assalamu alaikum

mam, apka column INSANON AUR KHANDARON KA KHOON CHUSNE WALI MAKHLOOQ parha

i agree with ur point of view...shehr k logon ki khush qismati hoti agr wo lineman ki baat maan lete...

aik aur baat add karna chahon gi k jin bastion ko Allah ne ibrat ka nishan banaya wahan ja kar Allah k azab se panah mangne k bajaye, aaqbat naandesh ulta wahan khail tamasha barpa kar rahe hain

Nabi Pak SAW ne perished nations k ruins k paas se na guzarne ya wahan se rotay aur istighfar karte huay guzarne ka hukam dia tha......kuja k fun???

may Allah subhana wa Ta'aala protect us and shower His mercy upon us all

wassalam

Sana Zafar

I read you essay in SAPulse you are a wonderful writer.
I likes yours refrences on yours Essay Beywaqar Azadi Hum Ghareeb 
Qomoon ki.Ibney Insha, Saadat Hassan manto, Kirshan chander.
Nice effort I read all columns in every news paper on net.
I find yours email so wote some lines because I inspired from yours
Writing, iam living in Netherlands since 13 years but every day I read 
News about our country so feel stress whats going on .just pray Allah
Bring in this great land peace and prosperity. 
            Kind Regards
             Abid   00393881271143 viber

Hello Rubina Faisal.

               I read your column in news paper today about independence day. Some days ago i also read your another column that was so knowledgeable. I am so impress of your columns your intellectual, writing skills etc.

   Will you write column on current situations, political, business aspects and more.

 If you have had a written column of you old one, pleas mail me. I thanks to you.

 Best of luck.

Shakeel A kh Hunzai

Dear Sister Rubin 

Hamza here. Sis I have read some of ur columns and this is to appreciate that you write really really great.. i am so much impressed by your though provoking lines..

its great that are residing in Canada but your heart remains in PAKISTAN and about its issues..  

MAY ALLAH give you good health and please keep up the good work.. 

Best Regards 

Asslamualaikum !
Heartiest Eid Mubarak.
Read ur article "Greeb-i-Rabza".It was very logical but controversial
at the end u absolutely turned down the system of "sadqa & zakat"
whereas it is very successfully effective in a pure Islamic social
welfare state but not in any so called Islamic state such as Pakistan
which is 70% European styled democratic & 30% Islamic. Even then I
appreciate ur writing. Thanks.

Kunwar Iqbal

sister ap ne bohat acha kalm likha hy Allah taala ap k qalm me mzed taqt ata frmae me ne ap ka kalm pehli mrtba prha hy inthai ehhm subject pr jandar kalm lkha hy ap ne 

AGAR AP K KALM KSI AIK SITE PE MOJOD HEN TO PLZ SEND ME LINK

ALLAH HAFIZ

I read your column and its inside message was very dark and that was just to disgrace religion. you type people has just started now and we are seeing columns from them in various newspapers. blaming religion for what other factors are doing is ridiculous. first your slogan of human equality is false which has no base. how many type of equality would you people create?do you make tall and short equal, black and white equal ,ugly and beautiful equal, powerful and weak equal ,fat and thin equal, intelligent and fool equal, sharp and dull equal, ill and healthy equal and hardworking and lazy equal? certainly not.do you not think that all the lesser people in these departments has not the feeling of deprivation? religion gives us light to what to do in all these conditions and religion also teaches us to be kind to any type of lesser people and don't make world your ultimate destiny and make for the hereafter(which is certain) by doing welfare for the people. religion is all good but the real problem is that people are not acting on religion. islam really discourages the collection of wealth and spending in material things but motivate them to spend on welfare of mankind.in our country we are experiencing a so called Islamic system. yes islam encourage charity but strongly negate the interest and corruption which is causing problem. if you mix milk and urine in one glass , it will become urinate milk which no one of us want to drink.so islam is mixing with the things which it strongly denies. on the other hand socialism is a very unnatural system and long discussion is required for this topic. and one more thing, yes islam supports equality but in the field of sharia law where no one is superior(in other words justice system).islam ojective is the welfare of mankind and non other ,so stop blaming religion.

