The Hope Express is a great initiative for the citizens of Pakistan. Started by a group of people that are passionate about saving Pakistan, The Hope Express will be pulling into your city soon. There currently is no website to gather additional information, but you can stay tuned to this blog or email us at blog@takebackpakistan.com and we will make sure that you are kept up to date.

Faisal Qureshi is an anchor on a TV show on Samaa - his show, Ankahi, discusses topics of social awareness and civic responsibility. ‘Loose Ends Pakistan’ was a show he anchored on another channel, similar to Ankahi, but with larger groups of people at a time.

This evening, he had Samina Peerzada (respected filmmaker in Pakistan) on the show, discussing whether an individual can make a difference in the world. So much of what was said on the show mirrors what we want to say with Take Back Pakistan, I had to post about it. First, hats off to Samina Peerzada. I don’t think I admire or respect any of our media personalities as much as I do her. She said some beautiful things on the show tonight (and earlier, with Jasmine Mansoor on The Pulse), and left Faisal Qureshi speechless (quite rare) by the end - he was frank enough to sit back and simply applaud her fervor.

Perhaps the most important thing she said was that Pakistan was home. We are Pakistani, and every blade of grass, every tree, every road, every building was HOME. Our property extends beyond our front door, and outside the main gates. Until we all start believing this, until we take this to heart, and start cleaning house, this country goes nowhere.

The fact is that our government is a failure, our leaders are a joke. Leave them to lining their own pockets and collecting their family jewels. Change for the better will only come when we change, and it’s our turn to bat.

I encourage everyone who reads this post to head over to ankahi.tv (where they also put up Ankahi episodes for online viewing, so look for this show), to www.looseendspakistan.com and to http://groups.google.com/group/looseendspakistan. Sign up NOW. Join the discussion, join the silent revolution of a silent majority, and take back your country.