Living Abroad

Dear Saminasha,

Relating #15, I am a great fan of the goal oriented approach to life that you talked about, but long term and short term goals most of which ``automatically`` develop in you are not always material objectives that you could achieve by just having an 8 hour job. Some of them are about being close to or caring about one or many persons, and/or about having one or many people care about you. These affection oriented goals have been referred to as ``feelings and emotions`` by the writer when she says, ``I am going to leave behind this country where emotions and human feelings come last, much later then anything else.``


I`m really really interested to know how you`d comment on that. It seems to me as if materialistic and affectionate goals oppose each other. Where do you think is the balance? This is the question that I have thought for months now and find myself extremely confused about life.

Living Abroad
This is scary.... seriously! For someone who has plans..

mommmyyyyyyyyyyyy *bhaaainnnnnnn*

Dam it? Dear Sadna #9,

The training camps in AJK are non-operational lately. Mobile camps in the frontier province are being used for now. In case of war on Iraq they will be out of operation too.

Not agreeing or disagreeing to you, just a piece of information :)

World Trade Organization Dear Jay, #15,

I probably do not agree to the ideology of Pakistan, but I know for sure, had their been no Pakistan, I wouldve been moving the ``pankha`` in the court of some some Muslim Raja or Nawab. Life in Pakistan is pretty close to that sometimes, its just that unlike in India, over here you don`t get burnt alive in thousands without getting noticed.

Commenting now on the ``Ideology of Pakistan``, which in the shape and form that it is presented today, was think-tanked about 25 years ago. The first use of the phrase ``Ideology of Pakistan`` was noticed not very long before that. Pakistan had been in trouble since much before that. Do not forget Jinnah`s speech on 11th of August 1947, that is the real ideology of Pakistan. The ideology you here of today, has been woven by the Jamaat-e-Islami that opposed the creation of Pakistan.


I can see most Indians have never been able to accept the very existence of Pakistan, but after creating and exploiting feelings of hatred among the masses for political gains, I think you`re letting go of all the chances of a United India yourself. How can you assure no incidents like Gujrat will occur in the liberated Pakistan? If both Hindus and Muslims have to hate and kill anyway, its better to stay away from each other.


A lot of people talk of liberation of India through Jihad. If they`re terrorists, any Indian thinking of liberating Pakistan to impose its own views is also a terrorist. I am sure terrorism under the cover of politics and secularim is much more dangerous than naked Jihad. If the ideology of Jamaat e Islami gives you a right to liberate Pakistan, do not be surprised if the ideology of shiv sina or RSS makes people claim a right to liberate India.

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Jay,
I agree!

Free Javed Burki

There are many cases of injustice by NAB out of which this could be one. But the aim here should be to seek justice in this case, rather than question the institution of NAB.

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Its sad to read reply #1. I`ve seen that most Indians on this want to compete with nations that can not compete back. And they`re proud of Sadism. A strange type of sadism, beating a dead body with a stick and getting sexual satisfaction out of it!

The very first reply shows how useless it is to write such articles, because there are people in this world who want the rich to get richer and the poor to die, and then they want to tease the poor about it and think they`re establishing their superiority by doing that.

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Dear KhamKhwa,

I agree to your ``speculation`` but I really don`t know where a few more paagals like me will come from. I doubt! Relax :)


``Qatra-e-`` is good for a ``Droplet of``, but ``Hayaat-e-Nau`` is ``New Life``, and not the ``Beginning of Life``. For the latter ``Aaghaaz-e-Hayaat`` is a good term.




Dear Ana,

Confusing Urdu, Persian, and Arabic is an indication of sanity :) Be happy, set fireworks, you`re sane!!!! :) :) :)

Victory?
Ana_Dobarah,

Its really okay, I only thought I should correct you, because I noticed that the author himself has used it incorrectly in ``Hayaat-e-Nau``. I thougt he`d take a look too.

lol and I`m glad your Arabic teacher told you it means ``of`` but its out of syllabus though , because its actually Persian in which E means ``of`` :-) In Arabic its ``ul`` :-) lol

Love & Respect!
Paagal Insaan

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#13 ana_dobarah


The ``E```s do not ``ofcourse connect the words to each other``, they mean ``of`` or ``belonging to``.

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#12, UrsTruly


Qatra-e-Hayaat-e-Nau can be translated as a droplet of sperm.

Hayaat-e-nau is ``New Life``, not ``The beginning of life``, as translated by the author.


I have seen some free verse poetry by Ibne Insha and Shafeequr Rehman, which is so rhytmic and so appealing to the sense of rhyme, I`d count them as acceptable!

Columbia
FV(#1) You`ve said what I came on to say.

This morning when I entered my college, a junior came running to me, smiling so wide, all 32 teeth showing, yelling, ``Mubarik Mubarik!!`` Before he said a word I figured out what he was happy about. I did not have the courage to hear people celebrating deaths, so I turned back right away, ``Mujay aik zaroori kaam yaad aa gya hai``, and came back home.

Ghada Karmi: The Strength of Palestinian Narrative in the Face of Violence Dear Naqshbandi,
Can I know where Allah said that and the precise words, please?

Victory?
Good stuff...... I think it was written in Urdu first. Its sad lately we don`t see the great characteristic of ``wazan`` in urdu poetry. Some time back, even free verse poetry would be rhytmic. Being a musician I always get annoyed by urdu poetry without rhythm.

Its true that we should let a poem be how it comes, but for some it comes WITH rhythm, and thats superior. It has a lot to do with how much poetry and literature you have read, and how you were taught rhymes and rhythms in the pre-school time.

I respect the expression of the writers` feelings here, and I wouldn`t want him to stop writing if his feelings dont confirm to the rules, but I really think poetry is a superior form of art only because the true poet feels and thinks in rhyme and rhythm.

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Dear Romair #48,

The last two paragraphs you wrote were touching. I`ve thought on these lines often, and I`ve often been made to think on these lines, but it doesnt really appeal to me. Do you think its practical? I mean yes, I`m too young and too emotional, but can you care about human rights and then save yourself of the effects of those who don`t?

I probably am a secular who gets happy when Molvis get put in jail against the law. I know its against human rights but I do not want it to be condemned, because I know if people feel sorry for the molvis, this feeling will be politically exploited. And when the molvis will have political power, they will have no regard for human rights when it comes to treating a minority like the one I belong to.

I grew up through the Zia regime, and the ``passiveness`` in you, and that in my father who is so like you, frustrates me. The best my father could do was, resign from the Army. It appears to me that the failure of true liberal progressive humanitarian sophisticated class in Pakistan is because of their passiveness. The policies of molvis on the other hand were active and hostile. The moderates talk about law and human rights, when their own sons are being urged towards terrorism!


I think it is unwise to care about the rights of people who do not care about your rights. If a law gives you injustice, its books deserve to be burnt. I know its unwise to be hostile when you should be passive, but I also think its unwise to be passive when you need to be hostile. If I dont pick up a gun, the jihadis will kill me one day!

I may sound stupid to you.

(I dont think I can explain these feelings in words as good as I did in the graphic that I have on my Profile. Take a look, notice the moon.)