tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47166902376228226062024-03-18T00:30:08.977-07:00Mahtab Bashir, IslamabadPity de nation dat is full of beliefs and empty of religion. Pity de nation dat wears a cloth it does not weave, eats a bread it does not harvest, and drinks a wine dat flows not from its own wine-press. Pity de nation whose statesman is a fox, whose philosopher is a juggler, and whose art is the art of patching and mimicking. Pity de nation whose sages r dumb wid years and whose strong men r yet in the cradle. Pity de nation divided into fragments, each fragment deeming itself a nation.-KGm@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.comBlogger408125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-81386157515744294062024-01-03T04:20:00.000-08:002024-01-09T03:37:24.151-08:00AFTAB MAKEN LEAVES DUNYA (MEDIA GROUP)<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>"Don't be sad because it's over, be happy because it happened." </i></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fv5CY1g-HGIptEh0rA6i2M3kP6HpofsfwhZDLUheP_TvtycjC9ZRH6KhOCIc-PONbZuJrladg4kowT3SrctwGiWg_AuDw4vqohYE47EHAu6kLZNQoTKUewll5cDCeG_M4ouIQfIeJun4wYWCOBbM8mXbCzJITYItcaJ35bSLzXkbVLtww-R82oKZiKJD/s509/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-08%20at%2012.11.24%20PM.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="444" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fv5CY1g-HGIptEh0rA6i2M3kP6HpofsfwhZDLUheP_TvtycjC9ZRH6KhOCIc-PONbZuJrladg4kowT3SrctwGiWg_AuDw4vqohYE47EHAu6kLZNQoTKUewll5cDCeG_M4ouIQfIeJun4wYWCOBbM8mXbCzJITYItcaJ35bSLzXkbVLtww-R82oKZiKJD/w221-h250/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-08%20at%2012.11.24%20PM.jpeg" width="221" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Early days at Dunya </span></td></tr></tbody></table>After an incredible journey of 12 years of shared moments and memories, I bid farewell to my colleague, a senior journalist, an incisive and shrewd Aftab Maken as he navigate paths beyond my workplace. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Maken Sain! As you say goodbye to Dunya News, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the exciting new chapter you are about to embark on. Like a skilled protagonist in a captivating novel, you are leaving this office to embark on a new adventure, chasing after a better opportunity that awaits you in another realm of professional growth. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I am filled with a mix of emotions. Mr. Maken, it is with a heavy heart that I wave you goodbye, but also with a sense of gratitude and admiration for the incredible journey we have shared together over the past 12 incredible years at Dunya News. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Our time working side by side has been nothing short of remarkable. From the very beginning (Aug 2012), it was evident that we were destined to achieve great things together. Through countless projects, challenges, and triumphs, we have grown both personally and professionally, pushing each other to reach new heights. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPdImwgBVk-rW7oHqcDGZMsJmdIePxoiDKj1lheB_B7ZQ2ZPWDA8RJBAUo-sI4KMQZRM6vgNWUrN25AB-BZaApej-AN6RCb1oNnjn_9N34bVJYbfRuNVRWp-Bs0izU_cU8HPy7UNr3QC_nv5d1AcqMyqqq9dc8tDHW1zoj-qWBB_CcdzepdIx-BG_EWW6/s1040/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-08%20at%2012.10.54%20PM.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1040" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPdImwgBVk-rW7oHqcDGZMsJmdIePxoiDKj1lheB_B7ZQ2ZPWDA8RJBAUo-sI4KMQZRM6vgNWUrN25AB-BZaApej-AN6RCb1oNnjn_9N34bVJYbfRuNVRWp-Bs0izU_cU8HPy7UNr3QC_nv5d1AcqMyqqq9dc8tDHW1zoj-qWBB_CcdzepdIx-BG_EWW6/w256-h214/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-08%20at%2012.10.54%20PM.jpeg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">On Sunday at office</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Your unwavering dedication and commitment to excellence have been an inspiration to us all. Your expertise and knowledge have been invaluable, and I am grateful for the countless lessons I have learned from you. Together, we have tackled complex problems, celebrated victories, and navigated through the ever-changing landscape of our (media) industry. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">As you leave the office after 12 years of dedicated service, I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt appreciation for all that you have done. Throughout your time here, you have not only been a valuable colleague but also a true friend to everyone. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">One of the most remarkable qualities about you is your kind heart. You have consistently shown generosity and thoughtfulness towards me, going above and beyond to make me feel valued and cared for. Your willingness to spend your own money to treat me to lunches, dinners, over a cup of tea has left an indelible mark on me. Your genuine concern for others has not only brightened our days but also fostered a sense of camaraderie and unity among us. </span><br /><br /><span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JSYtz9cdxJLihJhyPeb73WBxK1c-Vej2xWtFSWeqI4CFbUCl-h6x3iy5aW2FEqYVfhYOUzFpBViV8HsXiUi9bzp2yPFU-dvpoJf4GHOePz_ubHE2Ibsj-Q0syYRpFFEWGPTuflaLFfB2EZTw1Juw8OO5JhGFKFz-_pkCds-J2j9oxgy7DbU0pP_vQP6v/s639/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-08%20at%2012.12.09%20PM.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="639" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JSYtz9cdxJLihJhyPeb73WBxK1c-Vej2xWtFSWeqI4CFbUCl-h6x3iy5aW2FEqYVfhYOUzFpBViV8HsXiUi9bzp2yPFU-dvpoJf4GHOePz_ubHE2Ibsj-Q0syYRpFFEWGPTuflaLFfB2EZTw1Juw8OO5JhGFKFz-_pkCds-J2j9oxgy7DbU0pP_vQP6v/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-08%20at%2012.12.09%20PM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">At Area Study Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Beyond your generosity, your dedication to your work has been truly inspiring. Your commitment and professionalism have set a high standard for all of us to follow. Your wealth of knowledge and experience has been invaluable, and you have always been willing to share your expertise and lend a helping hand whenever needed. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Another highlight of our journey was when we decided to pursue our M.Phil. degree together from Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU). The countless hours spent studying, researching, and supporting each other amid the ups and downs of our professional journey (side by side) was not an easy task. With you Mr. Maken, I was able to cross all hurdles comfortably. Because of your punctuality, I made you waiting for hours, from NUML metrobus stop to Majeed Huts (now demolished) and from the central library of QAU to NIPS huts or anywhere I promised to join. But, I have never received that expected wrath from you once. While our academic affairs (now close to an end) will forever be etched in my memory, it is a testament to our shared determination and thirst for knowledge. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5Sn9gIgJFXU_My4rwDrcMDYtB8Yb9ZmqdljYC7dUoiHQHJqw8Q-1vH81XZAWPeLYhskIPuH5QjJYUtx1nN_kZ7CKc7f4DlFKo5hKRm2uHL-j4eaOLF4HTZUgvC9t-qa22ORW7MsBtctZTfGYcv-x2iK2A0Qs5L-5flnBN6kCGquieFTsy-MZw5z-UT94/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-08%20at%2012.13.02%20PM.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1600" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5Sn9gIgJFXU_My4rwDrcMDYtB8Yb9ZmqdljYC7dUoiHQHJqw8Q-1vH81XZAWPeLYhskIPuH5QjJYUtx1nN_kZ7CKc7f4DlFKo5hKRm2uHL-j4eaOLF4HTZUgvC9t-qa22ORW7MsBtctZTfGYcv-x2iK2A0Qs5L-5flnBN6kCGquieFTsy-MZw5z-UT94/w340-h165/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-08%20at%2012.13.02%20PM.jpeg" width="340" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">At Information Service Academy, PID as the chief guests</span> </td></tr></tbody></table>Mr. Maken, as you embark on this new chapter of your life, I want to extend my heartfelt wishes for success and fulfillment. May your path be filled with exciting opportunities, personal growth, and the realization of your dreams. I have no doubt that you will continue to excel in all that you do, leaving an indelible mark wherever you go. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">While it saddens me to bid you farewell, I am comforted by the knowledge that our bond extends beyond the confines of our workplace. I hope that our paths will cross again in the future, allowing us to reminisce about the incredible memories we have created and experienced together. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Thank you for being an exceptional colleague, mentor, and friend. The impact you have had on my professional journey is immeasurable, and I will forever cherish the moments we shared. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5Bclqzv-YMXdOncFd6TcDuhw216tWgZD4Ap_Jk5KdiN88_Mz3WPQnCdUFRNBDRVLzQgfehr5IDL97K3pty8A4hmAQb-nvB6kn2Ym53C_bwdl-7lR7kINI6V1SwnikIr9dmnPzRFujpmEyY14zdlXrx6T9_aBeFvcb6bHv_hh7DPlUqpAqLvvizKbxtOb/s1280/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-09%20at%201.04.36%20PM.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="1280" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5Bclqzv-YMXdOncFd6TcDuhw216tWgZD4Ap_Jk5KdiN88_Mz3WPQnCdUFRNBDRVLzQgfehr5IDL97K3pty8A4hmAQb-nvB6kn2Ym53C_bwdl-7lR7kINI6V1SwnikIr9dmnPzRFujpmEyY14zdlXrx6T9_aBeFvcb6bHv_hh7DPlUqpAqLvvizKbxtOb/w346-h177/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-09%20at%201.04.36%20PM.jpeg" width="346" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">With the young officers of Information Group at ISA</span></td></tr></tbody></table>I will miss your presence in the office, but I am excited for the opportunities that lie ahead for you. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors. May the same kindness and warmth you have shown be reciprocated in every aspect of your life. Stay in touch, and remember that you will always have a special place in my heart. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">It feels hard to imagine my work environment without the presence of you Maken Sain. Though this may be the end of our professional journey together, our friendship and memories will forever endure. Farewell, dear colleague. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">With heartfelt anticipation and excitement for your future! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>Mahtab Bashir is Islamabad based journalist, who strongly believes this is the right time to abolish the Media Studies department(s) from universities across Pakistan.</b></i></span><br />m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-32104959542691826762023-12-17T05:50:00.000-08:002023-12-23T22:55:41.660-08:00HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS URGE TO USE KIND WORDS, SHOW EMPATHY TOWARDS PATIENTS, ATTENDANTS <span style="color: #990000;"><b>Mahtab Bashir<br />0333 53 63 248 <br />mahtabbashir@gmail.com<br />Islamabad</b></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Healthcare providers need to use kind words in soft voice and show empathy towards patients as people only go to the hospitals when they are in pain and require love and affection in addition to proper medical treatment, health experts said on Sunday.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTESvTnftkTr78yFJmPjyf9k6Pe6CqErfq_oTV7NmUgpaxv8cLXL7RLfaE1b_maWAdeVuatkat5UpFKuAgngjdnPZCjqRZLKLf9TbHb8BDcqmyCrg6UzHtCVN73g-H_cXVZCEWOI6_meP-e75_na1RNHySaVt0_brq7QIaXKh5BTVyA2TepzniZyuyXUy/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-17%20at%203.32.47%20PM%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTESvTnftkTr78yFJmPjyf9k6Pe6CqErfq_oTV7NmUgpaxv8cLXL7RLfaE1b_maWAdeVuatkat5UpFKuAgngjdnPZCjqRZLKLf9TbHb8BDcqmyCrg6UzHtCVN73g-H_cXVZCEWOI6_meP-e75_na1RNHySaVt0_brq7QIaXKh5BTVyA2TepzniZyuyXUy/w334-h258/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-17%20at%203.32.47%20PM%20(1).jpeg" width="334" /></a></div><br /></span><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">“Kind words, soft voice and empathy is the perfect recipe for the cure and treatment of patients while arrogant physicians and healthcare workers lose their ability to effectively treat sick people”, Prof. Shahzad Ali Khan, Vice Chancellor, Health Services Academy (HSA) said while speaking at launching of thematic calendar titled ‘languages of love’.