NO ONE EVER KICKS A DEAD DOG !!!

I was not bowled over when a close friend of mine excavated a trivial shortcoming in my appearance, and asked me to don some sassy outfits in her company. Peering at myself from head to toe, I observed a plain combination of shalwar-Kameez over my petite physique, while my feet were enclosed in a pair of locally manufactured sneakers. “While in Rome, do as the Romans do.” I endeavoured to remind her that we were the students of a government university and if I displayed enterprise in being different or in more eloquent words “better” in appearance than the general masses, it might turn out to be counter-productive for me. Alas! Trying to make a point before a rigid audience is akin to bashing a skull made of steel with a steel rod. Unjust criticism and conceding to a shallow approach has somehow become the norm of the society in which we dwell. One can invariably find prickly cynics sitting right outside our doors, prepared with their “sarcasm drenched” bow and arrow. It is true that all criticism is not bad; it is only the “unjust” aspect of this particular practice that inflicts wounds upon our sensitive senses. “You are wrong”, “ It shouldn’t have been done”, “she is this and he is that”,” What did you do?” etc are a few arrows that pierce our fragile bodies everyday. Similarly the innate tendency of being vindictive to some extent drives us to settle scores and in this manner we inadvertently become a part of its evil ramification. There was a time when I allowed myself to be affected by these poisonous arrows, but then I came across the following quotation: “Unjust criticism is often a disguised compliment. Remember no one ever kicks a dead dog.” God bless the soul of the man (or woman) whose philosophical faculties reproduced such balmy words. They sufficed to elevate me from my desolate mental state and I learnt a valuable lesson. Now I await the enunciation of an unjust remark as it provides me with an opportunity to “Thank” my tormentor and forsake him in a state of bafflement. Hark! Stop being offended anymore. Don’t forget that there is always something good in our actions that are being criticized. BY SUMMIYAH MALIK. (NEXT TIME IF SOMEONE TELLS YOU THAT PAKISTAN IS THIS AND THAT.....BE HAPPY)

Who's more Racist ?

Who's more racist?

By Hamza Ahmed Khan

You've often heard of the word racism - and it's connection with the whites and the Asians/Africans/blacks/Pakistanis. On too many occasions, we see people bleating about how our nation is a victim of racism from the outside world, specially the West. Too many times, you see people frothing spit in anger at how we are looked down at, treated with disdain.

I've been observing this for a fair bit of time and I can't help being disgusted by the hypocrisy of it all. When was the last time we did not think about the racial background of a person while dealing with them? Punjabi, Bengali, Pakhtun, Sindhi, isn’t this how we categorise each other? Shia, Sunni, Bohri, Parsi isn't that how we are divided? Isn't it just absolute fun to snigger at a peculiar accent?

It'll be easy to scoff at all these scandalous accusations, because they come from the pen of a person who drives the point home.

Let's face it, we all are racists of the highest degree. In our minds, racism only exists between the WEST and US! It doesnt occur to us that when we laugh at the way someone talks or cringe at someone's looks or their skin colour, we ARE being racists. We have a tendency to listen with open ears to a person who's speaking good English. There's a general unconcious assumption that speaking fluent English automatically grants you a 160 + I.Q! Pakistanis tend to be intimidated and over-awed when confronting a local who's jabbering away in rapid English. Our accents, our dialect: changes. Turning our faces into dismissive walnuts, we suddenly start waving hands to look more impressive.

Now let's look at the role the media plays. We wake and sleep with ideas that our media feeds us. If you're a girl, you BETTER be Snow White if you wanna get married. If you're a guy, having a clean shave (The West look) would give you the best chicks. White and ONLY White is the acceptable colour. Does it occur to us how racist a nation we are? We ridicule our own people, our own colour, our own clothes, and our own ethnicity - in short a nation overwhelmed by an acute inferiority complex; a nation desperately trying to act, sound and live like the West!

