MG OS : Naina Ashq Na Hu

 

 

In tThe Pakistan Military Academy at Kakul it was the new batch performing thr passing out parade and all the parents of the cadets stood proudly saluting the national flag as they pass in front of them glistening with tears of joy and a look of extreme proud in thr look seeing thr sons in the uniform taking oath to protect the country and its citizens …after the march ..the leader of the parade ..the best officer of the batch came out walking with all the elegance of an Army officer n stood in front of his parents with a smile …n his father salutes him

 

Javed Hassan Khan : welcome officer

 

His mother smiled in tears looking at the old show of the father n son along with her son who smiled n salutes back to his father ex-army officer …

 

Razia javed : bas kijiye aap dono …itne waqt baad apne bache hu dekh rahi hoon …(caressed her son’s face in admiration)… jee bhar ke dekh  tu lene dejiye isse .. kitna noor hai na iss ke chehre par ji ..

 

Javed : hona hi hai …abb aapka bacha sirf bacha nahi ..ek trained army officer hai ..officer Maan Hassan Khan ..

 

Maan (smiled) : ami yeh baat tu abu ne bilkul theek kahi yeh wardi pehente hi na ek ajeeb sa josh sa ajata hai …

 

Razia : abb ghar chaliye sab aapka intezaar kar rahe hain ..

 

At Home in Lahore ..

 

Sarah : welcome bhaiya ..

 

Maan : hi choti (hugged her).. kaisi jaa rahi hai university madam ..

 

Sarah : ek dum first class ..

 

Razia : chaliye khana lag gaya hai kuch kha lijeye ..

 

Maan : ek ami ..bhaiya kahan hain ..?? wohh nahi aaye

 

Razia : wohh beta ..kamal ko chutti nahi mili ..tu abhi bhi ship par hi hai

 

Maan (sad) : yeh navy  wale na …

 

Sarah : rehne dijeye bhaiya abhi 2 din mien duty join kar lienge aur phir aapka bhi yeh hi haal huga …

 

Javed : dil chota mat kijeye beta ..aapke bhai aaye nahi tu kiya unki best wishes tu humesha aapke saath hain ..right

 

Maan (smiled) : hmm .. mien samajhta hoon abu ..chaliye kuch khate hain …waise bhi ammi ki haath ka khana khaye zamana hugaya

 

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On the other hand in Karachi …a girls screamed at the mid of the night

 

Saima : geet beta samjhne ki kushish kijeye

 

Geet : nahi mujhe kuch nahi samajhna …ami humara 18^th birthday hai aaj …aur aaj bhi abu nahi aaye …dekhiye 12 bj gaye …aap lejaiye yeh cake …nahi khana mujhebatwa dejeyega kisi orphanage mien …

 

Saima (caressed her head lovingly) : geet beta aise nahi karte na …aap janti hain na aapke abu head hain yehan army ke taraf se …its not easy to fulfill each responsibility of an Army General …

 

Geet : mujhe kuch nahi sunna mien jaa rahi hoon soone …good night

 

Saima : kya huga aapka agar aapke abu ne aapki shaddi kisi army officer se kara di tou …

 

Geet (smirked) : uhh …my foot ..mar jaongi magar kabhi kisi army officer se shaddi nahi karungi …zindagi bhar intezaar hi karti reh jaongi mien tu …kabhi nahi

 

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After a month maan was transferred to Karachi because of the growing tension in the city army was called for standby force and maan was there in that company of officer …

The day when riot broke out in the city geet just left her university though with her security guard but she was dead scared seeing all the blood n riots around …n that’s when her car was attacked …the driver tried his best to tackle those goons but was unable to at last her guard stepped out n opened fire n fired some of them but he was only one n they were so many …he died protecting her but did drove the car in that injured state of his only at a safe distance n asked her to leave for her home …

 

Geet : nahi but aap aise …mien aapko chor kar kaise ..

 

Guard : madam please …aap meri responsibility hu …please car se utariye n iss street ke usspaar kuch army ki cars hain aap ko unke paas jaa kar apna NIC dekhana huga ..sir ka name dekhte hi they will take u in refuge n will send u to your house safely ..

Geet : but aap yahan …??

 

Guard :  mien aapko back up doonga .so that no one can reach u …madam pls jaldi kijeye ..

