Pakistan, what the future looks like!

It seems as though we have managed to democratically elect a government that is intent on destroying Pakistan. I present to you a review of the 100 day of Zardari's Government!

Judges were not restored and neither a dictator - or for that matter, mini dictators (Nasim Ashraf etc.) were removed.

Stock markets are down. Economy is suffering from neglect (Naveed Qamar, thank you).

Peace has been established in Islamabad. The rest of Pakistan does not count.

Power, food and health crises have plagued the country.

USA is calling the shots.

Pakistan is being threatened. NATO presents an external threat whereas the local Taliban aren't going Happy-Feet either.

It seems as though Pakistan's future has been sold to foreigners.

The following things have happened (as of typing the post):

1. Lawyers haven't given up.
2. Musharraf hasn't given up.
3. Zardari hasn't given up.
4. Nawaz hasn't given up.
5. ANP hasn't given up.

The first to succumb to public pressure will undoubtedly become a less unpopular person/party in the eyes of the people of the country. But it seems as though all the players are happy and content. It seems as though the balls in no one's court.

Is our country doomed to this fate?
What can we do to help?
When are we going to bring about a change?
What is the change going to be? (Besides Nasim Ashraf getting sacked - everyone seems to think k agar mein aaya to sabb se pehle Naseemay ko farigh karun ga.)

The “Dash” Day!!

(Inspired from the hugs day!!!)

Replace the “Dash” in the title of this article, and you might get a day that is celebrated in one or the other part of the world, literally. You name it and they have it!!!! The “dash” day phenomena is taking the world by a storm.

I heard about this hug day on some news channel. The news really got my attention. The hug day?? Really?? Haven’t the people gone too far in celebrating the so called “days”?? The world “hug” day is actually celebrated officially on the 1st Saturday following the 30th of June. (you can actually hug any person roaming the street with the “free hug” banner!!!).

These “dash” days are huge in number, swarming our life. Mother’s day(second Sunday of MAY), father’s day(3rd Sunday of June), women’s day(8 March), men’s day(19 November), Grandparents day, children’s day(20 November), Labor Day(1 may), valentine day(14 February), friendship day(first Sunday in August), peace day(21 September), Earth Day(22April), April Fool’s day(1 April), this day , that day , and of course the “hugs day” ;)

Some of the more weird ones I found were the Bubble Gum day(1 February), Buy Nothing Day (The day after thanksgiving), International talk like a pirate day(19 September), Ninja Day(% December),Mischief night (30 October),Monkey Day (14 December), No Pants Day(first Friday of May) ,The towel day(25 May).... Is it enough or do you want some more!!!

The question that must arise in one’s mind here is, Do these “dash” days serve any real purpose?? Are they just for fun? Just another time pass??Why do people spend so much time and money in arranging and celebrating these days?? Do they make the impact they intended to make?? Well, I think they DO… they do make a difference. !!

I usually hear people say, “What is the purpose of telling your mom that you love her only on the mother’s day? Cant you tell her this the every other day??doesn’t she deserves your love each single day??” or something like “express your love any time you want, why to do it only on 14th of Feb.??” or “ this children day is crap, if you want to help a child, just go and help him. Don’t wait fort the children day!” and many more comments like this (sometimes back, I supported many of these arguments!!)

These “dash” days (Except for the really weird ones I stated earlier) serve as a stimulus for the people, who sometimes forget that there’s more in this world than there own self. They might not always have an impact on a large scale, but they always do make the small differences. Just for example, on children’s day, if just one thousand people even think that they should help needy children, maybe 10 people will actually do it, and maybe 1 or 2 people make it a habit. Someone’s life might change!!

Everyone is not born to bring a revolution. Just play your part in helping someone. Sometimes, just make someone smile. That my friends, is itself a very big deed.

Happy “dash” day !! :)

Semester Over!! Will it be the same next Semester??

Congratulations 27 Electrical, we have now stepped out of the Sixth semester..

Here's NEWS for the Seventh:-

The following Teachers will be teaching you next...

1. Lt. Col Dr. Rashid
   
2. Dr. Khalid Munnawar (KM)
3. Deitel (Prof. Kaleem)
4. Engr. Tauseef Iqbal (--NICK NOT AVAILABLE--)
5. Dr. Ibrahim Siddiqui (--NICK AVAILABLE BUT CONF.--)

Jamia Hafsa... MY take

This post is meant to shed light on Uzair's post on the same topic.

