What is happening in Karachi?

Why can't they pin point at the exact problem?

Why is Karachi allowed to be destroyed like this. It is totally unprotected. As seen from three days some people have occupied vantage positions and are firing indiscriminately. Can't the police go there, catch them and bring them to justice? One can clearly see who is killing whom. The political leaders, governor Mr. Nisar Khoro don't seem to have a clue.

The guys like Haji Adeel and Shahi Syed who come from very far don't give a damn about Karachi and openly make racist comments and incite people to violence for their petty political gains. They have made their own area as Ilaqa Ghair - lawless area. And no lawless area can have development. And when you cannot have development you won't have jobs.

So they don't go to nearby Islamabad or Lahore because they are not allowed there but go straight to Karachi where the Karachiites do not stop them. The result is they manifest their lawlessness there. Their leaders say Weapons is their jewellery. Hathyar hamara zevar hai - Shahi Syed.

But the people of Karachi are shy of blaming the Pakhtun racist mindset while Pakhtun ANP leadership does not hesitate in making openly racist comments and allegations. They never talk of co-existence. Even if one family lives in a remote area in Sindh they will have a red flag of ANP hoisted. If they are so racist and do not want to mix with people of Karachi why do they come from so far and make life or Karachiites difficult?

Where are the law enforcement agencies? What are they getting paid for?

Islamabad should stop migration of 25,000 Pakhtoons on a daily basis to Karachi that is taking place since 2007. The city cannot take such an influx. It just doesn't have the water, food, sewage, roads, power and housing to support them. They go and occupy lands creating more problems. Who is going to please stop this lawlessness?

Is there any thing we can do besides praying?

Nuclear Scientists must be kept under wraps...

Nuclear Scientists must be kept under wraps... Top Secret!

Nuclear scientists are always kept under wraps as state secrets. That is what all civilized nations do. Do you know the nuclear scientists of Israel, South Africa, Russia, UK, France, USA, India and so on? No. If somebody says yes, he has extremely little or no knowledge. Where was the need for us to make a hero of a scientist, swell his head and expose him like this? I am amazed he flew to Dubai that year 48 times. There are only 52 weeks in an year.

He was lucky Musharraf was at the helm then, that he did not hand him over, shudder to think what other govts. could have done. Now this expose. This whole AQK saga sucks.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pakistans-nuclear-bomb-maker-says-north-korea-paid-bribes-for-know-how/2010/11/12/gIQAZ1kH1H_story.html

Kashmir problem and solution...

The bag is full of missed opportunities...

You can't abandon Kashmir now after so much loss of life. It is like admission of the fact that we were just not up to it, that we were on the wrong just because we did not pursue it as it should have been at the international level. Our Government, our diplomacy, our media management internationally totally failed us. We never had our priorities right.

We missed many chances of getting it. First opportunity was offered in 1962 when China had attacked India. Ayub Khan missed it. Second 1965 it was done without taking Kashmiris in confidence. They made a public issue in the world of "infiltration" and whatever little we won on the battlefield was lost on the table. Third was as late as 2001 when US needed us soon after 9/11. We should have bargained for help on Kashmir. http://thinker-thinkingoutofthebox.blogspot.com/2007/10/musharrafs-mistakes-2-continued.html

Earlier Kargil was not an opportunity but a debacle. Yet media mileage could have been got from it. Lemonade out of a lemon. We lost Siachen by just not being there (laziness) and India went and occupied it. It was aggression by India. We never made an issue in the world press of Indian aggression. It all adds up against us. We never act in time and love to blame someone else for our inaction and gross mistakes.

In the meanwhile we have got hundreds of thousands killed in Kashmir. We did not move the world. We did not tell effectively of India's State Terrorism. Instead India let the world know that we were doing "Cross Border Terrorism". We did not have the sense to counter that in the first place that it was not a border but just a line of control.

We did not tell the world why India has a million forces in a small place like Kashmir and not in UP or Bihar for instance. This is proof of the fact that all is not well there. People don't want you there. You are ruling against their will by force. We did not repeatedly tell the world and make an issue of it. Finally it is the public pressure internationally we create that matters. If we don't who is to blame.

Our diplomats and Press Attaches are of so low quality that all they want is their salaries and perks. Period. They just do not do their job. They want to enjoy foreign postings. In contrast, Indians in their embassies and consulates do their job. You see the results in the media of the world as well as in the media of most Muslim Countries.

