Given the views expressed by Gen. Musharraf in his book In The Line of Fire, and the recent discussions on ATP on the whole Abdul Qadeer Khan affair, I thought I woudl share a rather old but still relevant comedy news bit done on this on The Daily Show.
This is before Steven Colbert had his own show and soon after Gen. Musharraf pardonned A.Q. Khan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooXEF9xrv3g&eurlWha tever you think about A.Q.Khan, here is one view of how his actions and our reactions to them look to the outside world.
As usual, the folks at The Daily Show say things that only a humourist can. The “He said sorry.” The “Pakistan didn’t sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.” The hypocrisy of “Godfearing nations full of very religious people” (both Western and Muslim?) wanting nuclear weapons (of course, he didn’t, but citizens of Islamic Republics do well to remember the proscription against weapons that have long-term environmental effects)…it goes on and on.
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[quote comment=”4019″]”YOU ARE DOING IT AGAIN. MAKING FUN OF PAKISTAN.”[/quote]
This kind of reaction stems from a deep sense of insecurity. We make fun of America and other countries all the time, and no one so seems to mind it.
YOU ARE DOING IT AGAIN. MAKING FUN OF PAKISTAN.
It is funny but it is also sad. This is how the rest of the world sees it.
Funny stuff. Like the bit where he makes fun for catching Jon Stewart on now knowing that Pakistan did not sign the NPT. His glee and childish jumping for joy on catching someone on a technicality is soooo Pakistani 8-) We should declare Colbert an honorary Pakistani.
There is a show on a new channel in Pakistan called the PLAY. The show is called the REAL NEWS & it is on every Sunday evening at 10pm. Format is similar to Jon Stewart. Humor is sometimes juvenile but these are young guys at their best to ridicule political & social issues. Their usual targets are WAPDA, KESC and other utility companies. Pertinent to the current blog on ATP ie.,AQ Khan, these guys have had satirical pieces done on missile programs of Asian countries. Very watchable and daring. Cannot find any clipping on YouTUBE..maybe some of our fellow readers may know a source.