The accent issue is something which concerns the youth the most. I've never understood why it is embarrassing or funny if someone speaks in a different accent. The day we realise that an accent is not a fault, but a representation of a part of our country, a symbol of the diversity of our culture and simply....natural, we would stop being condescending towards them. There's nothing cool about me if I can communicate in good English. What's the big deal if my accent sounds acceptable when I blurt out some English words? Why shouldn’t a person having a Punjabi, Sindhi or let's say a Memon accent be respected for the idea they have? The problem: we have grown far too ignorant and intolerant to think seriously about these issues.

Each one of us takes pride in the community we represent. We want to belong. Somewhere or the other, we just want to be part of a club. There was ample evidence of that in the recent elections. We are more patriotic about our preferred parties than about Pakistan. Quite frankly, I've never seen Pakistani flags adorned with the same passion that I saw people adorning their respective party flags, shouting Siraiki, Muhajir, Sindhi and Pushto slogans. Outrageous slogans telling our own people that OUR SPECIFIC community is different and SO MUCH BETTER than yours. Isn't this racism?

I walk around my campus; I move in different circles. And ... I see naked revulsion and contempt in the eyes of students, for people who are either dark and greasy, or lack the Tom Cruise/Kournikova looks, or are simply un-cool by their standards. Accept it or not, inside every one of us knows that even if to a minor extent, shades of racism exist in our own self. The sub-continent is the only place where I have seen open and un-censured mockery of fat and black people. Fat and Black looks so offensive the way I blurted the words out, doesn’t it? Isn’t it sad that it doesn’t look a bit offensive when films are shown where these people are openly ridiculed to make other people laugh?

We judge people by a criterion that should be the most irrelevant. THIS is racism. Our battle for supremacy over each other has drifted us apart and I fear, if not resolved sooner ... we'll be diving headfirst into a deep abyss.

I think it's high time we learn to differentiate between what's natural and what's fake. What is US and what is THEM. What we will ALWAYS be and what we can NEVER be. Most of all, we must embrace our culture and respect what we are. Only then, can we rise as a proud nation. Only THEN, we hold the right to complain against racism from the WEST, only then.

MRP: PEACE MISSION

Dear All, I am writing the names of the teams and the team members. Please try to coordinate with your respective team leader and work on the allotted work. If you need any further details or guidance regarding your duty kindly, get in touch with Fawad Afridi, Naveed Mansoor or Farrukh Baig on their respective numbers or at info@missionrescuepakistan.com. Make sure your job is done by the mentioned date (deadline) only. And remember, nothing is possible without a team work. It’s our event and we have to do this for our country. The more collective efforts we’ll put in more successful it would be. Thank you! Event: MRP: PEACE MISSION Date: February 15th- 2009 Venue: Will be disclosed, as soon we get the permission Time: 1100 HRS TEAMS AND THE VOLUNTEERS All Team Members are requested to get in touch with their Respective Team Leaders. All those members who do not have the contact numbers of their team members & leaders please do let us know. PERMISSION FOR THE VENUE Moneeza Fawad Afridi Waqas Bukhari Arshad Khan Faris Kasim Deadline: January 5th, 2009 COMMUNICATIONS Naveed Mansoor (Team leader) Farrukh Baig Faris Kasim Nida Syed Sara Syed Duties: Make a written proposal for companies, explaining the concept of Peace Walk and how we want their help · Design flyers, banners and posters · Write the material for publication. ( Press release, emails, text msg/sms ) · Communication Material Should be ready by Deadline: January 10th 2009 CORPORATE PULL Abid Beli (Team leader) Vaqar A Khan Junaid Afridi Sohaib Ahmed Ramlah Seraj Mehdi Raza Jaffer Duties: · Try to get sponsorships · Corporate Pull (invite people from corporate world for the peace walk) INSTITUTIONAL PULL Wajiha Afridi (Team leader) Amna Ashfaq Hussain Mishall Mirza Ramlah Seraj Raheem Aftab Hamza Ahmed Saif Zafar Hassam Qadri Ashraf Kalim Noman Qaudri Rabeeta Afridi Farah Khan Imad Khan Duties: Invite students and their families to participate Distribute flyers and stickers Make sure every school or institution we visit has one poster on their notice boards SECURITY Fawad Afridi (Team leader) Arshad Khan Waqas Bukhari Hasan Raza Duties: · Suggest what security measures should be taken · Develop a Security Floor Plan · Speak to the concerned Authorities for the security. · Make necessary Security Measures · Deadline: January 5- 2009 MEDIA Talha Rehman (Team leader) Jihan Sherazi Moneeza Ahmed Adeel Ansari Mazhar Fauzia Shamshad Zeeshan M. Khan Fawad Afridi Duty: Get in touch with all possible newspapers, TV channels and celebrities and spread the word out. Ask for their participation (celebrities) and Media Hype, Promos, Coverage for the Peace walk.