For instance for 40 years Indians have had a total sway on Saudi Arabian and UAE media. All stories that matter are carried from an Indian point of view, not Pakistan's. Tell me when all (non-Muslims included) are reading it, hearing it, what perception does it create? Positive for India and negative for Pakistan. It hurts.

As if that was not bad enough we had this Mid-Eastern issue based terrorism in Pakistan. While the issue is Mid-Eastern, not a single Mid-Eastern country is afflicted by it as we are. Wo log tho saf nikal gaye aur hum phans gaye. Now that has put a huge spanner in the wheel we don't understand. It has impacted the Kashmir problem quite adversely.

We can't give up Kashmir because Pakistan was created on the basis of Muslim majority areas. Kashmir was and is a Muslim majority area. Giving it up is negating our own existence.

Secondly we have a responsibility towards the people of Kashmir who are divided. We have to unite them. They have suffered a lot and we have to alleviate their suffering. If we are selfish we will not.

Thirdly all rivers come from there, we cannot allow India to decide when and how much water we should get. Last but not the least, tourism. India is pocketing all the dollars and Euros while that money belongs to the Kashmiris.

We don't exploit the opportunity because at the appropriate forums and time our leadership does not say what it should. Democracy is much touted about. They went to war in Iraq apparently for democracy. Tell the world "Why not a democratic Solution" in Kashmir as Tony Blair once said. We did not catch it, build on it and cash it.

Now recently they slammed cruise missiles on Libya under the pretext that Gaddafi is killing the citizens. Why did we not go and make a big hue and cry that India is also killing similarly and for God's sake go and save them. Get a million army out of there. If India does not listen, use force.

If we the sovereign Pakistan does not raise this issue, why others will? We kept mum and missed yet another opportunity. This opportunity still exists. Make use of it even now and stop blaming others for our own woes.

Opportunities keep coming our way, we miss them all and love to blame others!

Show the faces of criminals please...

Why hide the faces of the criminals...

If he gets away by court for lack of hard evidence he will not even have the humiliation of being arrested so that it is deterrence for future budding criminals. It beats all logic not showing their faces. Show them. The whole world does it. Very recently remember that IMF Chief Strauss Kahn, every body knows his face now. I always wondered why don't they show faces. Show it.

Clash of the titans... Zardari replies to Nawaz diatribes...

The fight has begun "Molvi Nawaz Shareef should learn to be a real tiger".

Zardari had shown lots of patience for three years. Today he burst out in response to what Nawaz Shareef blurted out in Kashmir. And he came on hard. Nawaz Shareef somehow does not forget to attack Musharraf whether the occasion warrants it or not. Wonder why did he make a deal and went away for so long. Today he made scathing attacks on Zardari.

Me no admirer of Zardari is now forced to acknowledge him as a more astute politician more in touch with the ground reality. He is hoisting his flags every where and moving forward. He has this capacity not to rub people on the wrong side quite the opposite of Mian Nawaz Shareef. From where he has acquired this aplomb I have no idea. Khuda jab Husn detha hai tho nazakath aa hi jaathi hai.

Zardari lashed him as a paper tiger. He went on to say if he has forgotten politics that he is welcome to consult him in private or public. It think Nawaz Shareef will put an end to his diatribes against him and Musharraf for good. He will if he is a true politician not if he is the product of the establishment of Zia ul Haq who tried to subdue and kill PPP for 11 years. Couldn't. http://www.dawn.com/2011/06/22/nawaz-trying-to-pit-govt-against-army-zardari.html http://www.thenews.com.pk/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=17404 http://www.samaa.tv/newsdetail.aspx?ID=33295

Pakistan $200 billion can come back...

Now people cannot hide their ill-gotten wealth in Switzerland...

Pakistan can get its money back...

Some countries have got some of their wealth back. Statesman has reported that the Swiss Parliament has passed the “Return of Illicit Assets Act” (RIAA). "On October 1, the Swiss Parliament passed the historic “Return of Illicit Assets Act” (RIAA)-a significant law that will make it possible for many developing countries, like Pakistan to recover the billions of dollars shifted to the Alpine state by unscrupulous individuals and companies."

