A MONOLOGUE FROM A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY Janu, you know, this Pakistani Qaom is so finicky, ... har bat main worms nikalty hain. Oho, ab dekho na, everyone has the right of expression, be it of boasting with the tongue or flaunting with the dressing. You know, everyone loves Quaid-e-Azam as being the founder of this nation. Aor han... wo do bachy- haa haay, they are semi nude and look at their posture and dressing, uff... Wo to ... when I came from States just few days back, you know ... to ... I logged in to twitter … to … I found their “bold photo shoot” and string of comments like … everybody was cursing them. Waisy, mery khayal main to… is highway par Qauid kay portrait ko itna zyada pehly kabhi nahi dekha gia tha, what you say, Janu? Ye to, you know, bhala ho is bold couple ka … that they have forced us ALL to closely watch this portrait of Quaid and his immortal message of Faith, Unity, and Discipline. Janu, dekho to sahi, look at the photo shoot bhala… kaisy aik ‘Faith’ ky sath dono shameless larki larka United’ ho kar ‘Discipline’ ki dhajian ura rahy hain, Oh my Gosh!!!
But you know Janu, still, I believe, this photo shoot is not a big deal, I mean not a breaking story. I mean, … I mean the couple, who appears to be fashion models are not so attractive but, you know, models ka to yahi kam hota hy na. Chalo, leave this fuss. But Janu, you know, it is Pakistan, even I have changed my attire from wearing tights (jeans) to Shalwar Kamees. Bhai, kuch to sharam haya hona chahiy na.
To tell you the truth, aisa to I’ve not seen in States, either. Janu, waisy mujhy to inki dressing bhi pasand nahi ayi, huh… or look at the tongue of Larki… huh…. Or han, larkay ki dressing to... it’s totally weird, he seems like a close relative of Gandhi ji- half naked... chi chi. Aor mujhay to ye shakal sy hi Pakistan nahi lagty. Janu, first, I was indecisive, and now I’m not too sure, but I think so … is photo shoot kay phichay bharti hath hay, you know conspiracy stuff. This RAW thing never gonna out of connection, what you say? But, Janu, seriously, we should ponder (solemnly) and we should put our acts together, to eradicate such vulgarity within us. After all, yar… we are a Muslim Country. We have that do qaumi Nazria. And you know… for this, we will have to meliorate ourselves, first. Phir, gradually, sab kuch better hota jay ga, I promise. Nothing is in this vulgar shoot.
Or han janu, whoever says this, yes, you got it right, Thomas Carlyle said, “Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one rascal less in the world”. Bhai, if, everyone does like this… to … Life aik dum sy comfort zone main chali jay. What you say, Janu, hain…?
The writer is a senior journalist working for Dunya News and is an Independent blogger based in Islamabad. He can be accessed at mahtabbashir@gmail.com and 0333 53 63 248
