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Islamabad's phobia of Pindi boys

Hahaha ....... old souls, you and me.

Jinnah Super, Super and Kohsar market. That's the Islamabad we love.
Honestly the new generation have everything in abundance, I really loved my time Islamabad of old the books at Syed Bookbank, "blackbeard's burgers", the "Meethi Puri from Munchies" and the second hand shop in Khosar Market that now sells Tupperware and kitchen items, next to Gloria Jeans...

I purchased my First Commodore 64 and Acoustic Gituar from the second hand shop at Khosar Market.
 
This isnt about class discrimination its about the"harkatien" which pindi boys indulge themselves while in the mall.Good decision as they were the reason for deterioation of family freindly envoirment in the mall.So full support for this decision.
Those 'harkatein' are pretty common among a majority of Pakistani men (why restrict to boys?) irrespective of where they belong to. Bad nazar tareen men call South Asia (Bharat, Pakistan, Afghanistan) their home.

I purchased my First Commodore 64 and Acoustic Gituar from the second hand shop at Khosar Market.
You have played with Commodore 64? Boy, that was my 2nd computer. I still remember the thrill of C-64 with tape, and later floppy disk drive that had only one head. Sweet old memories.
 
It's just classism, wrong but i guess they need to control crowds and the type of crowds they want, public places in Pak are intended for "families only", isn't fair young people from less privileged classes tho

In Karachi we have something similar to "Pindi boys", in DHA/Clifton/upper class areas, any guy from outside these areas who act ghetto are called "Mailas", the definition of Mailas is like "Pindi boys", there was even a song by Young stunners called "Maila Majnu" mocking mailas, they then made a song mocking "Burgers" with a song called "Burger-e-Karachi"

Young Stunners - Maila Majnu lyrics | LyricsMode.com

some lyrics

I'm Maila and I know it...

Gola ganda ban kar ye to Atrium jaatay hain
Bathroom men khare ho kar tasveeren banate hain
Actually in ka dolmen mall men stall hai
Supra to dekho saeen lunday ka maal hai
Wallpaper pe laga hai emo boy
Saabun se min b dho liya karo oye
Saint Joseph k bahar karte hain khuwaari
Inki Eid hoti hai jab khulti hai double sawaari
Inki skinny jeans upar laal shirt aur chashmay(glasses) in k neelay peelay
Sea view par bhi dikhengay tmhe ganday aur geelay
Khatay hain ye har paanch(5) minute baad Chhaliya
Dete hain ye baat baat pe itni gaaliya
Wo gaaliya jo ap or main to day nahi saktay
Apnay Level ko ham itna low nahi rakhtay
Ye wo log hain jo aap or main to ho nahi saktay
Q k Gold Leaf k packet men Morven ham nahi rakhtay


Atrium & Dolmen are malls in Khi
 
Those 'harkatein' are pretty common among a majority of Pakistani men (why restrict to boys?) irrespective of where they belong to. Bad nazar tareen men call South Asia (Bharat, Pakistan, Afghanistan) their home.


You have played with Commodore 64? Boy, that was my 2nd computer. I still remember the thrill of C-64 with tape, and later floppy disk drive that had only one head. Sweet old memories.

Hi SyedAli73,

Yes Indeed I have, i purchased it a looooong time ago, still have it and it still works. Although the PSU needs cleaning because the dust can cause a spark hazard.
 
The class difference is quote clear. Instead of charging fee from awara gard boys its better to make it for families only.
 
Islamabad was a heaven once...loved the feeling of quite composed undisturbed life, with disciplined limited traffic, lush greenery right from G-T road to Zero point right till Muree and so on....!! Now it feels like population bomb has exploded and this city is quite likely gonna be the crowded one like others...!
 
I've heard that the fee would get reimbursed if you buy something from the mall and produce a proof of purchase.

So seems about right, they aren't banning anybody from entering, they are just putting a compulsion that you have to buy something in order to enter free.
 
It's just classism, wrong but i guess they need to control crowds and the type of crowds they want, public places in Pak are intended for "families only", isn't fair young people from less privileged classes tho

In Karachi we have something similar to "Pindi boys", in DHA/Clifton/upper class areas, any guy from outside these areas who act ghetto are called "Mailas", the definition of Mailas is like "Pindi boys", there was even a song by Young stunners called "Maila Majnu" mocking mailas, they then made a song mocking "Burgers" with a song called "Burger-e-Karachi"

Young Stunners - Maila Majnu lyrics | LyricsMode.com

some lyrics

I'm Maila and I know it...

Gola ganda ban kar ye to Atrium jaatay hain
Bathroom men khare ho kar tasveeren banate hain
Actually in ka dolmen mall men stall hai
Supra to dekho saeen lunday ka maal hai
Wallpaper pe laga hai emo boy
Saabun se min b dho liya karo oye
Saint Joseph k bahar karte hain khuwaari
Inki Eid hoti hai jab khulti hai double sawaari
Inki skinny jeans upar laal shirt aur chashmay(glasses) in k neelay peelay
Sea view par bhi dikhengay tmhe ganday aur geelay
Khatay hain ye har paanch(5) minute baad Chhaliya
Dete hain ye baat baat pe itni gaaliya
Wo gaaliya jo ap or main to day nahi saktay
Apnay Level ko ham itna low nahi rakhtay
Ye wo log hain jo aap or main to ho nahi saktay
Q k Gold Leaf k packet men Morven ham nahi rakhtay

Atrium & Dolmen are malls in Khi

maila majnu. :lol:
 
Hahaha ....... old souls, you and me.

