Adil Najam
As we think of ‘independence,’ maybe we should think beyond slogans and naaras. Maybe we should think about what independence really means. Why it is important. How it is lived. Maybe Talib can help us understand all of that.
We have featured a number of videos from the BBC series Shehr Kahani (here, here). It is a wonderful series and never fails to inspire.
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I second the entirety of Kruman saab’s words, let us together create an ‘other’ Pakistan, see how you can help at http://www.otherpakistan.org & http://www.otherpakistan.org/today2.html
Feimanallah
Wasim
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60 years of independence.. .. A nice to know sentence..
What independence we have if you are powerful,wealthy,well connected,influential etc.:
– Do murder and remain unaccountable,
– Rape / play with the respect of poors
– Do what so ever in this land of pure but your all wrongdoings can be nullified and you can become a minister, governer etc.
– take loan from state owned banks and then forget to pay,
– take bribe, commisions and sell your motherland and nobody will bother you,
– Do all illegal acts but no law can be used to make you example.
An independent country where looters, murderers, corrupts etc. are ruling and in abundance!
60 years of independance…. still people are unaware from thier rights..
60 years of independence and still we are begging and claiming to be chooser
Still this country is surviving… but we have to wake up for the sake of this country, motherland, land of pure which is enriched than any place of world..
Country men wake up please!!!!!!
Pakistan gained independence in 1947 from the British.
Judiciary gained independence on July 20, 2007.
The parliament and the executive are still under military occupation though.
Pakistan will not be a free nation until the corrupt and illegal military occupation of Pakistan comes to an end. This year’s resolution should be for a free Pakistan where the rule of law is supreme, not the rule of army. Ameen.
Beautiful!
Nofil was my class mate during a-levels, in fact bilal has known him for even longer, and is doing a noble job.