The Prime Minister's Youth Program!

The Election of 11th May 2013 ended up leaving PMLN as the majority winner which resulted in Nawaz Sharif as the PM of Pakistan.  There were many promises made to the youth by PMLN for youth , are they fulfilling it or were they hollow slogans? Nawaz Sharif is well reputed for fulfilling what he commits so yes the promises to youth for productive Pakistan are being fulfilled. In accordance to that the PM has launched a Youth Program which is quite extensive and certainly helpful for youth and Pakistan. Maryam Nawaz Sharif is the honorary chairperson of the PM's Youth Program and the lady has been putting some hard work in it to make it a success. What is this extensive youth program and what does it focus on , summing up in one line as Maryam Nawaz Sharif has written in her "twitter bio" :

" PM's Youth Prog enables you to brave the challenges that lie ahead as we hand over the reins of your success to you"

The Prime Minister's Program for Youth has broad canvas of schemes enabling youth and poor segments of population to get good opportunities of employment, economic empowerment, acquiring skills needed for gainful employment , spreading use of computers and imparting on-the-job training for young graduates to improve the probability of getting a productive job. 

So basically this Youth Program includes six programs further:
1- Youth Business Loan
2- Youth Skills Development Scheme
3- Qarz-e-Hasana Scheme (Micro Interest Free Loans)
4- Scheme for Provision of Laptop
5- Scheme for Reimbursement of Fee of Students from the Less Developed Areas 
6- Youth Training Scheme

These six plans cover the majority of "youth" and will be provided to all segments let it be students , professionals , skilled labour or the young innovative entrepreneurs.

The PM's Youth Business loan is the talk of the town and is ready to be launched on 7th December. So what is it? Its one great opportunity for those employed or unemployed , educated or not but with a business idea so that they can kick off their own enterprise. The basic purpose of this all program and specially this business loan scheme is sustainable and productive economy through youth by channelising their energies right way! Merit is the priority in the scheme and it will be made transparent to ensure zero corruption! The PM is himself involved in this and wants it to make a success! SMEDA has also put in a great effort and is providing the pre feasibilties reports "free of cost". The govt is ready to hand you the loan if you can make your idea grow big and a true success. This scheme is going to promote startup culture in Pakistan and young entrepreneurs and hence mark the start of success stories of them!
Few intersting tweets about the program:

U got a business idea? If yes, then why is it still jst an idea when the PM's Youth Initiative is willing to give you upto 2 Million Rupees
— A (@adnanrasool) December 3, 2013

#PMYouthProgram actually targets the world's best human resource to utilize their skills in efficient manner with the government support.
— Nadeem Khan (@nad33mkhan) December 3, 2013

#PMYouthProgram > a step to empower the youth through rational schemes that will have micro / macro effects and built spin in / out bizns's
— F (@FaizPMLN) December 3, 2013

#PMYouthProgram http://t.co/IC1HijHdA6 <- link to the form for loan. SMEDA has the Pre-Feasibilities report up > http://t.co/Yyz3qSV05p .
— MT. (@MajidTamoor) November 28, 2013

If you hv a business plan n entrepreneurial skills thn #PMYouthProgram is opening new doors for you! #RoshanPakistan http://t.co/IVcDWRgl7F
— Adeela K. Zubair (@adeelaz) November 29, 2013

Best thing about #PMYouthProgram is along wth youth empowerment they are focusing on "women empowerment".50% loans for women! @MaryamNSharif
— MT (@PmlnDigital_MT) December 3, 2013

#PMYouthProgram | Not 100,000 Youth will benefit, but 100,000 Families will benefit from this. It'll spur Economic Activity.
— Tariq Vaid طارق وید (@Tariq_Vaid) December 3, 2013

Going through the website of #PMYouthProgram, I was amazed to know abt Youth Training, & Youth Skill Dev Schemes. http://t.co/AnGEqk454H
— Tahir Akbar (@Tahir_Akbar2) December 3, 2013

These tweets are from people from all walks of life ; a student , marketing professional, political anyalsts , bussinessmen , women and overseas Pakistanis! This programs success will be success of youth and a great victory for productive economy of Pakistan!

Happy Birthday youth leader Maryam Nawaz!

Maryam Nawaz Sharif  entered the town of politics just about 18 months ago and the lady got popular within passing days due to her activity on social media and then leading the campaign for her father in NA120 and visited other constituencies too which resulted in a marvellous victory for PMLN in Lahore.  Maryam Nawaz Sharif is the daughter of  PM Mian Nawaz Sharif and seems to be greatly inspired from her father and missions to carry his vision forward. For the last 16 years, she has been managing the Sharif Trust and the family’s philanthropic initiatives, which include a hospital, schools, and colleges. She is excited about becoming a working politician.Having met her and known her for about a time , she is one of the most kind and humble woman leader  instilled with great qualities she has inherited from her mother and father. I believe in calling her "Maa jaisi Maryam".

Her many interviews with urdu and english newspapers give a deep insight about her thinking and the volume of maturity speaks for itself. She wants to work on bills for Balochistan, across-the-board accountability, transparency in the wealth declarations of elected officials, affirmative action for women in the public sector, and improvement in Parliamentary performance through emphasis on research. She had been keeping a low profile about her ground activities and was trying to avoid the limelight of political stardom before the election campaign kicked off but I believe now is the time for her to come out and take the ignored party workers with her to work for a Roshan Pakistan..She has been offering great to PMLN and the Punjab government previously and looks forward to extend her services without any seat or designation further. She was involved with the strategy team meeting of PMLN and was supervising PMLN’s digital media team for elections. And for Punjab government previously and now, the PMLN-led Punjab government wants to see more women in public service through affirmative action, daycare facilities for working mothers, low-interest loans to entrepreneurs, more schools. Maryam Nawaz worked with other PMLN officers on the package as well as on the women-only Pink Bus scheme recently launched in the Punjab.

The lady has been kind to her people and the way she interacts on social media. Rather than sticking to the rhetoric politics and bad mouthing about other parties, she believes in promoting her party. Her mature approach towards her party’s decision and wishing the bitter “rival” Imran Khan , as the media says, good health after he fell off in a jalsa shows her capability of handling  sensitive matters in a rather a good way. She started to sitting at PMLN Secretariat at Lahore and led a tremendous campaign for PMLN in election and is addressing the issues of women,youth and old workers of the party! She believes in staying close to her people and says,

“I am for better Pakistan and shall take all along with my self”
She will be most probably also addressing the issues of NA120 from where Mian Nawaz Shairf is elected.

Have met her few time and hearing her deliver her speech at jalsas and events have been an absolute delight to the ears. When asked her about being debater as a student, I was surprised to hear that she was very shy in her school days! Her transition from a shy person to an excellent speaker is mainly due to the hardships faced over time by her and her family. People, criticized her for distributing laptops to the student on behalf of Punjab government without holding any formal position, forget that in what capacity was she exiled with her little kids from her own country, was she holding any position back then?

