Pain and SKMCH

Let me congratulate Imran Khan on the occassion of successful completion of second cancer hospital of Pakistan i.e. Shaukat Khanam Memorial Cancer Hospital Peshawer. Hoping to see another SKMCH in Karachi soon IA.

It is a story of pain which some one comes across any time in his life. Imran Khan stated " The last two months of the pain I sufferred once my mother was suffering from cancer at last stage and I could not do anything except watching her creeping towards death was too immense to create something where some one could come and get the tratement without any issue of money and resources".

This is the mission statement for anyone who carries courage enough to stand up and be counted. Imran Khan stood up and did it. No words to commemorate the feel for Imran Khan.

Let me add one thing to them who still are rating it as a political stunt of Inran Khan. One week before a loved one of mine got diagnosed with cancer. The pain I was saw in the eyes of whole family was too much. Once they visited SKMCH lahore, it was too positive to see their faces back to life once doctors gave the verdict of curable disease.

Imran Khan is the name of struggle and honesty. People trust him because he bears a character and an honest deal. So his last call for fund raising was too encouraging for those who still feel standing up for a cause.

May Allah bless us all and be honest in the name of religion, character and cause we carry.

Educational Reforms in Southern Punjab

This might be a bit disturbing for few but for masses residing in remote areas of southern Punjab, this is a bit positive to have few steps for education department devised and implemented by CM Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif. Things have finally started working but few things needed to be catered for regarding these steps.

1. Three layered monitorning system introduced by Punjab Govt is a bit complex. DTEs are required to pay a visit to every school of their  cluster one a week. Where as monitering teams also pay a visit to every school once a month. Frequent visits by higher officers of Education Department are also there. All this has created a mess at Govt opeated schools.

2. The new teacher selection regime is workable if subject oriented merit short listing is done. Right now open merit system is in operation but I have seen agriculture specilist and engineers boys being selected for teaching at primary level. Subject related merit should be set to have professionals in this field.

3. Open merit system has another demerit. Teachers selected on open merit mostly belong to cities but they are posted in remote schools. Due to poor transport system and very bad condition of roads in Southern Punjab, they are unable to be present in time at schools. They also become habitual of attending four days at school. Merit should be open at union council level to cater for this issue.

4. Free books are not deleivered in time at remote schools. One to three months delay has been obsered. Mafia is also there to get these books from schools and then sale these books in the market. Students have to buy these books to save their time and lectures.

5. Every child at school regime has created a negative competetion between Govt operated schools and private sector. Society is governed by influencial factors so poor are unable to send their children in private schools where as in Govt schools, their children are enrolled but not studuing.

6. "Maar Nahi Piyaar" regime is positive but prior to that, teachers are required to induce pre training for this regime to make it a success.

Few lines by mine are actually my feel for this sector as I myself have sufferred all thsi. May some one influencial reads it and makes it workable for greater good.

Perveen Shakir : A Feel Never Fades Away

I am no one to pay a tribute to Parveen Shakir. Few words which I feel, must be said as my personal feel for her.

The first line I ever read about here was

وہ تو خوشبو ہے
ہوائوں میں بکھر جائے گی

And thats what happened. May Allah grant her higher rank in Jannah. 

حسین احساسات کی شاعرہ پروین شاکر

I read few of her books. I always had an innocence prevailing at my feel perimeters while going through the lines she created. She lived, felt, wrote and always stood by her innocence. Thats the only thing differenciating her from all other writers of her era.

She died of a tragic road accident. She is martyred (شہید) and selected ones are given this prestigious rank.

May her lines live an innocent life.

Understanding Shahab Nama (شہاب نامہ)

Let me take you about fifteen years back when I, surprisingly got the joining letter of Cadet College Hassan Abdal. Me being there amongst the elite of Pakistan was a bit unique but I had to take the challenge. Me, belonging to remote Southern Punjab was going to attend the boarding school for the next five years.

Qudrat Ullah Shahab 

The day I left my home town, my father added a line to me "Always guard your character and read Shahab Nama". What an aweful addition it proved to be in the time to come.

I read Shahab Nama twice during my stay at Cadet College Hassan Abdal. The thing worth mentioning here is that I stole Shahab Nama every time I read it. I don't know what and how it happened. But I did it.

Most part of history of Pakistan is here in this chaptee of Shahab Nama

Coming over to the peripheral horizons of Shahab Nama, let me admit one thing that we are sometimes associated or affiliated to some one upto an extent where we can't even expect human behavior from him. We make him something supernatural via our affiliations. Same happens to Shahab Nama when most of us read it.

Here  are few things to be kept in mind whike reading this masterpiece;

1. Let Qudat Ullah Shahab , author of Shahab Nama be a human being and give him room for human behaviors.
2. Accept this book as an angle to see what all happened infront of the author.
3. If this book has infuelned millions, it doesn't mean it would mark an impression upon you as well. You are a free mind, let it roam about in your mind.
4. Keep in mind, this is autobiography, not some refrence or history book. Although writer has covered history portion and perhaps it is most authentic book regarding history of that time but still it is an autobiography. Let it be like that.
5. Last chapter is also a personal observation of the writer regarding religion. Let it be like that and the writer as human being. Give him room to love some girl at his youth as well. After all every sinner has a future and every pious had a past.
6. What best you can do for a writer who leaves his impression at your mind is to offer fateha for him even once.

Shahab Nama

This is what I feel foe Shahab Nama. More about Shahab Nama can also be read at Qudrat Ullah Shahab (Facebook Fan Page) and Group.

