Adil Najam
This picture was taken in Karachi earlier today (7 August, 2006) by atrophying and posted on Flickr.com.
Even if its was done inadvertently, I find it a very timely and appropriate billboard. Especially at this precarious time in India-Pakistan relations – note the silliness of recalled diplomats – when extremists on both sides seem to be succeeding in scuttling what had been a reasonably good process of rebuilding confidence.
Anyhow, my dear subcontinentals, please hold your sun-baked passions and enjoy the picture. Whether it was intended as such or not, I will take this as a neighborly greeting from one neighbor to another.
On behalf of all us Pakistanis, I thank you dear Amitabh. And I wish you, and all Indians everywhere, a wonderful Independence Day of your own on August 15.
I only heard about the AB billboard in India in news where it was mentioned that Pakistani autorities had ordereed its removel ( its my first visit to your blog ). So I found your part-celebration part-comment on that issue quite funny.
> Mustafa Zulqarni Says:
> Would you ever see a Pakistani TV star on a billboard in Mumbai?Never.
Let me assure you if the actors were reversed no Indian government/authority would have the audacity to remove a billboard featuring a pakistani celeb/actor cause the Indian courts would sent them ( the authorities) packing. And I have seen atleast Pakistani cricketers on bill boards.
Haider ji,
Lets hope that “the rest of the world, the rest of India and the rest of Pakistan” will change things in future.