Maryam Nawaz's entry into politics was seen as a sign of optimism and she lived upto that expectation. Her astute understanding of the present challenges faced by our country and her eagerness to work for their correction and to bring about prominent changes and developments has brought hope to many people. Her presence in politics has filled a void in the present political scenario of Pakistan. I wish the lady best of luck for the future and advise her to carry on the way she has started.

On her birthday I wish her luck and success and hope she leads the youth towards better. Happy birthday Maryam Nawaz sahiba!

Majid Tamoor  (@MajidTamoor)

Let’s take Mubasher Lucman seriously!

14 June 2012 was perhaps the most shocking day for journalism and many anchors. The day when a few off cameras videos leaked .The whole situation was an alarming one and disappointing at the same time.The same media which was considered vibrant and a source of awareness among masses came out to be a tool of manipulation and misinformation. Nothing much was expected from Mubasher Lucman, Musharaf’s tenure minister, as he had previously indulged into yellow journalism and given signs of his affiliation with the third party. There was a rage on social media after the video leakage and many comments hurled under the videos. The whole essence of those comments can be summed up into few words; “We as a nation are betrayed”. Perhaps that day events helped me understand the meaning of an idiom “Money Talks”. It was clear that Mehar Bukhari and Mubasher Lucman were few of those want to be intellectuals who seek their questions from guests with obviously a bit cash under the table.

Time never stops and it keeps on rolling and doesn’t wait for anyone..Time passed away from 2012 to 2013 and Mubasher Lucman was kicked out of Dunya and is now settling money with Ary news..We as a nation have serious problem of tagging people who are once accused or even caught red handed. We need to move forward and take Mubasher Lucman seriously! I agree that he reports ill and lies onscreen and off screen true, spread lies and promotes some other forces agenda but now it’s time to move on! Let’s be a cricketers fanboys who take Mobi Lucman seriously and spread his wise intellect. Let’s forget Mubasher Lucman was playing a vital role through his show when democracy was being threatened by Tahir ul Qadri sb and putting stake the future of many generations, so what? Let’s move on! Oh I just completely forgot how the super journalist was mudslinging the Punjab’s govt Laptop scheme and when was sued over that well he backed off and tada back on screen, let’s move on! Now I hear Mubasher Lucman is again using his screen time to spread hatred against a party and pleasing the one who send him envelopes , so what? Let’s ignore and move on and promise to take seriously!

99 days of Government of Pakistan!

The 11th May elections ended in great hope and desire to see a better Pakistan under the team of Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz Sharif’s government has completed 99 days of it tenure and it seems there is a lot to tell before the government completes its century of days. So how did the days go? Has there been any progress? Are we heading in the right direction? Will Nawaz Sharif live up to our expectations? These Questions and many more are to be answered. So what basically I am writing is to find the answers and see if we are or we are not going in the right direction. To grasp the basic idea of what Pakistan is going through and have went through , the challenges and what has been done so far, see the video of man in the power telling us all:

There is no doubt that Pakistan is going through tough times which were worsened by the PPP’s led coalition. Nawaz Sharif looks the man with a plan who is determined to achieve. 99 days is a long time many say and want results, so what has been Nawaz Sharif’s government up to?

1. For the starters what I see as big achievement of Nawaz Sharif’s government is bringing the Baloch nationalist in the folds of “one nation” and making them realize their importance in the federation. It is always good to see all the divided parts as one and always helps in national building, so I give it to Mr Nawaz Sharif for doing that.
2. One of the most important issues that Nawaz Sharif led PMLN government facing is the severe energy crisis. People were and are blowing it out of proportion and are wrongly expecting it to be resolved within days.This is not going to happen although Nawaz Sharif has got this into his top priority and has plan for its but it will take time. What we can expect is that betterment and visible progress for its eradication. The performance is visible power generation gone up to 15000 megawatts from 8000 megawatts, also the highest amount of electricity to be produced in history of Pakistan. Also first time a major crackdown against power and energy theft started all over in Pakistan. Expect the energy crisis to be dusted within Nawaz Sharif’s government given his plans and how he wishes to execute them. Not to forget Pakistan also got its first energy policy within these 99 days of Nawaz Sharif as PM.
3. Heard of the circular debt? Nawaz Sharif’s government liquidated 500 billion circular-debts without printing money. Apart from this there has been an increase of 24percent in the tax revenue collection because of the government’s new tax policy. Trade and investment in Pakistan has been encouraged and is making a foot in Nawaz’s current regime. Nawaz’s this government is the first government to establish independent transparent commission to select CEOs of state owned enterprises which will result in competent heads of these institutions and eventually lead to a better economy.
4. The PM’s visit to China was a fruitful one and gave a clear sign the Pakistan is no more begging but talking about trade and investment with dignity. Agreement with China to build 2200 megawatts nuclear power plant and MOU to build 15 billion dollar Pakistan-China economic corridor are few of the successes from the visit and enough to hint at the successful ties of Pakistan with China. Apart from China investing here in Pakistan Yamaha has also decided to invest about 150 million dollars in Pakistan. Pakistan is also going to witness its first ever laptop assembling unit during Nawaz Sharif’s third term.
5. The government is also looking serious to resolve the education issues and initiated education emergency, the picture below speaks enough:  
   
   
   Not to forget an agreement with UK for 70 billion dollar investment in education sector which aims at revamp of educational structure to meet the global standards.
6. Security and issues regarding it has been a major concern in the past and still remain. For that first time political stake holders were engaged to resolve Karachi imbroglio and targeted operation has been started. Nawaz Sharif’s government became the first to abolish all secret funds except to national security agencies for security reasons, making sure that public money is used in public interest. Sadly it took about 65 years to devise national security policy and engage stake holders in it; Nawaz Sharif was the man that made it possible. APC regarding the most important terrorism issue and taking on board all major personals of political parties and national institutions like army and devising a plan without foreign intervention is also one of the successes.

All of this has been done and more is happening on the ground.  Railways is coming out of loss and becoming a profiting institution and competent people are included in the team of ministers to take Pakistan out of crisis and make it Roshan Pakistan. We the citizens should not lose hope and keep playing our role for a better Pakistan and support the government to do better than just sit back and criticize!

Results: Effort, expectations and disappointment!

Just a week before my birthday was the big day of my life, my CIE A Levels result day! 13^th August was the day when my family had sat down to rise with pride and honor for their son’s result. I had the burden of expectations which I had well carried off till that day. I let my family down who expected much but I crushed all their hopes. More than I have disappointed them, I have disappointed and let down my own self! I find it embarrassing and feel like crying in the agony of the pain I feel today and every day until I prove what I was what I am!  What does it take to have a good result? What defines a good result? Have I failed? The questions pop in my mind every day since I have had my disappointing result in my hand. But being disappointing is not the solution to get over my failures. A lot of self-realization and effort required to wash away the stains of failure.

