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Rahmat Ali’s Impossible Dream ( Pakistan )

2009-07-01T14:24:00.000-07:00

(The Post is influenced By the writing of Sir Cam Cambridge, UK)

When Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah bid farewell to Delhi and arrived in Karachi on August 7, 1947, he confessed to his ADC, “Do you know, I never expected to see Pakistan in my lifetime.” Pakistan was a dream — a Cambridge student’s dream at that. When the idea was first proposed it was labeled “chimerical and impracticable”. Student follies, however, have a habit of sometimes becoming reality. Pakistan was one “student’s scheme”.

Choudhary Rahmat Ali, a Cambridge University law student, initiated the movement for Pakistan by issuing the pamphlet Now or Never, or the Pakistan Declaration, on January 28, 1933 from 3 Humberstone Road, Cambridge. To make the claim more representative he had the document signed by three other students, none of whom was at Cambridge.

Calling Rahmat Ali “a historical figure and a seminal thinker”, Pakistan’s eminent historian KK Aziz acknowledges in Rahmat Ali: A Biography: “He was the first to think of a sovereign status for the Muslims of India, to prepare a well-defined plan for this, to organise a movement for advancing the cause, and to mount a proper campaign for preaching to the unconverted.”
And in addition he also came up with the anagram “Pakistan”. Jinnah’s biographer, Stanley Wolpert, has written that Rahmat Ali issued a “massive quantity of strange religio-political pamphlets and letters.”

According to Aziz Beg, another biographer of Jinnah, Rahmat Ali’s ideas stirred the young and inspired the “growth of Muslim political consciousness throughout India”. Wolpert says that Jinnah chose to ignore Rahmat Ali, but “He (Jinnah) would not, however, be able much longer to ignore the political demand of Rahmat Ali’s obviously well-funded movement sponsored from the heart of Cambridge.”

Both Jinnah and Rahmat Ali arrived in the UK in November 1930. Jinnah, the brilliant lawyer from Bombay, soon bought a house in Hampstead and pursued his legal career and attempted, without much luck, to enter parliament. The young Rahmat Ali went to Cambridge and commenced his bar-at-law in London.

In 1933, when ‘Now or Never’ was issued, Jinnah was aged 57, while Rahmat Ali was 36.
Jinnah had become disillusioned and had lost hope for India when Rahmat Ali started his youthful agitation for Pakistan. When Rahmat Ali discussed the Pakistan idea with Jinnah in the spring of 1933, Jinnah called it an “impossible dream”. When things didn’t work out as he expected in London or perhaps he simply got bored leading the life of an English gentleman, Jinnah returned to India in 1934 to take up the leadership of the All-India Muslim League.
By 1940 the League had got nearer to the Pakistan idea by adopting the famous Lahore Resolution. However, it did not mention the word Pakistan. Jinnah himself did not use the word Pakistan until the early 1940s. Once Jinnah took up a case, it was a certainty that he’d win. As far as Pakistan was concerned, Jinnah was a late starter. But once the single-minded barrister had picked up the Pakistan file, it was only a matter of time before the country would be established. August 14, 1947 came soon enough.

For Jinnah it was a case of “Better a moth-eaten Pakistan than no Pakistan”. Rahmat Ali, the visionary, found this difficult to accept. Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre write in Freedom at Midnight, “The man who had first articulated the impossible dream of Pakistan spent the day of 14 August alone in his cottage at 3 Humberstone Road [he was actually there only as a student in the academic year 1932/33]... His dream belonged to another man now, the man who scorned it when Rahmat Ali had first begged him to become its champion.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choudhary_Rahmat_Ali

Altaf faces interview with Najam Sethi

2009-06-30T08:12:00.000-07:00

There is a long synopsis of the interview of Mr. Altaf Hussain, leader of the Muttahida Quami Movement who was interviewed by a renowned journalist named Najam Sethi while in London, United Kingdom.

Altaf started answering questions by offering Najam Sethi with a self-hand-made Haleem party then moving on to clarifying the allegations on his party came during Military operation against his party in 1992.

<<>> At the beginning of the interview, Altaf Hussain reveals that Nawaz Sharif agreed after his first term government that no operation against mqm will ever take place in future now.

Najam Sethi asked about how you plan to work with Nawaz Sharif if he becomes prime minister, of which Altaf said that his party has got its doors of negotiations open for all political parties.

Changing the ladder, Altaf Hussain tells about some facts about how mqm was accused of Hakeem Said murder of which the court proved the party innocent.

Altaf also tells about the fact that there was an APC held in London in which Nawaz Sharif presented with a clause in the MoU that no party should negotiate with MQM for any coalition, where as Pakistan People’s Party was the only party which disagreed to sign the clause.

After 2008 election, Altaf addressing in his first speech, congratulated Nawaz Sharif by his name and publically told Nawaz Sharif that MQM is a democratic party and accepts its mandate with an open heart. When Najam Sethi asked if Nawaz Sharif responded to your good gesture, Altaf Hussain said that no such message came from the other side.

Altaf complained that after elections, Nawaz didn’t openly accept the victory mandate of MQM and accepted that MQM is Pakistan’s third largest political party.

Altaf Hussain said about the peace situation of Karachi that ever since the law and order situation turned foil in northern areas of Pakistan, the situation has begun to turn violent.

Altaf asked Najam Sethi to consider the crime records of month of June 2009; and see yourself what kind of Taliban have been arrested from Karachi possessing highly explosive materials and automatic weapons. He said that Taliban are trying to settle in the outskirts of Karachi where the middle and lower-middle class neighborhood of citizen been living since decades.

Answering to a question by Najam Sethi that why nationalist parties and Muttahida Quami Movement have a similar agenda to keep the IDPs out of Sindh, MQM chief Altaf Hussain said that the nationalist parties are against any arrival of the displaced people, whereas Muttahida Quami Movement is welcoming IDPs but just with a condition that the people arriving must be registered and information like their names, father names be recorded and they be settled in a separate designated area.

Najam Sethi questioned Altaf Hussain about the violence took place in the beginning of June of which Altaf Hussain responded that MQM had announced within the citizens of Karachi and asked them to establish citizen’s vigilance committees to overlook any Talibanization taking place there, and as a result Taliban took preemptive measures and started violent actions.

Furthering to that, Altaf said that Taliban started a land grabbing activity in the outskirts of Karachi, which resulted in locals defending their neighborhood which then turned violent.

At a point during interview, Najam Sethi mentioned that it has been you Altaf Hussain who has been the first to signal the danger of Taliban to Pakistan, your party was the first party and we saluted you, and now all the Pakistan seconds your policy against Taliban. Najam also mentioned that when Muttahida Quami Movement first began to denounce Taliban, other political parties started supporting Taliban and literally called them heroes as they were fighting against their common enemy ‘America’.

Altaf said that he salute the officers and soldiers of the Pakistan Army, Frontier Constabulary, and Police who are fighting war against Taliban in the northern areas of Pakistan.

Altaf Hussain mentioned one key thing of his point that he has been signaling danger of Taliban in Pakistan from last 2-3 years and if a proper action would have then taken, the situation would have not been worst like it is at present.

When Najam Sethi asked why Gen (R) Pervez Musharraf did not, the then president of Pakistan, took actions against the Taliban to such extent, Altaf said that Muttahida Quami Movement was a collation party and was not the absolute authority to take actions, but did what was possible by informing via phone calls and giving press statements to take actions. Altaf also mentioned that Muttahida Quami Movement took a different stance on the issue of Baluchistan than that of the government in power.

Altaf Hussain said that on the 12th May it was a conspiracy against Muttahida Quami Movement by the hidden forces that literally provided weapons, funds and MQM party flags to some covert persons and sent them to hide themselves in different parties during the rally. Altaf said that witnesses including photographs, video films can be presented into the courts if asked.

Altaf Hussain questioned Najam Sethi that how could MQM even think of any violence taking place on the 12th May rally in which thousands of women and children, including mothers, sisters and daughters were participating. Altaf said that if MQM had pre-planned any violence, then why would they have let the rally be attended by their supporter women and children?

While smiling Najam Sethi asks Altaf Hussain, What is a secret hand and hidden force? Responding to that Altaf Hussain said that Ojri Camp incident – it was a secret hand, Liaqat Ali Khan murder – was a secret hand, Benazir Bhutto assassination, – was a secret hand, a number of lost democratic governments – it was a secret hand, which is still secret and a mystery.

He explicitly took name of Punjab and said that the awareness is being spread in Punjab now, and said that just like your wife (Najam Sethi’s wife), stood to raise her voice against Taliban, the message that the status-quo of feudal class and a country’s ruling by some special blessed families, is spreading wider than before, who have been ruling the country from last 60 plus years.

<<>> Altaf Hussain said that Muttahida Quami Movement is the only party in Pakistan which is against feudal system in Pakistan, which is against the ’selling’ of assembly tickets, and that’s the only reason that neither I have ever contested an election for senate, provincial or national assembly, for speaker, deputy speaker or for mayor or deputy mayor, nor my any brother, sister contested ever have.

Najam Sethi asked that why the people of Punjab do not like the anti-feudal and anti-family-politics ideology of Muttahida Quami Movement of which Altaf answered that in Punjab, there has been a massive propaganda against MQM that will take a while to negate itself and this is going to take some time.

When Najam Sethi asked who did this propaganda, the chief of MQM said that the ‘country’s feudal elite’ and a coalition of generals of the army and civil bureaucrats, and the trica of these forces who wants to maintain this status quo.

Altaf asked that more Muslims are living in India than in Pakistan, being the Muslim power divided. He said that if we suppose for a while what if Quaid-e-Azam’s 14 point were accepted by Congress as is and subcontinent was not divided.

He said that a very few people are aware of this fact that, in his address at Allahabad India during Presidential Address on the 25th Session of the All India Muslim League on 29th December 1930; Allama Iqbal never asked for the establishment of the state of Pakistan, but instead he said that wherever there is a Muslim majority in sub-continent, it should be formed into a small state.

Altaf said that the people of Punjab can verify this statement by the son of Allama Iqbal, Justice Rtrd. Dr. Javed Iqbal.

Najam Sethi asked about the Jinnahpur saga which was made a reason to eliminate Muttahida Quami Movement during the 1992 operation. Najam Sethi said that the whole picture now sounds like propaganda as now Muhammad Ali Durrani has also presented a bill in the Senate of Pakistan that there should be smaller provinces coming out of 4 large provinces.

Answering to the Jinnahpur saga which was raged against MQM, Altaf Hussain said that there was a Brigadier named Asif Nawaz who was at that time present in Karachi, called a press conference in which he invited the journalists from Punjab but never invited any single journalist from Karachi & Sindh and presented them with fake and fictitious Maps of Jinnahpur and lured them to publish the maps on their front pages of newspapers with the news of MQM secretly planning a Jinnahpur.

Altaf said that just a few days later, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) which is a public relations department of forces o Pakistan, sent an in-writing clarification to the media, stating that the Pakistan Army have never found any Jinnahpur Map or plan from any office of Muttahida Quami Movement and this information is completely baseless.

Altaf complained that the ISPR clarification that no such thing as Jinnahpur existed, did not get as much media attention as it was when MQM was blamed, and newspapers published just a one-column news, where as the Jinnahpur propaganda news against MQM was placed in the headlines of the newspapers.

Najam Sethi asked if MQM approached court against the defamation of the party with the Jinnahpur propaganda, to which Altaf said that since there is a clarification already published in the newspapers, nothing more can be done now to recover from the defamation.

Answering to another question of having smaller provinces in Pakistan is feasible; he said that that this is a global phenomena to create multiple administrative units by introducing more smaller provinces just like we have seen India.

Altaf said that the population of Punjab is equal to that of whole Iran, which has 36 provinces. Having that in front of us, there is a dire need of creating new administrative units. As people of Saraiki area and people of Bahawalpur are demanding creation of new provinces, as this will be in the favor of the country and will make it further easy to administer and will also ease the federal government’s job.

Altaf Hussain said that this is also written in the manifesto of Muttahida Quami Movement that the demand of Saraiki people and the people of south Punjab be fulfilled with the creation of a new province who have been complaining that they have been the servants of the throne of Lahore since the creation of Pakistan.

The leader of the MQM said that during my address in the India, I said that Pakistan is a reality and India is a reality and both the countries should accept each other with an open heart. Staging war and rift relations between militaries of the both countries is not in the favor of the citizens of the countries. The people of the both countries should be allowed to roam freely and there should be open trade to improve economic ties.

Najam said that two days ago I asked Gen (R) Pervez Musharraf that who is our enemy? If it’s India which is our enemy? As it has been told us from the last 40-50 years, on it is not. Responding that Pervez Musharraf said that there is a threat from India, but our enemy is Taliban.

Commenting on the statement of Pervez Musharraf, Altaf Hussain said that unfortunately there has been ruling elite in both the countries which have taught their citizens that India and Pakistan are enemies of each other. He also said that both the countries are now an equipped with nuclear arsenal and this is not easy to say that even after being nuclear powers, two countries could afford to go in a war.

Altaf said that this is my humble request to leaders of Pakistan and India that they should improve relations and learn from the history of Europe. He mentioned that countries in Europe have fought countless number of wars for 1000 years, including first and second world wars and there are countless number of one-to-one wars and now they have learnt from it. He also said that if we look at Europe, now they have learnt this lesson that there are no benefits of war.

Najam Sethi asked Altaf Hussain about what do you think if the Judiciary is free to decide in Pakistan? Responding to it Altaf said that the justice should be easily accessible by common people and not just the elite class. He said that the justice also be served to the people who are jailed for as long as 15 years for minor crimes and supreme court should also take suo moto action on it.

At the end, Najam Sethi asked about the NRO as it helped to overcome political cases against all parties, to which Altaf replied that this can be better decided in the court of law of how to deal with NRO, and if the NRO gets declared illegal, Muttahida Quami Movement will contest any pending case the way it has contested the others.

