Letters to Pakistan: Part I
Ghulam Mustafa, originally from Faisalabad, has been working as a Man Friday at Newsline, Karachi for 23 years.
Dear Pakistan,
While the common populace continues to suffer and starve to death, you continue to bestow your wealth on the few who happen to rule over you. Kia nahin hain unke paas? Lekin phir bhi woh log lootnay men lagen hain; corruption men lagen hain. (What is it that they lack? But still they loot and plunder; they do corruption). Your children want to do something for you, but that is only possible if there is equality, when the law enforcing agencies are unbiased, when there is a guarantee of justice for all, and when there is a sense of security and liberty. Sadly, these are missing in you. One such incident took place before my eyes when the very person who had taken an oath to be true to you took a bribe of a mere 50 rupees – and that too in Ramazan a few minutes before iftar. You and your situation could even turn a believer into a cynic. But this is not to say that you are not great – you are a very great nation. However, a nation is defined by its people, and you, Pakistan, could succeed only if your people, including me, were to get better. Sadly, your children have lost their patience; everyone is frustrated now.
As a son of your soil, I pray that the rulers here get better and start thinking about the poor people too.
(Continued on next page)
The opinions expressed in this article and the views shared by readers in the comment forum below do not necessarily reflect the editorial stance or policies of Newsline.
Share this post:
(5 votes, average: 4.20 out of 5)
Loading ...
Awesome… Tears tears tears
My country my love I miss you when I am away and I want to leave you when I am there. What a sad situation for us who were born n raised there and moved out and feel and have strong ties with this wounded motherland. Whats the future of Pakistan… What so ever you are my country n can’t stop thinking about you…. You are in m heart n brain 24/7. Love you.
Pakistan is a failed state.
Way to go Tammy!!.. I’m with you all the way…
Very well said, but how do we convert our wishes to reality?
Very well written. Its just not an article, its rather feelings of majority of sunni and shia brothers/sisters who live in Pakistan and out of country. In the name of religion it is hidden but clear hands of Pak agencies, killing innocent people in Gilgit, Quetta, Karachi and many other parts. The systematic killings of innocents shia brothers speaks of trained and organized group that is given free hand and safety by Govt. of Pakistan. I am proud of my sunni brothers who stood for their shia brothers to save them and lost their lives in recent Gilgit killings: http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-127320-Babusar-killings-Sunnis-refused-to-identify-Shias-in-front-of-terrorists
Now, Pakistan is not Pakistan of Mr. Jinnah. That is the Pakistan of Terrorists which is being patronized by our armed forces and Hazaras are victim of the said terrorism.
Very true and very touching…..
Love Pakistan means to love terrorism, terrorists, violnce and hate love, retionalism and minorities. And also proud on the hitory of lies.
If we start to count, a total of 500 people are running Pakistan. These 500 people purely ‘feudalistic’ in nature a working in like an Octopus. These guyz inter-marry, their brothers are in Establishment, foreign service, interior ministry, ministry of finance, judiciary and so on. Their brothers and cousins run Air Force, Navy and Army.
They are politicians and decision makers….you kill/remove these guys you will get a pure Pakistan based on justice providing equal opportunity to all.
You let these guyz rule….you will have nothing to smile upon.