Jivo Jivo Pakistan

Jivo Jivo Pakistan

At the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan, during the fancy change-of-guard ceremony every evening, the Pakistani crowd lustily chants ‘Jivo Jivo Pakistan’.
Boy am I glad India got partitioned in 1947. The problems that Pakistan faces are horrendous and I shudder to think that those problems could have been ours too. Sometimes, just sometimes I feel sorry for them..the tribals are difficult to handle, the Taliban is a nuisance and there are terrorist attacks all across Pakistan.They have killed their leaders for reasons ranging from gender to religion.They attack visiting cricket teams and their poor cricketers are trying to make a fast buck out of match fixing. They are Don Quixotic - suing Twitter for one million dollars and blaming India for almost everything.
Most of their problems are their own doing. When religion takes precedence over governance, and religious leaders become more powerful, the fabric of the society is bound to change.And when there is less regard for its citizens there is a free for all.
And what a shame to have the US carry out attacks in Pakistan to flush out a terrorist! I would have been mortified and angered if the Americans did it in my country!
Most of us, especially from North India have this romantic notion of Pakistan and a hidden yearning that Pakistan should still belong to India. My grandparents grew up there, married there and then escaped to India to save their lives. They would tell us of the lush countryside and the local folklore of Rawalpindi and Sukho. As a Sardarni I would love the freedom to visit Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak. There was so much shared culture in literature, food, clothing and rituals. Then ofcourse the lovely Mohenjo-daro and Harappa are also in Pakistan.
But there is nothing romantic in the notion of Pakistan. Anyone who has any money is leaving the country to never go back. Who would want to bring up their kids in a country where everything is so bizarre! Where my friend says you would not want to go to a beauty parlour for fear of a bomb attack.A country that is always bleating about its good intentions that everyone doubts anyways!
I am glad Pakistan is a buffer for India (never mind if it focuses its negativity on us!)And I am glad it got formed and hope it remains a country forever.
Jivo Jivo Pakistan.