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Our sweet treasures
2007-11-16 19:28:00 Sometimes we do not realize the value of the treasures we have....but when we lose them,we come to know how much they meant to us.The treasures are kept in a safe place,a place without a hard lock,where no one except our feelings and emotions can steal them.The treasures are in a garden full of white roses whose mesmerizing scent takes good care of them.In an ocean where pearls of innocence make a comely necklace for their constant companions,which being a symbol of protection drive away the sinister waves......A deep ocean,whose corals and shells sing songs of peace as the charms that take them under their sparkle.The coins of love and trust in the migty forest are safely hidden among the dense tall trees,a forets full of delicate butterflies which fly all day and night ,following the same routes,in search of any lost or cast away coin.A forest whose numb soil gives refuge to our valuables...........valuables preserved in an eyrie screened by thevigorous eagle of the rigid mass....... More About: Sweet , Treasure , Treasures
Photo Sessions at Marriages : An Increasing Trend...
2007-11-16 12:01:00 There is an increasing trend of photo sessions in Pakistan at the matrimonial functions. For this a professional photographer is hired who takes in snap shots of the bride or the marrying pair and most of the times, of the sisters next in number to the bride for sending in pictures to ?Rishta Walay?. That I think is a mere extravagance. Even if the girl or boy is not willing for the session, they are forced.Photo graphers charge thousands for an album they create. But the parents are like compelled to do so as it is the requirement imposed by society. Here I think it is self imposed by one?s own self. It is really not that necessary. What one has to do it except watching the same face in artificial faces again n again? The beauty that is portrayed in a natural photograph can?t be captured by posing.So another burden added on the already present expenses of marriage. Still I think it is upon us to stop it. What if we don?t have a photo session at our marriage and save those thousands ... More About: Trend , Marriages , Sessions , Ages
Don't Blame Woman for Divorce
2007-11-15 04:40:00 In a society like Pakistan, divorce is a mere curse for the woman regardless of whether she is really accused or not. Surely it is an incident that can?t be easily forgotten but still one can live a new happy life. This gives life a new and bitter meaning where it is hard to survive the questions of people.This is the right time when you come across the mentalities of people and there you differentiate between good and bad people. Most of the times, people loose hopes and start hating life. The person with whom promises have been made for the whole life has said good bye to you. That is the time, when one feels having lost everything.Marriage is actually a promise for the whole life and each of the spouses has to effort in to keep this life safe and happy. It is not just the responsibility of woman to understand everything and compromise. A woman leaves her home and family to live with a man and so expects love, care and understanding from him.So when a divorce happens, only woman s... More About: Divorce , Woman , Blame , Divo
Is your party?
2007-11-14 23:26:00 Democratic?Does your party hold regular elections for different positions/offices within the party (including elections for the Chairperson)? If not, then most probably your party does not have enough democratic culture to be able to bring democracy to the country.Eager to Serve?Does your party have any ongoing projects for the welfare of the public (or at least its own members), that are independent of its position in the government? If not, then it?s time to consider whether your party is committed to the people of Pakistan or to getting positions in the government.Committed to its Heroes? Is your party striving to have the illegally removed judges reinstated? Or has it decided to betray those who stand up for the constitution? Would you present your services/sacrifice for a party that does not stand by its (and the nation?s) heroes?Far-sighted?Is your party calling for the trial of those who have suspended the constitution? If not, then your party does not have the foresight to r... More About: Party
A story to Share
2007-11-14 10:46:00 Some days ago I came to know a story and want to share and confirm the health of it, if any body can confirm?When Dr Manmohan Singh came into power in India, he was curious about many events including the existing of Pakistan army. He called a Hindu Jotshi to tell him the future prospects about dealing with Pakistan Army. The Jotshi used his spiritual strength and told after a silence that Doctor sahib you need not to bother about it and keep emphasis on National Issues and development. Dr Manmohan Singh asked that Jotshi Pakistan Army is a big threat for India how I can ignore it. The Jotshi replied that the last the Pakistan Army will fight against its nation so that is no more threat for any one.When I heard that story I came into deep silence, because no matter this story is right or wrong but we by our mis-deeds are heading towards the same direction. God Help Us. Pakistan Paindabad More About: Story , Share
Daily Telegraph and Musharraf
2007-11-14 08:50:00 Nomatter how hard and bitter family members fight with each other, if some outsiders comes and abuses any of the family member, the whole family becomes united against the outsider. Daily Telegraph, an English tabloid, in its exasperated attempt to insult a Pakistani has exposed its narrow-mindedness and also show the world its intellectual dirt.The foul and abusive language usage in the Western media is not a new thing. They even use it for Prophet Christ and that is why they become stunned over the reaction of Muslim when they mock the last Prophet Mohammad (SAW). They dont really care about the self-respect and esteem of others. They use to insult whatever and whoever they want. They have got their own standards of freedom of speech.Whether you like Musharraf or not; its hard to defend the expletives use by Daily Telegraph against Pakistani president. President Musharraf shouldnt expect any 'sorry' from the English Tabloid, as they have just done it get some more publicity and...
