Desicritics Comments on Taking Care - Pakistani Protests and Ordinary Pakistanis

Comment by Pratyush

Fri, 3 Mar 2006 08:11:05 EST

In Bengal, strikes have been part of the 'culture.' It sickens me like it sickens you. A few years ago there was a ban on strike. It has returned though and it never fails to piss me off whenever it does occur. If the striking party can compensate each and every person and the nation of the financial, work loss by paying and working for the nation, I will have no qualms. Strikes are infuriating.

Comment by Richa

Fri, 3 Mar 2006 00:27:05 EST

Zainub, political parties everywhere have the same vested interests. My only experience with strikes was during the Ayodhya controversy in 1992. I distinctly remember going to school for exams after every 3-4 days of strike just to be told that the exams had been further postponed. It was not before a whole month had passed that normalcy returned. But i was a kid then and besides this minor detail, there isn't really much that i remember of the incident including the riots that ensued.

Comment by Abrar Siddiqui

Thu, 2 Mar 2006 23:00:23 EST

Very well put Zainab. I remember the time period of late ninties when I was in Karachi. Due to the strike, we use to have an extra class on Saturday to make up for the strikes. During those troublsome days when similar political elements were calling strikes everyday, it really made our lives hell. These MMA idiots don't realise that Karachi looses apprx. 1 billion Ruppees in revenu every day they call a strike!! Who does that effect!! But I think they would be happy with all of this cos as long as the poor stay poor and uneducated, they can easily brainwash them with their propoganda!! I think Mushraff should ban the whole strike thing! Oh but then all the 'democratic;' will cry that its being done to shut down the opposition's voice!! Quite a dilemma!!

Comment by Vikas Chowdhry

Thu, 2 Mar 2006 19:07:25 EST

Zainub You can say that again my friend and say it loudly so that the communists across the border can hear at as well, that ordinary people are fed up with them and their tactics.