Azerbaijan-Pakistan Friendship

“Pakistan is a great country. One has to stay here for quite a while, interact with ordinary people, drink water and eat a food of this land, take part in the weddings, festivals, inhale a philosophy of Allama Iqbal in order to understand this country. And indeed, all this should be done through love. Only if you love the country you may understand its spirit. 

People this is a greatest asset of Pakistan. What I have notice here-your people have got an invisible wire, linking them with Almighty. Believe me, they can better than many others in the world understand a real meaning of life, trust God and rely on Him. As far as culture and traditions is concerned, they are very similar to like Azerbaijani ones. Music, literature, philosophy, with some minor differences, is the same. Pakistan was one of the first countries to recognize our independence”~His Excellency Dashgin Shikarov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Pakistan

Courtesy: Social Diary-Pak Observer 

Oh Turkey!

While the protests in Turkey were sparked by plans to build on an Istanbul park and have broadened into anti-government unrest across the country, and many would say that opposition parties are provoking it as Secularism vs. Religious issue and that it may be a conspiracy against the ruling party, but we also need to understand that free & fair elections are the central institution of democratic r...epresentative government, if the current government there is truly a 'democratic' one then it is the right of Turkish citizens to enjoy broad freedom to criticize government, to publish their criticism and to present in a peaceful way. Yes, one big mistake can cost so much to any government. Never did I know that Taksim Square, a beautiful part of Istanbul where I was there with friends from Pakistan and around the world in 2010 will become a symbol of police brutality and state oppression in 2013. This violence in Turkey is condemnable and unjustifiable! News, updates, videos, pictures and messages by friends pouring from Turkey are shocking and heartbreaking to me:( The new government of Pakistan has also a LESSON to learn from the current situation there. May peace and sanity prevails in Turkey!!