Pakistan umango diplomacy

Ngu-August, maphakathi nehlobo “inkathi ewubuwula” lapho kunokuntuleka kwezindaba njengoba osopolitiki abaningi nabenzi bezindaba bengekho baye eholidini, ngakho izintatheli zaseLondon zamukele intokozo eyivelakancane. Bamenywe yiKhomishana ePhakeme yasePakistan emcimbini kamango njengengxenye yochungechunge lwemicimbi yokubungaza Usuku Lwenkululeko Lweminyaka engama-62. Izintatheli ezibuthene e-Asia House eLondon zanikezwa ukukhethwa okuthakazelisayo kwezidalwa zikamango ezizonambitha: isaladi yenkukhu kanye nomango, isobho likamango elibabayo, ikhekhe likamango elikhanyayo, i-mango mousse kanye namapuleti ama-cucculent cubes kamango omusha.

Njengoba uKhomishana Omkhulu wasePakistan, u-Wajid Shamsul Hasan, ephawula ngomango, "Kuyisithelo esidonsa kuwo wonke amadili - sabacebile, abampofu ngokufanayo. Ngekhulu le-19 imbongi enkulu yesi-Urdu/Pheresiya, uMirza Ghalib, ngokubabaza izimfanelo zayo ezinambithekayo, iphunga layo elingavamile, uju-ubumnandi bayo buye bayenza ingafi emavesini ayo amahle. Wayichaza njengeNkosi yezithelo.”

Kunezinhlobo ezingu-1,300 zomango ePakistan. Yisike noma uyincele - noma ngabe umango unambitha kamnandi. Idliwa ne-paratha, yenza ukudla okuphelele. I-mango lassi (i-curd shake) ekuseni inikeza amandla okukubona usuku lonke. Isaladi kamango lokudla kwasemini kanye nenye ingilazi kamango enyakaziswayo esikhundleni setiye lantambama kuzokujabulisa. Ngokwentengiso umango usetshenziselwa ukwenza u-ayisikhilimu, ama-squashes, amajusi, ama-chutneys, amakhukhamba, ama-mango puree futhi adayiswa ngezingcezu zesiraphu. Futhi asikho isidingo sokuthi uhambe indlela yonke uye ePakistan ukuze ujabulele lezi zidlo ezibiliboco, zitholakala kalula ezitolo eziningi zokudla e-UK.

Ngokusho kukaMnu Hasan, umango uyintandokazi ekhethekile yeNdlovukazi, uthando aluhlanganyela nendodana yakhe, uPrince Charles. Ngemva kokuzwa ngokukhetha koNgangezwe Lakhe esithelweni, uKhomishana Omkhulu wathumela umango eSigodlweni nakwezinye izicukuthwane ezibalulekile. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kamuva uKhomishana Omkhulu waya emcimbini weGadi eBuckingham Palace.

“Ngesikhathi ngethulwa kuNdlovukazi, uNgangezwe Lakhe wangenza usuku lwami lapho ethi uthanda kakhulu umango futhi wajabula kakhulu ukwazi - okokuqala ngqa - ukuthi iPakistan ikhiqiza umango wezinga eliphezulu. INkosana Yakhe yaseRoyal Highness uCharles idalule ukuthi wakhipha i-pulp, yaqaqwa futhi wenzela izingane zakhe u-ayisikhilimu. Bekuyisiqalo sezingxoxo zikamango wasePakistan.”

UMnu Hasan ukhumbule esinye isenzakalo ngemva kokuba esanda kuqokwa njengoKhomishana Omkhulu okokuqala ngqa ngo-1994. “Ngathola ucingo oluvela kuNdunankulu wami owafela ukholo uMohtarma Benazir Bhutto esendleleni eya e-Ireland ebuza ukuthi yini okufanele angitholele yona evela ePakistan. Njengoba kuqale isizini ngathi 'umango.' Njengoba ethanda lesi sithelo ngokwakhe, lapho indiza yakhe ima eLondon yayinamabhokisi angu-200 omango ongcono kakhulu wasePakistan.”

Izintatheli eziningi, okuhlanganisa nami, yizo ezazuza ekuphaneni kukaNkz Bhutto esaphila. Njalo ehlobo, ngokwemiyalo yakhe, ibhokisi likamango omnandi elivela ePakistan lalilethwa eminyango yethu - esinye isibonelo sokusebenza komangoye.

Engaphazanyiswa yizinselelo ezibhekene nePakistan namuhla - impi emelene neTaleban, ukushuba kwesimo sezombusazwe kanye nemithelela yokumpintshana komnotho emhlabeni wonke - uhulumeni ukhipha zonke izintambo ukuze agubhe iminyaka yathola inkululeko eLondon kulo nyaka. Ngaphandle kwefestivali kamango, abaculi abambalwa abadumile basePakistan be-classical kanye ne-pop babambe iqhaza ekhonsathini ekhethekile e-Wembley arena ngeSonto kusihlwa. I-Pakistan TV iqhube i-Peace Telethon ngomnikelo bukhoma wehora lonke ovela e-London namalungu ephalamende laseBrithani kanye nongqondongqondo bebambe iqhaza.

Phakathi nemigubho bekunomyalezo odabukisayo ovela kwenye yezinhlangano zentsha yamaMuslim e-UK, iRamadhan Foundation. Isikhulu sayo, u-Mohammed Shafiq, unxuse iPakistan ukuthi icabange ngamaphutha ayo kanye nokugubha uSuku Lwenkululeko. Kepha ezintathelini nabanye ababebuthene e-Asia House ukunambitha i-diplomacy yemango yasePakistan kunikeze ikhefu eliqabulayo kumaqiniso abuhlungu wempilo yansuku zonke kanye nezepolitiki ezweni.

URita Payne ungusihlalo wamanje, iCommonwealth Journalists Association (UK). Angafinyelelwa ngamakheli e-imeyili: [i-imeyili ivikelwe]