unflinching idealism ... since 1997 archivessitemapabouthelpfeedback
all are welcome to read, write and think
  • Home
  • InFocus
  • Themes
  • Columns
  • Articles
  • Fiction
  • iLogs
  • Gallery
  • Unplugged
  • Writers
  • Interactors
  • Tags
Sign in | Join Chowk
web chowk
  • Article
  • Interact
  • read writer comments
  • add to favorites
  • get rss feeds
  • print
  • email this link

The Quest for American Popularity in Pakistan

Saleem Ali March 16, 2006

Latest comments   flat   threaded   latest   oldest   all
listing 1-16   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

#286 Posted by Ramanujan on March 24, 2006 12:04:03 am

Some obvious signs from God that Allah or the Gibreel dude never had any tete-a-tete with the 1st grader`s soulmate:


1) In spite of some islamic countries having oil, their per-capita income is still very low.

2) All Islamic countries are backward, and falling further behind every day.

3) Muslims die in far greater numbers any day of the year than people of any other religion.

4) Pakistan is forced to suck up to China, who are probably the toughest on Muslims of any country.

5) China`s economy is booming.

6) Pakistan gets kicked around by virtually everybody.

7) The (un)holy land of Saudi Arabia is under the thumb of America.


....to be continued






reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#285 Posted by MantoLives on March 23, 2006 5:16:44 am
zeemax...

Harish never has arguments... so profanity comes naturally to him.

:)

reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#284 Posted by MantoLives on March 23, 2006 5:15:38 am
Harish...

None of the statements that you attribute to Jinnah call for violence. Other statements are attributed to his followers... Meanwhile we know Gandhi`s follower Patel was encouraging Hindus to kill... so that must be put under his balance sheet don`t you feel? But yes Jinnah was wrong in calling for DAD... he should`ve known how machivellian and bigoted Gandhi was... to use it and then blame it on ML.

reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#283 Posted by zeemax on March 23, 2006 1:25:29 am
#277 by Mantolives

Manto .. your very clinically effecient Gandhi bashing appears to have had a traumatic effect upon these guys bringing out the worst in them .. they have no further comments other than !@#$%^&*. So be it ..

Amen.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#282 Posted by harish_hyd on March 22, 2006 11:06:07 pm
#277 by Mantolives

[Don`t call me names simply because you can`t produce a single statement from Jinnah calling for violence.]

Abay Chutiye, here are a few statements from JInnah and other Muslim Leaguers before the Direct Action Day. Now don`t try to wriggle out by saying that some of the more provocative statements were not from Jinnah. As the supremo of the ML, Jinnah was responsible by implication. It is also instructive to note that not once did he called on his leaders to stop making such provocative statements.

Jinnah`s statements

“What we have done to-day is the most historic act in our history. Never have we in the whole history of the League done anything except by constitutional methods. But now we are forced into this position. Today we bid good-bye to constitutional methods.”

Again, referring to the new threat and programme of Direct Action, he said,

“Today we have forged a pistol and are in a position to use it.”

Again, talking of the threat of Direct Action he said:

“We mean every word of it. We do not believe in equivocation.”

Then he quoted the Persian Poet, Firdausi, in these words:

“If you seek peace, we do not want War. But if you want War, we will accept it unhesitatingly.”

Nawabzada Liaqat Ali Khan, later the Prime Minister of Pakistan, on the implications of the Direct Action:

“Direct Action means resort to non-constitutional methods, and that can take any form which may suit the conditions under which we live. We cannot eliminate any methods. Direct Action means any action against the Law.”

Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, later a member of the Pakistan Government, declared:

“Pakistan can only be achieved through shedding blood of ourselves, and if need be, and if opportunity arose, by shedding blood of others. Muslims are no believers in Ahimsa.”

[If one is jailed only for calling for violence... then one can imagine that Gandhi was arrested so many times.]

Even his sworn enemy Jinnah never accused Gandhi of being violent, so we now know you are dumber than the old crook.

[... Jinnah didn`t cause the violence.]

Abay G@@ndu, notwithstanding your innocent protestations, the call to DAD was issued by Jinnah, so he will be blamed for it.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#281 Posted by rsridhar on March 22, 2006 7:08:37 pm
re:#275 by Mantolives
abey chootiye,
The world believes mahatma to be an apostle of nonviolence.
You think that he was a fraud.
Now, either you are right or the rest of the world is right.
What makes u so smart that u know what the rest of the world does not?
You are no Einstein.
All u got is a lot of hatred for India and Gandhi.
As i have already told u:
Jaa key apnee bibi kee g@and mein sar chupa ley.
Chootiya sala.
Sridhar
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#280 Posted by sadna on March 22, 2006 8:07:57 am
harish_hyd #274
India has luckily left that period behind. Now it is the US which has to pay up. :)
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#279 Posted by jang on March 22, 2006 6:56:27 am
#278 many people, american generals eg (forget karzais admin), foreign diplomats have alluded to possibility that ``elements in the pakistani government`` are helping al-quida and OLB. this cannot be proven like the pentagon bombing by an airplane..no pictures. i am sure you or arjun can find these allegations by googling. this is the classic deniability methodology used in indian kashmir too..but now many on the chowk dont deny it as much.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#278 Posted by zeemax on March 22, 2006 4:55:37 am
#272 by stuka and other cornered cats.

