Obama visits OSAMAbad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Chums,

It has now been over a year that Osama Bin Laden was shown the door from the planet by the US Navy Seals in an obscure military town base Abbottabad. The aftermath of this incident were very varied in nature, actions, procrastination, protests etc.

Never before were the relations between Pakistan and America so gingerly hanging in doubt.

Circa 2012…..
First and foremost, I am alive and hale and hearty and kicking, so all doomsayers predicting the end of the world in 2012- go and find some other date for an Armageddon.
There have been many changes in our immediate neighbourhood.

After the initial grudging and cribbing at all the international forums- Pakistan has come to terms with what happened on that fateful night. Pakistan has now resorted to – we always supported such initiatives rote.

Besides this, over the last 12 months, the following have been some of the interesting developments:-
Abbottabad is passé. The small military base town has been rechristened as Osamabad.It has become the most visited place in the planet over the last one year- surpassing the more conventional tourist destinations of London or Paris by huge margins.
Obamabad attracted more tourists than any other place.
The sleepy town has developed into a busy cosmopolitan city with a plethora of hotels, restaurants, bars etc.

The governance of the town is managed by a joint corporation of PLAGUE- Pakistan and League of Afghani Guerillas United Enterprise. This was formed under the aegis of the Pakistani Government and a Conglomerate of Afghanistan Government and Rural Warlords.

The now-famous residence of Osama Bin Laden has been renovated, extended and turned into a museum.

The museum houses a theatre playing the numerous video tapes recorded by Osama, an art gallery of his pictures, his guns etc.

The museum has a memorabilia and souvenir shopping center where Osama magnets, dummy guns etc are sold.

For a charge of 120 USD, visitors can don the robe and a beard and get their pictures taken against a backdrop of a desert wall. This has become a rage among the visitors.

Pakistani tourism has taken a stupendous leap after this was implemented.

The colloquial term used – Terror Tourism is being considered as the new mantra for travelers.

This is not all about it- the icing on the cake of this spectacular Terror Tourism is what was inaugurated by President Obama last week.

For a fee of 500 USD, visitors are taken to the US army base (now converted into a mini tourism centre itself) in Afghanistan, dressed up as Navy Seals and can actually experience the night that changed the world. Visitors can travel on US army stealth helicopters and enter a special zone of the museum where a miniature replica of the original house is created via ropes.

President Obama inaugurated this facility last week and this is what he had to say,” I hereby dedicate this facility to the betterment of Pakistan and Afghanistan Tourism industry. America has always maintained that our relations with both Pakistan and Afghanistan are strategic, important and very vital for our existence (non conformance may lead to more catastrophes). May this museum serve as a reminder to humanity of what consequences can result out of terror and terror-based organizations.”

In the evenings, there are cultural shows in which leading Pakistani artistes perform and enthrall the audience. Veena Malik is the official brand ambassador for PLAGUE and her classical performances (practiced and honed to the hilt in her Big Boss days) are sure hits.

Gastronomic delights like Barack Barfees, Laden Laddoos, Seal Kababs, Osama special platters pamper the visitors at the museum restaurant – Food Laden.

Though the Indian Government has been silent all along on this matter, there is a simmering discontent among the politicians on this sudden development in Pakistan.

The official statement that has come out from the GOI spokesperson was something like this – “We as an immediate neighbour of Pakistan are deeply happy about the prosperous turn in Pakistan’s fortunes. Now that Pakistan is moving into a road of self sufficiency and peace, we feel that the time is right for Pakistan to repay back the 500 Crore INR adjusted at today’s inflated rates which India had given in 1947.”
Sriky