Khawaja Kashif

Just read you article published on the above date. Sometimes, I use to think that maybe what I see and observe is false, since I never hear the echos of my thought coming from another person. If you talk about these social issues with other, people react as if this is the norm, so no use talking. The article was very painful but like any good piece of art, kept me involved. Ironically it feels good to know that the harsh realities of life. Sometimes I feel that even here in the west the information media has become so fake and artificial that life it self seems artificial. There is no mention of pain, misery and of inhuman conditions. Strangely, people care about their pain but not others. I wish we could care for other`s pain, as if we cared for our own. But I believe we will one day reach that evolutionary stage, until then keep writing on these issues. 

Respectfully, 

Irfan

ap ka coloumn "sahib e awaz" parha bohat nice laga. ap k coloumn aksar oqat achay aur soch bichar k qabil hoty hen. is coloumn men ap ne jis tara gulam zehan aur gulami ki zindagi ki jis tara akasi ki hai wo bohat achi aur haqeeqat k qareeb treen lagi. ap aksar apny coloumn men kisi personality ko madde nazar rakh k qarieen ko samjhany ki koshish krti hen jis se parhny wale per acha tassur parta hai aur dosra ap k alfaz ka chunao aur jumlo ki bundash bhi qabil e tareef hai.. overall ap ka ye adariya acha tha lekin is men aik jumla mujy confuse kr raha k" k na jan'na bhi aik tara se rehmat ha". is jumlay ko please thora sa elaborate ker den.

Rehan Ali Butt, faisalabad(textile student)

 ap ke baz colum bhht ache hote hen ,,,liken kai aasee colum hote hote he jin ke samj bilkul samg nai aatiii
ap ka basic subject kia he ap apne colum me ..........batana chaati hen...........
ap zayda politics per he likhte he.......or  bhot kam
Hi Madam,

i have read your today's article SAHB E AWAZ.You have described the reality of societies.Pakistani society also engaged this type of facts.There is need for sahb e awaz peoples.Thanks of you.

Majad Ghafoor

Assalam-O-Aliqum
Muhtarma Aap ka article Sahib-e-Awaz parha, buhat kushey hoey keh
hamarey watan Pakistan main aesay such go or nadir likharey mujood
hain jo khul kar such lakhtey hain, Jazak Allah. Baqi mohtarma Nuzhat
Sadiqi kon hain marey ilm main nahey hay, in kay barey main agir
mumkin ho to kuch detail frahum kar dain ya in key koi website. Jis
tarha Aap nay in ka zikr farmaya hay to maloom hota hay yeh bhe suchi
or nadir Allah ki bandey hain. Allah Pak Aap ko Aapney hifz-o-aman may
rakhay or Aapney fazloan ka waris banaey.
Waslam
Khawar
Multan

Miss Rubina 
 
Today while searching the columns i found your one.
Normally i dont read your columns but this is the first time that i am reading and it was a good piece of Work.
i have one question .
 
Can a human raise his voice who is earning income from a Haram source??
 
Now i have started to believe that soon Pakistan will be the country of Zombies. In a true sense we are eating the meat of our brothers and our own peoples
We are sucking the bloods of poors and those who do not have powers to say.
 
A few days ago i have visited the Garhi Shahu bridge where railways sheds had been made. A beautifull scense with greenery everywhere , old english style buildings and rail tracks but now this all  turned into jungle where out of order Rail Cars are getting rust and turning into scrap. 
 
Pakistan is now Zombies country where no one speaks truth/ no one raise voice / and no one cares
 
 
Thanks  

AOA.Rab tala sy umeed hai k ap khaireat sy ho gi.aj main ap ka aik akhbari kalum phara jis ka nam (Mayray Hisab Sy Dunia Bhar Kr Hai) ye kalum phar kr mayri ankho sy anso a gae.Hamaray Mulk may kanoon to hain liken is ko na jaiz use kernay walay bahot ziada hai.mayray hisab k mutabic ager pakistan k her aik shair may 5 oficer iman dar lage jae to Pakistan taraqi ki raha py gamzan ho jae ga.1 SHO 2 Asistan Camishnor 3 Thaseel Dar 4 Exian 5 Judge.to yae pakisatn ko bahot agy tak ly ja sectay hai.Allha Tala Ap ko Lumbi Umer dy(Ameen) ............................................................................  Her Shakh Py Bhiata Hy Ulo=Anjam e Gulsitan Kia Ho Ga

Your column, Tufaiya, parasite, is an excellent column. The satirical diction is wonderful. You have inflicted lethal strikes on the evil aspects of bureaucracy. In fact it is the first good article I have come across in Urdu press on this subject. The woman who went back on her words and did not participate in your program, is a typical example of " honest" bureaucracy. .you have , very effectively, stated that right type of bureaucracy can bring revolution in the country.

