Published: Infofish International 5/2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Mehangaee Ka Jin - مہنگایی کا جن
Mehngai ke jin ne maara
مہنگایی کے جن نے مارا
Mar gaya ghareeb bechara
مر گیا غریب بیچارہ
Pehle hee baara bachay the
پہلے ہی بارہ بچے تھے
Aaya ik aur aankh ka tara
آیا ایک اور آنکھہ کا تارا
aik he dil aur khwahish mand
ایک ہی دل اور خواہش مند
Komal, Kamini, zona, zara!
کومل، کامنی، زونا، زہرا
Itne masayal aur ik dil
اتنے مسایل اور ایک دل
karay tu kia mazhur bechara
کرے تو کیا کرے مظہر بیچارہ
Mazhur Butt
مظہر بٹ
مہنگایی کے جن نے مارا
Mar gaya ghareeb bechara
مر گیا غریب بیچارہ
Pehle hee baara bachay the
پہلے ہی بارہ بچے تھے
Aaya ik aur aankh ka tara
آیا ایک اور آنکھہ کا تارا
aik he dil aur khwahish mand
ایک ہی دل اور خواہش مند
Komal, Kamini, zona, zara!
کومل، کامنی، زونا، زہرا
Itne masayal aur ik dil
اتنے مسایل اور ایک دل
karay tu kia mazhur bechara
کرے تو کیا کرے مظہر بیچارہ
Mazhur Butt
مظہر بٹ
دیسی مرغی - - Desi Murghi
ik baar kuch aisa hua
ایک بار کچھ ایسا ہوا
Mein net pe chalte chalte
میں نیٹ پےچلتے چلتے
bahut door tak nikal gaya
بوہت دور تک نکل گیا
dekha tu ird gird mere
دیکھا تو ارد گرد میرے
murghion ka ghoal tha
مرغیوں کا غول تھا
gori chitti lambi naati
گوری چٹی لمبی ناٹی
patli moti gori gori
پتلی موٹیگوری گوری
chiknee chiknee murghian
چکنیچکنیمرغیاں
kuk kuk karti murghiyaan
کک کک کرتی مرغیاں
apni adaoan mein yakta
اپنی اداؤں میں یکتا
naaz mein apne bemisaal
ناز میں اپنے بے مثال
mein bhi unke jaal mein
میں بھی انکے جال میں
holay holay phans gaya
ہولے ہولے پھنس گیا
kuch din tu guzray khair se
کچھ دیں تو گزرے خیر سے
phir par nikalay murghi ne
پھر پر نکالے مرغی نے
aur bewafa ne zulm ka
اور بےوفا نے ظلم کا
tora mere sur per pahaar
توڑا میرے سر پر پہاڑ
moqa milte hee kameeni
موقع ملتے ہی کمینی
phur se urr hamsaye kee mudair per
پھرر سے اڑ ہمسایے کی منڈیر پر
ja baithi aise ke jaise
جا بیٹھی ایسے کے جیسے
mujh se kabhi aashna hee na thi
مجھ سے کبھی آشنا ہی نہ تھی
tab mujhe yaad aaeen bahut
تب مجھے یاد آئیں بہت
apne watan keee murghiyaan
اپنے وطن کی مرغیاں
namkeen jin ka rung he
نمکین جن کا رنگ ہے
pakeeza jin ka ung he
پاکیزہ جن کا انگ ہے
dil he jin ka ba safa
دل ہے جن کا با صفا
hein jo mujassam ba wafa
ہیں جو مجسّم با وفا
ghar kee murghi ko kabhi
گھر کی مرغی کو کبھی
Daal na samjhay koi
دال نہ سمجھے کوئی
farm ki murghi he kam aseel
فارم کی مرغی ہے کم اسیل
desi murghi hee ko jaano
دیسی مرغی ہی کو جانو
tum apne jeene kee sabeel!
