A vanishing dream…! By Shiraz Paracha
The PTI is another name of Imran Khan. Without Imran the PTI is a gang of creepy leaders. It is Imran and only Imran around whom millions of idealist, energetic and well-intended but naive young people, who see the world in black & white, have gathered. These young people, particularly females, have faith in Imran. He is their ideal. They see in him a true leader who can give them a bright future and a country they will feel proud about.
Not all leaders can inspire and generate such emotions among people of a specific society at a specific time. Once Hitler, too, was popular among the German people when he had played on frustrations of the German nation. But Germany had to pay a heavy price for its fondness for Hitler’s passion and ideology.
Imran is not Hitler but he is the second Pakistani leader after Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who has inspired millions. However, there are signs that Imran’s story is heading towards a tragic end. Nobody else but Imran Khan would be responsible for such an eventuality.
One feels sad to see a hope die and dream vanish bit by bit. Imarn khan created the PTI and he is damaging it. It pains me to see huge disappointment and anger that our youth may encounter if Imran didn't change his path of political suicide.
Imran had a chance to become a great reformer and social leader of Pakistan—A Messiah. He could change peoples’ lives due to his charisma and energy. He could be a role model in the fields of education, social change and sports.
Imran is not a very learned man, he is not a visionary; he is not even an intellectual. He doesn't read, he doesn't understand dynamics of politics and society, he is not a peoples’ man. He can talk about miseries of the weak and the poor but he has not experienced what poverty and powerlessness is. He can’t feel the pain of dispossession. He never resisted the powerful in the true sense. He didn't suffer at the hands of military dictators and doesn't understand what political struggle and philosophy means. There are imperfections in Imran’s personal life, which is full of contradictions.
Oddly enough the people of Pakistan have accepted Imran despite his shortcomings and weaknesses.
Most Pakistani heroes are fake or manufactured. Our true heroes and genuine leaders were killed in darkness. We are a barren land and in such a place generals like Hameed Gul and Shuja Pasha promoted Imran Khan as a political hero, which was another blunder of those generals.
Imran is a hero but his field is not politics. Yet he could play a key role in the progressive and positive transformation of the Pakistani society.
Pakistan’s ills and problems are mostly social and are result of our primitive, tribal and ultra conservative thinking and mindset. Unknowingly we are fighting against modernity and development. We want to reverse the wheel of history. Some of us are very powerful and they want us to go back to stone-age. A politician or political party can’t handle such issues because they have to live with social, cultural and religious myths and realities. Politicians can’t go against their voters’ wishes and life styles thus most politicians like to maintain the status quo and don’t question or address taboo issues.
Pakistan’s ills and problems are mostly social and are result of our primitive, tribal and ultra conservative thinking and mindset. Unknowingly we are fighting against modernity and development. We want to reverse the wheel of history. Some of us are very powerful and they want us to go back to stone-age. A politician or political party can’t handle such issues because they have to live with social, cultural and religious myths and realities. Politicians can’t go against their voters’ wishes and life styles thus most politicians like to maintain the status quo and don’t question or address taboo issues.
On the other hand, a social reformer who enjoys the public’s trust but is not interested in election politics can ask difficult questions because he/she does not want to be a president or prime minister of the country but his aim is healing social ills.
Imran is a failed political leader and strategist. But he is a successful social activist/campaigner. If he did not enter into politics he could be extremely successful as social campaigner raising awareness about social causes such as poverty, healthcare and education at national and international forums. He could be Pakistan’s Goodwill Ambassador. Such a role would earn him more credibility. His influence and reach would be bigger than prime ministers. He would be respected and remembered by all political parties and people of different persuasions.
People love Imran because of his social work and achievements as a sports star. He enjoys public’s trust in those spheres and he could continue building on that and would attain a status where he could change lives by influencing opinions and perceptions.
Somewhere power players and power brokers misled him. They pushed Imran into a quagmire; he won’t come out unhurt or untainted.
Spymasters could use Imran for their agenda due to Imran’s lust for power. Perhaps Imran will be punished for ignoring the love and respect that has been showered on him by the Pakistani youth. He will pay the price for preferring glory over trust.
Soap power: Handwash chemical linked to cancer: RT Reported
Washing your hands with antibacterial soap may be dangerous, a new US study reveals. A chemical found in many liquid handwashes and other basic household products like shampoos and toothpaste has been linked to cancer.
