Its been 2 hours since the blogspot addresses are not working again. You would be thinking that how come i be writing this when blogspot is down. So, mate!! its blogger.com that is working and which give me the option of administrating my account.
God knows what happend to it!!
Lets pray that its not yet another CENSORSHIP!!!
Friday, February 29, 2008
President staying in Rs. 2 million room - Amazing
The Senate was stunned, the treasury benches speechless, when it was disclosed on Thursday that President Pervez Musharraf, during his recent four-day visit to London, stayed in the royal suite of a hotel where one night’s rent was 17,000 UK pounds or Rs 2 million.
A total of about 68,000 pounds (Rs 8 million) were paid only on account of room rent for four nights of the hotel facing the Hyde Park, London.
The impact of this disclosure was so severe that even caretaker ministers like Nisar Memon, Nisar Ghumman and others became speechless, not standing up on the floor of the House to say anything in Musharraf’s defence.
Even the caretaker Minister for Petroleum Ehsanullah Khan, who toured the European countries with President Musharraf and stayed at the expensive hotel in London, could not gain the moral courage to stand up and say a few words.
Besides the Rs 8 million paid for four nights, the rest of the expenditures in these four days of stay were not disclosed. The official entourage of the president, including ministers and advisers, also stayed in the most- expensive hotel of London, where usually international celebrities, Hollywood actors and actresses pass their time.
The total bill of Musharraf’s eight-day-long trip to four European nations was also not given in the House.
When contacted by The News, president’s spokesman Maj Gen (retd) Rashid Qureshi said he had no idea how much rent was paid for one night’s stay of Musharraf.
He said he would check with the Pakistani high commissioner to the UK to get the details as he did not know at all about the total expenditures or other such details.
Earlier, the Upper House was taken by surprise when Senator Azam Swati stood up on a point of order to drop the bombshell that President Musharraf had stayed in a hotel where the rent per night was 17,000 pounds and he lived in this royal family suite for four nights.
"Look how our president has lavishly spent the taxpayers’ money in London," Swati said, waving a report in his hands which clearly mentioned that the hotel was paid Rs 2 million rent per night.
Swati said the same royal suite was used by the president to distribute official photocopies of letters and documents among British journalists to show
how the deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had been receiving bogus petrol and medical bills of a few thousand rupees, which ultimately became one of the reasons for his ouster.
Swati, who was fully backed by the opposition benches, wondered how the president of a poor country like Pakistan could stay in a room whose rent was Rs 2 million per night.
During his four-day stay, President Musharraf had only one big official engagement – one-hour meeting with PM Gordon Brown. The British Foreign Office had also made it clear that Musharraf was not invited by the UK but he himself had requested to visit London.
During the rest of the three days there, Musharraf spent time with his old buddy Brig Niaz with whom he played bridge. Then, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz took him out for a lavish dinner at a Japanese restaurant. Musharraf also addressed a think-tank and members of the Pakistani community.
The presidential entourage, which visited London along with him, included PM’s Adviser on Finance Dr Salman Shah, Petroleum Minister Ehsanullah Khan, Governor State Bank of Pakistan Dr Shamshad Akhtar, Commerce Minister Shahzada Manoo Alam, Maj-Gen (retd) Rashid Qureshi, Adviser Dr Ashfaq, Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan, Secretary Board of Investment Mushtaq Malik and others.
They all stayed at the same hotel, but it is not known how much was spent on their rents per night.
Courtesy : The News
Friday, February 29, 2008
By Rauf Klasra
A total of about 68,000 pounds (Rs 8 million) were paid only on account of room rent for four nights of the hotel facing the Hyde Park, London.
The impact of this disclosure was so severe that even caretaker ministers like Nisar Memon, Nisar Ghumman and others became speechless, not standing up on the floor of the House to say anything in Musharraf’s defence.
Even the caretaker Minister for Petroleum Ehsanullah Khan, who toured the European countries with President Musharraf and stayed at the expensive hotel in London, could not gain the moral courage to stand up and say a few words.
Besides the Rs 8 million paid for four nights, the rest of the expenditures in these four days of stay were not disclosed. The official entourage of the president, including ministers and advisers, also stayed in the most- expensive hotel of London, where usually international celebrities, Hollywood actors and actresses pass their time.
