Where are we heading?

Whenever I look around I see hopelessness, distress and sadness everywhere. Whenever you talk to someone randomly about the future that this country holds, you will always be disappointed by the view of the other person. They all have lost their hopes in this country and think that it will never come on the road of revival. I sometimes feel sorry for their oppressed and negative thinking because if a common man will have such disappointing views then how will this country survive. We always forget that this country needs us to support it for its revitalization and it cannot be done without the effort of every single Pakistani. We always have inappropriate reasons to deny our role for the benefit of this country. 

We find other people to be blamed for all the deterioration and the most easiest target is the Government and Politicians. Since they hold powers to regulate and run the system of the country, we consider them to be responsible for all the mess. I believe media has an important role in manipulating the minds of common man since it is the only source of information as well as entertainment. They believe what it shows and make their opinions on the basis of that information. However certain people with sound mind and understanding of the circumstances involved make opinions based on logical reasoning. 

The real dilemma lies in the fact that such people are in minor quantity and are suppressed by those in power so that they cannot be summoned for their illegal actions. When someone tries to raise a voice against any injustice or unlawful act, he has to face the consequences for generations to come which has demolished people's courage to speak for truth. It is commonly seen that meager issues are pending in our courts for decades due to this attitude of judicial system. 

A country with unreliable judicial system and lack of trust of its people on its institutions will get weaker everyday and it will make ways for foreign forces to destabilize it. Hence it is high time that we as individuals should recognize our duty and make little efforts at our own towards improving this system. If we cannot then we should silently accept what is happening and let us live in denial. 

Time will tell......

Muslims in today's world are facing various challenges. Whether it is Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Syria or even Pakistan. Have we ever wondered why are we so much lost, deteriorated and distributed? Why are we not living a happy, comfortable and peaceful life? Why we always have threats from other communities and why we are so defenseless for ourselves? All these questions come to my mind when I see the destruction of Muslims everywhere.

When you think about Muslims, negative things come to mind which is so disturbing and heartbreaking being a Muslim because this is not what we were or we are. We were glorious, peace loving and were seen as a nation of dignity and honor. However as time passed, we destroyed ourselves by indulging in the worldly affairs so deeply that we forgot our real goal in this life.

Muslims are in a state of war and this war is being imposed by the antagonists who do not want us to be united. The irony is that we Muslims are aware that we are divided on various grounds of race, sect and schools of thought and that is the root cause of our failure. But we still make no effort to eradicate these differences. We keep fighting among ourselves on petty issues and the opponents take advantage of such situation and bow the seeds of hatred in our minds against each other. We have failed to comprehend the dirty agenda of these enemies of Islam who have controlled our political, economic and social assets through their puppet ruling governments in all Muslim countries'  with an incompatible capitalist system. 

However, now it seems that things are taking a little turn as the process of self realization has started among various Muslim groups in different parts of the world, specifically the Arabian Peninsula. The recent Arab spring is one major uprising in Muslim Ummah since the fall of Khilafah. The Muslims have realized that the current system of Government is corrupt, falsified and tailored to suppress the Muslims by anti-Islamic forces. Their hypocrisy has been exposed and their real faces can now be seen clearly along with their evil plans against Muslim Ummah. 

Now it is just a matter of time, when whole Muslim Ummah will realize their responsibility towards the configuration of a real Muslim society based on the teachings of Quran and Sunnah as a source of Khilafah. Though it will come at a cost of bloodshed and sacrifices by many innocent Muslims but history has seen that Allah has always destined Muslims to gain victory over evil after a long struggle for their right.

Life on the other side....

I was recently switching channels on TV and there were some foreign channels or western channels to be appropriate. Some were showing adventurous programs, some game shows, some recreational activities and all such entertaining stuff was going on. I was wondering look at these people. How happy and carefree they are. They seem so much satisfied and relaxed in their life. While they are showing some refreshing holiday destinations and wonderlands of our times, we here can only think about such places in dreams. In fact to be correct we can only dream to even dream about such places because the kind of life we are living is so messed up that even our dreams are filled with turmoil. 

