight with a Muslim country, why don’t they kill some whites at NATO, British and Americans in Afghanistan?

I know my knowledge is very limited, but I am sure Islam does not tell Muslims to kill their brothers who say the Shahadah, pray, fast in Ramadan, pay Zakat, perform Hajj and have the same six beliefs which they have. Moreover, mostly, I hear bizarre things from Muslim Khan, the official spokesperson of Tehrik-e-Taliban. Like, he recently said that weapon is actually a jewelry item for Muslims i.e. he is trying to imply that Muslims should do this form of Jihad as often as they dress and undress. But, why has his group ignored the Greater Jihad, which is fighting with the demons inside, and why do they prefer the lesser Jihad more? Why don’t they create a practical educational and awareness system which will help them to achieve their aim in Muslim Countries?All of a sudden, the history of the Battle of Badr has come into my mind which has actually helped me to say assertively that both the parties are not upholding the rule of warfare because they are fighting by not protecting the civilians. On one side the army men are firing ammunition from miles away or from the air, while the militants are using people as human shields i.e. by keeping their strongholds where civilians live. In short, they are killing more civilians then each other.

So, as far as I can conclude, I just cannot believe both the parties involved in this conflict. The reasons are simple: they hide their agendas, swathe their identities, take money and obey the orders of those who have beliefs opposite to the religion and culture practiced in Pakistan. Both are the enemies of the country which was made for the Muslims of the Sub Continent, indubitably.
I think I have unraveled the secret. I know who the real enemy is. See, Pakistan is a Muslim country where strong people live (if we were not strong our neighbors would have gulped us down by now, we exist that signifies we are one of strongest Creation of the Lord) and, luckily, we have got nuclear arsenal too. So, the enemies first sowed the seeds of pro-self-rule feelings to break this country and after more than 3 decades they are using Islam to make this nation weaker. Therefore, the enemy is the one who is selling weapons to create rift between the Muslims so that they kill each other, which will make way for them to implement their evil beliefs and satanic ideologies. Certainly, the answer is non Muslims – Indians, Israelis, Russians, Americans and the Free Masons.

The solution to avoid this depressing episode to become a catastrophe is that each and everyone should investigate the truth, surely Allah help those who try. As well as by demanding explanation from the people who are on our payrolls, are the only ways to clear the illusion we live in or forced to abide in.

Americans---"We dont want your evil money"

The United States of America wants to facilitate us again and this time with a $ 1.5 billion economic aid package. One thing is definite, this $ 1.5 billion would not be spent to curb the socio-economic crises because of two reasons: we have corrupt leaders and Americans give money with strings attached – strings which usually tells our leaders to sell their beliefs and the beliefs on which Pakistan was formed on.
I agree we, in Pakistan, have poverty, illiteracy and terrorism and need money to fight it. I also agree that you people, the Americans, have ghettos too, people who don't and cant understand (with the high level of education) and that you people are busy terrorizing those who have beliefs contrary to yours - if the Americans can have their four freedoms, why cant we?

Surely, in the question lies the answer, we can have our freedoms (beliefs) and that is more important to succeed than money.

Moreover, I agree and understand that you, the Americans, have a financial crisis and I agree that it is because your leaders disregard the constitution which says that the currency should be on par with the gold and silver reserves, where instead its foundation is made on interest and the figures & values which come into the heads of the folks working at the Federal Reserve System. So Barrack Hussein Obama, please use $ 1.5 billion at home instead of giving it to us, we don’t want your money!

And one more thing, Mr. Obama, please clear the mess at your home first and once you have done that stop worrying about us, we will manage ourselves well without you, your aid and your American dream.

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Action speaks LOUDER than words..

After the success of Long March, the serving leaders in myriad of ministries would have apprehended that the seats they yearn for before the elections are really blistering instead of being comfortable. That goes for our government officials and the honorable Chief Justice also. Everyone has innumerable tasks to deal with, and the paramount part is that the general public is keeping an ogle on their activities consistently, thanks to media.

Presently, the government has to liaise with the SWAT situation and socio/economic crises, the opposition needs to give invaluable advice and exercise their power to help the public. Moreover, the judiciary has an important task: to provide justice to those who have been treated unjustly due to illegal and unconstitutional measures. Additionally, all of them are answerable to the public now, very contrasting to the situation a couple of months back. A revolution of fair accountability has arrived and the leaders have succumbed by genuflecting. For example, the judiciary crisis recently solved saw the President, Prime Minister and the ruling party, accepting the reinstating of Chaudary Ifthikar and his colleagues by surrendering, even though unwillingly.

