Pakistani Elections – My Opinion February 21, 2008
Posted by Atif Mumtaz in Pakistan, Politics.Tags: elections, Pakistan, Politics
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It was not a vote for PPP (Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan’s Peoples Party) nor for PML, Nawaz League. It was a vote against the policies of General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf. Am I satisfied with the results? Yes, of course. My fellow Pakistani citizens have voted for peace over war, just like their counterparts voted out their war mongering leaders in other parts of the world including UK, Spain, and hopefully soon in the USA.
And a word of caution for PPP and PML(N). If they did not deliver on their promises, the people will also vote them out of power. So they better wise up and this time do not screw up as badly as they did in the 1990s.
Goat & CD-70 February 2, 2008
Posted by Atif Mumtaz in Activities, Pakistan, oddities.Tags: goat, Jhang, Pakistan, people, transport
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A 70cc motor cycle (CD-70) is a good way to get around in traffic jams all over Pakistan. But sometimes, it is used in extremely ingenious ways. Take a look at this picture, where three goats are sandwiched between the passenger and the driver. The motor cycle engine is barely able to carry the weight of two people and here it is carrying three heavy goats along with the passengers. Amazing. Really amazing.
I shot this mobile camera photo on the main road linking Jhang with Faisalabad in Punjab, Pakistan.
