A Nation Reborn

Author,

Way above the string of articles on the subject. Thanks.

It is true that people are just fed up. It was a mistake for musharraf to have allowed an independant media policy which has turned around and bit him.

The seeds of discontent had been there since about three years when the inflation hit, plus the FATA bombings, but there was nothing to bring people out on the streets. This issue has done what the previous could not. It is true about the last straw on the camels` back.

However the government is using the only tactic at its disposal, expectedly, of delaying tactics. Now the hearing scheduled for this week has been postponed till sometime in April.

I don`t know why HP is spinning such a yarn of it in his iLogs? He was never a conspiracy theorist ... why now?

{``#15 by kamath on March 21, 2007 7:02am PT
Re: # 9
ZEENA:

Could you tell me how in the world would you imbed a an animated object in Chowk`s post?
I am curious to know how this is technically done. Does one need to know any programming language for this.? I would appreciate your respondse.
Kamath``}

Kamath Sahib,
Zeemax is the most accomplished one at this feat. Unfortunately, he keeps imbedding the same horrible images over and over. Can`t teach an old dog new tricks. :)

Finally some signs that civil society isn`t completely dead in pakistan. If Nepal can get rid of its king, who claimed to be avatar of vishnu!, surely pakistan can limit the military dictators? Its really a bizarre history so far, with dictator after dictator coming forward and managing the country.

Speaking as an indian, this kind of agitation is a much better sign of shared values and possibly a shared future than any char-anna pronouncements of politicians and military afsars. And, no, this kind of agitational chaos does not mean the country is falling apart. It actually means the exact opposite: that people are invested and involved in the system and are willing to fight for something.

Islamabad: Relatives of those people who have been kidnapped and made to to ``disappear`` by military dictator`s goons, are protesting in front of Supreme Court of Pakistan

#20 by Urstruly,

... and the stupidest thing that this uniformed kanjar said in his interview with Geo is that they all became suicide bombers ... and expects people to believe that!

Re: # 21

Yes, this dheet kanjar supasses all dicatators of the world combined+US in its arrogance, and lies. I cannot think of anything worst than that.

The interesting thing in the picture is the placard at the front that appeals to Justice Bhagwandas to look into the matter of ``missing`` citizens of Pakistan. The poor chap gets a tall order just in the begining. I hope he shows half of the testicular fortitude that Justice Iftekhar has shown.

Re: # 19 pmishra2,

Nepal analogy is completely out of place. In Nepal there was only one avatar who could be removed after he lost favour of the people. In Pak the avatars of Allah are there on the streets killing each other, shiya killing sunnis, army killing separatists, militants killing civilians, mohajirs killing punjabis, punjabi killing all others except pathans who are left out for being killed in turn by the army on the behest of Nato. Even women have started wearing AKs now, of course for the wrong purpose. You see, when their brother mullahs were subjecting women to `better things than killing` (and then of course butchering them) no Kalashnikov and burka clad women came out of their libraries. So, people of Pak have no clear-cut objective. Here, you will find one avatar occupying the throne after the other. And that is natural too, land of pure being ruled by the incarnations of Allah. So, rest assured! These recent Paki news items are bubbles coming out of a compressed bear bottle. Take my word.

Samar

I am glad to hear and see these things... thank God people are finally coming to the streets and showing their unhappiness in a more civil way as opposed to bombing and stuff... Like PMishra said people have an interest in society and want the civil institutions to become stronger, because now we realise the need of these strong institutions... all we have to do is look across the border and see the advantages of democracy and strongish institutions...

I`m happy that we can look across the border and compare our lot and that so many ppl in Pakistan are doing that... Mushy took the p*ss with what he did, and it was all too much... he should step down from one of his positions now... i hope Rana Bhagwandas can do something here... i hope the steam doesnt come out of the sails for this one, and the press keeps this issue alive and burning as well as the lawyers... Ameen!

A

zeemax and urstruly - the frick and frack show brought to you from somewhere in china and detroit usa .............. here is the routine:

frick: musharraf is a kanjar
frack: and bush is his dalal
frick: musharraf is a ahmedi
frack: bush is worse than ahmedis
frick: nothing is worse than ahmedis
frack: jews?
frick: okay, then bush is worse than jews
frack: hindoos are even worse
frick: okay, then musharraf is worse than hindoos
frack: but bush is even worse
frick: is he worse than a pig ?
frack : worser..... much much worser- even worser than worst
frick: stop freaking out !
frack: i miss masadi
frick: me too - he is a brave man
frack: i hate the white man
frick: i hate him and the jews and the hindoos and bahais and ismailis and shias and ....
frack: what about me
frick: i love you
frack: let`s blow ourselves up
frick: tu chal mein aya .......................

anyone seen any effigies of the chief burnt so far? do you guys think i can sell black ribbons in pakistan similar to the support-our troops ribbons in dicating protest?

Re: # 25

Hahahaha! Hamidm, this munafiq thinks you are so funny! Looking forward to hell if guys like you are around

Re: # 25, hamidm2,

Wah, this one was quite suitable for fp. Very appropriate and funny. Please carry on the good work.

Samar

Re: # 25

Shut up oye already; or I will Wasi-Zafar you.

Re: # 25

``frack: let`s blow ourselves up
frick: tu chal mein aya .......................``

hahaha..................

so appropriate.

#23, samar1982 {``In Pak the avatars of Allah are there on the streets killing each other, shiya killing sunnis, army killing separatists, militants killing civilians, mohajirs killing punjabis, ...``}

Samar Biasi Sahib,

Are you always this careless in your choice of subjects and objects? You could have also said ``Jews killing Nazis, Tutsis killing Hutus, Chinese killing Japs, Dalits killing upper-caste Hindus, ...``

I guess Zeemax has been Wasi-Zafared by Chowk staff already