Hence, the people are looking at their leaders, political and that in judiciary, because they 'think' that they are the catalyst to provide and maintain peace. Yes, people have started to 'think' and that makes the government nervous and should make the judiciary too. There is no place for injustice to make its home in Pakistan, and if it does then a finale Long March is on the cards to get rid of indolent political leaders and judges.

Pakistan : Haven for Failed Governments

For the past two decades, Pakistan is going through a famine where it is powerless to find an excellent government or fine system of governance. From Ghulam Ishaq Khan to Farooq Leghari, and then from Musharraf to Zardari, the same cassette is being played again and again. Either it is Presidential monarchy or military dictatorship. Surely, the mystification lies in our system of governance i.e. President-Prime Minister-Parliament.

If the above system of governance is a letdown, which it surely is, then it is high time that we should revolutionize this system. Until and unless this quandary is not solved, our adventurers, politicians and leaders, will carry on their adventurism to attain absolute power. As absolute power corrupts, therefore, presidential or military dictatorship is highly not suggested. Hence, our parliamentary leaders have to score through the post of Prime Minister i.e. the president would be in charge of the helm of affairs of the country. He would be answerable to the parliament - people of Pakistan – which is currently the task of the Prime Minister. Additionally, the alternative solution is to curb the power of the President so that he does not overpower the sentiments of the public.

Due to this catch-22, Pakistan has suffered immensely, monetarily and in a social context. Moreover, to bring solidity to our governance system, the creams of the crop have to close their ears to the American dictation because it's leading to turbulence and degeneration in our society. Shockingly, it is surely a phenomenon that Pakistan is still extant because our situation is worse than Iraq and Afghanistan presently. We have a high fiscal debt, we are getting no financial support from friends, we have a civil war, we don’t know when the person standing next to us will blow off and political discrimination has reached its maximum peak.

Sadly, the current government has been incapable to clear the chaos in the house. But that does not mean they don’t deserve to complete their term. The people of Pakistan have given them the say-so therefore they have to be serene to get the most wanted results. But, mid-term elections should definitely take place if the masses come to the roads because it is one of the best forms of bringing a revolution, though it surely is highly unasked for because it can cause a loss in human lives due to the suicidal tendencies of the bombers present in our realm. All eyes are on the month of March, because we are moving towards an unconventional sort of referendum which will decide the upshot of the serving government.

I, personally, am praying for a mid-term election because I believe that our highly salaried ministers and President should have solved the impasse of judiciary and the complaints of the lawyers' community in their first year of power. We have elected the wrong leaders once again and we can definitely not afford another mistake otherwise it would be fatal this time. A good plan today is better than perfect plans tomorrow i.e. respect time and time would respect you which will take you to glory!

Respect Time...and time will respect you!

People who don’t care about time, time do not care about them. Sadly, it is going to be two years, since Chaudary Ifthikar was criminally removed from his administrative center. Surprisingly, he fought against the odds with the help of Chaudary Aitzaz Ahsan and got re-instated. But, another illegal move from the oppressor of people's determination detached him from the helm of affairs.

Fast-forward from November 2 2007, the incumbent leaders of today won the elections by chanting the slogan – "Chaudary Ifthikar is our chief justice!" - Today they have forgotten their pledge and brought ignominy to the dead soul of the Late Benazir Bhutto who also supported him. Interestingly, his foes, friends before, have raison d'être for not reinstating him. Some say, he is too biased to be a judge while some have gone so low integrity-wise that they pronounce – "We cannot remove Dogar because he is also a Chief Justice now". The point is that if the actions of November 2 were illegitimate than any selection according to it is also illegitimate. This can be identified by a child in a crèche then why cannot our leaders comprehend this?

According to my knowledge about the Pakistani headship, I can easily say that our political forces exchange blows for those causes in which they have personal gains and vice versa. From Zardari to Nawaz Sharif or Qazi Hussain Ahmad to Imran Khan, all are skirmishing for their personal/political gains. But in our system which is so shady and deceitful, it's better to support those who favor the desires of a larger community, even if they are doing it for their own promotion.

Leaders in office who think Chaudary Ifthikar is a political figure need to get their heads examined because, fortunately for him, he has not passed a political testimonial and has remained tight lipped about the political affairs. If a political party/parties support him that does not entail that he has become a political figure. As a matter of fact, political parties get their support from the masses and they are the best representation of the general public. So, if a segment of people does support him, then what’s wrong in it?

Importantly, it should be remembered that Chaudary Ifthikar is not as white as milk or an angel, many or most of the populace know about it. He rose to command during Musharraf's regime, took oath on PCO and did not address against him for a stretched era. Was it the Steel Mill's case or an individual squabble, I don’t know. But, most of the people support him because he has been the first government official who did not bow his head according to the wishes of a martial despot. It was because of the lawyer's movement that Musharraf had to completely resign and Zardari should be extremely thankful for it. Moreover, no one deserves to be kicked out of work like this, be it Chaudary Ifthikar or a clerk. In fact, after his re-instating, expectations of the general public would be high from him i.e. if he supports the unruly then surely you will see another movement, and this time against him. But today, his supporters are still singing the mantra to get him reinstated though at the moment it's falling on deaf ears.

