Adil Najam
Many of you would already have seen this photograph.
It shows a policeman (of the Punjab Police, I believe) helping hang billboards showing the election symbol of ‘bicycle.’ The bicycle, by the way, is the electoral symbol of the ruling party PML(Q), whose supposed Prime Ministerial candidate Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is the Chief Minister of Punjab and, therefore, the direct boss of this poor cop.
By the way, from the look of it this official van is holding lots of other billboards; most likely with the same symbol. For the uninitiated we should note that the Blue Toyota Hilux vans are the vehicle of choice for the Punjab Police. Also note the word (in Urdu) ‘Police’ at the back of the van and the green number plate. Both signifying that this is an official government vehicle. The policeman, of course, is also in official uniform – duly armed – and ‘assisting’ in what is clearly political campaigning.
My first thought had been to ask people to suggest a funny title for this… maybe something like “Police ka hai farz madad aap ki!” (It’s the Police’s duty to help you) which used to be the slogan of the police service. However, there is very little about this picture that is funny. And their is plenty that is truly disturbing.
That’s free and fair elections, despotic style.
I am surprised it only takes one cop to hang a sign.We are making progress.
What a site, you see a police officer working for change.
@Rahim Khan
You are right Musharraf lovers are totally blinded by the currents of history, which doesn’t recognize any one as great or small, but just absorbs them into its infinite super black hole what many call the dust-bin of history.
History has been very “cruel” to many “giants” like the minion “Musharraf”. History didn’t make the Giants of yore to live forever just because they were “great”. Ultimately all of them proved to be mortal even when proclaimed by themselves to be Gods and what not. As somebody rightly said “Graveyards of the world are full of indispensable people.”
@ RE
Enjoy while you can, coz sooooon mushy will be removed, and his removal will make saddam’s removal look very civilized :)