It is mostly observed that after the completion of road construction, in the middle-class areas of the city, a reasonable length of patch, joining side roads is mostly left untouched. Mostly it remains so for months causing disruption in the flow of traffic as well as irrepairable damage to tyres of bicycles and motorcycles. Car drivers rarely use such rock-ridden dirt-patches.
Who should be held responsible for this negligence, ignorance or biased planning? If it is a matter of normal policy of the concerned authorities, then Loudspeaker slaps their faces with a big WHY. If contractors are the culprits, then they alongwith their State accomplices should be punished by the higher authorities.
Will the holy and pious Chief Minister ever bother to steal a few hours every week, in disguise, to visit middle-class and lower-class residential areas initially of his beloved Lahore and later of the whole Punjab to see the criminl social injustice and disparities?
And remember Mr. Chief Minister, any developmental work in your province is no big favour to people, it's your prime duty to do whatever is possible for you to take note of their problems and give them relief.
Monday, October 19, 2009
WHAT . . . . LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT? UnnH !
They met at their friends' marriage gathering. Looked into each other's eyes, smiled, turned their heads away, looked back again, smiled and thought they had fallen in LOVE! The love-bug had bitten them hard.
They were both well-educated, good-looking, belonged to well-off families. For the next three weeks they were seen together in parks, in late-night spots and restaurants, driving for endless hours, sharing every aspect of their personalities and characteristics. They breathed in fragrance of love and breathed out expression of love. They were dear, darling, oh baby, sweetie, love, honey and everything that could depict their true affection for each other.
Next month, 300 invitees gathered to attend their marriage. Families and friends of both the bride and groom were more happier and satisfied than the newly-wed couple. They were presented with the best imported gifts available in town and declared the luckiest couple on earth. They enjoyed their honeymoon in Switzerland. A farfetched and unfulfilled dream for millions ! (Many can't afford to go out of their towns.)
Only three months later she filed papers for divorce and he happily signed. The love story ended in a drawn game. No winner, no loser. They even shook hands in the court with exaggerated smiles. The judge said he had handled 25 cases of divorce in that month and most of those were love-marriages.
But what happened to LOVE? Was it love in its true sense? Do we not hypocritically beautify our lusty emotions with the cosmetic wording? Is love at first sight really a proven truth? Are we not following the West on this deceptive and fake track? Who is responsible for all this chaotic outcome of cheating emotions? Parents, Teachers, Writers, Poets, Print / Electronic Media or the heart-breaking sufferers themselves? Someone has got to issue a verdict.
They were both well-educated, good-looking, belonged to well-off families. For the next three weeks they were seen together in parks, in late-night spots and restaurants, driving for endless hours, sharing every aspect of their personalities and characteristics. They breathed in fragrance of love and breathed out expression of love. They were dear, darling, oh baby, sweetie, love, honey and everything that could depict their true affection for each other.
Next month, 300 invitees gathered to attend their marriage. Families and friends of both the bride and groom were more happier and satisfied than the newly-wed couple. They were presented with the best imported gifts available in town and declared the luckiest couple on earth. They enjoyed their honeymoon in Switzerland. A farfetched and unfulfilled dream for millions ! (Many can't afford to go out of their towns.)
Only three months later she filed papers for divorce and he happily signed. The love story ended in a drawn game. No winner, no loser. They even shook hands in the court with exaggerated smiles. The judge said he had handled 25 cases of divorce in that month and most of those were love-marriages.
But what happened to LOVE? Was it love in its true sense? Do we not hypocritically beautify our lusty emotions with the cosmetic wording? Is love at first sight really a proven truth? Are we not following the West on this deceptive and fake track? Who is responsible for all this chaotic outcome of cheating emotions? Parents, Teachers, Writers, Poets, Print / Electronic Media or the heart-breaking sufferers themselves? Someone has got to issue a verdict.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
BHOLA POLITICAN - NOT A LEADER
NEWS ITEM TODAY
"Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reportedly felt fairly miffed when informed at the eleventh hour that the until recently extremely healthy Mian Nawaz Sharif would be missing out on the COAS security briefing ‘due to bad health".
"Only a day before this critical security briefing by top military bosses to the top political leadership of the country, a smiling and cheerful Nawaz Sharif had come all the way from Lahore to address a press conference at the Punjab House Islamabad to convey his “serious reservations” over the Kerry-Lugar Bill".
