Comments on: One week in Pakistan http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/one-week-in-pakistan/ Roughing it up in the desert city of Dubai Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:38:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mishfaq http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/one-week-in-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-240533 mishfaq Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:35:41 +0000 http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/?p=1029#comment-240533 Dear Umar<br><br>I am also living in Dubai for the last one and half year and have a very lucrative job in the Government of Dubai. I am living with my family here and living in a good apartment with all the facilities. No loadshdding, good salary and every material comfort. But the qulity of life which we enjoy in our beautiful country cannot be described in words. Dubai is all artificial, very unnatural and we do not belong to this land. You cannot compare the colourful, spctacular Pakistan with this artificial, unnataural environment. You can spend your life in comfort here, but spending life and living a life are two different things. In Pakistan, we "live a life" and in Dubai, we "spend" life. Pakistan is there to survive and is ready for its enemies at their waterloo. Ask yourself: Is there any better drive in the world than driving on Margalla Hills from Margalla Road to Pir Sohawa? New Murree Expess Way, Motorway driving, beautiful lakes of pakistan, beautiful roads of pakistan, colourful villages of pakistan, sweet smells, innocent smiles and beautiful flowers, All this need an "eye" and heart..and salute to the peopel of Pakistan who are living there, Allah Bless pakistan, Long live Pakistan. Dear Umar

I am also living in Dubai for the last one and half year and have a very lucrative job in the Government of Dubai. I am living with my family here and living in a good apartment with all the facilities. No loadshdding, good salary and every material comfort. But the qulity of life which we enjoy in our beautiful country cannot be described in words. Dubai is all artificial, very unnatural and we do not belong to this land. You cannot compare the colourful, spctacular Pakistan with this artificial, unnataural environment. You can spend your life in comfort here, but spending life and living a life are two different things. In Pakistan, we “live a life” and in Dubai, we “spend” life. Pakistan is there to survive and is ready for its enemies at their waterloo. Ask yourself: Is there any better drive in the world than driving on Margalla Hills from Margalla Road to Pir Sohawa? New Murree Expess Way, Motorway driving, beautiful lakes of pakistan, beautiful roads of pakistan, colourful villages of pakistan, sweet smells, innocent smiles and beautiful flowers, All this need an “eye” and heart..and salute to the peopel of Pakistan who are living there, Allah Bless pakistan, Long live Pakistan.

]]> By: Abbas Khan http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/one-week-in-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-240380 Abbas Khan Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:43:07 +0000 http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/?p=1029#comment-240380 Blind patriotism? Huh? How could you actually say that when you willingly left your parents under the situations where country is now. I do agree with culprits you mentioned but I like your escape but I would have to call it selfishness until you help them to move as well. Give a sincere thought about it! Blind patriotism? Huh? How could you actually say that when you willingly left your parents under the situations where country is now. I do agree with culprits you mentioned but I like your escape but I would have to call it selfishness until you help them to move as well. Give a sincere thought about it!

]]> By: Zubair http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/one-week-in-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-238281 Zubair Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:09:52 +0000 http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/?p=1029#comment-238281 Hi. You seem to miss the point entirely and are starting a different conversation. What I replied to Umar is that I disagree with him when he says that Pakistan is worsening and we have no hope in foreseeable future. We have lots of good things happening, e.g. return of a democratic process, Pakistan winning the T20 worldcup, free judiciary, general development (at least in Karachi), etc. I for one do see a lot of hope for Pakistan - it's just not going to fade away like media junkies puts it in front of the (il)literate masses. And if Pakistan was really such a gone case, foreign & even local companies would have stopped investing here long time ago. <br><br>Your rest of the comment is very childish and I do not want to stoop to your level to explain it to you. But to talk of facts, most of the Pakistanis are NOT begging for US/Dubai visa (what percentage of Pakistanis in a long line at the American consulate?). Hi. You seem to miss the point entirely and are starting a different conversation. What I replied to Umar is that I disagree with him when he says that Pakistan is worsening and we have no hope in foreseeable future. We have lots of good things happening, e.g. return of a democratic process, Pakistan winning the T20 worldcup, free judiciary, general development (at least in Karachi), etc. I for one do see a lot of hope for Pakistan – it's just not going to fade away like media junkies puts it in front of the (il)literate masses. And if Pakistan was really such a gone case, foreign & even local companies would have stopped investing here long time ago.

Your rest of the comment is very childish and I do not want to stoop to your level to explain it to you. But to talk of facts, most of the Pakistanis are NOT begging for US/Dubai visa (what percentage of Pakistanis in a long line at the American consulate?).