I immediately realized as if I live on some other planet where there is no concept of peace of mind, relaxation and satisfaction. It seems we are all warriors always ready to face the hardships of life. We all are armed 24/7 to expect some kind of blow in the coming moment. I mean what kind of life is it? Or should we actually call it life? All we have in our minds is blasts, war, terrorists, politics, politicians, murders, kidnapping, target killing and so many more such ruthless acts. Just close your eyes for one minute and see what comes in your mind when you think about Pakistan. For me there is a horrific picture of chaos and uncertainties. We are in a state of despair and everything seems to be falling apart. 

I just wonder what will happen next. What are we doing and what will we leave for our next generation? This country is being tortured not only by its external enemies but its internal enemies are eating it like a piece of cake. Even we as a nation are a part of this because we are losing our unity as a nation and we are moving towards individuality. We think the concept of unity, sharing and caring is only limited to books and we seldom implement it in our daily lives. We are not true to ourselves and that is why we are being deceived in every walk of life. 

I just don't know if we will be able to improve our condition or we will just keep on living in a state of denial. Will we ever have a life like that other side? 

Why Pakistan Loves Imran Khan

I never thought that I would see the hope rising again in this nation until Imran Khan entered our lives. He came like a breeze of fresh air and brought new dreams for the people of Pakistan. Even until last year I was of no interest in political scenario of the country when Imran Khan's popularity was just gearing up. He had been making heroic public appearances in Lahore and Karachi rallies and gatherings in front of gigantic crowd. It was the first time that people from all walks of life came to some political leader's gathering.
People have always vested their trust in this man since the time of Shaukat Khanam Hospital or even before that during World Cup 1992. This man is the only person who touches the hearts and minds of people of Pakistan. It is because he has always lived up to his promises until now, be it winning the World Cup, Shaukat Khanam Hospital, Namal University or Pakistan's progressive future now. Even his opponents have no doubt on the character of this person. He is the only person in our political history with no foreign accounts, involved in any fraudulent activities, possessing illegal sources of income or betraying its own people.
Now since the election phobia is on the rise in Pakistan, I have literally witnessed the revolution among our people. People are excited, motivated, passionate and utmost patriotic to vote. This time elections are no more same like any previous ones. Some people say Imran Khan has brought revolution like Bhutto era, I am not sure about that since i wasn't there that time but I think its more than that. That time people were passionate for democracy after a dictatorship but this time its above dictatorship, above democracy. It is all about our beloved Pakistan. Even those who never had any interest in electoral system are now ready to vote for change in the country. This kind of passion has never been witnessed before.
Imran Khan has successfully motivated the people of Pakistan to finally look beyond their personal interests and rise for the good of the country. There is no comparison to his goals and his passion to bring this country out of the mess. No other politician in the past 10-15 years could ever bring so much enthusiasm in our people because they were themselves less passionate, had vested interests in national treasure and never wanted people to rise against them. But Imran Khan seemed to be the only hope for Pakistan because he was known as the man of honor among the masses. He proved every now and then that we can blindly put our money at stake for this man because he would never misuse our money. This relationship of trust and honesty with him strengthened people's hopes for a better Pakistan and they came out in the open in his support.
On 7th may 2013 when he met with a terrible accident, the whole nation went into shock. It was like the heartbeat of Pakistani nation has stopped. Pakistanis within the country and abroad were grieving over this incident and were praying for the health of this man. The whole media was taken over by the love and support for this single man. It was a historic moment when the nation united for their leader. This only happend for Quaid-e-Azam when a nation followed a single person. Imran khan proved to be the ruler of hearts not just a country. A true leader is known by his passion and will power to motivate the masses towards a common goal and Imran Khan truly possess those qualities. He is the man born with leadership qualities and the world knows him that way.