The total bill of Musharraf’s eight-day-long trip to four European nations was also not given in the House.
When contacted by The News, president’s spokesman Maj Gen (retd) Rashid Qureshi said he had no idea how much rent was paid for one night’s stay of Musharraf.
He said he would check with the Pakistani high commissioner to the UK to get the details as he did not know at all about the total expenditures or other such details.
Earlier, the Upper House was taken by surprise when Senator Azam Swati stood up on a point of order to drop the bombshell that President Musharraf had stayed in a hotel where the rent per night was 17,000 pounds and he lived in this royal family suite for four nights.
"Look how our president has lavishly spent the taxpayers’ money in London," Swati said, waving a report in his hands which clearly mentioned that the hotel was paid Rs 2 million rent per night.
Swati said the same royal suite was used by the president to distribute official photocopies of letters and documents among British journalists to show
how the deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had been receiving bogus petrol and medical bills of a few thousand rupees, which ultimately became one of the reasons for his ouster.
Swati, who was fully backed by the opposition benches, wondered how the president of a poor country like Pakistan could stay in a room whose rent was Rs 2 million per night.
During his four-day stay, President Musharraf had only one big official engagement – one-hour meeting with PM Gordon Brown. The British Foreign Office had also made it clear that Musharraf was not invited by the UK but he himself had requested to visit London.
During the rest of the three days there, Musharraf spent time with his old buddy Brig Niaz with whom he played bridge. Then, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz took him out for a lavish dinner at a Japanese restaurant. Musharraf also addressed a think-tank and members of the Pakistani community.
The presidential entourage, which visited London along with him, included PM’s Adviser on Finance Dr Salman Shah, Petroleum Minister Ehsanullah Khan, Governor State Bank of Pakistan Dr Shamshad Akhtar, Commerce Minister Shahzada Manoo Alam, Maj-Gen (retd) Rashid Qureshi, Adviser Dr Ashfaq, Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan, Secretary Board of Investment Mushtaq Malik and others.
They all stayed at the same hotel, but it is not known how much was spent on their rents per night.
Courtesy : The News
Friday, February 29, 2008
By Rauf Klasra
God's Red Signal
Javaid Chaudary in his recent article has written about the nature signal to the common man.. He was mentioning that how such a beautiful soul like Lt. General Mushataq Baig lost his soul due the sorry policies of the past govt. He was saying that due to the wrong doings of the govt, nice and learned people are loosing their lives. its just a Red Signal from God that I m taking your men,if you want to behave,then i will be nice else SORRY!!
Read on RED SIGNAL
Read on RED SIGNAL
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Dr. Shahid Masood Will be back
A new cold war has started between the East and West. The rapid political changes occurring in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are part of this arrangement and will end up in a big confrontation in future as attempts will be made to gain control over natural resources.
This is the topic of the research thesis of Dr Shahid Masood of Geo TV. The senior political and strategic analyst and anchorperson of the popular programme ‘Meray Mutaabiq’, Dr Shahid Masood is currently presenting this thesis at the oldest institution of international relations — The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in the United States.
Soon after joining Geo TV, Dr Shahid Masood started his post-graduate studies in International Relations and Strategic Studies last year, which is in its final stages. Dr Shahid Masood will be the only Pakistani medical graduate who, after completing his postgraduation in surgery, is now doing his post-graduation in International Relations and Strategic Studies. The most prestigious university of the United States – the Harvard University, has also offered him a fellowship.
Earlier, Dr Shahid Masood also spoke at the National Defence University, Washington, against the United Nations’ resolutions for sanctions on Iran and the restrictions imposed on that country.
Dr Shahid Masood will also deliver lectures at different institutes and address the Pakistani community in a number of US cities. Geo TV will begin the telecast of the popular programme ‘Meray Mutaabiq’ after Dr Shahid Masood returns to Pakistan.
Courtesy : THE NEWS daily
This is the topic of the research thesis of Dr Shahid Masood of Geo TV. The senior political and strategic analyst and anchorperson of the popular programme ‘Meray Mutaabiq’, Dr Shahid Masood is currently presenting this thesis at the oldest institution of international relations — The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in the United States.
