Pakistani woman activist awarded Humanitarian award

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Jul 312009
 

By Ibrahim Sajid Malick
 
WASHINGTON: Women’s rights advocate Sameena Nazir was recognized Friday at InterAction’s annual forum, the largest forum for the not-for-profit, corporate and government sectors in Washington DC.

Nazir is the first Pakistani to ever receive the Humanitarian Award which is given annually to individuals who have made significant contributions in the developing world and whose work reflects such qualities as courage, initiative, and grace under pressure, integrity and personal sacrifice. Continue reading »

 Posted by Raheem at 9:15 pm

Supreme Court of Pakistan declares Nov 3 2007 actions unconstitutional

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Jul 312009
 

supremecourt1ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan Friday declared the steps taken on November 3, 2007 by former president Pervez Musharraf as unconstitutional.

The judgment came after the 14-judge larger bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry completed the hearing of constitutional petitions regarding PCO judges, appointments of judges of higher judiciary and November 3, 2007 steps. Continue reading »

 Posted by Raheem at 6:58 pm

Hazards of “Commercialization” in Lahore

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Jul 312009
 

Ahmad Rafay Alam

When the Lahore Development Authority published full-page advertisements inviting people to submit their opinions on whether or not 58 of the city’s roads should be ‘commercialised’, it struck one as ironic how an unrepresentative organisation like the LDA should suddenly turn to the people for input on complex urban planning issues.

Then again, there is much more to the concept of commercialisation that meets the eye. And most of it is incredibly destructive to urban development. Continue reading »

 Posted by Raheem at 4:07 pm

Strategic Dialogue between Russia and USA

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Jul 312009
 

Mehmood-Ul-Hassan Khan

Russia remains the world’s biggest state with enormous natural resources and a huge arsenal of non-conventional weapons.

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The leaders of Russian Federation and the USA are trying their levels best to restart strategic dialogue between the two countries. Recently, Barak Hussian Obama visited to Moscow and met with his counterpart Dmitry Medvede and discussed on many important regional and global issues. Some strategic experts say that it is paradigm shift in the US foreign policy while others term it style over substance. Many political scientists predict that it is the restart of new great game in the Central Asia region. Continue reading »

 Posted by Mehmood Ul-Hassan Khan at 2:33 pm

AMBASSADOR AT LARGE – MERELY TO ACCOMMODATE ONE

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Jul 312009
 

By Muhammad Javed

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The government has appointed an Ambassador at Large particularly for Overseas Pakistanis (OPs).   Likewise in its own wisdom the Government separating the one Ministry has made two separate Ministries namely one as Ministry of Labour & Manpower  and second one as a new as Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis.   As we are told this way the new Ministry will serve the OPs better.  Such schemes or such new appointments whatever the label may given serve no practical purpose except that through this modus operandi some new posts are created, some dear ones are accommodated, some orders for new furniture computer etc are placed.  Continue reading »

 Posted by Javed at 11:11 am

LAHORE: Punjab planning to switch to E-governance by January-09

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Jul 302009
 

* Govt working on software that will allow people to register FIRs with police electronically


The Punjab government is planning to switch to E-governance by January 2010 with a plan to enable all 36 districts of the province to update vital data on a daily basis. Continue reading »

 Posted by Raheem at 7:45 pm

ANTI-ISLAMIC ATTITUDE OF TALIBAN

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Jul 292009
 

By T.H Shah 

T H Shah1The recent suicidal attacks at Pearl Continental Hotel Peshawar on 10th June 2007 which led to series of bomb blasts on mosques in Pakistan raise many questions concerning love and affinity of Taliban to Islam.  Taliban have been reported to have accepted the responsibility of these brutal attacks and sought justification on the premise that these places been centre of anti-Islamic forces, and that they will continue such attacks in future as well.  Continue reading »

 Posted by Raheem at 6:58 pm

HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE OF CRISES MANAGEMENT

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Jul 292009
 

By T.H Shah

T H Shah1In a wake of heavy monsoon downpour in Karachi and Lahore, many casualties have been reported causing crushing blow to the victim families. At least thirty people reported to have been died and more than sixty injured due to last day heavy rain in Karachi. Though the monsoon raining is enthusiastically welcomed in Pakistan for it is harbinger of pleasant buffets of winds and rains in unbearable hot weather, but it has some sorrowful strings that usually remain invisible to the people because of absence of crisis management structure and ill-conceived city planning in the country. The death of these people in Karachi crops up many questions from sociological viewpoint as in Pakistan, large numbers of families depends upon the earning of one person who is the main source of livelihood for his or her family members. Obviously, the death has deprived the victim families of their main financial support and they are left with nothing. If the died ones includes anyone doing menial job or labouring for baking his or her bread, then the loss is extremely unbearable for the victim family. Continue reading »

