The Plan To Topple Pakistan Military And sir, What is your rank in the Pakistan Army?

Finding My Feet in London Hilarious! I was about to let go a wild roar of laughter but the thought of my manager storming in the room to hear the joke kept me from doing so.

``There are lot of other issues on which I can write such as mobile phones, travelling, etc. but this would suffice for now. ``

O please do write about those issues aswell.... Judging from this article I am sure we would enjoy it alot.

Sixers From The Past! Good Read.
Lets have some more.

Rabid LOL
Paracha`s mind works in mysterious ways.

Changing Radio Stations Re: # 15

Ranger,
I sincerely hope that you are joking.
Cause if you are not, then you are a serious threat to society.

Yasser,
The writing wasn’t up to par with your previous articles, but the message was conveyed.

A question: How can you stand josh?

A Place Like No Other? Kulharee bhai,
Your post is an elaboration of the last line of my previous reply. I fully understand where you are coming from.
My point is that even though the healthcare system in Europe has failed miserably, it is still pretty much working in Canada. right? So why shouldnt the US provide its ppl with a similar system? Why do you have to pay with your arm and leg to get your other arm and leg examined?
And as I said earlier, US gov is doing a lot of work for its ppl. There is no doubt about that. But perhaps even better services and benefits can be provided if America can get its priorities right.

A Place Like No Other? I dont know why the early interactors digressed so much. The simple point of the article, in my opinion, is that the US is lacking in many areas where other western countries are not. Such as medical care, jobs and justice to the poor ethnic minorities.

I would only like to state that the US has a much bigger population than any other western country and the continuous stream of immigrants makes it a lot harder for the gov. to focus on any one particular problem.

The anomalies will always be there. No question about that. There is no utopia on this earth. But we should all realize that even with such a huge, ever increasing, population, the gov is doing a great job in providing a safe, prosperous and largely prejudice-free environment to its citizens.

I Miss You Chili Chips! Oh yes.
So right you are about those damn one ton a pair CAT shoes. They were all the rage during my high school time in Jeddah. and to wear them to school in saudia`s summer was no walk in the park.
Magar kia kartay? ``Majboori`` thee.

Traveling Mexico’s Backroads Welcome to Chowk.
As I have much to learn about mexico, I hope to learn alot from you about your country.

Shades of Grey Re: # 14

Hp bhayyaa.....
Thanks for the extra info. You seem far more knowledgeable about this whole conspiracy theory. So I will just shut up for now.

Shades of Grey Re: # 10

Quote HP:

``Faiz’s progress towards atheism was gradual. He became a communist sympathizer or a fellow traveller during his jail stay in the early 50s. Before that, he was merely a liberal and a progressive poet who liked to drink and have some fun w/o paying a whole lot of attention to religion.``

I beg to differ. Faiz was in jail because he was caught with the whole communist gang in the rawalpindi conspiracy case. (More info on the case: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawalpindi_Conspiracy_Case)
So he was no doubt the communist`s party supporter/ member and sympathizer long before his prison time. This can also be easily judged from his poetry that changes tone drastically quite early in his literary career. He abandoned the traditional ishq mohabbat prose for the one aiming towards the betterment of the society and reformation of thought.

In fact in 1951 faiz was 41 yrs old as he was born in 1910. And for a genius like faiz, or for any person, 41 yrs of age is more than enough to develop ideas and views of one`s own.

Shades of Grey Agreed with HP.
In my opinion the only thing more confusing than the article are the writer`s thoughts on the subject.
Now that`s BAD.

History Does Repeat Itself in Pakistan Good work.
Corruption in the army is nothing new but now it is widely known due to the various scandals, involving the generals, that surface regularly in the press. This leaves one to wonder about his own security when the hand who is supposed to be protecting him is robbing him.

shakar:
I dont think you can put the blame for Kargil squarely on Mush. He was not the only one involved in the operation. surely it was a ill-conceieve/ill-planned/ill-fated operation but the whole administration was equally responsible for the horrible kargil episode.

One question remains: What good is our army? Taking up most of the budget and leaving the poor to die in the streets. But they have an iron grip on the country and I dont see any threat to their absolute power in the near future. Giving them a free hand of doing whatever they DAMN well please.
wat`a pity.

Growing Up Red I have ``Nuskha hai wafa`` with me. I can type some of the requests up in Roman urdu if you would like.
You can also find faiz at most of the urdu poetry websites on the web. Its available in both Nastaliq as well as Roman script.
Some websites:

urdupoetry.com
urdulove.com
http://www.ebazm.com/mushaira.htm
http://www.urdumanzil.com
http://www.urdulife.com
http://www.urdustan.com/

Growing Up Red Excellent article. I suspected you to be related to Faiz even before this writing.
Faiz is no doubt in the same league of Urdu poets as Ghalib and Iqbal. One of my favorite piece of poetry is his nazm ``yeh dhoop kinara``, sung to perfection by Nayyar Noor.

Thanks for sharing.