 

Geet (crying) : mien aapko chor kar kaise jaa sakti hoon ..?? pls mujhe bataiye mien …aapko hospital le chalti hoon ..app aise

 

Guard : aapko kuch karna hai na mere liye (geet nodded).. tu plss bina koi aur sawaal kiye jaisa mene kaha hai waisa kariye …aapko safely ghar pohanchana meri responsibility hai n aap mujhe ussko poora karne mien mada kijeye ..aap ghar safely puhan gayi tu mien samjhoonga mujhe shahadat (martyrdom) mil gayi ..

 

Geet with tears in her eyes ran hearing the goons scream n her guard firing …n dropped at the jeep of the Army officers …they all got alert but just as she showed her NIC they relaxed n made her sit in the car …but as the time passed it all got more worst n the goons out numbered the army officers …geet saw those men approaching them n she was sweating with fear n vaguely heard the senior official order his one of the officer to take her somewhere …

 

Geet sat thr numb when maan came from no where n asked her to move out but she didn’t …she was so scared she cld barely register anything n without any options left maan screamed on top of his voice n geet saw him with tears filled in her eyes n asked her politely ..

 

Maan : plss madam jaldi bahar aayi …we need to move out of here ..

 

Geet ( crying) : wohh log …unke haath mien guns hain …

 

Maan : plss trust me jab tak mien zinda hoon aapko kuch nahi huga ..plss bahar aayi madam …jaldi we don’t have time

 

Geet nodded n came out n followed him in between all the firing n saw those army officers fighting with great courage against those goon …for the first time in her life she realized if there isn’t any more going that doesn’t mean the army n other forces don’t face dangers any more …its more greater a war they fight every day ..

 

There were many other people stuck thr as well …n like her even they were taken in the refuge of those army officers ..while maan moved ahead of her behind the burning vehicles n other cover provided making sure geet wasn’t behind …n they hid behind in a shop which was robbed in between all these riots ..

 

Geet (crying) : hum kahan jaa rahe hain ..?

 

Maan (looking out for the best chance to escape) : yahan paas mien humara ek office hai …like other people even u will be taken thr n u will have to be thr until ur father can make it to u ..

 

Geet : aap mere liye apni friends ko akele chor kar aagaye …

 

Maan  (looked back at the girl she didn’t even saw properly n couldn’t help but to smile at her innocence) : they know how to handle such bastard traitors …don’t worry kuch nahi huga unko

 

Geet : aur agar hugaya …?? Yeh log buhat dangerous hain ..they have those big guns n all ….my guard also got injured pata nahi kaise hunge wohh …

 

Maan : agar unko kuch hugaya tu ill be proud for they will be getting the status of a martyr ..

 

Geet : how can u be so insensitive ..they r ur friends

 

Maan : because I m a soldier …n we r here to protect u all not to protect each other ..

 

N as maan signaled geet moved out and they made a run for it …but a goon came from behind n held geet at gun point freezing maan ..

 

Maan : chor do ussko

 

Goon : itni asaani se nahi …tumhari government ne hum se humara sab kuch cheen liya …abb hum kyun unke rules mane ..

 

He hit maan on his forehead making him bleed n fall on the ground N before he could fire geet another officer fired from back killing that goon ..n geet fell down scared ..

 

Maan : aap theek hain ..?? hello miss

 

Geet nodded to scared n numb to voice out her answer

 

Maan turned to see another lady stuck in a corner with her child ..

 

Maan : faiz u be here with her …ill be back

 

Geet looked up panicked wondering where he left …n maan made his way towards that lady grabbing his run while running only ..he reached thr n took them both with them trying to cross the road again with them …but the lady wasn’t able to match his pace eventually slowing him …which attracted many goon which he fired efficiently ..geet could not move her gaze from him ..his passion his devotion n his determination to save that lady n her child showed in every of his move ..the way he sheltered them ..just as he reached to them a goon fired him n he screamed n fell down ..

 

Geet (panicked sat by his side while the other officer took care of the goon) : aap  …aap theek hain ..??

 

Maan : don’t worry goli chu kar chali gayi …faiz lets go ..we need to take them all to the office

 

lady : aapka buhat buhat shuriya janaab …aapne humari jaan bachai

without bothering to answer them maan moved along with faiz covering them 3 from front and back …with a lot of such excounters they reached the army office n made enter thr securely …

 

geet (turned just be4 maan could leave) : aapne buhat kiya aaj mere liye …aapni jaan khatre mien daal kar kuan aaj ke waqt mien kisi ki jaan bachata hai …shukriya ..

 

maan (stood thr determined without even a line on his forehead) : madam ek soldier academy se bahar nikalte hi jeeta sirf iss liye hai ke apni mulk (country) aur usski awaam (citizems) ki hifazat (protect) kar sake ..aur aakhri saans tak yeh hi usska maqsad hota hai ..aur humari sab se bari responsibility bhi ..