It is going to be two years soon, and nothing fruitful has shaped up till now. Forlornly, Musharraf is enjoying a content lifestyle, giving lectures at Stanford, where instead he should have been in jail at this instant with the present president. This is the quirk of fate of Pakistan – "Chor gaye aur luteray agaye!" – Thieves are gone and dacoits have come to loot 'n' rule.

I deduce and desire that Zardari completes his term or stays a little longer because the public of this country will only then find out how to vote when they are pushed to the edge of the knoll. Respect time and time will respect you; take judgments prompt, because justice delayed is justice denied, otherwise all and sundry might go down the hill, and it will surely hurt if it doesn’t slay.

Leadership in Crisis

There are fissures in the foundations of Pakistan which is due to the severe scarcity of superior leaders in our political and nonspecific arena. Since the departure of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Liaqut Ali Khan, the situation has gone haywire in our realm. From Ayub to Zardari, the status quo of this dearth is escalating extraordinarily. This deficiency has raised the level of fretfulness in the general public to unknown heights which is so severe for the social order that from a tea stall to gelato affair or from a ghetto to a bastion, there is just one question on everyone's mind i.e." when will good leaders arrive?"

Such a situation is so wrong because nations that wait for heroes to save them are the unluckiest – only struggle creates heroes not luck because luck is always with those who don’t include it in their plans, read history if you don’t believe it. Once on this topic, one wise man shared his wisdom on this dilemma with me once. He explained that lack of education is the raison d'être behind the lack of leadership. Therefore, he had a simple modus operandi for its solution i.e. to provide quality education to children, especially to females, so that when these little girls turn into mothers, they give birth to revolutionaries. For a moment, I wanted to jump on the couch to celebrate the elucidation he provided. But then, I came back to veracity and thought that this will take decades.

It disturbed me for a little while. However, the astute chap saw the depressed look on my face and suggested "Brother, carry on your struggle for it because that’s the only thing you have control over and leave the results to The One who controls the cosmos". STOP. These words should be enough for anyone to realize that nothing is impossible if one struggles for it with honesty, integrity and commitment. For instance, look at Iqbal and Jinnah. Interestingly and gladly, his formula to success and peace is simple and achievable; one just has to believe in it.

All we have to do is to do our bit to make the society a better place to live in and through this by default we will achieve the beloved domino effect. Sadly, I see most of the populace waste their times in activities which are unproductive with zero output, in fact, it sucks up the resources. Hence, this is the time to act and start the restoration phase and let's stamp out the word "inefficient" before the word "leadership" because crisis creates motivation and we have a bag full of crises at the moment.

This is the best PPP can BOAST OFF !

I am speculating on the progress report the sitting government will present in front of the public on the eve of their 1st year in power. I deduce it will look like this:-

Dear All,
The People of Pakistan, I will initiate this report by saying the sacred words – BB Zinda Hai! Likewise, I am not going to start with the Islamic greeting of "Assalamalaikum" because Pakistan is conquering new heights of modernization and we cannot stall it by using the lingo used by our enemies. As a matter of fact, Our President has opened new horizons of modernization and flirt for the Pakistani men to shake hands with ladies indecently as long as they yearn anywhere and everywhere.

In the coming year, addition in indirect taxation, addition in OGDC's profit, and several more steps will be taken to ensure that the supplication, "Long Live the Bhuttos", become a certainty because the Bhuttos wont be able to last long without your constant financial support. Therefore, Mr. President is deciding to take concrete steps in this regard and planning to issue a 10% Bhutto tax on anything that can be sold.
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Coming back to the agenda, it's my pleasure to announce the progress report which will highlight our achievements only for the year 2008-2009, as we are not capable for making failures. Firstly and fore mostly, BB Zinda Hai! Therefore, we do not need to bring the culprits to the court as the opposition is demanding. Their demand is bizarre, but as they are Pakistani citizens we have decided to assist them with a psychiatrist on gratis. Furthermore, we are also not wasting the time of our respectable courts because they have better things to do such as the Sharif Brothers eligibility case.

Secondly, the current government is pleased to announce that it has increased the employment rate in the country. Unquestionably, you would have heard through the media that we have re-instated all those government employees with full benefits who had lost their jobs after Benazir Bhutto lost power in the 1990's. Moreover, we are against the hypothesis that people should be taught to catch the fish rather than to serve them in plates. Therefore, the government has taken concrete steps by launching the Benazir Income Support Plan where poor ladies are eligible to receive Rs. 1000 per month. This scheme is NOT ACCOUNTABLE as we have bought the National Accountability through NRO.