CLAIMING WHAT YOU CANNOT PRACTICE IS PAKISTAN POLITICS

2009-05-14T03:54:00.000-07:00

On 12th May 2009 when the city was observing a High Securty Red Alert, CID Police seized a heavy consignment of Automatic weapon from an Intercity Coach Standing in a locality of SITE Karachi.The Coach arrived in Karachi on the same date after travelling more than 1200 KM from Peshawar; the provincial head of the Pakistan’s dirturbed NWFP provience.A Public Holiday was announced by the Sindh Government to ease the tension rising in the city after an ethnic group called for Strike and openly issue threats for the property and lives of comman citizens of Karachi.The Political Party rulling Karachi recently criticize the role of same ethnic group for supporting and patronizing the massive land grabbing, drug and arms trafficing in subrups of the City by the Taliban Extremist.

On the Other hand Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan putting forward his opinion to establish peace in Karachi demands the federal Government to declare Karachi Arm free Zone, cancel all the license issued and seized the arm people are carrying for their safety.But a million dollar question is to Ban the arrival of illegal arms and its proliferation, as the City has no culture of weapon with it.

Diverting the nation’s attention. Pakistani Media

2009-05-13T10:01:00.000-07:00

Yet the nizam-e-adl wasn’t enforced and the media of Pakistan was strongly supporting the law by declaring it the will of the people of SWAT and Malakand agency and supported the nizam-e-adl. The stance of the NWFP government was over confident at that moment and they were continuously supporting the soofi mohammed as a guarantor and shacked hands with the Taliban’s with a treaty that they wont resist armed force and give up arms after enforcement of Nizam-e-adl. Media was pro these talks and showed a strong support for the treaty between government of Pakistan and a banned outfit TTP.

But the situation became critical when the TTP (Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) refused to give up arms and continued their strategy for capturing as much as land in the name of nizam-e-adl. The treaty became broken and Taliban stepped out of malakand and killed people and challenged the writ of the government and the whole nation asked for an operation against Taliban’s.

The Armed forces Pakistan approach’s the insurgence areas of NWFP affected by Taliban and started an operation against them and whole nation supported this act by the armed forces against Taliban’s. According to the sources above 700 miscreants got killed in the operation and millions of people migrated from swat to different save areas of NWFP.As a common outcome of every operation for the sovereignty of Pakistan.

The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR is airlifting tonnes of additional emergency supplies to northwest Pakistan to help cope with the unfolding humanitarian disaster there The fighting has sparked a civilian exodus from the former tourist destination. In recent days 360,000 people have left their homes and in all about 500,000 are expected to flee, joining about 600,000 people displaced earlier from Swat and other areas . not only from UNHCR the whole nation is supporting the swat effected people and tents is being provided to the people and food and rest of the things as well.

At first the media supported operation against Taliban’s and condemned activities of Taliban’s. But when people get affected of the operation and start migrating from the effected areas of NWFP , first media started asking for aid and help for people of swat but on the other hands condemning the operation under the table. Yellow journalism is being proved and some anchors are portraying it bad bad and bad. Accusing the armed forces for the situation of Muhajir camps and declaring the operation in swat not in favor of the people.

The media is again changing its motive like they changed on Lal Mosque dispute and now again blaming the armed forces for lack or administrative issue’s in muhaijir camps and by criticizing the army showing the whole nation what is really happening there in muhajir camps people are suffering things which is true in fact but this own media yelled when the Taliban’s were coming into other parts of the country and asked the Army to take an immediate action against Taliban this double standard journalism is leading country no where but in turmoil and some yellow journalist are now again diverting the attention of the nation from Taliban’s to the people who got effected of this operation and by doing that they are derailing national spirit of the nation against Taliban’s.

Military action will promote extremism says Imran Khan

2009-05-11T18:44:00.000-07:00

Imran Khan had earlier spoken at the Karachi Press Club, criticising the decision of military action against Taliban. He also said Pakistan should cut off alliance with United States in war against terrorism. He urged the government to propose an exit strategy to the US admin and put an end to US dictation. He has been vocal against the drone attacks by US army and believed that it has just increased extremism in Pakistan. He believes that people of Pakistan are vehemently opposed to Pakistan army military action in NWFP, when the actual fact is most Pakistanis have been morally supporting their Pakistan army for this action.

Imran Khan believes that dialogue is a way forward, rather than taking actions that would promote further wave of erupted violence and extremism. The government had tried dialogue through Nizam e adl and it proved to be a huge failure with Taliban not keeping their words. Imran Khan is very well aware about the failure of this peace deal. Unintentionally, he has been criticised by his opponents for having a weaker stand against the Taliban.

Although its admirable that Imran Khan is seeking peaceful means to advocate solutions to Pakistan’s current situation, however his claim that Taliban is not a serious threat to Pakistan has had doubtful implications on his stand as a politician.

Its very well being a politician who’s taken brazen steps in speaking against various parties and government, but he needs to realise such brazen steps needs to be backed by the feelings of majority of Pakistanis. If majority of Pakistanis feel military action is justified and if they feel Taliban is a serious threat, then why is he going against them?

Justice is not only blind but MUTE too

2009-05-07T08:17:00.000-07:00

Sufi Mohammad of banned outfit Tehrek Nifaz E Sharit Mohammadi (TNSM) has openly slammed the judicial system and democracy system by claiming democracy and the Supreme Court and High courts are haram (forbidden). He furthermore added that people who claim their cases in Supreme courts and High courts are non Muslims and they should be killed for doing Kuffur by claiming their cases in the courts of Pakistan. He demanded the immediate removal of the judicial system and judges, otherwise TNSM will take action against the judicial system of Pakistan and also against the democratic system in Pakistan.

All these words spoken against the judicial and democratic system of Pakistan and no action have been taken by the founders of the justice movement, civil societies, NGOs, political parties, religious parties and social workers. Not even a single statement of condemnation was issued and of course the criminal silence of Chief justice of Pakistan Mr. Iftikhar Chaudhary, who is the main beneficiary of justice movement and God father of justice. He is directly supporting the claims of Sufi Mohammad, the chief of banned outfit.

It is very clear that justice movement was for only one individual that is Chief justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhary.

There is an impression now, that justice movement was carried out by the Pro Taliban powers, and that is why the Chief justice, civil societies, NGOs and other political parties like Pakistan Tehrek e Insaaf is silent, the very elements for raising its voice for the democracy in Pakistan and for the restoration of justice in Pakistan in the first place. Their silence could only mean that they agree with Sufi Mohammad and they might possibly agree that judicial system is haram and that democracy equates to infidelity (Kuffur). If it equates to infidelity then they should not have raised their voices for the justice movement. Since they have raised the justice movement they should openly condemn the statements of Sufi Mohammad and they should block Islamabad roads and create civil disobedience in the province and ask Chief justice that does our judicial system equates to infidelity and is it un Islamic.

I am confused by the leaders and civil societies who carried out the justice movement. Their silence over Sufi’s remarks is a sheer hypocrisy. If their silence is not hypocritical at all, then it means the Taliban brand of providing fast justice is the right way and our judicial and democratic system is based on infidelity and thus deemed un Islamic.

Land Mafia wants to take over Karachi

2009-04-29T12:57:00.001-07:00

Its a well known fact, that Karachi contains a large number of Land Mafias. The land Mafia has its influence on multiple areas inside the city as well as the exit areas of Karachi.
Land mafia is involved in drugs, illegal weapons, kidnaping for ransom, bank roberies and many other crimes. This land mafia group has maked the city a living hell for common citizen.
Today when i was near gulshan chowrangi, i came to know that rangers have started an operation against these drug dealers and land mafia situated at Al-Asif and Ajmer nagri, a thought came to my mind that its not for the first time, and last time when it happened, we witnessed a blood shed in Karachi and now the same situation. Last time my bike was burnt, and i simply can't afford it once again, so i tried my best to reach home safely. I faced many problems and saw many people who look like afghanis, they all were heavily armed and were ready to destroy anything which comes to their way. My 3 colleagues have lost their bikes today, The Gangs and Mafia burnt their bikes in front of their eyes. The same pain and hatred i m feeling today what i felt on december 2008.
What happened today, was it for the interest of the people of Karachi, or was it a pre-planned setup to allow these Land mafia gangs to once again show their power, i have no doubts that they have the support of ANP (a hypocrite), JI (an Extrmisits) and Imran Khan (Anti Karachi).
These all are the real culprits behind these bloodsheds, they have their stake in all this scenario, and they are the one who gain their political advantages by creating such situations in this economic hub of Pakistan.
I, as a common citizen, knows that these terrorists have a very strong network in Karachi, and if one group is effected, the other comes into the action, but our govt. does'nt know such things, they just started the operation against them in 2 areas, without keeping any security arrangements in other sensitive areas of the City, and the time when the operation started, all the gangs of land mafia came on to the streets and started their activities, they burnt many cars, shooted many citizens, attacked homes, mis behaved Ladies and looted houses and shops.
Once again the people of Karachi are victimized by these elements and there is no one to stop or counter them.
May Allah save this City, AMEEN

Dir : TNSM, TTP and Jamat-e-Islami

2009-04-28T11:24:00.000-07:00

They were 50 people who became victim of the suicide attack. 36 people were killed in a suspected car bomb attack Sixteen people were injured in the blast believed to have been carried out to disrupt the by-election for a National Assembly. It was apparently a suicide attack,” DSP Arsala Khan said, adding: “The bomber detonated his explosive-laden car parked near camps set up by different parties in front of the school in Shalbandi village, 5kms from the district headquarters of Daggar. Buner, which is adjacent to the Swat valley. According to witnesses, the bomber was about 18 years old and he was wearing a Chitrali cap. A large number of voters were present at the camps when the blast took place.

Finely the dust settled and Tehrik-e-taliban Swat claimed responsibility for the attacks, which left 36 people dead and sixteen badly wounded. The act was declared revenge by the talibans of their six people who got killed four month ago. ANP wins the elections in major parts of dir and swat and the party due to its secular status.

The banned Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) has reactivated its cadres and taken to the streets in the Districts of Dir, Malakand and Swat, using FM channels to whip up fundamentalist sympathy and jihadi sentiments. The Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI) has a strong presence in the Districts of Upper and Lower Dir and runs about 30 FM radio channels that advocate jihad in Kashmir and Afghanistan.

At least three major jihadi groups maintain their liaison and recruitment offices in the Timergara area of Lower Dir District. These include the JEI Jamat-e-Islami backed Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), former JI affiliate Al Badr Mujahideen, now re-named as Al Suffa Foundation, and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LET), now known as Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD). Other jihadi organisations that have representatives in the Timergara and Warai areas of Dir include the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JEM), which now calls itself Al Rahman Trust, the Harkat-ul-Ansar (HUA), the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HUM) and a Kashmiri group called the Pasban Millat.

By using Jamat-e-Islami FM radios which has helped the jihadi sentiments to preach people for jihad has now again became a tool for terrorism, with the Collision TTP which has itself accepted many suicide bomb attacks in Lahore, Islamabad and NWFP and in

Many other parts of the country was demanding Nizam-e-adl in the region which was being approved by the President of Pakistan Mr Asif ali Zardari with a treaty that taliban would stop their activities will give up weapons and they wont march into any other part of the country.

Yet the treaty isn’t being fulfilled by the talibans , and soofi mohammed declared Parliament , Courts and other institutes of Pakistan un Islamic . Which left nation in grieved concern. On the other hand TTP spokesman Haji Muslim khan said they would not give up arms and would prolong their activities to the other parts of the Country.

Tahrik-e-Taliban Pakistan backed up by the Jamat-e-Islami Ameer Syed Munawwar Hassan . Declared the talibans government in Afghanistan the most peaceful government in the history of the world and there’s no need to be shocked at his statement, we know the former relationship of soofi mohammed with Jamat-e-islami that he did contested Election on Jamat-e-islami ticket and left politics when he finely realized its un Islamic.

Minorities and constitutions of Pakistan and Right abused

2009-04-26T09:57:00.001-07:00

First constitution of Pakistan was named as Objective resolution which was proposed and enforced in 1948 which states that :

Adequate provision shall be made for the minorities to freely profess and practice their religions and develop their cultures.

Second constitution of Pakistan was proposed in 1956 and it states that :

All citizens of Pakistan were granted freedom to profess, practice and propagate any religion and the right to establish, maintain and manage religious institutions.

Third Constitution of 1962 states that :

Minorities belonging to any religion should be given proper rights to live and worship freely .

Constitution of 1973 :

According to the constitution of 1973 minorities was given full and free rights to practice there religion and worship . most importantly 1973 constitution gives the representation to the minorities in ASSEMBLIES on special seats for minorities and was given right to take part in elections and to vote .

Latter on it was amended by President Pervaiz Musharaf that they can also vote to general member and on the other hand they will vote there minority candidate on special , this gives the right of double vote the minorities.

Above mention was the constitutions of Pakistan and what they state about the minorities living in Pakistan , sadly those were only written laws and no practical implementation was done on the electorate process of minorities .

Rites of minorities have been abused by Taliban and Islamic Extremist and militants all over Pakistan

On April 20, residents of Taseer Town in Karachi woke up to find pro-Taliban messages chalked onto the walls of two churches. The messages included, "Long Live the Taliban," "Talibanization is our goal," and "Embrace Islam or Prepare to Die." The next day, the Christians residents staged a protest in the hopes of attracting the attention of the local government to provide protection. Officials, however, did nothing.

The night of the protest, April 21, more than 100 masked terrorists invaded Taseer Town with automatic rifles. The terrified Christian residents ran to their homes and locked themselves inside.

According to Asif Stephen, a Christian politician, one of the protesters said, "We were protesting peacefully and all of sudden, a few militants carrying the latest weapons rushed in. Some of the attackers entered homes and pillaged money and jewelry and abused the women and burned their properties. The elderly were injured and one child fell to the ground and died in my friend's arms."