PPP: Pakistan's Poor Politics

It has been quite a long time since I have made a blog post. The reasons being quite weird so no need to ponder on them. The point is I have returned to make a post forced by the deteriorating political situation of my country.
Since elections are on the edge, we are left with so much political drama and melodramatic situations that anyone could hardly resist. The recent famous Qadri's long march, Raja rental political scam, Karachi's target killings, Baluchistan crisis, Indian military defiance of LOC and many more internal insurgencies have really took the whole country by storm. It seems Pakistan is under the spell of PPP i.e. Pakistan's poor politics. Other than that the external forces are no less than a nail in the coffin which are trying to push the country into the end of times. Sometimes it feels that Pakistan is like a punching bag which is being severely used by all the forces (internal and external) to exhort their powers for some selfish political gains. The feelings in response to these crisis are mixed. Sometimes I feel pity on the helplessness and hardships of my people but on the other hand I feel that we deserve to be in this situation. Yes, this nation does not seem to be in a mood to change their fate. They keep on dreaming about the good future but in reality they hardly ever think practically to go for some change.
It has been evident that no change is possible in the society until you change your approach. Allah has also said in the Holy Quran that "Verily never will Allah change a condition of a people until they change what is within their souls" (Ra'd 13:11)
However it is surprising to know and to see that despite so much disappointment all around and when everybody simply blabbering a sentence, "Ab is mulk ka kuch nahi ho sakta"; to end up this discussion, there is a minor population which is still firm on bringing a positive change in society. These are the youngsters of my country. The 60% youth representing the major chunk of our populous country is trying hard to keep things intact. The youth has been more active and participating in politics than ever before. They are young, energetic, passionate and above all hopeful unlike their ancestors who tend to criticize these political mafias in drawing-room discussions but do nothing about it. 
I personally feel that social media and internet has really played an exceptional role to bring this dramatic change in the thinking of minds. These youngsters are always active on social media and not just for fun but also tend to be involved in certain activities which have actually been fruitful in certain aspects. It is not necessary that the change they bring is gigantic or fundamental but the important thing is they are well aware of their responsibilities towards this country. Whether it is to make an appeal on twitter to ask for donations for poor and needy or to post a patriotic video inspiring people towards free and fair voting scenario. People notice and share such stuff and thus the awareness ball rolls in the nation. 
I wish and pray that this social media change also tends to be helpful in bringing a true change in our society as a whole. 

How to be a Successful Freelancer

It has been only a year since I started freelancing. Like every starter I faced a lot of obstacles in getting work initially and creating my own place in the huge world of freelancing. However somehow I hit the jackpot and got my first contract for $50. Fortunately like most of other freelancers I did not start working for free. Now it has been a year and I have built quite a good profile. So I thought of sharing some tips on how to be a successful freelancer. So here they are....
1. Be Patient This is the most important trait of a freelancer. Being a beginner you have to have a lot of patience in you. Since getting a contract for the first time is not at all easy. So you need to wait with a lot of patience.
2. Be determined and composed One should always be determined. I got my first contract after two and a half months of continuous struggle. I remained determined because I wanted to do it and that too in a right way. So one needs to be composed and know exactly what, how and where to target?
3. Time Management Time management is the basic requirement of a successful freelancer. One needs to adjust time in accordance with the clients time so that both can easily communicate without any delays and mismanagement.
4. Be Professional with Clients When talking to a client whether through chat, email or phone, always sound professional. Clients will only trust you when they find that you know your work. It is difficult to convince clients about your expertise for the first time, so it can only be proved through your conversation. It will also make a good impression.
5. Be Honest Never fool the client. Once the client is fooled, your credibility will go down the drain. Always try to build trust in your client. The client will always come back to you because of your honesty. Like every other business, trust factor is the most important in freelancing as well.
6. Don't be Greedy Always It is important to sometimes give some room to client also. Sometimes only money does not matter. On the other hand if you are too materialistic, think about it as a strategy to keep long term relationship with clients. It converts your prospective client into permanent customer.
7. Understand the Details Don't be in a hurry to get a project. Always check for minor details and confirm every doubt or query from the client. Otherwise it will only increase your workload at the end since client will come back to you for minor changes and it will be over time for you.
8. Changes before Final Payment Always confirm for any changes in the project from the client before invoicing the client. Sometimes you get paid and client comes afterwards for changes and then you might not be available which will leave a bad impact on client. Client might also give negative feedback for you.
9. Always give priority to client. It is an important strategy to make clientele. Make the clients feel that you understand them well and assure them your full support. Make them feel comfortable in explaining their point of view. Be a good listener and also put your own suggestions for improvements.

Unprofessional Journalism in Pakistan

Journalism evolved in Pakistan when the electronic media saw a boost during Musharaff era. Earlier print media was the main source of information and news reporting. During that era, print media also gained momentum and thus many more dailies, weeklies newspapers, magazines both in English and Urdu languages emerged. Since then the journalism of Pakistan has seen tremendous growth in terms of its influence and contribution to the socio-economic structure of the country. Currently journalism has been replaced by the common term media which specifically is represented by the electronic media in particular.