Selling out the duo means collecting 50 million but killing the golden goose.

I had said the Pashtuns haven`t sold out the duo. Now tell me how are they collecting billions through a `golden goose` and risking Guantanamo forever instead of pocketing a cool 50 mil PLUS a permanent residence in Miami alongwith a fresh identity?

Or, are you suggesting the state of Pakistan is hiding the duo from Bush to keep milking US for logistical support payments? If you are then that will be a fresh and `intriguing` theory. Prove it.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#277 Posted by MantoLives on March 22, 2006 4:51:28 am
Dear Harish...

Don`t call me names simply because you can`t produce a single statement from Jinnah calling for violence. If one is jailed only for calling for violence... then one can imagine that Gandhi was arrested so many times.

In the end... beyond the tactical mistake of allowing a corrupt machiavellian bigot like Gandhi to take advantage of the Direct Action Day and turn it into an orgy of violence to blamed on the Muslim League... Jinnah didn`t cause the violence. He should`ve however calculated how mischievious and underhanded Gandhi can be ... but like I said before Jinnah was no Ambedkar when it came to understanding the mindset of the mischief mongering Mahatma...
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#276 Posted by harish_hyd on March 22, 2006 4:40:08 am
#275 by Mantolives

[Not only can they not produce a single statement from Jinnah calling for violence (The strike was peaceful all over India)... but the numbers of Muslims dead in Calcutta vs Hindus dead prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that it was Gandhi`s goons who were responsible for violence ... while Gandhiji was fooling the world with his so called ``non violence.]

Abay Chutiye, then tell us why Jinnah was sleeping on the floors anticipating arrest as reported by the Time magazine? Why was he sh!tting in his pants if he hadn`t done anything wrong? And why did Stanley Wolpert (whose words were once your gospel truth) and countless other historians ascribe the violence to the old a$$hole`s call to Direct Action?

And a$$hole, how does the number of Hindus and Muslims dead prove that Jinnah wasn`t beyond it? Do you talk out of your rear or do you put some thinking into it?
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#275 Posted by MantoLives on March 22, 2006 4:12:38 am
#274

So I see racist casteist Hindu bigot medieval fascist Mahatma`s followers lying again ...

Not only can they not produce a single statement from Jinnah calling for violence (The strike was peaceful all over India)... but the numbers of Muslims dead in Calcutta vs Hindus dead prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that it was Gandhi`s goons who were responsible for violence ... while Gandhiji was fooling the world with his so called ``non violence.

This ofcourse was characteristic of Gandhi`s politics... be it bribing people to shut up about murders committed by his followers possibly on his orders... encouraging people to burn alive policemen in Chaura Chauri ... or other such violence caused by the Khilafat Movement and Shudhi and Sanghtan movements...

The world has been duped enough. Have some shame now Mahatma kay perokaron... have some shame now.



reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#274 Posted by harish_hyd on March 22, 2006 1:52:22 am
#268 by sadna

[At least two Pakistanis on this thread have explicitly called for more attacks in India but no outrage is felt about that- a Pakistani calling for violence is like the sun rising every morning. If Pakistanis didn`t think that they alone have the sole monopoly on violence, this world would be a very different place.]

Sadna, the Pakis you`re talking about were just being, well..Pakis. Pakis calling for civilian deaths is not a new phenomenon. Wasn`t it Jinnah, the father of Pakistan, who called for violence against Hindus when he issued that (in)famous call for Direct Action? At least I`m not surprised by those Pakis who were merely following in Jinnah`s footsteps.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#273 Posted by MantoLives on March 22, 2006 1:16:54 am
Sadna...

Don`t fib.


You called for attacks on civilian targets. In my book... you and Jamaat-al-Fuqra are bosom buddies...
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#272 Posted by stuka on March 21, 2006 4:57:47 pm
Xeemax:

``The ``goras`` think you`ll sell your mothers for a few thousand bucks.. in your cae, probably the cost of a latte..

