The roguish in the PPP

 

Let’s get it right: it’s not just the military-mullah alliance (or the US and India) that pulls Pakistan down. There are also those who bury their necks in the sand when voted into power and cry murder when thrown out of it. Take the mainstream political parties which break no taboos when in power, set nothing right when they can, but flag their victimhood when they are booted out. Why do the PPP and the PML-N so readily come to mind?
Despite its repeated, rhetorical commitment to democracy, the PPP has something roguish in its working as a ruling party. Within the party the tendency towards autocracy at the very top leaves little room for dissent,

The weakness of gravity

The story goes that a young Newton was sitting beneath a tree when an apple fell to the ground, which he famously attributed to a force of attraction between the apple and the Earth called gravity. He went one step further to suggest that it is the same force that is responsible for the orbits of the moon around the Earth and the Earth around the Sun.
Whereas the story is most likely fictional, it illustrates an important concept that ideas are borne out of curiosity. Learning to ask the right questions is one of the cornerstones of scientific advancement. The lack thereof, I believe, has played a fundamental role in scientific decline in the Muslim world.

Barking news!

PEO TV BREAKING NEWS! (Dramatic Music)
According to highly informed sources, the PPP-led government is planning to start an operation against the MQM. Yes, Tahir.
Thank you, Tahira. We now have an unnamed source on the line with us. Aslamualaikum Mr. Unnamed Source.

Walaikumasalam, Tahira.

Facebook vs Google

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg watches a demonstration of the new Facebook video chat during a news conference at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California.—AFP

NEW YORK: Quick on the heels of Google’s launch of its latest social-networking venture, Facebook said Wednesday that its 750 million users will now be able to make video calls on the site.
The feature will be powered by the Internet phone service Skype. Facebook also redesigned its chat feature, so that the people a user messages the most often show up first.

Karachi killings

There is no let-up in the killings in Karachi. For the fourth day straight, on Friday, armed men were almost unchecked, and killed another 33 people, taking the cumulative toll up to 110. This is an intolerable situation in any state, and is certainly not acceptable for Karachi, which is the financial and industrial hub of the country, not to mention its sole port.

Summertime is Fun-time

Summer vacations are on the way and we are faced with the question of what to do with all that time. Or more like, what do we do to entertain those kids that are so bored and they don’t know what to do. Here are some helpful ideas to fill in those long summer days.

1. Start some type of collection - Bugs are everywhere and once properly dried can be collected, marbles of every color and shape, coins or whatever interest them.

Chuppal: پردیسی

Chuppal: پردیسی

پردیسی

پردیسی

قسمت کے مارے ، پردیسی بیچارے
سبھی کو چھوڑ کے آتے ہیں پراے دیس
بہنوں کے لاڈلے ماں کے دلارے
ابھی تو ہیں بس اللہ کے سہارے

قسمت کے مارے ، پردیسی بیچارے

روتے ہیں ہر دم یاد کر کے
وہ گاؤں کی گلیاں ، وہ نہر کے کنارے
پھر سوچتے ہوے رات کٹ جاتی ہے
وطن ہمارا اس کنارے، ہم ادھر اس کنارے
کب جائیں گے وطن میں پیارے

قسمت کے مارے ، پردیسی بیچارے

اندر سے دل بھی ٹوٹے ہوے ہیں
کیونکہ ہر دل عزیز چھوٹے ہوے ہیں
دل روئیں خون کے آنسو
اوپر سے مسکراتے ہیں سارے

قسمت کے مارے ، پردیسی بیچارے

کبھی کبھی تم بھی یاد آ جاتی ہو
وہ مسکرانا گلی میں ، وہ اشارے تمہارے
تمہیں یاد ہو نہ ہو جب ہم جدا ہوے تھے
وہ قسمیں میری ، وہ وعدے تمہارے

قسمت کے مارے ، پردیسی بیچارے

دن بھر محنت کرتے رہتے ہیں
خون پسینہ ایک کرتے رہتےہیں
اور اپنی خواہش چھوڑ دیتے ہیں ،یہ سوچ کر
کہ پیٹ بھر کر کھائیں گھر والے سارے

قسمت کے مارے ، پردیسی بیچارے

وہ بہن بھائی ،اور باپ اور ماں
چھوڑ آے ہیں دور وہاں
وہ بہن کے لاڈ بھائی کی ڈانٹ
باپ کی نصیحت اور ماں پناہ
ادھر ہم مشکلوں میں پھسے ہوے ہیں
ادھر دیس کی مٹی ہم کو پکارے
انشاءاللہ اک دن ہم بھی وطن میں جائیں گے
پھر ہر طرف ہوں گےنظارے ہی نظارے

قسمت کے مارے ، پردیسی بیچارے

Muhammad Ali Jinah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah محمد علی جناح

 

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Urdu: محمد علی جناح Sindhi: محمد علي جناح ); December 25, 1876 – September 11, 1948) was a 20th century lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam (Urdu: قائد اعظم — "Great Leader") and Baba-e-Qaum (بابائے قوم) ("Father of the Nation").

EXIT STRATEGY

MQM quits the government and decides to sit on the opposition benches in parliament. The reason given – Pakistan Peoples Party, Zardari group was reportedly forcing them to back off on an AJK seat and when the force failed, the election was postponed on a report from the newly appointed police authority

Since as long as I remember MQM has not let a day pass by in which it has not somehow claimed that it has proprietary rights over Karachi. Recent years also saw the