 

geet : phir chahe uss ke liye usski jaan ..usske friends ki jaan bhi chali jaye

 

maan : han ..kyun ek officer ke liye mulk …aur mulk ke baad uske citizens sab se upar hote hain …har rishte …har responsibility se barh kar …shahadat (martyrdom) humare liye sab bari khushi hai ..

aey pak watan jab bhi tu ne pukara
hum barh kar badal daingay burray waqt ka dhara
niklain gay kafan baandh k sar pe teray betay
goonjay ga arsh pe teray naam ka na?ara
hum teri mohabbat ki qasam khaye huwaye hain
aey pak watan tu humain jaan se piyara hai
yeh shehar, yeh karriye, yeh gulistan, yeh bahaarain
jannat se fuzoon tar teray sehraa ka nizara
bin teray apna koi thikana bhi nahi hai
bin teray kahan dhoondnay jayengay sahara
hai meray liye TAKHAT E SULEMAAN teri mitti
hai mujh ko teri khaak ka bhi sitara

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geet : mien dua karoongi Allah aapki hifazat kare

 

maan (smiled) : nahi karni hi hai tu dua kijiyega ki mujhe shadat (martyrdom) ki maut mile ..

 

n he left without looking back to geet who suddenly realized what a soldier is all about ..

 

Jab raat ko sab apne apne ghar,
Neend ka qarz chukaatey hain,
Tum kis ki khaatir jaagtey ho,

Jab bache apne baap ke seeney se,
lag kar so jayen,
Tum apne battway mein apne bachon ki,
Tasveer ko dekhtey rehte ho,

Jab behnein eid’on par bhayiyon ki
Nazar utaarein,
Tum sehraa’on ki jalti rait per,
Tum un ki chithhii parhtey ho,

Jab lakht-e-jigar ki doori se,
Maan ki aankh tar ho jaye,
Tum us mein bethe sarhad ki nigrani
kartey rehte ho,

Jab har umeed ki khirrki per
Bebasi jaalay buunti ho,
Tum aesi tez hawaaon mein,
Har simt ko urrtay phirtay ho,

Tum yeh kese kar lete ho,

Tum is qaum ke saarey gham,
Apne kese kar lete ho,
Har mushkil mein is mitti
per martey rehte ho,

Tum yeh kese kar lete ho..

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After a week geet heard his name from her dad …n her mom suggesting to thank that brave soldier n geet got to know he is under her father only n made her plan to thank him herself …next day after her university she brought a thank you card n went to her father’s office …it was lunch break for the officers n in the mess they all were just leaving after having thr lunch when geet saw him coming out n she ran to him …

 

Maan (surprised to find her here) : aap …??

 

Geet (extended her thank u card with a smile) : abb iss mulk ke soldiers to thank you bolna bhi tou yahan ke citizens ka farz hai …(maan was about to refuse but she went onn) .. mana mat kijeyega …wohh kya ahi na abu kehte hain ke soldiers ka moral high hona buhat zarori hota hai unki performance ke liye …and obviously appreciation tou moral high karti hi hai na …tu plss aap issko wapis karne ka tu sochiyega bhi mat ..

 

Maan : meri lines mujh par hi …(he smiled at her).. waise yeh thank you card tou theek hai …but aap chahe tou baat karte waqt beech mien saans le sakti hain miss geet ..

 

Geet (smiled n exhaled) ; chaliye humara kaam hugaya abb hum chalet hain ..

 

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Jab kisi ko milna hu tou kismet koi na koi khel khil hi deti hai …un aware to them both thr fathers were best of friends …n after maan got his first promotion n geet completed her studies they decided to get them both married …ofcourse they both were too happy with the decision …however geet did had to bear a lot of teasing comments  for her previous thoughts on marrying a soldier ..but she cared less for maan had seeded a lot of respect for a soldier in her heart in matter of few hours …after all risking own life for a complete strange isn’t really an easy thing n now she know what it takes to be a soldier ..n all she use to say to her cousin was a single sentence ..

Geet : he risks his life for people he don’t even know …imagine what he’d do for me …!!

 

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After 3 years of thr marriage

 

Sarah : dekhna maa beta huga ..

 

Razia (smiled) : hmm ..ek army officer …nahi beti honi chahiye …

 

Geet : maa yeh kya baat huyi …beta huya tu hi army mien jayega ..beti kyun nahi

 

Javed : beta larkiyan kahan jaati hain itna army mien …agar uska interest hu tou dekhenge ..

