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.
Oh yeah, one more thing, even at such low number of working women in Pakistan including massis, jamadarnis (maids), I appears that Pakistani working woman are much more of an asset to the country and humanity and contribute more to the GDP than all the lame good for nothing, mithai eating, burden on earth mullah
Dude, I say that if a chic is ugly, cover her up
Ref: PIA’ssuggestive Pub & Ayaz K’s remarks of 25th july made me laugh my head off, your guess of DW about beyond Shanghai is quite simple, well beyond Shanghai there is nothing but simple flat runway !!!!get it ????
There is saying in Urdu, translated as “Crow tried to be swan, and forgot his own style also”. This is Pakistan under Musharraf, who is proud of his dancing mother (written in his book), may Allah’s curse be upon him. When he leaves, I hope we shall be able to depict our very decent culture in the true sense.
Remained a student of UET from 1978 to 1985 and qualified the double Graduation in Mining & Civil Engg.Now working as a Professional Civil Engineer.The website is wonderful.The web should be further developed & a directory of old students may be created so that missed links could again be restored.