A common Pakistani(CP) depressed by the circumstances Pakistan is going through is looking for having a chat with someone.Suddenly he sees a pakistani liberal comes out of his car and starts walking to the shopping mall.CP stops him and starts converstaion by asking:It's hot today,isn't it?Liberals nodes his head is yes and goes on saying but I have worked whole of my life for comforting myself and now I have bought an air-conditioned car in this regard.
CP:oh I see.Things are really bad in Pakistan.
PL:Yeah,they are bad but this all is due to people with beard.
CP:beard?beard is sunnah,man.
PL:It was 14 years ago,but you guys don't understand.
CP:No I disagree with you.I still find nice people with beard.Abdul Sattar Edhi is just one example.
PL:He is good in his social work but he is bad when it comes to ideology.He too once said that I would go to Talibans and ask for donations.
CP:But he is more pro Pakistan than you and his work clearly proves that.
LP:Whatever.What we are today is due to these Mullas and talibans.
CP:No one is good in Pakistan.What do you think of Musharaf or Zardari or Nawaz?They don't have beard and still they are bad.We all have proven to be bad for Pakistan.
Liberal:I am not concerned about corruption,poverty,inflation,religion and injustice.I am only concerned about what would happen if talibans conquers the parliment.
CP:We can easily get rid of talibans by promoting true Islam.
Liberal:true Islam?there is no true Islam.Islam is just outdated.We need to follow liberalism and secualrism and that's the only way forward.
CP:What is secularism or liberalism,I don't know.What I know is Islam is the best.
Liberal:That's the problem with you guys.Typical Pakistani mentality.
CP:Allah Hafiz
Liberal:Ok,goodbye.
CP's chat with liberal increases his worries.And he askswhy we are being killed in a battle between liberals and talibans.Liberals would take a flight to USA and talibasn don't need any houses and faimly.What would happen to us?