Last year 19th May, the student governing body ISC conducted an event titled-‘A seminar on
Imam Hussain (A.S.)’ with a Shia & a Sunni speaker attending respectively. This year again on
19th May, the ISC is planning to conduct another seminar along the same lines. I as an IBA
alumni am deeply enraged and saddened by the way things are phasing out at one of Pakistan’s
Premier Business School. As if members of major political parties such as PPP, MQM & others
using their power status to discriminate along religious lines wasn’t enough, that now
tomorrow’s leaders (IBA’s motto-Ideas for Tomorrow) are bent on doing the same at their
respective institutions in a bid to disrupt the social fabric. It is exactly this which has made
Pakistan stand where it is, come 65 years.

Hazrat Hussain Ibn Ali (R.A.) the grandson of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was martyred at Karbala
in 61 A.H. But as a point of argument we can say that Hussain (R.A.) wasn’t the only companion
of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) who was martyred. During the Prophet’s (PBUH) lifetime 265
Sahaba were martyred while during the 50 year period of Khilafat-e-Rashida,27,000 Sahaba
were martyred. If commemorating days of Islamic Personalities is done at IBA, then critics
might contend, that all these martyred Sahabas must be talked about & separate events
be conducted. Practicality is what is needed. If Shias can have Youm-e-Hussain(A.S.) at
IBA,CBM,SZABIST then the Sunnis are bound to feel discriminated against and would rise to
have the Khulafa-e-Rashideen commemorated as well. I would as a matter of fact like to point
out that no-where (in the 4 universities mentioned) Sunnis have any events on Hazrat Abu
Bakr, Umar,Usman & Ali R.A. If IBA wants to be free of sectarian nationalism and divisions along
ethnic & religious lines, it should stay away from such corollaries. Because if it does it leads
to ONLY one way-a dead end (pun intended). More so over, as to rub in the salt, the event
has been planned in violation of all IBA rules regarding events. All events have to go through
the pertinent society and in this case the IBA IQRA SOCIETY does not endorse this event as it
identifies it as creating sectarian fault lines. If the administration fails to take note of this, the
current students and alumni have no choice to take things in to their hands, something that
neither side should be looking forward to.

Can Shias roost the Sunni lamb and believe that Sunnis would let a single biased religious
interpretation being forced upon their majority co-religionists at IBA, this is something no one
can guarantee. Only time would tell. Till then the clock ticks…

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in the above article are of the writer’s only and do not necessarily represent Aaj.tv/Aaj News policies.

The above quoted poem, by a Palestinian poet depicts the true inner soul of every patriot. I learnt this poem and whenever I recite these verses I see an image of every Pakistani soldier who is ready to die for this land, in the battle field, under the unfathomable depths of the ocean or up in the air.
Standing under the open wild sky, starring at the bright moon I felt so broken and shattered for the very first time in my life, as I was powerless to do anything for those who are dying for me and my country. I was thinking about 30th April, Youm-e-Shuhdda (day of martyrs) and its actual significance in our lives. One in thousands actually knows about this day and except for the armed forces or the families of the martyrs, rest are least bothered and concerned.
I thought and ponder, and then I realized that what so ever, I can never pay back the persistent sacrifices they made for me, for us and for this country, which is fast becoming so insensitive and numb with every other life laid for them. It’s the coldness, the detachment of this nation towards the martyrs and Ghazis of this land which disturbs me and makes me fear all those who are poisoned and inclined towards counting the pensions, plots and houses being given as compensation to the bereaved families. Has someone ever thought that martyrs themselves have paid the price of the so called plots and houses with their blood? We should not forget the sequel of sacrifices and heroism committed by our armed forces for the past so many decades. To sit quietly in the air conditioned rooms and criticize is very easy, to doubt, defame and insult is effortless, but to go in the battle field, to see the roaring gunfire and to get hit by a bullet and to receive a coffin of a loved one is not painless and simple.
When I look at the barren faces of the children who have lost their fathers, the empty smiles of the young ladies who lost their partners, the wrinkled sad eyes of the old parents who received the wrapped coffin of  their only son, then I find no place in this entire universe to hide my embarrassed face. During these moments I realize that I would never be able to bring their happy moments with their fathers back; I can never bring back the fatherly hugs to the children and passionate embraces to the lonely wives, indeed I can never bring back their sons, fathers, husbands, brothers and friends. I don’t have any substitute, any replacement for the sacrifices they have made for this motherland. This is their tradition to lay down their lives for this country, as have witnessed this from the day they wore the uniform and carried a gun. There is no doubt that  they will continue to uphold these revered traditions till the day they all are wrapped up in the green flag and become a part of the martyrs’ brigade, as they find eternal peace in laying down their lives.
This is a day, on which we decided to pay tribute to the martyrs and Ghazis of this war on terror. We will honor their families, pay homage to the brave sons and will acknowledge their dedication and commitment towards the cause. Let’s make it 365 days a year, why we should forget about them the whole year? We breathe in the free air because many are ready to depart to the eternal world for our safety and security. We are not protecting the country on the cold mountains, nor are we receiving bullets and losing our limbs, rather we are not even ready to pat their back, for the duty they are performing. Either we accept it or not, but everyday these souls are silently dying for the honor of this flag, for which they took an oath.
This land is guarded by the brave sons; it cannot be ever harmed by the evil eyes. Innumerable sacrifices have been made for the up keep of the national pride, sovereignty and integrity, and countless are ready to spill their blood. This proud green flag Insha’Allah will be fluttering high and they will never let it fall.
You the defenders, the brave sons! You mean a lot to me, I failed to utter, to show the feelings buried deep inside me, but I owe nothing less than my own life to you. Salute to the Martyrs and Ghazis of this land on this day and all days to come.

