Ugly Leaders of Pakistan

We as a country are fortunate to have been blessed with leaders of the worst kind since Independence. And of course when we talk about the recent crop of leaders who have been loaded onto us - some of the worst kind, people who have used and abused the system and created their millions and billions through their official positions and patronage of crooks.
What got me to write this post was a picture of Nawaz Sharif above, a picture that could make a kid cry, give you nightmares for days on end. In Urdu we have a word called  "manhoos" - which aptly describes the man in the picture above.

A brief history of a "Manhoos" politician of Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif and his family held the Ittefaq Group which produced Iron and Steel products, lost control in 1972 under the ZAB regime and regained control with the end of Zulfiqar Bhuttos reign. He prospered incessantly under the Zia ul Haqs regime, which saw loads of growth thanks to American aid used for fighting a proxy war in Afghanistan and at the same time funnelled into Pakistan.

This man proudly proclaims that he has done so much for the people of Punjab, so thats right down there for you - we have had a Punjabi Prime Minister holding office twice. Under his patronage the Supreme Court of Pakistan was attacked by his party's goons.

A public leader who has piled on and added to his personal wealth using his seat of power and his position. #Perfect indeed but perhaps this is what happens in the not so Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

So there we go a "manhoos" leader for you! Bless Pakistan!

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

Apologies for the long break, will be back soon with some more random ramblings.....

Adios,

Zeeshan

Trigger Happy

Its been sometime since that Rangers shooting incident happened. Perhaps a bit too long and yes even though some action has been taken - 2 men arrested and in custody it really is deserving of a joke now.

In Pakistan its the easiest thing for the powerful to kill, maim and destroy those who are weaker and less fortunate. Easy because the strong have the might and the might of the law behind them, while the less fortunate are easy targets - numerous, weak-willed and incapable.

So the monster that lives on in men continues to grow and become larger with every bit of injustice meted out. And of course then you have the other side - people like me who try and spread awareness try and pretend that they care, in reality we dont. Its all a peepshow and a farce - an entertainment program designed to awe its viewers and get their "clucks" of sympathy.

To me personally the biggest weakness lies in our much vaunted armed forces - the #army and the #rangers and of course the #police - who can forget the part they played in the #Sialkot incident?
The defenders of this Pak (or na-Pak) country have gone to the dogs or have they? Perhaps its the way a human was designed to wreak absolute havoc on another human. But most vicious animals will also spare their victims the brutality of an attack. They would prefer their prey to lose their life as quickly as possible. The heartless rangers in this case, their entire squad watched while the life was oozing away from this mans body, they watched and watched and watched till he breathed his last.
This is a unique example of how vicious we can turn and become.

Am sure Jinnah did not have this in mind when he was struggling to create the holy motherland - #Pakistan.