I dont want Zardari to be the next President

Imagine a 100 people standing outside your house… now imagine a 1000… now imagine 160 million.

Yes this is the number of lives one decision of our leader can change. Do I need to elaborate further? And i dont need to tell you why he is not a great candidate, do I?

I am amazed that the “proactive” blogs of Pakistan are suddenly silent on this issue of the new president. Don’t know why.

I dont want Zardari to be the next President

Imagine a 100 people standing outside your house… now imagine a 1000… now imagine 160 million.

Yes this is the number of lives one decision of our leader can change. Do I need to elaborate further? And i dont need to tell you why he is not a great candidate, do I?

I am amazed that the “proactive” blogs of Pakistan are suddenly silent on this issue of the new president. Don’t know why.

Bewee, TV aur Emergency

So its now a reality, the much awaited emergency has now been imposed.

As almost all channels are off the air, people are now at the mercy of endless propaganda campaign on state-run PTV. The new propaganda punchline being used is : “farq parhta hai sahi faislay say sahi qayadat say” (Right leadership and right decisions make a difference). There is a subliminal message here “farq parhta hai Emergency say aur Gadee say” (Emergency and Seat make a difference… really!). Not to mention our very own poster-boy cum dictator is all over the television.

However, Begum Musharraf may not have liked the idea of emergency as it would deprive her and other Begmaat of Dramas on Indian Channels. So avoid their wrath, our president has allowed Star Plus and ARY Digital to be unblocked. Dont mess with the Begumaat, its worse than the emergency.

An “ordinance” has been issued, Judges are warned not to overstep and meddle with administrative affairs.

Life is normal here, we didn’t even feel the pain. I must give due credit to President for executing such difficult maneuver with such dexterity.

Reuters Report

Bewee, TV aur Emergency

So its now a reality, the much awaited emergency has now been imposed.

As almost all channels are off the air, people are now at the mercy of endless propaganda campaign on state-run PTV. The new propaganda punchline being used is : “farq parhta hai sahi faislay say sahi qayadat say” (Right leadership and right decisions make a difference). There is a subliminal message here “farq parhta hai Emergency say aur Gadee say” (Emergency and Seat make a difference… really!). Not to mention our very own poster-boy cum dictator is all over the television.

However, Begum Musharraf may not have liked the idea of emergency as it would deprive her and other Begmaat of Dramas on Indian Channels. So avoid their wrath, our president has allowed Star Plus and ARY Digital to be unblocked. Dont mess with the Begumaat, its worse than the emergency.

An “ordinance” has been issued, Judges are warned not to overstep and meddle with administrative affairs.

Life is normal here, we didn’t even feel the pain. I must give due credit to President for executing such difficult maneuver with such dexterity.

Reuters Report

Musharraf and BB – Love affair now over

What will Musharraf do now?

That is the ultimate question on everybody’s mind. Certainly the unavoidable is about to happen.

With the ‘deal’ now in shambles and taliban now taunting musharraf, it appears musharraf is cornered. With events such as the pathetic Earthquake Relief Operations, Chief Justice sacking, Red Mosque blunder, Waziristan mayhem, Bugti Killing and now this section of Northern Bypass crumbling and a lot of blood on Musharrafs hands, times are testing.

From a citizen’s perspective, life has been tough here lately. We have suffered the worst days of our lives, in the horrible traffic jams of Karachi or without power with mercury levels touching 40+ C. Bad infrastructure is not only the worry, but corrupt government officials add to the misery.

So what are the prospects for Musharraf? Bright! Why?

The very reason being that he has incompetent opponents, who do not know how to run the country. Lets start with Benazir, her terms have seen widespread corrupt practices accounting for billions of dollars that largely came from “commisions” on business deals for Pakistan government. The most famous being the kickback on 32 Mirge Planes and the controversial thermal Independant Power Projects (we could have established hydro based projects which were sustainable and had low operating expense) the effects of which are seen to this day. During here tenure we saw lack of concrete economic policies to utilize the rich resource base of Pakistan.