By Rabeeta Afridi

A Call for DUTY

Address to Civil, Naval, Military and Air Force Officers of Pakistan Government at Kahliqdina Hall, Karachi on October 11, 1947

The establishment of Pakistan for which we have been striving for the last ten years is, by the grace of God, an established fact today, but the creation of a State of our own was means to an end and not the end in itself. The idea was that we should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to our own lights and culture and where principles of Islamic social justice could find free play.

I had no illusion about the hard work that awaited us and the difficulties that had to be overcome. I was, however, fortified by the knowledge that I could count upon the unstilted support of all Muslims and also the minorities whose co-operation we could win over by fair --nay, generous-treatment.

Unfortunately, the birth of Pakistan was attended by a holocaust unprecedented in history. Hundreds of thousands of defenseless people have been mercilessly butchered and millions have been displaced from their hearths and homes. People who till yesterday were leading a decent and prosperous life are today paupers with no means of livelihood. A good many of them have already found asylum in Pakistan but many more are still stuck up in East Punjab awaiting evacuation. That they are still on the other side of the border is not due to the fact that we have been unmindful of their sad plight. The evacuation of these unfortunate persons has been our first concern and everything that is humanly possible is being done to alleviate their suffering. As you are aware, the Prime Minister has shifted his headquarters to Lahore and we have set up an Emergency Committee of the Cabinet to deal with the situation as it develops from day to day.

The disorders in the Punjab have brought in their wake the colossal problem of the rehabilitation of millions of displaced persons. This is going to tax our energies and resources to the utmost extent. It has made the difficulties inherent in the building of a new State; I referred to earlier, manifold. Are we going to allow ourselves to be overwhelmed by the immensity of the task that is confronting us and let our new-born State fonder under the cruel and dastardly blows struck by our enemies?

This is challenge to our very existence and if we are to survive as a nation and are to translate our dreams about Pakistan into reality we shall have to grapple with the problem facing us with redoubled zeal and energy. Our masses are today disorganized and disheartened by the cataclysm that has befallen them.

Their morale is exceedingly low and we shall have to do something to pull them out of the sough of despondency and galvanize them into activity. All this throws additional responsibility on Government servants to whom our people are looking for guidance.

I know that during the past few weeks, anxiety about the safety of your kith and kin in East Punjab, Delhi and other disturbed areas of India has been weighing on the minds of most of you. Lots of you and your staff have suffered bereavements in the recent holocaust and have lost valuable property. My heart goes out in sympathy to those who have suffered bereavements and I pray to God Almighty that He may give them fortitude to bear their losses with courage.