There are many campaigns that have been carried out against smoking in third world countries. As I personally belong to an Islamic State, aka, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, many religious activists have also carried out multiple operations against it, as in Islam, every kind of intoxication is prohibited – not just alcohol or drugs. Though these days every kind of a drug is practiced by Muslims – including Pakistanis and yet they proudly say “Alhamdulillah We are Muslims”.

Anyways, getting back to smoking and its after effects, these days it is not an unusual thing to see a woman, girl, man or kid smoking. In older days, men and women used to drag Hookahs (huqqas), a gift from “British Reign”. But usage of cigarettes and cigars by women (publicly) was not seen. With the arrival of the new millennium and new culture, Water-pipes (Sheeshas) were introduced in almost every restaurant, café and dining place. I still remember back in 2002 I was first introduced to flavored Water-pipe that was offered complementary to me after buying 3 large pizzas from a well reputed pizzeria. Being a non-smoker (both at that time and still), my friends made fun of me as to me it was a big (ill) thing to be tasted. Back in those days Water-pipes were greatly accepted and embraced by girls (especially) as they got a chance to taste something that was close to Cigarettes – and trust me, girls love to smoke (in fact they love everything that is not allowed to them by their parents, siblings, husbands or kids – proven psychology). This was the acceptance point, when women were not stopped to taste that. Soon cigarettes also got accepted.

Cigarettes are not “only” bad for women, they work the same way for men as well. But, with women the severity is much higher as it affects the upcoming / next generation. These days, most of the corporate women smoke excessively, calling it as need of their profession or the pass to enter in certain kind of group. Smoking affects women in pregnancy a lot. If a woman smokes during pregnancy she can face:

a.      Ectopic Pregnancy (Pregnancy that develops outside a woman’s womb); this occurs when the fertilized egg from the ovary can not implant itself generally in the uterus. On the contrary the egg grows anywhere else in the stomach. The outcomes of this formation are irregular and abnormal and cannot expand into fetuses.

b.      Excessive Vaginal Bleeding; if this is severe within 12 weeks, it can cause miscarriage.

c.      Placental Abruption; placental lining has separated from the uterus of the mother, before birth.

d.      Stillbirth; it occurs when a fetus dies in the womb.
So whether it is a woman who smokes during her pregnancy or if someone else around her smokes these symptoms can occur.

I am sure most of us have heard a lot of news around us mentioning premature deliveries and low birth weight etc. These are all the blessings of smoking – to a certain extent. Be it a man or woman both are the convicts.

The interesting thing is that every person knows that “Smoking is injurious to health” and no one wants his or her beloveds to indulge into smoking but even then they can not avoid or abandon smoking. Everyone knows the after effects of smoking but still then they don’t stop smoking. Why?

Why do we always say smoking is hazardous? Doesn’t it sound rubbish now? Culture, society and practices are changing with every passing day. Lets hope someday people start believing and practicing it rather than just saying that “Smoking is hazardous to health”.