We often try to blame others for our failure and make them the reason behind our fall. It has been so typical of us to bring in lame excuses to counter failure. It is our effort and hard work that determines whether we succeed or fail!  Unfortunately, I had not made any great effort to get what I had expected! I had an aim but just the aim. I wanted to get what I dreamt but didn't make the required effort, I only dreamt! We need to understand the difference between confidence and over confidence. Confidence arises with hard work, determination and self-belief whereas over confidence brews from the past performance and do nothing attitude! I was living in the delusional world all the time I was in A levels. I would see my O levels results and those “A” grades in that made me over confident and I took what was to come too casually! It was not like that I was not warned but I chose to ignore and let myself down.

“Every great man suffers a fall before he rises”, this is the line that many are telling me to boost myself so I can rise again and try! I am no great man and will never be if I continue the same way I have. But do grades tell how intelligent one is? I don’t know but this is what the world believes and this is how it works. Work hard, study with dedication and achieve. There is no shortcut and there is not more you can do. The guilt of not trying will haunt me till I succeed what I aimed for. I failed because I didn’t make the effort I didn’t try but dreamt! I have a smile of disappointment on my face trying to forget and striving for what I can do better but it is not easy to fake a smile when you know you have failed even if one succeeds in the future , not easy to get over with! Please don’t waste your time like I did, don’t waste the opportunities like I did! Live yourself and make yourself and your parents proud!

“No one fails if they learn from their failure; Life is about converting these failures into mega successes” MT

Pakistan and the man in power!

It has been more than 3 weeks now and elections are done! The parties have celebrated their victory and the others have been crying and may continue to on their defeat. We have to move on and take on the issues now. In this regard we are blessed that the PM-elect has already started working and looks quite aware and informed about the issues that need to be tackled. Let me put up this way he knows how to tackle them. Nawaz Sharif seems the man who has got the plans in his bag and is not going to be like the previous guys who realized the problem but failed to solve them. Nawaz Sharif’s party has come into power with a heavy mandate which should be accepted by all and the change mongers should admit the fact people didn’t buy their change but wanted the experienced guy in the hot seat! I like many feel Nawaz Sharif is the man for Pakistan and is going to steer Pakistan out of problems which at the moment seem countless. Why do I feel this? The reason is simple; Nawaz Sharif is a changed man now and is mature to take up to the big tasks ahead.

 Many on social media don’t realize how the government works or even the elections are conducted. To them who they vote should win and what they say should be done. They think shooting a drone is as simple as shooting in the sky. Diplomacy has to be followed and Nawaz Sharif has been widely praised by the international community. The government has yet not been formed but foreign investors and countries especially China have shown interest for investing in Pakistan just because of the reason Nawaz Sharif will be the man in charge. PM’s own reputation is also very important for working of the state.

One of the most important issues that Nawaz Sharif led PMLN government is going to face is the severe energy crisis. People are blowing it out of proportion and are wrongly expecting it to be resolved within days Nawaz Sharif takes control. This is not going to happen although Nawaz Sharif has got this into his top priority and has plan for its but it will take time. What we can expect is that betterment and visible progress for its eradication.  Expect the energy crisis to be dusted within Nawaz Sharif’s government given his plans and how he wishes to execute them.

The basic purpose of my writing this piece was not that to praise Nawaz Sharif but to make realize that people have elected him and there are reasons behind. Those whining and accusing of rigging are just losing the track of reality and should have come out of social media to the real world. Pakistan is going through hard times and we all are equally important as Nawaz Sharif as the PM for better working of the system and eventually a better Pakistan. We need to stop blaming and cursing the one in power and wish him luck and be supportive so we see a Pakistan that we dream of! Let’s be patriotic and all together say “Pakistan Zindabad”.  

The security crisis of Pakistan!

Elections are approaching and the security conditions of Pakistan are deteriorating too, making it hard for elections to happen. Pakistan is at war domestically and international some confrontation with Indians at border are not the best of the situations to manage the security but that doesn't mean that it can't be maintained. The PPP and coalition governments have miserably failed to provide people the security and sense of safety within the house too. The past few months have been hard for Pakistan and its people. All the provinces have been badly affected by the terrorists attacks and the role of government has also been exposed. Starting from Quetta (Alamdar rd) Blast to Karachi's Abbas town to Peshawar then Lahore! One needs to understand that people behind these attacks are not enemies of a certain area but whole of Pakistan! Talking about the individual cities and the role of provincial government to curb the situations , now :

1- Alamdar Road blast (Quetta, Balochistan)
Balochistan has always been a sensitive part of Pakistan because of the unstable conditions and the baloch nationalists but in the last few months it has been in news for completely different reasons. The blasts on Alamdar road against the Shia brethren have badly exposed the PPP led government's failure to provide the security and step up in difficult times. The first blast happened on 11 January 2013 and there was a grand sit in by the victims who refused to carry out the burial of those deceased. The PPP govt was not even sprint in their action then too. Took them about 2 days to react and impose Governor rule after the CM of Balochistan went missing enjoying his life. The questions raised at that time were , "Did the government know about these rising conflicts and situations?" . Yes the government might not have acted to provide security but knew everything what was happening. Nawaz Sharif leader of PMLN had already pointed about the situation back in April 2012 (Reference : http://tribune.com.pk/story/367159/nawaz-condemns-govts-failure-to-curb-sectarian-killings-in-quetta/) . But it PPP had alot more important things to do then provide security to people!
Even after the first blast nothing concrete was done by the government officials and the partying at Islamabad resumed after few days until the second blast happened in February at the same place claiming another 100 lives! PPP's clown minister Rehman Malik need to understand that holding others responsible for incidents wouldn't help them but they need to discharge their duties with honesty!

2- Abbas Town Blast (Karachi, Sindh)
Target killings in Karachi are a daily routine and Sindh government commitment to solve the issue is as good as never thinking about it! Sharmila Farouqi holds an important position in the government but doesn't give a damn about the law and order situation on Karachi and also makes fun of the invisible CM of Sindh! Target killings have scared the people and forced them to stay in their houses but they are not even safe in their own houses, thank the PPP-MQM alliance! The recent Abbas Town blast is a sad one indeed but the government's role is more depressing! Where was the security? Oh they were busy in providing the security to princess of Sindh Sharmila Farooqi's engagement VIP attendees and well the civilians can go die! The worst part is that exactly the after 2 days Karachi was shut down by armed unknown men and Sharmila Farooqi with her her sadistic wit tweeted:

Well this pretty much sums up the govt's seriousness in handling the situation! Its a sorry state!