But are all these sacrifices, which we have been called upon to make to be in vain? Are we going to sit down and mope over our losses? If we do so, we shall be behaving just as our enemies want us to behave. We shall be playing their game and will soon be suppliants for their mercy. The fitting response to the machinations of our enemies would be a grim determination to get down to the task of building our State on strong and firm foundations, a State which should be fit for our children to live in. This requires work, work and more work. I fully realize that a majority of you have worked under a terrible strain during the war years and might need relaxation. But you should remember that for us the war as not ended. It has only just begun and if we are to fight it to victory, we shall have to put in super-human efforts. This is not the time to think in terms of personal advancement and jockeying for positions. It is the time for constructive effort, selfless work and steadfast devotion to duty.

This being the need of the day, I was pained to learn that a good many of our staff are not pulling their weight. They seem to be thinking that now that Pakistan has been achieved they can sit back and do nothing. Some of them have been demoralized by the happenings in East Punjab and Delhi, and in other, the general lawlessness prevailing in some parts of the country, has bred a spirit of indiscipline. These tendencies, if not checked immediately, will prove more deadly than our external enemies and will spell ruin for us. It is the duty of all of you who have gathered here today to see that this cancer is removed as speedily as possible. You have to infuse a new spirit in your men by precept and by example. You have to make them feel that they are working for a cause and that the cause is worth every sacrifice that they may be called upon to make.

God has given us a grand opportunity to show our worth as architects of a new State; let it not be said that we did not prove equal to the task.

Another question that has been agitating my mind is the treatment of minorities. I have repeatedly made it clear in my utterances, both private and public, that we would treat the minorities fairly and that nothing is farther from our thoughts than to drive them away. I, however, regret to say that the minorities here did not give us a chance to prove our bonafides and give us their wholehearted co-operation as citizens of Pakistan when the crises suddenly overtook us. Before we could assume the reins of office, non-Muslims started pulling out of Pakistan, which, as subsequent events have proved, was part of an well-organized plan to cripple Pakistan. But for a few sporadic incidents here and there, nothing has happened to mar the peace of Sindh, but despite the prevalence of peaceful conditions here the exodus of Hindus continues. Some have given way to panic and others have been leaving Pakistan in the hope that it will be paralyzed economically and socially. A lot of migrants are already realizing the folly of their rash act and leaving the country of their birth or domicile but some interested parties persist in encouraging migration which is fraught with grievous consequences for the migrants and also does harm to our State in the process.

It is true that there was some trouble in the NorthWest Frontier Province and Baluchistan, but it was not the outcome of any premeditated plan. Some excitable elements in society were carried away by tales of woe brought by refugees from the East Punjab; and sought solace in revenge which was definitely against our policy and contrary to our express instructions to our people that there should be no relation. Whatever has happened cannot be justified.

I am, however, glad to say that this trouble was short lived and the situation was soon brought under control.

In West Punjab, things were rather different. It was nearer the scene of carnage and so could not escape the contagion. Regrettable incidents have no doubt taken place there but the arm of the law is again asserting itself and things are returning to normal.

When I turn my eyes to the sister Dominion of India, I find that the Muslim minority there has suffered grievous wrongs. Not content with having uprooted Muslims from East Punjab, certain sections in India seem to be determined to drive Muslims from the entire Dominion by making life impossible for them. These helpless victims of organized forces feel that they have been let down by us. It is a thousand pities that things have come to such a pass.

The division of India was agreed upon with a solemn and sacred undertaking that minorities would be protected by the two Dominion Governments and that the minorities had nothing to fear so long as they remained loyal to the State. If that is still the policy of the Government of India --and I am sure it is --they should put a stop to the process of victimization of Muslims which, if persisted in, would mean ruin for both the States.

My advice to my Muslim brethren in India is to give unflinching loyalty to the State in which they happen to be. At the same time, they should reorganize themselves and create the right leadership, which should give them the correct lead in these perilous times. I further hope that the Government of India would see that their fair name is not sullied by ill-advised action on the part of those who are bent upon the eviction or extermination of Muslims of India by brutal and inhuman methods. If the ultimate solution of the minority problem is to be mass exchange of population, let it be taken up at the governmental plane, it should not be left to be sorted out by bloodthirsty elements.

