BAANDER

Baander, means 'monkey' - but for some reason, the word monkey does not reflect the full intent and meaning of what the word 'baander' does. In my opinion, MQM is the latest victim of the anti-politics military establishment of Pakistan, which works relentlessly to make the politicians and political parties discredited in Pakistan. MQM is the latest baanders in that long list of baanders. Before them were the sirkari Moulvis who signed on the 17th ammendment, Muslim League, and People's party and countless other riff raff. Now the number of baanders in the political process is far exceeding the number of decent and principled human beings. Meaning, there is no hope.

The creation of MQM by military was in fact an attempt by military establisment to feudalize the biggest urban and civic center of the nation. The attempt was successful. Today Karachi stand just as any other feudal fiefdom as in any other rural part in country, where nothing happens unless feudal lords want it. Karachi is now the same where new MQM feudal establishment has its own revenue collection (bhatta), private jails, torture cells, death squads; police and bureaucracy cannot lift a finger without the approval of the "feudal lord". God! what a regression.

So I would welcome all Karachiiites into the fold where the rest of the country is. Bohat uchchla karte they tum log. Who is the monkey now, Paindoos?


Muhammad Asad