The Bar Room - Sindh High Court Bar Association, Karachi

It was a great honour to have been invited into the Bar Room of the Sindh High Court Karachi earlier today.  Upon entering the Bar Room there is a huge plack listing past and present presidents and secretaries of the Sindh High Court Bar Association.  There were many familiar names amongst whom were Barrister Hassan Ally A Rahman and his younger brother Barrister Tufail A Rahman who also served as Chief Justice for Sindh and Balochistan, and also presided upon the the Hamidurrahman commission post East Pakistans succession from West Pakistan.

It was an awe inspiring moment to walk the halls of the Sindh High Court,  step in to the Bar Room where normally only advocates of the court are allowed to enter. This room has been witness to history as it unfolded way before the formation of Pakistan. Then to read the names of my maternal grandfathers on the plack further brought the whole experiece home. 

 

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The Pakistan Story Told Through Lincoln The Movie

Lincoln --the movie -- an apt portrayal of a democracy's inner workings -- messy as it may seem -- through compromise righteousness ultimately wins -- benefiting the nation and its citizens in the long run.

A befitting movie to watch on the eve of when the first democratically elected government in Pakistan gets to complete its 5 year term by constitutionally relinquishing power to a caretaker government on the 15th day of March 2013.

President Lincoln had a bloody civil war -- today in a manner of speaking Pakistan is engulfed in a bloody idealogical civil war -- similar in meaning to the American Civil War.

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Just Think ...Who Are The Hero's of Pakistan?

• The founder of this Country was a Shia

• The man who gave you the first cricket world cup was a Pathan

• The Prime Minister who started Pakistan's Nuclear Program was a Sindhi

• The singer who single handedly made Pakistan's music admired globally was a Punjabi 

• The Pilot who shot down 5 Indian fighter Jets within a minute was a Bengali

• The person who serves humanity without any discrimination is a Memon

• The Army general who defended Pakistan after the Indian attack in the Battle of Chawinda in 1965 was a Hazara

• The only Nobel Prize winner of Pakistan was an Ahmedi

• The Cricketer who took you to victory against India in India in 2005 test was a Hindu

• The only Pakistani to reach the status of becoming an advisor of United Nations Secretary General comes from an Ismaili Family...

Pakistan first!!!

*Cross-posted from a friends Facebook status 

Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday!

Merry Christmas to all and Happy Birthday Mr Jinnah - deeply sorry to how "we" have ruined and misconstrued your vision of a secular Republic Of Pakistan. A nation where the interests of all faiths, ethnicity, and cultures are secure under a single federated national umbrella. Hope someday, soon we can get it right! RIP Sir.


Cross-posting from my Facebook Status dated 25th December, 2012, Karachi
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Can Take A Horse To Water But Can't Make Him Drink It

You'd imagine someone from a poor background earning barely enough (~$100/mon) to support a family of 7 would be glad to have access to a decent and free Government School near his home. But no, the attitude that kids will only go the best or not go is prevalent at all levels of Pakistani society.

There is one individual with 6 six kids who go for private tuitions to learn Quran. But are not going to school as the tuition and admission fee is to high. Whereas the Government School near his house is free. I cited an example of another boy who just got his Metric through that same school, and now is en-route to doing his Inter.

Seriously, makes me wonder. Here you are with an opportunity to get your 6 kids educated - okay fine it's not the best school in the world, but it's decent enough for them to atleast become literate and maybe pass their Metric, more than what you had.

Government Schools, whatever one says about them however horrible the conditions do work - kids can get an okay education, enough to help their families out of poverty. And these schools are FREE.




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Kemari Home To Soccer

Even though I grew up in Karachi , I'm always learning something new about the city such as tye famous Football (Soccer) league is from Kemari.

Kemari & Lyari areas of Karachi are home to some damn good athletes - if this were any where else probably would have qualified for Olympics

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