The media of Pakistan has seen its revolution for over a decade but still it is immature.There are still certain areas which need to be worked on and require proper monitoring and regulation. Electronic media is currently the hottest medium of communication. However the due to lack of proper policies and their implementation, electronic media holds a lot of deficiencies. Every now and then we see misreporting, misleading news items and inappropriate contents on our news channels. These channels are so much pressurized by the competition among them that they forget their responsibility of reporting. To support my point have a glance at the recent examples of Maya khan show controversy, several misreporting incidents by the news channels, videos of bomb blast casualties, glamorizing the stories of rape victims and pointless and long lasting useless talk shows. These are some of the very few shortcomings of our news channels.

It is important for the regulatory authorities to consider these meager issues and take notice of such incidents as these channels represent us on international front. If they keep on ignoring such inefficiencies then it will damage the image of our country and particularly Pakistanis. The regulatory bodies need to ensure the strict adoption and implementation of its rules and regulations by all mediums of communication and it should put penalties on those who violate these laws. Media is the fourth pillar of a state so it needs to be made strong by removing its deficiencies as it plays an important role in the image building of a nation.

The Power of Social Media

The moment you think about internet, a number of social networking sites come to your mind. This is the extent that social media has imprinted itself in our lives. Few people were aware of the term Social Media until it stimulated certain political, social and economic issues and developed itself as a strong tool of modern day communication. Since past two three years the world has realized the importance of this powerful and effective tool. It has helped in propagating the political, economic and social revolution in different parts of the world.

The recent middle east crisis were known to be provoked by the use of several social networking sites which enlightened the thinking of people and provided them a platform to opine their views and raise their voices against all the injustices happening around them. It was the social media when all the communication channels were terminated in Egypt and people used face book and twitter to update the world about their situation and the circumstances prevailing. The youngsters used all the possible networks to spread their voice across the globe and thus their voices were being heard.

The impact of social media is also strong in Pakistan. People specially youngsters in Pakistan also are well aware of social media. It was evident when Pakistan Tehreek -e- Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan started his social media campaign to attract and influence youngsters. It was the first time in the history of Pakistan that some political party used such creative marketing strategy by employing social media as a platform to propagate its political point of view. This was a great strategy as it was targeted at the right audience and at the right place. Hence it was a great success. The party gained tremendous popularity on face book and twitter. It used every possible technique to attract large number of people to its party through these social networks. Thus the party currently holds a strong support from youngsters specifically as it targeted them effectively. The social networks proved great help in the success of its political gatherings.

Apart from that social media has also played a vital role in highlighting the good and the bad aspects of journalism. Where good news and events were reported immediately on social networks, bad events also took the whole youth by storm. Remember the recent case of Maya Khan controversy. The lady along with her gang was alleged to portray the worst picture of unprofessional journalism and was severely criticized by youngsters as well as journalists on social networks, online news websites and blogs. The criticism was so harsh and effective that the news channel fired her along with her whole team and the CEO personally issued an apology on behalf of the channel.

This is the strength of social media which is currently taking over all the communication barriers. The important thing is how well this tool is utilized to influence and stimulate the society. Social media has altered the course of political situation of several countries. Now time will tell if it will be successful in bringing a revolution to the country like Pakistan where political, social and economic instability is at its peak.

Current Media Situation of Pakistan. Can Media Provide the Solution?

Whoever controls the media -- the images -- controls the culture- Allen Ginsberg, American poet and author


Media is a kind of platform for the nation to learn and experience the cultural, political and social changes around them. Therefore, it is the duty of the media to make effective use of this platform and influence the nation to move towards a progressive destination. The media of a country depicts its culture, its norms, beliefs, lifestyles of its people. So it is always a good opportunity to employ this medium to promote one’s identity to the world and get recognition among the world.

