Asma Jehangir: A Hindi but No Bindi

Asif Chauhdary

Surprisingly from all nooks and corners, the voice against Pakistan army and ISI are raised simultaneously, as it was done in 1971 and yet another surprising thing is the timings of Uday Bhaskar’s concern and Asma Jahangir’s address at Agha Khan University which were finely synchronized. Interestingly both the individuals have thrillingly common theme to highlight. Her address, few years back at Agha Khan University was given a wide coverage and extra ordinarily highlighted by the Indian press and electronic media

Those who have a short memory can be given the allowance to forget the cries she made sometime back when she was yelling for action by the army, and against the Taliban, at the Constitution Avenue Islamabad and when the army ensured and restored peace in the restive valley, she came out with her real motive as she was tasked by her mentors. However, it would be very difficult for people with sharp memory to forget her suspicious meetings in India with the radical leaders like Bal Thackeray whom she met while wearing a specially tailored Saffron suit, a color perfectly matching Bal’s dress. Though Bal Thackeray was not the only one whom she met.

She claims to be a human activist but her struggle is confined to the Indian prisoners rightly placed behind the bars for the heinous crimes like bomb exploding and killing but she has never uttered a single word or has raised even a faint voice for the inopportune Pakistani prisoners rotting in the Indian jails or Dr. Afia Siddiqui. Now she has come forward to rescue a mutineer whose hate for the armed forces and the ISI is not hidden from anyone.

 Not only that Asma, due to her stubbornness cheerfully broke her house but at the same time she ensured fetching divorce to thousand of innocent women during last two decades, yet she claims to be a ‘Rights’ Watchdog’ (if that can be used for either gender). For this notorious mission she is popularly known as the Chief Executive, Divorcee Club of Pakistan.

The point to remember is that those who lit candles at Joint Check Post Wagha and dance with their Hindu friends in India, ‘religiously’ celebrate Diwali, have no right to lose any sleep for Pakistan or to criticise Pakistan army. The breaking news is that lately, she has happily joined the anti army/ ISI clan that is active on Facebook and Twitter. It is difficult to please everyone and every time. The public must show some guts to ask the lady that why must she always clutches to the Indian straws.