 

Maan : no ways abu …dekhenge nahi ..beta hu ya beti agar uska interest huya tou definitely army mien jayenge hi ..

 

Kamal : maan beta 3^rd month chal raha hai aur tumhien abhi se usske profession ki lagi hai …jab baby aayega na tu khud decide kar lega kya karna hai ..

 

Razia (smiled seeing her DIL hiding in a corner with embarrassment) : acha abb yeh sab baad mien discuss karenge pehle dinner kar lien kafi late hugaya hai ..

 

Maan : oh han …geet chalo ache se khana kha lo …phir tumhien medicines bhi leni hai ..

 

Nimra : chaliye ..mene table par dinner laga diya hai …

 

Rafay (son of kamal n nimra came running towards geet with his drawing book) : chachi …chachi …dekho mene kya banaya ….(he was about to collide with her when maan held geet firmly n nimra stopped rafay in mid)…

 

Nimra : rafay mene aap se kitni dafa kaha hai dhyaan se chachi kea as paas aaaye … aur yeh kya drawing le kar bethe hain aap …jaiye hands wash kijeye aur khana ke liye aaye ..

 

Geet : bhabi aap …aap kyun uss bechare ko dant deti hain …bacha hai ussko thorai pata hai kuch ..

 

Nimra (smiled) : humien pata hai geet ke rafay aapka fav hai …but abhi uski side lene se ziada zarori hai aapka dinner karna …maan aap geet ko lekar jaiye

 

Maan : ji bhabi ..

 

Life was beautiful for her ever since …marrying maan was the best thing happened to her though she would never say this to her always busy soldier .. but she loves him like crazy …his family is the best family in the world .. she never thought after all the years of being away from her father on every other occasion she would ever be able to respect the armed forces but after coming to this family ..she knows n respects every person in uniform whether a traffic police man or an army soldier …she now knows what it takes to be a soldier when she see her husband sad for not making it for his only sister’s birthday …when kamal bhaiya came back from ship the look on his face for not being able to attend his lil brother’s nikah she never can forget this …and of all things when maan himself attended Sarah’s engagement in uniform that too for hardly an hour n left just as the rituals were completed …that night after returning home he sulked for the whole night …but then he was out thr protecting the life of many other girls like sarah …it wasn’t easy to miss every occasion n still be loyal to your nation …now it seems to her that its part of the training …a soldier is trained to bear all the hardship and that does not only involve physical or mental but also to bear a heart full of hurt …she respects every soldier coz she know what it takes away wearing that uniform …she has seen her husband ..kamaal bhaiya do that …

 

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Maan : geet plss yrr zidd mat karo …I m getting late ..n I m leaving ..

 

Geet : maan that’s not done …its been a week aap theek se breakfast nahi kar rahe hu …aaj tu aapko karna hi huga …I don’t know anything …bas

 

Razia : karlu na beta jitni dair behas kar rahe hu utni dair mien tu kha bhi luge bf ..

 

Nimra : maan aapke liye yeh koi letter aaya hai …

 

Geet : bhabi mujhe dejeye …

 

Maan : geet …(tried to take the letter from nimra but failed)… geet letter de do .. geet …

 

Geet (smiled evil) : shshshs …soldier ..abb aapko yeh letter chahiye na …tu ache bachoon ki tarha nashta kar lijeye …

 

Sarah : kar lijeye na bhai ..

 

Maan : fine u win

 

Geet : as always soldier …

 

The all the four ladies smiled while maan swallowed his bf hurriedly …

 

Maan : abb mien apna letter dekh sakta hoon

 

Geet : ji bilkul dekh sakte hain aap ..

 

Geet giggled and handed over him the letter ..maan shook his head smiling but his smiled vanished as he read the letter n javed entered just then n asked him wht happened ..

 

Maan : mera transfer hugaya hai

 

Geet : not again ..(made a sad face).. abhi 6 months pehle hi tu yahan aaye hum maan ….

