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The Bar that doesn’t serve drinks

Posted on 12 February 2012 by Tea Server

A couple of days ago the Lahore Bar Association managed todo what no other bar association has been able to do so far; they lowered theirbar. They decided to ban all products by a company called SHEZAN from beingserved at court premises because apparently according to them SHEZAN is Ahmadiowned. Now you would think that being lawyers they would understand how logicworks and how an argument should be shaped. You would think that a whole associationmade up of lawyers would realize that why banning stuff based on themanufacturer’s apparent religious affiliations is a bad idea.

But you are wrong. Thinking an idea through would haverequired common sense and some actual lawyer work, so they instead chose to dothe stupid thing. And now that it is done, let us take a look at the sort of crapthese geniuses have pulled and what effects it would have.

Firstly, as lawyers they should have known that doingsomething like this would set precedence. That means that now that it has beendone in Lahore, zealots in other Bar Associations would go ahead and start makingsuch moronic decisions as well. So what these idiots have done is successfullygiven precedence for institutionalization of discrimination based on someone’sreligious beliefs. So even though right now it is just juice, they can banother things based on the same logic. It may even get to a point where theymight discriminate against people instead of just products because that istheir logic to start with. Because this specific person has religious beliefsthat are not identical to mine so anything he/she makes is banned, ergo thatperson himself should be banned too.  Soyou see where I am going with this.

Secondly, these are the same people who talk about Quaid kaPakistan and have the picture of Quaid in their Chambers as Quaid was not only thefounder of Pakistan but a great lawyer too. But with this decision they haveeffectively shit on Quaid’s image of Pakistan. Quaid built this country andassured at multiple instances that minorities will be treated equally. Quaidsaid the following:

Minorities to whichever community they may belong; will besafeguarded. Their religion or faith or belief will be secure. There will be nointerference of any kind with their freedom of worship. They will have theirprotection with regard to their religion, faith, their life, their culture.They will be, in all respects, the citizens of Pakistan without any distinctionof caste or creed. They will have their rights and privileges and nodoubt, along with it goes the obligation of citizenship. Therefore, theminorities have their responsibilities also and they will play their part inthe affairs of this state. As long as the minorities are loyal to the State andowe true allegiance and as long as I have any power, they need have noapprehension of any kind.
Source: http://m-a-jinnah.blogspot.com/2011/04/statement-on-protection-for-minorities.html

And if Quaid’s words were not enough, the flag was to be therepresentative of the diversity of Pakistan where the white portion representsthe minorities who are a crucial part of this country. So based on all of this,who the hell are these people to go ahead and take such decisions that negatethe very vision of our founder. How can these people be expected to uphold theconstitution and laws of Pakistan when they do not even share the vision of itsfounder.

All said and done, the point is, we all know that this is abad decision. We all know that these Bar Association people are zealots who arepushing Pakistan down a dangerous path. But what we need to start understandingis that this sort of mentality is now spreading. It is no longer the actionthat is dangerous; it is the thought that has gone in to that. The sort of evilmind that thought this up is the problem for our nation. And that mentality is unfortunatelyspreading. This was a Lawyer’s association, who are apparently educated and ifthis is how their mind is working imagine how easy it would be to influence themind of simpletons with such religious hatred fueled by moronic reasoning.

It’s the mind set we need to be freaking out on, not the nonavailability of a juice.

In case you were wondering who are these people at Lahore Bar Association, follow this link http://www.lahorebarassociation.com/current-cabinet
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Why DUNYA TV can never be trusted again…

Posted on 09 February 2012 by Tea Server

For a while now there has been a discussion about the rolethat the media plays. Throughout that discussion it has always been said thatthe media is unbiased and it is doing its duty of bringing hard facts toviewers spread all across Pakistan. The assumption has been that nomatter who owned the media outlet it would be totally unbiased when it came toreporting. And yet all the viewers and everyone involved always knew that everychannel had a specific agenda and that it would always push forward its ownversion of the truth rather than just the facts.  Actually this case was made in detailrecently by a friend of mine in his article that can be found here. Sogiven we all knew this already, yesterday’s DUNYA TV episode or shall we justcall it a broadcast was one of the saddest and most disturbing things I have seenin my life.