The Taliban militants went door to door, breaking into Christian homes and dragging the elderly and the women out into the street by their hair. The Taliban leaders shouted, "You infidels have to convert to Islam or die. Why did you wash up warnings inscribed on walls of church and home doors? How dare you are to take out procession against Taliban?"

The terrorists sexually assaulted several women and physically abused dozens more with clubs, iron rods, and whips. They set a number of homes on fire. When two Christians resisted, the militants killed them execution-style directly in front of their families.

On the other hand Sikh families living in Orakzai Agency have left the agency after the Taliban demanded Rs 50 million as jizia (tax) from them, official sources and locals said on Tuesday.

Residents of Ferozekhel area in Lower Orakzai Agency told Daily Times on Tuesday that around 10 Sikh families left the agency after the demand by the Taliban, who said they were a minority and liable to pay the tax for living in the area in accordance with sharia.

Locals said the Taliban had notified the Sikh families about the ‘tax’ around a week ago. They said of the 15 Sikh families in Ferozekhel, 10 had shifted while the remaining were preparing to do so.

The locals said the families were impoverished and had left the area to avoid any Taliban action.

No other political parry have condemn these terrible and anti Islamic acts of these Taliban Animals other then MQM the third largest political party of Pakistan and have taken the clear step against them . while the other political parties have been very quiet and even judiciary is quiet over all these acts .

What is the reason for the silence of other political parties and leaders of Pakistan ?

Are they afraid of these animals and love there seats rather then country and peoples of Pakistan ?

DRUG mafia of NWFP and SOHRAB GOTH(karachi) wants the drug in the blood of youth

2009-04-24T10:29:00.001-07:00

In Karachi Specialy Gulistan e Jahaur is the heavy populated area of Karachi and called as the jungle of flats and 75% of the total population is based on Youngsters . Conspiracy is being hatched against the youth of the Karachi specially those who are living in Gulistan e jahaur . The drug smugglers, drug dealers and drug sales agents from NWFP and SOHRAB GOTH in Karachi are been activated there and they are selling drugs from Rabia city and Phelwan goth . local Tea hotels of gulistan e jahaur and phelwan goth is are acting as the shops for the drug smugglers and youth buyers . Previously these drug deals were deal from SOHRAB GOTH , QUAIDA BAD and Banaras . Law enforcement agencies have been helpless against them in past and havnt done any successful operation against them until few days back when the little operation was carried out by Police in a result of that operation they have moved or you can say that extended towards Gulistan e jahaur and spreading the drugs in the bloods of our nation . The drug sold over there includes Heroine , Majuana (charas) , Tobacco, Caffeine, Ecstasy, Crack, Amphetamines, Anabolic Steroids, Cocaine and this is all being done under the hands of Gulistan e jahaur Police as the big amount of sold drugs is been given to officers of Gulistan e jahaur Police. These are the very peoples who have taken over the roofs of apartments in gulistan e jahaur inclding Rabia City and are heavily armed and doing resistance with law enforcement agencies.

I might like to mention the link of the well known news paper The nation with a heading

“Two million youth in Karachi drug addicts”

Karachi (PPI) - In Karachi some 2million youth and children are the risk of drug addiction, as prevalence of drug addiction in very high in this mega city, said a Karachi-based NGO working on the issues of street children and youth. Rana Asif Habib, President of Initiator Human Development Foundation, talking to PPI on Saturday, said the major portion of Pakistani population is consisted of youth and children and they are highly exposed to smoking and drugs. He feared some 100million people in Pakistan might be at the risk of smoking and other types of addiction.

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Karachi/26-Oct-2008/Two-million-youth-in-Karachi-drug-addicts

Karachi Airport Underattack soner or later

2009-04-24T10:24:00.000-07:00

Taliban seeking to control the entrance of Karachi and they have been quiet successful in this regard they have captured the super highway and National Highway after that they are looking for Karachi AIR PORT named as Jinnah international airport after they have reached towards the roofs of the Flats located in Guluistan e Jahaur and the kachi abadis at the runway of airport named as PEHALWAN GOTH and BHITAI ABAD and the main roof of apartment named as Rabia City just few walks away from the AIR PORT RUNWAY and ASF HEAD QUARTER they can directly block the roots towards airport and can target Karachi airport’s runway when ever they want , we have witnessed the activities of these peoples at SUPER HIGHWAY and NATIONAL HIGHWAY that how they block the highways and and robed peoples passing by , we can expect the worst from the armed mans holding pickets in Gulistan e jahaur more then they have been doing in past at highways

While these terrorists in gulistan e jahaur have installed Machine guns and LMGs on the roofs of the apartment specially Rabia city which is only 0.44 miles away from the runway of Karachi International Airport while the effective rang of AK-47 and LMG rifles is from 100miles to 1000miles .

Besides airport PORT QASIM an important sea port of South Asia is on the blockage plan of these armed Taliban backed by ANP (awami national party ) in whole country and in Karachi.

Ulema Convention denounces Swat accord

2009-04-20T17:48:00.001-07:00

An Ulema convention held by the MQM party on Sunday the 19th of April united scholars from different schools of thought to denounce the Swat accord and Talibanisation. In this meeting, Altaf Hussain sought the opinions of scholars and to talk about Islam. They agreed Islam is a religion of peace and that it is not a religion that believes in burning down of girls' schools, violence of any kind, bombarding shrines, suicide bombings, etc. This went against the teachings of our beloved Prophet (SAW) and the holy Quran.

Whereas the political parties of Pakistan had failed to recognise and condemn the misuse of Islam vis a vis appeasing Talibans, it is only the MQM party and the learned Islamic scholars who have spoken out against this. MQM chief Altaf Hussain gathered the scholars from different schools of thought to ask them for their opinions on the Swat accord and whether they welcomed the Taliban's shariah Islam, which is Taliban's own interpretated version. This was outrightedly rejected by the members of the invited Ulema. And what is more interesting is that majority of the invited Ulema criticised Sufi Muhammad for declaring democracy as a system of infidelity. They said if democracy was a system of infidelity, then they were all part of this system, including Fazlur Rehman, Maudoodi, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, etc, as they were all struggling for democracy.

What is even more interesting is that the current government who wanted to bring democracy to Pakistan (and I still remember Bilawal Bhutto's cheesy liner 'democracy is the best revenge') is now having to hear Sufi Muhammad's tirade against democracy in Pakistan and his claims that democracy in Pakistan is unislamic. Now one shouldn't ask why did Sufi Muhammad made an agreement with a so called democratic government...because that's not an important question. That's irrelevant. We should ask why our so called democratic government decided on an agreement with an anti democratic element. Why?

Everything seems like a bad dream for Pakistanis. It seems like our current government is taking us from one nightmare to another. As if this wasn't bad, to hear that Lal Masjid cleric was released without any reason just makes our journey through this nightmare even more prolonged.

What MQM had done is a wake up call for the Ulemas to stand united and to be vocal in opposing Talibanisation and the Swat accord. Ulemas are respected in Pakistan and to have them propose a strong lobby against Talibanisation would prove powerful and help strenghten Pakistan's fight against Talibanisation.

Burqa Terrorist Bailed and welcomed.

2009-04-18T13:17:00.000-07:00

Another surprising event took place after nizam-e-adl regulation. It seems like Pakistan government has started changing its policies regarding terrorism and militancy just after nizam-e-adl acceptance. Pakistan’s supreme court has bailed a Mastermind of lal mosque dispute Maulana aziz on Wednesday granted bail to the deposed chief cleric of Islamabad's radical Red Mosque, who was captured two years ago during a bloody siege. Aziz had siege the lal mosque and confronted the armed forces of Pakistan in which his brother got killed. Challenged the writ of the government and killed many army officers as well.

The Government forces besieged and stormed the mosque in July 2007, Killing more then 100 militants of al-qaida and different militant organization as they were allegedly holed up inside the building and an adjacent girls school. When he saw that he has now no time to have some settlements with Government as the Government had given them chances to give up, and surrender, he tried to escape along with 4 more girls of madarrsa and was arrested wearing a burqa.

The supreme court of Pakistan has released on surety bond worth 200,000 rupee’s. he was accused of abetting the seizure of a children’s library near the red mosque. The mosque operation unleashed a wave of revenge suicide attacks across Pakistan that has left more then 1,850 People dead. Militants said to be loyal to the Red Mosque have been blamed for some of those attacks, especially a number of blasts in Islamabad, although most have been attributed to Pakistani Taliban rebels

MQM's Stands Firm.

2009-04-17T05:55:00.000-07:00

MQM shows no fear and is now a days openly drawing attention of the people of Pakistan, media and other political allies on creeping talibanisation . MQM the only political party criticized and walked out of the parliament in protest. They said they aren’t against Islam as they are Muslims as well. But according to constitution of Pakistan there cant be 2 judicial law in Pakistan. And the current constitution isn’t against Islam. Their recent press conference on Nizam-e-adl is not shocking to the liberal forces of Pakistan including the human rights, civil society and other political parties representative. Other political parties are restricted to show their concerns but we have heard many individual voices throughout the whole Pakistan people are not in favor of this Nizam-e-adl.

People are a bit scared of talibans as TTP Spokesman Haji Muslim khan has threatened parliamentarians indirectly. But MQM stands firm on their rules and regulations. No fear to religious extremism and no shariya, which belongs to only Hanifi laws of islam. As there are many other sects, which have their own beliefs and practices.

The parliament has accepted TTP demand by allowing Nizam-e-adl . Militants who has killed policemen in Lahore and which are involved in suicide bombing mosques and killing torturing people who are muslims as well and several other cases. It was declared nizam-e-adl won’t be imposed till true peace comes in swat and till talibans wont give up weapons.

Despite of the Manawa attacks and several suicide attacks on Mosques, gatherings and Armed forces of Pakistan the so called liberal political parties like PPP, ANP, PML-N and PML-Q has given support to this nizam-e-adl in Malakand division, swat and its nearby region. And has lost support of the liberal voters of nation. ANP has revoked its manifesto and went against the teachings of Ba’cha khan of never surrender in front of ill and bad. So is for the PPP their leader Mohtarma baynazeer Bhutto said there are people in Tribal areas that are responsible for insurgency in Pakistan and she said she wouldn’t tolerate these militants creating insurgency in Pakistan. Nawaz Shareef connections with Al-Qaida and taliban is not hidden with anyone is still continue with Zia’s strategy of making Afghanistan 5^th province and has support to these militants and talibans.

Yesterday attack on charsaddah after nizam-e-adl in swat is a question itself. Agencies recovered body and the person got arrested is from swat. Yesterday Soofi mohammed spokesman said taliban has given up arms. But the TTP spokesman denied to give up arms and declared that they would prolong this movement to other parts of Pakistan and arms is prestige of Muslims.

MQM’s growing support in Pakistan against Talibanization is increasing day by day. Their liberal politics for the people of Pakistan suits to the environment of prosperity and development. They have pointed out very important points of the future of Pakistan if we will allow these militants taking over our areas in the name of islam. There are various examples in islam that Our prophet peace be upon him and his campaignions never imposed islam and shariya by force. A common moderate muslim wont accept talibans forced islam . Islam is what Mohammed peace be upon has preached. Not what soofi mohammed and baitullah mehsud has imposed by guns and shells.

ANP misusing the Mandate

2009-04-16T20:42:00.000-07:00

ANP (Awami National Party) came up as a main stake holder for NNWFP in 2008 elections,
While announcing their manifesto, Asfandyar Wali said that Awami National Party would make efforts for the establishment of a peaceful, liberal, progressive and moderate society in the country.
Now in NWFP they have accepted the sharia of religious extremism, and hence they are betraying the people of NWFP who gave them vote for a peacefull and liberal enviroment in the province. On the other hand ANP is continousily backing and providing a safe entrance to Talibans inside Karachi, and we have seen the result when an action was about to taken against them, they created a mess in the city and gave all the scenario and ethnic look.
ANP chief in Karachi, Shahi Syed creating cast difference in Karachi and gaining his political interest. One should think that if ANP believe in the prosperity and progress of pushtoon then why did they shake hands with talibans and destroying all the hopes of innocent citizens of SWAT and other tribal Areas.
The truth is, that ANP has got the support of Anti Islam and Anti Pakistan forces and with their support they got a mandate and now they are abiding the promises which they maked with Extrmists but not with the innocent people of NWFP.
Today In parliament no one is opposing the demand of Pakhtoons for giving NWFP a new name, but still ANP not looking serious for its own province, that shows that ANP is not for the prosperity of Pushtoon but the prosperity of Religious Extremists.
Pakhtoons of Pakistan will have to realize that ANP is using their name to gain their political interests and ANP was never serious for the peaceful, liberal, progressive and moderate society in the country.

Anti Islam Resolution (nizam e adal)

2009-04-16T10:51:00.000-07:00

It was quite shocking when I came to know that a Nizam e Adal Resolution was passed in Parliament without any discussion and debate on it. It tooks no time and the resolution was passed. Now their are some questions, what was the need of this resolution. Making an agreement with those talibans who never accpeted Pakistan's Islamic rules and Laws, and by passing this resolution our national leaders proved that the Islamic system we were following from past 62 years was wrong and the self enforced laws and regulations which are introduced by these religious extremists are right.
First of all, if these extremists are really a well wisher of Muslims, then why they do bombing on shrines of Muslim Saints, why did they blew the shrine of Rehman baba and now a days more than 300 shrines are locked up beacuse of the threats given by these extremists. According to them, only those who belong to a particular sectarian belief are muslims and all others who belong to any other sectarian belief are non muslim and killing them is Jihad.
Suicide bombing in Imam Bargahs is an open proof of this all. People are migrating from Tribal areas to other places and these extremists are following them to others parts of the country also, and our government is so afraid that it accept a fake sharia Resolution and giving these extremists a full charge to decide who is muslim and who is not.