Soon after joining Geo TV, Dr Shahid Masood started his post-graduate studies in International Relations and Strategic Studies last year, which is in its final stages. Dr Shahid Masood will be the only Pakistani medical graduate who, after completing his postgraduation in surgery, is now doing his post-graduation in International Relations and Strategic Studies. The most prestigious university of the United States – the Harvard University, has also offered him a fellowship.
Earlier, Dr Shahid Masood also spoke at the National Defence University, Washington, against the United Nations’ resolutions for sanctions on Iran and the restrictions imposed on that country.
Dr Shahid Masood will also deliver lectures at different institutes and address the Pakistani community in a number of US cities. Geo TV will begin the telecast of the popular programme ‘Meray Mutaabiq’ after Dr Shahid Masood returns to Pakistan.
Courtesy : THE NEWS daily
God!!! Speak To Me
A young man had been to Wednesday Night Class of
Quranic Studies. The Muslim had shared about listening
to Allah and obeying Allah through intuition. The
young man couldn't help but wonder, 'Does Allah still
speak to people through intuition?'
After Lessons, he went out with some friends for
coffee and pie and they discussed the message. Several
different ones talked about how Allah had led them in
different ways and that at the end you'll know it was
Allah (SWT) Who has directed you. It was about ten
o'clock when the young man started driving home.
Sitting in his car, he just began to pray, 'Allah...If
you still speak to people, speak to me. I will listen.
I will do my best to obey.'
As he drove down the main street of his town, he had
the strangest thought to stop and buy a gallon of
milk. He shook his head and said out loud, 'Allah is
that you?' He didn't get a reply and started on toward
home. But again, the thought, buy a gallon of milk
came into his head. 'Okay,
Allah, in case that is you, I will buy the milk.' It
didn't seem like too hard a test of obedience. He
could always use the milk. He stopped and purchased
the gallon of milk and started off toward home.
As he passed Seventh Street, he again felt the urge,
'Turn Down that street.'
This is crazy he thought, and drove on past the
intersection. Again, he felt that he should turn down
Seventh Street. At the next intersection, he turned
back and headed down Seventh. Half jokingly, he said
out loud, 'Okay, Allah, I will.' He drove several
blocks, when suddenly, he felt like he should stop. He
pulled over to the curb and looked around. He was in a
semi-commercial area of town. It wasn't the best but
it wasn't the worst of neighborhoods either. The
businesses were closed and most of the houses looked
dark like the people were already in bed. Again, he
sensed something, 'Go and give the milk to the people
in the house across the street.' The young man looked
at the house. It was dark and it looked like the
people were either gone or they were already asleep.
He started to open the door and then sat back in the
car seat. 'Allah, this is insane. Those people are
asleep and if I wake them up, they are going to be mad
and I will look stupid.' Again, he felt like he should
go and give the milk. Finally, he opened the door,
'Okay Allah (SWT), if this is you, I will go to the
door and I will give them the milk. If you want me to
look like a crazy person, okay. I want to be obedient.
I guess that will count for something, but if they
don't answer right away, I am out of here.'
He walked across the street and rang the bell. He
could hear some noise inside. A man's voice yelled
out, 'Who is it? What do you want?' Then the door
opened before the young man could get away. The man
was standing there in his jeans and T-shirt. He looked
like he just got out of bed.
He had a strange look on his face and he didn't seem
too happy to have some stranger standing on his
doorstep. 'What is it?' The young man thrust out the
gallon of milk, 'Here, I brought this to you.'
The man took the milk and rushed down a hallway. Then
from down the hall came a woman carrying the milk
toward the kitchen. The man was following her holding
a baby. The baby was crying. The man had tears
streaming down his face. The man began speaking and
half crying, 'We were just praying. We had some big
bills this month and we ran out of money. We didn't
have any milk for our baby. I was just praying and
asking Allah (SWT) to show me how to get some milk.'
His wife in the kitchen yelled out, 'I ask him to send
an Angel with some. Are you an Angel?' The young man
reached into his wallet and pulled out all the money
he had on him and put in the man's hand. He turned and
walked back toward his car and the tears were
streaming down his face. He knew that Allah (SWT)
still answers prayers.
Quranic Studies. The Muslim had shared about listening
to Allah and obeying Allah through intuition. The
young man couldn't help but wonder, 'Does Allah still
speak to people through intuition?'
