Bhutto’s death: A dream has vanished

Last night I was passing by the main avenue when I saw some flickering lights in the distant. It was Pakistan peoples party office and the large portraits of Z. A. Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto were wrapped in the pitch darkness of the night. In the foreground were people with candles in their hands. It was a candle light [...]

They have killed the dreams and Benazir Bhutto

December 27, 2007. United nations’ security council is said to meet shortly to talk about the post Bhutto scenario and the developments in Pakistan.  A news report on CNN and BBC just cofirmed.
The whole world is shocked and is grieving Benazir Bhutto, the heir to the legacy of late Z. A. Bhutto.
They killed Ms. Benazir Bhutto [...]

Do Muslims consider suicide bombers as martyrs…?

Christians: Do you consider bombing the children, taking the lands of other nations illegally, making ghettos and causing holocausts, depriving people of their right to exist as “love of Lord”, misguided dupes or something else? Does bible teaches you tyranny? Is this what Christ told you?
Answer is so clear within the question. Both nukes were [...]

Teachings of Islam and Pakistani tribe/clan exclusivism

Professor Farid Esack is a well known writer and teaches at Harward divinity school. He has lately asserted that anybody who considers himself not bothered about the poor and hates women cannot claim to be a liberal, a Muslim or even a human being. His views express the true Islalmic teachings. The present Pakistani society [...]

Forced happiness and women of Pakistan

Women in Pakistan suffer in a variety of ways. Young, marriageable girls in Pakistanwho are given education to increase the ‘rishta’ value are the victims of a new wave of caste/clan-holiness-better-than-thine-happiness phenomenon. Girls are outnumbering boys in the academic pursuits and recently announced results of graduate exams show a pathetic 5:1 ratio of high success [...]

Obedience in Islam: Misuse and distortions

Islam in Pakistan has been marred and disfigured mainly by the ex army ruler and usurper of power, Gen. Zia ul Haq during his reign of terror (1977 – 1988). He was the guy who deposed the only elected prime minister of the united Pakistan and was later the key player in his judicial murder. He, [...]

The ENLIGHTENED Pakistan of Indus Music and Style Awards.

General Musharraf recently announced Pakistanis are getting enlightened. The sleeve-less singer on the night of August 14 2006 (on Indus Music cable channel) bears testimony to the fact. Another guy came in knee length capri pants to announce some style award. Dress code was more vulgar than on FTV for a large number of poor [...]

WOMEN IN TODAY’S PAKISTAN

Western media and people think they are all veiled, kept behind bars (or locked doors) and serve as objects of pleasure in a modern, enlighted Pakistan under the equally enlightened leadership of army generals and feudal lords who hardly have anything with the name of vision in their minds or brains, well, except for the [...]

Clergy’s chaos in Pakistan

The clergy in Pakistan has been a power to reckon with ever since its creation in 1947. They gained popularity among the illiterate population, economically drained by the English raj and loss of power after the demise of Moghul (1526-1857 A. D.) empire. The various sects sprouted rapidly, each one claiming to be the true [...]

Odd couple

July 7, 2006, the court of an additional session judge was in order. Outside the courtroom it was sweltering hot. No drinking water or shade was there for the accused or their families, convicted and their loved ones, lawyers, their ‘munshis’ all looked the same. Tired, disillusioned, sick and greedy. They are tired and sick [...]