 

Razia : abb kahan ke orders hain beta

 

Javed (took the letter seeing maan so tensed) : yeh tu …

 

Maan (nodded) : Waziristan …

 

Every one in the house went quite knowing what it meant …n geet kept looking at maan who didn’t dare to look at his dear wife knowing she must be in tears by now … over last 3 years of marriage thr has been many transfers but never had he left geet ..he had his own insecurities marrying geet knowing she don’t understand the army protocols but today he is proud to have her as his wife …she has grown from a girl to a woman after marriage …understanding the situations ..she never complained …in fact tried every way to compensate his absence in every function be it birthdays or his own sister’s engagement …he regrets not being able to be thr for his sister n is gonna regret this all his life but his wife did all she could n completed all his responsibilities for him .. she is a gem which he never recognized n now he is the luckiest person to have her .. he loves her ..loves her dearly but still his duty his nation and its people comes first for him …his is a soldier first n will always remain that …but he isn’t some stone hearted person to see his wife cry in front of him …in the last 3 years he has tried every possible way to make her happy n be with her …but now his duty calls him n he know he will have to leave her …but he isn’t sad it’s the time to serve the nation a he will ..

 

 

Not able to control her tears she went away from thr …

 

Nimra : geet aisi halat mien aapke saath wahan kaise …??

 

Maan : geet wahan mere saath nahi jaa sakti bhabi …

 

Razia : beta ..

 

Maan : mujhe office ke liye late hu raha hai ami ..mujhe jana huga

 

Nimra : maan ek baar geet se mil lete tou ..

 

Maan : dair hu jayegi bhabi ..mien chalta hoon …

 

N he left after all a soldier’s duty is his first responsibility ..

 

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Nimra (went to geet n sat by her side) : geet jab hum ne ek soldier se shaddi ki tou yeh huga iss baat ko tu hum dono jaante thay …

 

Geet (with tear filled eyes) : bhabi ..yeh unka farz hai mien jaanti hoon …par aansoo tu mere bas mien nahi hain na …

 

Nimra : tumhare aansoon ussko kamzoor kardenge geet …

 

Geet : yeh kaisa rule hai …maan jaa sakte hain wahan mien nahi kyun … mujhe jaana hai unke saath …

 

Razia : geet beta ..(they both straightened) ..hum samajh sakte hain aapki halat .. (sat beside her n wiped her tears with a smile).. but kya karen yeh dono bête mera bilkul baap pe gaye hain …duty se aage kuch nahi hai beta in ke liye ..

 

Geet : maan ki iss hi baat ne tou unke liye mere dil mien itni izzat banai hai ami .. par mien unse dor aise …mujhe kuch samajh nahi aaraha ..

 

Razia (sighed) : log kehte hain sipahi (soldier) hona asaan nahi hai …koi unke ghar waloon se pouch eke ek sipahi ki maa …beti behen aur biwi hona kitna mushkil hai … agar ghar se dor border pr larna asaan nahi tou …ghar mien reh kar apno ka intezaar karna bhi asaan nahi ..(caressed her face) ..but beta sipahi ki biwi ka who guror bhi phir kaisi mehsos karenge hum …boliye …kitni fakhar (proud) ke saath hum apne aap ko ek army officer ki biwi kehte hain …us ski kimat bhi deni hai ..

 

I hate to watch
Each time you leave
And I hide from you
How much I grieve

I know it’s your duty
And you will go
But once you are gone
I will miss you so

I know you’ll come home
As soon as you can
But right now you’ll deploy
Like an honorable man

So I’ll keep things together
Till you can come back

But, this is where you belong
Not some war land ..

Yet, I do understand
Why you risk you’re life
For that’s a Soldier’s job
And I’m a Soldier’s wife.

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Geet nodded trying to control her tears ..

 

Sarah : ami mene sab kuch store room se nikaal liya hai

 

Geet (confused) : yeh kya kar rahe hain aap dono ami …

 

Razia : maan kal jaa rahe hain na tu aaj hum raat ko sab rat-jaga karenge (over night party u can say) ..

 

Nimra : han kitne din huye maan ka gana nahi suna hum ne ..

 

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Maan came back home as usual late but everyone was waiting for him …he saw geet coming out of the kitchen with few dishes …wearing his fav color red ..her little cute bump n the mesmerizing face was a deadly combo ..but just as he saw her red eyes he knew she has been crying …he didn’t knew what to say to her ..with every transfer she use to crib a few time n than  just as they will reach the new place she would try her best to adjust but today leaving her go …he didn’t knew how to explain it all to her …but her tears he couldn’t take ..so avoided any convo with her …

 

After dinner every one gathered in the lawn thr were chairs n sofas set for the night n sara n nimra came with snacks …after a few mins of chit chat everyone asked maan to sing … n he did grabbing his guitar …

 

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Maan sat opposite to geet …n started playing …actually talking to her ..asking her to take care of herself …and not to cry ..

