Owais Mughal
As of right now, time is 8:31 p.m CST and following are the first 4 out of 6 headlines on front page of Pakistan’s largest English daily.
(1) Lahore: Spate of attacks leaves 27 dead, 30 injured.
(2) Quetta: Two injured in grenade attack
(3) Peshawar: Huge blast strikes, several injured
(4) Kohat: Eleven killed in suicide attack
What has World come up to? What has happened to my dear Pakistan where I used to roam care free? I can also wirte a long ‘jazbaati’ post but words have lost meanings in these numbing times. The truth is that I am also out of words to express myself to any more superlatives of anguish and sorrow. The same sad story has been written and discussed several times at ATP pages in past 2 years. It is also a reason that it took me several hours to finally come around and write this post. Very naively I was hoping for all bad news to somehow go away so I don’t have to write this. How childish of me.
We want peace. I want peace.
tum apne aqeedoN ke nezay, har dil mein utaare jaate ho
ham log mohabbat waale hain, tum khanjar kiyooN lehraate ho
is shehr meiN naghme behnay do
is shehr meiN hum ko rehnay do
ham paalun-har haiN phooloN ke, hum khushboo ke rakh-waale haiN
tum kis ka lahoo peene aaye, hum pyar sikhaane waale haiN
Ahmed Faraz
The forcible Saudization of Pakistan carries on, with no-one to hinder it. What a tragedy considering the rich and beautiful history of this region!
Aisha,
In this case the Kerry-Lugar bill (which was just signed by Obama) is neither part of the solution nor part of the problem.
We are the problem. We allowed this monster to grow unchecked amidst us. We did not care when our government and our military implemented short-sighted policies to counter the real or perceived Indian threat, and encouraged terrorism in the name of “freedom fighting”. We remained quiet when our so-called religious leaders incited violence and intolerance and violated everything that Islam is about. Instead of owning up to our problems and trying to fix them we blamed India, the US, and Israel.
The K-L bill cannot be part of the problem, since the problem has existed for decades. I don’t know what the solution is. Whatever it is, it is not going to be easy.
//What has World come up to? What has happened to my dear Pakistan where I used to roam care free? I can also wirte a long ‘jazbaati’ post but words have lost meanings in these numbing times. The truth is that I am also out of words to express myself to any more superlatives of anguish and sorrow//
Exactly my feelings.Despite wanting to write ‘something’ , I really couldnt come up with ‘anything’.It’s a routine now probably – the bombs , the loss of life ,the helplessness,the sorrow.
May God have mercy on our lovely land!
Is the Kerry-Lugar bill part of the solution or just more of the same problem?
The objective of these attacks is to force Pakistanis to come back to the negotiating table and sign another peace treaty and avoid the impending military operation in South Waziristan.
Watan-dars are expected to remain steadfast and not panic.