Is Pakistan a failed country?

Just a few hours were passed after Lahore attacks and statements poured in from every corner of the world! Let us not give much importance to who said that but context which is very much important at this stage!

“I am glad that BCCI cancelled our tour to Pakistan!” – M S Dhoni

Indian captain was a little impatient to express his happiness that he would have been there instead of Sri Lankan cricketers if BCCI wouldn’t have cancelled the tour to Pakistan. It was a time to be with the Sri Lankans who still have traces of the incident in their body and mind, it was a time to condemn what has happened to the sport cricket and to be happy for those who have survived by less than a centimeter. But coming out with happiness for not being the victim, was not a very mature thinking and not a responsible statement!

“IPL should be postponed!” – Chidambaram

The statement from Mr Chidambaram was misinterpreted as it was released on the evening of Lahore attacks. Actually the Loksabha polls were clashing with the IPL and hence many diplomats wanted to move IPL after the elections. Although, it would be a step back if we postpone the IPL because of attacks. Yes, it is tragic and very serious regarding the security concerns for out-country players. But in a way it will be their success if we change the way of life. More securities and alertness would be essential but we have to keep going on! No player was killed in the incident (thank God!), but the match was called off and the team of Sri Lanka flew back to home the same day! There is a success lying behind this. Terrorists achieved to spread fear, disrupt the normal flow of life. We may need to think how not be defeated!

“Is Pakistan a failed country?” – Vinod Dua

Vinod Dua uttered a question which was in my mind a few days before! In his own program, he brings out such very crucial questions which directly points the root of the problems. He went to Pakistan as an international observer of national elections. He found that the Pakistan and Muslims go out and fight for their religion and become so called ‘Jehadis’, they do not have unity within their country even. Sindh regions vote for Sindhi party, Punjab vote for Punjabi and Frontiers vote for Frontier party! It clearly suggests that Muslims are also divided within the country!

Is Pakistan a failed country? – with regret, I would say, Yes! Pakistan has failed to retain the dignity of an independent nation. I would like to go back in the past and think about those people who hailed for the partition, what would have been their stand at this point of time. In recent years, leaders of Pakistan have remained indulged in fighting amongst for the power and money! I have a great doubt about Pakistan’s survival. Pakistan is also paying a big price for possible presence of Osama in the country. What would get them out of this mess? After the democratic government finally got deployed in the power, again Nawaz Sharif’s subtraction from the assembly has again lit the fire. Army of Pakistan is quite upset with the elimination of Sharif. A non-foreseeable consequences are awaited! Lahore attacks could be a fraction of it. It is said that the players of Sri Lanka were targeted for a kidnap!

One by one doors are closing for Pakistan! May God bless the innocent people of our brother nation! May peace come to our land!

Guns & Roses – Part 2

Roses – Immobilized Khaki

 

‘Thola’ or ‘Kaka’ – that’s what we call our traffic police officers. ‘White & Khaki’ has never been respected enough in our society. We lie, we bribe, we misuse political connections, we use names, we flee, we run away but we DO NOT obey! Exceeding traffic, increasing number of cars and also two wheelers and parking chaos are making each day tougher than the previous for the traffic department. How can we ignore the dug roads, blocked junctions, diversions and many other repair and construction work going on in city? It is becoming excruciating because these works have altered traffic patterns at many places in city since long and have not been restored to normal. It’s a nightmare! Managing these cattle on wheels is not at all an easy job anymore. There are noise, smoke, crowd and rushing vehicles from everywhere.

 

In such a situation, we are only obliged to cooperate with the self discipline as much as we can. We have to start from somewhere. The following incident is a usual one of many, which shows how stubborn and indiscipline we are! (“I insist on using ‘We’ as we all are a part of it, one way or the other. Using ‘You’ would have excluded me!”)

 

A cyclist is already standing 10 feet further from the stopping line in an evening rush hour. (“I doubt if there’s any line we, humans have left to cross be it morals, discipline, corruption, violence, conspiracies and so on.”) An irritated traffic officer, shouted at the cyclist to go back and not to move further. That obstinate cyclist shouted back and was not willing to go back by an inch. Another officer got angry seeing the rider being hostile! The officer acted furiously to send the cyclist back and tried to deflate cycle’s tyre. The rider then started abusing, took out his mobile phone and started threatening the officer that he would call someone to harm that officer in any way. They continued to shout at each other, but the rider neither moved back nor did he stop abusing. I had to move on, so I could not witness how the clash was ended. Although very little, it’s a very serious thing, that how the guardians of law on the roads are affronted and let down. They are vulnerable to verbal and physical assault too. Are they our enemies, aren’t they the part of our own society? Are they stopping us or fining us for any personal contention? It may be argued that they are corrupted and eat bribes! Only we are supplying our helping hand to encourage corruption. We do not want to pay the full amount of the penalty. Have we also thought of the reasons behind it? There must not be any reason to advocate any kind of corruption but the society is leading towards horrific inequalities and imbalance. Rich and poor are at the North Pole and the South Pole respectively. This is another burning and huge issue which cannot be accommodated within the current discussion.

 

 

Let’s be in our all senses, while driving or while behaving with cops or any other public entity. We are only isolating them more and more by not adhering to the norms and offering bribes to them. It was published few weeks before in a daily tabloid that traffic officers distributed roses to the drivers in Vadodara city for illustrating that ‘We all belong to the same society. Please cooperate.’ I would say who actually need to be retained and given ‘Roses’ are these traffic officers. Obeying rules and behaving in discipline will be more than roses to them!

 

Related Articles:
Guns & Roses – Part 1: Guns – Memo No. 1!
Guns & Roses – In Continuation: Where to Look? Inside Us!