The Jamia Hafsa tragedy marks a dark day in our history when laws and accountability were abused.

When there are active bordellos running in your locality and prostitution is practiced openly and widely, would you start setting up an army? Or would you rather go to the police? I'd rather go to the police and get an FIR registered against Aunti Shamim rather than let her get an FIR registered against me for abduction.

But things were not as rosy for the people at the said Jamia: high-ups (as Uzair says) were involved.


Prostitution is a centuries old trait that has been practiced in parts of the world. Never in history, was it considered good - men and women were considered chaste if they kept away from such people. But thanks to modernization and an advancement in our thinking, it has taken a more humanitarian picture.

The result: Abduction of prostitutes and pimps will result in the army using the most cruel weaponry against you (chemical weapons including...). So that all those who are thinking of stopping these people, ought to think twice.

Operation Silence – a year passes by

Dust, smoke, gunfire, screams, blood ------ what followed? SILENCE which pierced the hearts, even of those who had vociferously supported the operation before; silence that made everyone of us numb and deprived us of the courage to raise our voices against it; silence that provided perfect shelter to the perpetrators, that to this date no inquiry could take place; deadly silence, that hid the figures of casualties and countless still remain missing!
Was it a befitting punishment? Was their crime so grave? Were they ever given a right to court trial? Were they given a fair chance of negotiations? Did they get the sympathies of the human rights commissions, who can’t keep quite even at the death sentence of brutal killers? Well, to be impartial, the answer to all the questions above is an emphatic NO. This is a country where chain killers remain on the loose, where Mr. 10% becomes the practical head of state, where rapists and bandits are almost never punished ----- Was the crime committed by students of jamia hafsa so grave?
It is agreed that protest and propaganda is the right of every individual and that one needs to exercise them within limits. Think of the protests that take place in this country. Protests at BB’s death left hundreds of trucks and several trains burnt and economy crashing down badly. Nobody was held responsible! The students of jamia hafsa did tread on some sensitive grounds, True! But again I would ask, was their crime so grave? Kidnapping the people who were running a brothel, which existed under the very knowledge of police high-ups, wasn’t that big a deal as kidnapping the whole judiciary. Students of LUMS and Punjab University protest against emergency and only police is enough to take care of them yet the students of jamia hafsa protest against immoral values and whole lot of rangers, police and SSG are sent to teach them a lesson – a lesson of life – the operation to silence them all! Did the students of jamia hafsa belong to a lesser creed?
So this injustice continues, it were our forces at jamia hafsa and now the ISAF hitting at our backyard killing innocent. For how long we want to maintain the silence? For how long we want to think of ourselves as helpless dejected soles? Its time for a change! Time to stand-up, Time to join hands and raise our voices! It’s time, that you and I, who constitute the youth of Pakistan, take responsibilities of steering Pakistan to right path. To teach the perpetrators a lesson and to stand up against the dictators! Let’s make a resolve; we won’t be enjoying university life ever again in life (graduate level). Its time to act, we are in final year. To raise our voices, against the dictators, against the imposers, at every level, starting from our own college!

My take on operation "Sirat-e-Mustaqeem"

Once this new government came into power, there was a hype created: "we are going to resolve all issues through dialogue"...

The hype fell face down when Richard Boucher came to talk some sense into the Politics of this country..

To be realistic and a bit sympathetic to this country's present rulers, negotiations were started but soon they failed. It seemed each time a dialogue was started, an American missile would tear through all hopes of peace.

So much for the hit-out-at-government part...

The militancia on the other hand, has not been the damsel in distress that they seem cut out to be. Perhaps each time a dialogue was started, what party benefited the most? The Qabailis. Each Peace-Talk seemed to mark an opportunity.

For instance, take this latest attack: inside Peshawar. Peshawar was somewhere militant's could only have dreamed about.

It seemed as though Pakistan's fate has been put into the wrong hands. Our democratically elected leaders and our not-so-democratically elected militant leaders are all playing their own game. No one is thinking about Pakistan's interests and no one is thinking about Islam. We are playing with Pakistan's interests and we are flagrantly using religion for our own selfish needs.

Note to ALL...

Uzair sent me an sms telling me that you people were missing me at the blog... (awwwww)..



I've got no excuses... was not just in the mood to sit and type...


Now I believe that since we are not gonna meet up for some weeks... I might as well become an active member of the 27-Electrical Blog...


I'd soon like to post something.... but right now, i'm passing through a Writer's Block!! so... help me out!