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

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.

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

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.”

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

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
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

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

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.