Pervez Elahi Aya Kis Di Furmaish Tay?
2007-11-14 08:50:00 I fully concur with the following article published in Ummat. Benazir is dying for the Kursi, and now US has become apprehensive of her hunger. Musharraf is already having second thoughts over his deal with her, and now he is looking more towards the unconstitutional measures to retain himself in Wardi and Kursi.The deal was initially that Musharraf will keep the Wardi and an eye/stick on Kursi, whereas Benazir will enjoy the Kursi. But now as Chaudharies of Gujarat have succeeded to impose emergency through Musharraf, they wouldnt never let him go back, and would carry on with their plan to keep Benazir out, and its might be possible very strongly that we see Pervez Elahi our next Prime Minister.As we have no choice and we have no clout, so we can only sadistically wish that Musharraf would carry on atleast with Shaukat Aziz instead of Pervaiz Elahi....... More About: Mais
Imran Khan Trapped By Monafiqs
2007-11-14 08:50:00 Imran Khan represents the genuine opposition within the Pakistan. He may be the playboy once before coming into the politics, but he rules the hearts of Pakistani youth right now. He is learning by the time, and he is turning out to be a profound leader, who we could use for our survival. He surfaced in the Punjab university to protest against emergency and the military rule, and was loved by the students. Throngs of students just adored him, and the shameless thugs and spineless animals of Islami Jamiat Tulba got jealous and they beat him, abused him, and then confined him in the university before he was arrested by the Police gleefully.Jamat-e-Islami, one of the monafiq of the Motahidda Mona fiq Alliance (MMA), has always played as the B-team of the GHQ, and this time they proved loyal to Shah more than the Shah. Jamat once again foiled opposition's efforts of erecting some serious hurdles in the way of emergency. Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman must be proud of the Qazi and his goons.Imag... More About: Imran Khan
Out of the frying pan, into the fire?!
2007-11-14 08:50:00 By: Fahmina NazChild Protection OfficerSPARC Lahore No child shall be deprived of his or her liberty unlawfully or arbitrarily. The arrest, detention or imprisonment of a child shall be in conformity with the law and shall be used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time. Pakistan ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) in November1990. Pakistan was among the first 20 states to sign the UNCRC. In so doing, it made a commitment to ?respect and ensure the rights set forth in the Convention to each child within their jurisdiction without discrimination.?What is Juvenile Justice?Juvenile Justice System, as understood by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, refers to a separate justice system for juvenile, in which the juvenile suspect enjoys all due process and human rights, while also receiving special protection because he or she is under-aged.Juvenile justice can be narrowly defined as the legislations, s... More About: Fire
Go Jamiat Go : Punjab University Students Stands Up
2007-11-14 08:50:00 Atlast the students of Punjab Univers ity have risen up to the occassion, and they once again proved to the world that good guys always win over the bad guys. Thousands of students of the university produced a passionate rally in the premises of University in the favour of Imran Khan and agains the terrorists of Jamiat. They were chanting "Go Jamiat Go" and "Imran Teray Jaan Nisar, Bayshumaar, Bayshumaar".Angry students remained peaceful, but they rightfully closed down the offices of the Jamiat, torn-apart their stickers and romp their luggage. All the goons and thugs of Jamiat went into hiding, and thousands of Jamiat members resigned from the Jamiat. It was a grand day in the university, when the faculty was also silently supporting the students against the Jamiat terrorism.Imran Khan has achieved a very important milestone, perhaps his most notable, in his political career. More About: Students
USA and its Dictators
