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Me and my sister were watching Wasu aur mein on Geo. I was watching it for first time. And I was a little critical about it. (for obvious reasons). But to our pleasant surprise it was about Shehzad Roy's visit to Bangladesh. It piqued our interest. Me and sis were of the opinion that why not steps are taken to bring back two parts (former East and West Pakistan) closer again. As Geo tv and others do large propaganda with reconciliation with the state of India. But no steps are taken to end the bias (between Bangladesh and Pakistan). Bitter feelings are there. Just under the skin. Ready to come out by a faint scratch. So we watched it with great interest. And then luckily, next day, my teacher shared the link for one of his posts which he did for Bangladesh. Here it is:  http://khurramsdesk.blogspot.com/search?q=parable+of+the+sea When I read it, the way Sir drew the scene of that time's backdrop, is amazing. The layers he unfolded, the similarities, desires, villains; it w

Narration of Altaf Hussein Qureshi, cheif editor of urdu digest. He went to Bangladesh (I can't know the exact year but its some time around before fall.) Let's read him together. "Simple culture and light society displays special character. People here are since above societal biases so they have harmony and understanding between them and this characteristic gives them nationale tendency. Whenever culture is divided, people get divided. However long this cultural unity exists in them, they will have same level of intellect and relationships.  This is the reason of their simple life that they don't bow down before necessities of life. person who owns nothing can dare any type of challenges and dangers. He is fearless. We, who make lives luxurious are in reality, coward. We give reason to evertyhing then. That is why elite can never take revolutionary steps. Bengalis are free of luxurious lifestyle, they are not slaves of trends, they are strong, challenging. They

(This is a summary  of a series of article which Sir Khurram wrote for Dawn two years ago.) Pakistan In 2007, I embarked upon a systematic study of the history of the country in the light of a new understanding of Iqbal’s philosophy. My findings will be presented fully in the sixth volume of my Urdu biography of Iqbal but I have been sharing snippets on my blogs, in my journalistic writings and in my books – especially  Roshni ki Talash  (2010) and  Iqbal: Tashkeeli Daur  (2010). Here I want to present a basic introduction to some of the key points. In the history of Pakistan we find a unique pattern which has not been discerned in the history of any country so far. It is what I call the stages of collective self-development, peak moments and turning points. Let me explain these briefly. Stages of Collective Self-Development From 1886 to 1966, the nation adopted a goal every twentieth year and achieved it in twenty years before adopted a fresh goal. Since 1967, we do not fi