So how come they haven`t sold out Bin Laden and Al-Zawahiri for $ 50 million?``

I would hazard a guess. Selling out the duo means collecting 50 million but killing the golden goose.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#270 Posted by rsridhar on March 21, 2006 4:21:47 pm
re#243 by pokershark
Looks like u, tahmed, faisaluno have all been eating grass in a joint.
I thought tahmed was more sober but then a paki is a paki even if he lives in US.
Think of the India`s problems this way:
If despite so many problems that India has (that u and faisaluno have pointed out in your posts), India is being recongnized as a global player by none other than US, then what would India be in say 20 or 30 years when it would have grown much bigger economically and those problems would be much less conspicous.
Indians are talking about India`s potential and what it would be in future. Everyone is aware that India has much to accomplish.
Sridhar
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
listing 1-16   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Interact Index

    #286 Ramanujan
    #285 MantoLives
    #284 MantoLives
    #283 zeemax
    #282 harish_hyd
    #281 rsridhar
    #280 sadna
    #279 jang
    #278 zeemax
    #277 MantoLives
    #276 harish_hyd
    #275 MantoLives
    #274 harish_hyd
    #273 MantoLives
    #272 stuka
    #270 rsridhar
    #269 bharath
    #268 sadna
    #267 sadna
    #266 jang
    #265 khalid_ahmad
    #264 MantoLives
    #263 sadna
    #262 harish_hyd
    #261 harish_hyd
    #260 MantoLives
    #271 bharath
    #259 jang
    #258 tahmed32
    #257 sadna
    #256 zeemax
    #255 khalid_ahmad
    #254 khalid_ahmad
    #253 arjun_m
    #252 jang
    #251 pokershark
    #250 zeemax
    #249 tahmed32
    #248 pokershark
    #247 khalid_ahmad
    #246 arjun_m
    #245 pokershark
    #244 tahmed32
    #243 pokershark
    #242 einsteinwallah
    #241 faisaluno
    #240 herono1
    #239 khalid_ahmad
    #238 harish_hyd
    #237 zeemax
    #236 zeemax
    #235 bongdongs
    #234 bongdongs
    #233 jang
    #232 jang
    #231 faisaluno
    #230 faisaluno
    #229 arjun_m
    #228 arjun_m
    #227 faisaluno
    #226 faisaluno
    #225 arjun_m
    #224 faisaluno
    #223 arjun_m
    #222 bbabu
    #221 bbabu
    #220 bjkumar
    #219 faisaluno
    #217 faisaluno
    #216 arjun_m
    #215 faisaluno
    #214 arjun_m
    #213 Raw_Dust
    #212 Raw_Dust
    #211 sadna
    #210 pokershark
    #218 khalid_ahmad
    #209 faisaluno
    #208 masanamuthu
    #207 arjun_m
    #206 Ahmadzai
    #205 Ahmadzai
    #203 Ahmadzai
    #202 khamkhwa.
    #201 khamkhwa.
    #200 sadna
    #204 scout
    #199 tahmed32
    #198 sadna
    #197 mohar11
    #196 tahmed32
    #195 faisaluno
    #194 tahmed32
    #193 arjun_m
    #192 dost_mittar
    #191 mohar11
    #190 kalihawa
    #188 bjkumar
    #187 Pardesi
    #186 zeemax
    #189 mohar11
    #185 zeemax
    #183 satyamvada
    #182 ballukhan
    #181 arjun_m
    #180 friend
    #179 mohar11
    #178 DrDr
    #177 DrDr
    #176 tahmed32
    #175 tahmed32
    #174 tahmed32
    #173 DrDr
    #172 DrDr
    #171 tahmed32
    #170 DrDr
    #169 DrDr
    #168 tahmed32
    #167 tahmed32
    #166 DrDr
    #165 tahmed32
    #164 DrDr
    #163 DrDr
    #162 DrDr
    #161 Zeena
    #160 arjun_m
    #159 arjun_m
    #158 zeemax
    #157 aquaris
    #156 HP
    #155 zeemax
    #154 arjun_m
    #153 arjun_m
    #152 zeemax
    #150 pokershark
    #149 sadna
    #148 faisaluno
    #151 hamidm2
    #147 hamidm2
    #146 faisaluno
    #145 arjun_m
    #144 faisaluno
    #143 arjun_m
    #142 faisaluno
    #141 arjun_m
    #140 sadna
    #139 arjun_m
    #138 faisaluno
    #138 faisaluno
    #137 arjun_m
    #136 satyamvada
    #135 faisaluno
    #134 arjun_m
    #133 arjun_m
    #132 sadna
    #132 Ramanujan
    #131 arjun_m
    #130 arjun_m
    #129 MantoLives
    #127 faisaluno
    #126 faisaluno
    #125 MantoLives
    #124 faisaluno
    #123 parthaab
    #122 HisExcellency
    #128 ballukhan
    #121 MantoLives
    #120 khalid_ahmad
    #119 hamidm2
    #118 Naqshbandi
    #117 ballukhan
    #116 Ranjit
    #115 khalid_ahmad
    #114 khalid_ahmad
    #113 zeemax
    #112 bjkumar
    #111 sanjay
    #110 khalid_ahmad
    #109 bbabu
    #108 sadna
    #107 rsridhar
    #106 rsridhar
    #105 HisExcellency
    #104 rsridhar
    #103 HisExcellency
    #102 HisExcellency
    #101 HisExcellency
    #100 sadna
    #99 rsridhar
    #98 HisExcellency
    #97 rsridhar
    #96 rsridhar
    #95 sadna
    #94 KaalChakra
    #93 arjun_m
    #92 HisExcellency
    #91 HisExcellency
    #90 arjun_m
    #89 arjun_m
    #88 HisExcellency
    #87 bbabu
    #86 saleemhali
    #85 FawadR
    #84 tahmed32
    #83 FawadR
    #82 khalid_ahmad
    #81 sadna
    #80 khalid_ahmad
    #79 Ahmadzai
    #78 khalid_ahmad
    #77 arjun_m
    #76 sadna
    #74 khalid_ahmad
    #73 Ahmadzai
    #75 Urstruly
    #72 arjun_m
    #71 nasah
    #70 arjun_m
    #69 hamidm2
    #67 KaalChakra
    #65 tahmed32
    #68 CoolAL
    #64 tahmed32
    #63 zeemax
    #62 khalid_ahmad
    #61 khalid_ahmad
    #60 Kulharee
    #59 saleemhali
    #58 FawadR
    #57 khalid_ahmad
    #66 nasah
    #56 MantoLives
    #55 Urstruly
    #54 rsridhar
    #53 rsridhar
    #52 rsridhar
    #51 faisaluno
    #50 rsridhar
    #49 khalid_ahmad
    #48 faisaluno
    #47 khalid_ahmad
    #46 zeemax
    #45 harish_hyd
    #44 bjkumar
    #43 faisaluno
    #42 khalid_ahmad
    #41 harish_hyd
    #40 harish_hyd
    #39 ballukhan
    #38 parthaab
    #37 sanjay
    #36 faisaluno
    #35 khalid_ahmad
    #34 khalid_ahmad
    #33 HP
    #32 faisaluno
    #31 faisaluno
    #30 khalid_ahmad
    #29 HP
    #184 kaptain
    #28 khalid_ahmad
    #27 khalid_ahmad
    #26 FawadR
    #25 faisaluno
    #24 khalid_ahmad
    #23 khalid_ahmad
    #22 khalid_ahmad
    #21 khalid_ahmad
    #20 khalid_ahmad
    #19 harimau
    #18 khalid_ahmad
    #17 khalid_ahmad
    #16 khalid_ahmad
    #15 ballukhan
    #14 bharath
    #13 bbabu
    #12 arjun_m
    #11 arjun_m
    #10 Ranjit
    #8 parthaab
    #6 Inquirer
    #5 arjun_m
    #7 Urstruly
    #3 Kulharee
    #9 CoolAL
    #4 aashee
    #2 Urstruly
    #2 KaalChakra
    #2 Urstruly
    #1 arjun_m

