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Yahi Zameen......
Hanstey chehrey, mehkey Aangun
Thundi Shaamein, raseeley Saawun
Jo bhi kuch hai, issi sey hai
Yahi humaari " Laila " hai
Yahi humaari " Sohni " hai
Yahi humaari " Sussi " hai
" Heer " bhi apni yahi Zameen.....
Yahi Zameen
Khushboo iss ki, rang iss key
Jeena marna, sang iss key
Hum tou lagey, ung iss key
Yahi hai Gori Ki " Payal "
Yahi hai Aankhon ka" Kajal "
Haathon ki " Choori " bhi yahi
Yahi hai haathon ki " Mehndi "
Yahi Zameen
HOLY LAND
" Pakistan " a sweet, fragrant and unique word. Do you know what does it mean? The word " Pakistan " is derived from two persian words. " Pak " which means " Holy " and " Istan " which means " land ". Pakistan holds the honour of being the first country in the whole world which was founded on the basis of religion and which, ofcourse, is Islam. Not many people know that, the night Pakistan came into existence, it was 27th Ramzaan, Shab-e-Qadar.
Mother
and Motherland aren't
changed........
One, who changes anyone of the two, can change the other too
LAND OF PURE
Such People .....
For many people, the secret of Pakistan's safety, development and strength lies only in their own criteria of judgment. This criteria consists of their own "personal" favours and the advantages / disadvantages they get from Pakistan. They measure Pakistan's value on the basis of their personal oppurtunities and conditions of their own profit and loss. Such poor people deserve sympathy. Basically such people are not an enemy nor they are traitors. Such people actually have a sick mentality. They burn themselves in the fire of lust for luxuries, money and other things which finally converts them into the ash of cowardness. Such people don't own any land. Any land which matches and suits their selfishness, lusty desires, cowardness and helplessness, they began to live there for whole of their lives.
( An Excerpt from the best seller, Shahaab-Naama by Qudrat-Ullah Shahaab )
Before cursing Pakistan, don't forget that......
- It's the land of Allah, made by Allah for Allah's religion and Allah's human beings.
- It's the land of Saints of Allah, Abdullah Shah Ghazi, Shahbaz Qalandar, Data Gunj Bakhsh, Shah Latif bhitai, Baha'uddin Zakaria and hundreds of others, all sleeping in this holy land.
- Your ancestors are buried in Pakistan's sand.
- It's the only country which was founded on the basis of Islam.
- Thousands of innocent muslim women were raped just because they wanted a muslim country Pakistan.
- More than 1 million muslims sacrificed their lives just to get their own Pakistan.
Always remember, no Land is bad, but the system, society and the people make it !
Yes, you may relieve your mental tension and depression by cursing Pakistani system and the Government. You may curse the rulers, you may curse those factors which are reponsible for the bad status of Pakistan but you should never cirse or abuse this land.
Pakistan is wounded, poor and ill, suffering from many diseases. And we, being humans, are supposed to take care of the sick and wounded instead of praying for its death.
TRUTH
"Truth Is Always Bitter ….So Either Ingest It….Engulf It...Swallow It….Eat It….or Vomit It afterwards….Choice Is Yours ……."
It
was a dark, silent, cold night in this " undeveloped,
conservative " part of the world. Majority of the people was
sleeping. Darkness and sheer silence was everywhere. While in
other " developed and modern parts " of the world, life
was busy as usual. Typical mechanical lifestyles were on their
" climax ". Every age group and nature was busy
according to the daily life schedules. Many semi-naked figures
were swaying on ear-bursting rock music playing in smoke-filled
discoes. Some couples were busy in their romances and flirts
in semi-dark portions of restaurants.
Many students were busy in reading, preparing notes for
forthcoming exams. Millions were busy on internet.
But, in this part of the world, drowned in dark night, a dim
light was emitting from a little window of this small house.
Inside the house, a very old man was on his knees with his
forehead on the floor. Little, silent sobs were coming from his
throat, like he's crying but very peacefully and quietly.
He kept himself in the same position for what seemed for hours.
Suddenly, a teenage girl entered the room.
“
You are crying again, grand father?” She asked, her tone
showing genuine concern.
The old man raised his head. His whole face and white beard was
wet due to tears.
“
No daughter, I'm not crying, I was praying actually. " He tried to smile.
“
It's useless grandfather, they won't change, ever !!” She said, a very
sad expression on her face .
