Pakistan Election 2008 is a serious business. Our present and future depends on it. There is however, a lighter and human side to it too. Soemtimes it brings smile to us and sometimes a laughter. And that lighter side is also a part of our Pakistaniat. I’ve tried to collect few such moments here.
(1) Following photo is of a celebrating ANP candidate, Mr Aqil Shah. He is seen offering sweets to his wife in Peshawar after winning the elections. The photo has such an aura of innocence and a feeling of pure happiness that I just felt like sharing it here.
(2) Pakistani jhoom uThay: Following cutting is from daily nawa-i-waqt where the reporter Abdul Shakoor couldn’t control his own joy at the election results. He has used the words ‘Pakistani jhoom uThay’ to describe the joy of overseas Pakistanis in Kuwait who were following the election results.
(3) “tu tu mein mein“.. and ….the Great Escape of Sughra begum & Shamim Bibi:
Following news item is from Jang Multan and it covers the polling process in and around Multan. I’ll let you read and enjoy the news except I want to highlight the use of phrase ‘tu tu mein mein’ and how four women who were trying to poll bogus votes managed to escape from police custody. All in a day’s work.
(4) What did Kanwal do on Election day? In case anyone was wondering . . . .
The Following cutting is from nawa-i-waqt. Under its top five show-biz news, the paper covers how Kanwal (who is she?) spent her election day. In case anyone was wondering; look no further; The ever present ‘cultural reporter’ of nawa-i-waqt was there to cover this story for us.
(5) A maali (gardener) turned Officer in Karachi
Well there is nothing wrong with the profession of gardening. It is as respectful as being an officer except a person needs to be fully trained before switching the two professions. Following news is reported by the Daily Times.
The shortage in the supply of competent polling staff was witnessed in different polling stations of the city when a gardener was made the polling officer in Karachi. He did not know his duties and could not fill the ballot papers properly. The Provincial Election Commission had assigned illegible staff to fill the ballot papers and others formalities at polling station number 40 located in the City District Government Karachi Elementary School.Presiding Officer Syed Masood Kazim Jaferi told Daily Times that to manage the shortcomings and to continue the process of elections, change in the status of the staff has been done.
(6) Grandfather losing Elections in Multan
(7) Celebration in Rawalpindi
Youth celebrating their candidate’s victory in Rawalpindi with dare-devil wheelies.
Photo Credits: Reuters here and here
Values and mores may differ in different cultures, but there are certain behavioral traits that are universally despised. Change of loyalties for personal gains is one of them. The just concluded election has amply proved this. All the turncoats or Lotas of PPP and PML(N), with one or two exceptions, have been soundly defeated. This is a very good news, as it will act as a warning to any potential Lotas.
Insha Allah our country will grow strong as strong foundation Musharraf has set for Pakistan. Today all parties know better that media is free and its going to be hard to put media in jail. Free media means they better think before they say anything. Because everything they say becomes part of record. Even free judiciary will play the same role. Will keep everyone on their feet. Every Pakistani must play a role of intelligence of Pakistan by keeping their eyes and ears open for the out sider enemies inside Pakistan.
Now lets get on electricity , poors issues. Stop talking about other things lets talk about the needs of people.
I like the way Zardari talked today of unity as a nation.
ok, Talking about AZ and NS, they both are also big CHORS. One is Mr.10%, who will be now Mr.100% after getting the chairmanship by delivering the FAKE WILL after planning the Assasination of BB, on the other hand there is a person who launched attacks on Supreme Court and who now talks about the restoration of Judiciary, Load of Crap !!!.
Ishtiaq Ali sb asked some basic fundamental questions. I agree with him that these political leaders are infact Dictators within the parties and I am pretty sure that people of Pakistan will be fed up with the new govt. in less than a year and throw them out of the office.
The solution is to keep on having free and fair and transparent elections (Like the one we just had or better), and I am pretty sure that these THUGS would be washed out from the political arena of Pakistan, forever.
omar ali sahib… i agree sau feesad with what you say… my dua is that NS and AZ work together and kick busharraf out!