2007-11-13 17:47:00 Abacha, General Sani ----------------------------NigeriaAmin, Idi ----------------------------------------- -UgandaBanzer, Colonel Hugo ---------------------------BoliviaBatista , Fulgencio --------------------------------CubaBolki ah, Sir Hassanal ----------------------------BruneiBotha, P.W. ---------------------------------------So uth AfricaBranco, General Humberto ---------------------BrazilCedras, Raoul -------------------------------------Hait iCerezo, Vinicio -----------------------------------Guatem alaChiang Kai-Shek ---------------------------------TaiwanCo rdova, Roberto Suazo ------------------------HondurasChristian i, Alfredo -------------------------------El SalvadorDiem, Ngo Dihn ---------------------------------VietnamD oe, General Samuel ----------------------------LiberiaDuvali er, Francois --------------------------------HaitiDuva lier, Jean Claude-----------------------------HaitiF ahd bin'Abdul-'Aziz, King ---------------------Saudi ArabiaFranco, General Francisco -----... More About: Dictators
Thank You Musharraf
2007-11-13 08:42:00 The whole world seems to go mad except the silent majority of Pakistanis over the proclaimation of emergency in Pakistan. Majority of Pakistanis know their country better than others. They have taken a sigh of relief over the hush-hush of private channels which were doing nothing but spreading alarming sensations among the populace.President Musharraf very sadly banned the channels, and he was dead right when he said that West and other opposing emergency must realize the ground realities in the country, and he was right when he said that he institutionalized emergency to save the Pakistan from a combined suicide. Now after the promulgation of emergency, things seem to go in the right direction at last.Now people have more time to think about themselves and their country, instead of wasting time in front of meaningless talk shows of private channels. Musharraf has made some mistakes, but who hasnt. Musharraf has dexterily save Dr. Qadeer from US, and he hasnt allowed NATO and US to ... More About: Hank
Searching for the footsteps of Shariati
2007-11-13 08:42:00 By Shaheryar Ali at Pak Tea House. Pak Tea House is a little corner in the blogosphere endeavours to revive the culture of debate, pluralism and tolerance Pakistan. It is inspired by the defunct Tea House in Lahore that nurtured several literary and social movements for decades.?You teach me how to live;I shall learn how to die.?I was dismayed to read the news that Islamists have removed Pakistani flag from Police stations in Sawat, the Islamists for whom ?death? is the weapon of choice. Tie a belt around you and bang, you are a martyr!! Tonnes of literature has now emerged in Europe on ?problem of Islam?; ?the cult of death?, the ?glorification of death??One piece caught my eye, that traced the ideas of death in works of foremost libertarian Islamic scholar, Ali Shari ati. It was hard to digest Shariati being a product of the most radical and most libertarian of the French and continental traditions. Shariati built his libertarian political discourse on deconstruction of Hussein?s m... More About: Searching , Hari , Steps
Interview with Blogger Junaid Khan
2007-11-13 08:42:00 Would you please tell us something about you?I blog at The Land of Pure.I was born in the city of Bannu in NWFP on 30th December, 1983. I did my FSc from Cadet College Kohat and hence am Kohatian. Later on i did my BBA (hons) and MBA from National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST). After my post graduation, I have been associated with the financial sector for past two years and am currently working as Senior Financial Analyst in a telecom company in Pakistan. I am actively involved in Community service activities and am always available as volunteer for any noble causes.Could you tell us what made you decide to blog?I heard about blogging a year back but never got time to get into the details. As i have been a regular reader of approximately a dozen national and international newspapers and magazines and there i found a lot of negative propaganda against Pakistan, so i decide to make my own website where i can present the reality to the audience. I never had any idea of b... More About: Blogger , Interview , Khan
Will They Come Out?