“
No daughter " He rose, and came to stand in front of her,
caressing her head with a lovely gesture of care and sympathy. " Don’t
be hopeless. its SIN to be a hopless you know. Allah is great, he
will listen to our cries one day, I’m sure and every thing
would be fine then, inshallah ! “
“
Sometimes I just don’t understand why they behave so
strangely, rudely and proudly, we are their own blood, same
origin, same roots, their ancestors are burried here. " The girl muttered
painfully.
“
They're your cousins, daughter. Don’t talk like this, it's
just due to their bad brought up and weird environment that they
think like this. They're confused, frustrated. "
“
Why father why? " Her voice acquired a more emotional
tone now. " Just they are western
nationals why they think that they are superior to every one else
in the world. You just don’t know how this little cousin of
mine was talking about my Pakistan, when she came last year, like
it's some dustbin or something. " As she spoke her
voice became huskier.
"
Alright, you tell me grand father, Pakistan is still a developing
country. I accept this, I agree there is lack of facilities
here, bad transport, drainage and sewerage problems,
sectarianism, terrorism, load shedding etc. But you see its
“ WE” Pakistani people who are living here and infact
if it's someone’s right to say something about Pakistan then
it should be “ US ”, as we have right to comment about
Pakistan, being born and raised here. And yet we love our
Pakistan and instead of us, those people curse Pakistan who
live in luxurious West, full of facilities, millions of miles
away from here. Why they are suffering from false superiority
complex syndromes ?? ” She was crying now, her throat
became tear-clotted.
“
I tell you daughter " He said softly, his tone gentle. " All fingers
are not alike, there're many people living in the West, who
love Pakistan just like we do, and there're many people who live
in the west and keep themselves away from social evils there, but
the people you are talking about are not bad people. They're just
ignorants, because their parents didn’t find a time to
tell theirchildren about Pakistan and Eastern values. They're
almost always pre-occupied with their tough busy schedules, work,
jobs, business, parties and stuff. "
The
old man stopped for a moment to take a breath then added. " Don’t
feel bad about those people, they're our blood, we should tell
them that Pakistan is their original land, mother land, and
mother land is just like mother, so if they curse their
motherland, it means they curse their own mother. "
“Baiti, they don't know about those thirty lacs muslim
martyrs at the time of partition. They curse Pakistan because
they don’t know about thousands of muslims women who'd been
raped in 1947 Just because they wanted a separate Pakistan for
themselves. They hate Pakistan because their parents didn’t
tell them about those infants and children who sacrificed their
lives for this muslim land. " As he said, his
tone was gentle and soothing than ever.
" But father.... " After listening to him keenly, the girl opened her mouth after a long time. " When we speak of Eastern values and religion and for wearing certain type of modest clothing, they call us " narrow minded "
" Daughter I told you, that's not their fault. " He let out a long, deep sigh, his face showing those great lines of big experience and strength. " Their parents brought them up in such way that they don't feel any shame while wearing western cloths and shaking hands with opposite sex. Tell you what, if you leave a little child in between nudists, he'd become like them, and won't feel any shame or disgust later, because everyone else around him would be doing the same. So, it would be normal for him. "
Suddenly, a loud sound of " Azaan" echoed through the silent environment .
"
Let's pray " Finishing his sentence, he closed
his eyes. " Lets pray with me. " He said calmly.
And
then both of them raised their hands and began to pray, tears
running down theier cheeks.
“Oh Allah, forgive us... " The old man began to say in husky voise, his eyes closed. " We people just don’t realize your blessings. You have blessed us with such a great country. So what if foreign agents of superpowers are spreading sectarianism and terrorism here. Atleast, we still have religious freedom here. Alhumdolillah, here we can easily perform our all religious duties. Atleast we can hear the sound of “Azaan” here on loud speakers. Atleast we can sacrifice animals in our own houses here by our own hands like Islam ordered us to do on “Eid-ul-azha". Atleast our children here can read and understand urdu, their own language their mother tongue.Thanks so much Allah, that You choosed this country for us where we don't have to search for " Halaal " things to eat as every halaal thing is easily available here. Pakistan where we feel our festivals spiritually. Where " Ramzaan " and Eids and Muharrams are at their best. Where we get public holidays on all of our religious and national days. " His beard became with wet with his tears, but he was completely lost in his nearness with Allah, he didn't stop then.