People of Pakistan should now realize that the religious extremism is the real threat to the soviergnity of Pakistan and for the image of Islam in entire world.
Leaders of ANP, PPP, Jamat e Islami, PML-N all are either afraid of them or they have been offered a heavy fruits for this all. Its quite obvious that passing a resolution without even reading it is senseless, and even the people of Pakistan who have been blinded in the favour and love of their leaders are shocked and clue less with this unpopular decision.

Predictions

2009-04-15T02:02:00.000-07:00

Predicting about the future is a risky business. There are bright chances of you eating your own words! If there's something we Pakistanis hate more than Talibans, George Bush and India, it's being wrong. Many of you might have heard about Charles H Duell, the commissioner of the US Patent Office back in 1899, who said that "Everything that can be invented has been invented". Now those were old times. But even as late as 1977, just before personal computing age took a headlong, point-break dive into free-fall speeds, the president of Digital Equipment Corp. said "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."

Lets take a look back at some of the predictions, speculations and just plain bad judgement that led to the spectacular failures by the companies that turned down multi-billion dollar opportunities.

Who was the first one to make the personal computer as we know it anyway? IBM, you say? NO. Then perhaps you might guess the ever appetising Apple? Wrong again. It was Xerox.
After a decade of research and development in the deep, dark, dungeons of Xerox's Palo Alto Research centre, a new product was demonstrated to the photo-copying giant's upper-management in 1977. The machine featured a bitmapped screen with wacky windows and drop-down menus, a more or less conventional keyboard accompanied by a strange little rolling thing called a "mouse", a built-in hard drve, a software package that included a word processor, the first onboard Ethernet and the best of all, early email capabilities. This machine was obviously the coolest thing since disco. But the top brass of Xerox didnt see a profit in it. Xerox did their best to mismanage the entire initiative until the key innovators had left the company and Xerox had securely and effectively relieved themselves of the hassles of making a few trillions dollars.

We all know that the petroleum, we use for our cars, comes to us after passing through a lot of processes, and Drilling is one of them. But you know what did the associates of Edwin L Drake said when he suggested to drill for oil back in 1850?
They said, "Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You’re crazy!"
They must be crying up there in heaven (or hell) for saying such a stupid thing.

Microsoft, as you all know (unless you are a cave-dweller) also has their share of short-sighted speculations. Bill Gates himself is reported to have said in 1981, "640K ought to be enough for anybody". Although now he vehemently denies it.
Another one from Bill Gates, he said this in 2003, "These Google guys, they want to be billionaires and rock stars and go to conferences and all that. Let us see if they still want to run the business in two to three years". Now, in 2009, Google is the one of the biggest challengers to Microsoft's dominance in Computer world.

Off course, its impossible to list all the faulty speculations and short-sightedness of these trend setters. But the interesting thing about the failures, that formed the world as we know it, is that most of them led to further innovations and great achievements. Humans, as it turns out, often learn from their mistakes. Besides, as the great Yogi Berra said "Its hard to make predictions-especially about the future."

Why Ignoring Balochistan ?

2009-04-13T06:58:00.001-07:00

Balochistan, a province of Pakistan, Rich in mineral resources and having world's largest Gold and Copper mines in Chaghi District. As it is the largest province of Pakistan (Geographically), Balochistan was supposed to be the most well devoloped most civilized Province among others. BUT, But it is not........

People of Balochistan have never been treated as a respected Pakistani, Establishment, agencies and few Politicians of Pakistan are using Balochistan for their personal benifits, Creating such an enviorment in Balochistan which causes the factor of unsatisfaction and Hatred in Baloch citizens. As a result of this, Pakistan's economy is down, and Pakistan is very much destabilized with its economy. Today another incident occurs in Balochistan, 3 Leaders are killed and no one have concern to them,

President feeling sorry, PM asked for investigation and other administrators just doing condolence to Baloch, on the other hand, we saw how far can the politicians like Imran khan, Qazi hussain and Nawaz sharif can go for their personal benifits which was to restore Mr. chaudary Iftikhar. None of these politicians have shown their unity to Baloch Citizens.

It is still a mystery, why are these politicians so mean. Why are they not raising their voice for the benifit of Balochistan, Why are they opposing the provincial autonomy (which was the part of 1940 Pakistan Resolution).

It is a big question and i feel we all know the answer very well...

THINK ABOUT IT!!

The Real Shariya , Angel Talibans And Their Modern Supporters.

2009-04-07T16:55:00.000-07:00

From hours I was thinking about a question continuously disturbing me . Flogging video of a 17 year old girl surfaced on Pakistani electronic media and whole nation started finding answer is it the real shariya? So the question in my mind wasn’t different at all.

Should I agree what Maulana madoori said while he addressed loudly on 1970 at gulberg that if jamat-e-islami would have a chance to rule the country they would not impose hijaab by order. Or I should believe what Maulana soofi mohammed said the Democracy is totally against Islamic rules and Shariya. with whom's Shariya I should be agreed and satisfied. As the new Ameer of Jamat-e-islami has forgotten his own leaders statements and supported Soofi Mohammed who has declared democracy against Shariya and against Islam. I want to ask Munawar Hassan and the most known journalist of Pakistan who is fighting case of talibans in favor of them Ansaar abasi. Who is Alim Maulana madoodi or Soofi mohammed?

Maulana Soofi mohammed Statement against democracy is published on recent jamiat literature with bold lines. It seems like that the ideology of jamiat itself has changed. It has become more violent as muanwar hassan accepted that they are training people in Karachi for jihad and they want to help jihadi organization throughout the hold world.

Taliban supporter’s hypocrisy is something to be noticed. They are justifying attacks and declaring it revenge of drone attacks in swat and its nearby regions. Talibans are Good they had a good and the most dignified government in Afghanistan most peaceful most loving in fact they have got each and every good activity munawar hassan stated. TTP spokesman Haji muslim khan has already accepted that dispute has happened in swat and rules are not only for men. And it’s according to Shariya and also challenged any Alim to debate on the issue. If they video is fake there should not be an agreement of Flogging according to the shariya rules. And the statement rules are not only for men. Despite of that some media person’s are supporting and declaring the dispute fake due to some hidden agenda.

Taliban came in Afghanistan we were delighted. They came in FATA we were relaxed. They arrived in Swat we were still satisfied. They take over Deer and Bunair we didn’t noticed that as well. Now suicide bombings in Islamabad and Lahore has started and we will be satisfied in it as well. People from seven thousand miles are coming to fight talibans . They will be killed by talibans and America will loss. America has a habit to loss. Where ever they have gone have lost wars. If they will come to Pakistan we will defeat them people like munawwar hassan , Imran khan , Baitullah mahsood and Mullah umer would have this perception.

If the video is really fake then why there was even a single justification by talibans ? 1^st We punishes women's in rooms. 2^nd rules are not only for men 3^rd it’s a Islamic rule 4^thwe can have a debate on the issue 5^th it was before the peace treaty 6^th the story suddenly changed its fake. The video become fake. The girl who is shouting is fake. The talibans holding hands are fake .The justification of Haji muslim khan is fake, Everything is fake but Talibans are angel.

see i still have a question

Afghan government takes a step back into the stone age.

2009-04-03T21:29:00.000-07:00

Unbelievably shocking to hear Afghanistan has passed a bill that will allow men to have forceful sex with their wives. A forceful sex is when a wife says no and the man nonetheless goes ahead with it. It is also known as marital rape. It has been many years since the Taliban have been toppled and the government replaced by US backed President Karzai. Now what does America have to say about the person they have backed, is the one who allowed the bill to be passed? It is a controversial bill that has undoubtedly captured the attention of human rights groups. It was after an international outcry that the government decided to "look into the matter".

Some claim this law was hurriedly passed to win crucial election votes from a particular minority Shia group, even though this law doesn't extend to Sunni group. Afghanistan Ambassador to Canada, Omar Samad was on a rather defensive note, appealing to the international community to have some patience while the country deals gingerly with its newfound democracy. He further elaborated that Afghanistan women have come a long way and that they no longer are oppressed. There are women representative in Parliament, holding 89 seats out of 351 and run businesses too. Okay, so what is this marital rape bill doing here? This country had made some progression for women and now have taken one step back to stone age. Sadly.

What we can gather from this farce is the ineffectiveness of Karzai's government in promoting a sense of democracy in Afghanistan. Just for the sake of votes, they had to sell country's fundamental democratic principles. It doesn't matter how young and new democracy is in the country, it cannot be sold on the basis of greed, power and lust. Now it doesn't matter what the government does next, whether it abolishes the bill or not, the damage is already being done. And what's more damaging is Karzai's apparent silence over this matter.

Oblivious Government chooses Peace deal over human rights

2009-04-03T19:22:00.000-07:00

Taliban has been like a Pandora’s box, taking Pakistan’s image from bad to worst with their stone age mentality and the so called implementation of Islam. Recently, another content from its Pandora’s box has garnered an international, as well as internal outcry at a seventeen year old married girl being flogged in public in Swat. Chief Justice Iftikar Muhammad Chaudhry has set up an eight member bench to investigate. It is unclear whether this incident happened before or after the government made peace deal with the militants. DCO Swat claim that this happened before the peace deal was made. Anyways that’s beside the point. The point is that the image of Pakistan is now moments away from being tarnished forever. When incidents like this used to happen in Afghanistan, the whole world, including Pakistan scorned at Afghanistan. Now, Pakistan is going through the same situation. The whole world is scorning at us. How could we let barbaric inhumane group of people who have stone age mentality tarnish our reputation?

Pakistan is no stranger to making international news relating to Taliban and its war on terrorism, but this time the recent news has pushed all the wrong buttons and clearly shows the ineffective decision undertaken by the current government by appeasing with the militant through a peace deal. Zardari insisted the deal was made with the so called moderates but making a peace deal with an outlawed leader who was jailed for six years for leading his supporters into Afghanistan to fight against American forces in 2001, what was he thinking?! What is more worrying is that militants are using Swat which is some hundred miles from Pakistan’s capital as their base to spread their radical ideology and to spread further terrorist attacks. PM Gillani have insisted the peace deal will remain intact even after the recent news. It seems that the government will choose to remain oblivious to the Pandora’s box for some unforeseeable time.

Guilt, Conscience or Career?

2009-04-01T19:58:00.000-07:00

Lately, I have been thinking of some dilemmas our beaureucratic officials/civil servants/army officials have to go through, in their long careers.

1) Early in their careers, bureaucratic officials are sort of, compelled, and forced to do some nasty work, which hurts the country. How? Well, for an example, when the politician or a senior or your minister, asks you to do something, such as authorizing a cheque on behalf of the ministry/gvt, with malified intent, with corrupt purposes, then the officer is forced to do it. This is because, if he/she does not, then they ruin their careers. They get posted to some places, which no one has heard of, where only the worst officers are posted, their ACR's are ruined, and so on. They are 'officially' harassed. Some people do challenge such schemes and orders. And i have seen their careers ruined, because they wanted to act with integrity.

But there are people, who do accept such commands and orders. Though they are honest, and not corrupt, they still do it, to save their careers from such wrath. Though such steps do bug their conscience, but they say that they are forced, and not have an option. (I have examples, where officers were forced to take such commands, although they had never, and they would never embezzle state money. They do it, to keep their career intact). What should the officer do here? And importantly, why?

2) Then there is another sort. People who later on in their careers, are forced to take up positions, against their wish. These can be controversial positions. But they accept them so as to avoid that very wrath, as mentioned above. To give an example, I know of someone, who was amongst those, who were closest to Zia ul Haq. He was a part of Zia’s close team. But the irony is that, he was never a supporter of Zia. But he was offered to be a part of his team. Now to him, he had to options: a) to reject that offer, and be superseded, long and hard career ruined, which had been built of personal and family cost. In short, his career, though decorated with awards and medals, would have been thrown in the bin. And to top it all, his promotion to the rank of a general was in two weeks. So rejecting the offer would mean, rejecting something he had sort of worked for 30 years. The other option :b) was to accept this position with that bastard, and be promoted as deserved, and continue the career. Well, he took the second option. For reasons as to save his career from being ruined.

Another example is a posting of our relative in a very controversial position, in public eye. I will not name him, because he is actually in that position right now. He has been serving the state, for the last 30 years as well. I know for a fact, that how honest he is. Infact, how god fearing he is, and how straight forward he is. When he was offered that position, he expressed reservation. But, believe it or not, he was told directly, that he should start thinking of his future then. He accepted that appointment. The point is, that in these cases, controversial gvts, have posted good people in good posts, and importantly, in good faith. However, even though they were appointed in good faith, they were expected to do some controversial work. What should the officer(s) do here? And again, why?

3) Then there is a strange category. People, who worked hard all their life for their careers, with integrity and honesty. They were then appointed to such positions, as mentioned in the above point. But once appointed, they lost everything. They lost the ethics, integrity, with which they had built careers. They were not corrupted in financial terms, but morally they were completely corrupted. An example is another person, who was one of the main guys, to plan and implement the controversial NRO. I know for a fact, that he was one of the most honest officers I had come across in my life. To cite an example, he once even stopped a politician from embezzling 10 million USD of Pakistani state money. This money was supposed to go to some international organisation for the service provided. However a senior politician, in office, asked the money to be transferred to his account, so that he himself could pay them off. Obviously, that was an evil plan by the politician. However, he (the officer), lingered around, and did not do it, because he was aware of the intentions behind that scheme. In short, 10million USD was saved. That officer later went on, to have a great career, and rendered great services to the state. He then went on to become one of the very fine assets of Pakistan, and played an important role in over hauling Pakistani banking/financial system. One of the most powerful and sought after positions in the land. After 4 years of honest service, he was offered another position. But this time around, he was offered a controversial position, by a controversial leader. He took that position, for various reasons. a) To save his career. b) The position was such, where he could actually make a difference in the country. More difference, then he could previously. Once in that role, he did some great things for the state. The position was one of the most lucrative in the country. But he worked with honesty. BUT, then, he became a part of something, which is, arguably, the biggest scandal in Pakistani politics/history. Both in terms of morals, and money. He became a part of it. As facilitator. As implementator. And so on. But the strange thing he, he STILL did not embezzle a single penny. His record is clean, with that respect. Why did he do it? If the explanation is that power corrupts, then it is wrong. He had seen power before; he had been in power for long. That is NOT what corrupted him morally.