Muhammad Izhar ul Haq

www.izharulhaq.net

Javed I. Chaudry

Imanaat Ali

As salaam o alaikum.
Madam, I read your column in Nawa-i-waqt of 21st February, 2012. I want to raise objection against two things in your column. First thing is a sentence about Pakistan: "جہاں مذہب اور ثقافت کا نام لے لے کر عام کشش کی چیزوں کو بھی ایک کشمکش کی صورت دے دی گئی ہے". Here, i will not talk about "Saqafat" (culture) because it changes with the passage of time and differ in different areas of the world. But, our religion "Islam" should must be our first and foremost priority in all the matters of our lives. As Muslims, we strictly believe that Islam is right everywhere, and if Islam is stopping us from vulgarity, then it is obviously bad. And if you find it right (probably western society has made you find it right) and find it just "عام کشش کی چیز", then you do not have the right to raise your finger on the people, who are putting Islam first in their lives and raising their voices against vulgarity (actually who are doing right).
Second thing is that, You mentioned an incident, you saw in Lahore and afterwards tried to prove that the things like "Valentines day" are far better than such things already happening in Pakistan. Madam, i agree that incident was strongly condemnable and a matter of shame for our society, but do you think, one bad thing can be a justification of another bad thing? Like if you are doing one wrong thing, so you should do second wrong thing too. I hope, you will also find it illogical.
I totally agree with your statement " معاشرے کو اس قدر ہیجان میں مبتلا کر دیا گیا ہے کہ وہ موقع ملنے پرا قدر کی بے قدری کر دیتے ہیں اورپھر اس پر چُپ کی چادر ڈال دیتے ہیں". But the reason behind this is also that we are making distances longer between us and Islam i.e late marriages, vulgarity in media etc. And solution is not celebrating "Valentines day".
I don't know, will you read it or not & if you read then what response you will give. The main reason, why i am writing this to you is that, I read a Hadees several times, which means (in short) that we should try our best to stop wrong things, we see and if we can not stop then at least think that things bad. I hope, you will take this message in a positive way.
From: Sheikh Hassan.
 

No Doubt it was very informative and important programe on blasphemy law,  Dr Tahir qazi was birlliant and you did very well to exract wise thoughts from him. I specially noted his strong emphasis."KAY AGAR KOI  YEH DALIL DAY KAY AISAY LAWS AUR JAGAH BHI HAIN TU YEH BAT ATAL HAY KAY PAKISTAN KI SOCIAL REALITY AUR JAGHON SAY BOHAT MUKHTALIF HAY. This what I say when I emphasise that parliamentary democracy aur jaghoon per bhi hay magar Pakistan ki social reality bohat mukhtaif hay yehan per woh Jamhori nizam kamyab hoga jo yehan ki social reality kay muabiq hoga. China, Malaysia, Middle East iski wazeh misal haiN. Jub tak Nizam social reality kay mutabiq naheeN hoga na taleem baRhay gi aur na hi fauji budget kum hoga

 

Syed H. Haider

In appreciation of a good friend.

Those who live in and around Toronto and love writing, TV shows and freedom of expression Rubina Faisal is not unknown to them. She is originally from Pakistan, well educated, an established writer and conducts a TV show by the name of Dastak. I have occasions to attend some of her presentations on many topics on contemporary issues. I was amazed by her clarity, understanding and at times audacity to tell the truth. She was raised and educated in a country like Pakistan where freedom of expression is guided and selective. But she has freed herself from all these vicious circles and adopted her style and belief! This is not easy nor can it be done by too many people. Her literary, cultural, religious, philosophical views are all based on common sense and logic.

