Sunday, December 15, 2013

People of Pakistan
Making gur, smoking hooka.
Unstitched Fabric Seller in old Lahore. 
 Onion boys

Saturday, December 7, 2013

9th Karachi International Book Fair.





Books I bought for myself are: 

2.  No Turning Back by Susan Lewis. 
3. Winning a wife by Anne Wilkinson. 
4. To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee.
5. Triveni (poetry) by Gulzar.



Wednesday, December 4, 2013


When ever there is some political/ sectarian or any kinda unrest in Karachi, there is always a confusion about school being opened  next day or not. Normal people get alarmed. They see stuff on T.V which gives them clear picture that the school will be off tomorrow in this current situation. Then there  will be a call for strike from the political/ religious parties. News alert about  schools-will-be-closed-tomorrow get cracking. People find these news confirmed and get relaxed. Then after few hours pvt school association  will announce all school will remain open  according to scheduled.

It is true we Karachi go through a lot because of these  unrest, esp school kids. These strikes are unnecessary.  We can't closed schools, collages and wasted a whole day, however it is not that easy. Despite the confirmation schools are open, strength is very slim. Parents avoid sending their kids out. Mostly  teachers go for the sake of their pay.

These pvt school association should also keep in mind that teachers are not their servants, they are employees and their safety is also their responsibility. So many comes from far away areas by public transports, anything could happen. Another thing  whenever something like this happens, public transports are first to  be  scooted out from the roads. Anything could happen just in few minutes in Karachi and next minutes it seems like nothing happened.

Somewhere in America.


People who are criticizing the Mipsterz (Muslim Hipsters) video, titled “Somewhere in America,"(which has been removed now, clean version is out LOL) have some points. When you will mix religion and nationality this will happened.

The reason for criticizing  is actually very simple: at on hand Muslim  says  hijab is compulsory, your beauty is only for your husband, you are pearl, without scarf you are like an unwrapped chocolate bar on which any filthy fly can hover, be modest, because  modesty is your beauty, hijab is not only a scarf with conceal your self, some even go to extreme that they hide their face and eyes, wear gloves, and so on, and now this video  where Muslim women  are taking selfies, riding skateboards, hanging out, talking, laughing  , in some very fashionable urban unique style of clothing in New York city,  telling the world  " we  do whatever we wanna do" or "Hijabis can have fun too." 'We are American Muslims. ' ' We are American Muslim Hipster.'

So yeah it is big fat contradiction and shock for many.

 First stick out like a sore thumb, then defend yourself with song like twerk Miley, twrek.

Weather one like it or not, there is a big debate on  us v/s them. (I hope you get it, what I am trying to get at) This is a big question. They felt this need to tell they are like normal (which they are) but they have this feeling they are not. That is why this video came out. That is why Mipters Facebook page says" Wait, they hate us cuz we're Muslims? I thought they hated us cuz we were hipsters!?"

The aim of this organization is to prove the Americans that Muslim are also cool (like they are not) 

I know somewhere in America, some people go through identify crisis. They go through a lot  that  they need song like : Twerk, twerk, twerk, twerk Twerk, Miley, Miley, prove themselves   they are also normal peeps, which is quite sad.

( Mind it, somewhere in America,  people also criticized  Milly so harshly for twerkin')

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Don't be dumb.

We live in a society with people around us. So many good and bad things happen almost every day. And this is from the very first day the world came into being, and it will be like that till the end. There will always be a war between good and bad.  Heroes are those who act on, speak up about wrong doing. 

" See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" types of philosophy/school of thoughts encourage to be a bystander and let the evil be done.

 " When you  see an evil,  change it with your hands ( do something); and if  not able to do so, then  change it with  your tongue (speak about it); and if still  not able to do so, then do it with your heart ( by hating it and feeling that it is wrong)."

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Drone attacks.

Yesterday,  a US drone strike killed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Hakimullah Mehsud, was quite a big breaking news. Once again our local media got something to talk about. Almost every one  started over reacting, and called this  strike as a " attack on the peace process."  To make nation happy, government lodged drone protest with US ambassador. Imran demanded to stop NATO supplies. Opposition parties putting pressure on government  to review relations with US.

Media is  totally misinformed, misguided, or Pakistan government is playing game, otherwise there talk shows wouldn't be that childlike. It is very crystal clear( at least to me)that  these attacks  could be stopped the next day, if Pakistan wants it to be stopped.

First off all,  it is totally a diplomatic issue, which has been turned into a national issue. Second thing,  rack your brain for 5 minutes, how can any one enter in your country without your permission and do drone attacks?
No one can. (If can, let me know. Perhaps, I am wrong.)

If they do it,  it will be an  attack, and this means a war.  What they are trying to say is that   America is attacking Pakistan, and Pakistan is trying to talk her in to stop these attacks. 

Sorry,  it is not making any sense to me. How can America attacks us, and we  wouldn't  be declaring  it a war?

 In the end, I  would like to add -Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy's quote: