Adil Najam
PIA print advertisement from the 1960s (Originally uploaded by PakPositive.com which is a blog that highlights the positives aspects of Pakistan).
Let me continue with the ‘Image Pakistan’ theme in choosing the picture for today. I find this advert for PIA absolutely fascinating; both for what it says about how PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) saw itself and how it saw Pakistan (or wanted Pakistan to be seen).
Was this the reality of Pakistan before theso-called ‘darhi wallahs’ took center stage? Or was this ‘image’ of Pakistan as much out-of-sync with the reality of what was Pakistan then, as the image of the bearded-gun-totting-bomb- throwing-jihadi-Pakistani is today?
Speaking of ‘image’ and ‘brand’ the Association of Pakistani Professionals (AOPP) has recently launched an initiative on the subject and held a thoughtful and thought-provoking event on he subject in New York on June 3. I was asked to moderate part of the program, and found the discussion to be mature, reasoned and reasonable–something we should have more of.
my family wa from lahore hence the interest.when Pakistani mags came the greater family’s way we were delighted.
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It’s pretty much the same guys that are running the show today. The day PPP and its ilk took over the reins of Pakistan after those fateful dark days of December 1971, Pakistan has been headed downhill ever since.
This is just beautiful. Unimaginable how rational we were. I born in 81, whenevery i happen to see the culture of 60’s and 70’s and whenever i meet with people who were young in that era , it mesmerizes me. Can anybody let me know who is responsible for such a fast degradation of everything in Pakistan?
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what, I ask, is this “true pakistan” you talk about? “Pakistan” is not some ossified entity or deity whose essence is violated because your sensibilities are violated. The nation and the culture are things that we construct through our actions and words.
This advert is indeed a reminder of how far we have come. We have descended to such depths that “our” culture and heritage finds offense in any depiction of feminine beauty; from here it takes only a few steps before one begins to protect women’s honor by pointing the barrel of the gun against their head.