Ansar Abbasi on why we lost

ravage · March 31, 2011, 6:15pm

Its because we let Raymond Davis go, and because the pastor burned the Quran and Pakistan didnt do anything about it.

Now we know how to win next time.

**Let’s us see why prayers not answered
**
Ansar Abbasi
Thursday, March 31, 2011

ISLAMABAD: Shahid Afridi does not need to say sorry to the nation. He and his team did more than what was expected from them. Cricket is merely a game. One team wins and the other loses though defeat at the hand of India and that too in the world cup semi final has depressed many here.

But neither Afridi nor any of his team members should be blamed for yet another world cup defeat from our arch rival-India. The nation should instead do soul searching of its own conduct.

Everybody had simply gone crazy as if this world cup win would bring the world honour for Pakistan. We are one of the most corrupt nations in the world, governance here is in tatters, morals and principles have lost their value, self-respect is simply lost and still we wanted to rule the world by merely winning a cricket match or a tournament.

We are not ready to change ourselves. We elect the most corrupt among the available lot to rule the country. We return to parliament with far more majority votes to those who were disqualified or are made to resign for being cheaters and fraudsters. We shower petals on the accused facing serious corruption charges including those who are probed for having been involved in minting money from pilgrims in the name of Haj.

The Holy Quran is desecrated and we remain unmoved and a small number of people come out in the streets to lodge their protest. The American killers like Raymond Davis are released in a shameful manner insulting whole the nation but still the nation remains asleep. Hardly a few hundreds come out to protest against this shame.

Our people are killed every now and then by US drones but it hardly bothers us. We know that this ruthless killing is done following the conspiratorial wink of our own rulers but still we support them and raise slogans for their long lives. Our people are killed everyday in Karachi and Balochistan by target killers but it hardly hurts anyone as there is no end to this killing.

We have no money for poor but spend billions and billions on the security and perks of our ruling elite. We have no resources to provide masses with health, education and other basic facilities but spent hundreds of billions on our defence and to look after those ruling us.

Our failings are too many but still we are not ready to change ourselves. Instead of getting ready to redesign our destiny, we have spent all our energies on the game of cricket as if the cricketers would get for us what the politicians, civil and military bureaucracy and above all we as a nation are not serious to achieve.

And yet despite our weaknesses and faults, and our rigidity not to get ourselves reformed, we pray to Allah to give us success in a cricket match as if we would conquer the world. By the way why should Allah listen to us when we as a nation have shown no concern, as against our interest for the cricket, over the shameful events of desecration of Holy Quran by an American priest and on the shameful release of Raymond Davis. Not one percent of the people came out in the streets on these issues as compared to those who gathered on streets and roads of Pakistan just to watch the cricket match between Pakistan and Indian on mega screens.

Indifference, apathy and lack of interest see no end here. Will there be any change in us as a nation by this latest defeat? If yes than don’t blame Afridi-eleven for not winning the world for you as their conduct is restricted to the ground cricket only. They can’t change our destiny unless we are ready for this and struggle for the same. Let them play cricket.

Ansar Abbasi is a ****ing jackass. This is why pseudo mullahs should be kept away from a keyboard.

kaka_in_usa · March 31, 2011, 6:28pm

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Ansari abbasi is an idiot and a closet mullah.
nobody takes him seriously.

TLK · March 31, 2011, 6:30pm

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I am not sure why are you so against what he wrote. I think he made sense. I was thinking of the same thing. We are one jazbaati quom and that also jazbaati for wrong reasons.

BarbieCue · March 31, 2011, 6:33pm

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Jeez, off we go bashing mullahs again!

What does InshaAllah mean? Agar Allah ne chaha! Why did we not win? Because Allah ne nahin chaha. Kyun nahi chaha? Allahu alam. But his point about Pakistanis needing to get their priorities right is a fair one too.

The_Player · March 31, 2011, 6:41pm

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Most of his points are valid, however the points about Allah not listening because of desecration of Quran & freeing Raymond Davis are truly absurd.

KKF · March 31, 2011, 6:44pm

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truth hurts...cricket is the least of my worries as a Muslim...we, Muslims, are being punished by Allah all over the world and we are ourselves to be blame for that. hamaare sar pe juuN tak nahiiN reNgtii aur yeh hamaarii bad-qismatii hai...raushan Khayaal logoN ko yeh bakwaas lagtii hai magar sach yehi hai aur sach sar chaRh ke boltaa hai aur bolegaa inshaa Allah...aaj nahiiN to kal ... May Allah guide us ALL to the right path...aameen.

TLK · March 31, 2011, 6:45pm

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as I said, we are one jazbati quom and he is also a person from the same quom :D

Antumul_alona · March 31, 2011, 7:03pm

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:k: 100%
Don’t care much about Abbasi - as TLK also said, he is from the same emotion driven nation, however, he is 100% correct on this:

"…**Everybody had simply gone crazy as if this world cup win would bring the world honour for Pakistan. **We are one of the most corrupt nations in the world, governance here is in tatters, morals and principles have lost their value, self-respect is simply lost and still we wanted to rule the world by merely winning a cricket match or a tournament.

We are not ready to change ourselves. We elect the most corrupt among the available lot to rule the country. We return to parliament with far more majority votes to those who were disqualified or are made to resign for being cheaters and fraudsters. We shower petals on the accused facing serious corruption charges including those who are probed for having been involved in minting money from pilgrims in the name of Haj…"

agree to most of his main points.