]]> By: Adnan Siddiqi http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/one-week-in-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-238256 Adnan Siddiqi Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:42:35 +0000 http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/?p=1029#comment-238256 <sarcasm><br>yea and will be more secure after new American embassy. <br></sarcasm> <sarcasm>
yea and will be more secure after new American embassy.
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]]> By: Adnan Siddiqi http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/one-week-in-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-238255 Adnan Siddiqi Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:41:09 +0000 http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/?p=1029#comment-238255 Loserish life? that's funny<br><br>As I said, what all Umar said is not something which is uncommon. Umar words can be heard by many young Pakistnis here and there. re you saying Pakistanis have stopped begging for US /Dubai Visa? please talk about facts.<br><br>There is no harm if Umar is worried about his family. Everyone is. It's just umar got a chance and others don't. Loserish life? that's funny

As I said, what all Umar said is not something which is uncommon. Umar words can be heard by many young Pakistnis here and there. re you saying Pakistanis have stopped begging for US /Dubai Visa? please talk about facts.

There is no harm if Umar is worried about his family. Everyone is. It's just umar got a chance and others don't.

]]> By: captureuniverse http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/one-week-in-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-238252 captureuniverse Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:08:22 +0000 http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/?p=1029#comment-238252 well brother.....one spends life by having string of HOPE, if you will lose that you will surely loose your life direction...so be hopeful.... well brother…..one spends life by having string of HOPE, if you will lose that you will surely loose your life direction…so be hopeful….

]]> By: Neena http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/one-week-in-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-238249 Neena Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:56:18 +0000 http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/?p=1029#comment-238249 Umar - you've a point but most of the people who live there<br>- they try every mean to get out of the country and some who do get out and make it to the west end up in more miserable conditions as without money developed countries are nightmares. As for security - the jobs our people get (driving cab, delivering pizza, managing gas station, working during late night hours, etc.) is more dangerous. But if someone get a white collar job outside Pakistan then by all means they can make it there and hopefully able to raise their kids without any racial tension.<br><br>With recession and all lot of qualified and educated people are returning to Pakistan specially getting nice jobs around Islamabad. I hear Islamabad is still a nice and secure place to live and raise a family, does it hold some water? Umar – you've a point but most of the people who live there
- they try every mean to get out of the country and some who do get out and make it to the west end up in more miserable conditions as without money developed countries are nightmares. As for security – the jobs our people get (driving cab, delivering pizza, managing gas station, working during late night hours, etc.) is more dangerous. But if someone get a white collar job outside Pakistan then by all means they can make it there and hopefully able to raise their kids without any racial tension.

With recession and all lot of qualified and educated people are returning to Pakistan specially getting nice jobs around Islamabad. I hear Islamabad is still a nice and secure place to live and raise a family, does it hold some water?

]]> By: dhard http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/one-week-in-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-238210 dhard Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:38:23 +0000 http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/?p=1029#comment-238210 hahah doing best at work ...when u cant do best at home ... is onlly living in disguise dear. hahah doing best at work …when u cant do best at home … is onlly living in disguise dear.

]]> By: Nash http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/one-week-in-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-238193 Nash Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:08:32 +0000 http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/?p=1029#comment-238193 Sorry about your loss. Crimes do happen every where. Did you know Pakistan has the same murder rate as the US? Both have 6.8 per 100,000 inhabitants (check it out here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_murder_rate" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_...</a>). We're still much better off than South, Central America and Africa. And we're better than the world average which is 7.6 per 100,000. You're just generalizing Pakistan based on a singular experience. In which country exactly are there no homocides or muggings? Sorry about your loss. Crimes do happen every where. Did you know Pakistan has the same murder rate as the US? Both have 6.8 per 100,000 inhabitants (check it out here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_...). We're still much better off than South, Central America and Africa. And we're better than the world average which is 7.6 per 100,000. You're just generalizing Pakistan based on a singular experience. In which country exactly are there no homocides or muggings?

]]> By: Zubair http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/one-week-in-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-238190 Zubair Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:31:31 +0000 http://umarsiddiqi.com/blog/?p=1029#comment-238190 hi, nobody said overseas pakistani are bad for the country!! <br><br>no denying that there are thugs, dakaits and God knows what else in this country. but where arent such people in this world? <br><br>my simple request is to stop generalization about Pakistan. in your opinion 160 million people in Pakistan and sleeping and unpractical (or living in denial) and you are the only one in complete senses?? you see to be suffering from megalomania. hi, nobody said overseas pakistani are bad for the country!!

no denying that there are thugs, dakaits and God knows what else in this country. but where arent such people in this world?

my simple request is to stop generalization about Pakistan. in your opinion 160 million people in Pakistan and sleeping and unpractical (or living in denial) and you are the only one in complete senses?? you see to be suffering from megalomania.

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