3- Peshawar, KPK 
Taliban have been mainly concentrated in the province of KPK and it is their center of activity! KPK has been badly affected by Suicide bomb attacks ,drones and terrorists attacks! Senior minister of the govt. Bilour also lost his life in the battle against terrorism but sadly not much has been done since by the federal government and Mr. Rehman Malik seems to be happy with his performance as the Interior minister.
4- Lahore , Punjab
Punjab is the least affected province due to better security arrangements and a CM who presents himself voluntarily for accountabilityIt is PMLN’s Punjab government that has always remained proactive in curbing any sort of violence in the province that they rule. Punjab gov’t has always tried to solve the matters in a way that it doesn’t hurt anyone’s sentiments and it is a proof of maturity by the ruling party of the largest province of Pakistan. This maturity was displayed when the Young Doctors Association was on protest throughout Punjab and the opposition parties were trying to use them for their politics. It tested the patience of Punjab Government but CM Shehbaz Sharif’s government stood up to the task and solved the matter with utmost civility and that is why the leaders of the YDA Punjab were all praises for the CM when ended their protest.
Yesterday again, when suddenly a few violent fanatics entered the christian community town and started to burn their houses, it was Punjab government that acted with wisdom and maturity. They got all the houses evacuated first because they had reports of what was being cooked in the area. The people who were up on some mission broke into the area in thousands and started to burn the Christian houses in the area. Police tried their best to keep the things under control but the crowd was highly charged and religiously motivated. It was again the fruit of a democratic mindset that instead of making a huge fuss out of the matter, Punjab government requested the Imam of Badshahi Mosque to personally come and request the angry mob to lay their arms. Imam honored the request and his appearance pacified the mob as well.
Immediately the government machinery came into action and the Police officials who were on duty were suspended as it is the legal requirement before conducting an inquiry. More than 130 people have already been arrested who were seen in the TV footage and the rehabilitation process has already been started. Punjab government has announced 500,000 compensation for every affected family and 170 news houses are to be built by the government and the process has already been started.
 
For elections to happen these might not be the best conditions but these elections are important for Pakistan to chose and see for themselves who has served and who has only enjoyed the perks!

Tribute to Shehbaz Sharif!

I pick my pen to pay a tribute to a one of the greatest administrator I have ever come across! I am writing about Mian Shehbaz Sharif sb! There a lot of reasons that provoked me to right a special blog for Shehbaz Sharif !

Shehbaz Sharif  has been a true inspirational leader for the youth and the other age groups as well. The man is great and upright when it comes to service and leaves no stone unturned to serve his people. Since he has come in power his government has faced many challenges but he have faced them like a true warrior and produced good results for the country. The picture below is one of the reasons to go for the man:

The man is there for his people and in the times when the people needs him the most. To his success in the Punjab govt are projects like:

1. Incentives for students (PEEF,forgein trips for students )
2. Daanish Schools
3. E-youth initiatives ( a visionary policy that will help education in Pakistan)
4. Ashiana Housing schemes
5. Land record system , when others only talked he devised a powerful system to stop land grabbing!
6. Labour colonies
7. Ramazan Bazars
8. Innovation Punjab
9. Vocational training for 50 thousand people
10. Punjab disaster management
11. Solid Waste management
12. Mass Transit bus system
13. Foreign Direct investment (Chinese investment in foton buses and and Turkish investment in solid waste management and rapid transit bus system)
14. Better education facilties (47000 more students inducted in primary schools and 72000 recruitment of teachers on merit)
15. Model Villages
16. Solar panels (in villages and for less privileged)
17. Industrial estates in Rahim Yar Khan 
18. Better healthcare facilities (hospitals established in Bahawalpur,Rawalpindi and etc)
19. Establishing IT labs!
20. And lastly all his projects are on MERIT!

And a lot more to his credit as a remarkable and inspirational administrator! Despite being in the govt only in Punjab , Shehbaz Sharif sb has acted like a national leader and helped other provinces in the time of need.Let it be NFC award or the flood affected areas; CM Punjab is always there for his country.One must not forget his efforts for controlling the dengue epidemic. He was there on roads to spread awareness and is now praised by the Sri Lankan experts for his remarkable steps to eradicate dengue!

Apart from his political career what inspires me about Shehbaz Sharif is his great brother Mian Nawaz Sharif sb! Both have been ,proved, great asset to the country! Other than that Shehbaz Sharif sb is very unconventional in his style and I call it the CM style! Look at the picture below:

From watching few of his interviews with his family I came to know about that he is always busy in serving the public and gets less time to be with his family . Below is a picture of CM with his grand daughter:

The picture speaks so much for itself.Just like any grandfather the CM eyes are shining seeing his granddaughter happy and you can see them dreaming for the little angel!

In the end now putting it up as Shehbaz Sharif says;

“My people are my family”

I feel proud to be wishing the CM Shehbaz Sharif and somewhere in the corner of my heart feel safe as I know he is the CM who is always around for his people.He has not been in good health but was there for his people.Doctors advised him rest but he was with the public! Good to have you around Shehbaz Sharif sb.Its good to see Shehbaz Sharif sb always there for his public but I request the Khadim-e-Alla also to look after his health.I wish Shehbaz Sharif sb good health and long life. God bless Shehbaz Sharif!

The Container march and U-Turn Khan!

Ever-since Tahir ul Qadri's container march the political scenario of Pakistan is happening and many political parties have sat down to form a policy to tackle the ongoing situation! Nawaz Sharif's move of calling all opposition parties for a meeting during Qadri's march had put the container march on back foot and forced  Qadri to charter an agreement with those who he termed as "Yazeeds". Tahir ul Qadri's initial agreement/declaration was what already was in constitution, let it be the implementation of article 62 and 63 and elections happening within 90 days. Tahir ul Qadri became an out sitting parliamentary ally of the PPP government and will give the names for the caretaker PM with PPP and its coalition partners!

 Tahir ul Qadri came back to Pakistan for an agenda which is still not fulfilled. Imran Khan was completely out of sorts and too confused to decide whether to go in to Qadri's march or not! The forces behind Qadri are the same that were behind Khan's sudden rise. Imran Khan once again has decided to turn to his former masters and bury all the principles for which he says his party stands! Qadri has decided to go in court against the ECP and Imran Khan has seconded Qadri's view on forming a new Election Commission. The funny part is that Imran Khan had previously agreed to the election commission and called it fair. What happened now?

 Imran Khan has probably realized that he is no major electoral force in Pakistan  and delaying tactics would help him save the little honor that his left of his party but believe me there is non! Imran Khan has perfectly sensed a defeat in the upcoming election and has therefore decided to sit together with Tahir ul Qadri who is the ally of PPP led government.

