By the grace of God, mission accomplished. From now onwards the 3rd of July would be celebrated along with 6th September, when the enemy’s tooth were made sour (dant khatay kar deye). The word ‘SORRY’ has restored our honourable and respectable position among the committee of nations. It’s a great moral victory of our principle stand on the Torkham Pass and the nation’s victory over the sole super power of the planet.

The sovereignty and integrity of our borders has been accepted and recognised by the superpower and soon will be recognised by our brothers of Fata also, who have been misguided by foreign agents. Here are the details of our victory over the infidel Christian forces that are fighting an unjust war against our student brothers. Like the Ivans before them these Joes are going to face the same fate. InshAllah!

Hill:  Hello, Hello, Can I talk to Mrs. Thar?

Thar: Hello.

(Jim! There is some fella on the line. Get me Mrs. Thar.  Jim whispers: Sheesh! It’s her. She is online). Hill: Hi Mrs. Khar, I am Hillari. Listen up Gal, We have decided to honour you with a five letter word, Sorry. Did you get that?

Thar: Roger that, Hill!

Hill: You know how these Brylcream boys work? We sincerely offer our condolences to the families of the dead habibis. That was Gung Ho Mo Fo action of our Whisky Bravoes, a sort of blue-on-blue contact.

Thar: Aye Aye, Hill! (A voice: Thar! Ask her about the Coalition Benevolent Fund.) Thar: Ahem … Ok … The army … Sorry; Foreign Office has also decided to open the Nato supply routes. Since we are partners in war on Dollars, we have also decided that no extra amount will be charged, if the Coalition Benevolent Fund is released immediately.

Hill: Hey buddy, thank you. I will be sure to recommend a cheese bar or some fruit salad for you when I meet your boss during my next stop over.

Thar: Oh thanks! You mean you would recommend me to Mr. Zee?

Hill: No! My dear, when did he become your boss? I meant Keanu Perees. He is calling all the shots in the Matrix that is woven all around you guys.

Thar: You can recommend me now. He is on the extension. So when will we be getting the CBF?

Hill: As soon the Five-Sided Squirrel Cage decides about your inflated accounts. You know, we shoe clerks have a little say in important matters that concern money!

Thar: But …

Hill: Hey, you also got to close down that Haqqani Chicken Farm. And I hope this decision won’t be shot down by your rock politicians-cum-petitioners.

Thar: You mean sheep and rent-a-crowd politicians? Don’t worry, we would take care of that but you gotta stop the Mullah FM Chicken Farm on your side of border.

Hill: Hey Hey, never heard of this tech savvy guy, Lieutenant. If I find him I will invite you for a Big Chicken Dinner.

Thar: Coming back to the CBF, its urgent!

Hill: Pretty soon. Let’s stop goat roping. You got to say sorry for your inflated bills! You penguins … all flap and no fly.


The author is a cartoonist.


The views expressed by this blogger and in the following reader comments do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Dawn Media Group.


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Comments (31)

