Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy ‘I Salute You

In today’s society a country is valued by its women’s progress. Developing support to progress doesn’t occur naturally, it’s a concept that must be nurtured every day. It is necessary to replace  fear with hope and I think it is probably the single most powerful trampoline of progress; thence, it is a moral responsibility of [...]

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I cried, as a Pakistani

Published in The Asians UK The dreams of our founding fathers have been murdered. The expectations held by most Pakistanis yearning for a democratic government have been crushed into pieces. There are cries and tears amongst my people. There is an air of melancholy, an air of anguish when one meets  the people or surfs [...]

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Be Volunteer Not Valentine

I awoke early in the morning and noticed the lovely blue sky, saw the beauty of the river. “How peaceful it is”, my sister said. I was having a cup of tea reading Sunday newspapers and finished reading with many questions in my mind. It is too depressing to read newspapers. The headlines reek of mass [...]

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Tragic Assassination of Salman Taseer And The Blasphemy Law

The future of my country, my beloved Pakistan, appears bleak due to the new brand of Islam that is an unstoppable force.  Suicide bombing is everyday news.  The disease of religious intolerance is increasing and has infected our society immensely. The Governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer, has been murdered.  Pakistanis receive death threats when utilizing a  universal human right [...]

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Iqbal’s Eagle (shaheen) Yearns For Change

Allama Mohammad Iqbal (Poet of the East) ignites me to write.  He is among many whom  inspire me.   For me, he was a poet, philosopher, a revolutionary and a devout Muslim with Sufistic bent of mind.  He stirred up a revolution in the apathetic masses through his powerful poetry.  The most significant and dynamic symbol [...]

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I Salute The Soil Of Pakistan

These are my thoughts that come from what is happening around me. Whenever I stop to  spine about them, it causes me to write. It’s the brave soil that witnesses the horrible incident of Sialkot.  It’s the soil that is facing the biggest catastrophe.  It’s the soil that is facing war against terrorism from a [...]

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Speak Up For PAKISTAN

We patriots will be celebrating 63rd Independence Day of our beloved motherland Pakistan, which came into being on 14th August 1947.  After  63 years -where we stand ? What we have achieved in this long journey? Did we accomplish any of our founders dreams? Did we give a proper law to the country? Are we REAL Pakistani!  Be sincere [...]

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