 The important thing to ask is why "the change of hearts"?! The foreign and domestic establishment don't want a certain political party to come in power and want to delay election by a technocratic setup which would be puppet in their hands.In this way that certain political party will not be able to serve it's people democratically and will stay out of the government. A delay or no election are not loss of a certain party but loss of Pakistan! PTI and TuQ are no major forces but are trying to delay elections because they know there is no future for them after elections. PPP is also willful for a political martyrdom so they can relaunch their politics after sometime even after the pathetic 5 years of governance. All the forces have joined hand against one party! That one party is PMLN who despite many hurdles is serving its people and striving for a better democratic Pakistan. The coming week is important for Pakistan's politics but one more thing to look after is the inauguration of Pakistan's first metro bus by the Punjab govt. led by PMLN!

Majid Tamoor!

Ajab Dastaan Meri Mulk ki!

انقلاب

وہ کہتے ھیں کیوں آتا نہیں ھمارا انقلاب

ھم راہ میں کھڑے ھیں لیے عرقِ گلاب

عرقِ گلاب (rose water)

دیکھے خواب سُہانے کریں گھڑیوں کو بھی شمار
آرام گاہ میں بیٹھے ھیں یہی سارا لبِ لباب

لبِ لباب(summary,in short)

جو پوجھیں کہ یہ تبدیلی جو ھے, کیسے آئے گی؟
کَہیں لیڈر کو ووٹ دینگے اور دینگے بے حساب

زمانے سے نرالے ھیں چاھے حاکم ھوں یا محکوم
مگر چند روز میں ھو جاینگے دونوں ھی بےنقاب

نراے (distinct, different) حاکم(rulers) محکوم(masses)بےنقاب(uncovered,revealed)

کوئ دے جلسے کی دھمکی کسی کی مارچ کی صدا
کبھی سُونامی آتا ھے کبھی لائے کوئ سیلاب

کوئ دعویٰ کرے ایسا کوئ وعدہ کرے ویسا
جانے کس بات پر نازل ھوا ھے ھم پر یہ عتاب

دعویٰ(pledge,promise) عتاب(wrath, anger)

کرے پھرتے ھیں جو فوجی آیئن وفرد کی تزلیل
زرا فرمایئے لگے ھیں ان کو کیا پرِ سُرخاب

آیئن(constitution) وفرد(individula) تزلیل(insult)
پرِ سُرخاب,(a bird with red wings referring to some thing special )

کوئ کہتا ھے میری ماں کے قاتل پکڑ لاوء
صاحب مصروف ھیں آپ کرنے میں ملک کا خانہ خراب

نہ ھو کچھ سلسلہ چُلّو بھر آب کا لیکن
مُیسر ھو انھے جائے ھوسِ جامِ شراب

چُلّو(little bit of) آب(water)ھوسِ(greed,lust)

ھے تسلیم تغافل کا کچھ کر گزرنے میں
قیامت خیز ھے مگر عام لوگوں کا اضطراب

تسلیم(admit) تغافل (delay)اضطراب(restlessness)

خدا کے واسطے لوگو کرو کوئ تو انتخاب
ھو جاو شمشیرِبکف یا رھو محوِ رباب

شمشیرِبکف(sword carrying) محوِ(indulge,busy)

ھے معرکہِ چشمِ داشت نہ نام و بو نہ باد و تاب
لگے گی آگ ایسے بجھائے نہ جس کو کوئ آب 

معرکہِ چشمِ داشت(hope,expectation) نام(popularity)
بو (influence,prestige) باد (injustice, feud) تاب(power)

بتائے دیتا ھوں تم کو تبدیلی کیسے آئے گی
نھیں ممکن اب بِنا یہ کہ کچھ ھو خون و خراب

ضرورت کچھ نھیں تقریر کی پھولوں کی پتیوں کی
سمجھ سکتے ھو مطلب تو بوجھو کیا ھے سرخ آب

عمر خان داوڑ

Wo kehtay han kyn aata nai hamara inqilab
Hum rah main kharay han leye Aarqe gulab
Daikhay Khwab sohany karyrain gharion ko bhi shumaar
Aaram gah main betay han yehi sara lab-e lubaab

Jo poochain ke ye tabdili jo hy kaisy aaey ge?
kahain, leader ko vote dain gy, aur dain gy behisaab
han Zamany sy niralay chahey hakim hon ya mahkoom
magar Chend rooz main ho jayen gy doono hi benikab
Koi day jalsy ki dhamki kisi ki march ki sadaa

Kabhi tsnami ki nidaa hy kabi laey koi sailaab
Koi dawa karay aisa koi wadaa kary waisa
Jany kis baat par howa hy nazil hum py ye itaab
Kary phirty han jo fauji Aayeen-o-fard ki tazleel

Zara bataeey lagay han inn ko kya par-i-surkhab
Koi kehta hy meri maa k qatil pakar laaoo
Sahib masroof han app karny main mulk ka khana kharab

na ho kuch silsila chiloo bahar aaab lakin
muyasar ho inhay jaey hawas-i- jam i- sharab
hay tasleem tagaful ka kuch kar guzarnay main
qiyamat khaiz hy magar aam adami ka ittirab

Hy ma’rka chashme(da’asht), na naam o boo na baad o taaab
Lagay gee aag aisy bhujayee na jis ko koi aabb
Khuda k wastay logoon karo koi to intekhab
Ho jao shamsheer –i- bakaf ya raho mahw-i- rubab

Bataey daita hun tum ko tabdeeli kaisy aaey ge
Nai mumkin ab bina ye k kuch ho khoon o kharab
Zarorat kuch nai taqreer ki pholoon ki patyoon ki
Samj saktay ho matlab to bhoojo kya hy surakh Aaab.
 

From Quaid to Nawaz Sharif!

As the clock ticks twelve on 24 December the celebration starts all over the world. For Pakistan its one mega day marking the day of Christmas , the founding fathers birthday and the birthday of Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif sb. It is commonly believed that people sharing the same birth-date have some common aspects in personality. It can be easily proven by comparing these two great leaders.

Apart from being born on the same date both these leaders also share some other qualities. The leadership skills of both this leaders are unparalleled. Both were limited socially till the time they were continuing there studies and both were students of law. Jinnah was motivated in politics through his uncle Dada bhai Noro Ji and Nawaz Sharif was motivated in politics by his uncle Abdul Majeed. Quaid E Azam moto of work work and work is being followed by Nawaz Sharif sb. Many don't know Quaid E Azam was greatly interested in sports and was  a good sportsmen. Mian Nawaz Sharif also has great interest in sports and is still a hardworking sportsman. Quaid E Azam made Muslim League and Nawaz Sharif is carrying his legacy towards betterment!

This sums up almost all the personality traits of both the leaders and clearly indicates that it has been a journey from "The founding father" to "The saving father".  Quaid e Azam went through self exile in 1930s for 4 years and returned with a greater vision for creation of Pakistan and Mian Nawaz Sharif was forcefully exiled for 9 long years and have come up with a greater vision to save Pakistan. Quaid's team was for creation of Pakistan and Mian sb's team for a stable and prosperous Pakistan!

