Comments on: A True Story of 9th April: Existence of Latent Terrorism?

By: Mohammed Khan

Mohammed Khan — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:39:50 +0000

EVERYONE HAS ONE TRUE STORY OR THE OTHER TO TELL, EXPRESS THEIR LOVE OR HATE FOR ONE OR THE OTHER …. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO START EXPRESS OUR LOVE FOR PAKISTAN… END THIS GAME OF RIDICULING THE NAME OF OUR COUNTRY ALONG WITH OUR LEADERS WHO I AM SURE ARE RESPECTED BY MOST …… FOR THE LOVE OF ALLAH AND THE STABILITY AND SOLIDARITY OF OUR BELOVED PAKISTAN … LET US MOVE ON ….. LET US FOCUS ON THE PROBLEMS OF THE AWAN INSTEAD OF SIDETRACKING BY PRESENTING TRUE STORIES OR “BREAKING NEWS” / INTERVIEWS, COOKED, RECOOKED OR OVER COOKED ECONOMIC BALANCE SHEETS, RESTARTING THE JUDGES, LAWYERS AND WHAT NOT ISSUES … HAVE WE NOT HAD ENOUGH OF ALL THIS … I AM GOING TO CONTINUE SCREAMING TO THE LEARNED ELITE .. IF I MAY CALL THEM THAT … RESPECTED SIRS … ENOUGH IS ENOUGH .. PLEASE FORCE THE LEADERS (ELECTED ?) TO ATTEND TO THE PROBLEMS OF THE COMMON PEOPLE .. FOR GOD SAKE DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO HOODWINK PEOPLE BY ” NOORA KUSHTEES” ….. (PS YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MY THIS POST LIKE THESE ON MANY BLOGS ..IF I HURT YOUR ESTEEMED FEELINGS ….I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE)

By: Aftab S. Alam

Aftab S. Alam — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:00:55 +0000

I can’t help him or you and anyone else if they are drownning in poison of hatred. Can I ?

By: Aftab S. Alam

Aftab S. Alam — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:59:39 +0000

Yes, perhaps you are right. It is always difficult to convince the thinking people by negative propaganda. Yes, in any discussion there has to be some intelligent argument and sound reasoning to be of any value, otherwise it is mere load of crap and should be left where it belongs instead of spreading it. And I have no illusion about Saleem Khan’s attitude and I really don’t think that it matters how he feels about MQM and the President of Pakistan; like I don’t think it matters how I or anyone feels about Saleem Khan. I can’t help him or you and anyone else if they are drowining in poison of hatred. Can I ?

By: Saleem Khan

Saleem Khan — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:48:58 +0000

Mr Fareed,

Do you think that you can convince them? You will find them always when you will write about MQM and Musharraf. They will hardly comment on social issue posts. It tell mentality that how much they are sincere to country or even to their self.

By: Aftab S. Alam

Aftab S. Alam — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:26:38 +0000

Of course, I am not at all disputing this truth- it is your country as well as mine. My point is simple. It does not help your cause (which I suppose is to propagate peace and harmony among various groups and communities) to opt for the route you have taken. You can not and must not use these cheap methods of sounding authentic (especially when in your own little way you want to blame a group for violence) by quoting imaginery witnesses, one narrating something that he / she reportedly has monitored sitting somewhere at a distance through a supposedly telephonic conversation. This all has no standing except perhaps convince you to make yourself a valuable thinker in your own eyes. And perhaps create even more rifts in different segments of our society.But, of course, this is your choice. Only, in my opinion when someone decide to go public with his agenda, which obviously you have done, then one must be careful about the modus operandi he / she chooses.

By: Farid Masood

Farid Masood — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:14:10 +0000

Aftab S. Alam

Come on its yours country as well as mine, but you don’t want it to be a peaceful place. Talking about karachi is due to any thing happens in country is rebounded in Karachi why?

