Dear all,
We love to react. We love to react
sharply, aggressively and melodramatically. It's our
national trait. If only we could start reacting against
extremism, injustice and the apparent lack of restraint
and excesses...
We hear about the offspring of the
heavyweights using unfair means to obtain admission in
public colleges, depriving the deserving students who
are not well connected. The matter becomes even more
serious when the perpetrator is the custodian of our
judicial system.
We do not protest. We are immune to
such things!
We read about a minister cheating the
taxpayers by stealing electricity for his son's wedding.
No problem, what's the big deal? All ministers do it.
We will very soon start seeing herds
of sacrificial animals imported from Australia, New
Zealand etc. by the rich to show off their wealth! Oh,
it is their love for sunat-e-Ibrahimi! Who can find
fault with it?
Just hope that they decide to send at
least a part of that money for the earthquake victims of
Quetta.
Coming to this week's issue, we have
Iqra Asad with a different and interesting cover story
about Eid-ul-Azha. We were smiling all the time while
reading it and we hope it will bring a smile to your
face as well. But in no way is it a 'funny' cover. In
the apparently witty lines there's a subtle message…
Sorry, we are not going to reveal it here. You will have
to understand it yourself… Let's see how many of you
succeed in doing that.
Other than that we have some really
interesting articles in our Experience, Speak Out and
Globetrotter sections. Read them and enjoy! We wish you
a happy Eid-ul-Azha in advance!
Till next week,
Allah Hafiz