Jinnah Super, Super and Kohsar market. That's the Islamabad we love.

Once upon a time, there was a Sitara market also as was a place called Aab-Para.

So not old enough them hmm ?
 
I presonally find Islooites more annoying then them pindi boyses. Most of the islooites originally heir from pindi anyways.
 
I've heard that the fee would get reimbursed if you buy something from the mall and produce a proof of purchase.

So seems about right, they aren't banning anybody from entering, they are just putting a compulsion that you have to buy something in order to enter free.

Just like the Burj-al-Arab.
 
Islamabad's phobia of Pindi boys
FARAZ TALAT — PUBLISHED about 2 hours ago

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This obvious class-policing is not a Centaurus problem, it is an Islamabad problem. —Creative commons

Drowning in busloads of unwashed masses from Islamabad’s unfanciful twin in the south, the Centaurus Mall has introduced an entrance fee for crowd control. The kind of people exempted from the fee, reflect upon the refined tastes of the denizens of our capital city.

Islamabad’s wide-open boulevards have long served as convenient playgrounds for the people of Rawalpindi, seeking sanative refuge from the narrower streets laden with webs of over-ground electrical wiring. It is no secret that many, if not most, Islamabadis find this casual tourism somewhat perturbing.

With the launch of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad metro bus system, this ‘tourism’ is expected to expand. The Pakistani social media is already brimming with angry tweets and Facebook status updates by Islamabadis, bemoaning the horrid excess of Pindi boys in the malls of Islamabad; some as far as boycotting these places in protest.

‘Pindi boys’ (or “boyses”) is the pejorative term used for the stereotypical slimy-haired, gaudily clothed, Punjabi accented youngsters of Rawalpindi who journey to Islamabad, usually in large groups of predominantly male friends, to enjoy the sights and sounds of our nation’s capital.

I happen to be one of those Pindi boys, though in all honesty, my hair is reasonably dry.

Also read: Want to visit Islamabad's Centaurus Mall? That'll be 100 rupees

The Centaurus Mall acted swiftly, enacting a modest Rs. 100 entrance fee — a small price to experience the splendour of a world-class shopping mall, of which the unfortunate souls of Rawalpindi are bereft.

The fee, is not much of an issue. Being one of the very few quality malls to grace the twin cities, crowd control is a legitimate problem. Problematic, is the list of people who are exempted from paying the entrance fee; a long list which is a less offensive way of saying who is not allowed to enter the mall freely.
The list starts with obvious exemptions: young children, senior citizens, and…uh...“special people”.

It then expands to include government employees, and members of sectors that basically define all of Islamabad and the people who live and work there.

Naturally, all diplomats, foreigners, MNAs and MPAs, members of elite Islamabad country clubs are exempted, as are “famous” TV celebrities and athletes; how it is to be decided whether a person is ‘famous’ enough to enter the mall with a hundred rupees to spare, awaits explanation.

To Rawalpindi, it extends a warm, free welcome, but only to the members of the armed forces, among a few other classic Pindi institutions. More generally, it exempts executive directors and managers of multinational companies, as well as university faculty members and doctors (hurray, I’m in!).

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The entire notice, is essentially a way of telling youngsters, particularly the Pindi boys that frighten the monocles off the Islamabad citizens, that they’re the type of people the Centaurus administration is less-than-eager to see inside the premises.

The list is a transparent game of Taboo, with the administration struggling to say “lower class” or “Pindi boys”, without actually saying the phrase.

Kashif Butt, marketing director of the Mall, noted: “The fact is that because of summer vacations, there are a lot of young people who loiter for hours.”

I wonder how that phenomenon is unique to the Twin Cities? Don’t young people hang around malls in other countries, say America; lazing around the central water feature, or sipping iced tea for hours in the food court? Surely, it is not a surprise that a shopping mall is a public space where people often gather and socialise?

And the administration certainly doesn’t seem to mind youngsters from any of the privileged categories of people loitering around, including young doctors and country club brats?

Know that, at the end, this obvious class-policing is not a Centaurus problem, it is an Islamabad problem, and it is a shameful one.

It is a matter of the elites marking their territory; defending their glittering spaces against the onslaught of the underprivileged ‘paindus’ who dare to sneak a taste of a nicer, shinier Pakistan.

If you're going to charge an entrance fee, everyone should pay except for women and children. Why shouldn't the rich and famous pay as well? Typical VIP culture. Its not my kind of place and setting and the type of people i wouldn't rub shoulders with, howoever Azad Kashmiris are exempt from entrance fee. Feeling privileged already!
 
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