I have talked about the peace in the whole country, Wana, Waziristan, Balouchistan. I am not the eye witness of events in Karachi, but i am eye witness of the peace in Balouchistan. I had never visited / resided any peaceful place in Pakistan like whole Balouchistan.

I repeat my message is clear if Punjabis, Pathans, Balouch etc are responsible for riots in Karachi they should be punished with iron hand so that they never practice it again.

I think i had mad my point of view clear to you. See into your inner-self.

By: Farid Masood

Farid Masood — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:13:44 +0000

Aftab S. Alam

Come on its yours country as well as mine, but you don’t want it to be a peaceful place. Talking about karachi is due to any thing happens in country is rebounded in Karachi why?

I repeat my message is clear if Punjabis are responsible for riots in Karachi they should be punished with iron hand so that they never practice it again.

I think i had mad my point of view clear to you. See into your inner-self.

By: Aftab S. Alam

Aftab S. Alam — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:57:49 +0000

Latest “words of wisdom” as per Farid Masood:

Farid Masood says : “Clear directions are hidden in words of article…” ! ! !

Help, please! The man seems to be a little confused, correction, very confused! Fareed Maso, please, red it again and try to make the “clear direction” a little clear and don’t “hide” them anywhere.

Come on man, think beore you write.Use your head and not heart, even if you are pretending as a thoughtful person. Either you failed to convey what you wanted or you communicated what you as a “simpleton” really feel - deep rooted hatred. To cure your ailment you chose a wrong forum; you need someone who just sits and lets you spit it out while you are lying on that “famous” couch. Believe me it will help, after all the venom comes out of your system.

Good luck.

By: kashkin

kashkin — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:40:31 +0000

My friends
The concept of creation as a writer is equally as important as it is for the critic to analyse with appropriate care and consideration. We all talk of “tolerance” but it is important that we display these attributes when it comes to words as it is important for all to understand. No one is perfect and as long as the message is understood then I think its suffice enough to pursue the conversation with logic and wisdom. And nowadays even the media, writers, and all who are in the publishing industry and print have to face the same problem and accomodate this level of intolrance and logic.

As far as the message of this article is concerned, I believe that we all have to think very hard as writers and as readers that we too are part of this society and as Pakistanis we must protest for all things that are bad and highlight.

An age old saying in a utopian world that we may never be able to please all, but enough to understand that pointing out something wrong is not a sin, and accepting our shortcomings tells a lot about the person and its character. So lets work as a united force and remove all elements of hatred and perceptions amongst ourselves.

By: Aashique of Musharraf

Aashique of Musharraf — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:28:59 +0000

It looks from your article that you are engulfed in the flames of hatred and animosity to Mohajirs. Punjabis has never learnt any lesson from the past especially fall of Dhaka.

I am ashamed of being a punjabi myself and I know we are usurping rights of others for sixty nasty years, capturing 97% of Pakistan’s resources instead of 66% (which we actually deserved if on the basis of population)

They were not immigrants but the owners of the newly formed motherland. You would nevere get this country freed from Hindus and British empire without the sacrifices of the forefathers of these immigrants or Mohajirs (TUFF Hey tum per!!).

I am a punjabi myself but our stupid freinds/brothers hd started problems first when they started calling them ‘Mohajirs’ and now they calling themselves mohajir and everybody gets irritated.

Think and Think (all my freinds) if they could get a country fighting two enemies they can get another one fighting just one enemy.

You must accept MQM as a reality and be responsible in writing dubious languge and using bad name for them.

I think, they are better Pakistanis than ‘Punjabi’ who wanted to come to Lahore in Indian tank, a ‘Sindhi’ who wanted India to attack Pakistan to give Musharraf punishment, a ‘Pathan’ who wanted to bury in Afghanistan and was against the formation of Pakistan and a ‘Baloch’ who said during 1971 war we were waiting with garlands for Indian army wishing them to enter Baluchistan

I request everyone don’t try to open a Pandora box you all living in Glass House and don’t try to corner MQM for any reason it would only be good for our common enemy.