After Lessons, he went out with some friends for
coffee and pie and they discussed the message. Several
different ones talked about how Allah had led them in
different ways and that at the end you'll know it was
Allah (SWT) Who has directed you. It was about ten
o'clock when the young man started driving home.
Sitting in his car, he just began to pray, 'Allah...If
you still speak to people, speak to me. I will listen.
I will do my best to obey.'
As he drove down the main street of his town, he had
the strangest thought to stop and buy a gallon of
milk. He shook his head and said out loud, 'Allah is
that you?' He didn't get a reply and started on toward
home. But again, the thought, buy a gallon of milk
came into his head. 'Okay,
Allah, in case that is you, I will buy the milk.' It
didn't seem like too hard a test of obedience. He
could always use the milk. He stopped and purchased
the gallon of milk and started off toward home.
As he passed Seventh Street, he again felt the urge,
'Turn Down that street.'
This is crazy he thought, and drove on past the
intersection. Again, he felt that he should turn down
Seventh Street. At the next intersection, he turned
back and headed down Seventh. Half jokingly, he said
out loud, 'Okay, Allah, I will.' He drove several
blocks, when suddenly, he felt like he should stop. He
pulled over to the curb and looked around. He was in a
semi-commercial area of town. It wasn't the best but
it wasn't the worst of neighborhoods either. The
businesses were closed and most of the houses looked
dark like the people were already in bed. Again, he
sensed something, 'Go and give the milk to the people
in the house across the street.' The young man looked
at the house. It was dark and it looked like the
people were either gone or they were already asleep.
He started to open the door and then sat back in the
car seat. 'Allah, this is insane. Those people are
asleep and if I wake them up, they are going to be mad
and I will look stupid.' Again, he felt like he should
go and give the milk. Finally, he opened the door,
'Okay Allah (SWT), if this is you, I will go to the
door and I will give them the milk. If you want me to
look like a crazy person, okay. I want to be obedient.
I guess that will count for something, but if they
don't answer right away, I am out of here.'
He walked across the street and rang the bell. He
could hear some noise inside. A man's voice yelled
out, 'Who is it? What do you want?' Then the door
opened before the young man could get away. The man
was standing there in his jeans and T-shirt. He looked
like he just got out of bed.
He had a strange look on his face and he didn't seem
too happy to have some stranger standing on his
doorstep. 'What is it?' The young man thrust out the
gallon of milk, 'Here, I brought this to you.'
The man took the milk and rushed down a hallway. Then
from down the hall came a woman carrying the milk
toward the kitchen. The man was following her holding
a baby. The baby was crying. The man had tears
streaming down his face. The man began speaking and
half crying, 'We were just praying. We had some big
bills this month and we ran out of money. We didn't
have any milk for our baby. I was just praying and
asking Allah (SWT) to show me how to get some milk.'
His wife in the kitchen yelled out, 'I ask him to send
an Angel with some. Are you an Angel?' The young man
reached into his wallet and pulled out all the money
he had on him and put in the man's hand. He turned and
walked back toward his car and the tears were
streaming down his face. He knew that Allah (SWT)
still answers prayers.
Life in Dubai
Read till the end-You'll be smiling !
This following extract is taken from an American who moved to Dubai earlier
this year...
April 30th:
Just got transferred to work and live in beautiful Dubai, UAE! WOW!!! Now
this is a city that knows how to live!!! Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy
evenings. It's like New York City minus all the crocks, murderers, and
drunks. What a place! I watched the sunset from a deck chair on my beautiful
bedroom verandah. It was beautiful. I've finally found my home. I love it
here.
May 13th:
Really heating up. Got to 95 degrees today. Not a problem. Live in an air-
conditioned home, drive an air-conditioned car, and everything is fully
air-conditioned. What a pleasure to see the sun everyday like this. I'm
turning into a sun worshipper.
May 30th:
Had the backyard landscaped with tropical plants today around our lovely
pool. Lots of palms and rocks. What a breeze to maintain. No more mowing
lawn for me. Another scorcher today, but I love it here. Heat is no problem
at all.
June 10th:
The temperature hasn't been below 95 all week even during the night. How do
people get used to this kind of heat? At least today it's kind of windy
though. But getting used to the heat is taking longer than I expected.
