February 14th with the INS

(just talking to myself)

Rozaiba: Atlanta

http://63.194.130.82/cgi-bin/show_article.cgi?aid=00001823&channel=gulberg&start=0&end=9&page=1&chapter=1

Zia Ahmed: Boston

http://63.194.130.82/cgi-bin/show_article.cgi?aid=00001869&channel=gulberg&start=0&end=9&page=1&chapter=1

and now
Sara Jawaid: Houston

in this north south quest or is it an unannounced competition will we get to read a contribution from every state and territory?…

…in a few years this will become routine and mundane…they may even move this process abroad to their missions…where the intended visitor can be finger printed and ‘mugged’ and at the same time ..for the successful applicant only…they will put an anklet … viola!…now the minions in the homeland security can use GPS and know where the ‘applicant’ is at any given moment…wait for the video adaptability…and then the US can sleep in security….

Sara:

Welcome and please continue to contribute here

..t

*Yawn*. Typical ABCDan condescending crap.

Why are all these Pakis are suddenly considering themselves as ``Desis`` or ``ABCDs`` at INS offices. Is it not insulring to Nepalese, Indians, Sri Lankans and to some extent Bangla Deshis? Please wake up to reality. You are suspected in this country.

Sara,

I`m glad you and your fiance had so little trouble. I hope my own sister and her fiance, also in Houston, he also a non-permanent resident, will have no more trouble than you. Good luck in the future.

Nicely written. Fear & insecurity bring out strong expression.

It seems a new genre of writing is coming up - INS registration.

And I am getting addicted to it.

US, Pak not to set up joint nuke command

AP[ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2003 12:04:28 PM ]

KARACHI, Pakistan: There is no plan to set up a joint Pakistan-US command to control the country`s nuclear programme, Pakistan`s foreign minister was quoted as saying in newspapers here on Friday.



“Pakistan’s nuclear programme and its assets are in safe hands and no other country will be included in the atomic command,`` Khursheed Kasuri told reporters on Thursday in Karachi.

////This is the final proof, the yanks have taken the balls of the pakistanis. The bomb developed to protect the sovereignity and independance of pakistan has becaome the reason for it to loose all of its dignity. The pakistanis while being fingerprinted should remeber the reason behind it. If there is another attack on the US from al quida, better you all voluntarily go to the nearest cop shop.

Sara,

Yet another so called humiliation/ missed humiliation of the pakistanis. How quickly these pakistanis have acquired the western values, to be fingerprinted and movements traced is a great humiliation for them.

How about honour killings, have these great pakistanis mentioned anything about it. It is legal, honour killing is legal in pakistan. Did these new humiliation missed pakistanis care to write to the 75 oercent of the democratically elected legislators when the refused to condemn honourkilling.

The pathetic lot, trying to pose themselves as the refined, humiliated by fingerprinting type, trying to be humans with values. Shameful hollow display, only a pakistani can put up.

Thanks for writing this Sara.

You appear to be a caring soul

and your fiancee is a lucky man.

But I am sure he knows that.

Ras

Jay at # 6:

``How about honour killings,..... ``

This seems to be a Pakistani response in kind to India`s dowry deaths.

;)

And Pakistanis (the fundoos included), like the entire world, had protested the former Talibans on making it mandatory for their minorities to wear the mark of identification in Talibani Afghanistan.

Sara J: This was excellently narrated.

heeeeey....finally you make an appearance...its about time! :)....well-written and fluid...write more....

I hear u don`t like `Kit Kat` ;)


love,

samina

p.s. waisay i think V-day is overrated :p....*running like the wind*

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Sara, have you noticed that you see two types of men in a Western country---Shalwar-Kurta clad and non-Shalwar-Kurta clad? Why only Paki men of all ethnic groups try their best to make themselves conspicuous by wearing a desi dress at a public place while in a foreign country?

The article is very well written and does a great job of describing the environment or atmosphere at the INS centers all around the country esp in Houston. Finally some realistic human condition justice to the situation without the backdrop or world potitics.
Adil you lucky basstard!

aahmed60: oh-so-lucky *cheeky grin* *running faster*