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />The 25th thematic calendar titled titled “Mohabat Ki Zubanain” carrying introduction of 12 leading languages spoken in entire Pakistan has been prepared by the Jahan-e-Maseeha Adbi Forum (JMAF), an off-shoot of pharmaceutical firm PharmEvo and its launching ceremony was addressed and attended by renowned literary personalities as well as top healthcare professionals from Islamabad and Rawalpindi.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />A Mushaira was also held at the unveiling ceremony of the thematic calendar, which was presided over by renowned poet Iftikhar Arif while several other poets including inam-ul-Haq Javed, Afzal Khan, Ajmal Siraj also presented their poetry and verses.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />Prof. Shahzad Ali Khan maintained that pain and agony compel a sick person to go a healthcare provider but the patient equally needs empathy and kindness in addition to proper medical treatment of diseases.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <br />“Studies have shown that kindness and empathy fuel recovery of the patients while arrogance, harshness and cold attitude by the healthcare providers often delay recovery and even result in deaths of the patients”, Prof. Khan observed.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />Lauding the Jahan-e-Maseeha Adbi Forum and pharmaceutical firm PharmEvo for selecting ‘languages of love’ as the theme of their 25th calendar, he said there is a saying that hospital walls have heard more prayers then worship places including mosques, churches and temples and urged healthcare providers to talk softly to patients and their attendants who need encouragement and empathy.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />He maintained that fine arts has an important connection with scientific innovations as most of the scientific innovations came from Eastern Europe which was hub of art and literature and urged doctors, nurses and paramedics to spare some time for studying literature, listening to music and indulging in some healthy activity.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />Advising healthcare providers especially doctors and nurses to learn as much languages as possible, he said talking to patients and their attendants in their own languages also increase their confidence on healthcare providers, adding that nowadays people were losing their faith in doctors and healthcare providers due to their commercial attitude and approach.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />Renowned poet and Iftikhar Arif lauded Jahen-e-Maseeha Adbi Forum for their efforts in promoting art and literature among Pakistani physicians as well as common people, saying it was commendable to see some people and organizations which are striving hard to promote art, literature, book reading culture, poetry and linguistics in the country.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />“Jahan-e-Maseeha Adbi Forum is the off-shoot of pharmaceutical firm PharmEvo, which is promoting literature and poetry in the country. Creation of thematic calendars on diversified themes after months and years of research is a commendable effort”, Iftikhar Arif added.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />He said launch of a literacy piece on the theme of uniting people of Pakistan through languages of lover on 16th December was a commendable effort as it will the nation to learn from the past mistakes.<br />Prominent poet, journalist and linguist Ajmal Siraj said after a year-long research, they had come up with a thematic calendar on the theme of Pakistani languages, saying their research revealed that most of the regional languages in Pakistan were not only stable but they were evolving and progressing with the creation of literature and poetry in them.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />He maintained that Pakistani regional languages were playing an important role in cultural diversity and keeping the country united, adding that as a multi-lingual country, Pakistan was contributing to the high quality literature and poetry on globally.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />Deputy CEO of the pharmaceutical firm PharmEvo Syed Jamshaid Ahmed said for the last 24 years, they were preparing thematic calendars, holding book fairs, publishing books on art, literature and poetry and holding Mushairas to promote the soft image of Pakistan and promote ethics in the field of medicine marketing.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />“It is the 25th calendar in 24 years history of PharmeEvo. We started as a small company and now we are the 17th largest company in Pakistan, which believes in ethics, healthy competition and creation of a healthy society”, he added. He maintained that they were among only three companies which were WHO –prequalified and producing medicines of international standards.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />He also felicitated the team behind creation of thematic calendar saying it takes several months and even years to conduct research for coming up with pieces of art and literature and added that they were trying to create a positive impact on the society.</span></div>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-15752513334366720072023-12-06T23:58:00.000-08:002023-12-22T23:27:59.803-08:00UNBRIDLED SOCIAL MEDIA USERS & ELECTIONS 2024 IN PAKISTAN<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Mahtab Bashir<br />mahtabbashir@gmail.com <br />ISLAMABAD</span></b><div><b><span style="color: #38761d;">033 53 53 248</span></b></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XkHduWnVdHeGw8CBjed-kgy-yMSW0sXvDMXqOVxGrr5qadba9Oy1aJPDzWWwo-E84qVLFDPkjIeReGHnxVXGfBlj8mpoLwzL1SEprBAsL1SVW_MQ8L1NK5lkcuVJK1hXRotsbXk3yquVTIxFLcOmvSejsTaMBFrEjm-rOdDOv-ZkPdWylutB42HXR1AO/s740/social-media.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="740" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XkHduWnVdHeGw8CBjed-kgy-yMSW0sXvDMXqOVxGrr5qadba9Oy1aJPDzWWwo-E84qVLFDPkjIeReGHnxVXGfBlj8mpoLwzL1SEprBAsL1SVW_MQ8L1NK5lkcuVJK1hXRotsbXk3yquVTIxFLcOmvSejsTaMBFrEjm-rOdDOv-ZkPdWylutB42HXR1AO/w320-h213/social-media.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Amidst uncertainties and repeated claims of “level playing open field by the country’s establishment”, neither political parties nor the voters seem enthusiastic about the upcoming general elections scheduled to be held on February 8, 2024 in Pakistan. There, nevertheless, is a place, called X (formerly twitter) though which is still buzzing with fury, fumes and fires where one can see not only jailed Imran Khan, convict-free Nawaz Sharif, his video-famed daughter Maryam Nawaz and somewhere in between Zardari’s untested horse, Bilawal Bhutto spewing venom against each other. Don’t forget that kingmakers are equally busy on the X platform by reassuring to none other than Pakistanis that they will continue to stay “neutral”. </b></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The witty, the wily and the wicked social media teams of PTI, PML(N) and PPP are posing quite a show on this cyber platform, which by all means seems to be dominated by team-Imran. Team-Maryam is not very far behind while our beloved inter services public relations (ISPR) remains more active than Bilawal’s brigade. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Interestingly, digital and social media in Pakistan has seen an unprecedented spike in recent years. According to a data portal, Pakistan had 98.2 million internet users, 53 million social media users, and 183.5 million mobile connections as of January 2023. The most popular social media platforms in Pakistan are YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and TikTok. The digital media market in Pakistan is also projected to grow from $469.7 million in 2020 to $1,009.8 million by 2025, with video-on-demand being the largest segment.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfYSTvK7-E-BNUpklNS1zP6CL5qNlD8wNfA3ogDnni6zIRR1aLsrp7orKoZ_vG9tpacy-ZL5Yb_uAeZSVCo09DXqdk4CW5WdQbEqdpLhZVBmqON7orLEwznriEucGf2aqhColM8jNqbXEHN-es-z45_dolnumHMLqhjBW2wgvZbdH8Ul4I71aTeiH-S2w/s545/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-01%20at%204.20.32%20AM%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="545" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfYSTvK7-E-BNUpklNS1zP6CL5qNlD8wNfA3ogDnni6zIRR1aLsrp7orKoZ_vG9tpacy-ZL5Yb_uAeZSVCo09DXqdk4CW5WdQbEqdpLhZVBmqON7orLEwznriEucGf2aqhColM8jNqbXEHN-es-z45_dolnumHMLqhjBW2wgvZbdH8Ul4I71aTeiH-S2w/w443-h176/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-01%20at%204.20.32%20AM%20(1).jpeg" width="443" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">According to a study done by Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was the most active and popular political party on Facebook and Twitter during the 2018 general elections, followed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). However, since 2018, the reach and excess of PTI have almost doubled. Furthermore, after the change in government in April 2022, the popularity of PTI has reached a new zenith in the digital industry in Pakistan.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">As per our latest random checks Imran Khan has a following of 20 million on X (formerly twitter), followed by Maryam Nawaz with 8 million and ISPR with 6.2 million while Bilawal carries 5.1 million. On the Facebook ISPR seems to be elading with 20 million followers while Imran is second choice of with 14 million while both Bilawal (0.26 million) and Maryam Nawaz (0.19 million) friends. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Imran Khan the nemesis of kingmakers remains an issue is in jail and Even Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), the supposed “pick” of the kingmakers for this round of election-saga is finding it appropriate to collect the “electable” than hold public rallies, while Peoples Party is quite content with holding on to its two-decade old drip on province of Sindh.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Amid the boiling political temperatures on these social media platforms, the heated or should I say hate-words have become a routine in particular between PTI and PMLN. PPP is visibly staying focused on attacking PMLN for having a deal with the kingmakers while handful of PTI followers are busy throwing their venomous words against PML-N as well as the establishment.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In recent times, social media has become a battleground for political parties in Pakistan, with supporters using pet names like 'Patwari (Nawaz Leaguers)' and 'Youthia (Imran followers)' to label and attack each other. These pet names are considered offensive by the followers of each camp hence is generating lots of hate spewing from both sides of the aisle. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwBE_0jDYtH9hjRQLkjwojlK1DO-sL9_xw9YRfBrUP_MFysuvvcE_7XemeYNr1tsJdxo7ZT2FIMXrn82zMYsYpWgO-NwxfaoDtyiH-FVj49cb8gCR4tJmWn2H_kbR-P9UsIakWuEoCkC5Zwf3n-QTPbzmpOFcdLBFvGheQeET9S0C9nrk5bp9Fc67q26w/s773/565911_6075365_tns.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="773" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwBE_0jDYtH9hjRQLkjwojlK1DO-sL9_xw9YRfBrUP_MFysuvvcE_7XemeYNr1tsJdxo7ZT2FIMXrn82zMYsYpWgO-NwxfaoDtyiH-FVj49cb8gCR4tJmWn2H_kbR-P9UsIakWuEoCkC5Zwf3n-QTPbzmpOFcdLBFvGheQeET9S0C9nrk5bp9Fc67q26w/s320/565911_6075365_tns.webp" width="320" /></a></div>Recently, this social media battle between PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) and PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) touched another pinnacle soon after the airing of a prime time TV anchor (Shahzeb Khanzada’s) interview with Mian Khawar Manika- former husband of Imran Khan’s current wife Bushra Bibi. Ever since, PTI supporters not only labelling Khawar Manika a person of dual standards but also uploading semi-nude pictures of Geo anchor Shahzeb Khanzada.