" So what if western media does propaganda that people don’t have rights here. We're happy, Allah, that you blessed us with Pakistan, in which we don’t see our mothers, daughters and sisters wearing cheap, masculine, western cloths like jeans, trousers, skirts and un-covered blouses. We're thankful to You Allah that here our ladies don’t shake hands with Men, and we still have our own culture, language, traditions, values and clothing here. "
"Oh Allah, guide all those Pakistani ignorants who hate their motherland and only try to seek faults in this holy land, ignoring all the positive aspects. "
Origin of Pakistani problems
" But what's the reason for all these problems? I mean it's now been more than fifty years since Pakistan's foundation and you guys are still in a "developing" phase ?" John's curiosity was genuine.
" Well yes, we've been pretty unlucky in this department. But you must realize it's background too. Britishers stole our freedom and ruled over us for whole two hundred years and during this period they tried their best to transfer our wealth and resources to the West. Specially the Muslims, they faced british prejudice more than any other nation here. " Sameer backed his car, and finally put it into the broad smooth road.
" Oh " John let out a long breath.
" And then at the time of partition, Britishers did a great injustice with us. Instead of equally distributing all the resources, they gave all the resources, wealth and funds to India. Can you believe that all banks of Pakistan and whole national treasure was empty at the time of foundation. " Sameer said, as he increased the speed of his car.
" Oh man, it must be a miracle that you guys survived . " John was astonished.
" Yes that's what a famous Indian prime minister said too, that Pakistan would not survive more than few months but thanks to Allah, now it's more than fifty years old. " Sameer smiled.
"That's amazing. " Said John.
" But the story is not finished yet. British Govt left a real bone of contention between India and Pakistan.Yes I mean Kashmir." Sameer added.
" But why ??? "
" The reason is obvious. " Sameer said in a sad tone, his face showing a very sober expresion. " The britishers didn't want India or Pakistan growing up into a big powerful state. Famous English Policy of "Divide and Rule " persisted even after partition too. Now most part of the budget of both counteries goes for "Defense" . The same money which should be used for education, health and public facilities is now used to make guns, bombs and Jet fighters. "
" But didn't your own leaders plan anything ? " John asked matter-of-factly.
" This also has been another tragedy. We always lacked good and sincere leadership. The loss started right from the beginning. Pakistani nation became orphan just after one year of Pakistan's creation, when its founder died. Then just after four years, when baby Pakistan was trying to stand up, an international conspiracy took the life of our first prime minister, Liaquat ALi Khan. " Sameer let out a long, cold sigh.
" But you know what John, thought we are "economically" poor but "socially" we are the richest nation. We still have ethical values , family system, religious and cultural customs. We have our 'own " rules here. " Sameer smiled.
( An excerpt from " Bus.... Tum Ko Paana Hai ", a novel by IKRAM ABIDI )
I Love My Country
It's the government I'm afraid of...
Before Cursing Pakistan
PAKISTAN.....
HEAVEN ON EARTH
( Naanga Parbat Mountains in Northern areas )
Pakistan is unique ! Situated in the heart of the South Asian sub-continent, it is a country with its own history and cultural heritage, fascinating in its own right. Pakistan was the site for one of the world's earliest human settlements, the great prehistoric Indus Valley Civilisation, the crucible of ancient empires, religions and cultures.
The land of Pakistan ranges from lofty mountains in the north ( including 2nd highest peak of the world ,K-2 ), the Karakoram and the Himalayas, through dissected plateaux to the rich alluvial plains of the Punjab. Then follows desolate barrenness of Baluchistan and the hot, dry deserts of Sindh blending into miles and miles of golden beaches of Mekran coast.
KARACHI
(Arabian Ocean .....Karachi)
City of lights, heart of Pakistan, the biggest city of Pakistan. It is also called as city of Quaid, as founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammed Ali Jinnah was born and passed away in the same city.
With the population of Fourteen (14 ) million people, Karachi is the best when it comes to weddings, traditions, festivals, picnics and shoppings. Specially, the young generation of Karachi is well-known in Pakistan for having fun all the time.
Speaking of myself, I'm even religiously attached to this city and consider this city as a " Holy City "as a great saint "Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi" is burried here. He was a son of Hazrat Ali (a.s.), in 4th generation,and migrated from Arab to Karachi area. His greatest and undenying miracle is that, though his tomb is just adjacent to sea, but the " well " of his tomb contains sweet water.
