Principle standpoints in Al Bakistan IV
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Tahirul Qadri says that the present elected government is electoral dictatorship … but selected interim government set up by stakeholders is true democracy.
Dual nationals have the right to form political parties, demonstrate, hold rallies, and marches to the capital and demand electoral reforms for the next elections … but they can’t be members of parliament.
-Illustration by Sabir Nazar.
We appreciate Anna Hazare of India … but call our very own Anna Hazare as Canadian dollar Hazare.
We learn from Indian activist judiciary and judgments of British and American judges … but India, Israel and America are our greatest enemies.
The Capitalist-in-Chief of the country with over 30 industries becomes the chief minister of a province … but he calls himself the Servant-in-Chief of the province.
We have political and religious leaders who demanded Fatiha prayers for Abu Musab Zaqawi in the National assembly and offered ghaiban-e-namaz in Pakistan … but they also condemn the killing of Shias in Quetta.
-Illustration by Sabir Nazar.
Televangelist, lawyers and journalists deliver messianic messages against corruption and looting through newspapers, TV shows and social media … but our banks have blacklisted lawyers, journalists and policemen for any house or car loans.
Quetta mourners demanded that Quetta be handed over to the Army… but the jihadis are the strategic assets of Pakistan.
Hundreds of Hazara Shias are being killed in Quetta and before that Shias were killed in Bamayan … but the Taliban brought the ideal government and peace in Afghanistan.
Israel was a creation of Britain to sow the seed of dissent and fitna in the Middle East for Arab Muslims … but the rest of the countries created by Britian in the form of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Pakistan are fortresses of Islam.
-Illustration by Sabir Nazar.
Eighty per cent of Pakistanis hate America … but the longest queues for visas are in front of the American embassy in Islamabad.
Ziaul Haq was a brigadier in Jordan who was responsible for killing of 10,000 Palestinians in Jordan (black September) and Tiger Niazi was responsible for killing Bengalis in East Pakistan … but no Muslim can kill another Muslim.
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto initiated the nuclear bomb project under Dr Abdus Salam and Munir Ahmad Khan and later brought Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan to Pakistan … but Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan is the father of the Pakistani bomb.
Aitzaz Ahsan gave the lists of Sikh separatists to India during Rajiv Gandhi’s visit to Pakistan during the Benazir government … but we weren’t interfering in East Punjab during the Zia period.
-Illustration by Sabir Nazar.
Taliban is the plural of talib that means seeker of education … but they are against the education of girls.
Indian soldiers are cowards. One Muslim soldier is equal to 10 Hindu soldiers (Hamid Gul) … but we never won any war against India.
Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that is named after the ruling family of Saudi Arabia, Al Saud … but Saudi Arabia is the centre of transnational religious movement that rejects tribal, national and ethnic identities.
Hundreds and thousands of young children and young boys of Pakistanis were killed in Afghanistan, Kashmir, India (Ajmal Kasab) … but our religious leaders of the Afghan jihad against Russians, Professor Ghafur and Qazi Hussain Ahmad died natural deaths in their beds.
The majority of the al Qaeda leadership in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq were from Egypt and Saudi Arabia … but the last suicide attack in Egypt was in 1997 (Luxor massacre) and in Saudi Arabia (2003) and they never attacked any government building or bases in either of the two countries.
The prices of Sugar and CNG by Lahore High Court and the Supreme Court is not interference in executive … but the public accounts committee summoning the registrar of the Supreme Court for accounts is an interference in the independence of judiciary.
-Illustration by Sabir Nazar.
In Pakistan, you cannot get a driving license, cannot operate a bank account, cannot get a passport, cannot get a National Identity Card if you are below 18 years of age … but you can contract a marriage.
Drone attacks are counterproductive and are responsible for more terrorists … but jet bombing by the PAF in Waziristan and Malakand is productive.
The majority of the Afghan Taliban, including Mullah Omar were living in Pakistan. They were trained and educated in Pakistani madrassahs … but talibanisation is the product of Afghanistan.
Iran is our brotherly Islamic country and the Pakistan-Iran pipeline is the future of Pakistan … but Shias are not Muslims and are being killed in Quetta, Kurram Agency and Karachi.
The American support for authoritative regimes is responsible for hatred against Americans in M
uslim societies … but Saudi Arabia is the guardian of all the holy cities of Islam and a time-tested friend of Pakistan.
The author left architecture for painting but ended up as a cartoonist and now writes Hijjo. He is the jack of all trades.
The views expressed by this blogger and in the following reader comments do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Dawn Media Group.
excellent read and so true (most of them)!
Awesome Mr. Sabir!!! This is mirror to our hypocrytical society. You seem to have overtaken NFP in sarcasim. Keep up the great work. Now I will wait for your column
Excellento…
Dual nationals have the right to form political parties, demonstrate, hold rallies, and marches to the capital and demand electrical reforms.
It is always easy to standback and ridicule and a lot of those points made are really quite dumb but whatever. Thats what this nation is good for, point at each other and laugh no one helps each other.
Thats call true Pakistani
And Pakistan blames the whole world for double standards
why our brothers are so sarcastic and love to generalise… come on buddy ..it is called satire in literatue Mr BRR…destroy Pakistan if you have the power and guts… dont burn your blood to death
Absolutely brilliant analysis, albeit a tad too ironical. Good work, Sabir.
Very intelligent observations! Of course the reading is for those who have an open mind and are willing to listen. To those who already have their minds made up, it will have no effect.
We consider Pakistan as a castle of Islam … but Pakistan has never been able to construct itself properly.
Definite a nice piece which a quite factual and piercing at the same time
Notwithstanding that contradictions are part of all societies and countries, we just got too many. Where do we go from here? The trajectory is pointing towards the South Asian map changes one more time.
true but sarcastic
Wow! Hopefully this will be written in Urdu as well!!!
The point 4 of comments guide is:
4. Language that is offensive to any race, religion, ethnicity, gender or nationality is not permitted.
Yet the whole article is an attack on Islam, Pakistan (Bakistan), Muslims, Saudis, Afghanis,
Only liberal fascists can achieve such level of hypocrisy
Than prove him wrong
precise, succinct and oh-so-on-the-target !!
a lot of things cannot be said openly in this land of pure (without the fear of getting your head chopped off) but could be so well articulated in a wonderful illustrious piece like yours.
Very thoroughly impressed. Kudos
Excellent.
nyc one…keep it up …dear
Very interesting and hard hitting…….keep it up…..educate what is right to your countrymen. Good luck
Wonderful.
nice to read almost refresh
Appropriate humor Sabir. You are giving Paracha a run for his money
Intersting reading. Those are the facts. Some have justification. But what the hell. Read and smile and move on.
Islamic Republic Of Pakistan, Zindabad.
We are the bestest. We are the purest.
And we have Atom Bomb.
Keep moving on in same direction sir……
Sabir sahab , you are good. Salute to you.
Truly awesome.
Wow … exposing societal jokers.
exposing who, All are jokers waiting turn to tell a joke.