Cuts Both Ways

Hello Paracha Sahib
I emailed your pic to a friend when I first saw it in your ilog; if a pic is worth a thousand words, then your finger can be said to be worth a million:) Now days the finger seems to be our most potent weapon and uncle sam has been getting quite alot of fingers lately.
Anyways, Karachi reminds me of a cancer patient, slowly slowly slowly reaching death:( or is it in remission nowdays?

Thanks Serena hasnot eaten the trees...

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Saminasha,
A finger lickin` good observation. But I hope it is only the finger they`re interested in. ;)

Omer,
Why the sudden DAWNing?

quraishi saab,

and just what the hell are you prattling about???!!! oh, are you going to tell me that most of karachi is socially aware and environmentally conscious? i`m always willing to be corrected on misstatements coming from me, but look at this gem from the responses to Murtaza`s article, quoted by you:

-- but if a pakistani were to post something relevant on something about india he or she would get it -- take the case of this interactor asfand on the board on the article about india`s election voting -- HOW MANY PAKISTANIS do u see interacting with the indians -- because they rather not waste their time trying to deal with the THE INDIANS WHO UNFORTUNATELY TURN INTO A MOB WHEN THEY ARE ALL INTERACTING TOGETHER -- IT SEEMS LIKE THEY HAVE A PACK MENTALITY -- ALL come together and start acting obnoxious -- and nazar hayat sahib there`s a way to call a spade a spade, without insulting people`s antecedents and without presuming fifty things about them ... -- (emphasis mine)

yes, indeed. to be confused and mixed up in one`s writing is definitely cool these days. methinks it seems that one of the esteemed assistant editors of dawn might also need a PR adviser. : ) or is that being confused and mixed up--and personal??? : )

Thank God someone wrote something about whats being done in Karachi. Did anyone saw what they did to the Karsaz Road? In order to widen the road, they cut down all the trees on one side of it. This used to be such a wonderful sight, a road without any pothole with trees lining the entire length on both sides. Why didn`t someone had the sense to uproot them and then plant them at a new location where the expanded road will end?? Don`t tell me it can`t be done, because if these people can bring trees from Interior Sindh and plant them here, i m sure they can move them a few feet!!! Why can`t someone get that its easy to cut down a tree in a matter of minutes, but that tree has taken YEARS to get to this point!!!!

post#3 -- noor -- what the hell are you talking about -- or wait a min -- to be confused and mixed up in one`s writing is to be cool these days, isnt it ?? -- yes samina, by the looks of it she is definitely his PR adviser :)

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DT Letter:

Discovering democracy

Sir: Apropos the news item, ‘Tarar supports democracy’, the article points out that Mr Tarar has exhorted political parties to resist dictatorial rule.

It is strange that the former Pakistani president has suddenly discovered a love for democracy. If he really cared about democracy, he would have resigned in protest on October 12, 1999, the day Nawaz Sharif was overthrown by General Pervez Musharraf. Instead, he remained president till June 20, 2001 until he was kicked out by General Musharraf. Next time Mr Tarar talks about democracy and resisting dictators, I hope someone reminds him of his own hypocrisy.
TAIMUR M KHAN
USA

its a shame, those trees i am sure are as old as this country ...
and they cut them ... for securing some bullshit embassy..wow....
inn logoun key paas aqal naam ki shayad koi cheez hi nahin ...

#5 cyberian
A tree is a tree is a tree. Anywhere and wherever it may be. Apart from this, all else that you have said stands true. And that`s Karachi. And it`s a shame. And there is nothing elitist about this piece. Just strictly and maybe perversly individualist. That`s where I am at after my painful, sweaty, agitated and bruised brushes with Marxism, NSF and the PPP. Quite like yours with the fauj, MQM ... and wait a minute. How come you did not mention the MMA? Reserving any populist hope for them to plant a few new trees in Korangi, Landhi, Malir, Federal B Area, Nagin Chowrangee, Haidery, New Karachi, Ancholi or Lines Area?

I guess if the finger can go up so can this already notorious Cactus Gas stuff.
Is it like Acidity? So what`s the hitch? Now I Really want my eyes on it

downers??? `non, merci!` as cyrano de bergerac said emphatically. life contains enough downers. as of now, only the natural uppers will do (and natural mystics!)

Noor,

Perhaps you might negotiate for some downers? Hmmm?

samina. .

was wondering who was going to come up with that question. the answer is yes, i am. and we are currently negotiating my commission. i don`t quite feel that cheap beer and cheap afghan hash are going to be enough! will keep you posted though!!!

Nadeem,

Also, nice conflation of endangered trees and endangered freedom of expression...its almost as if you middle finger is daring the Pakistani infrastructure to cut it down...(who says liberal arts students can`t read visual metaphors?)

Noor,

Are you Paracha`s press agent? Just wondering...