Allama Mohammad Iqbal November 21, 2011
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Zinda Quwat thi Jahan main yeh he Tauheed Kabhi
Aaj kia hai? Faqat aik masalae Ilam o Maqam
Qoom kia cheez hai, Qomoon key Imamat kia hai
Is ko kia janeen yeh becharey do rakat key Imam
Nasha pila key girana tu sub ko ata hai
Maza tu tub hai keh girtoon ko thaam ley saaqi
Kutey hai raat hungama gistry main tery
Sehar qareeb hai, Allah ka naam ley saqi
Sheer mardoon sey huwa baisha e tahqeeq tahi
Reh gye Sufi o Mullah key ghulam aye saqi
Ishq key taigh e Jigardar chura ley kis ney
Ilam key haath main khali hai niyam aye saqi
Sauda gari nahin yeh Ibadat khuda key
O bey khabar!Jaza key tamana bhi choor dey
Waaiz saboot laye jo mai key jawaz main
Iqbal ko yeh zid hai key peena bhi choor dey
Bayan main nuqta e tauheed aa tu sakta hai
Tery dimagh main butkhana ho tu kia kahye
Muqam e Fikr kitna buland hai shahi sey
Tery nigah ghulamana ho tu kia kahye
Misl e Boqaid hai gunchey main, Pareshan ho ja
Rukht e burdoosh hua hai,Chamanistan ho ja!
Hai tunak maya tu zarey sey bayaban ho ja!
Naghma e Mauj sey hungama e Taufan ho ja!
Her durdman dil ko rona mera rula dey,
Baihosh jo parey hain, shayad inhey jaga dey …
Allama Iqbal
De(bt)ocracy is the best revenge by Ahsan Nisar October 24, 2011
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In a cosmetic democracy like Pakistan, the quest for securing or preserving political power is doomed to end in failure without a nod from the establishment which is the power behind the throne. Whether the regime is military or civilian, the establishment needs to have a political constituency. This explains why every military government in Pakistan cultivates relations with some political forces and tries to cobble together a political arrangement to further its interest. In my opinion, democracy in Pakistan is “off” the people, “far” the people “buy” the people!
Talking of democracy reminds me of Bilawal Bhutto when, on December 31, 2007, he reiterated his mother’s thoughts: “democracy is the best revenge”. Since then, the people of Pakistan are paying the cost of democracy in various forms, the most recent being in the form of circular debt in the power sector. According to the finance ministry, current estimates of circular debt persist between Rs500 to Rs650 billion and the exact amount needs to be determined.
Pakistan has been facing a series of power crises over roughly the last two decades. However, since 2007, the situation has deteriorated rapidly. As a result of severe electricity shortage, industry, commerce and agriculture have all taken serious hits with the country’s growth prospects diminishing significantly. This is primarily due to lower-capacity utilization, which in turn has been the result of circular debt, a concept that has been bandied around freely over the past few years as the primary problem that besets energy production in Pakistan.Circular debt is mainly caused by the government’s failure to pay tariff subsidies that are mounting on the back of rising global fuel prices.
However, despite its dominance of policy discourse, circular debt is not the fundamental issue here. The two most glaring reasons behind the present mess Pakistan finds itself in are the 1994 energy policy and the resultant extreme over-reliance on expensive imported fuel mix.
The core problem lies in wrong policy choices made in the early 1990s that have continued since then. These choices made for whatever reasons (pressure from the World Bank, corruption and incompetence) have shifted Pakistan away from self-reliance in energy generation and have landed us at the mercy of daily fluctuations of the international oil/gas markets and choked industrial progress in the country.
While it is important for the government to pay off the piled-up circular debt, it must also put in place measures to prevent its accumulation in future. A resolution to the problem is critical for stimulating economic growth and attracting fresh investment in the power sector. The debt is estimated to be running into hundreds of billions of rupees now. If left unresolved the build-up could pull down the economy.