We have seen Pakistani Media evolve with time over the past few years. Ideally it is a great change in the history of Pakistan’s media that we have access to a lot of resources for information or entertainment. In view of the current situation of Pakistan’s Media, it has some shortcomings which need to be addressed. We know that nowadays electronic media is one of the most influential medium for our nation. There are a lot of news and entertainment channels providing us information as well as amusement at our doorstep. These channels tend to influence the thinking of a common man. People seek news from them and develop their opinions on their bases. Unfortunately, these channels present such pictures in the name of “truth” and “the real side” that instead of providing some solution; they create psychological problems and increase the worries of common man. There is no such news or information which positively affects the thinking of a person. There’s always bad news or discussions which are endless leading nowhere.

It is the agenda of these channels to provide some spicy news so that people prefer to watch their channel. There’s a race going on among them that whoever puts the breaking news first is the most efficient channel regardless of the sensitivity of the issue being discussed. When it comes to talk shows, there’s always an element of harassment of the guests/ politicians. The show looks like a fish market depicting the ugly picture of our country’s so called literate people. There are no such programs which provide some informative stuff or to guide our young generation for their future. There are only talks on hatred, political instability, murders, injustice, blasts etc. The print media is also doing nothing but just spreading anxiety among the common man. The newspapers are half filled with advertisements and the rest are just the hollow promises and political statements of our great leaders. Yet still they are comparatively performing well than the electronic media.

The entertainment channels of Pakistan are also flourishing well. However the strong inspiration of our neighboring country’s culture is invading our cultural values. The adoption of western fashion trends, propagation of elite living styles and trends, and unnecessary show off of expensive wears creates psychological pressure on the deprived segment of the society. Our cultural values seem to be lost somewhere. The occurrence of private channels has introduced freedom in such a way that has increased vulgarity in our shows. There is strong effect of west as well as Indian media on our people which is ruining our inherited beliefs. The media is the strongest source of inspiration for this generation therefore; it should be their duty to retain our beliefs and values. The media should stop the occupation of other cultures upon us. They should promote our cultural and social aspects so that our generations inherit them.

Media is considered to be the fourth pillar of the stare. Our media is at present only promoting an awful image of Pakistan. The point to be considered is that we should promote the positive image of Pakistan. The current situation of country has badly affected Pakistan’s image in the eyes of the world. People abroad consider us a terrorist nation and a nation losing its identity. We need to change the world’s opinion about our country and that can only be done through media since it is the voice of a nation. Apart from that Pakistan is a country which holds strategic importance for many countries, therefore, we should take advantage of this importance and should promote ourselves as a disciplined and rich cultured country. We should show the world that how blissful we are that we are enriched with such a beautiful country, having so many resources and cultural mix. We can benchmark our neighboring countries such as India and China. They are also rich in cultures and how they always promote their cultures and spread the message of peace and friendship. We have very powerful tool of media which can be used effectively to project a positive image of Pakistan and make ourselves proud as a nation.

Positive Pakistan!!!

The moment the name Pakistan comes in mind, one can hardly think of anything other than terrorism, corrupt political system, and poor economy possessing crucial nuclear plant. Unfortunately this deteriorating and pessimistic situation of this third world country is more highlighted both by the international as well as local media. However the fact is that the country has come a long way and despite facing such threatening conditions due to its critical geo-political environment, Pakistan has done remarkable developments in the field of arts, science and technology.
The country possesses talented and hard working human resource that has made significant contributions in their relevant fields with in the limited available resources. The status of being the first Islamic state as a nuclear power is one credit that the nation gives to its great scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan. Other than that the country is also progressing well in science and technology under the guidance and support of some great scientists such as Dr. Samar Mubarakmand who is a pioneer of introducing fiber optic technology in Pakistan.
Other than science the country has gone through a media revolution. Although it happened during a military regime, yet the emergence of electronic media was a great change in Pakistan’s history. Media being the fourth pillar of state emerged as a powerful tool in changing the society’s views and opinions. It educated people about their society and also served as an entertainment medium for the public. It is the power of media that has brought people out of their homes and question the odds in their political, social and economic system. People are now aware of each and every aspect through media and they are no more reluctant about their country’s circumstances and their societal issues.
Although the country’s literacy rate is said to be one of the lowest in the world yet the country is progressing in terms of producing educated youth. The country is producing more than 100,000 graduates and informatics graduates a year. In addition the trend of speaking English is also taking momentum in Pakistan. In fact it is ranked as the 9th English speaking nation in the world and third largest in Asia.
The higher education has evolved and there are now more than 130 Universities and degree awarding institutions in both public and private sector. It will not be wrong to say that there is an educational revolution in the country. We have got some very bright and shining students who have not only made their mark in the country but have set records in the world.
Consider the name of Arifa Kareem (late), who set the world record of being the youngest Microsoft certified professional at the age of 9, Ali Moin Nawazish, who secured 22 As in his A-levels exam and set a world record. Recently another bright Pakistani girl named Sitara Brooj Akbar also set a world record of being the youngest Pakistani candidate of IELTS who successfully scored 7.5 and also passed six O’ level subjects at the age of just 11 years.
There are many more examples of Pakistanis in different fields who have proved that their country is competitive in every field. Let it be education, business, IT, Science, fashion, arts or entertainment, the country is rolling on the road of progress and development in every way. It is this skilled, determined and dedicated human resource of Pakistan, that despite so much hardship and lack of resources, the country has been successful in proving itself as a developing country.
Therefore if provided with strong leadership and resources are put to proper utilization, this nation has the potential to put the country on the the path of progress and development.

