Our fore fathers created a country and aptly named it the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Immediately after the independence, we had the pre-partition maulanas who emphatically rejected and/or opposed the concept and creation of Pakistan, quickly staked their claims to its highest offices. Things got much worse for the islamic republic. Now we have a country which is anything but Islamic. We have robber barons in the executive branch, two-bit robbers in the legislature, mostly petty thieves in the civil services and a judiciary which is busy in allegedly awarding of additional marks to the daughter of Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar in her FSc exam, making it possible for her to get admitted to a medical college [at this point, I look up and wonder why the sky has not fallen on us].
Our leaders always have had capable daughters, sons and son-in-laws in the family with the ability to rule one after another, for ever after. Like Syria, Pakistan is also fortunate that the republic turned into a dynastic republic by constitutional resolutions accepted by the parliament. The will of the people has been done -- to undone the country. If not turned into Bhutto Dynastic Republic of Pakistan, the people would have taken to the streets in huge numbers to demand that the Bhutto family continue to rule the country and us, the citizen/slaves. Aren't we lucky?
I am sure we are. In My Pakistan, the old man Bhutto said, "I have been in the jail for over six months. The decision on Be-Nazir is Party's decision. I have had nothing to do with it. The Party has taken it on the ground that Be-Nazir is Be-Nazir. She is Be-Nazir for Pakistan." So she was. We have a ten ruppee coin soon to be launched so that those who of us who haven't had enough of her in life and in death, should be grateful to her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, for giving us this opportunity to carry her on us -- in mint condition.
The country is not doing well but that has nothing to do with the capable rule of Asif Zardari. He just happens to be in the saddle at the wrong time. He has Bilawal all saddled up too -- just in case. Bilawal's cameo apprearances are to remind the people that there is not just one capable son-in-law but the grand son of Zulfi Bhutto is just as capable.
While we are minting dynastic coins etc, why don't we simply call it, 'Bhutto Dynasty's Republic of Pakistan'. Like the Ching and Ming dynasties, one day we may refer to Pakistan under Bhutto and Sharif dynasties.
Or else, lets work up the courage and be like the French, or in other words, we need the noble principles of French Revolution and very violent excesses of it. The very least the Revolution meant change. By God, we need change in Pakistan too. Rise and change or be parished in the annals of history as a mere blip that came up on the map of the world in 1947 as Pakistan, that in 1971 broke into two spheres; and, the left over Pakistan has started to burn brightly around its edges. The entire thing is likely to collapse to the centre, much like the black hole. That is the bleak picture.
My question is, name the Dynasty that will rule the hole it would put the nation in?
I have lost a lot of my published and unpublished work over the years to diaries, computer hard drives and, lately, to memory sticks. It seems only appropriate to find a home for my work on the world wide web for friends to see where was I going with my thoughts, when I am finally gone! You will see some samples of my shairi as well. -- A. Salahuddin
2 comments:
I read your article, and i agree with the content. Here i would like to bring to light a fact; that not only is fate harsh to pakistan and it's people, but our countrymen are not cooperating with each other at such a critical stage in our country's history. If you look five years into the past, Pakistan was jolted by the earthquake and during this catastrophe, the nation and the world saw Pakistan as one nation and not four provinces, from Karachi to Khyber, the national spirit motivated every individual, rich or poor, young and old to unify to fight off the effects of the disaster. Today, however, I cannot see such a spirit of unity, because for the past few years, the nation has divided into different segments and the politicians are promoting disintegrity, disrespect and anarchy to further their objectives of their lords and international forces for whom they are working as tools. Here, i must salute the Pakistan army and armed forces for their resilience and priceless contribution toward the national sovereignity of pakistan. The so called "political families" or, more fittingly, pirates are busy achieving their personal objectives and doing their best to undermine the future of the nation and the image of Pakistan. The Army is the only institution in Pakistan that is fighting the terrorists, rescuing those affected by the flood. In the past, the dedication, honesty and trustworthiness of the Pakistan army has been unparalelled. Whether they be earthquakes or the pacification of the Supreme Court, fighting the malicious intent of non-state actors, it is my faith and belief that Pakistan's survival for the past 65 years can be largely attributed to the Pakistan Army.
Although i favour the army, i recognize their mistakes as well, but i believe that as a whole, the nation shoould still respect them as a savious and should look to them to come forward to come forward in any and every emergency. Today, pkaistan is facing local and international threats. The international community is trying to disintegrate our country and for which they are infusing a large amount of funds and all possible resources to weaken pakistan's image and, up to some extent, they are succeeding. Today, every pakistani sseems to be hopeless and is looking towards pakistan army as the only hope for rescue from the shackles of these political barons. As a pakistani, i hope that very soon, Almighty Allah will send us a person who will unify us to move out of the darkness and back onto the path of developement. As of today, everybody recalls the rule of Musharraf with fondness and, secretly, wishes for his return because his era was, despite being dictatorial, was the most productive era since Ayub Khan's government. I pray to Allah to be merciful to us and to bestow a messiah upon us soon.
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