God bless us all!

I am not an Imran Khan supporter because of his Cricket.

During the elections in 2008, I went to cast my vote for the first time in my life. I remember I had two main choices; one was PPP and the other was from PML-N. Given these two choices, I tried to formulate a decision by recalling events.

I was fifteen years old when Nawaz Sharif’s last government was removed, but even my childhood memories gave me something to analyse and with the help of the media and some historical research on my own, I managed to make my decision, even though I never liked both of the parties since PML-N had shown its true side and PPP’s Government was dissolved by its own elected president and the reason we learned was corruption fair enough minimum President’s use to have some conscious  at that time, and as far as PML-N is concerned, I have been a citizen of Lahore ever since I was born so I have had many reservations on the PML-N government in my growing age. For example, in my school days, I noticed that lots of armed student federations were supported by PML-N, and openly bullied society, leading to lots of injustice. After wards, I thought about all of this during the Pervez Musharraf era when PMLN members spent their time abroad to give people a benefit of a doubt that these people might have learned some management from developed countries and would implement those things in Pakistan. Given my choices, I voted for PML-N with a hope of change.

Let’s fast forward to 2012 to determine how far my decision went. PPP proved that I was right about it and it was never a choice for Pakistan, but let me explain some facts about PML-N management. In Lahore, each and every one of us is a victim or witness of a gunned robbery, and of course there is massive corruption in all of the Punjab government departments. Furthermore, if they come to know that your business is making money, they will plan an official robbery on your business. Chief Minster has brought ridiculous policies like the one that all marriage events should be finished before ten, and gave Punjab police this privilege to manage. The idea was to save electricity and people’s money by putting the restriction of one dish but innocent public ended up paying bribery to police as they cannot kick everyone out by ten so even ten to fifteen minutes delay can cause you ten to fifteen grand or get abused and disrespected by Punjab police in front of your whole family – the choice is yours. Another ridiculous policy is the yellow cab scheme for graduates which MashAllah, what a policy that was! I just want our youth to do a bit of research on the internet about how other countries treat their graduates and compare it with PML-N policy and you will definitely learn that we deserve better. Punjab’s Chief Minister should learn by now that this is not a movie, and he is not Sultan Rahi, so he cannot come on a horse on every shout. We need someone who can make procedures and policies for all local departments so they can work in their limits with freedom, and give relief to local public. The bully approach has proven to be a failed way of managing things, and unfortunately, the Chief Minister has to manage the whole province.

Some analysts say that people support Imran Khan in politics because he is a national hero, but I just want to mention a point here that I am 28 years old, and when Imran Khan played his last match I was eight, so in short, I never saw him playing cricket or even so, I don’t remember. So what would you say about an eighteen year old youth supporting Imran Khan? I am supporting Imran Khan, because he gave me hope and I believe he will change the system, improve it, balance it, help fix it, we as a nation are really strong, talented and gifted people, all we need I believe is a direction and I just pray Imran Khan is someone who will provide it to us – Inshallah. God Bless.

For more than a century, purpose of the examination has remained to test the student’s ability how he can perform in practical life. What he knows and how he can use them? As the education and examination system was build in the era when there was less availability of facts and figures and one has to rely more and more on his memory to solve the problems? So the examination systems were developed with the purpose to test the memory of the student. With the passage of time, technology has entered in daily life usage and people rely very less on memory and use the artificial memory of computer and internet to store facts and figures and use them with better effect for practical life but the examination systems are still carrying the old age idea. So with each passing day, abilities require for practical life are going away from what are tested in current examinations. So it is highly required to remove the gap..

In professional life only hurdle that a person face during any task, is of time. No one declare him cheater if he consults some book or internet and perform the task in time. Idea to memorize all the facts and figure was also come from saving the time. Getting all the facts and figures from the internet also do not take time if properly searched. So only task remained is to properly use those facts and figures to perform the real task. In this way allowing internet access in examinations can check the student in the better way for the professional life.

