The common capital of India and Pakistan

[Dr. Strangelove]

there is very strong chance that if there is a poll in Pakistan and India 60-70% would favour united country...

 

[Aka123]

ok sorry,i should have said most hindus.anyway the young generation dont cook beef at home;they eat outside.

That u can say. Mostly they don't!

 

[474474]

We never said that India is just for Hindus. And all the problems you are talking about... (like kashmir... 3 wars... )is because of the existence of Pakistan. Heck, during the partition, about a million lost their lives.

All were fighting for independence but some religious driven people were fighting for partition. How great!

How the f** can you blame the victims? My grand parents and others migrated because they saw their entire village massacred, in my particular case my grand dad was the sole survivor (but with serious injuries) who watched his whole family butcher by your so called 'independent' people.

 

[Aka123]

Hardly any do.. Apart from a few Wannabe whites or misguided JNUites...and of course a number of chaps in kolkata because they have to revolt against everything compulsorily.

Hahaha.... that was good one.... anyways you should say West Bengal and not Kolkata.....bdw I have seen people from other states as well ....And that's the beauty of India. People are not forced anything here. Even if you want people to stop, you don't have the power to stop. Hence what people like they do, therefore many Hindus eat nowadays.
One more thing to add, beef is not the staple food, but yes, it's not that people won't touch or eat. Bdw I quit beef discussion further!!

 

[Roybot]

I wish to buy a tickets to these India lovers to visit and live there for few months, jub GGGG pe dundey marain gye wahan to sari mohabat waheen se bahir nikal jaye gi

What makes you think we ll welcome these morons? Make no mistakes, we hate this aman ka tamasha just as much as you guys do, if not more!

 

[anonymus]

How the f** can you blame the victims? My grand parents and others migrated because they saw their entire village massacred, in my particular case my grand dad was the sole survivor (but with serious injuries) who watched his whole family butcher by your so called 'independent' people.

There was equal debauchery from your side also. May i remind you that Direct Action Day was initiated by jinnah and your people ethnically cleansed Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan.


Trying to earn brownie point by crying over loss in partition is a shameful hypocrisy which likes of Hafiz saeed likes to indulge in.

 

[Roybot]

oh yeah definitely the army from khorasan will do it, and we will have massive empire where i will be the khagan and @Armstrong will be the modern day qutab uddin aibak, he can rule on my behalf as i will be busy constructing a harem.

Stop living in the past mate, your army of khorasan will turn into radioactive dust in a matter of minutes, its not 15th century anymore, now its the survival of the brainiest and unfortunately your Republic of Khorasan is not doing that well in that race.

 

[474474]

There was equal debauchery from your side also. May i remind you that Direct Action Day was initiated by jinnah and your people ethnically cleansed Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan.


Trying to earn brownie point by crying over loss in partition is a shameful hypocrisy which likes of Hafiz saeed likes to indulge in.

You're fcking proving my point, honestly you Indians have no humanity even now.

 

[anonymus]

You're fcking proving my point, honestly you Indians have no humanity even now.

And what about you pakistains???


Your dead are tragedy, our dead are statistics.

Both sides murdered each other in 1947. Only begairats cry about partition victims on their side.

When both sides indulged in debauchry, how could blame be pinned on one?

 

[474474]

And what about you pakistains???


Your dead are tragedy, our dead are statistics.

Both sides murdered each other in 1947. Only begairats cry about partition victims on their side.

When both sides indulged in debauchry, how could blame be pinned on one?

The reason I posted was why patition happened, because Muslims were cornered and vulnerable thus Partition was right.

 

[Kaniska]

The common capital of India and Pakistan
KHUDA BUX ABRO

It was not just the land that was partitioned. Hearts, minds, behaviours and emotions had been partitioned long before so the final division could be made ‘smoothly’, and it went as smoothly as expected. The ground was pulled from underneath someone’s feet, while the sky was pulled away from another’s head! Millions of people neither belonged here nor there, only those who were to lead the new states remained. The new leaders had not only been involved in dividing the state but also dreamt of ruling the new countries in the name of religion and nationalism. A single announcement managed to create a border that cannot be seen anywhere except in books, files and maps.

It was as if a wall was erected in the courtyard of a large, lively house. Those who lived and played together would sulk one moment and reconcile with each other the next. Their hearts beat together as one. If they liked a certain tune, they all sang it together. If they got drunk, they danced in harmony with each other. Their souls were fragrant with the scent of the soil; their breaths were perfumed with the same culture. But the formation of the wall of hate and treachery neither divided nor affected their breaths, their heartbeats.

It doesn’t matter whether the leaders belong to this side of the wall or to that side. They have always sowed seeds of hatred within the divided hearts of their nation in order to prevent the demolition of the wall erected within their hearts and minds so that not only their rule would be established but their sustenance is guaranteed, as well as their luxuries.

What does it matter if the people on this side or that of the wall live below the poverty line? Forget having healthcare and education, what does it matter if the people are deprived of basic needs like ‘roti, kapra aur makan’? Instead, not only did they build mountains of weapons but they also filled their own homes with the money they earned from the sale of weapons.