I think these amazing and important developments were possible due to her secular approach in faith and life both. She has amply proved that fear is not faith and politics must be based on pragmatic principles. She is a great fan of traditional Indian classical music. The person Rubina Faisal is a living example for us how a life can be dedicated to a cause good for the society. This is a very important realization for any purposeful life.

Akbar Hussain

Dear Rubina

 

I heard and read your story earlier but nothing beats the timing. On mother's day iska maza he kutch aur tha. Very well written and so close to reality, so heart melting and eye wetting narrative that although I had read it before still I went through it word by word. There are few things which you can read many times but still they remain fresh and don't loose their impact. This story is  it was one of them. Thank you for sharing it and making my day a little brighter and heart little mellower. I wish I had more words to express my feelings

Syed Haider Hussain

Rubina Fiasal sb 

bhoot khoobsoorti kay sath 

aur rakh  rakhaoo kay sath muamla 

bhut wazeeH kadia ---salamat raheeeN

Rubina sahiba,

I had never heard the name of Amir Lyaqat before until I received an email with a You-Tube link and the subject line reading about some fake scholar. Out of curiosity, I watched the clip for a few minutes and it was not difficult to assess the kind of trash I was looking at. It seems the video has been shared with more or less every one  around the globe within a few days. Only I have received 3 copies of the link from three different people.

As far as using the colourful language is concerned, occasionally, I suppose, most of us end up using when pushed against the wall. But using that language with no justifiable reason and using it as a figure of speech makes this person simply the lowest of the lowest kind riff-raff. I don’t know what is he doctor of, but only today some one mentioned that his degree is fake too. So the guy is caught red handed selling his fake antics. The scholars and responsible people do not behave the way this character is caught doing in front of the camera. I admire the member of his team who was bold enough to uncover yet another fake – I thought all the fakes are in the parliament and various legislative assemblies of Pakistan.

Make no mistake, the people have not forgotten or overlooked the 16 hour electric load shedding or the absence of gas in their kitchens. They have been talking about them ever since the PPP thugs took over, and I am sure they will still be talking about it for the next 10 years. But the discovery of real Amir Lyaqat provides a break in the monotony and provides them with a change of pace with additional entertainment.

From your column, I am having a little difficulty to establish whether you are upset finding that someone can stoop so low as this fake scholar, or are you upset that people are celebrating the discovery of yet another fake?

They will soon forget all about him, but not before he forgets about his deceptive business and looks for a job in a different field that does not expose his face – such as, for example, a clown’s job. The public will never see his real face. As long as he does not repeat his favourite colourful words, people will never know his true identity. He can live happily ever after hiding behind the clown’s mask.  

Javed

dear rubina AOA
thats what i always thought of this person 

thanks for sharing.am jn karachi.islam dukan per bikti hoyee aik most profitable product bun chuka hai aur us ka best shopping mall hai TV channals .rooh sey aari color full "religious looking activities" her taraf hain.once munno bhai wrote...chor kon jo pakra jayea...amir sirf pakra gaya hai otherwise i can see lots of other amirs jo khuley phir rahey hain.
thanks for keep writing on these issues.may ALLAH be with you
salman

A fact of the matter is, if the Video is fake and EDITed, his ignorance would be the best revenge. He also explained that six years old Aamir has now been changed. Now he ends his program with DUAA and he also conducts 27^th Ramzan DUAA etc. All his explanation and his recent column technically endorsed that Video is not fake. Who is here to recall if this Video is six years old (as he is now changed and he only speaks Islamic Language), that time he was a clean shave good looking show-biz person and I agree he was not hosting “Binaca Hit Parade” songs program but he was yet engaged with Mazhabi Program.

Just for your information, you have correctly noticed his expensive fashion/designed attire. Let me tell you the history. From Geo to QTV/ARY, his wardrobe is being managed by his wife who is running her Fashion Garment business. Here Aamir is honest – Ghar Ki Bat, Ghar Ka Business Ghar Mein He Reh Raha Hey.

Please keep your good work up.