That is good news for Pakistan in particular. We have our $200 billion stashed away in Swiss Accounts money that was plundered from the Pakistan exchequer and deposited there. Now is the opportunity for Pakistan to punish the offenders and get back the money. This is a few times the debt Pakistan owes to the world. All our national debts would be cleared and money would be available for development.

Will someone do something please? Is any one who matters listening please? Read all: and comment on this blog.

http://www.thestatesmen.net/news/swiss-return-of-illicit-assets-act-pakistan-can-get-billions-back/

Lessons from PNS Mehran attack... move cantonments out of the cities...

Move cantonments out of town and rename Abbotabad...

150 years back when Karachi was a sleeping fishing village these cantonments were fine not any more... City has grown all around it... inconvenience for people and the army/navy and airforce all...

Now Karachi is a mega polis sprawling hundreds of square miles. The population is about 20 million. The need to move cantonments out of towns can hardly more emphasised. The cantonments are every where and large tracts are occupied. While it is inconvenient for the forces it is also most inconvenient for the people. They can very easily be moved at least 50 km away from the city North West of Karachi. Vast empty areas are available.

And these areas must not be made concrete jungles but developed into green belts, forests and parks as we see in the West right in the middle of the city. Some parts can be developed though for civilians but by the best town planner in the world invited to compete and bid. Lets make this city unique and one of the best in the world.

Army, Navy and Air Force would also be safe in a lot better place.

Will write in detail later Inshallah.

US bashing will not help Pakistan...

There was not a smile, it was plain talking, stop bashing US and churning up conspiracy theories...

The surprise visit of The Secretary of State is of great significance under the circumstances. She echoed the sentiments of lots of thinking Pakistanis. She spoke of Pakistan solving its own problems. She spoke of corruption. More later time permitting.

PNS Mehran attack... Pakistan defense compromised!

High time at least now realize who is our enemy?

Now what Imran Khan, Hamid Mir, Munawar Hasan, Prof. Ibrahim, Gen. Hameed Gul and the likes of him have to say? Will they still continue to be the political spokesmen of the devils?

Time to think and reflect. What more do you want? Will you wait till Pakistan is blown up? When will we put the finger on the real problems. This is not the first attack on Army and Navy. But Navy is most vulnerable. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13514033

Now this reminds me of an event long ago when a member of the JI was exultant at the fact that "hamari zahan ke log bahut bhar gaye hain Navy mein" I was shocked and dismayed.

So now it transpires how well infiltrated this mindset is inside our army, navy and air force. Will someone do something please?

I had written a few days back:

..................................................Please for God’s sake forget what happened with Binladen. He is dead. He is gone although not his ideology. US had repeatedly warned us “either you get him or we will”. We did not and they got them. Period.

Now just ensure that it doesn’t happen again. Now catch hold of Aiman Al Zawahiri before US does and correct our image. They are not going to trust us before action lest we tip off the accused. This is their genuine concern.

And the way media is creating a frenzy and fomenting hatred against US which is our donor and helper in so many different ways is very dangerous. Beggars are no choosers Sir. This hatred will do nothing good for Pakistan and Muslims of the world. Do not pander to the demands of the terrorists in whatever they guise they may appear in.

The Urdu media and the Electronic media is just not doing the right thing by making a hero out of a villain. Terrorism will fetch us nothing. One bit of policy will not change. Palestine is not the issue for Pakistan but Kashmir is.

So let the world know of Kashmir and how they are suffering at the hands of the Occupation Army. Those are our issues. Not Binladen.

Binladen challenged our sovereignty by being here without our consent and US did because quite unawares we were harboring an accused terrorist. Now for God’s sake go and get the other desired foreign nationals – Arabs and Afghanis.
Come clean and let the world know that we do not aid or abet terrorism by silence and inaction. Otherwise be prepared for more Abbottabads ..................................................................................................................

Now today this is the height.
All this is because of siding with the terrorists one way or the other. See what is the result. We cannot defend ourselves. It is an intelligence failure and security failure of untold proportions. The top officers incharge must immediately resign if not kicked out most unceremoniously and given exemplary punishment. Some are even talking of court martial.