July 15th:
Fell asleep by the pool. Got 3rd degree burns over 90% of my body. Missed 5
days of work. What a dumb thing to do in this lovely city. I learned my
lesson though. Got to respect the ol' sun in a climate like this.
July 20th:
Kitty (our cat) sneaked into the car when I left for the office. By the time
I got to the hot car for my lunch break, Kitty had died and swollen up to
the size of a shopping bag and stank up the $60,000 Audi. I told the kids
that she ran away. The car now smells like Wiskettes and cat shit. I learned
my lesson though. No more pets in this heat.
July 25th:
The wind sucks. It feels like a giant fucking hair dryer in here!!! And it's
hot as hell. The home air-conditioner died. The fucking AC repairman charged
500 Dirhams just to drive over and tell me it was broken in fucking Hindu
English or some language that I couldn't understand.
July 30th:
Air conditioner still broken. Been sleeping outside by the pool for 3 nights
now because it is 7000 fucking degrees inside. Bloody 2,000,000 Dirhams
house and we can't even go inside. Why did I ever come here? Fuck the sun.
Fuck the wind. Fuck the freakin' ocean. And fucking locals walk around
dressed in white tablecloths followed by little black female ninjas. Fucking
crazy town.
August 4th:
It's 114 fucking degrees today. Finally got the ol' air-conditioner fixed.
It cost 2,000 fucking Dirhams and got the temperature down to 25, but the
fucking humidity makes the house feel 30 fucking Dubai degrees. Stupid
terrorist repairman. I hate this stupid fucking place.
August 8th:
If another local wiseass cracks, 'Hot enough for you today?' I'm going to
fucking whack him all the way back to his goddamn desert. Fucking Dubai; by
the time I get to work with all that fucking traffic and heat, the car's
radiator is boiling over, my clothes are soaking wet, and I smell like a
baked cat!!!
August 9th:
Tried to run some errands today because it is fucking Friday. Wore shorts
and sat on the black leather seats in my Audi. The seat was so fucking hot I
thought my ass was on fire. I lost 2 layers of flesh and all the hair on the
back of my legs and my fucking ass. Now my car smells like burnt hair, fried
ass, and a baked cat.
August 10th:
The weather report might as well be a fucking recording. Hot, humid and
fucking sunny. Hot, humid and fucking sunny. Hot, humid and fucking sunny.
It's been too hot to do anything for 2 damn months and the weatherman dude
wearing the fucking white tablecloth on TV says it might really warm up next
week. Does it ever rain in this damn fucking place? What is next, a fucking
hell freezing over wave?
August 14th:
WELCOME TO HELL!!! Temperature got to 120 today. Now the air-conditioner' s
gone in my fucking Audi. The fucking Audi serviceman said, 'Hot enough for
you today?' Fuck him and fuck Audi. My wife had to spend the 7,000 Dirham to
bail my ass out of jail for assaulting that stupid fucking Paki bastard
wiseass. Fuck Dubai! What kind of a sick demented fucking idiot would want
to live in this shit hole?
August 15th: (Independence Day ?)
Fuck this place.....I am off back to New York........ .....
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Google Mobile
Google has acquired GrandCentral and is now going to place mobile features under one roof...Here is what they say about GrandCentral
For more information .. See here
GrandCentral gives you 'One Number...for Life' -- a phone number that instead of being tied to a device or a location, is tied to you. Use GrandCentral to centralize your communication, customize your callers' experience, and make sure you never miss a call you want to take (or take a call you want to miss).
GrandCentral isn't just another VoIP call service. We've tapped into VoIP technology to build our service, but GrandCentral works with cell phones, desk phones, VoIP lines, and everything in between. There's nothing to download, upload, or install, and you don't have to make or take calls using a computer.
GrandCentral will let you define which phones ring, based on who's calling, and even let you ListenInTM on voicemail before answering the call. We use smart technology to route your calls. So, if you're already on a GrandCentral call, we'll recognize it and use call waiting to reach you on the phone you're on.
Note: At this time GrandCentral is only availible in America.
For more information .. See here
Watch YouTube here
Hi
In case you are denied of access to the most popular video entertainment site, don't worry pal. Just log on here and Chillax!!
Write down your link and watch it..
In case you are denied of access to the most popular video entertainment site, don't worry pal. Just log on here and Chillax!!
Write down your link and watch it..