O yun na lamha lamha meri yaad mein
Hoke tanha tanha mere baad mein
Naina ashq na ho

 

Geet looked at him surprised ..n saw him walking up to her ..a tear slipped from her eyes n she looked down …

Maana kal se honge hum door
Naina ashq na ho

He sat on his knees in front of her wiped her tears while everyone saw them in awe having tears in thr own eyes ..

 

Naina ashq na ho…

Maina lauta aane waale saal jo
Meri wardi bole mera haal toh

Geet gasped n tried to put her hand on his mouth but he stopped n nodded negatively trying to make her understand what exactly the situation is n tht he never want her to cry …be the brave wife of a martyr soldier ..she stood up n walked away trying to hold her tears …

 

Naina ashq na ho
Yeh samajhna, main hoon majboor

He came to her n placed his hand on her bump ..n a tear slipped her eyes ..while he requested to not get upset if he cannot make for thr baby …n understand that his duty is holding her away from them …

 

Naina ashq na ho
Naina ashq na ho..

Geet turned to him …they were in a lone corner of the lawn n she has so many complains n accusation in her eyes …but his eyes only depicted love …concern n helplessness …and his words gave her the promise …promise that will be her only support till the next time they will meet …

Beete huey lamhon ke taare ginunga main
Aake tujhe khwaabon mein tere milunga main

 

He hugged her close …while she cling to his front trying to stop the tears knowing it will upset him ..

Jab kabhi halki halki barkha aaye
Jab kabhi dil bhi yunhi bhar sa jaaye

He wanted to give her all the memories of this night to remember till they can meet again ..n he did …

 

Jab kabhi halki halki barkha aaye
Uss pal jhonka ik banke aaunga main
Us pal zulfein palkein daaman chhu jaaunga main

 

They walked back whr everyone was n he handed nimra bhabi n sarah some glass bangles along with geet …silently conveying her his message to never leave her hands empty …she smiled in tears knwing how much he hates seeing her hands without glass bangles …

O teri choodi nagmein gaaye jo mere
Teri palkon pe ho saaye jo mere
Naina ashq na ho

 

N he nodded no …not to shed tears …remember him with a smile ..its all he want ..

Aansu karte humein kamzor
Naina ashk na ho
Naina ashk na ho..

Everyone started talking to each other sarah n nimra went to razia n geet showing thr bangles …smiling over something while maan stood at a distance seeing his family happy n joyful …a picture which he will take with him

Tere liye saansein aaye
Teri liye jaaye, jaaye re.. jaaye re…
Tere liye saansein aaye
Teri liye jaaye, jaaye re.. jaaye re…
Rabba…
Rabba bairi se bichode jaane kisne banaye
Haaye re, haaye re, haaye re.. doori tadpaaye
Mere baad chaahe aaye yaad meri
Naina ashq na ho
Naina ashq na ho
Naina ashq na ho…
Ashq na ho ho ho ho..

Its been 2 months since maan had left to Waziristan …a call in a week is all they have …but maan wrote a letter for geet once or twice n managed to have it delivered to her somehow … standing at his post …he hoped his baby n his jaan is doing fine ..its her 8^th month ….n as expected he isn’t going to make it for his birth .. but he know his wife is strong enough to handle it ..plus knowing hiss family is thr with her is a relief …but deep down he wanted to be thr with her …but he is happy protecting thousands of children of the nations …a smile spread across his face remembering the children whom they just saved from the Taliban gangs …

O Likhi khat mein maine tujhe baat jo
Sona rakh ke takiye tale raat ko
Naina ashq na ho

 

Geet caressed her now big 8 month bump while lying in a hospital waiting for the doctor to make the call …thr has been some complications n they had to go for a c-section … he wished maan cld be here but then she know he has a much bigger responsibility to ful fill ….she clushed the envelop having his letters …assuring herself that she can handle this one ..

 

Geet : baby ami n abu both loves u …aap pareshaan mat hona ami aapko kuch nahi hone degi ..brave soldier abu ka brave bacha hai na aap tu ..kuch nahi huga ..

Ye judaai bhi hai dastoor
Naina ashq na ho
Naina ashq na ho..

It was again a open fire situation when they were having to face those talibans fron the front they have done well …80% of the area has been cleared from any militant …n the operation was almost to its end …army has stared evacuating the local areas ..but maan was in the last company who was facing the fires for now ..  it was a fellow officer hit n to save him maan ran without cover ..tok him off the ground n hid behind a stone ..

 

Officer : thank u sir ji ..

 

Maan : yeh gun pakro u will need it …ill get some other men to get you out of here ..

