Random Thoughts: December 2007

Saturday, December 29, 2007

aggrieved on BB's death

Following verses of faiz best describe the current state of Pakistan:

Though i was not in agreement with BB's political point of view, i always opposed her approach, i didnt want her winnin in these elections but i m deeply hurt at her death... she did not deserve killing... i m still unable to believe tht she is dead... my feelings can be reflected by the following verses of faiz...

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Who sacrificed what on eid?

Every muslim sacrificed to his/her potential on this eid-ul-azha... a few sacrificed camels, many did cows, some sacrificed bakras and dumbaas... the officials in caretaker govt. of Pakistan sacrificed something we don't usually see being sacrificed on holy events like eid... Decency is what they sacrificed... they did not let the judges and their families leave the colony for eid prayers. They had to offer eid prayers inside the colony which was locked and was surrounded by riot police so that the 'free to move' judges cannot move freely. The govt. also violated its own orders by re-arresting aitzaz early morning on eid. I wonder where has the sharam and ghairat gone??? The govt. officials keep claiming that there r no restrictions on judges, they r free to offer prayers... but a fotograph on dawn website shows a 4 row eid prayer, with approx. 16 ppl in each row... is it what eid prayers are meant for?... mush u r introducin a new islam, a new concept of 'ijtimaaiat'... u might get an award for peace but u'll win the hatred of muslim in return, the bad-duas of the besieged, the curse of ur evil doings and ghazab of Allah in return inshaAllah... man usually a jama'at for juma prayers is larger than this jama'at for eid :(... see the foto and full story on Dawn website

Friday, December 14, 2007

the king's party receiving official patronage...

How is the king's party receiving official
patronage in Punjab in the run-up to the general elections?

By
Adnan Adil

The landscape on the Mall Road and Gulberg's Main Boulevard in Lahore is
dotted with banners displaying bicycle, the election symbol of PML-Q. The
prime advertisement site is believed to have been devoted to party's
publicity campaign for gratis, which otherwise is sold off by the city
authorities for millions of rupees. This is one prominent example of how the
king's party is receiving official patronage in the run-up to the general
elections. The list is long -- from doling out of public funds to
gerrymandering and the use of police to buy votes. more... >

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

I'm not trouble creator, says Musharraf. "but he is a man of vision???"

President Pervez Musharraf pledged Tuesday to cooperate with whoever wins January’s crucial general elections, saying that he was not a “trouble creator”. (The Nation, Dec 12, 2007.) See full story here and excerpts as follows:
He further said in the same interview that he had to impose emergency rule on November 3 because the judge was “illegally trying to remove me” and country would have been in trouble if he had been allowed to have his own way.
“What would have happened if we allowed this Chief Justice to have his own way? We would have landed this country into chaos,”. See??? there was nothing personal, it was all done in favor of Pakistan. People who think mush did it for his sake should be ashamed of themselves and their filthy thinkings

The President said that the local government system had provided solid foundation for democracy, empowerment of people. hehehe mr. (self made) president, I've witnessed how well the people of the state have been empowered in ur regime. A few students were arrested on orders of independent kangroo courts while they were just sitting outside house of a Justice. They were unarmed. Maximum they could do was shout. Police picked them (abiding by the law of course), did not present them infront of magistrate (certainly the common man is so empowered he can bypass the magistrate but it is so only if the common man is in uniform) and kept them in jail on their own. This is not it, they were charged with terrorism :). See how an unarmed person can be portrayed as a terrorist by the common man in uniform. I agree mush, common man (in uniform) has really been empowered by the laws (of jungle) drafted by u.

He claimed in a TV program a few weeks ago that the army is in barracks and is not handling anything on administrative level. But today answering to questions about his association with military he said that as civilian president he would keep a close relationship with the military, despite quitting as the Chief of Army Staff.

He is a leader with vision and believes that these (so-called) elections will strengthen democracy in Pakistan. His vision tells him who's gonna loose this election :) Strongly ruling out any possibility for delaying the elections, he said that coming polls were of vital importance for the future of the country in which retrogressive, bigoted and narrow-minded elements would have to be defeated at all costs.