Monday, February 25, 2008
Nature's Agent By Javed Chaudary
Javed Chaudary had a conversation with some person who termed ex-CJ as Nature's agent.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Nawaz Sharif Question Paper
Todays article of Javed Chaudary is an eye opener for Nawaz Sharif.. he should go by the principle and not by PRINCIPAL..
Read on QUESTION PAPER
Read on QUESTION PAPER
Friday, February 15, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Voting in Islam
Just happen to come across great article by Mufti Taqi Usmani in which he writes
Clear your own mind here.
The question is still in my mind that "WHAT IF NO RIGHT PERSON IS THERE TO VOTE FOR?"
“that the lack of interest towards elections is due to the fact that peopleHe stressed upon people to take VOTING as a "SHAHADAT" (in a sense of GAWAHI). I was thinking of not to vote but now i think its time to vote!!
have linked Deen (religion) only to Salaah, Fast, etc. they consider politics,
economics etc as totally “foreign.” This is why we see many in their private
capacity dedicate and devote themselves to prayer but are quite reckless as far
as other dealings are concerned… such are the people who regard elections as
merely something of the Dunya having no connection to Deen, and have introduced
into Deen various evils…”
Clear your own mind here.
The question is still in my mind that "WHAT IF NO RIGHT PERSON IS THERE TO VOTE FOR?"
Now Drugs Crisis
Now seeing the hardships faced by common men, pharmaceutical industry stood up to dig 5-8 feet deep grave for the bloody consumers!!! Now, i think there will be one more addition to Nawaz Sharif posters about crisis, DRUGS crisis!!...
Reportedly, the prices are subject to rise by 5-8 percent. Industry claim that there hasn't been increase in prices since some years. Now, whoz gonna approve this. I use to buy SOFVASC for my father.. and i know that how much its price got increased. God Damn it!!! Why are they after common men. Why not they exclude the medical facility from the SARKAR and let these BULLS AND BEARS face the heat.
Read on for yourself here.
IF you also found increase in price , then do comment it down.
Reportedly, the prices are subject to rise by 5-8 percent. Industry claim that there hasn't been increase in prices since some years. Now, whoz gonna approve this. I use to buy SOFVASC for my father.. and i know that how much its price got increased. God Damn it!!! Why are they after common men. Why not they exclude the medical facility from the SARKAR and let these BULLS AND BEARS face the heat.
Read on for yourself here.
IF you also found increase in price , then do comment it down.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Local Talent
Everybody is keeping a deaf ear to everything going on here and there.. But can someone help this lost soul..
Read on LOCAL TALENT
Read on LOCAL TALENT
Innovation
These Chitralis would be very thankful to our govt that gave them chance to expose their entrepreneur skills. Loadsheding is like blessing for power generator owner since he’s able to earn Rs.10/mobile set. I must commend the guy who came up with this idea of earning money. Who says govt is not providing chances to poor of my country to earn money? This is practical example trickle-down effect which Shoky used to mention everytime in his statements. So cheerup, we are moving ahead!
Courtesy : http://kadnan.com/blog/2008/01/15/pakistan-govt-introduce-a-new-kind-of-sme/
Mr. President & The Powerful Elite Narrow Escape
I now understand why chief justice was thrown out on the basis of suicide attacks. Read on...
COURTESY : THE NEWS by RAUF KLASRA
The Supreme Court has dismissed the case against 499 Chak Shahzad farm owners, including President Pervez Musharraf and former prime minister Shaukat Aziz and many other members of the powerful elite.
After six months of unstoppable tension, these 499 owners of big farm houses, worth over Rs 75 billion, have finally something to cheer about because they have been cleared of misusing farm lands for their residence.
Attorney General of Pakistan Malik Qayyum confirmed to The News on Wednesday that the pending case against these farm owners of Chak Shahzad had been dismissed by the Supreme Court, as the issue of price hike and farms did not relate to the court.
He said, while dismissing the case, the SC bench had observed that the issue did not warrant any intervention on the part of the court as there were other institutions to take note of the price hike issue.
Malik Qayyum said the court had asked the CDA authorities to act upon their own laws. He also confirmed that the court had observed that the CDA had allotted these farm houses in the hilly areas where the availability of water was a big problem.