 

Officer : sir ji .. (Maan turned towards him n he extended maan’s purse)… yeh aapka wallet …

 

Maan took it and saw his family picture …he got lost for a moment when a terrorist aimed at him n fired …

Maina lauta aane waale saal jo
Meri wardi bole mera haal to
Naina ashq na ho
Ye samjhna, main hoon majboor

 

Geet cried while signing the hospital forms before going to operation …she decided n it was her call …she doesn’t regret it but for once just for once she wanted to see him …see maan ..but she knew this isn’t possible wiping her tears she went in the operation theatre …

Naina ashq na ho
Naina ashq na ho..

 

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It was the last batch of soldiers returning from Waziristan ..kamal has gone to the air base to receive his brother hoping he will come walking in attitude just as he use to …n sighed in relief when he did walked out of the air craft …but htr were bandage around her arm with a sling ..but a smile on his face ..a victory smile ..

 

Maan (hugged his brother) : bhaiya aap aaye hu …when did u came back  mujhe last call pe kisi ne bataya hi nahi ..

 

Kamal : han who sudden hi tha ..

 

Maan : great aur koi nahi aaya ghar se …??

 

Kamal : nahi sirf mien hi hoon ..

 

Maan (surprised) : geet bhi nahi aayi …mujhe tu laga tha sab se jhagra kar k aayigi …but chalo acha hi hai ..usski date hai na next week itna stress lena uske liye theek nahi huga ..

 

Kamal : ghar chalen maan …

 

Maan saw his brother extra ordinarily quite but didn’t questioned n kept wondering what it could be …he wasn’t able to call home since a month .. every thought crossed his mind n he asked the driver to drive fast ..

 

Just as he reached the home he instantly knew something was drastically wrong looking at the house which should be celebrating knowing his wife every corner would have been decorated but it was quite …quite like no one lives here any more …n as he entered he saw a beautiful sight in front of him ..Nimra bhabi with an infant child in her lap .. he walked in as if hypnotized n stood in front of her looking at the baby in awe ..

 

Unknown to him a tear slipped from his eyes while a smile spread across his face ..

 

Razia (came from back n kept her hand on his shoulder) : ami (looked at her smiling with surprise).. yeh …yeh mera ..mera baby …mera baby hai na …(razia nodded n his happiness knew no bounds) …geet ..geet kahan hai …?? It’s a premature …wohh theek tou hai na …kab huya yeh sab …kaise aap log ne tu kaha tha sab theek hai …ami boliye na geet kahan hai ..

 

Kamal : maan meri baat suno ..

 

N suddenly all his happiness vanished remembering his brother’s worried face throughout the drive …every wronf thought crossed his mind n he pleaded like a child to his mother …

 

Maan ; ami geet theek hai na …? Kahan hai woh please boliye ami …kahan hai geet …?? Geet ko kuch nahi huya hai na …?? Boliye na aap log sab aise kyun khare hain ..pls kuch tu boliye …

 

Javed : maan (he turned to his father).. geet apne room mien hai ..

 

Maan sighed n smiled with slight mist eyes ..

 

Maan : kya aap log bhi dara diya mujhe …pata hai mujhe zaror koi nayi shararat sochi hai iss ne …abhi batata hoon madam ko mien …

 

N he left running towards his room like a child in search of his fav toy …

 

Razia : yeh kya kara aapne ..ussko upar bhej diya …wohh kaise samjhega kuch ..

 

Javed : tu aur kya karta mien ..aap bataiye …kisi mien himmat hai ke maan ko sachai bata sake …upar khud apni aankhoon se dekh kar khud samajh jayega who ..

 

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Maan ran towards his room screaming …

 

Geet bahar aao …u r game is over madam abu ne bata diya mujhe kahan chuppi hut um …geet bahar …///

 

His word died in his mouth as he opened his room’s door n saw geet lying thr in mid of so many machines …he almost fall thr on his knees but sarah came n held him carefully not to hurt his injured hand …

 

Sarah (with tears in his eyes in a slow voice) : complications hugayi thi bhaiya …doctor ne kaha ya tou baby ya bhabi … aap yahan nahi thay n it was bhabi’s call …hum ne buhat kushish ki …sab ne …but wohh nahi maani …she chose the baby …aur phir …

 

Kamal : geet 1 month se coma mien hai maan …

 

Maan had tears in his eyes seeing his wife lying thr life less …she use to be the life of this house n now her silence has taken away  every bit of life from the house n his life ..

 

Maan (sat beside geet caressing her head lovingly) : I m sorry ..i sorry for not being thr for u jaan ….i am sorry ..