Triclosan is an antimicrobial agent of broad-spectrum and one of the most common additives used in a wide range of consumer products, from kitchenware to toys. Studies have also found traces of the chemical in 97 percent of breast milk samples from lactating women and in the urine of nearly three-quarters of people tested. Triclosan is also common in the environment, being one of the seven most-frequently detected compounds in streams across the US.
For more details, follow RT link CLICK HERE
http://on.rt.com/norid5
Why Small and Medium Businesses Fail at the start up?
It has been noticed in Denmark and across the Europe that a lot of companies getting registered everyday but there is another hard fact as that a lot of companies apply to get dissolved. There are so many factors that lead businesses to an end apart of from lack of finances and management issues.
- There is not so much room for new businesses in that particular area for new companies that lead to dissolution. Most people do not work properly prior to their business start and the scope is limited for newcomers either due to large number of companies already operated or the idea is abandoned.
- In some cases the growth is very high that the owners couldn't manage it due to incompetence or lack of vision. But most it is due unnecessary opening of new outlets or unnecessary investments that leads to failures.
- Some people do not have enough finances to work for their growth and the introductory stage ends in frustration.
- It is also noticed that some people really unable to meet the needs and expectations of the customers either the product or service quality or delivery.
- In some cases, the owners are self centered and by this they miss most of the important activities that are required to address.
- Lack of business experience and the right approach required
- inappropriate allocation of funds to assets required
There are some others that will be discussed from time to time in this blog.
Pakistan Biggest Win against Australia in the 2nd Test by 356 runs: Cricinfo reported
Pakistan 570/6d & 293/3d
Australia 261 & 246 (88.3 ov)
Pakistan won by 356 runs
Pakistan v Australia Test Series - 2nd Test
Played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi (neutral venue)
30,31 October, 1,2,3 November 2014 (5-day match)
| PAKISTAN 1st innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ahmed Shehzad | lbw b Lyon | 35 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 54.68 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | c †Haddin b Johnson | 45 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 50.56 |
| Azhar Ali | c Warner b Starc | 109 | 250 | 6 | 0 | 43.60 |
| Younis Khan | b Siddle | 213 | 349 | 15 | 2 | 61.03 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq* | c & b Smith | 101 | 168 | 10 | 1 | 60.11 |
| Asad Shafiq | b Starc | 21 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 65.62 |
| Sarfraz Ahmed† | not out | 19 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 86.36 | |
| Yasir Shah | not out | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 | |
| Extras | (b 10, lb 11, w 1, nb 4) | 26 | |||||
| Total | (6 wickets dec; 164 overs) | 570 | (3.47 runs per over) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG Johnson | 25 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 2.36 | (2nb) |
| MA Starc | 27 | 3 | 86 | 2 | 3.18 | (1w) |
| PM Siddle | 31 | 8 | 75 | 1 | 2.41 | (1nb) |
| NM Lyon | 37 | 1 | 154 | 1 | 4.16 | |
| MR Marsh | 12 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 2.66 | ||
| GJ Maxwell | 16 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 4.87 | ||
| MJ Clarke | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 | ||
| SPD Smith | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 4.10 | (1nb) |
| AUSTRALIA 1st innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DA Warner | c Yasir Shah b Rahat Ali | 19 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 67.85 |
| CJL Rogers | c †Sarfraz Ahmed b Imran Khan | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| NM Lyon | b Rahat Ali | 15 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 17.64 |
| GJ Maxwell | b Zulfiqar Babar | 37 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 132.14 |
| MJ Clarke* | b Imran Khan | 47 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 75.80 |
| SPD Smith | lbw b Zulfiqar Babar | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MR Marsh | c Rahat Ali b Imran Khan | 87 | 116 | 13 | 1 | 75.00 |
| BJ Haddin† | b Yasir Shah | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 45.45 |
| MG Johnson | c Mohammad Hafeez b Yasir Shah | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PM Siddle | c Yasir Shah b Mohammad Hafeez | 28 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 62.22 |
| MA Starc | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Extras | (lb 6, nb 7) | 13 | |||||