The All Knowing….Lucman
Starting with Mubasher Lucman, who is a talk show hostsomehow and claims to be seeking justice for all and yet he is the guy who stillowes USD 80,000 to a studio in Thailand, who went on a rant over the phone saying that Punjab has Bird Flu. Then slowly like a pathetictabloid story, the longer his argument went on, the clearer it became that there was nothing to it. Butwhile this conclusion was reached, he had already blamed the Government ofPunjab about 50 times. So in recap, he blamed the Govt. of Punjab for the BirdFlu that does not exist. Funny enough this story came in print a few days ago,and upon talking to one of the office bearers of the Poultry Association I wastold that it was a rumor to bring down the price of Chicken which recently has gone up quite a bit. It is a week old story but it was soon cleared up andretracted. But Mubasher Lucman, went on National TV or whatever DUNYA TV is,and started this rumor again without any solid proof. Within hours, DUNYATV had successfully managed to play with livelihoods of millions of people inPunjab without any proof just for the sake of making Government of Punjab lookbad.

Actual FIR that was filed against Mian Amir by the Father of one of the girls killed
Then came the  news bulletins, where most of the headlineswere categorically against the ruling government in Punjab. I mean it came to apoint where it was insane; they stopped trying to hide their hatred and just went full on against them. Be it the non BirdFlu story or the Building Collapse, everything was just simply blamed and somehowtied to the Government in Punjab. It became even sadder when DUNYA TV figuredout that an FIR had been lodged against their owner, Mian Amir who also happensto own the Punjab Group of Colleges. And that is when the figurative shit hitthe fan for DUNYA TV. Within a space of 5 minutes, they went ballistic as iftheir offices were under siege and they were broadcasting live from Homs inSyria rather than from their comfy office block in Lahore. They actually hadviolin music playing in the background while they narrated the story of HOW THEGOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB HAD LODGED AN FIR AGAINST THEIR OWNER because DUNYA TV wassaying the TRUTH. Now this claim on its own is misreporting of the highestorder as the Government of Punjab did not do that. It was the father of one of the girls killed at Punjab College’s Concertin Lahore. And to prove it, the picture above is of the FIR. IF you do not know thisstory, let me explain. You remember a few weeks ago there was a stampede at acollege concert in Lahore which was played out as the Atif Aslam Concert wherethe exit doors were shut down and a bomb threat caused a stampede resulting thedeaths of three girls. Well that story was killed off very quickly and it didnot even play once on DUNYA TV because the owner of that college was Mian Amir,who also owns Dunya TV.  But afterfailing to pay off the victim’s family, an FIR was lodged.

Owner Dunya TV and Punjab Group of
Colleges
But DUNYA TV took this and turned it in to something thatcould give them political Milage by saying the Government of Punjab did this.And what is worse is while they were reporting that the FIR was filed, they didnot mention even once in 3 hours for exactly what instance was it filed instead they did their best to spread the narrative that it because DUNYA TV had raised the Punjab Institute of Cardiology story and now they were being punished for it. Logically if that were the case, GEO and Express would have been screwed over too but no DUNYA TV did not think of that logic. 

The fact of the matter is, this whole episode has shown howchildish our media is. Within 4 hours, one media group for its own purposes hadspread a rumor that affects the livelihoods of millions of people and then hadmanaged to snub a story about their sister concern (Punjab Colleges) and turnthat in to a story of political victimization. All this took 4 hours. That isscary to say the least.