Thirdly, through the efforts of the current government, petrol prices have come down all over the world. The world should be thankful to the Bhuttos for that, the next step is to deliberate on bringing the petrol prices low in our country too. We know people are demanding the petrol should be cheaper because in the international market the rate is below $ 30/barrel. The reason for the delay in taking decision is that we don’t believe in the old theory that a good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. Honestly speaking, as we always do, we have reached at a very confusing stage. As gas prices and petrol prices are already too near that it is causing inconvenience. The only solution is to reduce OGDC'S profit but that will make things worse because Mr. Shaukat Tarin won't be able to pay IMF then and it will put the core agenda of the nation -i.e. the Bhuttos should live long- to a precarious point.

Fourthly and importantly, we have decided to be friends with our enemies as we are sociable people. Therefore, we have decided not to take Musharraf to court for abductions and torture of “Missing People”, sabotaging the democratic process and rule of law, and for internal military violence. MQM is also not going to be taken to court for the May 12 2008 massacre and for those cases also where they killed our several members. Moreover, although BB said that Chaudary Iftthikar is her Chief Justice, but as democracy prevails in this country now, we decide not to re instate him as the majority in power don’t want him because he has the tendency to snatch our personal souvenir which we received from Mr. Musharraf – NRO. We believe The Honourable Judge, Mr. Dogar, is the best person for this job.

Fifthly and lastly, there is no inflation and the energy crisis is not such that media should cry about it. Media is playing a negative role, but we will not put curbs on it because we believe in free media. Therefore, load shedding will continue at all times, even when the best current affairs shows are on air, we believe "in equality".

People of Pakistan, we know you appreciate our work and will remain to vow silent even if you get to the point where you will drown in your homes. We thank you immensely for this gesture and commitment towards our cause of making Bhuttos live longer. Jiye Bhutto!

Regards,
PPP Jiyala,
Minister for Progress Reports and Bhutto Livelihood Scheme

I believe such progress reports will urge people to make moves for a change, YES WE CAN!

INDIANS EXPOSED!

Zaid Hamid unfolds the real story behind the Mumbai Attacks. I am embeding one of the parts, but all parts are must watch!

APPEAL FOR GAZA VICTIMS

FLP PRESS CONFERENCE

Human Relief Foundation at work!

US troops carry out search operation in NWA

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

By Mushtaq Yusufzai

PESHAWAR: Two US choppers, carrying American troops, reportedly intruded into the Pakistani tribal territory and landed at the Bange Dar village of North Waziristan Agency (NWA), bordering the Khost province in Afghanistan, and abducted three nomads on Monday night.Separately, suspected militants killed four more alleged US spies in the Taliban-controlled North Waziristan tribal region on the night between Monday and Tuesday.

Tribal sources told The News that two US choppers landed at the Bange Dar village. The soldiers carried out a brief search operation in the village and detained three nomads and took them along to the neighbouring country.The sources informed this correspondent from Miramshah, headquarters of NWA, by telephone that the US choppers landed at the border near Ghulam Khan area and searched the small village for suspected Taliban militants.Quoting residents of Bange Dar village, the sources said after failing to find out any militants in the village, the US troops later held three ‘innocent’ men on suspicion of having links with Taliban militants involved in attacks on the US and Nato forces across the border.However, senior government officials as well as security authorities based in Miramshah denied violation of Pakistan’s airspace by the coalition forces.
“We have our troops deployed along the border with Afghanistan but none of them reported any such violation by the foreign forces,” a military officer told this scribe but wished not to be named.The government officials said the incident might have happened across the border in Afghanistan as the Afghan nomads had set up small-tented villages inside Afghan territory.

When reached by telephone, Maj-Gen Athar Abbas, Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), denied reports about violation of Pakistan’s airspace by the US choppers.“No, I don’t have any kind of such report. I am in touch with senior military officials but none of them talked about this issue, which I am sure would not have taken place,” explained Maj-Gen Abbas.Meanwhile, suspected militants in North Waziristan killed four more alleged US spies and threw their bodies on main roads in various parts of the restive tribal region. Two of the alleged US spies were said to be Afghan nationals and the other two were identified as local tribesmen. The tribal sources said bullet-riddled bodies of the two Afghans were found on road in Sarobi village near Spalga.

Body of one tribesman was recovered from Miramshah Bazaar and other’s body was found from the Razmak Road. The suspected militants left hand-written letters Pashto language in which four of the slain men were accused of spying on ‘Mujahideen’ in North Waziristan for the US forces in Afghanistan.