And @ ravage & @kaka
please don’t bash him or call him names. Mullah is a derogatory term in todays world. It used to be a degree awarded to scholars. Now it is simply a taunt on any one who speak about spiritual reflection or quote quran or a saying of Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h

ravage · March 31, 2011, 7:30pm

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Lets see. The article's headline is "Let’s us see why prayers not answered". So no, NOT just Allahu Alam, but Ansar Abbasi Alam too. The article is truly inane, the list of gripes that include setting Raymond Davis free, and not protesting when an American pastor burns the Quran. Two of these you would think involve America too right? Some would say America is the main culprit in those things. Are we to expect that America will start doing badly in sports now? Infact, lets look at the list of countries that do well in sports. Say the Olympics. Is that supposed to be a list of countries (in order) that Allah miyan appreciates in terms of their domestic and foreign policies?

What a load of complete bollocks.

As for Mullah being a taunt. Yes it is. If Mullay are afraid of getting a bad name, stop doing ****ed up things that give them a bad name.

Iconoclast · March 31, 2011, 8:28pm

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Damn, we could have held Raymond Davis till 31st March.

Sohaib · March 31, 2011, 8:31pm

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ravage:

Lets see. The article's headline is "Let’s us see why prayers not answered". So no, NOT just Allahu Alam, but Ansar Abbasi Alam too. The article is truly inane, the list of gripes that include setting Raymond Davis free, and not protesting when an American pastor burns the Quran. Two of these you would think involve America too right? Some would say America is the main culprit in those things. Are we to expect that America will start doing badly in sports now? Infact, lets look at the list of countries that do well in sports. Say the Olympics. Is that supposed to be a list of countries (in order) that Allah miyan appreciates in terms of their domestic and foreign policies?

What a load of complete bollocks.

As for Mullah being a taunt. Yes it is. If Mullay are afraid of getting a bad name, stop doing ****ed up things that give them a bad name.

you make sense my friend.

Sohaib · March 31, 2011, 8:38pm

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Ansaar Abbasi may not be a mullah but he is a bitter pessimist. No one denies that we as a nation have loads of issues. But for 5-6 days leading up to this match one problem was solved, we all were UNITED! That was a great victory out of this loss. was it not?

ravage · March 31, 2011, 8:39pm

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Thank you Saby. Shouldnt broaden the thread but this is the same mentality that tries to understand the earthquake or the flood as its a punishment. Wonderful consolation for the sufferers to know that Allah feels they deserved to have their loved ones buried under rubble. Judgmental and pious is an unfortunate, and unfortunately frequent combination.

And yes Saby, I agree with you on the unity front. Everyone was a Pakistani, and it a thing to celebrate that we have something that does that for us, not something to gripe about.

Sohaib · March 31, 2011, 8:43pm

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it is freaky yar. I was about to add the same 'earthquake' thing but stopped because of the same broadening the thread fear. I remember that during 2005 quake, we all received messages k Allah ka azaab naazil hua hai. But I couldnt help wondering that most of the deaths were in relatively conservative regions of pakistan (azad kashmir). Liberal areas were not affected.

Spock · March 31, 2011, 8:57pm

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Found nothing wrong with the article. He made a very good point. We are united and jubilant about our world cup campaign, but when it comes to getting our house in order we are doing zilch (he mentioned many things such as electing the right ppl, rooting out corruption but you chose to ignore everything else but focused on blaming the US thing and ramond davis part)...

ravage · March 31, 2011, 9:03pm

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Yes, very surprising that I picked out specific parts of an article that I feel angry about when talking about why Im angry about an article. But that aside, the premise of the article is: this is why we lost the world cup semi final, and it contains a list of gripes. Not only are some of the gripes idiotic (raymond davis & Quran burning foremost but there are others) but so is the premise, and this mentality of looking for what God is thinking at the moment.

Antumul_alona · March 31, 2011, 9:18pm

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its not about unity being wrong...its about the ill conceived reasons that drive the unity. Why isn't the unity driven by other more important issue? Its because the nation is lost without a leader. So in the cricket team and captain Shahid, they found a pseudo savior of sorts. If today the Pak team would have actually won the semi final, that would not have made any difference in the lives of the same people in a practical sense. I think his article is not from a sporting perspective, rather it is an ideological one more suited to the Pakistan affairs section. After all he is not a sports columnist.

Code_Red · April 1, 2011, 5:40am

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The comparison is insane.

Pakistan is a volatile active volcano. The scale of problems is huge and people are fed up with these issue. They need a breath of fresh air, which was provided by these young men.

Let me remind you all the tiny list of jubilations in a years time

September 09, 20110

Aisaam ul Haque gave us sense of pride and honour by reaching finals of Tennis grand slam.
He and his partner gave tough fight and I was happy

November 25, 2010

After a long time Pakistan’s National hockey team won gold medal in Asian Games 2010. Whole Nation was jubiliant.

March 30, 2011

A torn apart team with mostly less experienced players did wonders in Cricket World Cup. Just like Aisam ul Haque and Bopana, Pakistan cricket team fought well. I am proud of them and despite that fact that whole nation is not happy but we are proud of their achievement and character.

These are handful the days of happiness for a Pakistan Nation during a year with constant volcanic eruption on our heads

zobia · April 1, 2011, 6:13am

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what he said is not wrong, but I think people are appreciating afridi more after he apologized to his nation, for which in return people are madly respecting his gesture cuz the fact is hardly anyone apologizes their nation for their actions. last time i heard anyone apologizing was Clinton and that was on his sex scandal.
whether we take cricket a game or a war, afridi and the boys are paid to play. however, writer failed to understand that cricket makes sense to people of Pakistan, whereas CIA covert operator or some unknown pastor burning Quran is way above their understanding.

writer however must appreciate the union cricket brought among sunni-shia-mahajir-punjabi-sindhi-saraiki-etc that no political party has ever done.

ps. once again Pakistani team is the news not for their cricket. lol

waleedhbk · April 1, 2011, 6:14am

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All i can say is that Allah ki mrzi thi

Who cares about Ansar Abbasi