Gulbadan

So then, World War III appears to have been set in motion, since we're fast reaching the point of no return, and Muslims worldwide are mega-pissed. And you all know what happens Muslims get mega-pissed, now don't you. It all sounds really fascinating, and I have my popcorn and Coke ready, and shall remain glued to the television set watching Fox News and their hot presenters in formal skirts discussing how to best reduce the next random Lebanese city to rubble.

The other day some US ambassador made the delightful comment that the deaths of Lebanese civilians in Israeli strikes is not morally equivalent to the deaths of Israeli civilians in suicide terrorist attacks. How cute.

In other, completely unrelated news, Ahmed Faraz, an ethnic Pathan who has become one of Pakistan's great poets of the modern era and the guy who penned the rather famous ranjish hee sahi dil hee dukhanay ke liye aa, has decided to return the Hilal e Imtiaz that was awarded to him by the government in 2004. The Hilal e Imtiaz, if my calculations are correct, is the third highest civilian honour that can be given to a Pakistani. It probably comes after the Nishan e Imtiaz and the Sitara e Imtiaz. Now excuse me for my pettiness but the government really needs to come up with better, more original names. This simply does not cut it. Medal of Honor, now that sounds grand. Anyway, the reason Mr.Faraz's gives for his ignoble actions? He feels that the government, led by our lovely President, has abused the rights of the people, has failed in its duties to protect them and uplift their condition, and has generally done a piss-assed job of running the darned country. Now that's what I call a man with some real balls!