The startling event of the past week have left many Pakistanis wondering as to the future of our country and how to percieve this latest happening.
I have been reading the comments posted by our readers and they highlight the sharp contrast that exists in our society today.
Whereas some suggest that the best solution is to slaughter all the maulvis (a rather irrational one in my opinion), others feel that this is just another in a series of Government propoganda, and those are just a few.
There have been a number of developments in the Lal Masjid episode since the crisis finally boiled over. After the series of events I feel saddened at even referring to the institution as a masjid.
Yesterday’s events highlighted many aspects concerning the current situation in Pakistan and of course without the national media coverage none of the aspects would have been so clear.
Too close for comfort
The Lal Masjid crisis, which has proven to be quite a thorn in Musharraf’s side for the past six months, finally took an ugly turn today morning.
Even though the media channels are having yet another field day and declaring this a blot on Pakistan’s reputation (frankly I think its just another one in a whole patch of blots), the real story is still a bit hazy.
However, what has been confirmed is that students at the Lal Masjid opened fire on the Ranger’s posts set up near the mosque, primarily due to the fear of a Government operation. This resulted in retaliation from the Rangers and local Police in the form of tear-gas and firing as well.
Continue reading ‘Lal Masjid Crisis Boils Over’
Aitzaz Ahsan was a somewhat well-known PPP member and a not so well-known lawyer. As his party’s popularity, and subsequently his own, was gradually declining in the eyes of the public, he decided to try his hand at a different occupation.
This new hobby has resulted in a complete reversal of fortune for Aitzaz! He is appearing on at least one news channel everyday in either a political discussion, a government roast, a legal debate, a cross-dresser’s drawing room, and even in sappy “Good Morning-lets meet the family” talk shows. We can safely say that he is now a well-known face in Pakistan. The following article neatly and rather amusingly captures the U-turn his popularity has taken (pun intended!).
Continue reading ‘Driven!’
“I have been given the authority over you, although I am not the best of you. If I do well, help me; and if I do wrong, set me right. Truth consists in loyalty and disregard for truth is treachery. The weak among you shall be strong in my eyes until I have secured his rights, if God wills it: and the strong among you shall be weak with me until I have wrested from him the rights of others, if God wills it. Obey me for so long as I obey God and His Messenger. But if I disobey God and His Messenger, you owe me no obedience. Arise from your prayer, God have mercy upon you!”