So what should the officers do here, in these circumstances? Circumstances, in which they have to decide their future, in which they have to choose between guilt, conscience and their future/careers. What makes some honest people, who had spent 35 years of their lives with integrity, commit such acts, by virtue of which they will never be remembered by history in good words. And if they have to choose conscience over their careers/future, then why should they? Will they be remembered to have taken such a brave step, so as to ruin what they were building their lives on? What flaws exactly are their in the system, which ‘forces’ them to opt for such options? What makes honest people, to choose these options? How can we overcome these obstacles? What can be done to provide them with security? After all, these are the very people, who actually run the state. These people are the brains of the country. This, one of the most important institutions in the country, assigned with administration and governance of the state, remains neglected, and targeted.

And these are the questions, to which I am looking for answers.

Should Britain Scrap Their Law to Give Anonymity to Sperm Donors?

2009-03-29T20:04:00.000-07:00

In 2005, Britain had scrapped the law that protected the anonymity of sperm donors and allowed children to learn the identity of their donor fathers. This move was welcomed by those seeking to find their biological parent. However, sperm donation has dropped in numbers since 2005 and this has resulted in a shortage of sperm donors in Britain. This was a direct result of the law which granted children access to information about their biological parent. According to the figures from Human Fertilisation and Embrylogy Authority, the sperm donations had dropped considerably. In 1991, Britain logged 503 sperm donors and then in 2006, after the law was changed, the number dropped to 307. Experts have warned that Britain needs 500 sperm donations per year to cope with couples' demands of donor insemination in Britain.

The law that was introduced in 2005, has both negative and positive aspects. The positive being, it gives those seeking their biological parent a right to do so. It also give access to those who want to know any medical history that they may have taken on from their biological parent. It also increases the possibility of avoiding unintentional incest, which itself is an ethical issue. However on the other hand, the negative aspect of the law is that desperate measures may push couples to seek illegal means of obtaining sperm donation from unregistered clinics.

The accounts of many donor children should also be taken into consideration when pondering on whether this law should be scrapped or not. Several newspapers and magazines have ran stories about those who were born from donor and their experiences as donor children. Most of their accounts carried a similar tone of being 'different' from other children. The experience of not knowing their biological parent and the pain of not having a 'normal' one mother and one father upbringing.

Should Britain scrap the law to give anonymity to sperm donors? Britain should not remove this law but at the same time, should not ignore the demands of donor insemination, which is quite a serious issue. There needs to be some sort of regulation of giving assurance to sperm donors, who may not be comfortable without anonymity.

Knife crimes on the rise in the UK

2009-03-29T19:23:00.000-07:00

Hardly surprising. London has always been a centre of attraction for youth and gang related knife crimes. According to a BBC source, tougher laws will be implemented in 2009. This will see that criminals will get tougher jail sentences. Judges will have more power to decide on punishments. Asides jail sentences, stricter community service will be introduced with a heavy sanction on curfews and personal liberties. Personally, I am not in favour of community service. For me, it means a cop out from actual jail sentence. A criminal won't learn much about the seriousness of his crime from doing community service. That is like saying to a child, you're grounded but you can still go out and be back before a time deadline.

I am not a fan of Tory party. Never liked them. However I appreciate their efforts in raising awareness about knife related crimes and how it is on a rise. I appreciate the fact they seem concerned about this. I like and support their proposal of introducing automatic presumption of jail for knife possession. It is harsh, but it is necessary. I rather see someone go to jail than to see someone getting killed. Harsh and selfish, but for me, saving a life is more important.

In 2007 and 2008, a lot of teenagers in London have died from knife related crimes. I used to read about them in the newspapers all the time. I rather we adopt the 'its better to be safe than sorry' approach. I also support the stop and search tactics. I think it is very necessary. Youth and suspicious looking folks need to be stopped and searched on the spot, where ever they are. Police should be tough and be given full support by the government and all political parties.

The UK government is already doing what they can but I feel that increasing the age limit to 18 to buy a knife, doubling the jail term isn't enough. We need to do more. We cannot rest until our streets are safe from such crimes.

Sufism vs Taliban: Claiming Pakistan

2009-03-29T17:00:00.000-07:00

Having being inspired by recent articles debating on the issue of Talibanisation and whether Sufism could be the answer to counter Taliban in Pakistan, I decided to do an evening of quick research into this area to put forward an argument that Sufism may be able to eliminate Talibanisation of Pakistan. Pretty optimistic and yet naive of me to even consider this, but I have my reasons, as you will all come to know.

First of all we need to understand that Sufism has been around for centuries, much older than Taliban, which is a recent phenomenon. Just like Taliban, Sufism isn't a particular sect of Islam, its a movement. Unlike Taliban, they are non political and non violent movement, dedicated to religion. Sufism offers a more personal and experimental approach to worshipping God, which is a stark contract to the fundamental and regimental approach of the Taliban.

Pakistan and Sufism share a rather ingrained connection with one another. They share a rich history together, which deems them inseparable. Punjab and Sindh are the two most populous provinces that share a rich history of Sufism. Sindh had Shahbaz Lal Qalander, while Punjab had Bulleh Shah. To understand what exactly are the aims of Sufism, here are the points taken from the website (link provided at the end):

: To free religious thought from the rigidity imposed by the Ulema.

: To emphasise in the Islamic teachings the elements of God’s love and mercy for His creation, rather than His wrath and retribution.

:To practise what one professes and not merely indulge in slogans and soliloquies.

:To stress the essence of faith rather than mere observance of formalities.

:To move away towards rural areas from the evil and debilitation effects of wealth, monarchy and bureaucracy concentrated in big cities.

:To demolish the edifice of false values based on pelf and power and restore morality to its proper place in the niche of Muslim society.

:To combat the fissiparous tendencies and centrifugal forces which were spreading their tentacles in the Muslim world.

:To discourage parochial feelings and eliminate racial pride which had assumed primary importance in Muslim thinking relegating the ideal of brotherhood to a secondary place etc.

These are the eight aims important to Sufism. Taliban on other hand, doesn't seem to have a religious aim other than to enforce Shariah law. They have a political expansionist agenda, especially concerning Pakistan. They seek to establish a puritanical form of Caliphate system that neither recognise nor tolerate forms of Islam divergent from their own, such as the Shia sect. They despise democracy and any form of secularism, which they feel is against the very fabric of the religion. Taliban’s Islam is closely knit to Saudi Arabia’s Wahhabism, albeit more strident and hard lined. Taliban Islam appears to be self serving and is historically inaccurate. Although Taliban aren’t one singular force and that there are many groups that come under the banner of Taliban hardliners.

Sufism and Taliban are both two extreme ends of the pole. One offers a rather mystical approach to Islam and the other offers a regimented Puritanical approach to Islam. Now the question lies, can and will Sufism counter Taliban, as Pakistan faces two extreme on the religion front? The optimism in me would say yes. An interesting article by Farangis Najibullah toyed with the idea of Sufism bringing peace into the region of Afghanistan. In his article, Sayed Ishaq Gillani, a prominent Afghani politician believed that Armed forces have done little to defeat Taliban and that it was time to try something different. He believes that Sufism can offer a non violent way to defeat Taliban. Strangely enough he mentioned that majority of Taliban in Afghanistan were Sufis, mostly followers of Qadiriya and Naqshbandiya movements. In fact, Taliban Leader Mullah Omar himself was raised a Sufi before embracing a more severe Wahhabi Islam followed by Taliban. I find that hard to believe. Furthermore to this article, the writer explored that war in Afghanistan had never been about religion. It had always had a political and geopolitical motive. If Sufi leaders can organise themselves and bring Taliban into talks about political solutions, their influence could indeed be significant.

With regards to Pakistan, could the same method be employed and be successful at the same time? Well, we haven't actually 'seen' if that method has been a success in Afghanistan in order to set a precedent for Pakistan. Earlier in March (2009), a Sufi shrine was bombed in NWFP by Talibans, who felt they had to make their presence known. Its about time our Sufis mobilised themselves and counter Talibans through appropriate communications, before more shrines are abused in the same manner. Last year in the Summer, 300, 000 people attended Sufi festival in the Sindh, as compared to a couple of thousands who witnessed beheadings in NWFP. This goes to show there is immense following of Sufism, its a matter of mobilising people and pushing them to promote the real message of Islam, and that is of peace. There won't be any immediate results. This may take years and years of consistent hardwork to finally see a result. In Pakistan, fighting against Taliban, nor appeasing them had been fruitful ventures. Its time to try something different, just as Sayed Ishaq Gillani had mentioned. It is a long shot, but its worth a try. Taliban has given us Pakistanis a bad name. Ask any westerner about Pakistan or Islam, and immediately Taliban would come into their mind. Many non Muslims don't even know that Islam has a softer side that is less projected in the western world. Sufi Islam is a lesser known phenomenon in the West. Sufism owes Pakistan this. It need to save Pakistan and its Islam from being crudely exploited by Taliban and to restore the rightful image of Pakistan and Islam in the world. Can and will Sufism do this for Pakistan? Only time will tell. However time will tell whether Sufism or Taliban will be the rightful claimers of Pakistan.

(Sources:
http://www.geocities.com/pak_history/sufi.html
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http://www.rferl.org/Content/Can_Sufis_Bring_Peace_to_Afghanistan/1503303.html
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http://lahore.metblogs.com/2009/03/05/can-sufism-be-the-savior/
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http://www.nowpublic.com/health/sufi-islam-v-wahabi-islam
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7896943.stm )

Top 8 Earner's Google Adsense.

2009-03-29T15:57:00.000-07:00

Are your curious to know who some of the biggest Google Adsense earners are? I know that I was interested to know who the best are so I could check out their websites and see how I could possibly earn as much money as these people do. I realized from most of these sites that sites with user generated content usually ranked pretty highly for Google Adsense earners. It seems that these community� type sites do tend to get a lot of traffic and we all know that traffic = money. So without any more delay here are a list of the top 8 Google Adsense earners as collected from online resources. Please note that this list might be a bit outdated but it has lots of useful information still.

1. Markus Frind - PlentyOfFish.com - $300,000 per month

If you havent heard of this guy yet you should check out the website plentyoffish.com. He is the person who created this free online dating website from his appartment all by himself. His website soon become one of the largest dating websites online. I have actually tried out his website myself and can see how it can be interesting and attract a lot of visitors. The graphics and layout of the website is nothing fancy at all but the functionality is all there and its fast to use.

There have been many of doubts that he wasnt making that much money so he made those people silent by posting a picture of his paycheck on his blog. According to his blog check represented two months worth of Adsense earnings.

2. Kevin Rose - Digg.com - $250,000 per month

Kevin Rose started Digg.com in December 2004. It is a social marketing site that is mostly news, video, and pictures that are submitted by users for other users to read about and view. Basically what happens is you can signup for an account and you can submit a news story� and other people can view it and if they like it they can Digg it� and this boosts the rating of the post. If it gets enough Diggs it will appear on the Frontpage of the site and will get tons of traffic. Digg has both Google Adsense ads and Federated Media ads. It is estimated that he earns roughly $250k a month from Adsense alone.

3. Jeremy Schoemaker - $140,000 per month

ShoeMoney is considered to be one of the greatest Internet Marketers out there. He is very good with search engines and knows how to setup his sites to get optimal traffic to them. In one of his best months with Google Adsense ShoeMoney earned $132,994.97. You can imagine it was probably pretty difficult for him to cash a check of that size!

Unlike most of the other Google advertisers ShoeMoney makes his money from hundreds of sites and thousands of domains.

4. Jason Calacanis - Weblogs, Inc. - $120,000 per month

Jason Calacanis is the creator of Weblogs. Weblogs is a network of blogs and it was apparently making roughly $4,000 a day from Google Adsense! He eventually sold the company to AOL for a reported $25 million. He also announced his retirement from blogging earlier this year (July 2008). He is now focusing on his email campaigns instead.

5. David Miles Jr. & Kato Leonard - FreeWebLayouts.net- $100,000 per month

According to a Washington Post article these 20 year olds claim to be making $100,000 a month from their site FreeWebLayouts.net which offers free Myspace templates. That is pretty impressive for a couple of young guys that are offering free Myspace templates!

6. Tim Carter - AskTheBuilder.com - $30,000 per month

Tim Carter is a licensed master plumber and carpenter with his own radio show. He started his website up in 1995 with his primary focus to cater to an avid following of fellow builders on the site. In April 2004, Carter learned about Adsense for content sites and he put it on his site. With minimal effort and time he optimized his website and his Adsense earnings grew from $1,500 to $7,500.

There was a Google case study done on Tim Carters earnings with Google Adsense. You should definately read it by clicking HERE. Read the results section because it gives a bunch of helpful tips on how he increased his revenue with Google Adsense.

7. Joel Comm - e-book - $24,000 per month

Joel Comm is a get rich quick guru. He wrote an e-book, What Google Never Told You About Making Money with Adsense. With his e-book and his website he earned $23,458.46 between Nov 2005 and Dec 2005. Check out his Google account stats here.

8. Shawn Hogan - DigitalPoint.com - $10,000 per month

Shawn Hogan is the creator of the forum DigitalPoint. This forum is a very usual forum with lots of information about: Search Engines, Marketing, Business, Design & Development, and Products & Tools. In a New York Times article it stated that he was making roughly $10k a month with Google Adsense.

The members of his forum speculate he is now making around double of what he was making in 2005 when this report was published in the New York Times.

So there you have it, the Top 8 Google Adsense earners. This list might be slighty out of date and there could be some new people in this list but this is the list I was able to pull from collecting information on the net. So check out these sites and see if you can strive to earn as much as these people do with your website or blog.

Champion Kidnaper.

