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| Its about time WE, the students took charge...Musharraf, declared martial law on the people of Pakistan on the 3rd of November, calling it a state of emergency - a needed action to curb the militant and terrorist attacks that are plaguing the nation. He destroyed all hopes of a better future for our people, for us, by adhering to his selfish needs and simple power hungriness.
Pakistan has been bestowed with the most corrupt and useless leaders the world has seen, and if that was not enough we have now been bestowed with an idiot moron and weak one. During his 8 years in power, Pakistan has seen "immense growth", at the price of increasing income disparity, increasing unemployment, increasing inflation, numerous suicide bombings, useless killings, mass murders, the Lal Masjid incident, missing persons - converting the already beaten down Pakistan into nothing more than a tool for the western nations to do their dirty work for them. What respect are we to show to a man who comes on national TV and bows down to the US, and rather than explaining his rash actions to the people of Pakistan (who he DOESN'T represent) makes excuses to the west.
He stated: I have been ashamed having to explain the actions of our people to the west. To which I say: We, the people of Pakistan have been ashamed because of YOU and no one else...a leader who is weak enough to not be able to curb violence in his own country and rather blame it on anyone and everyone else...that leader is weak and unworthy of his position...
In 8 saloon mein tum kuch nahi kar paye, to ab kia karnamey injaam do gein...Jeenay do...
We are not fooled, this is not a decision made by placing PAKISTAN FIRST, rather its all for you and your gains...You do not get to decide what is better for us...You do not get to choose.
Today, some students from my university, LUMS, went to the Lahore High Court to attend a protest with several 1000 lawyers. It is prohibited to bring force into the high court building - yet today, these peaceful protestors were not only arrested, they were tear gassed (a substance banned even in wars), they were beaten, they were verbally abused...in the house of justice, justice was broken down.Today, the initiative was taken by students at LUMS, who protested within the campus and will continue to do so till Musharraf steps down...on Thursday, we hope that universities all over Pakistan will together arrange protests in their respective universities to test waters - Join Us. And then we will head to the streets...we will march, we will scream, we will protest...we will not quietly fade into the night, this is our right - this is our right.
We have been denied a right to democracy, to properly elect a
government that represents us and not an institution (military). We are
denied a HUMAN right and are thus declared Animals. We are not animals,
and neither are we backward, or idiots or illiterates who don't deserve
representation. We reserve the right to make our own mistakes and
learn, we don't need a parental head telling us what HE thinks is right
for us. We deserve our human, civil and judicial rights. We deserve it
all and We will get them back. Musharraf, you are but a man, not God,
and its about time you realized this. You may have crippled the media,
you may have crippled the judiciary, but you cannot cripple us, the
students, the future of this country, of this Pakistan.
Pray for our country, for the dark times ahead, for the light at the end of the tunnel to brighten...Our grand parents saw Ayub (brought down by people like us - the students!), our parents saw Zia, we have seen Musharraf...Lets not let our kids see this bleak future. Lets not be ashamed when we tell them about the history of our country and the role we played. Lets not be ashamed and be able to tell them of the sacrifices we made. Lets not be ashamed and rather be proud, proud to belong to a nation so beautiful, a nation that deserves better and a nation that is safe and a home for not only us but our future generations as well. Its about time somebody did something - and that somebody is nobody else, but us.
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| im trying very hard to finish a paper, yet since im sitting witnessing the most beautiful day iv seen in ages, i really cant. Its cloudy. And i smell rain. i was so anticipation of it, that i scared my room mate by hallucinating rain...i actually saw a huge flood outside...and no i havnt yet gone mad. im going home on the 7th - very excited, 3 months away from this place - this place which everyone says i should cherish memories off - but to be honest, i wanna leave here like theres no tomorrow n theres no turning back. Sure i'll miss some of my cherished friends...but im sure, since theyre so important to me, this place is not the reason for us being together. o its really windy now...cold wind...nice. You must realize we've had a huge dry spell here, hot as an oven, and im waiting in extreme anticipation for it to rain. y oh y wont it happen! Rain is a fickle thing - it leaves u hanging at the very last moments...much like people... more later...my writers block may be leaving n i need to finish my paper... word of advice: never let a paper decide 70% of ur grade.. | | |
| hmm, since my last entry i have successfully managed to sprain my foot and injure my back to an extent that required physiotherapy. joy. eid mubarak to all...looks like we're having 30 days of fasting after all. | | |
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Its been raining quite a lot in Karachi, which I might add is saying something considering that rain, here, is a lost commodity. With rain comes the usual road flooding, as a journalist aptly puts it, “ a 3 inch tsunami.” Life couldn’t be better as we stand by and watch the scene unfold. The newly built underpass, whose drainage had been so publicly emphasized and appreciated, steadily, became our very own swimming pool…grand. The 3 sword round about didn’t quite want to be left behind, and thus became home to another cozy pool.
So here i was slightly oblivious to the disaster that awaited, excited at the prospect of showing my cousin (from Punjab) the city i proudly called home. Joy. Half way down the road, lost in the small galee’s of Bath Island, my poor car rocked back and forth swaying to the small tides that were presenting themselves in the water below. All you needed were strong wooden oars and we could’ve rowed our way to the mall ( we were headed for the ill fated “Forum” which oblivious to me had sunk inches deep in water.) I was merely contemplating on how best to describe the scenario to my cousin to whom I had been all praises for this city when a slight wetness on my feet caught my attention. And voila, there it was, the brown murky street water, seeping into my car. Eww. I was speechless.
Anyhow, we finally made our way towards another mall which had had a better fortune and was gloating peacefully. A couple days later, (with a thorougly disgruntled cousin who didnt quite care muh for karachi) I was making my way back from my first day at the internship, when i became a witness to yet another catastrophe. The newly built road near the underpass ( mind you the underpass had been cleared in but a day and road blocks had been formed on either side to make sure the water didnt seep through), this road, ladies n gentlemen, ran from Gulf all the way down Mehran Market, to Uzma Market ending blissfully at Agha's Super Market (basically it ran a long length).
Now here was this road, which took the administration about six months to build, with they boasted a brand new n state of the art water disposal system. Aha. Well this "beautiful" road had been broken at the sides, the pipelines hammered apart and laid out for the public to see and amaze at the absolute waste of money and time.
I'm sure my cousin will be coming back soon.
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| dear sunny,
personally i dont give a shit or a rat's ass about my spelling or grammer...and i dont think u should either...so stop correcting it!
as for an entry....well here u r...i turned 20...almost a month ago...5th July...big milestone...n yes sunny u did forget my bday so deal with it...n no i didnt forget urs...i actually had my msn sn changed...not my fault u were too busy to see it. :P
ok...im ending my letter or watever this is to u hear...the rest is just my entry:
i went to london this summer...which is stillin progress...beautiful weather, (london tht is)...however iv realized im allergic to pollen...which was quite abundant,hence had a country warming present of a skin allergy - eekh. Awesome shopping though...had fun had fun....Dubai was a bit rough though...too damn hot - i mean i can handle Lahore,Karachi...but Dubai was just BAD. u literally went out and were caked with dust n oil...sticky sticky...
Going to start interning monday - jwt Asiatec...Advertising Agency....should be fun.
happy sunny? | | |
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