Where is Humanity???

In the past few days I have been hearing, watching, reading several disturbing news and events portraying the dirty picture of the society we live in. Every time i get to know about some rape case, kidnapping, slaughtering, murdering, I just wonder if it is even being done by a human? I don't understand where do we stand? My head just gets jumbled up with zillions of questions. Finally I just ask one question that are we really humans??? Being civilized, educated, social, and most importantly being a Muslim is a far cry when such incidents and events happen in our society. What are we doing? What is the point of us being a civilized, educated, independent and modernized society? We keep blaming the Government institutions for not doing their work properly and accuse them for the deteriorating law and order situation in the country. But what are we doing as individuals? Are we sincere to ourselves? Are we doing our duties with responsibility at personal level?
Societies are made by individuals and the acts of individuals ultimately paint the picture of the society. We as individuals have left humanity far behind. We do not care much as we have become materialistic in every way. We have left our religion and kept it for the sake of dua only. This is the only reason that we as Muslims are breaking and all the evils are rising and taking over us. We try every other option to deal with the situations but we seldom think about our own deeds and seek the guidance from Quran and Sunnah.
We have stopped thinking as Muslims as we are so much lost in worldly matters that religion has just become a minor element of our life. Islam is the only religion in the world with complete code of life. But like other believers we have restricted it's role as one's private matter. We have limited its horizons to ibadaat only. We have not only lost our imaan but also our humanity with it. Finally I want to quote this ayat from Quran which we have forgot and thus are having terrible times in our lives. "And hold firmly to the rope of ALLAH all together and do not become DIVIDED." (aali'Imran, #103).

The Political Saas-Bahu Saaga….

The recent deteriorating Pak-US relation was the hot topic of international relations. The US allegations on Pakistan for providing safe havens to Haqqani network and continuous emphasis on Pak army to launch operations in North Waziristan and other tribal areas while adopting the do more policy was a real apprehension for Pakistan. On top of all, the US secretary of state Hillary Clinton visit to Pakistan to further normalize the relations and also to strengthen the strategic alliance with Pakistan was an event of critical attention for Pakistani media.

In a session with journalists one of the journalists entitled US as Pakistan’s mother in law to which Hillary Clinton shared a huge laugh and said that she understands the literal meaning of this title. As this incident was covered massively by the news channels, while I watched it I struck with a thought. I started imagining the whole situation considering the stakeholders reflecting the real life typical Pakistani family. And then I analyzed the scenario in my own way which I will be sharing as under.

Imagine Pakistan, a typical self-pity and devastating daughter-in-law as being portrayed by a journalist who has to tolerate the cruelty of her Mother-in-law (US in this case). U.S has been deliberately playing its typical role and always keeps intimidating Pakistan with do more policy. On the other hand India our very own not so friendly neighbor plays the role of a Husband’s sister (nand) who cannot miss the opportunity to brainwash U.S against Pakistan and also plan tactics to deteriorate the position of Pakistan in the eyes of U.S.