As regard the Government of Pakistan, I again reiterate with all the emphasis at my command that we shall pursue our settled policy in this respect and we shall continue to protect the life and property of minorities in Pakistan and shall give them a fair deal. We do not want them to be forced to leave Pakistan and that so lone as they remain faithful and loyal to the State they shall be entitled to the same treatment, as any other citizen shall.

It is the duty of Government servants, who are responsible for enforcing the policy of Government, to see that this policy is scrupulously carried out so that we may not throw ourselves open to the charge that we do not mean what we say. It is you who can convince the man in the street of the sincerity of our intentions and I am confident that you would not fail us.

Pakistan Zindabad

The root cause

We see many problems all around us such as poverty, increase in crime rates and a depleting economy. However all these problems arise from one root cause: Lack of proper education. The basic problem is that good education is not widespread, some of us might be getting top-class education in a private school, whereas the less fortunate of us get our education from government schools where rote memorization rules, not to mention many of us live in rural areas where there is no education at all. Firstly education should be provided to everyone whether they live in Karachi or Dera Ismail Khan. Secondly the education imparted to both rich and poor must be of equal high standard. Furthermore, rote memorization should be abolished and concepts should be taught in a more creative way, so that quality is made superior to quantity. However this requires a whole change in system (Hats of to shehzaad roy for his efforts). I believe everyone of has unfortunate kids in our neighbourhood who might never be able to go to school thus why not impart some primary education to them ourselves or volunteer with people an dorganization who are trying to provide education to those who don't have means to aquire the education themselves ...... (keep thinking, get creative). With education being more common we will get individuals that are more alert, more informed and individuals who can make better decisions. Moreover industries will get a more intelligent and capable work force. Making better the education sector is a long term investment but it surely is an investment that can only provide us with profit. sameen

PEACE WALK

Ok Friends. Here is the big NEWS. MRP will be organizing a PEACE WALK soon. (date will be announced, in the coming MRP Meeting), in collaboration with other Associations, Organizations, NGO’s, and councils. The OBJECTIVE of this PEACE WALK, is to prove the world, that we are not a DIVIDED NATION. We are ONE NATION, under ONE FLAG. We are a peace loving and TRUE NATIONALIST. We don’t care, who you are, what race, religion, region, color, ethnicity, cast, province, age group you belong to at the end of the day the thing that matter is that we are all PAKISTANI’S. And we are the NATION, Nation of sensible, peace loving, caring people. Though we have different cultures, languages, races, religion, believes, but when it comes to PAKISTAN, we are all ONE, just one and i.e. PAKISTANI. It’s a PEACE MISSION, and we believe, we want every single Pakistani should be part and parcel of this Mission Rescue Pakistan’s PEACE MISSION. MRP, next meeting will be held soon, in which all the participants will be briefed about the PEACE MISSION, and duties will be allocated respectively. PEACE MISSION, venue, date, timings and other details will be discussed in the meeting. We appreciate your presences in the meeting. Regards, FAWWAD AFRIDI.

CAN WE GIVE A CALL TO OUR CABLE OPERATORS?

We all know that INDIA is ruthlessly using its media to defame PAKISTAN. After the Mumbai attacks, they mistreated our celebs to the extent that they had to abandon their projects and return. They are even persecuting local Muslims. The Indian government has undone almost everything that had slightly abated the tension between the people of these two countries. To bring to notice INDIA HAD LONG BANNED THE TRANSMISSION OF PAKISTANI TV CHANNELS!!!! Indian people and their government stand united on this stance. But unfortunately, the cable operators in Pakistan are showing Indian channels. Geo tv even telecasted INDIAN FILM AWARD SHOWS on EID DAY. .... right when the rivals were bringing forth forces on our borders!!!! CAN'T WE LIVE WITHOUT STAR PLUS AND SAHARA ONE? CAN'T WE PAKISTANI'S STAND UNITED AND TELL OUR CABLE OPERATORS TO STOP SHOWING THESE CHANNELS? We certainly don't want to watch these trashy channels. When our local cable operators will STOP showing these channels, media giants such as GEO tv etc will realize that when it comes to the INTEGRITY OF PAKISTAN, our citizens do not give a damn to whether Amitabh Bachan gets an award or not. Please request your cable operators to stop showing these channels because we do not want to see them while flipping through 99 other options. Sumaiya.