We lost the most expensive Navy Air Crafts the Orions that were obtained with great difficulty by Musharraf, that were big deterrents for our enemies. Now they must be rejoicing obviously. We are vulnerable now. If some submarine comes in the Arabian Sea and launches an attack we cannot detect it now. Remember now who is going to pay $280,000,000 or more to buy such equipment and how are you going to get it past the US Congress? Ask Imran Khan, Hameed Gul, Munawar Hasan and the like. Even some are defending these killers listen to the guys like Raheemullah Yousuf Zai who come on TV and sort of defended them. Do they get paid for it or are shit scared and have to speak against their will one wonders.

Read this:

The Pakistani media did the damage through their Urdu Columns and TV anchors. Scared for their lives they pander to the machinations of the terrorists. And the readers and audience are sold to these nincompoop self assumed journalists. They are muddling people's minds with their constant bombardments of baseless conspiracy theories all the time.

Leading the pack is that Hamid Mir who got his credentials from that first interview of Osama bin laden. Then Dr. Shahid Masood is just the same, so is Talat Hussain and almost all with the exception of Najam Sethi and a little moderated Kamran Khan.

All exhort people to somehow empathize with the terrorists and foment US hatred with no benefit to Pakistan in any way. No body talks of the need for Law and Order, Development Plans, Land Reforms long long overdue.

Fed up with PPP, if you look at Nawaz Shareef he is on a one point agenda to punish Musharraf and nothing else. Murghi ki taang ek. Janab ko kuch aur soojhtha hee nahee. He goes to Badeen and foments hatred against people of Karachi and exhorts Sindhis to rise against the people of Karachi. I had happened to listen to this live on Geo. Is this leadership?

A leader unites people not divides them. A leader is all love and affection and forgiveness not hate and revenge. Is this we are taught and are going to teach our children? No. Don't do it.

He again came to Karachi and had a dialogue with those who want to break up Pakistan. They don't talk of the two nation theory that is the basis for Pakistan but talk of regionalism "Ilaqawariath". They talk of Taassub not fair-play and equal opportunity for all. They never ever talk of merit. They don't talk of eliminating the feudal system while themselves being it's worst victims.

You see how mum he is over this terrorism issues too. Is he one with them? I hope not. But he aids and abets them by silence. You rarely see him condemning the terrible blasts and killings all over Pakistan.

Media was freed by Musharraf and he becomes its first casualty. America gives us aid and America is its casualty. Are we a nation of thankless nay "peechay se chura ghonpne walay" people? What are we? please define.

If Pakistan does the job which it should, there is no need for USA to do the job. We have to do it for our own reasons, our own benefit and our own survival and on our own terms. US has all along said "If Pakistan is not able to do it, we will". They did it.

Now at least lets go after the terrorists lest they take over from inside. Don't be afraid of them.

But don't let it happen like the Lal Masjid affair. Media chided the government for inaction and when they did it they changed sidesand sympathised with the gun totting terrorists.

Is not any body other than the state totting a gun a terrorist? Lets face it. You cannot side with anybody fighting the State with arms under any excuse. And who ever talks in the media directly or indirectly criticizing the action done in national interest by the State must be apprehended tried and duly punished.

How else will you stop irresponsible journalism that helps the anti-state elements in the end.

I wonder where are we heading? or is it "Pakistan ka Khuda Hafiz"?.

Rest later.

Mr. Arif Khan wrote: Do you know how hard Bush Tried to have these P-3Orions approved by Congress for Musharraf ..He barely made it!!!! at a cost of $279 Million a copy they are loaded with Sophisticated Electronics and can track any Submarine without a 200Sq Mile area ..and the Talibans blew two of them up with Rocket Launchers...This is a SAD day for Pak Navy these indigents only know how to Destroy not Build? They also knocked down the ancient Buddah Statues and 75% of Pakistanis Support them..in my Opinion Pakisatn is FINISHED, it has too many problems and a incompetant govt to deal with them Do you think these Valuable assets will ever be replaced by USA under these Circumstances? Hell NO!! India is laughing so hard that i can hear them all the way here... This is indeed a Sad day!!! $600 Million worth of near new Aircraft destroyed by ANIMALS Arif Khan

Osama Binladen Dead...

Khas kam jahan pak...