تم اپنے جینے کی سبیل
- Mazhar Butt
مظہر بٹ
ایک بار کچھ ایسا ہوا
Mein net pe chalte chalte
میں نیٹ پےچلتے چلتے
bahut door tak nikal gaya
بوہت دور تک نکل گیا
dekha tu ird gird mere
دیکھا تو ارد گرد میرے
murghion ka ghoal tha
مرغیوں کا غول تھا
gori chitti lambi naati
گوری چٹی لمبی ناٹی
patli moti gori gori
پتلی موٹیگوری گوری
chiknee chiknee murghian
چکنیچکنیمرغیاں
kuk kuk karti murghiyaan
کک کک کرتی مرغیاں
apni adaoan mein yakta
اپنی اداؤں میں یکتا
naaz mein apne bemisaal
ناز میں اپنے بے مثال
mein bhi unke jaal mein
میں بھی انکے جال میں
holay holay phans gaya
ہولے ہولے پھنس گیا
kuch din tu guzray khair se
کچھ دیں تو گزرے خیر سے
phir par nikalay murghi ne
پھر پر نکالے مرغی نے
aur bewafa ne zulm ka
اور بےوفا نے ظلم کا
tora mere sur per pahaar
توڑا میرے سر پر پہاڑ
moqa milte hee kameeni
موقع ملتے ہی کمینی
phur se urr hamsaye kee mudair per
پھرر سے اڑ ہمسایے کی منڈیر پر
ja baithi aise ke jaise
جا بیٹھی ایسے کے جیسے
mujh se kabhi aashna hee na thi
مجھ سے کبھی آشنا ہی نہ تھی
tab mujhe yaad aaeen bahut
تب مجھے یاد آئیں بہت
apne watan keee murghiyaan
اپنے وطن کی مرغیاں
namkeen jin ka rung he
نمکین جن کا رنگ ہے
pakeeza jin ka ung he
پاکیزہ جن کا انگ ہے
dil he jin ka ba safa
دل ہے جن کا با صفا
hein jo mujassam ba wafa
ہیں جو مجسّم با وفا
ghar kee murghi ko kabhi
گھر کی مرغی کو کبھی
Daal na samjhay koi
دال نہ سمجھے کوئی
farm ki murghi he kam aseel
فارم کی مرغی ہے کم اسیل
desi murghi hee ko jaano
دیسی مرغی ہی کو جانو
tum apne jeene kee sabeel!
تم اپنے جینے کی سبیل
- Mazhar Butt
مظہر بٹ
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Is Urdu Dying?
Sunday, August 26, 2012 | DailyTimes
Sir: The other day I received an interesting note from a friend-researcher who was awed at the loss of originality in our regional languages, especially Urdu. According to her recent research experience in north Sindh and southern Punjab, “Rich languages (Sindhi, Punjabi, Siraiki and Urdu in particular) of Pakistan are quickly replacing their vocabulary with English.” She also cited a glaring example of how English is grossly being inducted in Urdu giving Urdu a look that she does not hesitate to call “funny”. After reading the following model strip of ‘cocktail’ Urdu, the readers will also agree with her and surely deplore the degradation of our national language:
“Hamain legal issues mein support nahi hai, need-based training honi chahiye, kya hamain technical person ki need nahi? Project level par technical person nahi the, ek shelter officer har jaga ki monitoring kar raha tha is liye achay way mein community ko guide nahin kar raha tha. First to male or female staff hamaaray paas tha, abhi nahi. Hamaray exposure visits karain, quarterly meeting to hoti hai lekin ground par training baat hi kuch aur hai. Hamain bohot saari training chahiye, project-designing par hamain train kiya jae, knowledge diya jai, ke ham is problem ko kaise handle karain.”
Use of English words is not restricted to Urdu, but almost all regional languages have fallen prey to this trend. If we look at Japanese, we note that they try to Nipponise foreign words to make them appear Japanese. This may be so with some other languages but in the case of Urdu, it has ceased to develop and grow into a complete language since long. About three decades ago, some work was done by the Urdu Board to assemble technical terms in Urdu (istalahaat) but even then most of the substituted Urdu words were taken as they were either from Arabic or Persian. Since then and especially after the advent of computers, no work has been done to upgrade the Urdu language.
Another reason for the fall and decline of the Urdu language is the cultural callousness, indifference and lack of interest in adopting Urdu for research. This is also true for other regional languages. Thus, teaching in these languages and their use as a medium of education are prevalent in the lower classes but as we climb to higher studies, these languages disappear and are replaced by English or perhaps other languages.
Needless to say, without cultural changes and revival of interest in Urdu as a language, Urdu and no regional language would survive.