There is a need to enforce a system that ensures circulation of capital in the whole system. There are reports that a cut in subsidies by further increasing the power tariff has been finalised to generate revenue to settle the circular debt. The suggestion is indeed an absurdity in the present circumstances when the masses are already finding it hard to pay their electricity bills. Such a step would only increase power theft, as it would render more people unable to pay for the essential service.
In a country that has unparalleled resources to generate electricity the present situation is unacceptable. Printing money to clear circular debt will hardly deliver us from this problem. For Pakistanis to be able to get an affordable, sufficient, long-term energy supply, the sustainable solution lies in revisiting the ridiculous power policies of 1994 and 2002 and exploiting other, more sensible sources of generation. The government must encourage initiatives for reducing the cost of electricity generation. Dependence on expensive furnace oil should be cut to minimum, the use of coal for generation should be encouraged and new hydro-power projects launched. Taking subsidies away is not the solution. Electricity should not only be available to the wealthy. The provision of affordable electricity is the basic right of every citizen.
Allama Iqbal … June 27, 2011
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Manfay-at aik hay is qaum ki nuqsaan bhi aik
Aik hay sab ka Nabi, Deen bhi eeman bhi aik
Harrum Pak bhi Allah bhi Quran bhi aik
Kuch bari baat thi hotay jo Musalman bhi Aik
Khomeini’s Speech Excerpts “The Granting of Capitaluatory Rights to the US ” – 27 October, 1964 June 7, 2011
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Asslam-o-Alaikum,
I am pasting below an excerpt from the Khomeini’s Speech that he delivered after a similar incident (referring to Raymond Davis Incident) took place in Iran – 1964. After the speech, which incited a lot of people, he was sent in exile in November the same year. I am sure you will be able to relate it with what has happened in Lahore …..
Khomeini’s Speech Excerpts “The Granting of Capitaluatory Rights to the US ” – 27 October, 1964
I cannot express the sorrow I feel in may heart…Iran no longer has any festival to celebrate; they have turned our festival into mourning…They have sold us, they have sold our independence; but still they light up the city and dance…The dignity of the Iranian Army has been trampled underfoot! A law has been put before the Majlis according to which we are to accede to the Vienna Convention, and a provision has been added to it that all American military advisers, together with their families, technical, and administrative officials, and servants – in short, anyone in any way connected to them – are to enjoy legal immunity with respect to any crime they may commit in Iran. If some American’s servant, some American cook, assassinates your marja in the middle of the bazaar, or run over him, the Iranian police do not have the right to apprehend him! Iranian courts do not have the right to judge him! The dossier must be sent to America , so that our master there can decide what is to be done… They have reduced the Iranian people to a level lower than that of the American dog. If someone runs over a dog belonging to an American, he will be persecuted. But if an American cook runs over the Shah, the head of the state, no one will have the right to interfere with him. Why? Because they wanted a loan and American demanded this in return.
Source: Islam and Revolution: Writings and Declarations of Imam Khomeini, p 181-188.
You died when you refused to stand up for right….Dr. Martin Luther King June 7, 2011
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“I say to you this morning, that if you have never found something so dear and precious to you that you will die for it, then you aren’t fit to live. You may be 38 years old, as I happen to be, and one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls upon you to stand up for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause. And if you refuse to do it because you are afraid. You refuse to do it because you want to live longer. You’re afraid that you will lose your job, or you are afraid that you will be criticized or that you will lose your popularity, or you’re afraid that somebody will stab you or shoot you or bomb your house. So you refuse to take the stand. Well you may go on and live until you are ninety, but you are just as dead at 38 as you would be at ninety. And the cessation of breathing in your life is but the belated announcement of an earlier death of the spirit.
You died when you refused to stand up for right.
You died when you refused to stand up for truth.
You died when you refused to stand up for justice.”
