Har Waqt, Bar Waqt
By Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
Westridge, Rawalpindi

Quaid’s birthday is approaching and every year this day I am reminded of the way the nation – nay, its leaders under the influence of the mullah – have thrown his motto to the winds by not only altering its sequence from Unity, Faith & Discipline to Faith, Unity & Discipline but also changing the meaning of Faith from Yaqeen into Eeman.
Incidentally, Yaqeen was further emphasised upon by calling it Yaqeen e Muhkam in 1951 when Liaquat Ali Khan in a public address raised his clenched fist to warn the Indians who had amassed their troops on Pakistan borders for the first time then. In their eagerness to Islamise the motto our so-called leaders lost sight of the fact that the Father of the Nation had given the motto to the Pakistani nation which comprised of the non-Muslims also. Are the Islam pasand leaders not depriving the minorities of the motto given to them by their Quaid, as they cannot profess Eeman as the Muslims can do? Are they no more part of the Pakistani nation?
Remembering the Quaid one is reminded of his habit of punctuality and punctiliousness in his daily affairs. Never once was he late from the appointed time or overlooked the smallest details of his conduct or duty. He was meticulous and prompt in whatever he did. My dear countrymen, don’t you think it would please the Quaid’s soul if we as a nation promised him today to be always punctual and punctilious in our daily chores also? Let’s, therefore, give him a birthday present of “Har Waqt - Bar Waqt” (Every Time, On Time). Whether one realizes or not, this simple practice of adhering to time alone can make our nation progress beyond expectations. It will make our trains and buses leave and arrive in time, a phenomenon taken for granted in the developed countries.
Punctuality in keeping office timings will result in marked efficiency in our office working. The files will move promptly and responsibly. The functions, conferences and ceremonies will be held at the tick of the clock without waiting for hours for the VIP to show up. Patients shall be seen by the doctors at the appointed time and not subjected to the agony of endless wait. Weddings and Valimas will not linger on and on for hours with absolutely no respect for the time. Time so saved could be utilized more fruitfully. In short every thing shall move promptly and orderly. It would not only make us progress, but also make us a responsible and disciplined nation. It would certainly make the Quaid smile in the heavens and feel proud of us. Let’s prove ourselves equal to the task that he expected of us as a nation. Let’s show him we can do it, Har W aqt – Bar Waqt.


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