good news alas but i still want my america plus back!!!
yesterday night as i was flipping through channels i came across a news bulletin on geo news.they were reporting on the big meeting between BB and nawaz sharif.seeing both of them and their followers in the same room and not at each others throats is still something i need a little getting used to...khair im happy theyve buried the hatchet.its a positive step...however i would appreciate it more if BB and her merry band hitched up with Mush instead.same world outlook and shared vision of a liberal, progressive Pakistan etc..khair if we could only be so lucky...anyway these two former PM's were signing the charter of democracy.the charter states very nice things about removal of military from politics and tolerance for opposing views..the last point i like cos as a nation we are deeply intolerant of each other..khair the next report by geo not only warmed my heart but also confirmed my fears/doubts/expectations about this charter of democracy...a group of Pakistani students in universities in and around London showed up demonstrating against BB and nawaz sharif outside the very house where they were signing the "charter of democracy".the demonstration i loved cos if i had been in London i would have been with those students demonstrating alongside them. what happened next confirmed my fears etc...the PML and PPP workers all natilly dressed in suits and ties started beating up the students grabbing and tearing the placards these students were holding..all of this was caught on camera and geo showed it last night...daily times also ran a littile snippet of it in this morning's paper. so much for tolerance for opposing views...folks charter of democracy is a crap shoot...mark my words...
khair before i witnessed all this drama late at night i watched coupling..i must say it is a deliciously wicked comedy....i talked once about how i liked british comedy...this only confirms it...nice way of spending sunday night...however worldcall has stopped showing america plus...they have the best line up of TV drama serials...as a result i missed this weeks shows of third watch,las vegas and stargate...theyre also showing west wing but ive seen the season theyre showing...ive complained to worldcall and theyve assured me they should have america plus back online pretty soon...i hope so cos otherwise i dont know how ill go to sleep everynight...maybe i should take up reading again.....
posted by Jerry shah at 11:27 AM
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I agree, the Charter of Democracy us utter and complete horseshit. I read the text of the Charter in The Nation and it was full of cliches and redundancy. BB and Nawaz have lost all credibility in my eyes as leaders. They are tried and tested and I am not up for giving them another chance is all I can say, regardless of the consequences for the democractic development of Pakistan. And sure you may like BB and want her to have soem sort of affiliation with Mushy, but at the end of the day I feel that all we really like about BB is the fact that she is educated and well spoken and would make a good spokesman for Pakistan in the international community - but realistically, her credentials to lead, I feel, are nil. However, I would lean towards her rather than Nawaz simple bc of the liberal/progressive reasoning you gave, even though we both know she too has sucummbed to the tactics of the religous mafia in Pakistan.
As for the protestors, I couldn't believe what I saw last night too. Another sign that this Charter is BS. Apparently their defence was that the protestors were all recruited and sent by the "agencies" to disrupt the process of signing the Charter etc. BS again.
Coupling isn't bad, I think I saw season two, but it wasn't to die for - the way I die for other shows, but I think theyw ould be a little too girly for you. Have you seen Entourage? Its more boyish, and I have 2 seasons which I can lend you if you are interested. And a good way of going to sleep every night is to drink till you pass out :P Ugh, accha I am at work so I should get back to it, and home alone for 3 days starting tomm, so we must midweek it up. ta ta j-ster
2:16 PM
hain!!!
brain is too mushed right now to even think about ur post!
i did register the coupling part!
:P
and the SURVIVOR location is confidential.but its the real thing!!!tell ur friends to hurry up and apply, cuz we're coming to lhr soon for the selection!
*damn i havent been to lhore in 2yrs!*
6:19 PM
I will steer clear of BB and Nawaz Sharif debate. More interested in oil firms threatening to cut their operations if the government cuts down their profit rate in a bid to transfer the decrease in world oil prices in early 2004 to consumers in Pakistan. And so blatantly too.It's as if the idea of fairness etc are seriously all rhetoric.
I wuv coupling. The episodes where Susan is pregnant are hilarious. Lol.I have sudden craving to see Fawlty Towers and Yes, Prime Minister again-such good fodder in childhood. I hate British Council for closing down, which reminds me Jarrar, wanted to speak to you about your book cafe. I was working on something and Zehra and Sikander had indicated you would be the person to talk to but the last time I saw you, wasn't exactly the best time to approach. Your blog doesn't have a mail or I would e-mail.
6:05 PM
my emails jarrar.shah@gmail.com..
10:54 AM
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