Nawaz Sharif has been another thorn in Pakistan’s history. As usual he has been corrupt and inefficient. The much hyped “Karz utaro Mulk Sawaro” (Payoff Debt, Enervate the Country) called for the public to donate its money to help Pakistan pay-off its mounting debt. As usual our patriotic public gave loads of money which ended up paying for the decorated mansions of Raiwind (a place in Punjab) for Nawaz. Pakistan went through the worst economic crisis in his tenure as sanctions were imposed after we went Nuclear (This one glorious gift helped deflate India’s ever-growing ego). Kargil War added to the miseries, and eventually he was dethroned by Musharraf.

Musharraf siezed power in 1998 from Nawaz. A brilliant strategist or not, that I cannot conclude due to the lack of evidence. However, the experts believe that Kargil conflict “showed a shocking lack of strategy” on Musharraf’s part. Educated in Turkey, he has grown fond of Kemal Ataturk’s view of a secular nation. This is why we have been seeing a lot of “enlightened moderation” speeches lately. On the whole “our leader” likes to feed his ego. One good thing he did was revive the economy when it was in a state of neglect.

At the time Musharraf took over the government, Pakistan was regarded as a failed state by many international experts, as it was close to bankrupt. Total foreign exchange reserves were less than one month’s import. Investor confidence was at an all-time low. – Wikipeda

The bottomline

Pakistan was in an economic mess before 1998. We saw decline in FDI, high debt levels, high unemployment etc. And now we are growing at 7% per annum.

It is unlikely that either BB or Nawaz take charge due to a strong opposition by business community and particularly by foreign investors, that now act as a natural hedge for a new five-year term for Musharraf. It is due to the billions of dollars invested here, “altruistic” Uncle Sam do not want us to get rid of the dictator. The fear of another “radical Islamist” (after Iran) rattling nukes makes the west wet their pants. So the dictator is not going anywhere, strap on and enjoy the ride.

Musharraf and BB – Love affair now over

What will Musharraf do now?

That is the ultimate question on everybody’s mind. Certainly the unavoidable is about to happen.

With the ‘deal’ now in shambles and taliban now taunting musharraf, it appears musharraf is cornered. With events such as the pathetic Earthquake Relief Operations, Chief Justice sacking, Red Mosque blunder, Waziristan mayhem, Bugti Killing and now this section of Northern Bypass crumbling and a lot of blood on Musharrafs hands, times are testing.

From a citizen’s perspective, life has been tough here lately. We have suffered the worst days of our lives, in the horrible traffic jams of Karachi or without power with mercury levels touching 40+ C. Bad infrastructure is not only the worry, but corrupt government officials add to the misery.

So what are the prospects for Musharraf? Bright! Why?

The very reason being that he has incompetent opponents, who do not know how to run the country. Lets start with Benazir, her terms have seen widespread corrupt practices accounting for billions of dollars that largely came from “commisions” on business deals for Pakistan government. The most famous being the kickback on 32 Mirge Planes and the controversial thermal Independant Power Projects (we could have established hydro based projects which were sustainable and had low operating expense) the effects of which are seen to this day. During here tenure we saw lack of concrete economic policies to utilize the rich resource base of Pakistan.

Nawaz Sharif has been another thorn in Pakistan’s history. As usual he has been corrupt and inefficient. The much hyped “Karz utaro Mulk Sawaro” (Payoff Debt, Enervate the Country) called for the public to donate its money to help Pakistan pay-off its mounting debt. As usual our patriotic public gave loads of money which ended up paying for the decorated mansions of Raiwind (a place in Punjab) for Nawaz. Pakistan went through the worst economic crisis in his tenure as sanctions were imposed after we went Nuclear (This one glorious gift helped deflate India’s ever-growing ego). Kargil War added to the miseries, and eventually he was dethroned by Musharraf.