On one hand, both countries are atomic powers. On the other hand, they have no electricity, water, gas or petrol. We line up for CNG and other fuels; there is no electricity neither here nor there. We say it’s ‘loadshedding’ and they call it ‘katoti’. At night, their footpaths are full of sleeping, homeless people. A similar sight can be seen on our roads at night. We have katchi abadis and they have slums. Piles of rubbish litter our streets and theirs. There are armies of beggar children on both sides of the wall. But we still stand amongst the developed nations with our heads held high, saying that we are atomic powers. They stand in dhotis and we in old, torn shalwars.

The awam here and the janta there are stuck in the clutches of the same kind of leaders. We hear cries of “Corruption! Corruption!” from both sides of the border. They are ruled by the bureaucracy, businesspeople, politicians and the army. Similarly, we are ruled by the bureaucracy, politicians, waderas, businesspeople and the army. Everyone is related in one way or the other. The pundit rules there, while the mullah rules here. They both fear love as it were their mortal enemy. Each tells his people to follow the ‘true’ path. Each considers his path as the right one.

Everyone has their own path and destination. Your job is merely to follow in their footsteps, not think and question your leaders. Just close your eyes and follow them because it is their responsibility to take you to the destination. The revolution is on its way. We have kept walking on for the last 65 years, losing generations in the process but we still hear that the revolution is on its way.

When the talks of lessening the distances begin, steps are taken to increase the distances. Firing occurs, throats are slit or sometimes you’ll hear a blast. Then all measures announced to decrease the bilateral distances are either completely withdrawn or remain as mere announcements. The nationalist politicians in both countries begin to speak in a common jingoist language. The media in both countries lets go of all control, trying to gain higher ratings. If they could, they would bring the two armies to a confrontation or blow up both nations with a single bomb.

The public of both countries breathe, smile, laugh and cry together. Their grief and happiness are the same. Films, drama and songs are the same for both; while someone from Calcutta hums the tunes of Mehdi Hasan, someone else in Peshawar is a great fan of Jagjit Singh. Their hearts beat together. Their dreams are the same. But this wall between the two countries has been elongated and heightened instead of being shortened. Those who keep fortifying it don’t know that its height cannot prevent the winds, scents and the sounds of music and laughter from travelling across the border.

Poetry, literature, history, philosophy, theatre, dance and music are our common capital. How are you going to stop these? What methods will you use? The people think at an equal level and are not dependent upon you anymore. Whether it is instruments, voice, art or literature, the roads have opened for them.

The world is getting closer everyday and you are adamant on not saying hello to your neighbour.

Our children would like to benefit from each other’s developments. They wish to study and learn from each other’s teachers. The fearful atmosphere spread by our leaders has greatly harmed our previous generations. For goodness sake, let the new generations familiarise themselves with their culture, traditions, art and literature. The entire world is coming closer but we are being kept apart from each other every single day.

Why are we forbidden from knowing about ourselves? Why we are not allowed to look into the mirror? We are supposed to be each other’s reflection. Why are we being forced to look into opposing directions? Who has ever been saved by weapons? Only love can save us! Please cut the crop that you have been cultivating for the last 65 years. And just let us be.

The author has dabbled in every form of the visual arts. An activist to the core, Abro’s work deals with social themes and issues ranging from human rights to dictatorial regimes. He is currently working for DAWN as an illustrator.

I respect you and kudos for your thoughts...But i feel this is the age of federalism where even states within India are asking for loosening of the control from the Central Gov to act independently and create their own economic fortune...And i feel the same concept might come up in Pakistan too....

So we donot need any common capital rather being separate we should learn about how to respect each other....That should be enough to create a great civilization again in the future..

 

[Gautam]

How the f** can you blame the victims? My grand parents and others migrated because they saw their entire village massacred, in my particular case my grand dad was the sole survivor (but with serious injuries) who watched his whole family butcher by your so called 'independent' people.

That massacre was everywhere because of the idea of 2 nation theory.
Your grand parents wouldn't have died if some bunch of religiously driven people hadn't demanded the partition of India.

 

[RabzonKhan]

First, let us start by living like good neighbors.

 

[474474]

That massacre was everywhere because of the idea of 2 nation theory.
Your grand parents wouldn't have died if some bunch of religiously driven people hadn't demanded the partition of India.

They demanded it for the same reason, seriously you can onl expect this effed up logic from indians 'You want another country we'll form a mob to kill your entire village including women, infants and old people.

 

[Aka123]

They demanded it for the same reason, seriously you can onl expect this effed up logic from indians 'You want another country we'll form a mob to kill your entire village including women, infants and old people.

It's not so simple. It's quite complicated. We can't just comment on partition like that. Here people (Indians and Pakistanis) cherry pick the portions, which portrays them better over the other and post that. There are many political reasons, twist and turns,not like 'some people wanted separate country, so mob came and killed them'.