Most of the Pakistani students just like students all over the world, use internet for learning and improving their skills. According to e-Learning Foundation pupils who use computer at home perform better. If in routine life students and professionals use internet for better results so testing the students without the use of internet doesn’t carry enough weight. Pakistan just like Denmark should experiment in its examination systems by allowing the internet access.
Allowing the resources in the exams is not a new concept. Allowing the internet access is just a new form of open book tests. According to Mark GE, Witney, UK in BBC report, “Use of the internet is the same as any open book exam; the pupil can check formulae or dates, but how they use and interpret that data is (should be) what is being tested”. Although not standard but open book tests are quite common in some Pakistani universities. So there is a room for this type of tests to be experimented in Pakistan. But to experiment them in secondary and secondary exams require total change of mindset as main stream educationist have even never liked open book tests in Pakistan.
Problem in current Pakistan education system is the cramming of subjects to get more and more marks. This is encouraged when student is asked to reproduce the content of the text book. According to the view of US educational psychologist Joseph Renzulli , current examination system all over the world is based on three Rs “ram, remember, regurgitate”. As a result student focuses less on understanding and more on cramming. Most of the psychologists also agree that the one who uses the facts to make something new are far better than who just remember them. Bringing internet in examination can change the dimension overall because exams will not require to reproduce as everyone will expect the exact copy of textbook by the student. So it gives the hint that it can end cramming of the subjects from Pakistani education system if properly implemented.

One of the arguments mostly presented against this idea on BBC debate was that it will make the tests very easy. This is not true and in reality makes the tests harder. First of all finding the exact location from the ocean of internet data takes time and test will remain time dependent. After getting the facts students will have to use them within the remaining time. So by no mean these tests can be called easy.
Fear of plagiarism also stops from carrying out this experiment. Already in Pakistan, cheating during examinations is touching the sky. Technology provides the solution here as well. HEC Pakistan is already using anti-plagiarism software to detect plagiarism in research papers. Anti- plagiarism softwares are enough to detect if they are cheating. Secondly, if the exam papers are made according to the need of an open internet exam, no one will think about to cheat as nothing will be required to reproduce.
There are many problems that can come in experimenting open internet papers especially within Pakistan. Unavailability of electricity and computers can stop from conducting this experiment. No one in Pakistan can give the solution to these problems. Another problem that is also hard to solve is the help of someone to the student via emails or social networking sites. There is no solution for that other than the strict monitoring of students during papers.

Don’t forget that biggest voice that can come against an open-internet examination will be from teachers who make the examination papers. Preparing the question paper for the memory test is far easier. Second each time, they will not be able to regenerate the paper again as copies of last time test will be available over internet. So the stereotype teachers will never like this idea as they will have to do a lot more work than what they are doing currently.

To summarize all of the above I would say, current era requires alteration in the examination system. Open internet papers provide the solution but implementing them all over Pakistan is currently not possible due to number of problems. Still wherever possible, this should be put up as an experimental thing or something, we could see an overall improvement on the whole education system, and also, this will prepare the students more towards the professional life of the modern time.

This is the concept of dowries the engrez have: “dowries — such as jewelry, clothes, cars and money — are traditionally given by the bride’s family to the groom and his parents to ensure she is taken care of in her new home.” How sad is the bold part yes?

Even though the custom was outlawed more than five decades ago, it is still widely practiced, with the groom’s family demanding even more money after marriage, leading to mental and physical harassment that can drive the woman to suicide. In the worst cases, she may be murdered by her husband and his family, often in so-called “stove burnings” where she is doused in kerosene and set on fire.

“The Angry Brides game is our way of throwing a spotlight on the nuisance of dowry,” said Ram Bhamidi, senior VP and head of online marketing for Shaadi.com, a matrimonial website with two million members. “According to a 2007 study … there is a dowry-related death every four hours in India. We condemn this menace and have consistently run campaigns on social media to help create awareness of the issue.”

The name of the app, available on the group’s home page, is a spinoff from the globally popular “Angry Birds” game. Its home page shows a red-clad, eight-armed woman resembling a powerful female Hindu goddess. Underneath, there is a caption: “A woman will give you strength, care and all the love you need … NOT dowry!”

To play the game, users have to try and hit three dodging grooms: a pilot, builder and doctor. There is a wide array of weapons to choose from, including a stiletto shoe, a frying pan, broomstick, tomato and loafer!

Each groom has a price tag, starting at 1.5 million rupees ($29,165). Every time the player hits a groom, his value decreases and money is added to the player’s Anti-Dowry Fund, which is saved posted on their Facebook page.

“Since we launched the game last week, more than 270,000 people have liked the app. Both men and women seem to be playing it,” said Bhamidi.