MAZHAR BUTT
Karachi
Sir: The other day I received an interesting note from a friend-researcher who was awed at the loss of originality in our regional languages, especially Urdu. According to her recent research experience in north Sindh and southern Punjab, “Rich languages (Sindhi, Punjabi, Siraiki and Urdu in particular) of Pakistan are quickly replacing their vocabulary with English.” She also cited a glaring example of how English is grossly being inducted in Urdu giving Urdu a look that she does not hesitate to call “funny”. After reading the following model strip of ‘cocktail’ Urdu, the readers will also agree with her and surely deplore the degradation of our national language:
“Hamain legal issues mein support nahi hai, need-based training honi chahiye, kya hamain technical person ki need nahi? Project level par technical person nahi the, ek shelter officer har jaga ki monitoring kar raha tha is liye achay way mein community ko guide nahin kar raha tha. First to male or female staff hamaaray paas tha, abhi nahi. Hamaray exposure visits karain, quarterly meeting to hoti hai lekin ground par training baat hi kuch aur hai. Hamain bohot saari training chahiye, project-designing par hamain train kiya jae, knowledge diya jai, ke ham is problem ko kaise handle karain.”
Use of English words is not restricted to Urdu, but almost all regional languages have fallen prey to this trend. If we look at Japanese, we note that they try to Nipponise foreign words to make them appear Japanese. This may be so with some other languages but in the case of Urdu, it has ceased to develop and grow into a complete language since long. About three decades ago, some work was done by the Urdu Board to assemble technical terms in Urdu (istalahaat) but even then most of the substituted Urdu words were taken as they were either from Arabic or Persian. Since then and especially after the advent of computers, no work has been done to upgrade the Urdu language.
Another reason for the fall and decline of the Urdu language is the cultural callousness, indifference and lack of interest in adopting Urdu for research. This is also true for other regional languages. Thus, teaching in these languages and their use as a medium of education are prevalent in the lower classes but as we climb to higher studies, these languages disappear and are replaced by English or perhaps other languages.
Needless to say, without cultural changes and revival of interest in Urdu as a language, Urdu and no regional language would survive.
MAZHAR BUTT
Karachi
A matter of great national interest
The Nation, Newspaper | September 02, 2012
In 2009, a complete list of bank defaulters was published and shown on electronic media. A report of the same was also submitted in the Supreme Court (SC), so that all those businessmen, political leaders, retired army men and journalists who were among over 3,300 people who got Rs 153.5 billion loans written off from 11 financial institutions between 1999 and 2007 could be bought to book. However, it is disappointing to note that this matter of great national interest was never pursued in earnest and the defaulters were set free to enjoy.
The SC has just ordered NAB in the containers case to either recover the amount incurred on the case from the accused and in the event of failure bear the mark-up on it. It would be fully justified if the honourable SC also passes a similar order against the above bank loan defaulters and the financial institutions involved in the scam. NAB or the concerned financial institutions should be penalised by making them pay the mark-up on the huge amount of Rs 153.5 billion if they fail to recover the same in grace time awarded by the SC. Unless quick action is taken, it is feared that the nation will lose this amount forever.
Mazhar Butt
In 2009, a complete list of bank defaulters was published and shown on electronic media. A report of the same was also submitted in the Supreme Court (SC), so that all those businessmen, political leaders, retired army men and journalists who were among over 3,300 people who got Rs 153.5 billion loans written off from 11 financial institutions between 1999 and 2007 could be bought to book. However, it is disappointing to note that this matter of great national interest was never pursued in earnest and the defaulters were set free to enjoy.
The SC has just ordered NAB in the containers case to either recover the amount incurred on the case from the accused and in the event of failure bear the mark-up on it. It would be fully justified if the honourable SC also passes a similar order against the above bank loan defaulters and the financial institutions involved in the scam. NAB or the concerned financial institutions should be penalised by making them pay the mark-up on the huge amount of Rs 153.5 billion if they fail to recover the same in grace time awarded by the SC. Unless quick action is taken, it is feared that the nation will lose this amount forever.
Mazhar Butt
Seafood industry: Some bottlenecks
http://beta.dawn.com/news/755700/seafood-industry-some-bottlenecks
ALTHOUGH Pakistan’s seafood exports have grown considerably even after the EU ban but this achievement cannot be attributed to real increase in terms of value. Pakistan is still getting lower prices for its fishery products than neighbouring countries such as India.
The boost in value can mainly be attributed to weakening of rupee against dollar and export of the last bit of edible fish in Pakistan waters to cheap markets such as China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, and some other countries of the Far East. Some parts of the cache are also being exported to Egypt and the Middle East.
It is good news that somehow the MFD has persuaded the EU to lift the ban of seafood exports on Pakistan. However, it must be noted that allowing one or two processing units is not going to resolve the problem.
The entire fishing sector needs immediate steps for revamping and renovation.
Unless this is done, it will not be possible to establish traceability and a cold chain. A look at the harbour shows no signs of improvements in the artisan fleets’ design or the technology employed in the processing units.
Fish could be seen stashed on dirty fish harbour floors and sold and transported with little or no ice.
