Sonya Syed

‘ It was a cowardly attack, we will punish so and so’ ‘ The incident is deeply regretted, I share my deepest condolences to all the families who lost their loved ones ” ‘ I condemn terrorist attacks ’ One of the major job done, issued press statements. Now lets go back to our normal lives, its business as usual. Few days passed and everyone will forget and move on, news channels will stop reporting as the news is no more vibrant or raising TRPs. No more blood, no more crying or screaming women, no more dead bodies. No action, No precaution, No special task forces, No accident management, No protection. And we all wait anxiously for another attack, for another suicide bombing. Alas... the cycle continues. Nobody is bothered and we are all at the mercy of terrorists. We are safe not because we have perfect protection but we are safe only because terrorist have not targeted us as yet. Army Public School’s incidents and earlier similar attacks are the dar...

Day of mourning, sadness, silence and prayers for all the departed blessed souls of Army Public School's ( Peshawar) Students, Staff Members, Administration, Teachers, and Principal.  May Allah send His Divine Light of peace and comfort to the near and dear ones of all those innocent souls who left us. May we all be together in this moment of trial. Sonya Syed. (Day 506)

Deeply saddened and in severe pain to see the dreaded attack on a school in Peshawar, killing more than 80 school children and injuring many. Yesterday I wrote about hope, peace & prosperity in Pakistan and today witnessed such brutality. No words, no comments….just pain and sorrow. May Allah give peace to all innocent departed souls, May Allah bless their loved ones with patience and serenity, May Allah heal the injured, May Allah show His Mercy to all of us. This world is our temporary abode; there is a time for all of us to leave, sooner or later. Such incidents are a wake-up call for all of us, making us realize the impermanent nature of our lives so we can make the best use of the time given to us, so we can become a blessing for everyone around us, so we can do good, so we can be just and fair in all dealings. Amen. With all my prayers. Sonya Syed. (Day 505)

I want to share so many things today, there has been too much going on. So let’s begin with the ‘Naya Pakistan tabdeli dharna’ (lock down/ sit-ins for Political Change, a New Pakistan) by Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s leader Mr. Imran Khan. This was the first strike that I enjoyed from my heart, this whole shutting down of Karachi is for our own well-being. When injustice, chaos, corruption reaches its peak it has to go, and for good. “Everything has its logical end”, are the golden words by my mother. Although this is a very simple line but it has always helped me to stay calm during the highs & lows of my life and magically everything does settle down. There are many who are skeptic of this new wave of political movement, and have a firm belief that nothing worthwhile is going to be achieved by these dharnas, and that everyone is corrupt. I think this is the time when we should leave our old and rigid mind set, and wake up. I don’t know about the intention...