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">One of the consumers, after that interview in his post on social media retorts, “This person (Manika) does not belong to Manika Family but seems like belonging with Sharif Family (Patwaris). After a span of five years, he got to remember that Imran Khan used to visit my house to meet my own wife.” In response, a PML-N supporter says, “..and interestingly, five years ago, a person who used to visit Manika house to meet his wife, has now become a “spiritual father” of an educated class (youthians)”. Another PTI supporter jibed back, “A person who reckon Imran Khan an angel five years ago, instantly become “a father of Patwaris” after airing an interview. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Over the last few years and especially since the debacle of PTI-regime and May 9th incident (supposed burning of a Jinnah House by PTI supporters), the social media has become a significant platform for political parties in Pakistan to engage with their supporters and promote their ideologies either in positive or negative ways. Both PTI and PML-N have a strong presence on various social media platforms, and their supporters are often quite vocal in expressing their views.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">PML-N leaders are using the social media to claim they have entered into a deal with the kingmakers and Mian Nawaz Sharif is set to be the next prime minister once again. This prompots a PTI supporter, who spontaneously, snaps back on Face book, “The one who has been asking people (of Pakistan): Mujhay kion nikala, wo bhi Pakistan ko mushkil se nkalane ki batain kar raha hay.” (A person who has been asking: Why have I been thrown out? is pledging people of Pakistan to get the country out of current turmoil”.</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DH_FiYw2bsd9Voy2o_3ZWJ-lmWooJ2K-PYWbhFjiNbjIg_3jE7b-m7T8BHdDw69h1eXkl-oPBkVxklqpJhJ5v_mWgmTnGMlEFII9uhK6EAQV_Sk0YHrHpxuyl1BPZqIzLDlH98RxsY3qmq3pGFxu5XxxwddBObGqpIPPLKW2yRnSoKl2WGbi5kVKHhqf/s852/information-warfare.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="852" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DH_FiYw2bsd9Voy2o_3ZWJ-lmWooJ2K-PYWbhFjiNbjIg_3jE7b-m7T8BHdDw69h1eXkl-oPBkVxklqpJhJ5v_mWgmTnGMlEFII9uhK6EAQV_Sk0YHrHpxuyl1BPZqIzLDlH98RxsY3qmq3pGFxu5XxxwddBObGqpIPPLKW2yRnSoKl2WGbi5kVKHhqf/s320/information-warfare.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div>As far as the establishment is concerned, PTI supports are the only one currently criticizing Pakistani military establishment especially on the issue of May 9 chaos. Now that, majority of PTI parliamentarians has quit PTI condemning the May 9 incident and has joined Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), yet the workers and supporters of PTI are apparently standing intact (at least by looking at the social media accounts and exchanges) criticizing establishment, because of the recent surveys which highlights PTI popularity graph skyrocketing while PML-N stands nowhere near rather has shown a declining trajectory. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pakistan's military establishment is also not leaving these social media platforms unattended as they continue to use this platform to release new songs, motivational statements and even claims that they will stay neutral and let the political parties battle it out within themselves. Despite having directly ruled the country for over 35 years and at other times being accused of "political engineering," the ISPR every now and then comes up with the “neutral” statement just to stir the PTI camp to make mockery of such claims while PML (N) supporters to praise them for gallantry. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa, in a retirement speech late last year, even spoke of "constant meddling by the army in politics for the last 70 years." Bajwa went on to say that the military had changed its ways and was staying out of politics. But that did not placate Khan and his supporters, who blame the establishment for his downfall in a no-confidence vote in April 2022. Some of the PTI supports believe that "there is a growing perception, even in its historically most captive regions like Punjab, that the army oversteps its boundaries in the name of national security.” <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSV92mKOmizglOgCEum92Rx0zQHFz5HnJ7XVZQlz_V1JnFQic9g-gEP19AHTlggaJC6uMVIEmDRbQrsQwXAOFeweia3gwDD7o7qHpMi9ya0qUqNnxohBSKNUM2zQhPoWRCgv-WKAJiW5CNNfdO2FBAN1MvCT9CwGG8urvTuJlu8ejHg4kv-7pczZ94Vk9/s500/Social-Vote-Social-Election-e13693985145431%20-%20Copy.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSV92mKOmizglOgCEum92Rx0zQHFz5HnJ7XVZQlz_V1JnFQic9g-gEP19AHTlggaJC6uMVIEmDRbQrsQwXAOFeweia3gwDD7o7qHpMi9ya0qUqNnxohBSKNUM2zQhPoWRCgv-WKAJiW5CNNfdO2FBAN1MvCT9CwGG8urvTuJlu8ejHg4kv-7pczZ94Vk9/s320/Social-Vote-Social-Election-e13693985145431%20-%20Copy.png" width="320" /></a></div></span><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The military and its civilian political allies have responded to such PTI bashing by organizing a full-blown PR campaign on ground as well as on social media. This includes pro-army rallies and events commemorating soldiers' sacrifices. A PTI turn-coat Dr. Firdous Ashiq who has joined Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) as Central Information Secretary recently was quoted in the media saying that the baseless and fabricated narrative constructed by PTI was actually the ‘conspiracy’ to destroy the roots of Pakistan—the narrative was set up to pollute the minds of the youth. Firdous said that the conspiracy was hatched to create chaos in society through incidents like May 9 riots. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The political crisis gripping Pakistan is anything but predictable. But with Khan seemingly on the ropes, establishment is getting on with its usual march to quell any spears thrown directly at them by making two recent moves to deter this trend. Major (rtd) Adil Farooq Raja and Captain (rtd) Haider Raza Mehdi, both former army officers with large following on YouTube, were handed 14 and 12 years of jail sentence respectively following their Field General Court Martial for “inciting sedition”, the military’s media wing said on Saturday.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In a statement, the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) said both retired officers were convicted and sentenced “under the Pakistan Army Act, 1952 for the charges of inciting sedition among army personnel from discharge of duties and violation of the provisions of Official Secrets Act, 1923 related to espionage and acts prejudicial to the safety and interest of the state”.</span></div>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-57306295164536048032023-10-30T01:38:00.002-07:002023-12-02T00:42:40.699-08:00 Selection Before Elections in Pakistan? <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Mahtab Bashir<br />mahtabbashir@gmail.com<br />0333 53 63 248 <br />Islamabad</b></span><br /><br /><i><b><span style="color: #990000;">The return of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan has not generally been welcomed by masses as they keep buzzing the social media with interesting but logical quotes like “no one knows the exact date of general elections, but everyone knows who is the next PM”, or “Selection before elections is a norm not an exception”.</span></b></i><div><span style="color: #990000;"><b><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqPi99lbQO-IZoQfpe4KiCM4oBOSBQ58HisjnZZ7H1vk-iusjX8Swh4KzEvUpy9rNYvSVuEVo0RSOPKy9eN3zLYhbx_Ondk862gpoRb7idk4bxi7PGwfmmrbaO3f-M2WperA0pOvUSYMxppDmtpr_WSpdBwKeFyN24Tne1eEQJ0JZQBObXKMzFsBvKWsN/s886/2-17.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="886" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqPi99lbQO-IZoQfpe4KiCM4oBOSBQ58HisjnZZ7H1vk-iusjX8Swh4KzEvUpy9rNYvSVuEVo0RSOPKy9eN3zLYhbx_Ondk862gpoRb7idk4bxi7PGwfmmrbaO3f-M2WperA0pOvUSYMxppDmtpr_WSpdBwKeFyN24Tne1eEQJ0JZQBObXKMzFsBvKWsN/s320/2-17.webp" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Former PM promoting peace to move forward</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></b></span><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Amidst a chaotic political spectrum ever since the breaking of love-bondage between Imran Khan and the powerful military establishment in April 2022, return of court-convicted Nawaz Sharif from his self-imposed exile in London hinged mainly on Generals and partially on judiciary, and his personal safety. <br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Despite having a Constitution, an apparently functional judicial set up and an Election Commission, no one in the country knows when the next general elections will be held after dissolution of National Assembly in August 2023. Purportedly, the Constitution of the country claims that General Elections should be held within 90 days of dissolution of the assembly but the Independent Judiciary is busy defining the “hidden” meanings of the Constitutional ambiguous language. Election Commission is another Constitutionally Independent institution and is too busy to clarify the mist by claiming that they are working out the modalities to hold elections in the country.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <br />Technically, Nawaz Sharif is an absconder in the eyes of Pakistani law (or at least he was until he decided to use a private jet to leave his controversial London Avenfield apartments). Yet, the rolling cameras showed that he received the protocol of a Prime Minister in waiting. All doors were opened for him, all courtesies were extended to him and it was nothing short of a red-carpet welcome. Even the courts, which were hostile to him and ousted him in what was dubbed as a judicial coup by Nawaz-camp in 2017, were ready to accommodate his ‘honourable’ return.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <br />With Nawaz’s come back, on October 21, to some extent has categorically given the impression that he is going to be the next prime minister of Pakistan for the fourth and perhaps last time as he is once again the Army’s chosen one to take on his bete noire Imran Khan.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />On the other hand, it is still believed in one quarter of society that, if Imran Khan is allowed a free hand in the forthcoming general elections, he would sweep the polls. In a recent Gallup survey, Imran soars over Nawaz in popularity and going by that account PTI would leave PML-N biting the dust.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <br />However, erstwhile kingmakers seems to have found a magic potion from their storage facility to wipe off this ‘so-called’ Gallups and opinion polls by introducing Nawaz Sharif in a brand new packing.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Interestingly, there is no national reconciliation order this time because this engineered potion is helping the courts to see the new writings on the wall more clearly than ever before. The “Engineers” seems to have also collected flotsam and jetsam of PTI deserters—commonly known as ‘electables’- and corralled them together into the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) in Punjab and PTI-Parliamentarians in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). Both these new parties led by two of Imran Khan’s closest lieutenants, Jehangir Tareen (once known as ATM of Imran Khan) and Pervez Khattak respectively. Both these parties are expected to fragment the verdict in a way that they would let the engineers ensure and to some extent hold the balance of power in the centre, Punjab and K-P.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <br />Though the country’s military establishment (often called deep state on social media discussion forums) appears reconciled to seeing Nawaz Sharif back in the saddle by making all such arrangements but it remains a fact that it doesn’t trust him beyond a certain line and do not want him to go rogue once again and try to put the army in its rightful place. After all, in all his three previous innings, Nawaz Sharif was ousted because he got into a scrap with the Generals. His relations with all the Army chiefs he dealt with -- especially those he appointed himself -- have also always been strained. Nawaz has the habit of calling the shots and that s exactly what pits him against the military, which isn’t ready to submit to civilian authority.