"Papa Kehtay Thay Bara Naam Karay Ga"

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"Papa Kehtay Thay Bara Naam Karay Ga"

I wish my parents would have been sent me to a madrasah or to a molvi rather sending me to a modern school... It's not that I fantasize "bacha baazi" I mean for God sake stop presuming... I'm not that kind of a boy... It's just that since my childhood I wanted to be known, known like a celebrity like a star... I studied I strived I struggled and my struggle was way more than an usual one because I belong to the deprived middle class of Karachi.. However to fulfill my dreams I somehow became a part of Pakistani media. I started my career as a script writer back in 2002 and then got into media production, acting, direction, media management etc etc... After spending ten years in media and serving leading media houses I produced a documentary titled "Kingdom of Women", fortunately that documentary made its way to the leading world class film festivals including Emirates Film Festival and Festival De' Cannes and I hoisted national flag in more than 10 world renowned movie festivals... Year 2012 for me was a milestone of my career and I thought representing my country on international platforms and creating a positive image of my nation would give a boost to my career but I was actually living in the "fools' paradise" which is to some extent was absolutely right and this country is nevertheless... 

So coming back to the point if my dad would had send me to a madrasah or to a molvi in the beginning in like mid 80s I would have at least become a molvi and the thirst of being famous must have driven me to the right track.. After finishing my madrasah I would have been sent to jihad because as I have heard & read that in the 80s our country was producing and introducing jihadis, so I would had participated Afghan jihad backed and funded by USA against USSR, Kashmir Jihad against India (though India is my birth place but who cares if one is getting paid well) I must have visited Palestine, Israel, USA and I might have one of those who hit the twin towers on 9/11, and if none of that then I must have been killing Pakistani citizens, policemen, soldiers, army officers, knowing my intelligence and how my mind works I must say that I must have been a mastermind of any of the biggest plots like GHQ attack, Karsaz attack or maybe I would have been the one who shot Malala... I might be the one who was leading TTP Sawat chapter or might be the one who was just killed in a drone strike by US oh sorry I meant the martyred the martyred of peace the one who killed just a few thousand innocent Pakistanis... 

If I would have been one of them then I must had been either nominated as the new Head of TTP or might have been the one who's going to be next chief... In any case I would have been dead or alive I must be as famous as lady Gaga or Justin Biebe or may be more, the whole national & international media must be running news packages on my whole life.. My childhood, my youth, my early and higher education, my family, siblings and my kids must be enjoying the limelight... I must be trending the most on the social media.. All the national leaders would have been discussing either my death or my appointment as the new chief.. All the senior journalists, columnists and analysts must have been discussing me on the TV talk shows... Any of my statement would have been a guarantee of  high ratings of the local and international media.... Wow wow wow!!! 

It means hoisting the flag of your country, portraying a better image of your nation or representing a positive Pakistan doesn't make you a wealthy famous super star but it leaves you poor, unknown and jobless... I wish my parents would had thought at that time and pushed me to the "rightist path"... 

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