Meanwhile, PPP Senator Enver Baig, who was also regularly appearing in the Supreme Court as one of the stakeholders to represent the consumers rights, said he had argued with the honourable judges that the Supreme Court should not throw this important case out as the people were suffering because of high prices and non-availability of essential goods and these farm owners were supposed to grow vegetables and poultry products which they never did.
The former Supreme Court bench, headed by the deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, had started suo motu proceedings against the price hike in the country. The Supreme Court had then summoned CDA authorities for allotting big farm houses at throwaway prices to those powerful people in the name of growing vegetables and poultry products where residential places, marriage halls, golf courses, swimming polls, etc, were constructed.
During the court proceedings before Nov 3, it had emerged that these powerful owners had a total of 2,500 acres of prime land in the suburbs of Islamabad worth about Rs 75 billion. The earlier Supreme Court proceedings against these 499 owners of Chak Shahzad, according to many observers, was one of the causes of the removal from office of the ex-chief justice as his action had offended these top guns sitting in the Shaukat Aziz government.
Following the court proceedings, the CDA had also served show-cause notices on 70 owners of these farms, accused them of violating the terms and conditions on which they got these farms.
COURTESY : THE NEWS by RAUF KLASRA
The Supreme Court has dismissed the case against 499 Chak Shahzad farm owners, including President Pervez Musharraf and former prime minister Shaukat Aziz and many other members of the powerful elite.
After six months of unstoppable tension, these 499 owners of big farm houses, worth over Rs 75 billion, have finally something to cheer about because they have been cleared of misusing farm lands for their residence.
Attorney General of Pakistan Malik Qayyum confirmed to The News on Wednesday that the pending case against these farm owners of Chak Shahzad had been dismissed by the Supreme Court, as the issue of price hike and farms did not relate to the court.
He said, while dismissing the case, the SC bench had observed that the issue did not warrant any intervention on the part of the court as there were other institutions to take note of the price hike issue.
Malik Qayyum said the court had asked the CDA authorities to act upon their own laws. He also confirmed that the court had observed that the CDA had allotted these farm houses in the hilly areas where the availability of water was a big problem.
Meanwhile, PPP Senator Enver Baig, who was also regularly appearing in the Supreme Court as one of the stakeholders to represent the consumers rights, said he had argued with the honourable judges that the Supreme Court should not throw this important case out as the people were suffering because of high prices and non-availability of essential goods and these farm owners were supposed to grow vegetables and poultry products which they never did.
The former Supreme Court bench, headed by the deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, had started suo motu proceedings against the price hike in the country. The Supreme Court had then summoned CDA authorities for allotting big farm houses at throwaway prices to those powerful people in the name of growing vegetables and poultry products where residential places, marriage halls, golf courses, swimming polls, etc, were constructed.
During the court proceedings before Nov 3, it had emerged that these powerful owners had a total of 2,500 acres of prime land in the suburbs of Islamabad worth about Rs 75 billion. The earlier Supreme Court proceedings against these 499 owners of Chak Shahzad, according to many observers, was one of the causes of the removal from office of the ex-chief justice as his action had offended these top guns sitting in the Shaukat Aziz government.
Following the court proceedings, the CDA had also served show-cause notices on 70 owners of these farms, accused them of violating the terms and conditions on which they got these farms.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The beard, the veil and the enlightened fools
I never thought my beard and my wife's veil would become an obstacle for any of our children's right to excel. But it did happen and that too in our enlightened Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
"Sir if you don't mind we are looking for some moderate faces," was the first words of an organiser that pierced through our ears as soon as we sat on a sofa in the school's office where the crew of a private television channel had arrived to interview parents of three short-listed students, including my child, for some sort of show/competition in Karachi.
Before we could believe our ears, a suggestion came, "If we can go on camera without the veil." The headmistress of the school, who too was present on the occasion, was stunned. But that was perhaps too much.
"Shame on you and hell with you and your competition," was my spontaneous reaction, which served as a counter shock for the organiser, who though was not a journalist.
There was no ambiguity in our mind that there was no point wasting our time in the disgusting environment. My spouse, who is otherwise a soft, modest personality, was quick to suggest that we withdraw ourselves from the competition that humiliates our pride -- the socio-religious values of our society.
As we stood up to leave, the organiser apologised and offered the explanation that he was conveying what he had been asked to do by his seniors. Indeed some strange people were pulling his strings from Karachi.