Most of the seafood processing units do not have adequate facilities for making ice and the ones which do have, their equipment is usually out of order and just a showpiece to comply with formalities.
Almost all processing units are run by obsolete equipment, as well as by poorly insulated stores where finished product is let to deteriorate due to rapid fluctuations in storage temperature.
It has been noted that products from most of the processing plants and exporters can hardly fulfil the right kind of product core temperature requirement of the leading shipping companies. Other shipping lines are lax on this issue and would even accept half frozen products for shipments. This irregularity must be regularly checked before every shipment.
A reasonable balance ought to be kept between indiscriminate catching of all kinds of fish and their seasons and conservation if the welfare of the industry is desired.
MAZHAR Karachi
ALTHOUGH Pakistan’s seafood exports have grown considerably even after the EU ban but this achievement cannot be attributed to real increase in terms of value. Pakistan is still getting lower prices for its fishery products than neighbouring countries such as India.
The boost in value can mainly be attributed to weakening of rupee against dollar and export of the last bit of edible fish in Pakistan waters to cheap markets such as China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, and some other countries of the Far East. Some parts of the cache are also being exported to Egypt and the Middle East.
It is good news that somehow the MFD has persuaded the EU to lift the ban of seafood exports on Pakistan. However, it must be noted that allowing one or two processing units is not going to resolve the problem.
The entire fishing sector needs immediate steps for revamping and renovation.
Unless this is done, it will not be possible to establish traceability and a cold chain. A look at the harbour shows no signs of improvements in the artisan fleets’ design or the technology employed in the processing units.
Fish could be seen stashed on dirty fish harbour floors and sold and transported with little or no ice.
Most of the seafood processing units do not have adequate facilities for making ice and the ones which do have, their equipment is usually out of order and just a showpiece to comply with formalities.
Almost all processing units are run by obsolete equipment, as well as by poorly insulated stores where finished product is let to deteriorate due to rapid fluctuations in storage temperature.
It has been noted that products from most of the processing plants and exporters can hardly fulfil the right kind of product core temperature requirement of the leading shipping companies. Other shipping lines are lax on this issue and would even accept half frozen products for shipments. This irregularity must be regularly checked before every shipment.
A reasonable balance ought to be kept between indiscriminate catching of all kinds of fish and their seasons and conservation if the welfare of the industry is desired.
MAZHAR Karachi
Seafood industry goes T20!
http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=177714
Friday, October 12, 2012 - Much like the T20, Pakistan is also losing wicket on the seafood export market with drop in export earnings by 21 per cent in value and more than 20 percent in volume. Pakistan has already lost three major buyers,viz Japan, USA and EU, of its fishery products and doesn’t have many more stable and potential export markets left out to survive the industry which has already gone non-viable and in shambles.
With depleting wild fishery stocks there is least effort made either by the entrepreneurs or the government to embark on aggressive shrimp and fish farming. Whatever freshwater fish is being farmed is not even enough to satisfy the domestic demand lest save it for regular export.
It’s high time that the authorities woke up and addressed to the long unattended problems of the seafood industry to bring it in line with India or Bangladesh. Pakistani seafood is imported by existing importing origins only as a filler when their factories or stocks run dry due to failure of input from India or Bangladesh.
Moreover, Pakistani seafood is not getting the same price for their products as these countries who sell their products at high premium. Our seafood industry can only be expected to survive if serious attention is paid to its problems and immediate necessary steps taken to reform it.
Mazhar butt, Karachi
Friday, October 12, 2012 - Much like the T20, Pakistan is also losing wicket on the seafood export market with drop in export earnings by 21 per cent in value and more than 20 percent in volume. Pakistan has already lost three major buyers,viz Japan, USA and EU, of its fishery products and doesn’t have many more stable and potential export markets left out to survive the industry which has already gone non-viable and in shambles.
With depleting wild fishery stocks there is least effort made either by the entrepreneurs or the government to embark on aggressive shrimp and fish farming. Whatever freshwater fish is being farmed is not even enough to satisfy the domestic demand lest save it for regular export.
It’s high time that the authorities woke up and addressed to the long unattended problems of the seafood industry to bring it in line with India or Bangladesh. Pakistani seafood is imported by existing importing origins only as a filler when their factories or stocks run dry due to failure of input from India or Bangladesh.
Moreover, Pakistani seafood is not getting the same price for their products as these countries who sell their products at high premium. Our seafood industry can only be expected to survive if serious attention is paid to its problems and immediate necessary steps taken to reform it.
Mazhar butt, Karachi
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