salekhanathropy

The operation is Swat has made many of the civilians flee their homes. they have been left to take refuge in far off areas. some of them are being assisted by the world organisations, some by NGOs. but they are not doing it for any good. they are simply doing it becuause they are making money in the process.

fortunately not all people are here to make money. one of the examples of that is the spirit shown by the people of a village called SalehKhana. Saleh Khana is located in the district of Nowshera.

when people started coming in from Swat to the JaloZai camp, the people of SalehKhana started a fund and sheltered some 22 families. they have a capacity of upto 30 families.

the displaced people are being provided every thing free of cost, be it medicines, or food or clothing. an old market with shops have been allocated as the shelter. each family has been housed in one of the shops.

not only that, separate bathrooms for women have already been built. while bathrooms for men are being built. quite an extraordnary work there.

Now this was cricket

Pakistan has finally won the second edition of the T20 international cricket tournament. Pakistan has won a major tournament after such along time. and the victory can not be any sweeter.

basically no one lost the game. both the sides played well but in the end the better one took the Cup home. and the better one just turned out to be Pakistan.

so Congrats to the Pakistani people and to the Pakistani team.

and as Borat would add at this moment : “GREAT SUCCESS”

oh and lets not forget the man who made it all possible: SHAHID AFRIDI

the Swat operation

The Swat operation continues with full vigor. and the secrity forces are claiming that they have been eliminating the Taliban threat. in the new reports, the Army has cleared the Peochar area of these militants, which was their strongest place.

Why do we need the approval of the United States for everything? why does the US have to be the judge of the what we are doing right or wrong? I still can not understand that.

learning from Sri Lanka

the defeat of the Sri Lankan LTTE tells us one thing; if you are persistent enough, you can defeat anything. the Sri Lankans were able to hold off the secessionists. I think Pakistan has lessons to learn from here. after all Pakistan faces similar threats in the form of Talibans etc.

shoe throwing is the new black

the Iraqi press has made atleast one notable contribution to the world politics; throwing shoes at the leaders. President Bush was the first one, and the tradition has continued. someone tried to throw a shoe at Manmohan Singh. whether the shoe is black or brown, it seems like Shoe throwing is the new black.

eminem and OReilly

Bill OReilly went on a recenct attack against the rapper Eminem saying

“Kids see it, not adults,.no one over 25 listens to him.”

well if that is the case, how come he knows about the song.  his comment is like Yogi Berra’s famous comment, “its so crowded there, no one goes there anymore.”

no more nukes?

Barak Obama wants a world without nukes. in his words it is the moral responsibilty of the United States to rid the world of the nuclear weapons. yeah we all want a world with peace and love. such a rosy picture he is showing us.

now lets come back the reality. The United States would be the last state to give up its stockpiles of nuclear weapons. why would it? they have more than their deterrence value. they are a source of terror for the biggest empire in the history of the world.

probably Mr. Obama thinks that the Nukes are not good for other countries. but i dont think he will ever be able to persuade the congress to disarm the nuclear weapons. there are always “threats” to the security of the United States, arent there?

that was not cricket

today’s attack on the Sri Lankan Cricket team was cowardly. not only that it has also made sure that for a long time to come, no team will ever visit here to play cricket.

personally i am not able to understand what is going on here. i have not watched the video but it seems that it was all very meticulously planned operation. and it does not seem like the ordinary terrorist attack. it looked so well planned.

one thing is certain. it has been made by some elements who want to destabilize this country to the extent that it will never recovver from it. which is dangerous since we all live here.

oh and no world cup 2011 here. that is for sure.

the Oscars and Caviar

according to this NYTimes article, people do not flock to the movies that are leading in the Oscar categories. why is that?

I think there might be a reason. what the academy looks for might not be what the audience look for. they have different tastes.

consider, Caviar in food, for example.very few people have a taste for Caviar. and though it is expensive, many people might not like it.

and so with the movies. some of them could only be appreciated by the ones who have a good taste for it.

hypocrites

this post is not about anything that i have previously said about. i just wanted honest replies. what if you are surrounded by hypocrites from all sides. what would be your strategy in dealing with them?