2007-11-12 17:42:00 Introducing private media channels like GEO, ARYONEWORLD, AAJ, and host others was a commendable step from the government. In rural Punjab, there is cliche which if translated into English, goes like this, "If your mother has married second time, its bad, if she has left the second husband, its too bad."Government first liberated the media, it proved bad for her. Now she has imposed ban on it, its too bad. In todays time of Internet, cell phones, wireless, and dish you cant really throw a dark blanket over the whole country. People of this country have now tasted the blood of cable channels and now they are really missing it. During the CJP issue, and during the Nawaz Sharif fiasco on 10th Sep, People remained content enough to remain at their homes, enjoying thedrama unfolding live on cable channels. But now they have got nothing to do at homes, and there is a chance that they would come on roads to inquire what the fuss is all about.Will they really come out? One still wonders.
I salute you, my Generals!!
2007-11-11 22:54:00 I salute you, my Generals !For the courage you show,in bombarding your own people - killing them like pests.Only you have the courage, my Generals,to see school children with limbs torn apart,and continue bombarding,indiscriminately.I salute you, my Generals!For the protection you give, to the Constitution.You suspend it so often and so high, that no one can ever reach it ? let alone desecrate it.Such is the coherence of your thinking, my Generals,that so many of you have come up with the same protection planrepeatedly.I salute you, my Generals!For the determination you show,in the face of all the opposition from the nation.Liberals, the religious, politicians, civilians,begging, shouting, screaming, in one voice,to let them have the freedom to choose.But you trample their wishes with your boots - and stand firm.Only you have the determination, my Generals,to take a nation of 160 million, hostage,and devour its resources,incessantly.Naveed (November 2007) More About: Pakistan Army , Salute
Pakistanis in Sweden Join the Protest
2007-11-11 13:08:00 Over the weekend three protests were held in Sweden in Stockholm, Lund & Linkoping by Citizens of Pakistan. Details of the events can be found of the following link:http://swedenpk.googlepages.com/Also the video for the protest held in Linkoping is as follows:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC aJ54F-hrQ(Speech was in Swedish so that the local population could understand what is being protested for)The Pakistani Spectator appreciates this gallant effort by the Swedish Pakistanis . More About: Join , Protest
Detention of Gen Hameed Gul
2007-11-11 10:04:00 Reading today's newspaper i came accross the news about detention of General Hameed Gul in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi.I was really shocked to hear the detention of a Pakistani Citizen and a retired General of Pakistan Army to whom Mr Musharaf was staff officer at one time.The nation demands the honored release of General Hameed Gul with out any delay.Come on silent readers the time to speak out is now or never. More About: Detention
Why Someone Takes a Negative but Bold Step
2007-11-10 11:33:00 We know human being is barbarian in its roots, but civilization and need theory has tamed it to an extent so that it looks and behave like a civilian. But as a matter of fact human being requires at-least surety of two stages in the needs pyramid that are fulfillment of basic needs and then safety need. What happens when these two basic steps of needs are not fulfilled. This is just to analyze why a human decides to kill himself. Its not that easy to kill others. A killer, murderer or a suicide bomber first kills him/her self and kills his/her family when he decides to kill other. What a brave decision makers such people are to we name as cowards. Facts show that there is un-justice, which is the biggest motive of such decisions. Not getting justice in what sense? Parents do favor to one than other, family do wrong in decision making, deprived of love, environmental decisions not on merit, teacher beats without any mistake, being punished for the same offense for which others get ba... More About: Terrorism , Negative , Step , Suicide bombing , Some
Mohtarma Musarrat Shaheen
2007-11-10 08:21:00 Originally Published at Chowrangi by Fahd Mirza:Let me confess it. Let me wash my dirty clothes in front of public. Let me remind you what you too were fond of doing. At one stage of our life or another, we used to stealthily look at the Pushto movie advertisements in the Urdu newspapers. In those advertisement, you wouldn?t be able to see the face of heroin, but a full view of her posing her gigantic rear in some bizarre fashion. The more the gigantic rear, the more the successful movie. We the fainthearted only remained content to relish it in the newspapers, while secretly wishing to see it in the cinemas. Queen of those Pushto heroins was Musarat Shah een . It is also said that (and she also takes credit), it was Musarat Shaheen who actually innovated many diverse style in butt-posing, and she achieved a climax in that field. After thoroughly exhausting the rear-swishing and rear-posing and rear-etc, she blared the horns, and decided to service the nation more by participating in ... More About: Arma