Musharraf siezed power in 1998 from Nawaz. A brilliant strategist or not, that I cannot conclude due to the lack of evidence. However, the experts believe that Kargil conflict “showed a shocking lack of strategy” on Musharraf’s part. Educated in Turkey, he has grown fond of Kemal Ataturk’s view of a secular nation. This is why we have been seeing a lot of “enlightened moderation” speeches lately. On the whole “our leader” likes to feed his ego. One good thing he did was revive the economy when it was in a state of neglect.

At the time Musharraf took over the government, Pakistan was regarded as a failed state by many international experts, as it was close to bankrupt. Total foreign exchange reserves were less than one month’s import. Investor confidence was at an all-time low. – Wikipeda

The bottomline

Pakistan was in an economic mess before 1998. We saw decline in FDI, high debt levels, high unemployment etc. And now we are growing at 7% per annum.

It is unlikely that either BB or Nawaz take charge due to a strong opposition by business community and particularly by foreign investors, that now act as a natural hedge for a new five-year term for Musharraf. It is due to the billions of dollars invested here, “altruistic” Uncle Sam do not want us to get rid of the dictator. The fear of another “radical Islamist” (after Iran) rattling nukes makes the west wet their pants. So the dictator is not going anywhere, strap on and enjoy the ride.

The Journey of Pakistan – Beautifully Explained

http://pakistaniat.com/pakistan-by-faiz/

A Faiz Ahmed Faiz Nazm

»www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIsLhMIaqgg

The Journey of Pakistan – Beautifully Explained

http://pakistaniat.com/pakistan-by-faiz/

A Faiz Ahmed Faiz Nazm

»www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIsLhMIaqgg

Bloody Drama comes to an end

21 dead … numerous injured … scenes of destruction … and bloody hands

Today was a historic day in the history of Pakistan. Today was when overgrown kids with guns vowed to fight till death, and they did. The failure of city government was evident on many fronts, hypocrisy unveiled. Thugs ruled the streets while law enforcers cowered in their holed.

The only heroes who emerged from the whole situation were the News reporters, who continued to unveil the morons even when their life was under threat.

I salute AAJ Television channel for presenting the true face of political parties.

People Dying in Cold Blood… and they dont know why

“Why are we being killed?” asks a dying man who was denied the “luxury” of being taken to the hospital as roads were blocked and ambulances could not access him.

As the residents of Karachi confine themselves to their homes amid death and destruction by goons of political parties, they would have by now started to ask themselves the same question.

Party leaders comfortably sit in their offices or homes in London, enjoying the death and destruction they have spun up. While their brainwashed and unarmed people are being killed for their jackass leaders.

Something is really wrong here… Are we screwed because the “silent majority” continues to remaining silent… or perhaps because a faulty election system … or because of uneducated masses … or perhaps due to lack of quality education… hell it is all of the above.

IDEA International documents all voting activities all over the world. People may be surprised to see this.

Year	Total Vote	Registration	Vote / Reg	Invalid	Pop. Size	VAP	Vote / VAP	PR	CL	Status
1977	17,000,000	30,899,152	55.0%	n/a	75,444,000	36,213,120	46.9%	6	4	Not Free
1985	17,250,482	32,589,996	52.9%	2.4%	96,180,000	41,357,400	41.7%	4	5	Partly Free
1988	19,903,172	46,206,055	43.1%	1.5%	105,409,000	46,379,960	42.9%	3	3	Partly Free
1990	21,395,479	47,065,330	45.5%	1.1%	112,049,000	49,301,560	43.4%	4	4	Partly Free
1993	20,293,307	50,377,915	40.3%	1.3%	122,802,000	54,032,880	37.6%	3	5	Partly Free
1997	19,058,131	54,189,534	35.2%	2.3%	137,649,330	60,565,705	31.5%	4	5	Partly Free
2002	29,829,463	71,358,040	41.8%	2.6%	n/a	n/a	n/a	6	5	Not Free

Source: IDEA

Registration: Number of Voters registered
VAP : Voting age Population (eligible for voting)

It is interesting to note that 35% of population votes. Combine that with political parties forging votes and you get your answer regarding the fairness of elections. And now you know why we are screwed.

May Allah help us understand… Amen.