Latest Interacts

  • bulleya: anil#: ...can you define... Uneven Democracy : The
  • harish_hyd: Today's Pakistan IS Jinnah's... I Want Jinnah's Pakistan
  • harish_hyd: If Karzai is a... Crowning of a Crony
  • Pardesi: #36 - Your health... Uneven Democracy : The
  • harish_hyd: #16 Posted by Goldfinger I... The Jehadi Frankenstein
  • SPY: Re: # 49 ahmedmadani:... I Want Jinnah's Pakistan
  • bhs75: well if NAB was... NRO Is Just a
  • bhs75: Re: # 96 let me... The Strange Case of

THEMES

  • Pakistan's Struggle for Democracy
  • The Indian Story
  • Indo-Pak Relations
  • Personal Narratives
  • Religion Today
  • War on Terror
  • Role of Media
  • Call for Social Change
  • Hold Them Accountable
  • Environment and Us
  • Way of Life
more »

Top 5 Articles This Week

  • Popular
  • The Strange Case of the Indian Channels That Did Not Air the 26/11 Documentary
  • I Want Jinnah's Pakistan
  • Why MQM Wants To Enter Punjab?
  • Uneven Democracy : The Cry from Chhattisgarh
  • The Jehadi Frankenstein
  • Featured
  • There are a Lot of Monkeys
  • White Charade
  • Words of a Woman
  • FOX News and the Smelly Shoes
  • Dilemmas of Creative Children
  • 10 Years Ago
  • Balkan Tragedy: A Re-enactment of the 1971 Genocide in Bangladesh
  • Full Moon on the Ganges
  • Hatred
  • The Countdown Begins
  • Her Other Self

Write on Chowk Interact Guidelines Privacy policy Terms Contact

Copyright © 1997 - 2009 chowk.com. All Rights Reserved
Reproduction of material on any www.chowk.com pages without prior written permissions is strictly prohibited