2009-03-28T13:36:00.000-07:00

Critics isn't one of my hobbies but people think my critic on different issue is something unnecessary for the society. But Criticism is a part of speech and people has yet not realized what really freedom of speech means.

Well this isn’t reason I am writing this blog . Today morning I heard in the new’s that after politician’s sportsmen have also started a campaign to defame the country’s charm. A Former Karate Asian champion from murdan and swat was arrested and the act was kidnapping the high profile merchants of Kharadar Karachi.

The abducted four people including two cloth merchants were recovered in a joint operation carried out by Anti-Violent crime cell and CPLC, The cloth merchants were abducted from khayaban-e-shehbaz DHA on March 14.2009 and demanded a ransom of RS 50 million for their release. Which became RS 5 Million in the end with a threat if there will be no money provided the abducted merchants would be slaughtered. Imran’s father Haji Zakir Rangeela president of katiana memon jamat is a known Personality. And the case was registered at gizri police station and AVCC is now investigating case.

Dispute like kidnapers from swat in Karachi can be alarming to the law enforcement agencies in Pakistan. Now these agencies should have a wide look whatever has happened in current and past do they have some links with the frontier or not?. A Champion turned Kidnapper in Pakistan is a slap on the faces of those who think there isn’t an extremism and criminal activity in SWAT. There should not be any doubt in any person’s mind that Swat and region of Northwest frontier province has become an institute of criminology and promoting extremism for any militancy.

sovereignty of Pakistan in danger

2009-03-28T07:41:00.000-07:00

Currently Pakistan is passing through internal political crisis and yesterdays Supreme courts verdict against sharif brothers have caused more instability in the political system and have heavily effected the RECONCILIATION process between the political masters of Pakistan .
Specially after the press conference of mr nawaz sharif which was very immature crisis have take pace .

Pakistan already facing the problems in tribal areas and government have failed to handle the situation infect government have surrendered it self in front of pushtoon Talibans and peace pact have been made on the condition that Talibans were allowed to impose there SAHRIAT in the NWFP and FATA region it means state with in a state have been formed.

On the other hand balouch separatists in thr province of Balouchsitan are on the full pace and giving tough to Pakistan army internal conditions are more weaker in balouchistan

Now in Punjab we might seem some thing like this in near future this is alarming situation for the sovereignty of Pakistan .

Price hype is killing every common man , prices are increasing day by day and we may witness food crises and then the fuel crisis very soon and with fuel crisis we are already facing power crisis and it may increase in near future .
Another untouched issue is the increasing unemployment in Pakistan and it is increasing with every passing day which in result will increase the crime and corruption .
Rich man is getting more richer and middle class person have become poor and getting poor day by day now there are only two classes in Pakistan High class and lower class and no middle class.

If the issues were not handle with peace then we might see geographical crisis
And to deal with all these issues there is only one solution to all these crisis and that is
More Provinces should be formed on the administrative level and these provinces must be given provincial autonomy with out it it would be very difficult the deal the current crisis .

Leader's Of Pakistan

2009-03-26T17:28:00.000-07:00

Politics has become Pakistan national sport. Hockey seems like past and cricket is almost impossible in the current situation in Pakistan. So Pakistani leaders has become player’s, Pakistan is a Ground and we all nation is crowd and we are giving them a big round of applause in every round. But what’s the reality? This reckless game of time wasting and making the nation cry in fact has forced the people of Pakistan to sell their body parts and sometimes their own children’s as well. There no foul no lbw no green nor red card for these player when they win’s they become presidential office bearer’s and other does long march’s because he failed to have that seat.

Even knowing that the economy is falling rapidly and the border’s of Pakistan isn’t save anymore. A hundred of drone’s attack is been done inside Pakistan. No doubt there are extremist and terrorist hiding in the save heaven inside Pakistan but why our own government isn’t taking any actions against them by their own. I found a reason which Is lack of Political will of our leaders. No leader is agreed to compromise with other leader. They are more tensed and curious for their own cases and review petition’s against disqualification.

Nawaz Shareef former prime minister of Pakistan is now a day’s bit relaxed as the long march has finally ended and government has accepted to have a review petition against disqualification of shareef brother’s.

If Chaudry iftikhar the chief justice of Pakistan is today on seat is because of Shareef brothers. It was never possible that he would be reinstated without political support of Shareef’s. The Supreme Court decision on shareef’s review petition is a question mark itself. The case has challenged the integrity of the courts.

A leader is required to this nation, once there was a nation is search of a land. Today we have land but not a nation to choose a right leader for them self. A man having Swiss accounts and billions of dollars cannot represent middle and poor class masses of this country. Even thinking that would be absurd. How can this is possible.

The mayor of Karachi can be example to the people of Pakistan that an ordinary guy can transform a ordinary city to a mega city just will and a good leadership is required. The prosperity of Karachi has something to do with the right leadership, a leader is not someone who just walks into your doors and asks for your vote. A leader is a Teacher who guides the nation gives it a will whoms job is to guide a way to the prosperity and development to the organized and civilized society.

Mr Altaf Hussain has always talked about the national unity and in the greater interest of the people of Pakistan. He is alarming the nation of every fear, which Pakistan would have to face in future. If there would be no national politics He is the only leader of Pakistan whoms politics and leadership is leading a part of Pakistan to a prosperous, developed, educated and the most civilized Pakistan.

Taliban ask NGOs to Leave Swat.

2009-03-23T12:38:00.000-07:00

The Shariya law is been implemented on SWAT and its nearby region and peace process is at its beginning. People of SWAT has highest hope’s that the shariya law will bring easy and cheap justice. In fact its just a dream yet. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has virtually imposed a ban on all the non-governmental organizations (NGO) working in the Swat Valley, as it has asked them to leave the region immediately. This doesn’t came into my head why NGO’s aren’t allowed to work there in SWAT. Islam doesn’t forbids helping others and providing medication to those who needs it. The other thing i thought may be these NGO’s are working against Islam and the other moment I realized helping out others and medication isn’t something against Islam or against Islamic Law’s.

But TTP Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has said the way of working of the NGO’s was against Islam and it is not acceptable to it.“NGO is another name for vulgarity and obscenity. They hire women who work with men in the field and in offices. This is totally un-Islamic and unacceptable,” TTP spokesman, Muslim Khan said.

Khan strongly opposed the presence of foreigners in the region.” They come and tell us how to make lavatories in mosques and houses. I’m sure we can do it ourselves. There is no need for foreigners to tell us this,” The Daily Times quoted Khan, as saying. When asked that why the Taliban has been opposing the polio vaccination, Khan said: “It (vaccination) causes infertility.” A Men who doesn’t know what really polio vaccination has to do with children’s does know its has drawback as infertility.

Then the real concern came out .the major reason why the Taliban was against the vaccination is that the vaccines were manufactured in foreign countries, perhaps that spokesperson of taliban doesn’t know the money they are using for terrorism and the weapons they are using and the bomb are also foreign made they didn’t made it their self. If they are really so much self made so they should give up fighting with these foreign made ammunition and supplies and money. And should fight for their so-called rights and culture with 550 AD swords.

Talibanisation in karachi

2009-03-23T12:34:00.000-07:00

If Karachi is being ‘Talibanized,’ Pakistan is in real trouble, and so is everyone else.
Many Pakistanis make little distinction between al-Qaida and the Taliban. Both want to destabilize Pakistan and Afghanistan, establish an even bigger base of operations and spread their aggressive, intolerant vision of Islamic law. The majority of people in Karachi want no part of it. Karachi is Pakistan’s economic capital, the center of the nation’s fashion, high-tech and media industries.Estimates of Karachi’s population range from 12 to 18 million. The lack of accountability makes the city a great place to hide.

Due to increase in the activities of terrorism the country is going towards anarchy and it is the need of time that all political, religious parties and whole nation should unite against this menace and fight against it jointly.

Pakistan is passing at a very critical juncture when whole country is in the garb of terrorism, suicide bombing and explosion have become daily routine. At some places the security and police personnel and some other places innocent citizens including men, women, (young and old) and children are being targeted and given blood bath. The innocent mothers, sisters and daughters are being made widows/ orphans.

Many Religious and political parties deny the fact that there is Talibanisation in Karachi but there are some proofs

Even the Taliban's commander claims that there is strong network of Taliban in Karachi. In Karachi Shopkeepers were frightened and harassed after being received warnings to close down their businesses from Taliban's. Taliban's hanged banners in Medina Electronics Market and Ittefaq CD Market situated in Banaras Chowk to close down the markets.They also started Robing people and beating anyone who wears "Pant shirt".

But still our government, political and religious parties seems to be blind on this issue.

Another woman killed over honour

2009-03-22T16:21:00.000-07:00

Twenty six year old Quratul Ain eloped from her house six months ago, marrying the person with whom she intended to spend her entire life with. However, her dreams fell short when she was shot thrice in the name of honour.

The rental house where the deceased along with her husband took shelter in is located in the Gulshan-e-Ghazi within the jurisdiction of Malir City Police Station. Quratul Ain was killed in this ‘shelter’ house at around 3:00 am on Sunday when two armed men knocked on her door. Her husband was in the shower at the time; hearing the knocking she opened the door. “She recognised them and tired to flee but the men shot her thrice in her back,” SHO Jehangir Maher told Daily Times. The culprits easily fled the scene when the deceased’s husband Sheraz came out from the bathroom after hearing the sound of bullets and Quratul Ain’s screams.

Not only did her dreams come to an end but her husband’s as well. He helplessly watched his wife take her last breaths in front of him. It is pertinent to mention here that this is the second incident of honour killing in the last seven days. Earlier, on February 22, Elahi Bux surrendered himself after brutally killing his elderly sister Shehla Bibi in the name of honour within the jurisdiction of Korangi Industrial Area Police Station.

Quratul Ain’s body was taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, however her husband took it away without legal formalities and an FIR No 48/09 was registered against the two unidentified men on behalf of Sheraz. The couple were Iranian Balochis; they met a long time ago and gradually fell in love. The deceased used to visit her aunts house located in Salaar Goth, close to Sheraz’s house. After Quratul Ain’s family engaged her to a relative, the couple decided to elope and get married in court. Maher further said that it is clear that the killing of the woman was done in the name of honour and added that the couple was being threatened by relatives of the deceased, who had disowned her after she eloped. The officer also said that the woman was not pregnant and no arrests were made.

Qazi still not satisfied

2009-03-22T12:38:00.001-07:00

Leader of Jamat e Islami, Mr Qazi hussain said on 19 March 2009 that long march was a failure. Now when the government has announced the restoration of deposed Judges specially Mr. Iftikhar, and whole nation is now a bit more relaxed not beacuse of the restoration, but cause of the bloodshed avoided by this popular decision by the govenrment it is not the first time we have seen Jamat e Islami going against the wind and creating issues from no where.
Calling it a complete failure has created some sort of disturbance once again in some minds and a common man is still confused what to happen next.
The question is, now when all are satisfied, why this Jamat e Islami is shouting about the issues which have no significance among the people. May be or it must be the guilt which they felt now by not taking the part in 2008 elections, cause as long as the present government runs, Jamat e Islami and other parties which boycott the elections would feel more guilt and ashamed of them seleves by not taking the part in 2008 historic elections.
May God bless Pakistan specially the province of Punjab which has been on the spot light from last 6 months as many politicians are trying to destabilzing the government and destabilizing Punjab could be very fruitful for such elements.

Prosperity in Pakistan. Admiration to CDGK.

2009-03-22T07:20:00.000-07:00

I have never tried to write an email of this kind before. but today when i saw someone working for the betterment of the masses has encourage me . so i have decided to write an email to describe my feelings . its was like a dream come true which we even havnt seen . it was pending for some how i dont know the details but it was something meaningful for the people of landhi town. before today landhi was supposed to be cut of from other parts of karachi . and today i am glad its not anymore.

Concrete bridges is the most common thing you would notice in karachi . and these bridges has helped much for the developments of corridors and signal free zones in karachi .

Bridge of Malir river has provided residential and Financial area's of karachi a route to the Shahra-e-faisal and has reduced about 28 kilometer route. it has importance of its own kind Residents are now able to move through a short and safe way and financial sector can use this route for their carriers and can save fuel expenses.

The City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has solved the problems of city while carrying out fast paced development process in a very short period indeed . He has shortened the distance by reducing 28 km and now people of Korangi Town, Landhi Town and Shah Faisal Colony could reach the city centres within few minutes. this is the longest bridge ever built in country and would serve not only people of the surroundig areas but the industries in Korangi and Landhi wouyld also feel the comfort as the bridge has now connected two extremes of city where industries newtwork is present.

Today due to Mustafa kamal i feels like there isnt any difference between posh and local area's like mine . Prosperity has came to the people of Karachi .

in the end for being realistic and supporter of practicalism a special Thanks to the Leadership of MQM. for providing us such a enthusiastic Mayor who has made everything possible for karchites and its a prayer of a Responsible citizen May This Party and its leadership would be much more things like that for the betterment of the poor and middle class masses of this country .

May Allah Bless Them all.

Mehdi Hasan & Bounced Cheque of Shehbaaz Sharif.

2009-03-22T06:38:00.000-07:00

A few weeks back the much acclaimed ghazal singer Mehdi Hasan fell critically ill and was admitted to Agha Khan Hospital for extensive treatment. Many people shared their passion for this gazal maestro to an extent that a few government dignitaries offered financial assistance to the ailing singer.

