20-10-2009

میں کس کے ہاتھ پے اپنا لہو تلاش کروں

تمام شہر نے پہنے ہوئے ہیں دستانے

20-10-2009:
This shot makes me rethink my pessimism. Light can’t be shut down. It makes its path through dark always.

But the kind of turmoil my dear Pakistan is going through makes me foresee only darkness. Two days back, my Alma Matter, Islamic University, was hit by not one but two blasts. Suicide bombers. When I heard the news on a channel, I was in shock. I never considered of all the places, a university; of all the universities this particular university a supposedly victim of such violence ever. Islam is nothing but peace. It is not the reason behind this terrorism at all. Its the fanatic beings who brainwash the naive minds in the name of Islam and use them as their live weapons.

It was utter sorrow when I saw pictures of defaced, blown off and shattered corridors … with blood of aspiring youth spilled around. These were the same corridors once I walked with my friends. Same passages that shared the memory of our tense and pleasant moments. We moved on and new comers came to fill up, with alive and vibrant dreams. But no more. Government came and showed blatant sympathy when probably they care not but themselves.

According to my sources, the number of demises (Shahadats) was around 15 and not the count of 6. Possibility of seriously injured and ones with permanent damages is even more. Oh but government may show some sympathy and pay their families a lac or two.

Problem is this ferocity leads to nowhere.

May Allah bless the departed souls in higher gardens of jannah (heaven) and make their sacrifice profound for the nation and country. May Allah also give sabr to the affected families. Their loss is immeasurable. Amen. When I think about it losing parent for a child is hard but losing a child is harder for a parent. Not expected in the unexpected world. Only we can pray and stay united for the larger cause.

موج بڑھے یا آندھی آئے دیا جلائے ركھنا ہے

گھركی خاطرسودكھ جھیلیں گھر تو آخر اپنا ہے

And just an hour back, another earthquake hits of 6.2 magnitude. Thanks to Allah, was not shallow. May Allah keep everyone in his safety. Amen.

And Truth for peace shall prevail. Inshah Allah.