The Man of Grace: Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Few days back, I was contacted by a friend of mine to share a moment of grace with me. The moments he sent were few snaps of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah with the caption of GRACE.

I am a born Pakistani who feels, talks and shares about Pakistan and all aspects covering the positivism of this diversified cultural and sufi basis of this country. But surprisingly, I just had some what bookish affiliation with Muhammad Ali Jinnah. I read a chapter about him in my primary class text book and then Pakistan Studies book. Anyway I got those gracy moments via snaps of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

After looking at the snaps, roll back of  thechildish memories of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah started at my mind. Starting from his dialogue with his sis Miss Fatimah Jinnah in which he stated not sleep to become a great man. Then was the line of the most expensive lawyer of sub-continent followed by the most graceful politician of the word. And so on.

The last pay, last place, last word uttered by Quaid-e-Azam and the last situation he was into carried a lot regarding his graceful stand up, struggle and the fake coins he played on during the struggle for the first independent muslic ideological state of the world.

Dramatic return of Quaid-e-Azam at the political hemisphere of sub-continent is also another story of positivism regarding ideological and islamic stature of Pakistan.

The point here was the grace radiant face he always carried. I still feel his line once he went to British United Kingdom for some dialogue between Hindu and Muslim politicians. He said " I am at my mission". The talk is around about this mission directly assigned to him by Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad PBUH.

And at the end once Pakistan came into being, he said:

" مسلمان مصیبت میں گھبرایا نہیں کرتا "

I am no one to write a line about a man who conqurred the world with the grace he carried at his face. These are the lines I wrote on a Facebook Page about him.

آج قائد اعظم محمد علی جناح کا یوم پیدائش ہے۔

صرف ایک لمحہ اس احساس کو دیجیے گا کہ
قائداعظم نے ہمیں پاکستان کی صورت میں کیا دیا اور ہم نے پاکستان کو کیا دیا۔

دنیا کا سب سے زیادہ پروقار وکیل اور سیاستدان جو اس عظیم مقصد کی تکمیل میں میر عرب کی آنکھ کا تارا بنا، آخری سانس کی مہلت میں "اللہ پاکستان" کا لفظ الاپا اور پاکستان کی نذر ہوا۔۔۔
وقت کا سب سے مہنگا وکیل اس عظیم مقصد میں بے لوث ہوا اور ایک روپیہ ماہانہ پہ خراج ادا کیا۔۔
وقت کا ذہین ترین سیاستدان جس نے شاطر ترین اور مظبوط ترین اقوام سے پنجہ آزماء ہو کر اس سرزمین پاک کی بنیاد رکھی۔۔
آج کے دن اس عظیم انسان نے اس دنیا میں پہلا سانس لیا۔۔۔

کیا ہم آج اس عظیم انسان کے سامنے آنے کے قابل ہیں؟؟؟

اللہ ہم سب کو مثبت رکھے۔۔۔ آمین۔۔۔ بہزاد

May Allah shower its blessings upon  Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Snow Charisma of FATA (Razmak)

Most of our country men might not be knowing about the fact that in 70s and early 80s, FATA used to be one of the favorite tourist resorts all over the world. This is because of its charms in a sense of beauty, culture, nature and above all weather. It is unpredictable most of the times just like its inhabitants. 

Razmak, one of the favorite resorts of British Empire (before creation of Pakistan) is worth visiting when it comes to beauty of fana and flora.  British remains are still there like forts, mess halls, guest rooms etc. Razmak received its first snow fall two days back. When I looked at the hills nearby, I felt proud of being Pakistani and couldn't stop myself from sharing this beauty with all around in Pakistan. 

Following are after snow snaps of Razmak. 

Pakistan is one of the most beautiful countries of the world if explored. I shared summer beauty of Razmak few months back as well but this is bewitching stuff I must say. May Allah bless Pakistan. 

Charisma of IQBAL Tower Sialkot

First semi final of FIFA WC 2014 is going on. We plan to have some soda and icecream from Saddar bazar Sialkot during the half break. Tha Tha Soda is just 3 minute drive from our room. Whistle goes for the half and we are on bike to Tha Tha Soda. We reached there at 1.30AM. Tha Tha Soda shop was closed, but the thing which caught my sight was Iqbal Tower. 

Iqbal Tower captured at night

Just imagine the time, month of Ramzan, heat of semi final and above all social set up of Pakistan. It dictates that no body should be out of its home after 11pm. But you would be astonished to know that almost 50 biked had been parked at the out skirts of Iqbal Tower and guys were lying on the base and attached paved path of Iqbal tower, relaxing, chatting, smoking and laughing like anything. 

Iqbal Tower which is also known as clock tower is situated at the middle of the Saddar Bazar. This bazar is situated in the premises of cantonment of Sialkot. There is a huge clock installed at the top of tower and bells ring after each hour. It is a worthy piece of art and architecture, keeping the name of Iqbal and Sialkot up above. 

After Isha prayer, people start gathering around this tower. They sit here, make some snaps, chat, have drinks, smoke, laugh like anything in typical Sialkot style and this feast continues till 2am. Smoke and drink corners are there around the tower to keep the feast alive till 2am. Guys are rich, hardworking and positive here. They keep on cherishing the tie and air around. 

This is simply charismatic as I myself have been there many times. This is one of the bewitching beauties of Pakistan and worth visiting place. Did you ever spend some time around Iqbal Tower???