I was reading a book and read this peice which i would like to share with all of you so we can all learn a lesson! It's a bit long but it's worth the read! PRACTICE RANDOM KINDNESS AND SENSELESS ACTS OF BEAUTY: It's an underground slogan that's spreading across the nation(America). It's a crisp winter day in San Francisco. A woman in a red Honda, Christmas presents piled high in the back, drives up to the BayBridge toll booth. "I'm paying for myself, and for the six cars behind me." she says with a smile, handing over seven commuter tickets. One after another, the next six drivers arrive at the toll booth, dollars in hand, only to be told, "Some lady up ahead already paid your fare. Have a nice day." The woman in the Honda, it turned out, had read something on an index card taped on a friend's refridgerator: "Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty." The phrase seemed to leap out at her, she copied it down. Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase spray-painted on a warehouse wall a hundred miles from her home. When it stayed on her mind for days, she gave up and drove all thw way back to copy it down. "I thought it was incredibly beautiful," she said, explaining why she'd taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters, "like a message from above." Her husband, Frank, liked the phrase so much that he put it up on his classroom wall for his seventh-graders, one of whom was the daughter of a local columnist. The columnist put it in the paper, admitting that though she liked it, she didn't know where it can from or what it really meant Two days later, she heard form Anne Herbert. Tall, blonde and forty, Herbert lives in Marin, one of the country's ten richest counties, where she house-sits, takes odd-jobs and gets by. It was in a Sausalito resturant that Herbert jotted the phrase down a paper place-mat, after turning it around in her mind for days. "That's wonderful!" a man sitting nearby said. and copied it down carefully on his own placemat. "Here's the idea," Herbert says. "Anything you think there should be more of, do it randomly." Her own fantasies include: (1) breaking into depressing-looking schools to paint the classrooms, (2) leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town, (3) slipping money into a proud old woman's purse. Says Herbert, "Kindness can build on itself as much as violence can." Now the phrase is spreading, on bumper stickers, on walls, at the bottom of letters and buissness cards. And as it spreads so does the vision of guerilla goodness. In Portland, Oregan, a man might plunk a coin into a stranger's parking meter just in time. In Paterson, New-Jersey, a dozen people with pails and mops and tulip bulbs might descend on a run-down house and clean it from top to bottom while the frail elderly owners look on, dazed and smiling. In Chicago, a teenage boy may be shoveling off a driveway when the impulse strikes. What the hell, nobody's looking, he thinks, and shovels the neighbor's driveway too. It's positive anarchy, disorder, a sweet disturbance. A woman in Boston writes "Merry Christmas!" to the tellers on the back of her checks. A man in St. Louis, whose car has just been rear-ended by a young woman, waves her away, saying, "It's a scratch. Don't worry." Senseless acts of beauty spread: A man plants daffodils along the roadway, his shirt billowing in the breeze from passing cars. In Seattle, a man appoints himself a one-man vigilante sanitation service and roams the concrete hills collecting litter in a super-market car. In Atlanta, a man scrubs graffiti from a green park bench. They say you can't smile without cheering yourself up a little - likewise, you can't commit a random kindness without feeling as if your own troubles have been lightened if only because the world has become a slightly better place. And you can't be a recipient without feeling a shock, a pleasant jolt. Is you were one of those rush-hour drivers who found your bridge fare paid, who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later? Wave someone on the intersection? Smile at a tires clerk? Or something larger, greater? Like all revolutions, guerilla goodness begins slowly, with a single act. Let it be yours. Adair Lara a peice from Chicken soup for the soul. Hope you are inspired by this peice and help spread this Guerilla goodness wherever you are especially if you in Pakistan. regards, sameen