It is being reported that the President Asif Zardari and the chief minister of Sindh have provided Rs1 million and Rs250,000, respectively, for the treatment, while a cheque for Rs500,000 that was received from the Punjab government after the then chief minister Shahbaz Sharif visited Mr. Hasan at the hospital could not be cashed due to the imposition of the governor’s rule in the province. In the aftermath of these events, the bounced cheque did go through but during the time being Mehdi Hassan’s son was told to meet with the governor of Punjab [Salman Taseer] to ‘sort out the matter’

Arif Hasan, one of the sons of Ghazal Hasan said ‘My family, which has exhausted even its ‘rainy day securities’, is now badly failing to foot the treatment bills, we still have to pay an amount to the tune of about half a million rupees to the hospital on account of accommodation and treatment” that is in addition to meeting other expenditures incurred on Khan Sahib and his family

Its very sad to hear that the politics of our country had a direct impact on the workings of our government to have yet again failed to support our national hero’s. It is my genuine sense of sorrow that if our government cannot help, then might the people of Pakistan take matters into our own hands and help this family out of this crisis

Russian Support To The Muslim World.

2009-03-21T13:16:00.000-07:00

BRUSSELS: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday there was no proof that Iran is try to develop a nuclear weapon and urged the West to respect and reach out to the Islamic republic.

"There is no proof that Iran even has decided to make a bomb," he told the Brussels Forum conference, alongside EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, who on behalf of world powers has led talks to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

Lavrov said the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was best placed to monitor Iran's activities and establish whether it might try to covertly develop a weapon under the guise of a civilian programme.

"As long as the IAEA works in Iran, the IAEA monitors all these centrifuges which produce low enriched uranium for the fuel purpose" real concerns it may develop a bomb could be allayed, he said.

Uranium enrichment is used to make fuel for a nuclear reactor, but at highly refined levels it can serve to produce the core of an atomic weapon.

"To change it to the weapon grade uranium you need to do manipulations which would be immediately known by cameras," Lavrov said.

His comments came just after US President Barack Obama issued a video message to Iran, offering to open a new chapter in relations with the Islamic Republic. The two nations have not had diplomatic ties since 1980.

"Iran must be engaged as a constructive part of the solution and not of the problem," Lavrov said.

"It's negotiations, it's respect and it's engagement of Iran in all the areas ... including security dialogue with Iran on all the issues in the Middle East, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon."

Russia, a member of the United Nations Security Council, has generally resisted a more hard-line approach against Iran taken by former US president George W. Bush and is helping Tehran build a nuclear power station.

Obama’s global image & Pakistan

2009-03-21T13:03:00.000-07:00

Balochistan Chief Minister Muhammad Aslam Raisani has said drone attacks in Balochistan will tarnish President Barack Obama’s global image.

“We do not have to panic about published reports about possible drone attacks. I will soon meet the American ambassador to convey our concerns to her. This issue would be brought to the attention of President Asif Ali Zardari and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi as well,” the Daily Times quoted him, as saying.

Raisani also claimed that Taliban leader Mullah Omar is hiding in Kandahar (Afghanistan), and not in Balochistan.

“If we are given any information about the presence of Taliban leaders, we will operate against them ourselves,” he said.

Raisani said he was not present during the meeting between US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson and Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Magsi.

Referring to his efforts as a mediator between the PPP and the PML-N, Raisani said governor’s rule in Punjab would likely end in a few days.

He said former Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif still enjoyed the support of a majority in the province.

No Indian involvement in Lahore attack: Sri Lanka

2009-03-21T12:58:00.001-07:00

Colombo: Ending speculations in some quarters in Pakistan, Sri Lanka on Monday firmly said there was "no Indian involvement" in the terror attack on its cricketers in Lahore last week but said the Tamil rebellions could be involved.

"There is no Indian involvement (in the attack on cricketers in Lahore)," Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama told reporters.

"In fact, India has been helping us in our fight against terrorism. We have conveyed this to Pakistan," he said, adding that Islamabad investigating the attack has promised "an interim report on the investigation next week".

A team of 12 terrorists ambushed and sprayed bullets and fired rocket propelled grenades at the convoy carrying Sri Lankan players to the Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium. The cricketers were to play the third day of the second and last Test against the host Pakistan Tuesday last week.

Seven players and the team's assistant coach were injured and six Pakistani police officials, who were providing protection to the bus carrying the players, were killed in the attack that shook the entire cricketing world.

Minister Bogollagama, however, maintained Sri Lanka's stand that the Tamil Tiger rebels' involvement in this attack cannot be ruled out.

"We are not ruling out links (of the attack) with the (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) LTTE. The LTTE are known to have links with international terrorist groups. Our initial suspicions are on the LTTE," Bogollagama said.

Sri Lanka's middle-order batsmen Thilakaratne Dilshan, who narrowly survived without injuries in the Lahore terror attack, has said the security cover for the two-match Test series was relatively relaxed when compared to the one-dayers they played in Pakistan a month before.

ANP’s Guns and Roses.

2009-03-20T14:53:00.000-07:00

The National reconciliation between different political parties now days is the most prominent thing in country. ANP, which has gained two provincial seats in sindh, has changed the political scenario of Karachi and Sindh. Its almost impossible for other parties to do their campaign in in ANP’s dominated or occupied areas in Karachi.

An armed confrontation by the ANP activists on a rally of other political party . The clash took place at kati pahari close to shahrah-e-noor jahan police station on Wednesday evening. As the SHO abdul wahid said the clash erupted between MQM and Awami National party (ANP) workers when the MQM workers, Who were carrying out a rally , Stated putting up party flags in the area. When the clash erupted, heavy contingents of law enforcers reached the scene; however, they were unable to diffuse the situation as firing continued for hours in the area. As a result of the firing, four law enforcement personnel including ASI Zulfiqar, police constable Sher Ali, a Rangers’ personnel, Saleem, and three MQM workers sustained bullet wounds. The injured were taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

This situation is nothing new in Karachi. The ANP dominated areas are almost no go area’s for other political parties. The media and majority TV channels in Pakistan exposed their real face. When they were asking media to give them proper coverage and ANP activist opened fire on the scene .

Talibans are established. President Pakistan

2009-03-20T05:49:00.000-07:00

NEW YORK: The Taliban has established itself across a large part of Pakistan, forcing the country to fight a war against the hardline group that is about Pakistan's own survival, President Asif Zardari told CBS News.

‘(The Taliban) do have a presence in huge amounts of land in our side. Yes, that is the fact,’ Zardari told ‘60 Minutes’ in an interview to be broadcast on Sunday, excerpts of which were released on Friday.

US President Barack Obama said this week there was no doubt terrorists were operating in safe havens in the tribal regions of Pakistan, and the United States wanted to make sure Islamabad was a strong ally in fighting that threat.

Obama and Zardari spoke by telephone on Wednesday, the Pakistani foreign ministry said. The two discussed the surge in violence by al Qaeda and the Taliban, which has stepped up its insurgency against US forces and the Afghan government.

Zardari said Pakistan had been in denial about the Taliban in the past. ‘Our forces weren't increased .... We have weaknesses and they are taking advantage of that weakness,’ he said.

‘We're not doing anybody a favor,’ Zardari said. ‘We are aware of the fact it's ... Taliban... trying to take over the state of Pakistan’.

‘So, we're fighting for the survival of Pakistan. We're not fighting for the survival of anybody else.’

Zardari rejected suggestions that he lacks the full support of the military and intelligence services, saying he was confident they were behind him.

‘If that wasn't the case, then Islamabad would have fallen because obviously if the army doesn't do its job, these men are not restricted. They've blown up the Marriott Hotel before. They've attacked us inland before. They would be all around us, wouldn't they?’ he said.

Destabilizing Policy of PML-N

2009-03-20T04:35:00.000-07:00

After two years of political insurgency the long march for the rule of the law and independence of judiciary has ended. The Prime Minister of Pakistan himself has reinstated the deposed judges along with iftikhar mohammed chaudry and Government has also endorsed a review on disqualification of Miyan mohammed nawaz shareef .

The dust is not yet settled as the Former Law minister of Punjab stated while he was addressing the media on Tuesday warning the Governor Punjab Rana Sana Ullah said if the Fed Govt would not lift Governor rule from Province Punjab then PML-N members of the provincial parliament along with workers and activist would launch another march and besiege of Governor house Punjab.

This hypocrite political action of PML-N is leading country no where, but only in Destabilizing process of democracy in Pakistan. Which has came to Pakistan after a long period . The party should show their majority to end the governor rule in Punjab rather then challenging the writ of the Government and literally threatening a Government office bearer to leave his office. Which is truly a undemocratic way.

Taliban supporter's Tehreek-e-Insaaf.

2009-03-13T07:02:00.000-07:00

January 25, 2008

Imran Khan has met with Harry Reid and other US politicians to rally support for his anti Musharraf movement. He also spoke at the Harvard Club in New York."After meeting Mr Khan, Senator Reid called for the US President, George Bush, to to consider reducing non-development aid to Pakistan if the upcoming elections were not free and fair". Khan's party is planning to tell people to stay away from the Pakistani elections According to a PR put out by his party in 2003:

"Reacting to Gen. Musharraf's claim that the politicians criticizing his
policies know nothing about policy and national interests he challenged General Musharraf to live TV debate on national issues and let the people decide. The PTI Chief stated in the 80s the West sanctified Jihad and we proudly pursued it as an instrument of state policy. Today, Jihad is being portrayed as terrorism by the establishment on the directives of the West.

http://www.insaf.org.pk/press/2003Jan/press_release_2004Apr04.htm

Imran Khan's instigation of last years Koran flush rumor riots have earned him his street creds by the Taliban supporting MMA. Khan's new partnership of his party Tehrik-e- Insaf together with the pro Taliban MMA prove that his transformation from Westernised millionaire playboy crickeer to radical Islamist 'fundi' is now complete. His divorce from UK born billionaire's daughter wife may have to do with the fact that Khan's new cronies believe that women belong in burqas locked up at home, and his ex's Jewish father was considered a political liability.

It was Imran Khan, the anti Musharraf politician, called a press conference to draw attention to the Koran flushing rumor. He was a recent speaker at the Islamist Conference in Toronto entitled "Reviving the Islamic Spirit". Muslims returning to the US from the conferences are suing the DHS for 'profiling' after being fingerprinted and interrogated at the border .

Poster for the "Reviving the Islamic Spirit" conference Sheikh Yusuf, Suwaidan, Khaled, singer Yusuf and Khan

The Oxford educated ex cricketer/playboy who was married to a Jewish billionaire's daughter, Jemima Khan, and became a 'born again Muslim' as a result of the Rushdie affair . Khan recently divorced his wife (who is now dating actor Hugh Grant), and formed a political party Tehreek - e- Insaaf, and reinvented himself as an anti Western 'man of the people' advocating the overthrow of Musharref and the establishment of an Islamic welfare state in Pakistan. Khan has a lot to gain from formenting unrest among the masses in Pakistan, which could lead to a popular uprising fueled by anti American sentiment and result in the collapse of Musharref's American backed government. His broadcasting of the false Koran story was a deliberate attempt to incite protests, and garner publicity for himself and his party.

His ex wife helped organize a protest in London against Musharraf's government.

http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/nov/19pakemergency3.htm

MIM: In 2004 Khan spoke in an interview ;

"... about the anger in the Muslim world caused by the US campaign against Afghanistan.

He said: "The government actually is very close to the US right now. The problem is that the US policy, the foreign policy is causing resentment not only in Pakistan, but in most of the Muslim world."

"Unless that foreign policy is changed I always feel that the citizens of the United States will become targets. They haven't done anything to alleviate this hatred. The hatred is increasing." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2056431.stm

MIM: According to NPR:

January 25, 2008 · A former cricket star who leads one of Pakistan's minority parties spent time in Washington this week meeting with lawmakers and speaking out against U.S. support of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.

Imran Khan, an international celebrity since his days as a sports star, leads a much smaller party than that of Benazir Bhutto, the leader who was killed last month. But in Pakistan, he's nearly as well known as Bhutto.

And he says that next month's elections there won't be real, if they happen at all.

Musharraf removed the independent judges who would referee them. Yet Khan knows the president remains a U.S. ally in the war on terrorism.

"Gen. Musharraf has done a brilliant PR job here where he has convinced the people that he is one man holding these hordes of terrorists, the bastion against these extremists...." Khan says.

In an effort to change that image of Musharraf, Khan met this week with U.S. congressional leaders and spoke before audiences at a Washington think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and at the National Press Club.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18402782

Invaders from the North and Fear of Taliban Taking Control of Pakistan

2009-03-13T06:34:00.001-07:00

Invaders from the North never really stopped: Ever since the middle ages, the plains of the Indian Sub-continent have been the happy hunting grounds of successive waves of organized bands of marauders from Central Asia. They came basically with a view to loot and plunder, and then go back laden with booty to their impoverished hills, and rag-a-tag settlements, and a few years later, some local chief would organize them again, and travel through the Khyber Pass for yet another fray. Some stayed back, and founded empires in India, which were vibrant for a generation or more, but then the agricultural fecundity of the area, and the hot climate got to them, making them rich, and consequently indolent. They in a generation or three ended up as sitting ducks to be cleaned out by bands of desperate men, who had little to lose except their lives. And so the cycle kept repeating itself for a thousand years. To avert this oft-repeated mayhem, some rulers of India attempted to check it by building defensive systems in the northwest. But these were half hearted at best and generally ineffective. So the raids from Central Asia continue, and continue to date.

Among these conquerors of India, the exceptions were the British, who came and went back by sea routes. The British never intended to settle in the subcontinent from day one, and their sole aim was the enrichment of Mother England. So what they did was to find political accommodation with the powers in the north-west. Compromise is cheaper than conflict.

This is the gist of Indian history in 250 words.

Post-partition scenario: This well known pattern went out of sync with the self-rule granted to the people of India by the British in 1947. The elected representatives of the NWFP voted against joining the State of Pakistan, whereas in a referendum which was ordered, the people of the NWFP including those residing in the present day FATA voted to be part of this country. At that time the Governor General of the young country agreed that the laws and customary systems of governance shall not be amended in any manner. The FATA tribesmen took part in the Kashmir operations of 1948, and generally continued to be a favorite of the establishment, because they asked for nothing in return for being left alone to get on with their rather primitive way of life. In addition, they guarded the western border which, called the Durand Line, provided the establishment in Pakistan with much flawed policy of “strategic depth.”