The speeches of the Quaid e Azam are the best archives preserved for educating the future generation and telling them which leader possess the qualties and have done according to vision of Quaid in the past. After independace Quaid made a speech in which he said,

"Muslman musaibat mein ghabraya nhi karte" (A muslim doesnt panic in problems)

Then it was Mian Nawaz Sharif sb who proved this sentance of Quaid e Azam and made Pakistan nuclear Pakistan through his courage and resistance to global pressure.

( Pictures of Quaid-E-Azam and Mian Nawaz Sharif during a speech)

Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif's two brief governments have given Pakistan what Quaid visioned and dreamed of. Mian Nawaz Sharif is the only leader Baloch nationalist are open to talk to and seems to fulfill Quaid's vison of a united Pakitan. The infrastructural development and harmony among the provinces is what Quaid wanted for a better Pakistan.
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in the current time have emerged as the national leader who is talking about Pakistan and has not slowed down his work for a better Pakistan despite biased and vague criticism by a cricketer turned cricketer. Mian Nawaz Sharif wants the continuation of democratic process and is currently trying not to take Pakistan towards anarchy so that establishment doesn't plunge in and ruin this country.

I wish my Quaideens (Jinnah and Mian Nawaz Sharif) a very happy birthday and hope that Pakistan prospers. I hope Mian Nawaz Sharif delivers as he delivered in the past and make Pakistan "Global Tiger". Pakistan Zindabad!

Imran Khan fooled you!

Social media is an important medium to communicate with people and helps bridge the distance between miles within a few clicks. Use of social media has been taken up very aggressively between the political parties of Pakistan and people have shown their great interest in it too. The problem arises when these people are betrayed and fooled. The self declared social media king "PTI" have been fooling you. Yes , they have been!
PTI's social media team compromises of some great trolls who have been by many declared as trolls and given the title of Social media gutter of Pakistan! But this party of change has been fooling you for years on social media. Let it be the the fake list of politicians involved in Bahria Scandal by Dr Awab (the Dentist)  or the fake accusations by PTI , they have been fooling you. But this time its greater , its Imran Khan who has been fooling you. He fooled the nation as if he was using his own twitter account to get more followers but that is not the case.

This proves that its not Imran Khan who uses the account but someone elese.Its not about Imran Khan using the account or not but his lie that he was. People thought that man behind the account was Imran Khan and they would follow him and tweet to him crazily to get responded but now they feel heart broken that they were fooled by Imran Khan.
Mian Shehbaz Sharif is also on facebook but his staff team uses his account and its clear to the people and when he does post something by himself he using his signature (SS). The post by CM's team clearly mentions (admin)

and below is the post by CM himself which he mentions SS in the end. Thank God we have people who are truthful unlike Imran Khan!

Couldn't Imran Khan do the same rather then opting for cheap tactics to gain more followers! How can one trust a person who lies with his own people? I can't and makes me wonder how anyone else can!

Happy Birthday Khadim-e-Alla!

by Majid Tamoor (@MajidTamoor)

So I pick my pen just a day before 23 September to pay a tribute to a one of the greatest administrator I have ever come across! I am writing about Mian Shehbaz Sharif sb! Just in the starting I would like to wish the Khadim-e-Alla of Punjab,Happy birthday! There a lot of reasons that provoked me to right a special blog for Shehbaz Sharif sb!

Shehbaz Sharif sb has been a true inspirational leader for the youth and the other age groups aswell. The man is great and upright when it comes to service and leaves no stone unturned to serve his people. Since he has come in power his government has faced many challenges but he have faced them like a true warrior and produced good results for the country. The picture below is one of the reasons to go for the man:

The man is there for his people and in the times when the people needs him the most. To his success in the Punjab govt are projects like:

1. Incentives for students (PEEF,forgein trips for students )
2. Daanish Schools
3. E-youth initiatives ( a visionary policy that will help education in Pakistan)
4. Ashiana Housing schemes
5. Land record system , when others only talked he devised a powerful system to stop land grabbing!
6. Labour colonies
7. Ramazan Bazars
8. Innovation Punjab
9. Vocational training for 50 thousand people
10. Punjab disaster management
11. Solid Waste management
12. Mass Transit bus system
13. Foreign Direct investment (Chinese investment in foton buses and and Turkish investment in solid waste management and rapid transit bus system)
14. Better education facilties (47000 more students inducted in primary schools and 72000 recruitment of teachers on merit)
15. Model Villages
16. Solar panels (in villages and for less privileged)
17. Industrial estates in Rahim Yar Khan 
18. Better healthcare facilities (hospitals established in Bahawalpur,Rawalpindi and etc)
19. Establishing IT labs!
20. And lastly all his projects are on MERIT!

And a lot more to his credit as a remarkable and inspirational administrator! Despite being in the govt only in Punjab , Shehbaz Sharif sb has acted like a national leader and helped other provinces in the time of need.Let it be NFC award or the flood affected areas; CM Punjab is always there for his country.One must not forget his efforts for controlling the dengue epidemic. He was there on roads to spread awareness and is now praised by the Sri Lankan experts for his remarkable steps to eradicate dengue!

Apart from his political career what inspires me about Shehbaz Sharif is his great brother Mian Nawaz Sharif sb! Both have been ,proved, great asset to the country! Other than that Shehbaz Sharif sb is very unconventional in his style and I call it the CM style! Look at the picture below:

From watching few of his interviews with his family I came to know about that he is always busy in serving the public and gets less time to be with his family . Below is a picture of CM with his grand daughter:

The picture speaks so much for itself.Just like any grandfather the CM eyes are shining seeing his granddaughter happy and you can see them dreaming for the little angel!

In the end now putting it up as Shehbaz Sharif sb says;

“My people are my family”

I feel proud to be wishing the CM Shehbaz Sharif sb and somewhere in the corner of my heart feel safe as I know he is the CM who is always around for his people.He has not been in good health but was there for his people.Doctors advised him rest but he was with the public! Good to have you around Shehbaz Sharif sb.Its good to see Shehbaz Sharif sb always there for his public but I request the Khadim-e-Al;a also to look after his health.I wish Shehbaz Sharif sb good health and long life this birthday.And yes ,InshAllah, there are a lot to come! God bless Shehbaz Sharif!

NO to Imran Khan’s Change – My 8 reasons

2013 is going to be the election year in Pakistan. There is a lot of political hip hop in Pakistan at the moment. Pakistan People’s Party has been in power for a record 5^th time in history of Pakistan and have ruled us in last five years. Looking at the inflation, unemployment, war on terror impacts on Pakistanis and especially the energy crisis in Pakistan, PPP has failed miserably in governance. Imran Khan has become a self proclaimed messiah of the doomed nation in the mean time. I have impartially considered him to see if he deserves my vote, and the answer my analysis as a layman brings forward is a big NO. Here are my reasons to say No to Imran Khan’s Change.