| Total | (all out; 67.2 overs) | 261 | (3.87 runs per over) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 14 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 4.28 | (1nb) |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 5.2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2.43 | |
| Zulfiqar Babar | 25 | 5 | 94 | 2 | 3.76 | |
| Rahat Ali | 9 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 4.55 | (2nb) |
| Yasir Shah | 14 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 3.35 |
| PAKISTAN 2nd innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Shehzad | b Johnson | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 233.33 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | c Starc b Johnson | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Azhar Ali | not out | 100 | 174 | 6 | 0 | 57.47 | |
| Younis Khan | lbw b Smith | 46 | 122 | 3 | 0 | 37.70 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq* | not out | 101 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 177.19 | |
| Extras | (b 23, lb 4, w 1, nb 1) | 29 | |||||
| Total | (3 wickets dec; 60.4 overs) | 293 | (4.82 runs per over) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG Johnson | 7 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 6.42 | |
| NM Lyon | 18 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 2.66 | ||
| MA Starc | 11.4 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 4.80 | (1w) | |
| PM Siddle | 14 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 3.42 | (1nb) | |
| SPD Smith | 6 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 9.00 | |
| MR Marsh | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 |
| AUSTRALIA 2nd innings (target: 603 runs) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJL Rogers | c Asad Shafiq b Zulfiqar Babar | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7.40 |
| DA Warner | c Yasir Shah b Mohammad Hafeez | 58 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 77.33 |
| GJ Maxwell | lbw b Zulfiqar Babar | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| MJ Clarke* | b Zulfiqar Babar | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| SPD Smith | lbw b Yasir Shah | 97 | 204 | 12 | 0 | 47.54 |
| MR Marsh | c Asad Shafiq b Mohammad Hafeez | 47 | 130 | 6 | 0 | 36.15 |
| BJ Haddin† | b Zulfiqar Babar | 13 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 34.21 |
| MG Johnson | b Yasir Shah | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PM Siddle | not out | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| MA Starc | b Yasir Shah | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9.52 |
| NM Lyon | c Azhar Ali b Zulfiqar Babar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 1, nb 3, pen 5) | 14 | |||||
| Total | (all out; 88.3 overs) | 246 | (2.77 runs per over) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahat Ali | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.37 | ||
| Imran Khan | 8 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 3.62 | ||
| Mohammad Hafeez | 17 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 2.23 | |
| Zulfiqar Babar | 32.3 | 2 | 120 | 5 | 3.69 | (1nb) |
| Yasir Shah | 22 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 2.00 | (2nb) |
| Azhar Ali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
MATCH DETAILS
Toss - Pakistan, who chose to bat
Series - Pakistan won the 2-match series 2-0
Series - Pakistan won the 2-match series 2-0
Player of the match - Misbah ul Haq (Pakistan)
Umpires - RA Kettleborough (England) and NJ Llong (England)TV umpire - M Erasmus (South Africa)Match referee - RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)Reserve umpire - Ahsan Raza (Pakistan)
Close of play
- - day 1 - Pakistan 1st innings 304/2 (Azhar Ali 101*, Younis Khan 111*, 88 ov)
- - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 22/1 (DA Warner 16*, NM Lyon 1*, 5.2 ov)
- - day 3 - Pakistan 2nd innings 61/2 (Azhar Ali 21*, Younis Khan 16*, 21 ov)
- - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 143/4 (SPD Smith 38*, MR Marsh 26*, 48 ov)
MATCH NOTES
- Australia: 150 runs in 51.5 overs (312 balls), Extras 11
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 146 balls (SPD Smith 19, MR Marsh 29, Ex 2)
- SPD Smith: 50 off 120 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: Australia - 198/4 in 63.0 overs (SPD Smith 73, MR Marsh 44)
- Australia: 200 runs in 63.3 overs (383 balls), Extras 12
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 221 balls (SPD Smith 52, MR Marsh 45, Ex 3)
- Lunch: Australia - 238/5 in 81.0 overs (SPD Smith 97, BJ Haddin 13)
- Reviews used before the 80th over: Australia 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful); Pakistan 1 (1 successful, 1 unsuccessful)
- Over 81.2: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - SPD Smith (Struck down)
- Australia 2nd innings: 1x5 ball over (84th over, bowled by Yasir Shah, called by Umpire NJ Llong)
Source: espnCricinfo
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)