Regards

Zoha

Dr. Maqsood Jafari

aap ki nazm -----suna hai koi Lahore ja raha hai---- bohut saari daad ki mustahiq hai.
is khoobsurat nazm ki takhleeq par mubarakbaad qubool farmayeN.

aap ka mukhlis,
Faisal Farani

Rubina Sahiba - it’s not a story of 39 years and 3 months, it’s a story of 63 years and 7 months. It’s a story of a continuing mismanagement of resources by the most rotten and incompetent individuals at the helm. All the incidents that you have reflected upon in your column can be analyzed, one after the other as the direct consequences of ineffective and inapt rulers bungling every thing they had touched.  

In the most recent situation that arose after the arrest of the CIA operative in Lahore, the primary interest of the rulers was to safeguard their black money deposited in the American and other foreign banks against getting frozen in case they fail to deliver the terrorist to the US. The civilian rulers and the armed forces top brass were all united in demonstrating their obedience to their masters in Washington. Since they have the power, they can do any thing they want, to ensure their personal interests – the national interests are only a secondary consideration.  

Loosing the East wing, is the consequence of decades of mismanagement by the inapt rulers. Towards the end, when chips were really down, both Gen. Yahya and Z. Bhutto played their cards that brought the situation to an undesirable end. Bhutto had personal interests of becoming the king even if it meant only half the country.  

Today, Pakistan is fighting a war for its existence – a direct consequence of American presence in the region since 9/11 and Gen. Musharraf’s cowardly decisions to accept every American demand only to legitimize his own rule. The story continues to NRO creating a sham democracy. The democracy is said to be a system of government by the people, for the people. The Pakistani democracy was conceived and designed in Washington to support the American geo-political interests in the region. NRO, promulgate by Musharraf on the behest of the US had one goal: to appoint compradors who would be paid for by the poor Pakistanis, but truly serve the American interests. The story of 63 years and seven months continues with all the wrong people at the top.  

Javed Chaudry

Rubina,

Well,

I was a young man at that time and politically active too. I do not think that you have your facts right. You have linked different events with each other and given a feeling of a “bigger” conspiracy, which is not based on facts. Over a period of long time, Pakistan Army with Razakaars from Alshams & Albadr (both were franchises of Jamaat-e-Islami), plundered and killed thousands of people in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna, Sylhet and many other cities towns and villages and we behaved like occupiers, we never gave them proportional representation. This is a Punjaabi feudal thing in connivance with the Pakistan Army generals. Lot to say, but what is the use. We have never changed and still are a nation of “bikaoo maal” who has said “labaik” to all incoming invaders and even provided them shelter etc. 

This is the time to reap the harvest, that is nor nearly ripe and ready. Inna Lillahe wa Inna alaihey Rajeoun.

Mukhlis

Najeeb Kazmi

 Baat ab daleel hi peh aa ker rukki hay tu aik pur-az-daleel muzmoon hazir hay. Aap ki baat main bohet dum hay laikin iss muzmoon main bhi daleel hay.Khud faisla kigiay.

Forwarded as received.
Syed Haroon Wasti

ماموں جان کی برسی پر آپ کا مضمون "شن ضحٰی - زندہ و جاوید" پڑھا آپکی تحریر میں اپنایت، درد اور خراج تحسین کا ایک انمول امتزاج ہے. اتنی اچھی سچی اور مثبت تحریر کم ہی پڑھنے کو ملتی ہے. آپ نے ثابت کر دیا کےآپ نے محسوسات کو صرف پڑھا ہی نہیں بلکل اس میں چھوپے ہر پیغام کو سمجھا اور درد کو محسوس بھی کیا ہے. آج میں پورے وسوخ سے کہہ سکتا ہوں کے جب تک آپ جیسے باصلاحیت اور حساس دل رکھنے والے اور دوسروں کا درد باٹنے والے موجود ہیں کوئی تخلیق کار مر نہیں سکتا.