While this discussion on responsible media and the needfor media’s role to be well defined, we need to start moving towards specificsnow. The time for awareness and advocacy is nearly over; actual actions need tobe taken now. Things like what DUNYA TV did yesterday cannot be tolerated indecent or even semi-decent societies where a news channel can endanger millionsof livelihoods and then cry political victimization as part of its grand schemeof blackmailing a provincial government. We as the citizens cannot sit ideallyby and let this happen because it is insulting to our intelligence.  Channels like DUNYA TV cannot be allowed tocontinue claiming that they are independent and unbiased. They need to clarifythat they are agenda based news outlets there to provide cover for their owners’other business ventures because that is a fact. It is about time we startcalling things as they are instead of hiding behind the myth of being unbiasedand objective.

And just to remind you, Mubasher Lucman, who always goesaround claiming to be honest is the same guy who bought Twitter Followers. Who doesthat? And yet this guy did. So think about his mentality next time you hearanything coming from his mouth. And for your comic pleasure following is the video where he makes a claim about Bird Flu without presenting an iota of proof and the Anchor lets him go on without once asking for evidence. 


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The PTI-N Reaction

Posted on 16 January 2012 by Tea Server

The recent formation of a splinter group of PTI called PTI-Nhas come as a shock to quite a few PTI supporters. In the days that havefollowed since its creation PTI-N has spent considerable time on social mediasites trying to explain why they have broken away from their mother party. WhatPTI-N has done is nothing new, it is something that is normal and has happenedto pretty much every political party in Pakistan. So you would think that thiswould be a non issue and that it would just be ignored. I mean after all theOriginal PML is now splintered in to the PML N, Q, F, Z and also gave birthto AML. PPP went through a similar phase where it ended up being PPP-P, SB, Sand Patriots. The point being that this sort of stuff happens in politics andit should be taken in stride as its part of the game or so you would think. ButPTI reacted to this news in their usual  childish manner. Their army ofinternet trolls heaped abuse at the newly formed faction and even declared howwrong they were and that they were nothing more than a bunch of paid agents ofABC political party. This assault continued and as of yesterday the Twitteraccount of the PTI N has been suspended courtesy a massive number of requeststo block it by the PTI troll army.

Now normally this is the part where I would thrash the PTIfor being moronic, but this time around I am not going to do that. I am goingto instead give them honest advice and help them out. The way PTI troll army actedis childish beyond doubt but thing is their actions have hurt them more thananyone else. The reason for that is simple, before the whole troll army attacked;PTI N was a bunch of unknown people from Lahore who had formed a splintergroup. They had done one press conference that was to be honest not even takenseriously by the media. And they were doing their level best to get anyattention at all from anyone willing to listen. So in short they were asplinter group no one really gave a crap about. They just made news one day andthat was that. 



Within 3 news cycles they would have been forgotten and they wouldhave become a joke or at best a slight pain in the ass for the PTI in the shortrun. In the long run they would have been wiped out within 6 months tops. Nowthis is what would have probably happened to them if they had been left to dotheir bidding. But PTI being PTI and their troll army being mostly moronicchose to take this party divorce to heart and started their routine ofattacking people from behind a computer screen.

Suddenly PTI-N gained attention that it had been trying togain so hard courtesy of the PTI Troll Army. Within 24 hours they had twitterfollowers, had a blog up and running and multiple people making comments. Theysuddenly became news. And guess who got them this whole attention? …PTI. I meancome on how stupid is that, the same people you are trying to bury become atopic of discussion because you are too moronic to leave them alone and die outin a corner. It is actually hilarious how the PTI has bungled this up to be anissue when it was quite simply a non issue to start with.

