Comments on: Cults… in Pakistan…

By: Koko

Koko — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:04:54 +0000

funny I came across this topic, I was just talking to a friend in Karachi about how our youth is actually concerned about our Pakistan’s future…but the thing is even if they want to do something they can’t because as youth we are still depended on our looser and bedemagh leaders-need back support, some one to appreciate our work because that’s what gives you motivation and do better/more. I m in US for studies and there is not a single day when i don’t miss my motherland and everyday i feel like a looser that I m not doing a thing for my Pakistan but one thing that i m not doing is: I’m not loosing faith in my country…but apparently thats what most of the pakistan is doing”loosing faith in their own people and country! (cult) when ever some thing goes wrong in pak…we tend to think thats it for pak now…or for an example whenever there is a pak vs. (team) cricket match, hum pakistanio ko pehlay hi sai pata chal jata hai kai hum har jein gai…I dont know how…oper sai koi wahi shai ati hai ya kia…the thing is before we do anything we need to change our thinking to positive thinking….and most importantly gotta have faith…no matter what…good times or bad times…especially in bad times, because that is when Allah is testing us to see if we are going to give up or keep trying:-) anyway i must go study now btw good work every one!

By: abbottabad

abbottabad — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:10:55 +0000

i agree with you

By: Aliza Moiz

Aliza Moiz — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:09:13 +0000

hey..

Well what ever you wrote is absolutely brilliant n true. Though i totally agree what Shahmeer has said. Its true that the youth of Pakistan is taking interest in politics and the main reason of this i believe is that we are sick n tired of seeing our politicians only filling their pockets and not doing any thing to make our system better, and that’s the main reason why people run away from here when they see any opportunity outside our country. But i think that the youth of Pakistan should not just sit n talk but its time to THINK and ACT.

Anyway great work n i wish you all the best

By: Hamza

Hamza — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:55:16 +0000

Shahmeer… great observation… and I am happy about it.. and you’re right about Imran Khan igniting this flame, but I am sorry to say, the man has failed as a politician, he could have done so much but he got involved with the wrong politicians….
but yes, he can definitely be identified as the first birth pang of a new awakening, of a new generation… its time more and more people come up… it’s time the urban youth wakes up… the opportunities are just ripe… world over… we have something to learn from the recent Obama experience, and the not so recent Hizbollah experience… read up on these people/movements in detail and you will understand what i am talking about…

Great to read ur comment

By: sameen

sameen — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:56:45 +0000

u write really well. I hope i can write like this someday. Each of the cults u have mentioned is quite unique in it’s own way and the way u’ve analysed them definately makes it an interesting read.
Good Job!
and Best of Luck with the second part of Love and Revolution.

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:34:04 +0000

Don’t say you’re not a good writer. The fact that you wouldn’t post anything that you didn’t deem up to par with your previous entries defies that.

Nice piece, cults in Pakistan have generally been the elephant in the room.

Also, I can’t wait for when our music industry is as big as Bollywood. Given the talents that we’ve seen come out of our country, it’s bound to happen soon enough.

By: Shahmeer Rafiq

Shahmeer Rafiq — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:55:02 +0000

Hey Hamza, I think you forgot to mention the fourth emerging cult in Pakistan these days, which is “Young Poeple developing an interest in Pakistan’s Politics”. Recently I have seen in the last few years since the country has been in great turmoil (I would call the current situation of Pakistan since 9-11 ‘turmoil’) that our urban youth from cities like Karachi and Lahore are getting more and more interested in Politics.

They want change, they want to see things happening differently in Pakistan. Alot of them including me are so sick of our current system that they leave, in other words abandon their homelands to find better systems to live in. (I call people such as myself cowards, who see wrong things happening and instead of having the courage to live in the system and making it better, they simply pack their bags and go and live in another country and call it their home). But never the less, the youth is taking more interest in Politics, they want to change the system. They are speaking out and their voices are reaching out to people through the media. Such an example of our youth could be seen on tv when the so called ‘Emergency’ last year was imposed in Pakistan – to be noted the word imposed!

I think a major role in this awakening of our youth has been played by imran Khan, who has inspired our youth and have encouraged them to speak up and stand up for their rights.