• Imran Khan a rolling stone???

Pakistanis have loved Imran Khan deeply. There were slogans like “Lion of Pakistan, Imran Khan, Imran Khan” in the 1980s which I remember from my childhood. What was the back ground? Did Imran present the country’s budget? No. Was it some meeting with a foreign delegation for future direct investment? No. Was he involved in preparing the country’s defence plan? No. Then what was the source of love and respect he gained? Oh now I remember. He was a sportsman. One of the best ones in his field. He is from a family of cricketers, and he has spent 45 years of his life becoming an expert in Cricket. One fine day he decides to sort out the social, legal, governance, health, poverty, employment and defence related problems of Pakistan and that makes me laugh. A person who has all his life’s experience in Cricket considers himself better for running a country? Too optimistic and kiddish. Is Imran a rolling stone not? Who will gather no moss?

• Imran Khan’s language-do I want my representative to speak like he does nowadays?

Not at all. With power comes responsibility. This is especially true if you are an elected member of national assembly. A person who ridicules his opponents (well till the time they remain his opponents) with language not worthy of it, how will he treat the people if he ever comes in power? What happened to the decent Imran Khan we knew? Or was the “Finally “I” managed to win the world Cup” speech is just his nature? His language is most definitely my reason of NOT voting for him.

• Imran Khan’s focus-why is it adjusted on Punjab only?

One major thing that makes me believe Imran Khan is not a good choice for my vote is his extreme focus on Punjab. An unbiased review of the performance of all 4 provinces in last 5 years will prove that Punjab Government has launched a lot many projects for public benefit in comparison to the other 3 provincial governments and the federal government put together. In Punjab the 2010 floods were tackled much better in terms of relief in comparison to Sindh where flood water of 2010 is still standing in some low lying areas. Im sure Punjab can be run much better than this, but in the given circumstances it still happens to be the most well managed province in Pakistan. Why Imran Khan is NOT concerned about any other part of Pakistan? The people dying in target killings daily in Karachi are not Pakistanis? The Hazara shias being killed in Quetta are not Muslims? The people killed by Taliban and other extremists in KPK are not Humans? Why is his concern and criticism only focused on Punjab? Makes me believe Imran has no plan for Pakistan. Whatever he is planning is only for Punjab. This makes him unfit to get my vote as premiere of Pakistan.

• Imran’s politics is too bookish

Pakistan is a complex socio-political region. We are not simple people to deal with. There are forces like religion, economics and social pressures of very different kinds that shape our daily lives. I find Imran Khan’s solution to our problems very bookish. Who in his right senses would claim he would end the war on terror on his first day in office? Or that he can root out corruption in this culture within 9 days?  This society is no Europe or USA. Imran seems to know very little about the nation he claims to be the savior of.

• Imran’s followers and their “holier than thou” attitude

Something is wrong with Imran and his followers. I searched for information myself but couldn’t find any information related to how Imran Khan earns. Also, it looks like he never filed a tax return all his cricketing life. Amazing is the fact that Imran still points out others for not paying taxes. What can you think of a person who does not follow a rule, but wants others to follow? I do not want a person with this double standard to be my leader. Imran’s followers have every right to like him, but no right to disrespect other leaders. They follow Imran and use foul language. They go to the level that they declare you a non patriot if you don’t like Imran. Is Imran some kind of “farz”? No. And this attitude is trickling down from his own person to his followers. He considers himself better for no reason and after committing the same mistakes others do, he screams at top of his voice what others are doing. Again. Kiddish. Again, NO!

• Imran’s zana case, and allegations on SKMH funds misuse

Being a Muslim do I really want a playboy of his youth to be my leader? No. Imran had an illegitimate daughter borne to Sita White. The kid in now in guardian custody of Jemima James, Imran’s ex wife. Though the court in USA has declared her to be Imran’s daughter where Sita White won the parental rights case against Imran, Tyrian Khan’s eyes are enough proof of her being Imran’s daughter. Being a playboy all his life, he has had a lot of illegal relationships out of wedlock with a number of women. The story does not end here. Imran Khan proves himself to be a hypocrite when he points fingers at others for looking at a woman. A recent press conference where he demanded from Nawaz Sharif the PML (N) chief to confirm if he has been loyal with his wife is something disgusting. This s disgusting not because of the cheapness of question, but because of the fact that the cheapest of all playboys is asking the question! Imran, a hypocrite-NO to him yet again!
Recently Khwaja Asif from PMLN has brought forward this issue of funds of zakat from SKMH being invested outside Pakistan. The information comes from the audit report of SKMH, so it cannot be a scam. SKMH is a great initiative by Imran Khan which he achieved by th support of all Pakistan. Doesn’t we deserve an explanation about this funds misuse? No explanation till now. Zakat funds CANNOT be used for investment. I have been donating to SKMH till this issue came to limelight and no one has ever asked me at SKMH collection booths about the money if it is zakat or not. The funds received are thus a mix of zakat and other donations and cannot and must not be misused. Imran can betray the people who stood by him for making this hospital a reality. Imran can take the credit of winning the World Cup alone when it was a squad of 16 who did it. Imran can betray his mother’s name in SKMH scams. Is he trust worthy then? NO.

• Imran has no plan but allegations and statements only

Whenever I have tried to see Imran Khan’s point of view from a neutral point of view I have always found he has no plan. He knows nothing about how things work in Pakistan. All he can do is bringing forward more and more allegations. This style of work might be good for a Star Plus daily Soap but Pakistan for sure needs better workable plans. He brings forward allegations, claims to have proofs, never brings forward the proofs. So, is it all a hoax? Looks like that other wise he would have shown something-anything which can be considered as a proof in last 15 years. Indecent attitude- A big NO to Imran Khan.

• Finally, Imran’s Team and his Change

Since we started having general elections in Pakistan, we have seen Kasuris, Tareens. Legharis-What’s new then? Where is the change? Just that we have to vote for the same person under a new party name and that is all? A Kasuri we have had in parliament some five times and now he is being introduced as a CHANGE? Imran Khan really considers Pakistanis to be idiots, isn’t it the case?
So, what do I say to a rolling stone, who uses indecent language, is focused only on one province out of four, offers bookish solutions, with a proven zana case and SKMH funds allegation still carries that “holier than thou” attitude, is all about allegations and no proofs and promises to bring change by bringing back all so familiar faces to the national assembly-A big NO!
Imran Khan does not deserve my Vote. That’s my analysis. I respect everybody’s views. Respect mine as well.

Majid Tamoor

Published in Saach.TV and TFT
http://www.saach.tv/2012/08/30/no-to-imran-khans-change-my-8-reasons/

Brain Drain in Pakistan!