Lab Pe Ati Hai Dua Ban K …. Allama Iqbal June 1, 2011
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lab pe ati hai dua ban k tamnna meri
zindagi shamma ki surat ho Khudaya meri
dur duniya ka mere dam andhera no jaye
har jagah mere chamakne se ujala ho jaye
ho mere dam se yun hi mere watan ki zinat
jis tarah phul se hoti hai chaman ki zinat
zindagi ho meri parwane ki surat ya rab
ilm ki shamma se ho mujhko mohabbat ya rab
ho mera kam garibon ki himayat karna
dard-mandon se zaifon se mohabbat karna
mere Allah burai se bachana mujhko
neik jo rah ho us rah pe chalana mujhko
Poetry … February 9, 2011
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Ajub rasam hai charagaroon key mahfil main …
Laga ker zakham namak sey masaaj kertey hain …
Ghareeb e shehar tarasta hai aik niwaley ko …
Ameere e shehar key kuttay bhi raaj kertey hain …
Utho Meri Dunya K Garibon Ko Jaga Do January 28, 2011
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Utho Meri Dunya K Garibon Ko Jaga Do
utho meri dunya k garibon ko jaga do
khak-e-umra k dar-o-diwar hila do
garmao gulamon ka lahu soz-e-yaqin se
kunjishk-e-phiromaya ko shahin se lara do
sultani-e-jamahur ka ata hai zamana
jo naqsh-e-kuhan tum ko nazar aye mita do
jis khet se dahqan ko mayassar nahin rozi
us khet k har khosha-e-gandum ko jala do
kyon khaliq-o-makhluq mein hayal rahen parde
piran-e-kalisa ko kalisa se hata do
main nakhush-o-bezar hun marmar k silon se
mere liye mitti ka haram aur bana do
tahazib-e-nawin kargah-e-shishagaran hai
adab-e-junun shayr-e-mashriq ko sikha do
UMEED -E-SAHAR: _____Faiz Ahmed Faiz January 24, 2011
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UMEED -E-SAHAR:
_______________
Jigar dareeda hoon, chaak-e-jigar ki baat suno
Umeed-e-sahar ki baat suno
Alam raseeda hoon, daman-e-tar ki baat suno
Umeed-e-sahar ki baat suno
Zubaan bureeda hoon, zakhm-e-guloo sey harf karo
Umeed-e-sahar ki baat suno
Shikasta pa hoon, malaal-e-safar ki baat suno
Umeed-e-sahar ki baat suno
Musafir-e-rah-e-sehra-e-zulmat-e-shab se
Ab iltafat-e-nigar-e-sahar ki baat suno
Umeed-e-sahar ki baat suno
The Prophet(SAW) said … November 23, 2010
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Milk :
The Prophet(SAW) said that milk wipes away heat from the heart
just as the finger wipes away sweat from the brow. It strengthens the back,
increases the brain, augments intelligence,renews vision and drives away
forgetfulness.
Honey :
Considered to be the best remedy for diarrhea when mixed in hot
water. It is the food of foods, drink of drinks and drug of drugs. It is used
for creating appetite,strengthening the stomach, eliminating phlegm,
as a meat preservative,hair conditioner, eye salve and mouthwash. It is
extremely beneficial in the morning in warm water and is also a sunnah.
Olive oil :
excellent treatment for skin and hair, delays old age, treats inflammation
of the stomach
Mushroom :
The Prophet(SAW) said that mushroom is a good cure for the eyes, it also
serves as a form of birthcontrol and arrests paralysis.
Grapes :
The Prophet was very fond of grapes, it purifies the blood, provides vigour
and health, strengthens the kidneys and clears the bowels.
Dates :
The Prophet(SAW) said that a house without dates has no food, also to be
eaten at the time of childbirth.
Figs :
It is a fruit from paradise and a cure for piles.
Barley :
Good for fever in a soup form
Melon :
Melon contains 1000 blessings and 1000 mercies, The prophet SAW said “None
of your women who are pregnant and eat of water melon will fail to produce
off spring who are good in countenance and good in character.
Pomegranate :
The Prophet(SAW) said it cleanse you of Satan and evil aspirations for 40
days.