PPP's Pindi Public Meeting
2007-11-09 15:49:00 After striking a deal with Musharraf, and after getting hundreds of innocent people blown up in suicide attacks, while she was safe in her fortress of a truck, Benazir bolted to Dubai just before emergency, and then came back after being assured from her masters in the West that all is well and its just part of the game.Lawyers, political workers of all the opposition parties, former and suspended judges, human rights activists and other civil society members were beaten, tortured, arrested and abused by the Police in all the cities of Pakistan, but only PPP remain untouched. When people again started raising fingers at Benazir and deal and the dheel, they hastily started posing as tough against emergency and Musharraf. She also started a mock campaign against government, and now threatening for marches.Some days ago they announced a public meeting in Liaqat Bagh Rawalpindi on 9th of November. Police didn?t seal any roads, and they didn?t do anything strong to stop PPP, though thous... More About: Public , Meeting
Geo on Web
2007-11-09 11:51:00 After emergency, one of the many draconian measures taken by the government, private cable channels like GEO, ARYONEWORLD, and AAJ tv were also taken off air for the cable viewers in Pakistan. If you want to view GEO through web, you can have it hereWatch GEO TV LIVE:http://watchgeotv.info/
10 Greatest Lies of Today
2007-11-09 11:40:00 By Talal Hussain Malik1- The election will be free and fair.2- I have introduced true democracy in Pakistan: General Musharraf.3- The state of emergency has paved way to attaining true democracy in the country.4- The state of emergency will help control the rising prices of different items.5- Emergency was declared taking into consideration only the peace situation in the country.6- Declaration of emergency is our internal matter; we shall not tolerate foreign interference on it: Government.7- Pakistan has made remarkable progress under my government and we are at a better footing today than we were ten years from now: General Musharraf.8- The economy of the country has had a boost; rise in commodity prices is an offshoot of inflation which further means that we are making progress. The economics expert: Shaukat Aziz.9- The government has always acted in the best interest of nation.10- The government has promoted freedom of expression and thought, ban on media ... More About: Today , Lies , Greatest
Now Americans Will Protect Our Nukes?
2007-11-08 19:02:00 America is our true friend. A really sincere and thoughtful one, indeed. Nobody, even the government of India thought about the safety of Pakistani nuclear assets, and there they are our Yankee friends from oceans across choked the toilets of White House, while worrying about the nuclear assets of Pakistan in the time of emergency.According to BBC, US government is so worried about the protection of nuclear assets of Pakistan that they are thinking very strongly to send over protective units of their forces to make sure that emergency doesn?t let the nukes go off automatically.Americans are so desperate about the Pakistani nuclear assets that they are not even waiting for their stooge Benazir, who has already promised that she would open up the nuclear sits of Pakistan for IAEA, and will fully comply with the West. She should appoint Mr. Asif Ali Zardari as the chairman of that organization which looks after the Pakistani nuclear assets.Emergency or no emergency, Martial Law or no M... More About: America , Nukes
Emergency in Pak - Views from India
2007-11-08 07:55:00 I've been asked to scribble what are the views of India ns on the current situation in Pakistan, Lemme share what?s the feeling and views from India.Its Pakistan's internal affairs and India shouldn't interfere, Even if India tries to show solidarity with the lawyers and other campaigners for Democracy I don?t think there would be any takers.Pakistanis are very resilient people when it comes to Government changes; they have seen all types of turmoil in its nationhood.Will the nukes fall into the wrong hands or be smuggled out to terroristsWill it increase militancy in Kashmir?Is Imran Khan safe, will he become the compromise PM appointed by USA.How come democracy has worked in India in spite of all its problems and huge size while Pakistan hasn't managed to figure it out?What happens to the peace talks and peace dividend, are we back to square one?For the first time there were many protest and dharnas by lawyers and people against the emergency in different cities in India, surpr... More About: Views , Emergency , Emerge