LAHORE
( Baadshahi Mosque Lahore, great architectural masterpiece of Mughal Era)
"Oye.....Lahore.... Lahore aey ". Lahore is well known for its Food, Females, Flowers and Fertile land. It has great culture and historical places like tombs of mughal emperor Jahangir, his wife Noor Jahan and poet of the East Allama Iqbal. It's air is fertile, a masterpiece of green beauty. It's also popular for saints like Hazrat Data Gunj Bakhsh who choosed this land for their life-long preaching. People say that "Jiss Ne Lahore nee Wekha ...Uss ne Kuch Nee Wekha". (One who didn't see Lahore, he / she didn't see anything. "
OTHER CITIES
Capital of Pakistan is Islamabad, one of the most neat and clean cities of the world, free from every pollution. It has "Shah Faisal Mosque ", the biggest mosque of the world.
Faisalabad, well-known world wide for its cotton textile industry. Other popular cities are Hyderabad, Multan, Quetta, Peshawer etc.
Not in its original form any more.....
Some people say, now Pakistan is not the way it was supposed to be, it has become half and weak. I just have this sher for such people. Hope they're mature enough to get this.
Deen aadha reh gaya, " Islam " aadha reh gaya
Phir Taa'jub kiya, jo Pakistan aadha reh gaya
( Even our faith, Islam has become half and weak now, no wonder about Pakistan then. )
Fairy Land Of The East
(Northern Areas of Pakistan )
While listening to the colourful birds roaming beautiful songs ...........While feeling cool soft silky breeze kissing your body slowly .......While listening to the natural romantic music produced by emergence of pleasurably-cold sweet river waters in between the ups and downs of delicate valleys, while seeing wonderful springs dancing upon the vulnerable twists and turns of dazzling mountains...... While smelling the fresh but ah so mind-intoxicating fragrance emitting from simply gorgeous flowers .....
What're you thinking right now .... Hmmm?
Doesn't it sound like a wonderland, a fairy land..? ........
Hey fantasy time is over . But this was not really a fantasy. This is a living reality, you're not dreaming.
Situated in the very north of Pakistan is one the most beautiful regions of the world. Spread on 65661 square Km, the borders of this area meet with Tajekistan, India, China and Afghanistan. It has an endless series of 109 world's highest peaks, 82 giant glaciers, 40 lakes and more than 70 rivers. Local population is multicultural, exceeding more than 3 millions. These areas are called as heaven for tourists and for " Honey Mooners ". About thirty thousands visitors come here annually and enjoy natural beauty of Pakistan. These are very cold areas. Some remain snow-covered all the time.
More than 99 % population is Muslim. A small non-muslim "Greek" population exists there with an interesting back-ground. Hundreds of years ago, on his way back to Greece, after conquering a major part of Indian region by defeating King " Poorus " of India, Alexander the Great stayed in this area with his Army to take rest. Some Army officers really liked the place and requested to be left there. He accepted the request and so those few families started an entirely different life in a totally new atmosphere. They're now known as " Kailaash Tribes ". The best part is that despite of living in between 99 % Pakistanis and muslims for centuries , Kailash people preserved their own traditions and culture and even their ancient greek clothing (which they always wear ) reflects their own identity and culture. Well perhaps a lesson which many people, living in other parts of the world, need to learn.
People of northern areas of Pakistan have a high life tendency and average age is 90-100 years, though they don't have all health facilities or hospitals there. Surprised ? The reason for this high age ratio is the most natural pure life-style, lack of pollution and tension-free relaxed life .
Shangrila....a northern area..famous for its typical chinese achitecture.
Iskardoo, a beautiful but really cold northern area of Pakistan.
This
is " Saif-ul-Malook Lake", naturally " Bowl "
shaped beautyIt is said that, at every midnight, fairies come
here and dance together in the moonlight. And one can listen the
musical sound of bells every night here. People say that
this is the great place to visit...but he /she is unfortunate who
comes here without lover / beloved !
So, these were few pics of some of the countless areas. There're many other areas in Pakistan which are really beautiful and best to visit. Pics are nothing as compared to the original beauty.
Dedication
ABIDIS dedicate this planet of ABIDI'S UNIVERSE to one of the great men, universe has ever seen. Yes, the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, due to work, efforts and sincerity of whom, we got our "Identity" Pakistan, where alhumdolillah we live freely according to our own traditions, culture and values. Salute of all real and pure Pakistanis to Quaid-e-Azam !
Yoon dee humein Aazaadi ke Duniya hui Hairaan
Aey Quaid-e-Azam tera Ahsaan hai, Ahsaan
PAKISTAN ZINDABAD, Insha'Allah !
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