Pakistan, Then and Now

Pakistan came into being after a great struggle. According to Mr. Zaid Hamid , 40 lakh people lost their lives for it. Millions sacrificed their loved ones, their possessions and property. They came to Pakistan as refugees, without any worldly possessions, as individuals and families, after the horrible riots that had broken out once the creation of Pakistan was announced. These riots had started as far back as 1935, and unlike what many of my

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Government and Media

May be the Electronic media has been told to toe the line, or they too have been given what every human being desires most in this world. I feel it must be the case as many talk shows these days are on non-issues. With few exceptions, most TV anchors or those print media journalist who are invited to these programs, go through an hour or so of rhetoric and that’s that.
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“Ishq aur Junoon” is an urdu phrase that means “Love and Passion”. This blog is a testatment to my love for my religion, and my passion for my country. Both Pakistan and Islam have been, for decades now, at the mercy of unscrupulous charlatans, bigoted despots, money-grubbing preachers and a misled, misguided, foolish intelligentsia; masquerading as our leaders, our saviours, and our guiding hand, these men and women have dragged this nation to the depths of misery, and it’s time ordinary people like myself raised their voices against them.

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