The next character is our possibly only savior China who can be portrayed as a husband who always plays its cards to strategically handle the situation with a little biasness towards his wife (Pakistan). Another important neighbor i.e. Afghanistan without whom this whole saga will be useless. Afghanistan is a spoiled, irritating and ill-mannered child. His behavior is disturbing for the whole family. He is the real reason that family bonding is loosened and there is tug of war between the family members. Each member is having its stake in this child and wants to pursue their interests by claiming their right on this brat. But this little devil is nowhere to be in control of anyone as it knows its worth and is not ready to compromise its individuality with anyone.

The last but not the least is the role played by Israel. Israel is a very sharp, cunning and long term planner. He is not actually a part of family but he is close enough to the family to have an influence on the family matters. His plans are properly followed by U.S who is very good friend with Isreal and considers his suggestions and action plans for handling home matters.

Other than these vital members of the family there are other relatives also which can be broadly divided into two main categories. The west or the EU can be described as a group of those relatives who are interested in family grapevines. They will never offer any constructive solution to family problems and will always try to give useless suggestions or opinions about the situation underway. The other group of relatives is the Arab world which is comparatively less concerned about the issues. They have a little soft corner for the daughter-in-law but as they have less influence in the family they are not given any chance to interfere in the family matters.

Adding up to this family tree, the final role is that of United Nations. Who else can best portray the role of poor father-in law than United Nations? Yes! Father-in-law is very much in the picture but only at the back end. UN is only a mediator or negotiator who always fails to put its best efforts to settle down the matters. But being a father-in-law, he has little say in the house and the whole family including him is under the spell of US. ;)

Life as a Freelancer

Ever wondered how life would be when you don't have to wake up early morning for a boring 9-5 routine? When you don't have any Boss to scold and humiliate you. When you don't have to compromise on your sleep and family gatherings for tiresome meetings. On the contrary life is much easier as a freelancer. It is flexible, tireless, interesting, and also can earn you a handsome amount. The biggest advantage of being a freelancer is that you make your own schedule and you are your own Boss. You equally enjoy your personal life with friends and family and you can always take out time for yourself. I started freelancing a couple of months back. I was told by one of my friends about a wonderful site which was genuine and it was offering a good opportunity for research writers. As I had interest in research writing so I thought to give it a chance. Initially I did not tell anybody about my new job not even my parents as I was not sure if I will succeed in it or not. So I started working and it took me almost a month to understand and establish my grounds in it. While I was doing freelancing without the knowledge of my parents they were quite suspicious about my online activities. Of course they would have as I used to do late night sittings, spending hours on laptop. I knew what they would have been thinking but I was waiting for the right time. Then almost after a month when my work started to pay off I decided to tell my parents. So I told them about my new passion and enlighten them of how am I working and what the whole process of freelancing is about. Thankfully they were really impressed and happy too especially when they saw my first pay checks. Honestly it was a great encouragement as my father was very welcoming to it. He appreciated me and supported me for my writing. It was a boost to my confidence and thus I pursued freelancing with more interest and excitement. Gradually people around me i.e. friends, relatives, acquaintances, started getting to know about my work. Some of them were really happy and impressed while most of them were quite critical about it. The most common criticism I received was okay you are doing freelancing but what about a professional job? What about your career? Where some of them who did not have any idea of what the hell freelancing is used to discuss internet drawbacks and the inappropriate ways of earning money online. I was also recommended some easy and quick ways of earning money online by few people to which I used to wonder if it is so easy then they should have been playing in dollars until now. Actually it is easier to advise then to follow. If I say that I was not paying any heed to these criticisms or they did not bother me at all then it would be a white lie. Actually I was literally annoyed, frustrated and exhausted. I also had doubts about my work direction. But then by the grace of Allah my work was really appreciated and respected by my clients. It was really amazing when I received wonderful reviews and ratings for my work. I thanked Allah for all this success as it would not have been possible without His helping hand. I was truly honored and blessed. I thought about the scenario that was disturbing me since I started freelancing but then I had trust and belief in me. I am confident about it as I don't do it for others but for my self satisfaction. I know what I am doing and I really enjoy it. At the end I just tell myself that "People do not accept this alteration because I am not following the crowd instead I am moving against it."

The Blame Game!!!

