Tag Archives: pakistan

Janaza

Posted on November 14, 2010 by aalahazrat

Millat ka Janaza hay zara shaan say niklay. The collapse of our civilization and the abject slide of our culture and society towards the dung heap of history can be assessed by looking closely at a bevy of different metrices. … Continue reading →

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Symbols

Posted on October 7, 2010 by aalahazrat

Paris is a treasure chest for the historian, and for the artist, and for the gourmand, and for the aesthete, and even for the person ready to accept that they will appreciate beauty if they see it. The boulevards, the … Continue reading →

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Jahalat

Posted on October 5, 2010 by aalahazrat

Ok, I promised myself I will not unload myself on Facebook. But Fahd has gone to Singapore, Hussain & Azer & Saad are in a different time zone, and calling Ahmed is extremely expensive and I need my daily dose … Continue reading →

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Faiz Sahab

Posted on August 28, 2010 by aalahazrat

I have always been absolutely in awe of Faiz Sb. So have most Pakistanis interested in poetry or politics or literature or aesthetics. He is the one aesthetic idol which we all worship for the beauty that he creates through … Continue reading →

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Daagh Daagh Ujala

Posted on August 14, 2010 by aalahazrat

So, there was another 14th August today. 63 years after Pakistan came into existence. East Pakistan was lost in 1971 because an excessively colonial attitude, bigotry, militarism and apathy towards the plight of compatriots. Kashmir was partially lost in 1948 … Continue reading →

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August Mubarak

Posted on August 8, 2010 by aalahazrat

I expected a pre 14 August post where I would be gushing and beaming with happiness. But, I have already lost faith in the country and its future because of all the violence at individual and communal levels rife in … Continue reading →

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Welcomes, farewells and stupidity

Posted on November 26, 2008 by aalahazrat

Work, life and more Life brings to us a multitude of good, bad and neutral experiences. It is left to us to decide on how to deal with each of these experiences. I have always been adept at choosing the … Continue reading →

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Karachi And Islamabad

Posted on July 10, 2007 by aalahazrat

Work, life and more Pakistanis are a nation that loves bigotry. Ethnicity, religion, language, colour, caste, creed, tea condiments, colour of clothing, and cities. We love to differentiate. And we love to be bigoted against all possible things different from … Continue reading →

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Delusions of Grandeur

Posted on March 17, 2007 by aalahazrat

Living in Pakistan one does indeed learn to enjoy the mass psychosis and chaos that has become such an overriding part of our social, economical and political landscape. Telling one of my friends about the military coup a couple of … Continue reading →

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