Coolness! J

‘I have been an A grader throughout my life and now a possible B grade is giving me terrible nightmares’, Faiza, a Pakistani medical student in USA was telling me.  She was worried about her grades and told me about her sleepless nights despite immense hard work. She wanted to stand first in her class. For me, she is already an extraordinary girl. Being from a conservative family and studying at a medical school in United States is an incredible dream for many.  She is already a leader and role model for many girls in her family and friends but Faiza is not satisfied with her current situation.

The problem is not only with the students, but parents as well. They would queue outside ‘top schools’ for many hours in order to enrol their children for admissions. Sumera, another good friend from Lahore, worries about the performance of her son, who is a super active ten year old kid. He grabs decent grades despite being a ‘happy-go-lucky’ child and that is what bothers Sumera. She thinks he can outshine the rest if he gives a little more time and attention to his studies. She wants to see her kid at the top of the world and be a ‘star’.

The competition is not limited to education either. In every walk of life, we want to excel and beat the queue by any means possible. Be it the most luxurious car or high-tech cell phones, designer clothes or branded jewellery, we want to have the best of the best available. In career, everyone wants to have the fortunes of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Nothing satisfies us more than overtaking the crowd in trivial things and possessions.

I remember one of my professors once said, ‘Be a leader in your field and if you fail, create a new field and lead’’.  Everyone knows about ‘Neil Armstrong’ who stepped on to the moon, but no one knows about the second one who stepped twenty minutes later. The stories of cut-throat competition in the markets are prevalent, asking to move up the ladder by hook or by crook.

The issue is not only with Pakistanis. In Korea, the issues like which university to choose, which company to join and who to marry, depend quite a lot on your performance in the high school examination. One exam almost shapes the entire life of the person and the repercussions are drastic. Children’s days and nights revolve round exams more than any healthy activities, and the teenage suicidal rate in Korea is the highest in the world.

So is the world all about being at the top? And more importantly, those who have big achievements in their portfolios are they satisfied with their lives? Or do they want more? These questions need to be pondered upon? No one is happy with this fast paced life. Everyone looks for the missing pieces in the puzzle of happiness. So it comes down to the phenomenon of contentment. We need to draw a line where we feel contented. That is when we can enjoy all what we have and stop looking for more. There is no problem with the notion of standing out in the crowd and having a few extra feathers in the cap. The problem comes when it becomes the only motive of life.

The solution was given by Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) centuries ago by saying ‘In matters of deen (righteousness/virtues) look at those who are higher (better) than you and in the matters of the world (material things), look at those who are lower (less fortunate) than you. This simple solution will fill one’s heart with contentment. Thanking God for what you have will give you the option to enjoy it to the full.

Being first is not important at all times. In my opinion, the role of the Michael Collins was most important; he orbited the moon in Apollo 11, and brought back Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin safely to the earth. He went to the moon, not to step onto it, but to bring those back who landed there. Sometimes staying behind the scene and playing role is much more important than coming to the lime light.

1. Muhammad (PBUH)

The first word for which I checked the search trend was Muhammad (PBUH) and was glad to see that Pakistan is ranked as number one in the world to search about the word “Muhammad (PBUH)” where as 5 Pakistani cities topped the first 5 spots.

Pakistan is ranked as number third in the world to search about the word “Islam” on Google in 2011.

3. Quran

Pakistan is at number one spot in the world to search about the world “Quran” on Google where as Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore are respectively 1st, 2nd and 3rd cities in the world to search about the word “Quran” on Google in 2011.

4. Education

Pakistan is the also ranked as number one country in the world to search about the world “Education” on Google in Year 2011.

5. English

Pakistan is the ranked number one for searching about “English” on Google in Year 2011 whereas Karachi and Lahore are respectively 1st and 2nd in the list of cities which search more than any other city about the same word in the world.

6. Scholarships

Pakistan is also ranked as number 5th for searching the word “Scholarships” on Google in year 2011 whereas Islamabad & Lahore are respectively at 4th & 5th spot.

Else than above mentioned Pakistan is ranked as 1st for searching for the term “Jobs” & “Peace”, 7th for search the term “Information Technology”, 2nd for searching the term “Physics” & Thesis.

All these results show a positive side of us. Every society and every nation comprises of good and bad people. From one search term it can’t be assumed that we Pakistanis are using internet solely for negative purposes. There are more search terms in which Pakistan is among top 10 countries in the world. We being Pakistanis should try to highlight our strengths too.