He said in some of his previous interviews, objection was raised on the veil so he got the directions to interview only moderate looking parents.
The school headmistress snubbed the organiser for coming up with such a stupid idea. She said she would not allow such things to happen in her school.
We were perhaps never as dumbfounded as a nation as we are today - thanks to the policy of enlightened moderation. And the organiser later admitted that he too was in favour of the Islamic dress code but was helpless before his seniors, who, he said, were dancing to the tune of the TV programme sponsor.
At the intervention of the headmistress and following unconditional apologies from the organiser, we hesitantly consented to give an on-camera interview but with the condition that our views on their attempt to pick "moderates" would be recorded and conveyed to the management of the television channel.
Apparently it was done but it is not clear if the views reached the quarters concerned though the clear message was "shame on you".
Later in the afternoon when I went to the school to pick my children, my son's first question was, "Baba, how was your interview?" Before I could give him my reply, he wondered: "If I am selected."
I told him he would not take part in the competition in Karachi, whether he was selected or not.
"Why," the innocent soul asked. I told him that the interviewer was interested only if his parents looked like "moderates". I asked if he would want his father to shave his beard and his mother remove her veil to get him selected.
"Baba forget it. I am proud of what you are." And for the enlightened but silly lot, we are proud of what we are and this is how we should be.
COURTESY : THE NEWS by ANSAR ABBASI
"Sir if you don't mind we are looking for some moderate faces," was the first words of an organiser that pierced through our ears as soon as we sat on a sofa in the school's office where the crew of a private television channel had arrived to interview parents of three short-listed students, including my child, for some sort of show/competition in Karachi.
Before we could believe our ears, a suggestion came, "If we can go on camera without the veil." The headmistress of the school, who too was present on the occasion, was stunned. But that was perhaps too much.
"Shame on you and hell with you and your competition," was my spontaneous reaction, which served as a counter shock for the organiser, who though was not a journalist.
There was no ambiguity in our mind that there was no point wasting our time in the disgusting environment. My spouse, who is otherwise a soft, modest personality, was quick to suggest that we withdraw ourselves from the competition that humiliates our pride -- the socio-religious values of our society.
As we stood up to leave, the organiser apologised and offered the explanation that he was conveying what he had been asked to do by his seniors. Indeed some strange people were pulling his strings from Karachi.
He said in some of his previous interviews, objection was raised on the veil so he got the directions to interview only moderate looking parents.
The school headmistress snubbed the organiser for coming up with such a stupid idea. She said she would not allow such things to happen in her school.
We were perhaps never as dumbfounded as a nation as we are today - thanks to the policy of enlightened moderation. And the organiser later admitted that he too was in favour of the Islamic dress code but was helpless before his seniors, who, he said, were dancing to the tune of the TV programme sponsor.
At the intervention of the headmistress and following unconditional apologies from the organiser, we hesitantly consented to give an on-camera interview but with the condition that our views on their attempt to pick "moderates" would be recorded and conveyed to the management of the television channel.
Apparently it was done but it is not clear if the views reached the quarters concerned though the clear message was "shame on you".
Later in the afternoon when I went to the school to pick my children, my son's first question was, "Baba, how was your interview?" Before I could give him my reply, he wondered: "If I am selected."
I told him he would not take part in the competition in Karachi, whether he was selected or not.
"Why," the innocent soul asked. I told him that the interviewer was interested only if his parents looked like "moderates". I asked if he would want his father to shave his beard and his mother remove her veil to get him selected.
"Baba forget it. I am proud of what you are." And for the enlightened but silly lot, we are proud of what we are and this is how we should be.
COURTESY : THE NEWS by ANSAR ABBASI
Friday, February 1, 2008
Mr. President Nest
The nest was made around a prey (read chief justice) by Mr. President on his recent visit to Europe. Last time i published CJ letter and thought it was wrong on my front not to publish Mr. President letters.. So here are they..
Read them on
Letter to the American Bar Association by President of Pakistan
Charge Sheet / Profile of Former CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry, as prepared by President of Pakistan
Enjoy
Read them on
Letter to the American Bar Association by President of Pakistan
Charge Sheet / Profile of Former CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry, as prepared by President of Pakistan
Enjoy
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