 Posted by Raheem at 6:49 pm

First-ever goods train from Islamabad to Istanbul on Aug-14-2009

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Jul 292009
 

By Mumtaz Alvi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Iran and Turkey will alter the course of history on August 14, when the first-ever freight train will kick off its 6,506-kilometre journey from Islamabad to Istanbul via Iran.

The first train, tagged as the demonstration train, will take 15 days from Pakistan’s federal capital to the Turkish capital, whereas a ship takes 40-45 days from Karachi to a Turkish port. As many as 20 containers will be attached to the locomotive.
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 Posted by Raheem at 5:21 pm

Media Muzzled in Pakistani Kashmir

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Jul 292009
 

image zafar iqbalBy Zafar Iqbal

The uppermost court in Azad Jammu and Kashmir has banned the publication of news about it without its permission. All editors and media publishers in Pakistan and its part of Kashmir  received an order from the Supreme Court that they can not publish any matter about the court, except  issued by the  body itself. In this regard, official press note  said that in recent days some news items were published in Pakistani press about the Chief Justice (CJ) AJK Supreme Court and other judges which are ‘damaging the credibility of the institution’, Continue reading »

 Posted by Raheem at 4:12 pm

Tashkent: Heaven on Earth

 Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan  18 Responses »
Jul 292009
 

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Honorable Islam Karimov

Honorable Islam Karimov

I recently visited Tashkent to attend a international conference. I have no words to express the beauty, simplicity, boldness, dedication, cooperation, national pride, collaboration and above all their shakable believe in humanity. Its economy does work in integration. It does care about each and every sector of life. It is indeed ideal combination of tradition and modernity. For centuries Tashkent is a hub of civilization, commitment, courage, struggle, service, sensibility, delivery and the last not the least home of intellectuals and warriors too. It is heaven on earth. Continue reading »

 Posted by Mehmood Ul-Hassan Khan at 11:53 am

Interview with Honorable Luo Zhaohui, Ambassador of China in Pakistan

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Jul 292009
 

Mehmood-UI-Hassan Khan

Excellency, would you let us know the present status of relationship between Pakistan and China?

Honorable President Hu Jintao

Honorable President Hu Jintao

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Excellency, would you let us know the present status of relationship between Pakistan and China?

China and Pakistan established diplomatic relations on May 21st, 1951. Over the past 58 years, China-Pakistan relationship has withstood the test of time and changing international environment and has developed into an all-weather and multi-dimensional partnership of strategic cooperation. China and Pakistan are good friends, good neighbors, good partners and good brothers. Continue reading »

 Posted by Mehmood Ul-Hassan Khan at 8:16 am

Please do not use plastic containers in freezers and microwaves

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Jul 272009
 

 Cancer Update from John Hopkins

 A friend has sent this information by email;

 This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well.

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 Posted by Raheem at 4:37 pm

Indian book claims Musharraf involved in Mumbai attacks

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Jul 262009
 

NEW DELHI: A book by two Delhi-based journalists claims that Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf was involved in planning the Mumbai attacks. The book claims that while the attack was masterminded by Pakistani intelligence, it was implemented by Lashkar-e-Tayyaba after a year-long training. The book, co-authored by Wilson John, who is now a senior fellow with Observer Research Foundation (ORF), and Vishwas Kumar, a senior journalist who specialises in crime and terrorism, mentions several serving and retired Pakistani officials for their involvement in the attacks. Continue reading »

 Posted by Raheem at 9:16 pm

Rental power plants in Pakistan: myth vs reality

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Jul 262009
 

By Murtaza Mohsin

In Pakistan, you are damned if you do and you are damned if you don’t. Not always, but more often than not. There is massive power load shedding across the country, factories and plants are closing down, manufacturing businesses and exports are down, unemployment and poverty is increasing, there are riots on the streets, trains and public property are being set on fire. Government’s response? Implement the short-term energy generation project initiated in 2007 through rental power plants to eliminate load shedding by December 2009 and work concurrently on other medium and long term thermal and hydel projects. Sensible indeed but not so to our perpetual doubters. Continue reading »

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