Black Coats Under Threat
2007-11-08 07:45:00 The situation is getting worse every day; everything is topsy turvy since Musharraf declared emergency. Lawyers are diappearing in big numbers. I escaped my own arrest today, lucky for me. Today afternoon, I along with two fellow lawyers was at a friend's place whose name was in the wanted list when a cop vehicle stopped at his house. They rang the bell and the friend's nephew said that his uncle (our friend) was out of home. They remained outside for some time and no sooner we got a chance to flee, we made our escape.Unfortunately, my bike's number has been noted by two cops on bikes this morning and it is possible that I might vanish all of a sudden like many others if my name finds a place in the list of the unfortunate. So far some eighteen lawyers have been arrested from our district. How many more?no one knows that.By Talal Hussain Malik: More About: Coats , Black , Threat , Oats
Student Protest Against Emergency
2007-11-08 07:20:00 After lawyers, political workers and the members of civil societies, students have also started registering their protest. Student s of LUMS, FAST, Quaid-e-Azam University and plethora of other institutes are staging peaceful protests throughout the country, though police is still hell bent on torturing everyone.TPS salutes the efforts of these gallant students and fully support their efforts. More About: Protest , Emergency , Emerge
Jalib's Gems by Junaid Zuberi
2007-11-08 07:00:00 Jalib died in 1993. Its been 14 years now. His best poetry written decades ago still haunts us hitting our conscience. The situation in Pakistan is such that each time I come across a Jalib poem / verse I just marvel at the relevance. So I thought of sharing some of his gems with you.To all those with a penchant for poetry and love for this country, here is Jalib:Jo shakhs tum se pehlay yahan takht nasheen thaaUsko bhee Khuda honay pe itna hi yaqeen thaa-------------------------------Kahin gas ka dhuan hai, kahin goliyon ki barishshab-e-ehd-e-kam nigahi, tujhe kis tarha sarahain-------------------------------Zu lmat ko zia , sarsar ko saba banday ko Khuda kya likhna deewar ko dar, pathar ko gohar, jugnoo ko diya kya likhnaek hashr bapa hay ghar ghar main, dum ghut'ta hay gumbad-e-bay dar mainek shakhs kay haathon muddat say, ruswa hay watan duniya bhar main ey deeda-waro is zillat ko qismat ka likha kya likhna....Logon pay hi hum ne jaan wari, ki hum ne inhi ki gham khwariHote hain ... More About: Gems
Interview with Blogger Ghaus Iftikhar
2007-11-08 06:38:00 Please tell us something about you.My name is Ghaus Iftikhar, I am 19yrs old guy studying BCS from Bahria University, Karachi. It might seem unbelievable but it is true that I am a Professional blogger at such a young age. This is all I can tell, I cannot explain my bio in details..Sorry!Could you tell us what made you decide to blog?One year ago there were no Pakistani blogs which gave the in-depth view of Pakistan. PakistanUncut is the only blog that keeps it's readers up-to-date on Pakistani news.What do you think sets your blog apart from other blogs?Some bloggers show the positive image of Pakistan while others show the negative. However, PakistanUncut is neutral and shows both sides. That makes it unique. Furthermore, unlike other blogs, PakistanUncut is updated throughout the day.If you could choose one characteristic you have that brought you success, what would it be?While the blog's popularity and subscriber-base is increasing steadily it is yet to be a 'success'. I ha... More About: Blogger , Interview
A Foolish Buddy
More articles from this author:2007-11-06 16:10:00 Apology to Dan Tow and our american brothers.I remember a story of School time 'A Foolish Stag' I think we all remember if heard or read it. We have the same story in Pakistan. That Stag was liking his multiple horns and thought that these are much necessery for threats to others, but what happened when he got his horn in the bush and the hound tore him into pieces.I am afraid that story was a true one and foreseeing it to happen again.We have an american stag in Pakistan. Who enforeced Marshal Law in disguise of emergency just to combat the judiciary to safe-guard his post. As a blind to law i know that decisions are in the courts are based on rules not on personnel will. A murderer is proved innocent if supported with witnesses and an innocent gets hang.If courts pardoned any terrorist it means the one side failed the other won. A Pakistanis lawyers, prisoned judges and the nation are terrorists except agencies officials and some other.Once Quaid-e-Azam Said, 'Army will obey th... More About: Buddy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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