Dear respected fellow citizens, Sorry

Dear respected fellow-citizens, Sorry!

I read this editorial of an “intellect” in DAWN dated September 19^th, 2014, the title “Dear Islamabad, sorry” where words of “Hordes” and “Uncouth” sets the tone of the editorial from the very onset and thus the content of the preceding paragraphs didn't surprise. However, one important factor gets established is that those who are more used to the peace, comfort and charm of the roads and environment of Islamabad, will never be able to empathize or sympathize with what you endure. Living on the humps of the city where the flood water will never reach, they will never know the fear of snakes and the pain of everything being swept away right in front of one’s eyes. Their dearest of course has the freedom to shoot us and rape us (with the help of "well trained" and "well-mannered force"), but we are expected to accept it and then hold them, dear. We will pay for their every comfort, debauchment and incontinency but we will have no access to justice and basic needs/rights.

So I am sorry oh! Citizens of Pakistan and my beloved Quaid that there are still pricks of conscience and venal among us; but rest assured that there is at least one revolutionary rebel and/or a freedom-fighter in their very family, they just don’t know it yet... We will come out as winners and we will win back our identity and will wash out all the stains and pains that we endured while being under their incompetent, uncommitted, dishonest, uncaring, unreliable, faithless and apathetic leadership.

Tundi-e baad-e-mukhalif se na ghabra ay uqaab

Ye tou chalti hai tujhay ooncha urranay ke liye”

Translation:

Don’t fear the intensity of opposing-wind, O’ Eagle

It only blows to help you fly even higher.

Tauseef J. Shah

Peshawar, Pakistan

19^th September 2014