Tahiri
July 10, 2012 7:15 am
really very sad....we are happy on the word sorry. does the word sorry is the cost of solders? it remind me another story. Dr Afia she only attempted to murder (That's what media says) and they put her into jail for life time. on other hand they just slash our soldiers and said sorry? really shame on our policy makers. it hurts. we are living being. we are Pakistanis, we are the nation. for god sake try to understand. for god sake don't break the country, don't break the dignity of Pakistanis.
Farrukh hanif Awan
July 8, 2012 8:34 am
Imran khan will save us *faints*
Taiba
July 8, 2012 8:03 am
your point makes sense if it implies that we must not expect high from the US, vis-a-vis our sociopolitical position; yes, that US wants from Pakistan can not be tackled and accomplished either way by the latter, no matter how strong its diplomatic strategies are. Satire, as well as the more bitter side of realities should be accepted so that we can atleast step into devising a good remedy. I wish to see a Pakistan free from foreign interventions : Truely independent thereof. Let's hope for the best !
junaid
July 8, 2012 6:16 am
An NFP in the making, while reading this, I had to go to see the author as I thought it to be written by NFP.
asghar
July 8, 2012 2:59 am
And the indians need to say it daily to Pakistan, for what it is doing in Baluchistan.
SSA
July 7, 2012 9:55 am
Message is already at home but brain is missing
akhter husain
July 7, 2012 8:08 am
Hillariouslsly accurate
Indian
July 7, 2012 6:18 am
Excellent. What a piece of satire!!!! Bravo!!!!!!!
Tariq K Sami
July 7, 2012 3:30 am
Well lets look forward to a peaceful future.
Shoukat Jan
July 7, 2012 2:43 am
Very sad................Loss of our soldiers has no meaning for you.
Naeem Khan
July 7, 2012 2:35 am
I think here is nothing to enjoy. We should feel shame on the attitude of US and our corrupt Govt..................
sherry rehman
July 7, 2012 1:14 am
great word sorry, this word needs to be said by PAkistan to India for the mumbai attacks, this is so hypocrisy.
NASAH (USA)
July 7, 2012 1:01 am
Sabir Nazar -- you are David Low of Col Blimp fame for Dawn -- and as delightful a radical as he was -- We would love to see more of your cartoons and your political satire. Three cheers for Dawn for having TWO Satirist of very high caliber - NFP and Sabir Nazar. The funniest line -- "Hillary - Jim! There is some fella on the line. Get me Mrs. Thar. Jim whispers: Sheesh! It’s her. She is online)."
Devendra
July 6, 2012 9:56 pm
EXCELLENT. An NFP in the making.
Faizullah Khalil
July 6, 2012 8:07 pm
Laughing like a crazy for 30 minutes to see how beautifully wordings and the description of the whole drama is minted especially the "Fella" word cracked me up. I also cried for 3-minutes for the unfortunate nation of ours being ruled by American chickens.
Aurang Zeb
July 6, 2012 5:46 pm
You should celebrate the freedom - the fools are exposed (Establishment) - the state we are today is because previously unnecessary authority was enforced on people of Pakistan. The sate of confusion and lack of decision making occurs when we live in denial and do not face reality. Stable Afghanistan is more impotent for people of Pakistan than any other nation. Our government must be part of solution rather making fool to our own people on the name of honour.
Ishrat salim
July 6, 2012 5:26 pm
This is just great.....word sorry has sold us.....it has once again proved our politicians are salable.....what was all that hula bula in the parliament for ? Even today there was drone attack in miran shah killing 18 people. Soo what did we gain from stopping NATO supply that long ? By next year American ambassador will be running country's affairs........just as American ambassador is doing in Yemen....remember my prediction.....then Pakistan will be really called Banana Republic.....
Cyrus Howell
July 6, 2012 3:30 pm
The word gung-ho is changed in it's English form since the war. The word gung-ho in Cantonese means Work Together.
Pakmerican
July 6, 2012 3:26 pm
Hi Sabir Nazar: I really admire your unique style of satire thru toons. I am wondering if you could draw a cartoon with the Great Ghairatmand Pakistani demagogue delivering a written ultimatum to Hillary in a Kashkol ( begger's bowl) ?. I will frame it.
Taj
July 6, 2012 3:25 pm
only dogs are sorry , an apology never brought the dead back to life either except this episode in the history of a sell out crowd had every thing to do with more cash then anything else
BRR
July 6, 2012 1:55 pm
And get hung on the nearest tree?
Taiba
July 6, 2012 12:57 pm
i believe the re-opening shouldnt have been delayed this long if it had to be done afterall. Good work by the author btw ! :D sarcasm : joyful; yet it is painful to see our saviours playing hide and seek with nobody's fool !
A Shah
July 6, 2012 12:48 pm
The word 'Sorry' will cost us more then we realise.
NASAH (USA)
July 6, 2012 12:37 pm
Great satire -- the NFP of cartooning -- liked the last sentence -- Hillary telling Khar -- "You got to say sorry for your inflated bills! You penguins … all flap and no fly." -- Very original.
MAS
July 6, 2012 12:14 pm
Excellent Stuff ---> Raoul Ciao : spot on, satire with words and images, bravo. How come you're still out and free tho' Mr Sabir? You have some guts to say all this in print ! way to go !!
Nabil
July 6, 2012 10:47 am
I don't get it ? what else we expected from US? I think Today Freedom of speech is killing Pakistan.
XYZ
July 6, 2012 10:39 am
Masha Allah, may Allah reward you
Raoul Ciao
July 6, 2012 10:20 am
spot on, satire with words and images, bravo. How come you're still out and free tho' Mr Sabir? You have some guts to say all this in print ! way to go !!
shan
July 6, 2012 10:17 am
i wish i can also be a cartoonist and express my words freely....
Indian
July 6, 2012 10:07 am
Wonderful!!! hope the message goes home!!
Naseema Perveen
July 6, 2012 9:46 am
thumbs up!