07-26-2011, 06:37 PM
Motherâs land or?
Today Tuesday the 25th July this senior citizen since morning is in shock and hardly till this evening felt any real desire of eating something except for his diabetic medicines. I feel having today lost everything earned during this long life; rather having today been snatched from me.
2. I worked for 18 years in Pakistan. My resignation for a better life abroad was not accepted. Instead my service was terminated and due to Zia-ul-Haqâs one Ordinance I could not even appeal for forfeiture of my funds. Twenty Five plus years I am working abroad. I am a true and honest Pakistani viz till today I have not taken anything concealed underneath my baggage, never used Hundi. I work in such a Department and on a seat where I helped many Pakistanis in getting nationality of the country I work but I myself never applied. My wife and daughter with âthirstyâ eyes looked to those around us getting foreign Passports. Had I obtained nationality I would had been entitled for a pension equal to Pak Rs. 150,000 a month even draw able living in Pakistan but I wished to remain a Pakistani where my Grands who brought me up are resting, where my mother is buried and so on. I always taught my daughter that Pakistan is âour Pakistanâ, Pakistan is âour motherlandâ etc. During last year visit to Pakistan on a gunpoint my this young daughter was looted in Karachi resulting since then she is getting treatment from a psychiatrist. Even this did not distract me from that I am a Pakistani and Pakistan is my motherland where one day I am to return for old age living and get buried lastly.
3. I have read and even seen in my life that sometime one single word or a moment changes the whole mindset of a person. Three four months back there was a TV talk show hosted by Kamran Shahid. Prominent figures including audience were sitting and the topic was about Pakistan. The debate was opened when first Dr. Abdul Qadir Khan stated that it is âQuaid-e-Azam Ka Pakistanâ. A senior citizen called intellectual Dr. Mubark Ali promptly cried that âit is not of Quaid-e-Azam, Pakistan is of no body, it does not belong to anyoneâ. Over this the senior columnist Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami gave a very befitting response applauded by the audiences.
4. The so called intellectuals or so called moderates always criticize that our mostly illiterate Mullas were still restricted to the issues if shalwar should be below knee or above knee. Seeing Dr. Mubarak Ali I could not stop wondering why West had reached to the level where it is today while our intellectuals still are harping on issues if Pakistan is ourâs or not.
5. That moment of Dr. Mubarkâs statement changed my whole mind. Today this 09.00 am I have surrendered my green Passport along with Application Form for my foreign Passport because now I have no face to say to my daughter âPakistan is yourâsâ or âPakistan is ourâsâ. I have betrayed the souls of my Grands, my dear mother, I have betrayed my primary school which enabled me to work abroad with such perfection that foreign government recognizing my capability has granted me nationality. I have read oneâs place of birth and country is âmother landâ. I have actually seen people kissing the earth when disembarking from plane when disembarkation used to be through stairs.
6. Today this moment I am confused if I have betrayed the âmother landâ? But is or was Pakistan âmy motherâ land because according to the interpretation of Dr. Mubark the land of Pakistan is not mine, yourâs or his motherâs land.
PS The above is written by my husband while I present and sign this during my short visit to Karachi; my last one on green Passports to be surrendered in a few days when I join my husband.
This is my last post on this Forum. This once for serious readers has today become a spammer heaven for commercial advertisements), hence my last post.
Today Tuesday the 25th July this senior citizen since morning is in shock and hardly till this evening felt any real desire of eating something except for his diabetic medicines. I feel having today lost everything earned during this long life; rather having today been snatched from me.
2. I worked for 18 years in Pakistan. My resignation for a better life abroad was not accepted. Instead my service was terminated and due to Zia-ul-Haqâs one Ordinance I could not even appeal for forfeiture of my funds. Twenty Five plus years I am working abroad. I am a true and honest Pakistani viz till today I have not taken anything concealed underneath my baggage, never used Hundi. I work in such a Department and on a seat where I helped many Pakistanis in getting nationality of the country I work but I myself never applied. My wife and daughter with âthirstyâ eyes looked to those around us getting foreign Passports. Had I obtained nationality I would had been entitled for a pension equal to Pak Rs. 150,000 a month even draw able living in Pakistan but I wished to remain a Pakistani where my Grands who brought me up are resting, where my mother is buried and so on. I always taught my daughter that Pakistan is âour Pakistanâ, Pakistan is âour motherlandâ etc. During last year visit to Pakistan on a gunpoint my this young daughter was looted in Karachi resulting since then she is getting treatment from a psychiatrist. Even this did not distract me from that I am a Pakistani and Pakistan is my motherland where one day I am to return for old age living and get buried lastly.
3. I have read and even seen in my life that sometime one single word or a moment changes the whole mindset of a person. Three four months back there was a TV talk show hosted by Kamran Shahid. Prominent figures including audience were sitting and the topic was about Pakistan. The debate was opened when first Dr. Abdul Qadir Khan stated that it is âQuaid-e-Azam Ka Pakistanâ. A senior citizen called intellectual Dr. Mubark Ali promptly cried that âit is not of Quaid-e-Azam, Pakistan is of no body, it does not belong to anyoneâ. Over this the senior columnist Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami gave a very befitting response applauded by the audiences.
4. The so called intellectuals or so called moderates always criticize that our mostly illiterate Mullas were still restricted to the issues if shalwar should be below knee or above knee. Seeing Dr. Mubarak Ali I could not stop wondering why West had reached to the level where it is today while our intellectuals still are harping on issues if Pakistan is ourâs or not.
5. That moment of Dr. Mubarkâs statement changed my whole mind. Today this 09.00 am I have surrendered my green Passport along with Application Form for my foreign Passport because now I have no face to say to my daughter âPakistan is yourâsâ or âPakistan is ourâsâ. I have betrayed the souls of my Grands, my dear mother, I have betrayed my primary school which enabled me to work abroad with such perfection that foreign government recognizing my capability has granted me nationality. I have read oneâs place of birth and country is âmother landâ. I have actually seen people kissing the earth when disembarking from plane when disembarkation used to be through stairs.
6. Today this moment I am confused if I have betrayed the âmother landâ? But is or was Pakistan âmy motherâ land because according to the interpretation of Dr. Mubark the land of Pakistan is not mine, yourâs or his motherâs land.
PS The above is written by my husband while I present and sign this during my short visit to Karachi; my last one on green Passports to be surrendered in a few days when I join my husband.
This is my last post on this Forum. This once for serious readers has today become a spammer heaven for commercial advertisements), hence my last post.