 

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A dinner was conducted in the honor of all the soldiers and thr families who fought in Waziristan ..n every commander was to come up a  give a speech ..it was maan’s turn who came up with all the glory of a soldier came up the dice …

 

Maan : today, I am able to stand in front of u all alive to say what we went through is just because many of my colleagues have sacrificed thr life to win the battle … without thr effort it wouldn’t have been possible for me to clear my territory alone …so I want to thank each one of those soldiers who stood by my side throughout the dark days n salute those martyr friends of mine who now sit in the heaven peacefully .. but with all of them …thr are few people whom I want to thank .. people who didn’t fought by our side but they haven’t faced any less than us in those months ..they were the brave families of each soldier who fought .. every mother who blessed his son and said to him to win the battle regardless of the fact how her son would be coming back home …every father who seeded the feelings of patriotism in his son …every sister who prayed for his brother ….every brother who supported his family behind our back … every child who without any complaint let us go with thr smiles n best wishes ..n I thank every wife who thought of the nation first than her own life … I thank u all people for being a soldier’s support …for making us able to fight in the battle field with all our might .. for letting us fully devote ourselves to our nation n this country …it takes a lot to a relative of a soldier and now I knw this so I thank u all for saving this nation by sacrificing ur loved ones … thank u very much ..

 

He finished his speech n every person in tha hall was still silent obsubing the depth of his words realizing how much thr families have suffered while they were fighting in the battle field n the first applaud came by the love of his life …maan smiled seeing geet applauding for him while sitting in her wheel chair having thr son in her lap with a smile and a proud look on her …he walked towards her n knelt before her took her hand in his …looking straight in her eyes he said with utmost sincerity ..

 

Maan : thank you …thank you for being my strength …

 

Geet (smiled) : soldier ..army waloon ko emotional hona suit nahi karta ..

 

Maan shook his head standing up last one month of her being in coma was the most terrible period of his life …but his love n prayers she did gained her conscious a week back by the grace of Allah … n today he is the happiest person to have his family back …

 

 

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After 12 years

 

Saeed : ami dekha na abbu aaj bhi nahi aaye …

 

Geet : beta abu ko kaam huga na ..

 

Saeed : mere annual function se bhi important

 

Geet : country ko protect karna tou sab se kaam hota hai na ..

 

Saeed : par ami abu kabhi nahi aate ..

 

Geet : that’s so not fair saeed maan Hassan khan …aapke abu last Sunday poora din aapke saath thay ..

 

Saeed : han but tou bas ek baar ..

 

Geet (sighed n knelt in fron of him) : beta aapne apne English ke chapter mien parha than a kaise soldiers apni family se dor reh kar baqi sab ko protect karte hian (he nodded).. tu aapko abu bhi tu soldier hain …unko bhi tou kitne saare logoon ko protect karna hai … aur waise bhi aapke paas ami hai na …aur bade abu aur badi ammi bhi hai …dada dai ..aur rafay bhaiya bhi …chalo aaj se chutti start tou ghar chalet hain n …umm …

 

Saeed : party karte hain

 

Geet (smiled whole heartedly) : han party karte hain …chalo chalo jaldi se chalo …

 

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God found some of the strongest woman and paired them with soldiers

 

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My battered body stood testimony to my fate

My heart had stopped in a battle brought about by hate

I had screamed in pain, and shivered with fright

But before I died, I did put up a fight

Remember me, my beloved country

It was I, my men, who brought you victory

I fought to the last bullet in my gun

I was a soldier, I was your son

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If I die in a war zone,
Box me up & send Me Home,

Put My Medals on My Chest,
Tell My Mom I did My Best,

Tell My Dad not to Bow,
He won’t get tension from Me now,

Tell My Brother to study perfectly,
Keys of My Bike will be His permanently,

Tell My Sis not to be upset,
Her Bro will not Rise after this Sunset,

Tell My Love not to Cry…
“BECAUSE I AM A SOLDIER BORN TO DIE….!!!

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The soldiers life is not for all
A soldier must be willing to give his all
He is overworked and underpaid
A truer patriot was never made
Ready to go at any time
Wherever there is trouble or the first sign
His courage and honor are unsurpassed
Ready and willing to complete the task
Travelling to lands both near and far
He stands his post and looks at the stars
Wondering what he might have done
If he had not chosen to carry a gun
Remember the next time that you are driving by
And see the flag flying proud and high
That somewhere out there a soldier stands
Weary and cold in a foreign land
Protecting our country from our foes
Standing tall and proud come rain or snow.

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