Yau Kal ba bal watan ke teer kam……

Shano is adamant that now she will not wait anymore and will shift to her uncle house in Abbotabad. Her uncle family migrated to Abbotabad two months back, when one of her cousins was killed in Kanju by some militants. She has lost hope of the re-opening of schools. “I dont think that i will be able to continue my studies in Swat. In such condition i cant’ materialize my dream of becoming a doctor”.

War of terror for Swati People

On Monday she is leaving, and i am losing another good friend. Time is  erecting mountains between us! I am so upset, but she has promised that she would be in contact with me via email and Phone. Her father has already sent her two brothers to Karachi. Now her parents and one younger sister have left to live in Mingora.

Thousands girls like Shano are uncertain about their future. They see their dreams shattered when Maulana Shah Dauran, a lieutenant of Maulana Fazlullah announced ban on girls education a few weeks ego. Swat is not a tribal area, its a settled district, a prime tourist destination and centre of learning since Buddhist times. The former Wali (Ruler) of Swat established hundreds of educational institutions here. Women literacy rate is much higher as compared to other districts of Pakistan.

The ban on girls education was part of heinous conspiracy against the Pashtuns of Swat. They want to keep is illiterate so that we can produce more and more Jihadis. They want to push us to the alleys of darkness and ignorance.

But i have decided that whatever i will encourage girls in my neighbourhood to come to my house, and i will make arrangement for their education. I have some old books which i can share with the girls. I will teach them and Inshallah Allah will help me as I am practicing the saying of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). Similiarly i will follow the footsteps of Bacha Khan Baba who encouraged girls education and established schools for Pashtun chidlren in different parts of NWFP.

Oooooooh Shano, yes Shano is leaving on Monday. Tonight shano is staying with me. Today we had some time together but the whole day we discussed Swat, Taliban and Army. Oh my God we never thought of such days!

Shano shared a nice Tappa with me. She said..

Yau Kal ba bal watan ke teer kam, Chi sta da husan dauran ter shi ra ba shama

“I will spend this year in a foreign land because you are so proud of your beauty, after one year when you lose your charm i will return again…

Her reference was to Maulana Fazlullah, she meant that when Maulana Fazlullah and his militants will either be killed or arrested she will return back to Swat. I fear that her dream may not become true soon (or in 1 year) as tonight Maulana Fazlullah delivered another sermon on his FM radio. Fazlullah was so proud of his actions in swat. He called on his fighters to intensify attacks on people who are opposed to Taliban. However Pakistani TV channles said that the military has killed 15 militanst in Swat. What a joke! The father of the militants was delivering speeches on his Radio channel and issuing new editcs, while the security forces claimed that 15 militanst had been killed.

The truth is that 15 more Swatis murdered! Who cares?

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