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Posts Tagged ‘Nation’

2007 & Post Benazir Assassination Era: An Opportunity Lost?

By Farid Masood • Jan 24th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Nations learn from their experiences and event occurring within and around for them. Year 2007 & 2008 in a sense of awakening were blissful years for the Pakistani Nation. Such great years of tests, efforts and rewards can hardly be witnessed in history of nations.

Serial of historical events occurred starting right from March 9, [...]



Mombai Terrorism: Right Time to Blame Pakistan

By Farid Masood • Nov 29th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Some months ago, I had asked a friend (who’s father is working in an Intelligence service) that why don’t your father gives his contact number to any one. He replied due to nature of assignment people of my father alike don’t give away their contact numbers. I understood his point of view, but I was [...]



Rehman Malik Failed to Mold Nation’s Approach

By Farid Masood • Oct 18th, 2008 • Category: Politics

This prevailing war on terror is so-called war on terror and it’s not our war. This is the thinking and approach of majority of Pakistani nation. If we talk about in percentage, it becomes more than the vote taken in elections by President Zardari. 
Government officials including interior advisor to the Prime Minister Mr Rehman Malik, [...]



A Matter of Pride

By Miss Specs • Aug 25th, 2008 • Category: Misc

I sat at my grandfather’s knee, lost in wonder, ‘Really, Abba Jan?’
‘Yes, my daughter,’ he said, ‘we did not have it as easy as you.’
‘So, you mean to say you worked on the train station all night and studied till dawn?’
He nodded.
‘When did you sleep?’
A gentle laugh full of remonstrance.
‘Child, when the only way out [...]



Long Live Pakistan

By Asim • Aug 13th, 2008 • Category: Misc

As they sway in with their voices
Of change, with promises of difference
Nowhere to be seen, the architects
Just simple glances, just the routine
Celebrate we will, our poverty and hunger
As we roll these flags, across our chests
Long live Pakistan, long live our nation
Only hope, only hope and just the prayers
Where voices are heard, in its echoes
Where promises [...]



Notion as Nation in Terms of Populace

By Dr RazaHaider • Jul 27th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Pakistan from day one of her existence was never based on ground reality of people as separate notion based ideology, on a format of single conceptual reality as community, in terms of representation as Pakistani



Sacrifice for the Nation

By Farid Masood • May 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The day of 28th May, a day cannot be forgotten. In 1974 India tested Nuke which was an eye opener for Pakistan. Mr Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Mr Ghulam Ishaque Khan & Dr Abdul Qadeer were the key persons who taken the initiative to make Pakistan a state that can have a compatible deterrence.
Again on 11th [...]



Oil Prices Destroying Economy

By Farid Masood • Apr 29th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Mr Ishaq Dar, newly appointed Finance Minister from PML(N) had told the media that some finance policies of ex-government need to be continued. This was astonishing for the nation as the policies of last government headed by Mr Shaukat Aziz were completely rejected by the nation.
In recent days, Mr Dar again told the media that [...]



Zardari Must Hear What Nation Says

By Farid Masood • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The winning candidates of PPP are coordinating with the PPP workers to judge the post electoral response of the voters. I personally met some PPP active workers and asked them what feedback is being passed on to the elected candidates? Here is their reply, ”We are forwarding the actual response of the voters to our [...]



Some Rational Decisions: Decree of the Nation

By Farid Masood • Mar 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Buds are apparent so the signs of new developments are prominent. Spring season has started and the ice age is completed its tenure. Time to open our eyes and face the reality. Time to recover the loss as a whole nation. We had sacrificed in 1947, we are and will be sacrificing till the judgment [...]