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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (45593)	2/23/2004 12:23:23 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Sunday night musings- ''For we are unique, indeed alien in form and manner from their neighbours. For our martial blood of Turkestan's harsh steppes makes for a proud race who however in all gladness humbly prostrate daily to the westerly horizons of the Arabian deserts and all the while we hum along the tunes of the Hindu metropolises. We are the distant relative in the family of humanity and that is why in our national solitude we can only find true solace amongst one another.'' As one grows older the juggling acts seems to be grow in complexity and skill. A regret I had of my student years is that I never appreciated the luxury of indolence. Only now when constrained by the hours and timings of a corporate behemoth am I so keen to make the best out of my life in those scarce hours. My constant demand to strengthen my discipline and deepen my focus remains the overwhelming challenge of my life. As I emerge from the cocoon of youth to the full onrush of adulthood do I realise how much of life had previously eluded me. Work made me understand the responsibility inherent to humanity and it took me some time to fully register my departure from the nsync (no strings attached) ways of university. I further realise the importance of my cultural heritage and how critical it is to know thyself. The trip to Pakistan truly underscored my inherent sympathy and allegiance to the nation, the extent to which I inherently click with the culture and the ways of the people. Visiting Pakistan was a spiritual catalyst for my brothers and me in that it made us realise that despite years in the United Kingdom our true destiny could only be in that star-crossed nation of Muslims. Therein the heart of a Pakistani lies an instinctual drive to return and dissolve amongst one's own for in the end our home is but the alluvial plains of the Indus. For we are unique, indeed alien in form and manner from their neighbours. For our martial blood of Turkestan's harsh steppes makes for a proud race who however in all gladness humbly prostrate daily to the westerly horizons of the Arabian deserts and all the while we hum along the tunes of the Hindu metropolises. We are the distant relative in the family of humanity and that is why in our national solitude we can only find true solace amongst one another. That's enough of Sunday night musings and I bid my readers a good week ahead. Zachary Latif 23:46

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (45593)	2/23/2004 12:26:14 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Outrage! dailytimes.com.pk Sir: I am outraged at the demolition of the girls’ schools in Northern Pakistan. How can the government let this happen? This is sadly another sign of the Talibanisation of Pakistan and the increasing power of religious extremists. General Pervez Musharraf should immediately visit these areas and donate money for building more, bigger and better schools. This will give the right message to the extremists who are destroying the schools, that Pakistan places a lot of importance on the education of girls and will not allow anyone to derail such efforts. We cannot ignore these incidents because doing so will only make the extremists and terrorists more powerful, and this will lead to more problems for Pakistan, both social and economic. Pakistan needs to strike at the very roots of these extremists and eliminate them. FAWWAD SHAFI