Obama addresses the world...

http://vodpod.com/watch/7637852-president-obama-announces-osama-bin-laden-is-dead?u=dandelionsalad&c=dandelionsalad

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/05/02/vo.bin.laden.compound.fire.geotv?hpt=C2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13256791

http://www2.wnct.com/news/2011/may/01/5/new-osama-bin-laden-dead-ar-996049/

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/us-and-nato-imperialism-in-south-asia-the-developing-pakistan-quagmire-by-fazal-rahman-ph-d/

If he was in Pakistan he should have been captured by us. He would be at least alive today. This is another black spot on the performance of Pakistan. It is not good for Pakistan and US and European nations. We should have done it and claimed the credit at least.

We possibly could have caught him alive. We kept denying his existence in Pakistan. Now you see what is it worth at all in not catching him in time and alive. This is very bad for Pakistan that we did not do it when he was so close in the capital - in Abbotabad.

Now internationally Pakistan is on the backfoot again and on a slippery wicket you know what it does to you.

Moin Akhtar passes away...

Ah Moin Akhtar, the greatest actor of the subcontinent is no more...

Different people may have different views but for me he was the best actor in the sub-continent beating all else hollow. You give him any role he will excel in it. He studied the characters so well and then will live the role. I only wish more people follow his commitment to excellence. I can only say Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Rajioon. Not only Pakistan but the world has lost one of the greatest entertainer of all time. But he went too early. So sad.

Remember what great dramas he has given us which will continue to entertain for generations to come.

An excerpt:

Anwar is a playwright, poet, television host, satirist and painter. He is widely recognised for using satire and wit to shed light on current social issues for all ages. The man behind Studio Dhai (Studio 2:30) and Studio Ponay teen (Studio 2:45) is best known for his plays Angan Tehra and Mehrunnissa, which won him critical acclaim.
Moin, recipient of the Sitara-i-Imtiaz – Pride of Performance awarded by the president of Pakistan – has had a large fan following in the subcontinent for over three decades now. A stage actor, comedian, TV host, writer, singer, director and producer, he is perhaps most famous for his impersonations.

Although Urdu is the national language of Pakistan, it is spoken in many parts of India and is widely understood in all Hindi-speaking regions of the country.
With command over several languages including English, Sindhi, Punjabi, Bengali and Gujarati – Moin is known for his faultless portrayal of characters from everyday life. His most memorable performance was in the role of a female TV artist, Rozie, which was an adaptation of Tootsie featuring Dustin Hoffman.

Some Clips:

http://www.thepakistani.tv/i/2129/pakistani-tv-comedy-shows-and-sitcoms/loose-talk-on-majooda-khalat.htm

India wins the ICC World Cup 2011 ...

When you do not have a comfortably sailing to the final you win it...

Congratulations to India for winning the world cup 2011. In the end they played better and deserved to win despite their lucky escape in the semi against Pakistan. Forget that.

They played like champions today. Despite loosing two early top gun wickets of Sehwag and Tendulkar they played most methodically to reach the target. Hats off to the Gautam Gambir and Virat Kohli partnership. Then Dhoni played a master stroke, he came himself instead of Yuvraj who could have or could not have played, to lead from the front and see how responsibly he played without being bogged down unlike Misbah neither did he play any non-cricketing stroke like Afridi.

There is something to learn from these boys - unity of purpose, planning and commitment.
I hope our team was watching how they planned their batting up to the point they won. No rash non-cricketing strokes, no T20 strokes and no bogging down unlike our boys on the fateful day.

Srilanka made terrible mistakes by not taking some good bowlers like Ajanta Mendis etc. they had no good pace attack and the best spinners were not playing.

Now coming to the main point. Pakistan topped the tabled and is bundled out in 2011. In 1992 they got into the knockout because Australia beat West Indies and Pakistan sneaked in and went on to become the World Champions 1992. Similarly in 2009 Pakistan won the T20 Championship after being humbled earlier and were about to be eliminated. But when it sneaks in with utmost difficulty it wins the final. But when we top the table we never win. This is an observation. Now you ponder over it.

Same with India, they sneaked in with great difficulty after loosing to South Africa and tieing with England and were not exactly comfortable with others. They beat the minnows. Their most difficult match was against Pakistan. Seems like they kept the best for the final and bravo they did the job. http://samaa.tv/newsdetail.aspx?ID=30243

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Winning-WC-is-proudest-day-of-my-life-Sachin/videoshow/7853426.cms

http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/the-cup-of-joy-10136?fromphotowidget

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Shahid-Afridi-praises-Dhonis-captaincy/videoshow/7829997.cms

Rest later.