PTI is a political party and has been that way for 16 years.They have recently gained supporters and are enjoying the limelight for the firsttime. It is time they actually evolved in to a mature party; they have to startthinking two steps in advance now. The whole amateur hour is clearly over andthey need to accept that and move on. These rookie mistakes have to end. Theyneed to understand that doing what they did with PTI N will just get moreattention to the other party. It is a counterproductive activity. Actually thatis a concept they need to understand very clearly that not all activities areproductive, a lot of them are counterproductive for example consistentlytalking about a non issue makes it an issue. This sort of behavior by the Troll Army is what pisses a lot of neutralpeople off and PTI needs to start realizing that now. It is high time they did. 
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PTI Hissy Fit Gone Wrong: The Al Fatah Episode

Posted on 14 January 2012 by Tea Server



Photo Credit: PAKISTAN TODAY
Yesterday the Lahore Development Authority sealed the famousdepartmental store Al Fatah’s Liberty Market branch for building violations. Itwas something that LDA has done in the past and is a routine as per a judgmentpassed by the Supreme Court against illegal structures. But in this case,instead of accepting their mistake and accepting that they had broken the law,the Owners of Al Fatah cried wolf and whipped up support through their newfound political buddies PTI. In a matter of hours, there was a group of peoplestanding at the Liberty Round about chanting slogans against the PunjabGovernment and calling this instance a matter of political revenge. It got to apoint where PTI officially sent out SMS s to its supporters to help plead thecause of the Al Fatah owners.

Now thing is throughout this episode the key issue has beenmissed and instead has been masked by the jingoistic approach of the PTI. Thisis an issue about a building that is unsafe and is built illegally. That is thereason why it has been sealed off. It is that simple. The LDA went ahead andeven gave Six very specific instances of the violations which are:
  1. Basement extended under frontarcades
  2. Basement extended into adjacentplazas without LDA approval 
  3. Building projected onto road sidefrom first to top floor
  4. Steel structure projection tocreate balcony, place electric sub-station in rear balcony
  5. Arcades on front side raised 
  6. Encroaching rear arcade byconstructing wall and placing generator.

These are all very clear reasons and genuinebuilding code violations. If it was any other building it would be an issue butjust because the owner has recently joined PTI this whole case has been given apolitical face. It is at this point I would like to explain how PTI and itssupporters are being duped by their own party and its new members.


Photo Credit: Insaf.pk
Firstly, if it was a political revenge act asthe PTI claims it to be, wouldn’t the revenge extend to the DHA branch too. Imean come on lets be honest here, what sort of a lame ass revenge is this wherethe Liberty Market branch is sealed off while the other branch remains open forbusiness? That’s just stupid. Cause normally the way political revenge works isthat you shut down everything the other guys have instead of just shutting oneof their concerns.

Secondly, how dumb do you seriously think thePunjab Government is? I mean think about it, PML N has been in control ofLahore for over 20 years now. They have Lahore locked up from day one. If theywere this stupid do you rationally think that they would be able to hold on forthis long? Logically speaking, no incumbent does something so public against aso called rival because its like shooting yourself in the foot. This isPolitics 101, do not screw with your opponents supporters in full view of the mediaand public.

Thirdly, PTI needs to seriously start gettinga life. You guys are not a 16 year old teenager who has a severe complex whereshe thinks that the whole world is after her and she is the center of allattention. It is getting insane the way you are behaving and acting out. It isone thing to be trolling people on social media, which I must say is superpathetic but to actually start protecting illegal activities and law violationsunder your party banner is a sickening use of political force. Does PTI evenrealize that yesterday’s stunt has basically proven to people that they willcry over the smallest thing without actually figuring out all the facts? Nowonder they bite the idea that corruption will be gone in 90 days. But I digress.The point here is protest all you want, throw your hissy fits wherever you feelcomfy and act like you are the center of the damn universe, but for the love ofGOD stop defending people who have clearly broken laws and stop trying to turneverything in to a political game designed against you.

The whole Al Fatah episode has not onlyexposed the childish and victimhood approach of the PTI and its supporters ithas also clearly shown that PTI and its supporters are incapable of actuallythinking on their own and searching for the truth. Instead they have developedthe mentality of a brainwashed mob. The fact is PTI used official party sourcesto whip up a storm against a decision of the Supreme Court taken againstillegal structures. And these are the same people who talk about justice…
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