Self Talk

We have to bear with Malala whether we like it or not. There are lapses in her story, so are controversies associated with the prize. But the fact is that neither the controversy associated with politicization of noble peace prize can undermine Malala’s heroic deeds nor can the lapses in Malala’s story destroy the prize nor her own internationalized charm. What circumstances actually convinced the jury to choose her, as the rightful recipient needs a deeper insight. She has got it, and no one else from Pakistan did it this time. Long live Abdus Sattar Edhi and his untiring love for humanity, Imran Khan’s service to cancer patients, Mukhtaran Mai for voicing against Mubashir Luqman or Junaid Jamshed for his line of kurtas , but so did Mahatma Gandhi. The list of omissions is quite long and the selection process itself is potentially not free of biases and errors. So, move on Pakistanis, or live with it, she is the one. Her father choose to publish her diary by the pen name of ...

Keeping a balance between ideals, hopes and ground realities, a beautiful 2011 can be like this. Peace and Democracy in Tunisia and rest of Middle East Advances in Palestine Israel peace process Good performance of Pakistan in ICC world cup 2011 Resumption of International Cricket in Pakistan Start of withdrawal of western forces from Afghanistan End to extrajudicial killings by American drone attacks in Pakistan Break in the recent wave of terrorism inside Pakistan Break in ongoing inflation in Pakistan Successful rehabilitation of flood affectees in Pakistan No more events of killings of civillians all around the world Resumption of HEC Foreign Scholarships Resumption of peace process between Pakistan and India International honors for my researcher friends Publishing results of my first experiment :)          and last but not the least My family's visit of France this summer :) Addition in the form of comments will be app...

Khalid Farooq We have all resources to condemn and agitate against US for punishing a lady who has obvious links with bad-groups, but we don't have a word to offer to those innocent women who are raped, punished and jailed in our very own PAK society.... Do I remember how many religious parties spoke in favour of Mukhtaran Mai when she was raped and tortured? Shahid Totally agree,yahaan molviyoon ko US ka naam milna chahiye,bloody hippocrates......... Shahbaz I think media focus plays important role to project certain issues, Allah says in quran" u r the best people, u enjoin what is best, and forbid what is bad, so u and me, molvi or non molvi, as long as muslims, are equally responsible for wh...atever is happening in the society, if u think molvi are forgetting that aspect of society, u and me can compensate or atleast can remind our fellows, we should not divide ourselves if we think we are one, "Momin is mirror of other momin, so what ever is wrong c...