آپ کی تحریر میں، دل میں گھر کر لینے اور احساس کو زندہ رکھنے کی وہ توانائی موجود ہے جس سے علم کے چراغ جلتے ہیں. میں کوئی ادیب یا شاعر نہیں صرف ایک قاری ہوں اپنے احساسات اور جذبات لکھنے کا سلیقہ نہیں. پھر بھی اپنے آپ کو روک نہ سکا اس لئے امید ہے کے آپ کے مضمون "شن ضحٰی - زندہ و جاوید" کی پزیرائی میں اٹھنے والے قلم کی ہر غلطی کو نظر انداز کردینگی. اس دعا کے ساتھ اجازت کے الله آپ کو ہمیشہ خوش رکھے اور بےپناہ عزت سے نوازے (آمین)

آپ کی دعاوں کا طالب
سید عادل
جوائٹ سیکٹری، بذم اردو لندن
Phone: +442087153952

Rubina sahiba, the story of the mullah and his affair that you have included in your column, I think, represents the religious state of affairs and a confused disposition that most every one is displaying in Pakistan.

The narrow minded, semi-literate, hadith thumping mullahs are rampant. Many issues and questions which can easily be decided upon with the help of clear guidance provided in the Quran are being confused by using the man made fairy stories taken from the sea of the ahadith where every reader can pick up the story that supports their own mindset.  

The lawyers, allegedly, showered the religious terrorist, Qadri with rose petals. What can you expect from the courts and their judges where a murderer is called a Ghazi who takes the law in his own hand and becomes the judge, the jury and executioner all in one.

Pakistan is not behind in the areas of science and technology, but it is also behind in the area of its own religion. There have been huge rallies in support of freeing the Ghazi, a common murderer and a terrorist.

The government is hopelessly ineffective to control the situation and take an initiative in reviewing and revising the blasphemy law and ensuring an equal security and justice to all, including the minority.

Javed Chaudry

MashaAllah, a good column Rubina, Asal baat law implementation ki hai, Toheen-e-Risalat ki saza Quran o Sunnah se qatal hi sabit hai, mager zimedari riyasat ko nibhani hai.

Dear Ms Rubina,

I have read your columns and poetry. Everything is very impressive.Your way of writing is persuasive and I belive that it must leave long lasting impact on way of thinking and understanding of other people. This actually the leadership, I mean playing your role to bring the positive change or to develop the nation.

Just read your column "Pakistani Awaam Ka Apnay Siasatdaano ko Kharaj-e-Tehsin". In this column you have figured out some common habits of our nation in a very impressive way. We, as a nation, always blame others for the bad things happening to us. I mean we always blame that Government is responsible for all the miseries and at the same time we make all necessary arrangement for the victory of that polition which was previously fired by the courte on account of fake Degree. It means that we are not honest to overselves.

Please keep it up and make us realize through your writings and other acts that if we want to get rid off the liers, first we will have to kill the lier inside us.

Thanks,

Nisar Ashraf

I have started reading your book. You have fire which is basic ingredient. You have love for humanity. You have deep sense of belonging to your homeland. Fortunately you are in a country which has achieved a level in better life for humans. Please learn research more then think what should be transferred to Pakistan. You have a very long innings to play don't be impatient. I have all faith in your generation. You would certainly achieve what we could not.

Mahmood Sham, editor Daily Jang

M Saeed Khalid

Qamar A Abbasi
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Dear Rubina Sahiba, 

Just read your column, Facebook, I note that you are wishing to see large business offices in Lahore and Islamabad. Have you ever thought who is going to provide security against the TTP terrorists? Supposing you have secured the premises, how much useful work can be done in those offices with daily 18 hour power shut down? 

The country has no role models of any kind. The younger generation can hardly get any inspiration from the clowns in the parliament. Many of them are sitting there with fake degrees and some of them don’t even know the Table of 2. They call themselves the political leaders. They are political all right but certainly not leaders of any description.  

Some countries get destroyed in a war, some by natural disasters, but Pakistan has been bombed by NRO. The NRO stench is so bad that people can hardly breathe fresh air. In that stifling atmosphere, sitting in dark, sweating like hogs because of no electricity, they can hardly think straight, let alone come up with revolutionary, technological or scientific ideas.  

The only people who have electricity without interruption and three square meals a day are the thieves and thugs sitting in the upper echelons. They have no brains and certainly no time to think about the national advancement or development. They are too busy in manipulating their own version of democracy as much as possible and obsessed with its ‘husen’ which they never fail to remind us about as part of their own need for reassurance.   

Javed Chaudry