Benazir Bhutto succeeded twice as prime minister of Pakistan from 1988-1990 and 1993-1996. Thus, she was the first women prime minster in the whole of the Muslim world. On both occasions, she was removed from premiership on the alleged charges of corruption, bad governance and misuse of power and following bad economic policies which generated more poverty, inflation and unemployment. These charges never proved in any court of law.

No wonder she was a ferocious fighter and committed leader to the cause of democracy. Before her departure for Pakistan, I still remember her words vividly, which she spoke at Dubai Airport on October 18, 2007. She said, “though death is staring into my eyes, yet I would go back to my country in order to liberate people, liberate country from the shackles of dictatorship and shackles of extremism and terrorism”. She said that in her last speech at Liaqat Bagh “I put my life in danger and came here because I feel that my country is in danger”. This shows her leadership mettle as leader is the one who is never sacred of trials and tribulation in the journey of democratic struggle.

She was fearless leader despite the fact that she had suffered personal grief with the death of her father, brothers and thousands of workers who challenged the brutal rule of Gen. Zia. Lived five years of solitary life in jail, she knew that there’s no physical come back for speaking truth despite all such personal trials and tribulations. With every passing day, her faith in democracy neither wavered, nor her desire to see democracy return to the country and flourish.

If we take a closer look on the role she played for nation and its people, you will find so many feathers of success to her cap. She gave missile technology, agosta submarine to our navy, she established women bank, women police stations, and women affairs ministry was founded during her first stint in 1988. All these steps suggested that she was committed to the goal of women empowerment in every walk of life. She always encouraged women to participate in politics. She appointed women judges and thousand of lady health visitors to reduce infant mortality. She also spearheaded the moment to make Pakistan polio-free.

Her services for the country were not only confined to the welfare of women, but also her numouros steps on socio-economic front. During her regime, Qasim Port and Steel Mill were expanded; she launched the Keti Bunder and Thar Coal projects, with a view to overcome energy crisis in the country and thereby generates thousands of jobs. She gave jobs to jobless, took steps to improve the system of education and provide health care to people at their doorsteps. In order to eliminate poverty of rural masses, she provied lands to landless haris so that could they improve their lot and live descent and honorable life.

Benazir in her book “Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West” spelt out her vision and new political philosophy which was based political, economic and social democracy, underpinned by good democratic, accountable and judicious governance system. In her book, she criticized west for derailing democracy in the Muslim world and supporting dictatorships which finally paved the way for extremism and talibanisation in the country. In order to rid the country of dictatorship and extremism, she had to negotiate with Musharraf and singed agreement in the form of NRO, for which BB was criticized by her opponents though many analysts believe that had BB not singed NRO with Musharraf, democracy would not have returned to the country.

BB believed in the politics of reconciliation as she learnt over the years that confrontation amongst political forces had derailed the democratic process. It was in this context, she singed CoD in 2006 with PML N in order to strengthen democracy and rule of law.

I believe that, the legacy of PPP can never be shaken as it is the party which has emerged after so many sacrifices, based on basic fundamentals of human needs and their belief of strengthening and empowering the individuals, institutions, and democratic forces is stronger. Nevertheless, it’s the high time that the present government rectifies their flaws, and addresses the needs of drowntrodden as per BB’s dream and philosophy.

Today BB is no more with us, her death wasn’t the only loss of Pakistan, but the loss of hope, determination, and courage that had exists within us, within you, and within me. That is what we lost on 27^th Dec, 2007. There are so many conspiracies with regard to her assassination, some says it was Al-Qaida, some say establishment, maybe agencies, or maybe the current government? Whatever the truth is no one knows, but what we should really need to know here is that, BB laid her life for true democracy. Irrespective whether you like it or not her last wave from her car was out of love for her countryman who were languishing under the darkness of dictatorship.

Though she is not with us but she has left with us her rich potical and an intellectual capital in the shape of her ideas, her philosophy of democratic, developmental and secular Pakistan where everyone, without discrimination on the basis of cast, color and religion, can live free life. As she rightly said in her book that, “one can kill the person but not an idea”. So, let us pledge to work for the preservation and promotion of her democratic ideals in order to turn Pakistan in tolerant and vibrant society. Let’s continue her dream. Let democracy do not die with her death in Pakistan.