One of the most deadliest earthquakes to hit Pakistan measured a 7.6 on the Richter scale, effecting Kashmir and the northern area. On Wednesday 29th of Oct an earthquake jolted Baluchistan. Today the people of Baluchistan need us expecting aid to flood in full vigor. The nation set standards with exemplary rescue and relief work … Continue reading »
Posted in October 2008 …
Forgotten:Pakistan ka matlab kya? -Habib Jalib
The current situations in Pakistan, the rumors the crisis and the fear about many of us quitting amid the turmoil. In between all the mayhem a nation has forgotten its roots. Ideologies once founding a nation have been deemed too philosophical. Among all this I know I must resist to survive, I must strive … Continue reading »
18th oct: Voices from Garhi khuda baksh
Graves don’t talk they lay in silence evincing the life they lived once. The eve of 18th October’07 was not an ordinary one. Whether one was a Bhutto supporter or hater it dint matter much. The road blockage, crowd, rallies and frantic news updates on TV followed morning to evening. Finally to the joy … Continue reading »
Habib Jalib’s dastoor: Main nahin manta
With my recent love for Habib Jalib sahab here’s one of his finest poems. The fact that it pretty much implies for every era is commendable. The poem was originally written In 1962, when Field Marshal Ayub Khan formulated the new constitution and was playing the flute of his administrative capabilities, Jalib called it faulty. He … Continue reading »
Habib Jalib: Khatre main Islam nahin
Khatra hai zar daron ko Girti hui diwaron ko Sadiyon ke bimaron ko Khatre mein Islam nahin Sari zamin ko ghere hue hain aakhir chand gharane kyon Naam nabi ka lene wale ulfat se begane kyon Endangered are the idle rich, bursting with cash Crumbling walls about to crash All the centuries’ mish-mash Islam is … Continue reading »
8th October: Hopes rekindled
Three years ago on the 8th of October,Azad Kashmir and the North West frontier Province of Pakistan were shaken by an earthquake measuring 7.7 on Richter scale .The official death toll rounded off to 79,000 with thousands handicapped and many other homeless. Severe waves of panic and devastation were apparent throughout the district. The initial … Continue reading »
Samarra: Symbolizing Sectarian Unity in Iraq
FEBUARY 22,2006 Nearly three years after the US led attack on Iraq , the shrines of imams Ali Al Hadi and Hassan Al Askari in Samarra City were severely bombed. Samarra being the most important ‘political’ city in Baghdad was targeted to trigger political and mainly sectarian clashes. A fair trick to start a ‘civil war’ … Continue reading »
Beyond comprehensions
How does one become the way you are? How do u do it ? Teach me how to turn away and never look back To rub off all the traces and leave no mark To turn a blind eye to everything that once mattered the most For I need to learn the art of detaching … Continue reading »
Chup Karke Kareen Guzaare Nu: Stay silent to survive
Kalam: Bulleh Shah Chup kareke kareen guzaare nu. Sach sunke log na sehnde ni, sach aakhiye te gal pained ni. Phir sache paas na behnde ni, sach mitha aashiq pyaare nu. Chup kareke kareen guzaare nu. Stay silent to survive. People cannot stand to hear the truth. They are at your throat if you speak … Continue reading »
