Rise and fall of a "hero" By Aisha Jamali

Rise and fall of a "hero"

                                                    By Aisha Jamali

"Agha Waqar is our national hero and he has done that work nobody has ever did" such words and appreciation was commonly showed in news before few days.

Agha Waqar claimed that he can run the car completely on water. He called his invention "water-kit".^[ The kit consists of a cylindrical jar, which holds the water, electrodes, wires to be attached with car's battery and a hose leading to the engine. The kit which uses electrolysis process to convert water into HHO gas, then gas is used as fuel in another unmodified gasoline engine. The kit requires distilled water. Ahmed claims that he had been able to achieve much higher amounts of HHO compared to any other inventor because of his "undisclosed calculations".He also applied for a patent from the Government of Pakistan and is waiting for their feedback.

This news was very surprising for the people as before him many foreigners scientist had attempted such trial but failed. Other side masses have a great hope for getting rid from the rising rates of petrol and CNG. This young man belonging from Khairpur Sindh showed his successful tryout in front of all the members of Ministerial committee at Islamabad and after every person from motherland Sindh welcomed him greatly in different cities of Sindh. He got great respect and love and people from Hyderabad also conducted supporting and appreciating rallies for him.

 Regarding the successful experiment Agha said that many scientists had been rejected due to no specific theory but my formula and trial is in front of all and I am presenting and even proving myself true before you all…

Many people have opposed his formula by giving different comments on different shows on special Agha Waqar water kit.

Agha claims to have done several demonstrations for Pakistani government

According to a television interview he has had three meetings with Government's Science and Technology sector as well as a meeting with Pakistan's Atomic energy commission. Upon hearing about his invention, the prime minister of Pakistan, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, formed a committee consisting of three people. The committee members were Khursheed Shah, the minister of religious affairs, Mir Changez Khan Jamali, the federal minister for Science and Technology, and Dr. Asim Hussain, the advisor to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources.Out of the three members, Khursheed Shah has publicly announced Ahmed's invention as fair.

 After publicity and media coverage, many government officials came forward to support Ahmed's invention. Along with the aforementioned federal minister for Religious Affairs, two other federal ministers endorsed his work. Sindh Minister for Law and Prisons, Mohammad Ayaz Soomro, called Ahmed a national hero while speaking to a media group.Three other government officials congratulated him, stating that he "brought a revolution in the world of Science".

Ahmed was criticized for not clearly explaining how his invention work without violating the laws of thermodynamics.Ahmed was invited by Jamil Ahmed Khan, the Pakistani ambassador to UAE, to demonstrate his technology in Abu Dhabi. Samar, as well as Abdul Qadeer Khan, both nuclear Scientists supported the idea of a water-fueled car; however, he also faced many opponents.

Talat Hussain covered Agha's invention on his talk show and did a follow up show on August 3, 2012 to address the skeptics. His guests consisted of a panel of Scientists, a PHD student and a reporter for KTN news. Agha was not present there. The Scientists reiterated the problem of water-kit's incompatibility with the second law of thermodynamics. One of the guests, Javed Ahmed Chatta said that he was present at one of the demonstrations and had shown his skepticism; however, his concerns were ignored by the authorities. Another guest, Adeel Ghayur, said "even ignoring the apparent violation of natural laws, the cost to operate such a car would be impractical".

Atta ur Rahman, a Scientist and a former minister of Science and Technology, called for a technical investigation of Ahmed's car by top engineering universities when he appeared on GeoTV's Capital Talk. He told the host, Hamid Mir, that such inventions don't work and if they were to work, they would violate the law of conservation of energy. Ahmed replied to this criticism by stating that he had already made long drives with the car, done demonstrations for politicians and media personalities. He even challenged Rahman to check and verify his water fuelled car himself. By the end of the show, everyone agreed that the car should be tested by independent sources.Rahman showed similar concerns in another show by Talat Hussain Syed, News Night with Talat, for Dawn News.While speaking to Express tribune, Rahman stated that he suspected that invention can be a scam. He repeated that such an invention would violate the laws of thermodynamics in order to work.

That was the story of the scientist who still in the conflictive opinions of the analyst and other common men. During the whole period, started after announcing the invention, the smell of biasdness was sensed in media groups which increased more frustration among people of Sindh. Except local media no other national's level media highlighted the invention but fashion news stories were more important for them. When it became a conflict then all anchors woke up and talk shows were held by them. If media would not be supportive and promoting until the darkness of backwardness would never be lighten with excellence and people would not be determined regarding creativity or inventions

That was the story of the scientist who still in the conflictive opinions of the analyst and other common men. During the whole period, started after announcing the invention, the smell of biasdness was sensed in media groups which increased more frustration among people of Sindh. Except local media no other national's level media highlighted the invention but fashion news stories were more important for them. When it became a conflict then all anchors woke up and talk shows were held by them. If media would not be supportive and promoting until the darkness of backwardness would never be lighten with excellence and people would not be determined regarding creativity or inventions

So, it is requested and all media channels keep everyone equal and make transparent policies for each and everyone, do show the actual things and understand the fair play role. We hope for the best and some good news regarding Agha Waqar's formula.