(and) the Soviet invasion: Therefore, a tacit accommodation continued till the then USSR invaded Afghanistan in the 1970s, and the Pakistan Government felt extremely uneasy fearing that this country would be next in line as it was in the way of the Russian advance to the warm waters. (Recently released government papers in Moscow debunk this fear, as at that point in time there was no plan to invade Pakistan). Pakistan liaised with comrade-in-arm USA, and mounted a huge effort since titled the Afghan Jihad. The Russians were driven out from Afghanistan, but the war tore asunder the FATA area which just happened to be in the forefront because of its geographical location. To motivate the youngster to become warriors, the GOP-USG decided to play the Islamic Card. They quietly confiscated political power from the tribal elders who had kept things from falling apart for decades, and created a class of even more powerful Mullahs. Most of the old-time Maliks have since been killed and political power in the FATA today is in the blood-stained talons of the worst kind of fascist oligarchs. The State of Pakistan and her Western allies share the responsibility of creating the Frankenstein called militant and violent Jihadist.

Quick rundown on Taliban: The Taliban initially was a set of impoverished Afghan youth who were taken in as internally displaced persons along with the other three million who took refuge in Pakistan after the invasion of Afghanistan by the Russians. These young men, and women, were trained in the religious laws, and indoctrinated to return to Afghanistan and fight and drive out the “pagans.” So, a quasi-political party was born which took over the southern part of Afghanistan after the retreat of the USSR consequent to the Geneva Accords of 1979. The Taliban government in Afghanistan is distinguished for the brutality with which it established their writ. Such was the cruel dispensation that even Nadir Shah, famed in the annals of history as a tyrant, would have been aghast. The Taliban regime was recognized only by three countries viz. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The Taliban rule in Afghanistan was harsher than any other that the hapless country had seen before, and she had seen many tyrants, despots, and similarly unstable rulers. The Taliban went into a frenzy of public executions, stoning to death, arbitrary imprisonment, and public lashings. They created kangaroo courts, gave out special laws edicts. The rights of women and children were trampled underfoot, and a feared regime established in a few months. The country became a safe haven for Al-Qaeda, and thousands of young males who came in to strengthen the hands of the Taliban, who had purportedly liberated a citadel of Islam from the “godless Russians” and “evil empire.” These young males were from all over the Islamic world, and Central Asia. They were valued guests of the regime, lived in style, married into local families, and over the years, became “local.”

This in short establishes the profile and pedigree of the present day tormentors called Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Post September 11, 2001: By the time 9/11 happened, the regime in Afghanistan was in control and very rich from all kind of smuggling and trafficking, which they legitimized through fatwa as legitimate trade. Large amounts of money came from the Middle East, both state and private funds. At this time, the Americans attacked, and Pakistan withdrew its support. The regime crumpled like a house of cards without offering any resistance. The Taliban were regular visitors to the FATA area, and many had families and homes here. The Durand Line was the divide between safety or death, and therefore, the leadership of the Taliban, and many al-Qaeda elements sought refuge in our FATA. They brought with them large funds, international connections, and a lot of heavy armament.

This amalgam gave rise to two distinct movements:

1. One was the TTP which decided to take revenge from the State of Pakistan for abandoning their cousins to the Americans
2. Others who organized to go back and reclaim its kingdom in Afghanistan.

The former are mainly attacking the institutions of the State of Pakistan, while the latter are training, regrouping, and making hit and run raids on US and Allied Forces inside Afghanistan.

Taliban’s geographical control and governance methodology: The TTP has had resounding success as it indirectly controls or influences nearly 50% of the NWFP. The seven agencies of the FATA and the seven districts of Malakand Division are more or less run by the various chapters of the TTP. This ascendancy was facilitated by the MMA government which ruled the NWFP from 2003 to 2008. The TTP rules through fear and what they did was replicate the Taliban tactics of governance in Afghanistan and now hold sway over a cowering population abandoned by the State of Pakistan. Decapitations, headless bodies hanging from poles, whipping in public and similar acts of brutality are commonplace. Any departure from edicts issued by the high command is swiftly and surely punished.

All granted but Taliban still cannot take over Islamabad: The TTP cannot “occupy” Islamabad and Pakistan because:

* The control they exercise in the FATA and Malakand is forced. At any time that their critical mass explodes, the tribal Lashkars will come and drive them underground. This has happened recently.
* Political control is ensured when the urban centers fall and Taliban do not have the numbers and the capacity to become strong enough to “invade” further down South.
* Guerrilla warfare is successful in rural areas and the terrain that of FATA and Swat. Towns and large cities are defended better.
* The TTP is hated by the vast majority of Pakistanis, and this they know. They may carry out terrorist activities here and there but they cannot get themselves organized.
* Islamabad is very important to world powers and the General Headquarter of Pakistan Army. Both of these will not permit any symbolic demise of and challenge to the political and constitutional power that the Federal Capital is all about.

Food for thought: Pakistan has become a highly militarized society since 1979. For 21 years until 2001, the State’s security and intelligence apparatus systematically supported the Wahabi school of thought as this segment within Islam provided the Mujahideen against infidels. Wahabis and their closest ideological brothers, Deobandis, have the biggest network of mosques and Madrasas in all major towns of Pakistan. If the Lal Masjid in Islamabad is any example to go by, these places of worship are expected to be heavily armed. So the TTP which is somehow connected to these mosques can have a great deal of civic disturbance created. This could only be prevented with a unified security policy that goes beyond the “bullet in the barrel” and involves politics backed by strong economic mainstreaming. Another reason for Taliban’s “success” is the hunger, poverty and deprivation of the areas where they operate. The Pakistani State and its Western allies must bear in mind that hungry, poor and deprived people cannot be happy people.

Women's day celebration in Swat

2009-03-13T06:27:00.001-07:00

8Th of March is usually known as Women's day. All over the world they celebrated it and organize differnet seminars, debates and workshops regarding Women. So do in Pakistan. We also celebrate the day as any other civilized and developed country.
Many Women today are very popular regarding their efforts for equal rights of women and men. But nobody not even a single women raised her voice for the rights of those women who were burnt alive in Lahore, nobody raised voice for women who were buried alive by some renowned politicians of BALOCHISTAN and even now those big wigs are enjoying their tenure in Balochistan not even a single Human rights champion neither the Islamic terrorist wing raised voice against them.

1. How many of us raise our voice for the women oppressed daily at their homes by brother, husband etc.
2. Have we ever protested against Feudal lords and Chaudhries who demands for young girls in place of money and land.
3. In our country at the eve of “Womens day” when the elite class was enjoying their speeches in P.C, another innocent lady Jameela khatoon was killed by her husband and the reason was NOTHING.
4. Our judges raise their voice for their personal interest but they never raise their voice and don’t even consider the cases of innocent people who wait for years for the hearing of their cases.
5. What about those who burn their faces after rapes.
6. A blind teacher got killed in SWAT for teaching the Holy Quran to young girls.
7. We have forgotten that a daughter is a BLESSING of Allah, we use them as a symbol of advertisement.

Our Media and human rights activists claim to be the representative of the majority of population but they are not focusing on these issues of women.

The majority of schools and colleges have been destroyed or either closed after the “Taaliban Shariah” imposed over there. Is this the Islamic shariah? Are women not allowed to study? According to sources more than 200 girls school have been burnt or destroyed by the Extremist in swat valley and other suburbs. Will this regime of terrorism and extremism be ended before we reach the DOOM’S DAY.

We all know:
“It is obligatory for both men and women to get education”

Our Religion ISLAM tells us the way of living a prosperous and peaceful life by enjoying the blessings and teachings of ISLAM in its true essence. But we abruptly mould those for our personal interest. The Orders of Allah and the teachings of Our Beloved HOLY PROPHET (S.A.W) teaches us not to be divided, not to create panic, not to kill, not to see your personal interest. Islam teaches us brotherhood, quality and justice which is the right of both men and women.

So its now upto us, these religious extremists are continousely destroying the image of Islam. They kill womens, they raped them, they sell them, they burnt them alive, and no one is there to stop them. We can just celebrate Women's day once an year in our Urban Areas, but no one have guts to go and visit those rural areas and ask those extremists what reason they got. I think if we still do not take any step against those forces then we would be considered as a part of them, and by doing this we are exploiting the name of Islam.

GOVERNMENT APPROVED TALIBANIZATION

2009-03-13T06:20:00.000-07:00

SWAT three years back you might had known this place the Switzerland of Pakistan. But now is more than Kabul. Swat is facing insurgency from last one year. Maulana Fazlulah the warlord is most known person and the leader of Talibans in Pakistan is fighting with the Armed forces. And the Demand is implementation of shariya law in Swat and nearby Regions.

The demand was never condemnable but Taliban’s who need no introduction is claiming shariya law of their own kind a license to kill any one cutting their head off the body.Several cases isbeen noticed of killing innocent people without justification of being declared Guilty.

Swat the most literate region of NWFP has no more schools open. About hundred of school is being targeted by the Talibans and they said they wont allow any un islamic type of education in the region and education is being declared Haram.

The Government of Pakistan took step against operation against the Tahreek Taliban after the broken treaty with the talibans. And Fazlulah Kept fighting the Armed force for months thousands of school went closed and Journalist being Tortured and killed. But the Forces failed to implement the writ of the Government and went to the Table of dialogue.

Sufi Mohammed Father in law of Maulana Fazlulah has played a vital rule for the implementation of shariya rule in SWAT. Leader of Tahreek nifaaz-e-Mohammadi it was his aim to implement shariya law in the region and he used Fazlulah as a pressure group for the Government. Government of Pakistan with the allies in NWFP has agreed to implement shariya law in swat . Talibans has demanded armed forces to leave the region and Governement has asked Sufi mohammed to maintain peace and after that Shariya law will be implemented.

This Government approved Talibanization doesn’t felt weird in Tribal region. But by accepting Talibans demands Government is encouraging their intentions and wills. Talibans is not problem in tribal areas . their activities in rural , urban areas of Pakistan can also be seen easily , From Islamabad to Karachi Taliban is doing their suspicious activities specially in Karachi And Maulvi umer has deliberately admitted the presence of Talibans in Karachi . Lal Masjid dispute of Lahore , Rural areas of Punjab and Urban Areas of Sindh are filled with suspicious talibans activities .

In Future if we would face the same situation like swat in Rural areas of Punjab Urban parts of NWFP and urban rural areas of Sindh do this Governement would agree on taliban demands for the implementation of Shariya law in these areas as well. I personally feel the treaty of Swat a disastrous start of Talibanization of Pakistan. If today we wont think about it then may be tomorrow our next Generation would not have any school for their education.

Creeping Talibanisation is now a reality

2009-03-13T06:16:00.000-07:00

The primary theatre of battle may still be North and South Waziristan, as evidenced by the Pakistani Taliban’s recent bloody assault on the settled town of Tank that borders the tribal areas. But the events of the last few days in Islamabad are more disturbing in some ways, suggesting as they do that creeping Talibanisation is now a reality across the country. Indeed the Lal Masjid brigade, as it has come to be known, has every right to celebrate. Tuesday’s showdown with the police was its second major success of the year. First its women’s wing, comprising hundreds of burqa-clad and baton-wielding students, occupied a children’s library in the federal capital in January.
Now both the men’s and women’s wings of this emerging brand of the Pakistani Taliban have started to impose new rules of morality by forcibly shutting down video and music shops in Islamabad, and by abducting women whom they believe are engaged in ‘immoral’ activities.

Situated in an area where the prime minister’s secretariat and seat of power is on one side, and the headquarters of the country’s premier intelligence agency, the ISI, on the other, Lal Masjid and its adjacent Hafsa madressah have not only managed to enforce the Taliban-style system of ‘moral policing’ in matters of ‘vice and virtue’, to date they remain in control of the situation.

But who are these people, and why are the government and the security services finding it so hard to enforce the rule of law? Is it that the government really wants to avoid bloodshed because hundreds, if not thousands, of women are part of this violent brigade? Or is it a reflection of some kind of infighting in the establishment where one faction still has a soft corner for their former Islamist allies?

Probably both.

Joint Head Militancy JI and PTI

2009-03-13T06:12:00.000-07:00

The Current Political Situation of Pakistan, The Extremist right hand political parties of Pakistan are prolonging rifts among the democratic government of two major political parties of Pakistan since a long time. Remember these parties lost elections badly and the people of Pakistan refused their agenda’s.

In the current political scenario these parties in the name of independence of judiciary has abused the current judiciary for their own political goals. From years these parties has supported the Taliban and Islamic extremist militants in FATA, NWFP and its nearby region. Qazi Hussein Ahmed Jamat-e-Islami and the Cricketer turned politician Imran khan’s Tahreek-e-Insaaf are top of the list.

These parties do continuously condemn bombing safe heavens of Taliban’s by drones and are spreading hatred in the people. These parties also criticized the action of armed force for the writ of the Government in swat and bajour . As the armed forces tried to impose and killed Talibans.

Qazi Hussain ahmed’s Jamat-e-ismali relations with the afghan jihad warlord Hikmat yaar are not hidden to anyone. Since a long time the young activist’s of Jamat-e-Islami related to different factions of JI such as Shabab-e-mili , PASBAN and Jamiat Tulba Islam were training young activist’s in Jamat-ud-dawa camps. Meanwhile Imran khan’s preaching’s against the armed forces of Pakistan to the youngster’s are on the record. Campaign’s in Cyber world and in media is being launched by tahreek-e-insaaf as a propaganda tool against the armed forces.

The Lahore attackers arrestments from a student hostel have roots to this propaganda and militancy. There are concern’s that the some of the trained militants of Jamat-e-islami or tahreek-e-insaaf may would try to ruined the Democratic government in Pakistan using the Protest rally’s for their sick goals . So a democratic government in Pakistan after such a long time can be ended for their extremist ideological goals of handing Pakistan to Talibans. The joint heads of these TWO controversial parties is a threat to National Security.