18 posts tagged “pakistan”
hey ho! make some noise for the man who looks a bit like Saddam Hussein!
sir, enjoy your time - no formalities! all yours sir!
missing people in pakistan:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TUjSJMl1Hv8
http://youtube.com/watch?v=n2PYgrE33Jo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zaRGMb5GnDM
i admit that i m ignorant about the world at large and in specific about how many rounds this video has taken around the world, so at the risk of looking like a fool who posts videos that the world has already seen, i ve pasted the link (in 3 parts) to the video regarding the people who have gone 'missing' in pakistan..
most would know about the issue itself.. i did too.. and that was one of the reasons why i thought i could skip the airing of this video and a talk by mrs janjua and the mother of another missing person.. i didnt, but thats a story for another day..
i do not know how big a part that played in me posting this here, because the video told me of nothing that i didnt know about, yet, it told me more than i thought i could ever know about the issue.. anyways.. enough of this recurring going-round-in-circles apologetic-at-being-unable-to-convey-what-i-want-to-say talk that has become the feature of my life..
most of the people in the list at the end seem to be baloch (they were apparently 'picked up' for their nationalistic tendencies [only god knows what that means]) so it takes some of the gloss off the label of this being a product of the war on terror.. shameful and utterly wrong in any case..
shamelessly copied off darkys personal msg on msn:
"lahore had bomb blasts on the muslim new year.. beat that sydney fireworks!"
following is the list of email addresses you can (should) mail to and tell them to stop referring to Mr. Dogar as the Chief Justice of Pakistan since he constitutionally isnt (details in previous post):
aajcomments@aaj.tv, ed.khi@br-mail.com, editor@dawn.com, re.lhr@dawn.com,
re.isb@dawn.com , feedback@dawnnews.tv/com, editorial@dailytimes.com.pk,
newsroom@dailytimes.com.pk, feedback@geo.tv , imran.aslam@geo.tv
Right. The age of Draconian laws has come upon us once again and we should, no wait, it is imperative that we DO something about it. But what can you do if you re not a member of a political party, or if you re afraid of being arrested and detained with no rights to have a lawyer or a trial (a possibility that stares each one of the protesters in their eyes when we go out, or even anyone else in pakistan currently regardless of him protesting or not [see: person beaten up in front of his daughters outside FAST when he wasnt even protesting]. The lawyers and human rights activists, when detained, were being shifted from one place to the other so their families could not keep track of them)??
The answer is ALOT.
Firstly, many media sources and stories now refer to Mr. Dogar as the 'Chief Justice of Pakistan' and the others of his kind as 'Justices', while Chief Justice Iftikhar Choudhry is referred to as 'the deposed Chief Justice'. The ruling of the supreme court earlier this year itself stated that Iftikhar Choudhry could not be deposed in any way, plus the imposition of emergency was itself declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court before the bench was arrested and supposedly 'deposed'. Hence, the provision according to which the judges had to take oath was itself already declared unconstitional, and that makes the oath taken by Mr. Dogar to become the Chief Justice null and void in its entirety. So legally, Iftikhar Choudhry is still our chief justice and the previous supreme court judges are still legally at their posts if not practically. The least you can do is contact all media people (dont know them, doesnt matter. Whats the internet for?? bombard them with emails) and tell them to stop referring to Mr. Dogar as the Chief Justice, because he clearly isnt. Same goes for all the international readers (if any). This is very very simple. Please show your support by doing this.
Secondly, the current 'establishment' (if it can be called that), in its magnanimity, is at least forwarding all the mail Chief Justice Iftikhar Choudhry and the other judges of the Supreme Court get without censoring it. Informal reports tell us that the morale of our heroes is going down, and they constantly keep asking, "have the people come out on the streets yet?". They have no way of knowing that the movement against this tyranny is ripe and in full flow, and this is where you can come in. Mail those judges and let them know that the brave stance they took has not gone to waste, and we, inspired by their actions, will do whatever we can to ensure that justive prevails. Its not asking for much. 4-5 lines, a few paragraphs is all it needs. I will try and compile the postal addresses of the judges here on this site, if you cant bother looking up for it.
Thirdly, please keep commenting on the sites of international channels like bbc and cnn, to let them know that you are against this unconstitutional, unfair, and tyrannical imposition of 'emergency'. Even a single line would do, but just keep doing it and let them know that normal life is NOT going on in Pakistan, and can not go on under this facade. The international media has been giving this issue a lot of coverage. Please dont let it die down.
Lastly, keep the faith. It cant be done if you think it cant be done. You cant fail if you keep trying. Dont let the fire die down, and just dont give up.
