Imagine this. Within the walls of a high school there are many children. Popular, ugly, short, tall, black, white. Then in midst of the crowd is one dorky guy. This dorky guy, who was born in poverty, was almost instantly orphaned as his father died because of lung cancer and his mother died later. With no support, this dorky guy worked his way through life, always being pushed and pulled. He was placed under the authority of brutal, harsh and mean step-fathers who did nothing but use and abuse him. The only step-mother he had was killed and taken away from him.
This one, dorky guy, has all the potential in the world. Only problem is this dork is picked on constantly. By all sides. His neighbor keeps accusing him of throwing muddy, dirty cricket-balls into their territory. His fellow classmate, that jock, keeps telling him to do his homework for him, or else he’ll throw him so hard, that the dork will fly back to the stone age.
Then all the other students want to take over his small house so they can party their asses off, and not worry about cleaning up.
The dork has no money, the little he has is spent on providing for his ever so greedy family members. Instead of helping him, they burden him, blame him for all the problems, and want all the issues fixed before the dawn of the new day. So, in desperate need to satisfy, he borrows some money from his classmates. Family members are temporarily happy. Only problem is, the dorky kid can’t really pay back, and his classmates start getting mad. Now they want favors from him. Their house gets robbed, and they blame that dorky kid and his family. They wanna get into his house. After all, the dorky kid is responsible for all his family memebrs.
Then there is the issue with his neighbors. He never really got along with them, why, that is a matter of discussion. But the fact is that just recently his neighbors found 10 dirty cricket-balls in their backyard which was infected with something, so it killed all their apple trees, vegetables and their dog house, shaped like a Taj Mahal.
The neighbors are devastated. But hey, they’re up for election in 6 months, and they think that either the dorky kid, or the dorky kid’s family is involved. And everyone hates that dorky kid. Politics is a nasty thing, but whatever good comes out of it, should come out of it.
This dork has all the potential in the world.
This dorky kid is Pakistan.
Before you start posting all hateful comments, give me a minute to explain.
Yes I’m Pakistani, and most likely you are not, but we can both agree that what happened in India is tragic and unacceptable. Those who did it need to be punished. End of discussion. Innocent lives have been lost, families destroyed, and fear has swept the nation (and the world)
But what is most astonishing is the fact that whenever something happens to India, the Indian government is quick to point towards their neighbours. The dorky kid. Pakistan. And the only solution that they have is to get into Pakistan and kill the terrorists themselves. Yeah, great plan. Worked in Afganistan I see.
Admitted, we got an issue with some fundamentalists. But what the world misses to see is that the one of the biggest loser in having fundamentalists in Pakistan is Pakistan. The economy has been completely destroyed, we got the world breathing down our necks, we lost Benazir Bhutto to them, and our reputation among the world has been officially categorized as negative.
Musharraf was called up after 9/11 to support the US in the war on terror of else he and Pakistan would be bombed back to the stone age. Great way to start a friendship.
The only solution that I’ve heard from the US is simply that they want to get into Pakistan. No offense, but I don’t think the Pakistani people are ready to be another Iraq or Afganistan. Once American soldiers step into Pakistan, they are not gonna leave. Same with Indian soldiers.
Also, people keep talking about democracy, and how Pakistan is a failed state of democracy. Well, just to remind you, (I mean just in case), democracy can’t be inserted in Pakistan. It just can’t so stop trying. It needs to flow into Pakistan, one piece at a time.
Pakistan is roughly 61 years old. My grandmother is older than that, you know? When it was created we had one factory, over half of the population was illiterate and the founding father, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, died after a year of independence.
Pakistan has been ruled by military dictatorship for many, many, many years. The people have suffered. The earth of Pakistan has been soiled with the blood of many, many, many thousands and millions of Pakistanis. You expect all that to go away over a single night? You expect a child to start running when it can’t even crawl?
Change takes time. Time takes energy. And energy comes from healthy, ready-to-go people. The population os Pakistanis are sick and tired of everyone, and everything. They have given up on their own government (because 62 years of failure is enough), they have given up on the world (because in their veiw, all the world is after is bombing another country) and they are tired of being puppets. But they havn’t give on Pakistan just yet. They will still guard it if necessary.
You have not the slightest idea on how much potential there is in the people of Pakistan. Growing out of nothing, they manage to survive. Thats what Pakistan has been doing the past 60 fucking years. Survive.
I was watching CNN yesterday and their coverage of the attacks in Mumbai. Two indian journalists started accusing and getting all fired up (I don’t blame them) on the PM of Pakistan. The PM, simply said what I think I’ve been trying to say.
Its not a Pakistan problem,its a global problem. Stop jumping to conclusions, and if there is any guy in a suit who needs to kill or hunt down some out-of-order dude, it’s going to be a Pakistani. And if I was the PM, I would have told the journalist to stop fucking shouting.
Election in India is 6 months away. I don’t mean to be a superstitious bitch or anything, but how do you win an election in India? You blame Pakistan. It works. Simple. You win. And if journalists can jump to conclusions, so can the government and the public.
I understand there are issues about security in Pakistan. No doubt, there are terrorists, and yes we need to do something about it, but give Pakistan a break. He’s got shit loads of crap to deal with, and don’t underestimate Pakistan’s work in the war on terrorism. It’s higher on the agenda plan than any other thing. He’s trying.
And quit that democracy talk okay? It’s going to take time, and by the time my kids have kids, there will probably be democracy (that is, if Pakistan hasn’t been bombed off the map).
I mean look at it this way. The USA has JUST elected a black man for president. If it can take you guys so long to elect a black man (with 47 precent disagreeing) then give Pakistan a chance with democracy.
So world, give the dork a break, and stop flushing his head down the toilet. He’ll help you if you let him. He’s got the potential.
Until next time,
Mamashaal (( desi diva ))
PS. Here is a song, called Azadi (Freedom/Independence) from the movie “Jinnah” which is a movie about the independence of Pakistan. My all time fav. The start is one of the most talked about events in the independence of Pakistan. When the first train, filled with soon-to-be-Muslim-Pakistanis, arrived in Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinna walked into the train, and found all of them slaughtered. You can’t blame me for being a pit patriotic, can you?
So I think I’ll end it here. Before I finish this blog though, I want to share two songs. Please listen to them 