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />The Army will therefore ensure that even if Nawaz lives by the ‘formula’ and gets a fourth term, he will be politically hobbled by being forced to head a coalition government, whose strings will be controlled by the GHQ in Rawalpindi. Normally, the life of coalitions in Pakistan ranges between 18 months to 32 months and even less so because it will have to take many really tough decisions to put the country back on track (at least economically).</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />Although questions will be raised about the legitimacy of any elections in which Imran Khan is not allowed to participate, but these questions are unlikely to bother the power players in Pakistan. Legitimacy is an overrated virtue in Pakistani politics where power brings its own legitimacy.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />Former Balochistan Chief Minister, Aslam Raisani, had once famously said a graduation degree is a degree regardless of whether it is genuine or fake; similarly, in Pakistan, an election victory is an election victory regardless of whether it came from popular support or Engineering. There have been any number of elections in the past in which the dice was loaded against one or the other party. But that never stopped the victors from claiming legitimacy; nor did it make people rise up in revolt over their mandate being denied or stolen.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />From Nawaz Sharif’s perspective though, problem is not so much about the legitimacy of the political process but it is about his and his party’s dwindling popularity. There is no denying the fact that he has a support base; but it also has become quite evident that it is no longer the powerhouse it was five years ago. He will need to rebuild this power-base, if he has to have any chance of governing even moderately well. His coming home party - the rally in Lahore - is seen moderately by many in terms of the crowd turnout. It wasn’t the largest collection of people at the Minar-e-Pakistan grounds, but it was big enough for the PML-N to claim that it is on the upswing with Nawaz having returned.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />If Nawaz Sharif’s speech is anything to go by, he doesn’t really have a solidly worked out plan on how to fix the economy. There was all the usual stuff of what would be done but absolutely nothing about how it would be done. All he offered was generalities about the agenda of the party to revive the country, but there were no specifics. Even the agenda had nothing new to offer. It was more of the same, old and tired and tried slogans: Increase exports, bring about an IT revolution, cut government expenses and reform the taxation system, creating employment and reforming the public sector etc. All this has been spoken and promised countless times earlier with absolutely nothing to show for it. What will be different this time? No one really knows. In any case, Nawaz Sharif’s model of development is to go for big fancy projects that everyone can see and feel but zero fundamental reform. There is no reason to believe that he has anything different to offer in his fourth innings but he is the one to be owned. </span></div></div>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-4222143043139424902023-09-26T08:21:00.006-07:002023-09-26T12:40:04.633-07:00A VISIT TO A HILL STATION<div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">A PAGE OF MY DIARY </span></div><div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial; text-align: right;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial; text-align: right;">MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM MAHTAB</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Aged 8 <br />Class Two: Respect <br />Islamabad Convent School, H-8/4, ISLAMABAD </span><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtQnGcoewMJU5eberUFHKDNSWtT-SakjMx56HECVcI9tTzCZA-FV0LiLUbDj1RnNBv-hJHHW8nxDOoyEzIHOybxKLZAh3GZF2pS8dmPPUJairlOOeytbU5BIH6hIqL5IcS9mJXf9M9qdR6VfslAFwSujYlXxCAC10oDy3EMkK3itbW8FtolnV-4XvD5yu/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-26%20at%205.18.42%20AM.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtQnGcoewMJU5eberUFHKDNSWtT-SakjMx56HECVcI9tTzCZA-FV0LiLUbDj1RnNBv-hJHHW8nxDOoyEzIHOybxKLZAh3GZF2pS8dmPPUJairlOOeytbU5BIH6hIqL5IcS9mJXf9M9qdR6VfslAFwSujYlXxCAC10oDy3EMkK3itbW8FtolnV-4XvD5yu/w166-h228/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-26%20at%205.18.42%20AM.jpeg" width="166" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-small;">At Pine City Waterfall: 20 Kms from Pir
Sohawa, near Makhnial Village.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial;">Yesterday, (Saturday, September 23), I woke up and I was so excited that today is my result day then I didn’t have time for breakfast. Me my mother and daddy all went to my school to pick up my result card. My grades were straight A‘s. My grandmother threw a party in the whispering pine resort on same day.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">We ate some chips slanties and haleem. We also listened some music and some naats and hamds. We even watched a movie of emoji’s 🤪- the ending was supreme then I played volleyball with my daddy, uncles and cousins and then we went to sleep. In the morning I woke up and did wudu like usual and took breakfast and made wudu like usual and packed up my things and my uncle told me we are going to margalla falls so we went there. I took some pictures, ate some slanty and I also saw a black swallowtail butterfly and some hydrangea flowers and it was the most beautiful landscape ever. </span><br /><br /><span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6SWazVfnHypwVAXfR_8DYESKhUz0omT3RovZ0oilhVGt9F4jihhsO9Z0oFOoUkO4uvoNuXU5gW8Xn0TvcY6_Kqeij0oX0Hq5l-yMT4RuQX3lO_GAUd17EUbyXeQV5-6Dv343kqGaFMQqebxyMDITzeyGBG12sKNX-75FVPYYG0JXQWbC_8K4fbR7z4Pk/s940/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-26%20at%205.34.28%20AM.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="720" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6SWazVfnHypwVAXfR_8DYESKhUz0omT3RovZ0oilhVGt9F4jihhsO9Z0oFOoUkO4uvoNuXU5gW8Xn0TvcY6_Kqeij0oX0Hq5l-yMT4RuQX3lO_GAUd17EUbyXeQV5-6Dv343kqGaFMQqebxyMDITzeyGBG12sKNX-75FVPYYG0JXQWbC_8K4fbR7z4Pk/w197-h255/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-26%20at%205.34.28%20AM.jpeg" width="197" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-small;">With my loving Mom & Caring Daddy </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #6aa84f;">On our way back home to Islamabad, I obstinate them to go to haleem ghar. We ordered some kebab, haleem and chicken biryani. I also drank a shaheen afridi coke, spent some bonding time with my grandmother and she gave me 5000 pak rupees. Everyone went to their home. I am so happy about the party was the best experience I had in a lifetime. </span></span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">I would like to thank my aunts fouzia khala and Ayesha khala to show us the greatest landscape. I am also indebted to faheem mamu and usman mamu for their help to carry me to this fabulous spot. I am obliged to the youngest member of my family Haroon and my sweet sister Mehru for spending their quality time with me. My grandmothers role can never be measured through these words. I hope you liked this essay and thank you so much for your time.</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">_Ends.</span></span></div>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-3603461916028668772023-08-06T09:40:00.009-07:002023-12-08T05:51:12.233-08:00COURT RULES IMRAN KHAN’S "DISHONESTY" HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BEYOND DOUBT<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</span></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">* Trial court sentences PTI chief to
three years of imprisonment, imposes a fine of Rs 100,000 for concealing
details of Toshakhana gifts</span></span></b></p><b><span style="color: #990000;">
</span></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">* Ex-PM technically stands disqualified
from holding any public office for five years under Article 63(1)(h) of
Constitution</span></span></b></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">There should be no political
connotations attached to police authorities arresting someone who has already
been handed a sentence by the countrys judiciary. If the former prime minister
Imran Khan’s dishonesty has been established beyond doubt,</span> to borrow words from a
court order at the conclusion of a year-long trial spanning more than 40
hearings, he has clearly lost the upper hand. Like it or not, the 70-year-old
cricketer-turned-politician was unable to furnish any credible evidence against
misuse of his premiership. </span><p></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The Toshakhana gifts may have come with a heavy
price tag, but Mr Khan has no one to blame for it but himself. Instead of being
all cagey, his legal counsel should have fully cooperated with the
investigation and brought forward any and every detail that could prove his
innocence. But now that the dye has been cast, it would serve him better to
wake up to the gross consequences of his (mis)actions flying in his face. According to Daily Times, no
matter how many people have treaded down the rotten path before someone does
not serve to give him the hallway pass. How does it reflect on his
holier-than-thou banter where he kept ridiculing his political opponents as
thieves and corrupt if he too was making
merry on his way down the primrose path? </span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKiGxfeZb7IMd_-Y0osT4ijokxOt1QU_5i7Wg307iGON52_yNkHUYfpOic-YayBNIfZ0eXGQ0YfyVwqoFJJbkqQFaDMWitk2jCNY8YgRjWPGcjeXCzeEAogFw-AxllWH2IjgMKdtyWz4RMMvFTlklmWiAguoSdOpqWtfuwHzH791BLbnS9174_8_Tn2JU/s1280/IMG-20230806-WA0071.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKiGxfeZb7IMd_-Y0osT4ijokxOt1QU_5i7Wg307iGON52_yNkHUYfpOic-YayBNIfZ0eXGQ0YfyVwqoFJJbkqQFaDMWitk2jCNY8YgRjWPGcjeXCzeEAogFw-AxllWH2IjgMKdtyWz4RMMvFTlklmWiAguoSdOpqWtfuwHzH791BLbnS9174_8_Tn2JU/s320/IMG-20230806-WA0071.jpg" width="170" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">A tweet from a (r) Major</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The legal recourse is still open where
Mr Khan can appeal his case in front of the higher judiciary. With the legal
channels open, there remains no need for his leading men to stir tempest in a
teacup. Pakistan is in no shape to afford yet another round of deadly chaos
and, therefore, the masses too can only be advised to sort out their
priorities. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In the past, his charismatic banter has easily triggered a large
group of disgruntled youth to become a law unto themselves and spread chaos at
the expense of their state. Now that the astronomical surge of the superstar is
nearing its end, the people too need to realise till when would they continue
to play hitmen for the nefarious agendas of those who remain largely unharmed