Nowadays Pakistan seems to be the center of criticism for some so called developed/ developing countries. It seems like Pakistan is being used as a punching bag by them and they have every right to throw any allegations towards Pakistan. First USA Government Officials criticized Pakistan for not taking actions against terrorists in North Waziristan and accused Pakistan of supporting the Haqqani network. Then our not so friendly neighbor India cashed the opportunity to blame Pakistan's ISI for supporting Taliban and backing their network. Now the American puppet President Hamid Karzai also blamed Pakistan for being involved in the planning of assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Afghani.

In response to all such blames and allegations, Pakistani Government denied all these criticisms and highlighted the role that Pakistan played in this war of terrorism. Also the financial and economic loss faced by the country pushed the country far back in its struggle of development. More than a million people loss their loved ones in bomb attacks including military and police officers. The country has faced the worst situations and people have gone through the biggest traumas of their lives. Moreover the incompetent and corrupt Government has pushed the country into energy crisis which has made the lives of people miserable.

The above scenario presents the worst situation of Pakistan as it has been declared by the World as a failed state. However this situation of the country is not natural. It has been pushed into this state by the super power America. As the American forces are unable to tackle the Afghan Taliban and now all their strategies have failed to deprive Afghanistan of Taliban. So they are making Pakistan escape goat to withdraw their forces from Afghanistan. The American forces are not ready to accept their defeat as its a shame for the super power, so they are putting the blame to Pakistan. Now that they have no other strategy left so they want to put Pakistan under pressure by destroying its image in the eyes of the World. They have the support of hypocrites like India, EU, and Israel who ally with America to suppress Pakistan.

All this game is played for the sake of denuclearization of Pakistan. India being the old enemy wants to ally with America against Pakistan. Also EU and Israel are not in favor of Pakistan's nuclear program as they never wanted a Muslim country to be empowered with nuclear technology. Hence this is all a game plan to destabilize Pakistan to get its control. As Pakistan holds strategic and geographical importance in the region therefore the enemies are eager to make their dirty plans successful.

However the Pakistani nation is still strong enough to counter all the enemy attacks whether physical or psychological. It is the strength of our nation that despite so much calamities, major incidents, and a war like situation people still have hope and they are still willing to work hard for their country. This strength is nothing but their strong belief in Allah and they are still holding on to the rope of Allah. We still have people among us who choose the path of Allah and that is the reason that Allah is supporting us through our worst times. I believe that this strength of Imaan will bring our country out of crisis and we will join the path of progress and development. Ameen

My Fear!!!

Looking at the title you must be wondering if it is something related to my personal life? then i would say may be Yes!!! or may be No!!! When i see the inhumanity around me, i fear of being human. When i see the injustice with the innocents, i fear of being one of them. When i see the poor and the needy being helpless to even fulfill their basics, i fear of being one of them. When I see the whole world playing tactics against Muslims and trying their best to put them to their knees, I FEAR!!! I FEAR that i am a part of the Ummah which is sooo weak. This Ummah which used to be the example of Unity, Integrity and Honor is now dispersed, helpless and self centered.

The time when muslims are brutally treated all over the world, our great leaders are silent just to fulfill their interests. They have sold out their souls to the west and now they are puppets of them. Their monetary wishes are fulfilled and in return they are asked to sell their faith. Our great leaders are happy that there's no one who can do anything against them because they know that their nations are also like them. They have created such circumstances that nations themsleves are busy in achieving their monetary goals. We all are anxious just to achieve our monetary goals. Like our leaders we all have become selfish and self centered. We don't care if anything is happening anywhere to Muslims in the world. Our only reactions are "Oh! So Sorry for what's happening there. But what can we do???"..... end of story!!!! And our superb leaders. What should i say? They are from within us. We have chosen them so obviously they would be like us. They just give a condemning statement and organize a few international conferences and thats all. An i am furious of being a part of such people. I am furious of becoming like them.

I wonder why all this is happening to us??? I believe this all is the result of fear within us. Have we ever thought why we MUSLIMS are in this situation today? This is because we are more furious of humans than ALLAH!!! We have left our path of faith behind and we have adopted the wrong route. We are on the path which is only taking us towards destruction. We have stopped believing in our religion. We have stopped asking from Allah. We have stopped 'Believing in His Miracles'....and I fear of facing the consequences of our deeds....