When one hears this word, they surprisingly mistake the meaning to a serious disease and many go to  the extent by calling it a disease which affects the memory. Well I believe although mistaken but the intensity is same as of major disease. Pakistan , sadly, is greatly affected by brain-drain. So, what is Brain-Drain? Brain-Drain is actually the loss of skilled intellectual and technical labor through the movement of such labor to more favorable geographic, economic, or professional environments.
Countries like Pakistan, Russia and India are facing problems of brain-drain. Unemployment, population explosion and corrupt political systems are main reasons for migration of skilled workers from Asia. In countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh etc graduates, post graduates, experienced and skilled professionals are not getting enough opportunities to develop and succeed. So with dreams of development these professionals leave their native country in search of better future. This brain-drain is a great loss to the developing countries.
A highly skilled workforce is the key to the development of a knowledge economy. Countries that have invested massively in their human resources have been able to establish high-technology industries with the resulting stupendous impact on their respective economies. The quality of higher education, availability of world class R&D (Research and Devolpment) centres and an environment in which innovation and entrepreneurship can flourish are essential to wealth generation and poverty alleviation.
Pakistan has since its creation never really invested in the field of R&D centres and this now has become the need of time. Most of Pakistani students going abroad for higher, or specialized, education every year, very often never return to their homeland. Though Pakistan has a number of institutions for higher education, various students prefer going abroad. Many experience a good lifestyle and then prefer settling there which in the long run has damaged Pakistan in growing economically as well as socially.
Other reasons that contribute to brain-drain in Pakistan are
1.   Economics reasons
In addition to several legitimate political reasons including peace and security for himself and his family, another reason is economic; such as job satisfaction, academically progressive environment, better pay and service conditions.
2.   Lack of financial and academic reasons
The lust for better life and higher education is a strong reason behind the brain-drain from Pakistan. There is no doubt that more and better opportunities in the US and UK are one of the attractions to moving there. No good institution for research and doctorate level and post doctorate level is available in Pakistan.
3.  Role of political will in the prevention of brain drain
The political instability let the people leave the motherland for a better future with some prediction. There is a dire need to assure the manpower to remain present in Pakistan. A diplomatic solution should be given a priority to resolve conflicts rather than going to let the people do what they want.
4.    Lack of higher education Institutes
Science and technology is an area that is not fully exploited by the Pakistan resources. A less budget sliced away for education is the reason in leaking the higher studies which trigger the brain-drain.
This is just the tip of the iceberg and a lot more reasons  are there.For the balance of power and for the staggered development of the world, it is very important to stop the phenomenon of brain-drain. This will help a particular country to use all local skilled citizens for development and proliferation. But to hold these skilled workers at Pakistan, it is also important to provide them enough work opportunities and living facilities. For this purpose the government of Pakistan believes that developed nations should help developing countries with necessary money and resources but this is not all right! Government should draft policies which ensure a better future to every individual and improve the living standard of people. The government should try to rectify problems mentioned above with good policies so that each and every human of this planet can have good standard of living and each and every nation can introduce itself as a developed nation.


Majid Tamoor
http://www.saach.tv/2012/08/29/brain-drain-in-pakistan/

Pakistan Zindabad!

Pakistan Zindabad! As 14 August approaches I hear more of these “so called” patriotic slogans being chanted by the “so called” enthusiastic Pakistanis.Many who have read my first line must be filled with disgust and might be thinking that I am not a true Pakistani.But I am a true Pakistani who believes that before I call myself a patriotic Pakistani I shall do something for a better and progressive Pakistan.When I achieve what I believe I will be a proud Pakistani.

Pakistan since it birth has been in a hostile state.There have been only a few moments in history to be cherished and that one can be proud of. We Pakistanis have always demanded other Pakistanis to take the lead and make the nation proud rather one himself rises and steps forward. Time is changing so are the people. Pakistan with passing of days is becoming younger and more youth oriented.The population of Pakistan compromises of 60 percent of youth which is a healthy sign but the youth is not mature and still needs to be polished and passed through different phases to be called “responsible”. So they can look after their country. The youth, sadly, is lost!

The youth is getting fed from tide of populism and is getting carried away from the real task! They are out in rallies but not studying and getting expertise in their respective fields. They chant slogan for change and yet are unaware that they are being played by the man showing them these dreams. The man is Imran Khan. Khan’s change is a change for Imran Khan not for Pakistan. His change is an engineered one and someone else is mastering it. However, my difference with Khan is over politicizing the youth. Khan should provide the youth platform to express their real talents rather use them for his doings.

But politics is not only what presents my thoughts but the darkness is all over. But I am optimistic that things will change and we shall as a nation rise. We just need to develop the national feeling which is lost but certainly is there.We need to prioritize what is in better interest of Pakistan and how can “we” contribute for the betterment. In the end I appeal to the youth of Pakitan that it is high time for you to organize for real change then we all shall say proudly Pakistan Zindabad!

 Meanwhile listen to this national anthem:

Majid Tamoor

published in TFT and Pakistan today

http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/15/comment/editors-mail/pakistan-zindabad-2/
http://www.thefridaytimes.com/beta3/tft/article.php?issue=20120831&page=10

The social media shame!

PTI’s insecurity with rising of PML N as a social media giant has left many in its rank with fear and is troubled with PML N’s growing popularity on social media. It was in light of this PTI initiated a negative and false campaign against PML N’s social media team. The campaign was launched on twitter under #PMLNSocialMediaShame but failed to get public support and most of the neutrals termed it as a cheap tactic to gain mileage on social media.  The so-called exposed revolved around some screenshots of discussion in facebook group which proves nothing about the false accusation that PTI claims. The man behind all this ill propaganda is no one other than Dr Awab who was also associated with production of fake documents against journalists.

The reasons about launching this campaign were obvious.One reason was PML N as a social media giant. PTI and PML(N) are the two Pakistani political parties acting as social media giants. PTI is there on social networking site since last 3-4 years whereas PML(N) just launched there Facebook page in November 2011. Social media has allowed both parties to communicate more effectively to the public. Many have termed PTI as a social media terrorist because of their hostile behaviour towards criticism. As soon as you post something against Imran Khan or PTI, you should be ready to have the comment list filled with abuses by the PTI fans. To draw a comparison, PML(N) has used its medium of social media responsibly and in an effective way.

Another reason was to hide the defeat of PTI as Justice (R) Fakurdin G Ibrahim was appointed as Chief Election commissioner which was due to PML N sitting in opposition.Imran Khan who was asking PML N to resign who realized but failed to appreciate PML N’s role in  Fakurdin Ibrahim’s in appointment as CEC. To hide the embarrassment PTI initiated this campaign which was actually to cover up Imran Khan shame!

One should realise that only limited audience uses social media and work should be done on ground level rather than establishing a Facebook government. PML N’s “Kal kay Quaid” seems a promising event for finding leaders among youth rather than PTI using youth to abuse on social media. Now as I have criticized PTI a bit, I shall be open to receive abusive comments from PTI-wallahs

Majid Tamoor!