by the ignominies. </span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span></div>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-46170045507585448232023-02-01T10:46:00.006-08:002023-07-10T14:20:54.473-07:00NATIONAL ACTION PLAN: PLUS ça CHANGE? <p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="color: red;">*January 2023 turned out to be the deadliest month in Pakistan since July 2018</span></b><br /><br /> The first month of 2023 became the deadliest month since July 2018 as the militants carried out 44 attacks killing 134 people and at least 254 injured in January.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;">According to statistics released by an Islamabad-based independent think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), the pattern of terror attacks continued. At the same time, the security forces foiled many attacks by arresting at least 52 militants, mainly from Punjab, and killing 40, mostly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Although the number of terror incidents slightly declined in January, the fatalities increased by 139 percent, mainly due to the Peshawar Police Line suicide blast.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXB3Jx8ZegSrljQQz9i1henM-rmOlX2S-NTR91Dseqg2rMdjC_CLILkpMSoX7pgZWOLIetYlNUREIWwGoxGrzxuLY8OmGqo_H2H7nT__Ln6G0e7TH3Lz4A8HHEm4Gqsqz7ZnFjau53ELA2VVWBSg1VLEcEF670ZUrQ6hFVLGfj6prDgGTX8odekX7lBw/s976/_128496846_f90e81616cf24feaf4ac1829e19b3e2d2cabd4b0.jpg.webp" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="976" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXB3Jx8ZegSrljQQz9i1henM-rmOlX2S-NTR91Dseqg2rMdjC_CLILkpMSoX7pgZWOLIetYlNUREIWwGoxGrzxuLY8OmGqo_H2H7nT__Ln6G0e7TH3Lz4A8HHEm4Gqsqz7ZnFjau53ELA2VVWBSg1VLEcEF670ZUrQ6hFVLGfj6prDgGTX8odekX7lBw/w320-h192/_128496846_f90e81616cf24feaf4ac1829e19b3e2d2cabd4b0.jpg.webp" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-small;"><span>A man stands in the rubble of the mosque. -Reuters</span></span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span> In January, overall, two suicide bombings were recorded, one in Peshawar and the other one in the Khyber tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;">According to PICSS data, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remained the most affected province during January,</span> where not only the militant attacks increased from 17 to 27, the resultant deaths increased from 17 to 116 compared with December 2022. <span style="color: red;">At least 232 people were also injured in the province, most of them security forces personnel wounded in the Peshawar blast. KP Police was the main target of the militants. Lakki Marwat remained the most troubled district of KP, where the majority of the militant attacks were reported in January, followed by DI Khan and Peshawar.</span> Militant attacks were also reported from Bannu, Charsadda, and Swabi. Southern KP has been facing a major militant offensive during the last few months. <br /><br />The violence in tribal districts of KP (former FATA) declined during January. Only three militant attacks were reported from the erstwhile<span style="color: red;"> FATA region. In December 2022, PICSS recorded 11 militant attacks in this region. Intelligence Based Operations (IBOs) are stepped up in erstwhile FATA, which was the main reason militant attacks declined in the area. In erstwhile FATA,</span> no violent activity of the militants was noted other than in North Waziristan and Khyber tribal districts during January. <br /><br />In January 2023, militant attacks declined in Balochistan, where only nine militant attacks were reported compared <span style="color: red;">with 17 in December 2022. The resultant deaths also dropped from 14 to 7, and wounded declined from 48 to 20. Bolan, Panjgur, Kalat,</span> Khuzdar, Mastung, and Quetta were the affected districts during the month. <br /><br />Four militant attacks were reported from Punjab in which three security forces personnel were killed, while two low-prof<span style="color: red;">ile attacks were reported from Sindh in which one person died. The highest profile attack was carried out in Minawali district’ Makerwal police station by around two dozen TTP militants on January 31. The attack was repulsed but showed the numerical strength</span> and ability to mobilize armed militants across KP and Punjab border. One attack each was reported from Rawalpindi, DG Khan, and Khanewal. </span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: PICSS</span></i> </span></span></p>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-63050224860326019062023-01-30T05:54:00.016-08:002023-07-10T14:17:52.213-07:00ISHAQ DAR PLAYS POLITICS WITH ECONOMY, NAY WITH DIVINITY! <span style="color: #38761d;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>If a Muslim and a Non-Muslim
goes </i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">out</span></i><i> in the middle to play,
God </i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">will</span></i><i> surely help
winning the one who plays the best!</i></b></span></span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When all else fails, divine
providence is the most favourite mantra for politicians in Pakistan. Just one
glance at the dark annals of history can help one understand why Finance
Minister Ishaq Dar felt comfortable in tossing the ball to Allah’s court and asserting
that He is responsible for Pakistan’s development and prosperity.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-wIQiC7wqVkSZJ8fdF8hhAvZKNVDt9Z4uIk8BC-rWV1yHDFKm5_IQzkBcC90YVa92wRb49He7hgMzE3ukrDmNQAwlRcmba1Vi7PD9FH1rC9OAsWM4scaSsgBXWjUrkNq8x6LsyNvSieKHM7v5sSfoVwLlKElDDTdJCWv_wqEcSwasuCYMo8xgyrORg/s1796/1492713-ishaqdar-1503893135.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1796" data-original-width="1796" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-wIQiC7wqVkSZJ8fdF8hhAvZKNVDt9Z4uIk8BC-rWV1yHDFKm5_IQzkBcC90YVa92wRb49He7hgMzE3ukrDmNQAwlRcmba1Vi7PD9FH1rC9OAsWM4scaSsgBXWjUrkNq8x6LsyNvSieKHM7v5sSfoVwLlKElDDTdJCWv_wqEcSwasuCYMo8xgyrORg/w336-h169/1492713-ishaqdar-1503893135.jpg" width="336" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #783f04;">The Dar-ing minister seeks divine intervention to rescue sinking econom</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #783f04;">y</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><p></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There’s absolutely nothing wrong
with this statement if coming from a hapless man walking on the street as he
contemplates whether to pay for his skyrocketing electricity bill or spend his
day standing in a queue outside a subsidised flour sale point.</span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A sitting member of a federal
cabinet in a sovereign country, especially one brought to wave his magic wand
and pull out the proverbial rabbit, on the other hand, skates on thin ice. The
usual grace period of three months where every administration is allowed the
breathing space to cry a river or two or place the blame of its harsh
constraints at the doorstep of its predecessors ended more than a while ago.</span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today, when Mr Dar or his
colleagues refer to the tenure of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to divert blame from
his wrongdoings, he has no one else to fool but himself. This week started with
an extraordinary power outage that had plunged the entire country into darkness
and is ending with crippling uncertainties about petrol as dark clouds continue
to hover over the currency market.</span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Think again, Mr Finance Minister.
Wouldn’t it be better to rely on the pristine intellect Almighty bestowed upon
you and carve up a revolutionary blueprint that helps avert disasters in the
coming days? Neither your country nor your government has the stomach to absorb
any more shocks.</span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After all, in the words of Maulana
Zafar Ali Khan, <i>“Khuda ne aaj tak us qaum ki halat nahin badli; Na ho jisko
khiyal aap apni halat k badalne ka.”</i> (God never changed the conditions of
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</span></span>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-15062610766695163612023-01-28T08:18:00.017-08:002023-07-10T14:17:49.395-07:00CRISTIANO RONALDO GETS LUXURIOUS WATCH BY JACOB & CO WORTH 780,000 US$ (NOT TO BE SOLD)<b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Mahtab Bashir<br /><span style="color: red;">0333 53 63 248</span></span><br />mahtabbashir@gmail.com<br /><span style="color: #38761d;">Islamabad </span></span></b> <p><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A football icon, Portugal captain and former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has been gifted £630,000 watch designed to celebrate his move to Saudi Arabian <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: red;">side</span> Al-Nassr. <br /><br /> Ronaldo has been gifted a one-off Jacob & Co watch that’s worth a staggering £630,000 (780,000 US$). The green coloured watch has been <span style="color: red;">gifted in</span></span> celebration of his move to Saudi Arabia. <br /><br /><span style="color: #38761d;">Ronaldo’s new watch is green, the same colour as the Saudi flag, while boasting 338 ultra-rare gemstones. It’s also 18K white gold</span> and 47mm x 15.85mm, hence the eye-watering £630,000 (19,000000 PKR) valuation of the timepiece. <br /><br /></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEwzIbIUOHyc-S5t7ss-1ezMpwSs9RgNbMrUkxWGG5LmpY234iIE5dtbx8dmG6ZjgEljZeLHeHTxzEtM0uSt71l0Y8tT4STBANWkl4OXuZCj0OWnvCTfUzRVU8eGKwwYISQ5I5r9ch98DRxA48UM3Xkognx314CNuwuFESTVYhetg6lNwT5FvD0TIPw/s960/NINTCHDBPICT000791256236.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEwzIbIUOHyc-S5t7ss-1ezMpwSs9RgNbMrUkxWGG5LmpY234iIE5dtbx8dmG6ZjgEljZeLHeHTxzEtM0uSt71l0Y8tT4STBANWkl4OXuZCj0OWnvCTfUzRVU8eGKwwYISQ5I5r9ch98DRxA48UM3Xkognx314CNuwuFESTVYhetg6lNwT5FvD0TIPw/w422-h215/NINTCHDBPICT000791256236.jpg" width="422" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">The timepiece is worth £630,000 and is green in celebration of his move to Saudi Arabia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br />The striking colour of the watch was chosen as a tribute to Saudi Arabia, where Ronaldo relocated <span style="color: red;">earlier this month after joining the football team Al Nassr.</span></span></span></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbFvtcOVFC7gx_IHGldi9MV2hOkEJXZEVMTW4vTS6vwT_E7mmXmMZG8tapIHLw6aabsCU7cNc3uRVeZEG7NapXYV4YHkPaDhrc--drqB7spjjBYBi-3D9INmNnthaEdjgosaqFlN-NI2J-o66AZRtSoKKS_n5QZkGmwuW-Usi6lI88Li1DQzIc3fvrA/s960/NINTCHDBPICT000791256218.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="768" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbFvtcOVFC7gx_IHGldi9MV2hOkEJXZEVMTW4vTS6vwT_E7mmXmMZG8tapIHLw6aabsCU7cNc3uRVeZEG7NapXYV4YHkPaDhrc--drqB7spjjBYBi-3D9INmNnthaEdjgosaqFlN-NI2J-o66AZRtSoKKS_n5QZkGmwuW-Usi6lI88Li1DQzIc3fvrA/w212-h316/NINTCHDBPICT000791256218.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tsavorites are less expensive than their cousins but 200 times rarer, thus the watchmaker chose them rather than using emeralds to get its verdant tint. <br /><br /> <span style="color: #38761d;">The watch's 47 mm 18k white gold case, bezel, face, and crown are all set with 388 premium, baguette-cut tsavorites. While this might seem a little excessive, it gives the watch a stunning, all-green appearance that is difficult to forget.</span> The strap is the only component of the watch that isn't coated in stones, yet even that is crafted from green alligator leather.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="color: #38761d;">The calibre JCAA43 movement, which powers the watch, has bridges made specifically to suit the gem setting. At six o'clock, the hand-wound calibre powers</span> the flying tourbillon for hours, minutes, and seconds. It contains 42 hours of power reserve and 216 components. <br /><br /> <span style="color: #38761d;">But while the watch boasts incredible value the</span> vast majority of the world, to Ronaldo it’s merely a drop in the ocean. <br /><br /> The 37-year-old is earning a staggering £173million a year to play for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, <span style="color: #38761d;">making him the highest-paid star in world football.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrmcaPT3zjgezXjnCIx35Jq8PrUXOXcSbWY6xLgqeJ_ez8ajLxAVFlyPnAzIQ8VUSOWCxcvOD2BjFma8OjRIxEPFjflNO42IJSkmUWj6lpp-Ma6eByPklP65cvJQECGQDWVDB-ytxfF3oxgRxN2CuMhd27CZUvr1gp7B-vaokmk0bywBjRTpM_Kw9PA/s1068/Le-graff-1-1068x561.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="1068" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrmcaPT3zjgezXjnCIx35Jq8PrUXOXcSbWY6xLgqeJ_ez8ajLxAVFlyPnAzIQ8VUSOWCxcvOD2BjFma8OjRIxEPFjflNO42IJSkmUWj6lpp-Ma6eByPklP65cvJQECGQDWVDB-ytxfF3oxgRxN2CuMhd27CZUvr1gp7B-vaokmk0bywBjRTpM_Kw9PA/w291-h168/Le-graff-1-1068x561.jpg" width="291" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">A coveted gift to Pakistan's PM from MBS</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is more than just a wonderful footballer though, with Ronaldo also being the most followed star on Instagram with 540million followers. <br /><br /> It is pertinent to mention here, the previous government in Pakistan sold a $2 million luxury watch gifted to Pakistan’s sportsman turned politician, <span style="color: #38761d;">Imran Khan from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, when Khan was a prime minister of Pakistan</span>.