FEAR

Most Pakistani's might not be suffering from Hepatitis as much as they are suffering from "fear". Fear of being mugged in the streets, fear of being kidnapped, fear of robbery, fear of being deceived and cheated by fellow citizens, fear of downfall of this country, fear of losing what we have toiled so hard to attain... we even fear the police!!!!! As mentioned by the the anonymous blogger before, we need to change our mind sets, our thinking and our approach towards such matters. Is there a way to alleviate/abate or lessen the intensity of this fear that has crept inside our thinking patterns? or in other words... is there even a possibility? Sumaiya

WHICH REVOLUTION? I’m sitting in the middle of several adults trying hard to pretend I’m interested in what they are saying, but it’s the same conversation “Pakistan has gone to the dogs”, “We’re doomed”, “The people in Pakistan are suffering”, “The government is doing nothing” etc etc etc. Be it a living room in Pakistan, Canada or back here in Saudi Arabia the conversation is the same. I consider myself a Patriotic Pakistani by birth but believe in taking practical steps. I have felt this need to practically do something build up inside me more intensely in the past two years maybe, because I believe these are the toughest years we’ve ever faced. Having lived in the middle-east since the age of 1 I’ve continuously heard people criticizing “Pakistani’ people for taking wrong decisions and not knowing what’s right for them, strangely ignoring the fact that they too are no less “Pakistani” than the people living there. Once or twice after catching myself playing the same blame game I realized, before we try to bring the grand revolution needed in Pakistan we need to start by revolutionizing our brain, change our mindset. Firstly the thought that nothing is in our hands and only a messiah can save us from this destruction has to be banished, only then can we motivate ourselves to actually get out there and change what we want to. Moreover, simply taking accountability for all our actions even if the act is as small as breaking “mom’s favourite pot” will help us become more responsible. In conclusion we all have making a house, buying a car and earning money in our top-priority list so let’s add ‘doing something for our country’ in it too! If everyone contributes to rescuing Pakistan as much as they can, nobody can stop us. I strongly believe that if the conversation of ‘what’s happening in the country’ can be changed to ‘what can be done to help the country develop’ we might just change the course of our country’s future. ps: this is my first post so please comment and tell me how it was!

Blogger Required for MRP Blog

Dear All

As we all know, we have launched Mission Rescue Pakistan Blog, thanks to Ms. Summiya Malik, who did a wonderful job and took this great initiative. Now, we need few serious thinkers, writers who can actually take the Blogging Responsibility and run the Blog on the regular basis, according to the MRP Objectives and guidelines.

We really appreciate if any one can volunteer his/her services, we really need to generate traffic on the blog site, and used this tool in a very effective manner.

Your cooperation and support will be much appreciated.

Kindly, send me your reply in person, or ideally post your message on the group.

May Allah bless Pakistan and you all.

Regards,

eK Pakistani

CALL for PEACE WALK

Dear All Asslam o alikum I will be very short, brief and precise...! Will members of Mission Rescue Pakistan, Support a "PEACE WALK"? let's give a call for "PEACE WALK"? let's tell the world, that we are one nation, under on flag. do send me your your feedback, suggestion, and ideas, so MRP Team will start working on it. Regards, eK Pakistani

Next MRP Activity

Dear All We have couple of options available that can be done next. I am listing down few activities which we want to execute soon. Will really appreciate your response, which will help us in terms of prioritizing the ideas. The objective of these activities will purely be Fund Raising for MRP, so we can actually start our Root Mission.