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Bhola baadhsah! He is a politician, not a national political leader. Politicians pursue their personal interests following their myopic vision. Leaders prefer national interest. Attending this COAS security breifing would have given him a great opportunity to raise his point of opinion on certain sensitive issues.
Kerry - Lugar Bill does have its implications but national security issues are also equally important to be discussed for a consensus of opinion. Avoiding to attend such a gathering means the absentees have no interest in national issues.
He has missed the bus! (Loudspeaker)
"Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reportedly felt fairly miffed when informed at the eleventh hour that the until recently extremely healthy Mian Nawaz Sharif would be missing out on the COAS security briefing ‘due to bad health".
"Only a day before this critical security briefing by top military bosses to the top political leadership of the country, a smiling and cheerful Nawaz Sharif had come all the way from Lahore to address a press conference at the Punjab House Islamabad to convey his “serious reservations” over the Kerry-Lugar Bill".
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Bhola baadhsah! He is a politician, not a national political leader. Politicians pursue their personal interests following their myopic vision. Leaders prefer national interest. Attending this COAS security breifing would have given him a great opportunity to raise his point of opinion on certain sensitive issues.
Kerry - Lugar Bill does have its implications but national security issues are also equally important to be discussed for a consensus of opinion. Avoiding to attend such a gathering means the absentees have no interest in national issues.
He has missed the bus! (Loudspeaker)
AN SMS
Friend :
" Time is not a luxury that could be bought anywhere. So, when a friend spares his valuable time to accompany you, even for no apparent purpose, it shows his sincerity in friendly relationship. "
This friend has recently got a job in a private hospital.
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Reply to him :
'' Time is a commodity that could be bought by giving a job (in fact two separate jobs combined in apparently one) to a needy person from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. for Rs.10,000/- on the pretext of offering an opportunity to earn bread and butter in these hard times."
The employer buys his employees' time while submission, sub-servience, duty, services and sometimes complacence are all bonus with it.(Loudspeaker)
" Time is not a luxury that could be bought anywhere. So, when a friend spares his valuable time to accompany you, even for no apparent purpose, it shows his sincerity in friendly relationship. "
This friend has recently got a job in a private hospital.
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Reply to him :
'' Time is a commodity that could be bought by giving a job (in fact two separate jobs combined in apparently one) to a needy person from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. for Rs.10,000/- on the pretext of offering an opportunity to earn bread and butter in these hard times."
The employer buys his employees' time while submission, sub-servience, duty, services and sometimes complacence are all bonus with it.(Loudspeaker)
PURE PIETY ! (Overheard a few months back)
He is a high ranking government official. Married a woman under half his age, adopted her sole kid from her first marriage (forged documents show he is the real father of the kid). His spouse proudly and loudly speaks about his being a pious man, for he does not accept bribe from any one. (A true God-fearing Muslim indeed....?).
BUT .................. his subordinates shower him with valuable gifts for his adopted kid and spouse and his very personal bungalow worth more than Rs.20 million is under construction .......! ! ! !
AND ................. she expresses unbelievably overacted love and affection towards her housemaids but those who are close to her, confirm on the condition of protection of their identity, accuse with certainty that she abuses her housemaids using methods not worth mentioning here.
What a piety ! (Loudspeaker)
BUT .................. his subordinates shower him with valuable gifts for his adopted kid and spouse and his very personal bungalow worth more than Rs.20 million is under construction .......! ! ! !
AND ................. she expresses unbelievably overacted love and affection towards her housemaids but those who are close to her, confirm on the condition of protection of their identity, accuse with certainty that she abuses her housemaids using methods not worth mentioning here.
What a piety ! (Loudspeaker)
OVERHEARD TODAY
'' They all belong to the same clan. Awaiting opportunities, watching their own interests, mostly lying to people. See their luxurious lifestyle and still they talk about the poor masses who consider them as their saviours. One is taking full advantage of the name of his departed spouse, the other boasts of being the hero of nuclear explosions always skipping the names of the real achievers of this historical landmark. And the rest of the tribe are sitting on the fence looking forward to the lady luck to crown them. What a country, full of suppressors, utopian thinkers and slumbering masses ! Damn it. No bloody revolution in the next 25 years.''
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You are wrong man, it all adds up to a bloody revolution. Only your patience with your party leaders, tolerance of tyranny and complacent optimism is the main impediment. (Loudspeaker)
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You are wrong man, it all adds up to a bloody revolution. Only your patience with your party leaders, tolerance of tyranny and complacent optimism is the main impediment. (Loudspeaker)
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