<br /><br />The Graff wristwatch was part of the gifts whose sale landed <span style="color: #38761d;">Imran Khan in a soup and subsequent politics ban. </span></span><br /></span><p></p>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-72327414144217341962022-12-17T07:32:00.014-08:002023-07-10T14:17:52.659-07:00PAKISTAN HAS THE LARGEST U.S GOVT. FUNDED FULBRIGHT PROGRAM IN THE WORLD: SAYS DAS ETHAN ROSENZWEIG <p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Mahtab Bashir <br /><a href="mailto:mahtabbashir@gmail.com">mahtabbashir@gmail.com</a> <br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">0333 53 63 248 </span><br /><span style="color: red;">ISLAMABAD </span></span></b><br /> <span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTHSMRj6EpC7LUbV5I4qTPTAfiVmMxoJFjnV3An9V_Jxiyj_NybG22TLNkwcKQ2wJFi7vFFW_-5fMDDp-ocna4X01897P4phjQfb0gWMtiSFcGnvUzTFE5dhkoNMfED7ZD--gmQwCtKgpWmyDyQ_Kxi3-X6HaggdJo8-FuVDiOkOyYWJc8KUAVYEiHg/s1280/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-17%20at%208.01.25%20PM(1).jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="853" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTHSMRj6EpC7LUbV5I4qTPTAfiVmMxoJFjnV3An9V_Jxiyj_NybG22TLNkwcKQ2wJFi7vFFW_-5fMDDp-ocna4X01897P4phjQfb0gWMtiSFcGnvUzTFE5dhkoNMfED7ZD--gmQwCtKgpWmyDyQ_Kxi3-X6HaggdJo8-FuVDiOkOyYWJc8KUAVYEiHg/w218-h299/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-17%20at%208.01.25%20PM(1).jpeg" width="218" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">DAS for Educational </span><span style="color: red;">& Cultural Affairs USA</span> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">He envisions building a modern Pakistan through education. 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<![endif]--></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGLsPKJ5Mro6ztseOqreRvB5iJkYbk_WJmi99pXbKORIFFIge4WsI9CV99NR9Vvk1z9VWXPwQFDJr6g1ca4SsCrZ8maILi0YKGl64iQNRBLnfA5d_-o3mJMB6UrbVfk5m8vCfiMqQ0B8-uwOh9t71W1jk8HskLwynXyB7yQOQX4GT6W3dax7-2qfDJw/s1072/20221216_001243.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="705" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGLsPKJ5Mro6ztseOqreRvB5iJkYbk_WJmi99pXbKORIFFIge4WsI9CV99NR9Vvk1z9VWXPwQFDJr6g1ca4SsCrZ8maILi0YKGl64iQNRBLnfA5d_-o3mJMB6UrbVfk5m8vCfiMqQ0B8-uwOh9t71W1jk8HskLwynXyB7yQOQX4GT6W3dax7-2qfDJw/w223-h312/20221216_001243.jpg" width="223" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ethan Rosenzweig told this scribe that he came to Pakistan for a three days visit to attend the 4th Annual Humphrey Alumni Conference. <span style="color: red;">This year’s theme is “Combatting </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Climate Change.” Besides he will have few engagements with Alumnus of Fulbright and Humphrey Program. </span><br /><br /> Talking about the Fulbright program in Pakistan, the Deputy Assistant Secretary said that Pakistan has the largest U.S. government-funded Fulbright program in the world.<span style="color: red;"> “With more than 37,000 members, Pakistan’s alumni network is also the largest in the world. Each year, approximately 800 Pakistani students and professionals travel to the United States to participate in these exchanges”, he maintained. </span><br /><br /> “I arrived yesterday (Wednesday) and have found Pakistani people very hospitable. <span style="color: red;">The hospitality of the Pakistani community is something which I will remember for a long time,” Rosenzweig said. </span><br /><br /> He said that the United States is proud to sponsor these exchanges because we believe education is the foundation for both <span style="color: red;">economic development and for strengthening the people-to-people ties between two countries. </span><br /><br /> About the Humphrey Alumni conference hosted by USEFP, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, DAS Rosenzweig said “This week, I’m attending the 4th Annual Humphrey Alumni Conference. <span style="color: red;">This year’s theme is “Combatting Climate Change is a critical issue to explore, and it’s one to which the United States is dedicated. In Pakistan, I know that our embassy and consulates are hard at work to establish a U.S - Pakistan Green Alliance Framework, which will provide opportunities to strengthen climate resilience, pursue energy transformation, and foster inclusive economic growth, including through initiatives relating to agriculture, energy, water, and more. </span><br /><br /> Talking about the Fulbright scholarship program, Rosenzweig said this program was the premier international exchange program for students, researchers and scholars. This is the largest US government-funded program in the world.<span style="color: red;"> “Under this program, the U.S government has been ensuring that students have opportunities in the U.S. I am overwhelmed because our Fulbright program in Pakistan is larger than Australia, Germany, or U.K,” he said. <br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aTUKIydo1TsU4dxDGDxm7Fg6kCj_OtYkOYx0GOhYJVP7A7vBPbvHbxIFiLwlSvfp_KJ4p-yAUXQvFIdjXg_yQsmYkWCTz8rblt5W-gZj-ug4FEZBA1JyqH9vyWalh5HmDf6bFu33hZdyiHsTZN-Cjc1dqr2__qFpWvFEUVLNRnX6iBft0KwpqEWHHw/s1199/20221216_001155.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="1199" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aTUKIydo1TsU4dxDGDxm7Fg6kCj_OtYkOYx0GOhYJVP7A7vBPbvHbxIFiLwlSvfp_KJ4p-yAUXQvFIdjXg_yQsmYkWCTz8rblt5W-gZj-ug4FEZBA1JyqH9vyWalh5HmDf6bFu33hZdyiHsTZN-Cjc1dqr2__qFpWvFEUVLNRnX6iBft0KwpqEWHHw/w304-h190/20221216_001155.jpg" width="304" /></a></div>Smiley faced, Rosenzweig said, “I believe relationships between Pakistan and U.S will be <span style="color: red;">more stronger regardless of impediments occurring in Pakistan, as Biden Administration wants smooth relationship with Pakistan. </span><br /><br /> He told that over 800 Pakistanis coming to the US every year through exchange program. The U.S has a large alumni network of 37,000 members in <span style="color: red;">Pakistan and alumni groups have been playing an important role in Pakistan by applying the experience they gained while staying in U.S.the Humphrey program is also one of the most important programs, under which the U.S invites Pakistani leaders, government officials and others to visit the country and work on pressing issues, such as climate change, global health, Education and others. </span><br /><br /> Dressed in formal black suit and yellow neck tie, Rosenzweig said, “I love the hospitality and how welcoming all of Pakistani people have been to me. The purpose of my trip is to promote all the opportunities for student exchange, for mutual understanding between the two cultures, through studying in U.S and for our students to study in Pakistan.<span style="color: red;"> I’ve met with our prestigious Fulbright students, Alumnus from both U.S students and Pakistanis on this Govt. funded fellowships. I’ve met with my Humphrey fellows who are distinguished leaders. We are here to talk about how we can make society better by working together. We are talking to our friends from academia who also believes in the power of mutual exchange in academia programs. We’re so proud for our Fulbright Program that has been operational in Pakistan and U.S for so many years, “he elaborated. <br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxZcGcWCL-TWP644uNnffrcDZLfKe9t0iUQ0X1K9Ad0IGoDJ632fGOr5ja5br1lgi0QBaY5ICn2_lRL2aYCEHTNuefDOXenVG-oooE8RX42C6VpG4SDaTUNq90_cNTqWGsrc0JzpDpx7y0G5eWFYkkB5h2oFDzGwx5g8U4kzkYwsQxfL6QWVAfke9yQ/s1280/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-17%20at%208.01.24%20PM.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="853" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxZcGcWCL-TWP644uNnffrcDZLfKe9t0iUQ0X1K9Ad0IGoDJ632fGOr5ja5br1lgi0QBaY5ICn2_lRL2aYCEHTNuefDOXenVG-oooE8RX42C6VpG4SDaTUNq90_cNTqWGsrc0JzpDpx7y0G5eWFYkkB5h2oFDzGwx5g8U4kzkYwsQxfL6QWVAfke9yQ/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-17%20at%208.01.24%20PM.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div></span></span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;">The DAS maintained that, “We’re celebrating our 75th anniversary of cooperation. Americans and Pakistani believe in the power of mutual exchange and mutual understanding by studying each other countries, <span style="color: red;">by learning each others’ cultures, by experiencing each others’ languages, and making hospitality of each other. We’re so proud for our long standing history, academic exchange between us and the hunger and the excitement for more cooperation between universities, colleges to promote mutual understanding,” he said. </span></span></span></span><br /><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S Department of State, Ethan Rosenzweig said mutual understanding is the more powerful network for our <span style="color: red;">two cultures to work together and academic exchanges, through Fulbright, through Humphrey, to study abroad in both countries is a powerful tool to promote that goal. We know that there is a hunger for students to study in USA and we know that we’re very eager to meet Pakistanis desire to study in U.S. <br /></span><br /> Rosenzweig said, “We want to ensure that American students have that full options and opportunities, and that <span style="color: red;">Pakistanis universities are very eager to host students from across the world, and we wanna make sure through our education network,” he concluded. </span><br /><br />Meanwhile, one of the alumni, present there, Mahum Tariq, a part of Global UGRAD exchange program- 2016, said that she studied abroad at Florida Gulf Coast University for one semester during her undergrad program. <span style="color: red;">“I graduated as a software engineer. I took courses in tech and entrepreneurship. Studying in a multicultural and innovative environment and getting exposure to the tech scene of the US enriched my undergrad experience,” she said adding currently work at an edtech startup called Manara. </span><br /><br /> Freeha Ihsan, another alumnus, while sharing her experience said, “It has been transformative and life-changing experience to be more open person and work for my own community. <span style="color: red;">Since I am back my sense of working for my community has increased and I am working activities for human rights, community and community empowerment of youth,” she said adding she is working with a tech startups accelerator name “ScaleX” and manages her two initiatives focused on financial inclusion and youth empowerment.</span></span><br /></span></span> </p>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-13349128324285681212022-11-23T06:56:00.002-08:002023-07-10T14:17:49.306-07:00ARMY HAS DECIDED NOT TO INTERFERE IN POLITICAL AFFAIRS: COAS GEN. BAJWA SINGS SWANSONG<div style="text-align: left;"></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMlZ6holKRBjFIgLUBhPswCcc5Q3NwLoGdrYQBJ3EoCf1q68f_xFTtmEqVbFTwarwrbMAWS2hVG2vuknW4X8eby5t7VYl9op2ktdSAXW-ejpjHNbDpr40EA8wy87_IJmeCPnVS5Y8x0QEgntbjk21xunEbs_2zGZz2i0d_HfzyX7W4XLeCL1xtTgvlA/s1068/COAS-1-1-1068x561.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="1068" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMlZ6holKRBjFIgLUBhPswCcc5Q3NwLoGdrYQBJ3EoCf1q68f_xFTtmEqVbFTwarwrbMAWS2hVG2vuknW4X8eby5t7VYl9op2ktdSAXW-ejpjHNbDpr40EA8wy87_IJmeCPnVS5Y8x0QEgntbjk21xunEbs_2zGZz2i0d_HfzyX7W4XLeCL1xtTgvlA/w282-h235/COAS-1-1-1068x561.jpg" width="282" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>The six top-brass Generals</i></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: #990000;">Political speculations are at a fever pitch in our hapless republic. All due to an appointment of an official heading a department that reports to a Grade-22 federal secretary, who reports to a cabinet minister, who reports, of course, to the prime minister himself. That pecking order doesn’t end there. The PM, in theory, reports to the people that elected him. And the incumbent holder of that office was elected to it by the majority of the representatives of those people. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #38761d;">But the people don’t seem to be featuring anywhere in the scheme of things, either for the government or the opposition, which, it needs to be pointed out, runs the provincial governments for much more than half of the country. <br /><br />The previous (federal) dispensation was rightly made fun of when it came to the musical chairs that it had made of the finance ministry. But are the incumbents any better, what with replacing Miftah Ismail with Ishaq Dar in just a matter of several months? Furthermore, the much trumpeted Mr Dar’s ascent to his old position was justified by, amongst other things, the claim that he would improve the dollar-to-rupee exchange, a problematic goal to begin with. Well, now even that imperfect target is slipping away. <br /><br />Terror rears its head in not just the former tribal areas, but also in Swat, again, with massive rallies carried out by the locals against its rising tide. One shudders to imagine the desperation of these protestors if they risk the ire of the aforementioned militants, specially since they, more than metropolitan ‘mainstream’ Pakistan, know what those zealots are capable of. <br /><br />The Baloch insurgency, with all its transgressions, and the human rights violations in reprisals by the state against it, carries on, unabated. <br /><br />And this is not to mention the biggest cause for concern, a natural calamity the scale of which this nation has seen rarely, the terrible floods of this year, with the lives of literally millions of people not back to the way they were, which wasn’t a prized position in the first place. <br /><br />Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s critics accuse him of lacking on the whole ‘vision thing’ but even they concede that he does a decent enough job on the getting-things-done front. Sadly, he is nowhere to be seen in the midst of the ever brewing political crisis. <br /><br />The people need governance. Where is the government?</span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy: Pakistan Today </span></span><br /></span></p>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-51352098469471782742022-11-05T06:42:00.003-07:002023-07-10T14:17:51.546-07:00STIGMATISED AZAM SWATI CRIES IN VAIN? <div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Reacting to a video clip of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Azam Swati breaking down in tears at a press conference, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar has said that he never thought the intelligence could be so ‘shameless and disrespectful’. <br /><br />The PPP Senator shared a clip of Azam Swati detailing his torture at the hands of the authorities at a press conference. Swati revealed that his daughter had allegedly broken down while telling him that the agencies had some private and personal videos of him and his wife. The PTI Senator himself started crying while narrating this. <br /></span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pDql7OH9ys5d4tqT_3C4ijkQcWVEo-LPZSmaD6Rl0tXXpSlPYYroEUOlBDQkHQAW41V7frhb7xRvTrrAXKyXCK87WzgXbodEP0eV7u2kyJB1ZIlzvreVS1EnXh1XKlDuQUL-987uiyHX15gBwbqD76TJKsp_XGeGO2ViwaDZhlL0MaYr3CcPbePf9w/s1280/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-11-05%20at%206.19.02%20PM.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pDql7OH9ys5d4tqT_3C4ijkQcWVEo-LPZSmaD6Rl0tXXpSlPYYroEUOlBDQkHQAW41V7frhb7xRvTrrAXKyXCK87WzgXbodEP0eV7u2kyJB1ZIlzvreVS1EnXh1XKlDuQUL-987uiyHX15gBwbqD76TJKsp_XGeGO2ViwaDZhlL0MaYr3CcPbePf9w/w213-h302/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-11-05%20at%206.19.02%20PM.jpeg" width="213" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Tweet from Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar on Nov5, 2022</i></span></span><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tweet from Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar on Nov, 5, 2022.<br /><br />Reacting to the video clip, Khokhar said, “This clip of Azam Swati Sahib is a slap on the face of the Senate Chairman and all parliamentarians.”<br /><br /></span></span> <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He went on to say that he never would have thought the intelligence would be so shameless and disrespectful so as to tear our religious and social ethics and etiquette to shreds in such a manner. <br /><br />“No one’s self-respect is safe,” he wrote, adding, “May God curse these people.”<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Talking about the aftermath of assassination attempt on PTI Chief Imran Khan, it would be sheer fantasy to talk little of Mr Khan’s popularity but neither he nor those willing to burn the citadel down in his name would wish to create more holes in an already struggling ship. Economically speaking, we are in no position to stomach yet another setback. In the meantime, the nation is in desperate need of some olive branch from the state to at least repair the razed-to-ground bridges. If history serves oft-repeating lessons, Pakistan would spend a while before it recovers from this attack. Still, optimism forces us to hope for normalcy to prevail before more lives are lost to an endless spree of violence. If only, wishes were horses!</span></b></span></span></div>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-74475080115156745202022-10-25T08:32:00.002-07:002023-07-10T14:17:52.839-07:00RIP ARSHAD SHARIF!<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>There can be
nothing more tragic than the loss of human life, especially when mired in
obscurities. Amid heart-wrenching sobs and utter shock, news of hardcore
journalist Arshad Sharif being shot dead in Kenya spread like wildfire on
Monday (October 24, 2022).</b></i></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlFmjJ6LZXbJBge7aksMr0YA9Tg4ZtONG_9aK1cmdmZt5CKenkeOajh8IG2LEoZxiESqFQhZ709fGPzS-zPH3JHpFyk7qdZtupPl9HnnC2hT8Qw2XdPBF5KT3Ytk4JefgVzQWcSzIzinwiyt9KH_i8r_FXy-UFbqNW5GDGCek4wmfHW8jhYYUV0McQQ/s1200/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-24-at-5.02.52-PM.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlFmjJ6LZXbJBge7aksMr0YA9Tg4ZtONG_9aK1cmdmZt5CKenkeOajh8IG2LEoZxiESqFQhZ709fGPzS-zPH3JHpFyk7qdZtupPl9HnnC2hT8Qw2XdPBF5KT3Ytk4JefgVzQWcSzIzinwiyt9KH_i8r_FXy-UFbqNW5GDGCek4wmfHW8jhYYUV0McQQ/w331-h219/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-24-at-5.02.52-PM.jpeg" width="331" /></a></div><p></p>On Tuesday, Director
General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar
Iftikhar said the military had asked the government to carry out a high-level
investigation into the tragic killing of senior journalist Arshad Sharif by
Kenyan law enforcement officials.
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
Kenyan police fatally wounded Sharif on the night of Sunday, October 23, in
what the Kenyan authorities said was a “mistaken identity” shooting on the
outskirts of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“We
have requested the government to hold a high-level investigation so that all
these speculations can be put to rest,” he said while talking to a private news
channel. “All the aspects of this terrible incident need to be looked into.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To
a question regarding the accusations being hurled at the institutions' alleged
involvement in Sharif’s killing in Kenya, the DG ISPR said: “It is very
unfortunate that people engage in allegations without any evidence to back them
up … and I think an exhaustive investigation should be carried out to deal with
these things”.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He
said it was critical to watch out for the elements trying to exploit this
tragic incident to their advantage. “I believe it should also be investigated
as to why Arshad Sharif had to leave Pakistan in the first place,” the DG ISPR
said. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Though
Kenyan police have confessed to their mistake, a number of questions need to be
answered.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had
decided to form a judicial commission headed by a high court judge to probe
into the tragic incident.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">While,
PTI Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed that slain
journalist Arshad Sharif has been killed in a "targeted attack." “No
matter what anyone says, I know that Arshad Sharif became a victim of target
killing,” Khan claimed, while addressing a lawyer’s convention in Peshawar.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">While
condolences continue to pour in from all quarters, the grief-stricken
announcement on social media by the cast-down widow–punctuated with appeals for
respecting privacy–reflects the sheer pain of someone who has had their loved
ones snatched away. The need to gain closure becomes all the more critical in
such dreary circumstances when it is only the unforgettable sight of the white
shroud that can strengthen hearts and lace souls with solace. Ergo, the
unrelenting efforts of Pakistan’s ambassador to Kenya in repatriating the
deceased should be appreciated.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtn3StlIRFXeEeI3izwJWlr4F1zhv0HElNK9N2xsXic6iMcJjwiA0oamViv1R6vgHG2oyLDnM8g8VfFkmK0fVILry3PVYj9RLHM-4smxqlbTGsVOaf9P3iyWfRSJhdm3o0tN0ZyYCzqrk1EkEz_Ldh3dtzep3Caog2osOqmsmNTXbSFSS_u8_SONjf8g/s800/Arshad-Sharif-journalist.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtn3StlIRFXeEeI3izwJWlr4F1zhv0HElNK9N2xsXic6iMcJjwiA0oamViv1R6vgHG2oyLDnM8g8VfFkmK0fVILry3PVYj9RLHM-4smxqlbTGsVOaf9P3iyWfRSJhdm3o0tN0ZyYCzqrk1EkEz_Ldh3dtzep3Caog2osOqmsmNTXbSFSS_u8_SONjf8g/w340-h212/Arshad-Sharif-journalist.webp" width="340" /></a></div><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">But just as
important as not wasting any time in the process is the request from PM Shehbaz
calling for a “fair and transparent” investigation. While the police in Nairobi
have admitted the killing was a case of “mistaken identity” during a hunt for a
similar vehicle, the Kenyan authorities should be taken to task for the gross
negligence, which resulted in the death of a Pakistani national.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">The diplomatic
channels promised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as it assured the family
of the deceased of “all possible assistance,” need to be further pursued. This
has already been underscored by Islamabad High Court in a directive given to
the secretaries for interior and foreign ministries. Shrouded in ambiguities,
the details of the sudden death should be brought before the public eye using
diplomatic clout.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">May it be a
liaison with the Kenyan agencies or the dedicated efforts of the embassy staff,
all Pakistanis deserve to know that a thorough investigation has been conducted
for the sake of one of their own. To agree with his politics is no litmus test
to grieve yet another target of a long, grim record of violence against members
of the press.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Aleast Islamabad
can do to put up a strong case against any rumours of complicity is the pursual
of an immediate inquiry. Rest in Peace, Mr Sharif. You may have left us far too
young and far too brutally but the world would forever remain witness to your
courageous streak and nerves of steel.<br /></p>
m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-78718226000477850212022-09-24T07:13:00.005-07:002023-07-10T14:17:53.106-07:00WHEN PARACETAMOL AUGMENTS YOUR PAIN! <p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span>Perhaps, the most useful medicine in flood-hit
areas is paracetamol. Though it is primarily used as a cold or flu medicine, it
is also useful in cases of dengue and other viral infections, because it is an
anti-pyretic, which controls symptoms and thus allows the patient to recover