THINGS WILL CHANGE!
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Dust and cobwebs on the doors of freedom, our city was a vultures dream. There was a morbid menu of monstrosities for the hungry media vikings each day, while our hearts cried a mourners wail. Sickly and tongue-tied - we motored on to the next big bandwagon; insipid souls rallying on towards the great big nothing. But fate was kind, if truth be told. It hit our head with maxwell's silver hammer, and while our bodies didn't follow Joan, our rotten apathetic souls sure did die, and there was the rebirth of our conscience. No longer are there any doubts. No longer are opinions polarised. A debate is no longer needed. No longer do we have tv channels analysing and critiquing and no longer are we taking great pleasure when they hit the proverbial nail on the proverbial god forsaken head. Now that all these little cushions have been, almost playfully, snatched away from us at the orders of the 'liberator', the broken furniture is there for all to see. So let us dive headlong into this, undoubtedly testing, quest for the rights that we shall not forego, even if it means that the deathknell for us has been rung.
However, in pursuit of this one, undoubtedly noble, end, let us not forget the golden principle of fallibility - for the end may be one but the paths manifold. Let us not be like the tyrant in forgetting all humility and trying to build a system so magnificent, that it ends up collapsing under its own weight. Let us not commit 'hubris' and try to strike the perfect blow at the first attempt, because Gods we are not. While some order is necessary, the show must go on. We may be nothing but children in front of this serpant, but the souls of our enemies are weary from all the wrongs they have done, and while honesty and passion are all we have, they may very well be all we need. So lets do this people! Lets take the power back, if thats the last thing we do!
deep jis ka mehlaat mein hi jalay
chand logon ko khushion ko le ker chalay
woh jo savay mein har muslihat kay chalay
aisay dastoor ko, subha-e-baynoor ko
mein nahi maanta, mein nahi jaanta
- Habib Jalib
since the internet at my home is blocked, as are all the news channels, and there is a lot that has to be done, lets keep it short for now till i post something in detail later at night:
GO MUSHARRAF GO!
if there still are any doubts, may God (or chuck norris) help you.
aao jee.. baray saalan baad punjab day shair waapis aaray nay
First of all, Iraq winning the Asian Cup is a truly remarkable achievement. Its really hard to be proud of your country when its invaded, war torn, leaderless, divided, unsafe and probably a billion other things, but I m sure this is something that every Iraqi is, and should, be proud of. I was left speechless (as always) as people (including the army itself) were dancing in the aisles (and on top of tanks and assorted artillery).
Here in Pakistan, the PSL is underway, and while my contemporaries dont seem to be taking much interest in it, I believe that is a really nice start for football in Pakistan. FINALLY, we have our own league and we can find out what supporting a team really means. I guess I experienced that the other day when I was watching the Peshawer Tribe FC play against (my mighty) 'Quetta Zorawar' - which thankfully enough Quetta went on to win 1 - 0 (though they missed a sitter at the end). The standard of football was much better than expected. The tempo was probably the same as any other league around Asia and with time, this 'should' become a much better cesspool of talent in Asia which other Asian nations have tried to become, but have generally failed (especially India - for a billion people, they really do suck at sports hahaha and fuck you for always trying to portray Pakistan as a failed state - look at your own income disparity before discussing our matters - and no, i dont want any smartass indian or sympathisers to rationalise with me, you know i dont mean all of you).
As for my beloved Arsenal FC, yes the other teams have been spending millions on clearly average players and each day there has been talk about a crisis at the club (seriously, wtf?) and suggestions cum quasi-swipes at how the club has weakened, but frankly, i d rather not have the manager bindipping and spending millions uselessly on clearly average players. A generally second-string arsenal side comfortably defeated psg and inter milan and the same psg side demolished valencia, so all in all, it does go on to show something (with inter being the italian champions). No, I m not saying that Arsenal will win the league, far from it, but it might do much better than what most people expect. Senderos looks greatly improved and Sagna looks a very solid buy. Abu Diaby was in a class of his own and bullied the midfield in a way I ve only seen Patrick Vieira do - just that Diaby was much quicker but made a few more errors than Vieira. Eboue will tear teams apart from the right wing when he gets time off from diving, faking injuries or getting injured in real. Hleb looks really threatening in the central role, and what can I say, Robin van Persie is class. Bendtner looks okay but he is yet to impress me. I think Hleb and Eboue will act more like new signings and will certainly add a dimension to Arsenal and if you couple it up with the actual signings of Sagna and Dudu, it isnt that bad a side. Lets see how it unfolds though. I have my fingers crossed.