1. New Year Ball (Probably a Corporate Ball), i guess it will be Moharaam, so we can either execute it before Moharram or right after Ashura
2. Walk for A cause
3. Institutional Awareness & Activity Promotion of MRP, in the educated circles of Civic Society
4. Seminar on Social Issues & Awareness
5. Concert with Local or Intl' Artist

If you have any idea, and would like to share please do let us know. Regards, eK Pakistani

PLEASE JOIN US: Though the organization is based in KARACHI, MRP intends to incorporate all Pakistani's in its mission. Citizens who are living in other provinces can join MRP. Pakistani's living abroad are also more than welcome to be a part of this citizen owned, NON-POLITICAL welfare group. Join us today!

THE GREENER, THE BETTER/KEEP THE CITY CLEAN Where MRP is interested in serving the people of Pakistan, it is also concerned about creating environmental awareness. The greener, the better! Here are a few BASIC suggestions for the members of MRP to follow: 1: Whoever has a garden at home should plant a tree. Water it everyday before going to work/school/college. 2: Avoid discarding trash on roads and pavements. If you cannot locate a CDG Trash-Bin nearby, then put the garbage in a bag and discard it later. But do not throw it on the roads. 3: Use cloth bag for grocery shopping. It is easily available in the market. Please adopt these simple and basic suggestions and also pass them on to your younger siblings/children/nieces/nephews/cousins etc. Thank you.

MRP TEAM MEMBERS

Any Pakistani who wants to contribute to the society and make a difference can be a part of MRP. Simply email your name and contact number to Fawwad Afridi at info@missionrescuepakistan.com

Come and be a part of MRP!!

MRP: Objectives

Mission Rescue Pakistan

Why do we have to wait for a disaster every time to get the nation united…!?! Why can’t we support and continue supporting the less privileged people of Pakistan? Why!?

Why do we make promises every time? Why can’t we take an initiative?

Mission Rescue Pakistan (MRP), a newly born purely non-political organization run & owned by the People of Pakistan are a group of people who have finally realized their responsibility and taken the initiative to start doing something. Although it is on a very small scale, we believe “Qatra Qatra banay Samandar”. MRP, wants to bring a change in society and has three basic and clear objectives.

To put them in a laymans term:-

To help the less privileged people of Pakistan

To create Awareness and Nationalism amongst the Nationals and

To give people a reason to live a respectful life

Besides this, we want to rescue Pakistan, in every possible domain and we are getting there slowly and gradually, step by step.

To start, we will be soon be organizing a “Walk for a Cause” and at the same time will also be doing two environmental activities to support City District Government Karachi. Details will be posted soon.

Please feel free to ask anything and everything about Mission Rescue Pakistan. Your valuable feedback and suggestions will eventually help Pakistan be a better country.

Let’s get serious and let’s make it a Nation’s Voice: "Support Mission Rescue Pakistan."

Heard that MRP plans to arrange a picnic with the old folks from OLD HOMES and also a walk for a cause????? :-s WHEN??? Sumaiya Malik

My volunteer tag is missing......... I had to wear Jihan's........ MERA CARD KAHAN HAI ???? >:-(

Though we couldn't get much donation yesterday, but I loved being with the group. Everyone was so lively.... full of enthusiasm. Rabeeta lost her glasses :-p ..... hota hai... koi baat nai. Personally I found Mishal to be very sweet. I know that MRP will go a long way and it will be a big success someday. :) INSHALLAH Thank you Fawwad bhai! I deeply appreciate your efforts. There is a long gap between intention and action. Most people lose themselves in that gap, but you managed to cover it and we are all able to be a part of an organization, which is one of it's kind. :) Sumaiyah Malik. Member MRP.

Dear All, Welcome to the blog of MRP (Mission Rescue Pakistan). Everyone is invited to post his/her comments, views, updates, suggestions, and remarks. But remember! We are here because we want to make a change. Difference of opinion will be appreciated, but this should not effect our unity as a group and as a nation. Contribute to the blog, Have Fun and, BE BLESSED. FAWWAD AFRIDI, FOUNDER MISSION RESCUE PAKISTAN.