Owais Mughal, Adil Najam, Darwaish, Asma Mirza
From all of us at Pakistaniat.com, and on behalf of all our readers too, we wish these two children in the photograph a wonderful New Year and a prosperous and peaceful 2009.
These children may be shoeshine boys to the world. But they make all our worlds shine with their smiles. May the authenticity of the smiles that dance on their faces never lose its sheen. May the sullenness of the world they inherit never keep them from enjoying the simple pleasures of life. May their fears be few and their enthusiasms be great. May all their aspirations be high. May all their hopes be fulfilled. May their futures be defined by the heights of their potential and not the constraints of their circumstance. May they rise to the challenges of their times better than we have to ours. May they create for their children a world better than the world we created for them. Beta, jeetay raho aur hastay raho.
The photograph, taken by photography ace and an old ATP favorite, Umair Ghani, is more than two years old. But the expression of grace is timeless. And priceless. Today, on New Year’s day, we send them our fondest prayers and our sincerest good wishes. And, through them, we send the same to all the children of Pakistan – and, indeed, the world. Their nourishment is our biggest responsibility. And they remain our greatest hope!
A very nice and refreshing post to start the proceedings for the year 2009! May the new year see Pakistan rise from the ashes of chaos, instability and fear in the new year! May it be peaceful, prosperous and successful for all of us!
may these boys’ and ours future as brilliant as the photograph :)
Happy New Year to everybody
Ameen…Lovely dua, insha Allah your good wishes and prayers will be heard (insha Allah)
May this new year bring peace to our world…(ameen) Happy New Year!
Wish a very happy new year and pray for coming years.
Report came out that a pakistani group admit taking part in mumbai attacks, it is the first day of 2009 and if this is true, this is the saddest most blackest day in the history of Pakistan
Now you will really pray hard for the future of these kids and young generation of Pakistan.
Allah says HE listens to prayers.
All I can say is ‘Ameen’ and ‘Inshallah’ and wish that the coming year brings peace, prosperity and love for all the humanity.
God Bless!!!