His Excellency our President of Pakistan Mr. Asif Ali Zardari has proposed a flood tax for early rehabilitation of millions ruined by the current devastating floods. It is really a very good proposal of him. However the masses since already are under numerous unaccountable direct and indirect taxes this proposal would definitely meet criticism and may not produce that effects as our kind hearted and generous President wishes. Alternatively I humbly propose that His Excellency the President may enact a mandatory disclosure and declaration of each and every asset, palace, flat, business, income, bank account every Pakistani has abroad and a proper levy of tax on that. The enactment must contain a clause that if any one mis-declared, concealed any details in the declaration and at any later stage any Ansar or Klasra shocked the nation with its revelation, all the local family property/bank account of the said family (husband/wife/children/parents) would be forfeited and 20% of such found wealth will be given as award to the disclosing Ansar or Klasra. The levy of this tax will not only bring more chunk as compared to flood tax on already burdened masses but would also encourage more to become Ansars or Klasras.
Since about six months a lot was being read in print and heard on the Screen, in the backdrop of increasing public eyes raising, the loud talk that the Sindh Government including Mr. Asif Ali Zardari as PPP head was now so serious in tackling Mafias particularly the Land Mafia. After so much and so long big mouth openings the result came in shape of an action plan under which area SHO is to list out names of known criminals, gangsters and land grabbers and send it to the IGP and Rangers to target actions in consultation with home minister and a special cell of intelligence bureau and the ISI to co ordinate with local police. People who could help inform the authorities about any “criminals or gangsters or target killers were asked to pass on such information to the authorities. The most interesting and in fact a mirror showing what actually would be the net product at the end is that such civic minded people have been advised to inform the concerned at an email NCMC_sindhfloods@hotmail.com which is of flood control people. So in our today’s good governance the land mafia is to be tackled and handled by flood control people and likewise Traffic Accidents would be controlled perhaps by Customs Department. Though not surprising for this senior citizen as like silent majority he knows well that the general security that of masses and of land is not of any importance since a decade for our rules but only of themselves and their families, yet was pained to see that despite spending huge on wasteful computerization and Departmental websites from the national exchequer of this debit ridden country the email address for passing such sensitive information is associated with unsecured free Hotmail purely in hands of “world policeman” territory. Continue reading »
During a hearing in the missing persons case the Ministry of Foreign Affairs while listing the number of Pakistanis in jails abroad told the court that the financial constrain was the major hurdle in their repatriation besides some other difficulties. Continue reading »
The issue though may look from the naked eye, a waste of time but this senior citizen having served abroad for more than 25 years in a paramilitary uniform is of his firm view that the point should long had been taken serious note of. Continue reading »
By Muhammad Javed
Irfan Sidduqi in his column entitled “new peaks of Pak Saudi relations” 18/03/2010 tried to leave no stone unturned to prove that the recent selection by the Saudi visiting team of about 1500 highly skilled experienced Pakistani Surgeons, doctors, nurses and other trained paramedical staff from Pakistan was a barometer how the Saudi Government “specially” loves and cares Pakistan a Muslim brother. Continue reading »
By Muhammad Javed
Some of our Talqeen Shahs very innocently “Allhamadolliah” do not let any chance gone by from disbursing their pearls of wisdom in rendering their free advice. One such Mr. Qudrat Ullah from Lahore often blesses the letters to editor pages and has the other day appreciated how just on advice of Raja Muhammad Anwar, Chairman Chief Minister Taskforce on Elementary Education Punjab, the students of Government High School Sadohwalla collected themselves Rs. 35,000 for their class furniture. Continue reading »
By Muhammad Javed
Majority of our Pakistanis keep praising the so called Islamic rule in Saudi Arabia. My view is this is only the by birth respect we have inherited due to Holy places. A court in Jizan Saudi Arabia has awarded 120 lashes to a Saudi having six wives at a time. Continue reading »
After the departure of Ayub Khan I have never seen any scheme introduced or any law enacted with real honesty and intent for the benefit of the common man and for the nation as a whole. Since 1971-72 whatever has been done I saw it being done in the name of and for the sake of “common man” raising the slogans “Awam kay muffad main” but actually all this was done ensuring that a hidden invisible door forthe vested interests remains open. Continue reading »
By Muhammad Javed
Brigadier ® Naeem Ahmad Salik in his recently launched book “The genesis of South Asian nuclear programme: Pakistan’s perspective” describes how Dr. A.Q. Khan throughout his procurement efforts, used Dubai as a sort of warehouse. He writes that sometime during 80s Dr. Khan started “using” his technical expertise, knowledge of European sources of supplies etc. Brig Naeem was a senior strategic control officer attached with the Nuclear Programme and as is usual with such writers the book has been arranged through Oxford press. Continue reading »
Muhammad Javed
In order to get not merely more remittances but also to fetch the Overseas Pakistanis (Ops) savings abroad, the Governments from the last 10 years, every six month or so announce this scheme or that scheme but the results are never nearer to the desired level. No doubt the figures of remittances must have increased credit of which the Governments take, nevertheless it is a fact that this increase is more due to exchange rates and secondly that from Middle East for the last some years a good number of expatriates are being sent back who then take their gratuity or end of service benefits with them. Continue reading »
The ill fated citizens of this country have rightly focused their eyes towards the new born judiciary that it is the only organ after armed forces which will protect the country. It is quite right that universally it is the sole domain of the legislators to enact laws to protect the country but it is also a fact where the main responsible remains for certain obvious reasons “sleeping” then why can not say the judiciary act or do? Continue reading »
Will PIA please explain as to why its contact emails keep changing? An email is like a telephone number ,it is a sort of one’s permanent contact information, that is the reason in order to avoid change of telephone numbers the important organizations are adopting UAN numbers which are easy to remember and do not change. Continue reading »
By Muhammad Javed
Kerry Lugar Bill has become a hot pot in the country. Those who were earlier criticizing it without reading the Bill, today themselves have agreed to request US to amend and change the condition which in other words means they themselves had not read the Bill but were as a fashion criticizing as it was against their wishes. Continue reading »
The concept of a newsletter more particularly of a departmental one is to keep the readers or the concerned updated soonest possible. We have as a fashion started wasting money on too costly websites without caring to study if those who were to use them are remotely capable of using it or trying to change users mindset. The Federal Ombudsman recently changed, in fact what the nation was told “improved” its website. The citizens were given a Khush Khabri that a quarterly newsletter has been introduced. The first issue for the quarter January-March 2009 was issued mid February. Till today the 7th October 2009 Mashallah the same newspaper still is there. Continue reading »
27 September 2009
Last month the Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Dr. Farooq Sattar the Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis observed that the Overseas Pakistanis (OPs) should not be treated merely as remittances sending machines. Rulers, ministers, parliamentarians and so called committees always spray such flowered academic feelings and sentiments but practically do nothing. For example addressing by any aggrieved OP even these members of Senate Committee on any problem does not bring back even an acknowledge of the communication let alone any practical attention. Continue reading »
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