without the danger that high-grade fever can bring.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span></span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91EH-ZAXDXDJrny_FZvDqZXNCKPQC4ubjxlL0m3J0FlcS6xG24ONDdSoBkBNyMM-CqiSwlVPuiPFuUqkp1Vrub2zO8xED-XGon0QiMbMZsNMiJt8t9EdLzKyu7A7bNA21DnRwKgJ-ylfpREWWi_MQiAvUM5oP8chfePEpLSsewgpfdpXEyyFHeJ2vcw/s800/8000001919.Jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91EH-ZAXDXDJrny_FZvDqZXNCKPQC4ubjxlL0m3J0FlcS6xG24ONDdSoBkBNyMM-CqiSwlVPuiPFuUqkp1Vrub2zO8xED-XGon0QiMbMZsNMiJt8t9EdLzKyu7A7bNA21DnRwKgJ-ylfpREWWi_MQiAvUM5oP8chfePEpLSsewgpfdpXEyyFHeJ2vcw/w273-h150/8000001919.Jpg" width="273" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span></span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span>Unfortunately, the floods coincided with the
most popular formulation, Panadol, going off the market, after a pricing
dispute with the government ending with the manufacturers deciding to stop
making it, as it did not make economic sense to keep making it at the price the
government allowed.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8svYeWGkJIGJ8jPg9s_FSDSarBIZjTHxfOTlselpAyxG5ljUL_eK_VRR_Xm20HbxtUU8CCPhiSrE6xXxKfBYh8eONes5XlgnAhoZM-Y1BpiWPeT3x3BGPOFeVmGu4C-mpYtY8VcrBsrkMw84zxzWviFXEY30QcFD3zEDTlqfjFt4Llaw_yor9ue_iQ/s1015/e790ea97b61615ddb67134048e94f37b.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="610" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8svYeWGkJIGJ8jPg9s_FSDSarBIZjTHxfOTlselpAyxG5ljUL_eK_VRR_Xm20HbxtUU8CCPhiSrE6xXxKfBYh8eONes5XlgnAhoZM-Y1BpiWPeT3x3BGPOFeVmGu4C-mpYtY8VcrBsrkMw84zxzWviFXEY30QcFD3zEDTlqfjFt4Llaw_yor9ue_iQ/w173-h175/e790ea97b61615ddb67134048e94f37b.jpg" width="173" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">True, paracetamol has not disappeared off the shelves, being
available in other formulations manufactured by other pharmaceutical firms, but
the facilities available for the manufacture of these pills cannot be ramped up
to meet the suddenly increased demand, which will be pushed up further by the
coming winter.</span></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">This is not the first time the government has failed to ensure the
supply of an essential. Every Ramazan and Eid, prices of foodstuffs go up. The
example of petrol prices is to hand, with an increase coming at a time when
international prices are falling, so that the government can get the
difference.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIHq-rRmN0cRIG4eIl562hQnXzrDLnioxU1KpvQrzFq9X68SpB_ML08W-an2gKiiI3riL4e7p8DxuZ_nqFDLxwcIasOGTHan5N0fBsKEDVUR9GzeYkJ6lWlDxWe0wKKsFSJyCH5gJkywgoOrbUQneQp47wg7fGSNVt38z8XwGcQu5eWR_fJI_2jHLlQ/s294/index.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="171" data-original-width="294" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIHq-rRmN0cRIG4eIl562hQnXzrDLnioxU1KpvQrzFq9X68SpB_ML08W-an2gKiiI3riL4e7p8DxuZ_nqFDLxwcIasOGTHan5N0fBsKEDVUR9GzeYkJ6lWlDxWe0wKKsFSJyCH5gJkywgoOrbUQneQp47wg7fGSNVt38z8XwGcQu5eWR_fJI_2jHLlQ/w290-h171/index.jpg" width="290" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The government should have ensured the availability of Panadol,
either by subsidizing its manufacture, or by obtaining supplies at least for
itself, at an economic price for the manufacturer. There is too disturbing a
trend of official neglect of citizen’s needs to be ignored.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The assumption by the constituents of the government machinery,
both elected and permanent, that the citizenry exists to provide them with
their perks, must come to an end, and be placed by the view that they exist to
provide that citizenry a better life.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Courtesy: Pakistan Today, September 23, 2022</span></span></span></i></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
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<![endif]--><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Only one Nero was enough to push a
thriving city into the deadly flames. The notorious Queen of France’s shameless
suggestion to her starving peasant subject during the days of the French
Revolution to eat cake continues a blot on her legacy to this day. But what to
do when there’s a Nero–ready to fiddle at the expense of hapless
millions–lurking in every corner in this star-crossed country, no matter how
dire the circumstances may be.</span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNevEcgT2Koz5K-xvcGD1qrDuiwD9veWK5-9JTueY9jcg6xlS9NrvrtytccRZMgPC4wHppoGlQ1Q1DZCzNrN2Z-8Es_kCvHupDE7CaK3mI4o2lKuEJpcfgxVErxCUa21EhOYBEE9Gp-fdf7PKxjMzHaNs_06eaMQ_36XonFpEcrH5RsCixctPBCVAVKA/s800/23162916f14aba2.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNevEcgT2Koz5K-xvcGD1qrDuiwD9veWK5-9JTueY9jcg6xlS9NrvrtytccRZMgPC4wHppoGlQ1Q1DZCzNrN2Z-8Es_kCvHupDE7CaK3mI4o2lKuEJpcfgxVErxCUa21EhOYBEE9Gp-fdf7PKxjMzHaNs_06eaMQ_36XonFpEcrH5RsCixctPBCVAVKA/w320-h215/23162916f14aba2.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For quite some time, people in the
flood-impacted regions have started raising their heads; daring to ask their
feudal landlords about their due share of the relief goods. But nothing can
trump what transpired in the town of Nasirabad where none other than a district
judge led a sting operation against an influential councillor in a bid to
recover as many as 500 tents and ration packages.</span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The same judge had similarly
conducted another raid to find 200 tents stuffed inside a local authority’s
office. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands continue to bear the brunt of rains under
open skies, desperate for a single morsel of grain or a sip of clean water.</span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></i></b></span></div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b><i>
</i></b></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b><i>
That Pakistan does not need the help of any enemies to plot against it has long
been written on the wall. The neverending greed and obsession with misusing
whatever power one has is now a part and parcel of our national character. At a
time when the entire nation should have joined hands and unitedly stepped
forward to take care of as many as 33 million brothers and sisters, those
sitting on seats that actually matter are either jacking for their own gains,
smearing mud on others trying to make a difference of peddling a political
narrative.</i></b></span> </span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Such tight is the
Machiavellianistic grip on our societal mindset that the pleas of the hungry,
thirsty and homeless continue to fall on deaf ears. The government is
constantly sounding the alarm over the virtually incomprehensible extent of the
devastation but its requests for an immediate lifeline have not yet warranted a
response from the developed countries. The stunning statistics, the saddening
stories and above all, a negligible share of the egregious climatic damages,
all seem to have failed in gaining their empathy.</span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7ej_wQV52pxRDfHZ7f4TvUoe40bqYYkRwyiLQ9yAubDuAm8HXsZKBy4ZN2t3FWcmk7_v7k8r7N8I689SEHoyA1qvhXmejw50XbNujgI2J5-jQUTVV7uSz6fBAGqLD5rWl_jwY9DinKaLf6xsaLI_4RH0LWg-Nca0XEEvhmI9t_4EXA8ODeNJ4hK_Sw/s843/Sweden.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="843" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7ej_wQV52pxRDfHZ7f4TvUoe40bqYYkRwyiLQ9yAubDuAm8HXsZKBy4ZN2t3FWcmk7_v7k8r7N8I689SEHoyA1qvhXmejw50XbNujgI2J5-jQUTVV7uSz6fBAGqLD5rWl_jwY9DinKaLf6xsaLI_4RH0LWg-Nca0XEEvhmI9t_4EXA8ODeNJ4hK_Sw/w320-h201/Sweden.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thinking again, why should they?
When heated propaganda over the black market sale of international relief items
and media reports about such reprehensible actions become the order of the day,
those sitting outside the stadium are bound to pull back their hands. Why
bother wasting their precious resources on a country that is itself not
interested in helping its own? </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy: Daily Times, Septemeber 17, 2022 </span></span></i><br /></span></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-16354514970817545772022-08-20T05:13:00.024-07:002023-07-10T14:17:49.484-07:00PENNY APPEAL's FOR HUMAN UPLIFT ACROSS THE GLOBE <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;"><b><i>Penny Appeal</i> founder Adeem Younis shares the secrets behind the monumental success of one of Britain’s fastest growing charities. Stuck by personal tragedy with the death of his father when he was just six,<i> ‘Small Change, Big Difference’</i> follows Adeem’s unlikely story, from growing up in poverty to becoming a dotcom millionaire and award-winning philanthropist. </b><br /><br /> <i>MAHTAB BASHIR <br /><a href="#">mahtabbashir@gmail.com</a> <br />03335363248 <br />ISLAMABAD </i><br /><br /> A UK-based humanitarian charity organisation <i>Penny Appeal</i> has distributed an estimated 2.1 billion PKR in aid across Pakistan and has been instrumental in disaster relief, as well as launching income generating projects to support women and children in need.</span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SFrSe_iGzSfQrnMCOGkH4GNanYyCpjJooNn2WEoz-_yR2P1SK8r4PnH0ApS4rtXpn2xoryCNvVos-F3yHxA9gqO6vZvWPB1abwWErTtmS4ng-7KtN7OYA63tr8huEg5_U7xb6HN4_bT18D7cLN2D1dlkXiRPKq5ub-_PIo9oBxwn_7jinswZl5UITw/s1600/IMG-20220814-WA0311.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1600" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SFrSe_iGzSfQrnMCOGkH4GNanYyCpjJooNn2WEoz-_yR2P1SK8r4PnH0ApS4rtXpn2xoryCNvVos-F3yHxA9gqO6vZvWPB1abwWErTtmS4ng-7KtN7OYA63tr8huEg5_U7xb6HN4_bT18D7cLN2D1dlkXiRPKq5ub-_PIo9oBxwn_7jinswZl5UITw/w410-h221/IMG-20220814-WA0311.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="color: #ff3c00;">"I was six year old, when my Dad expired. I chose, at quite a young age, to be an observer, and to listen. More than anyone else, Mum showed me by example how to grow financially, one step at a time. She was very unusual in the community of Wakefield in the 1990's, being the sole breadwinner in a house with three kids and a poor parent. From her piecework sewing job to acquiring her car and thus her independence, renting a market stall and then opening her shop, I now realise that every step of her courageous progress involved calculated risk. Month after month, year after year, Mum was a case study in diligent entrepreneurial thinking." </span> </b></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">Talking to this scribe, 42 year Adeem Younis, founder of UK-based humanitarian charity- <i>Penny Appeal,</i> in his typical Yorkshire accent told that the charity, has helped transform the lives of over 20 million people around the world and has worked in 60 countries.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">Adeem, whose parents from Gujjar Khan, said that Penny Appeal have a diverse portfolio of relief projects in Pakistan which includes water wells, hunger relief, eye operations, care for the elderly, orphan homes and a number of excellent schools. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0JoLl3LLIc1jsEPW8Mc4pYCt0LMNwk8KineEfJxe7sjAuvHy71atRc6zjSwjh7n2uTLMTaNMiVO1mYZbagUzUVBVyRDbm7NxAV8EPMbiG5wvkS4JgCPoJqrb-qcucVPMT64PN8zlwbw00_uaki0m2wSO9HFMIylZliqCkujC0Zfr0D7h6B_EnXmh0g/s1500/IMG-20220817-WA0230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0JoLl3LLIc1jsEPW8Mc4pYCt0LMNwk8KineEfJxe7sjAuvHy71atRc6zjSwjh7n2uTLMTaNMiVO1mYZbagUzUVBVyRDbm7NxAV8EPMbiG5wvkS4JgCPoJqrb-qcucVPMT64PN8zlwbw00_uaki0m2wSO9HFMIylZliqCkujC0Zfr0D7h6B_EnXmh0g/w341-h214/IMG-20220817-WA0230.jpg" width="341" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff5e00;"><b>The Scribe with the writer of "Small Change, Big Difference"</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">While talking about the ongoing projects in Pakistan, Adeem said that the charity has sought to prioritise projects that have a perpetual and multiplying impact on its intended beneficiaries. With cutting edge water waste management, for example, through its network of 9,334 kitchen gardens, the charity produces the equivalent of 65,000 meals every day. This is in addition to 18,645 Tube Wells, benefiting 216,020 individuals, 461 Deep Wells benefiting 105,200 individuals, and 27 Solar Powered Wells and Power Centers benefiting 32,600 individuals. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">By focusing on sustainability, Penny Appeal has helped transform Zakat receivers into Zakat givers. In 2018, Penny Appeal provided livestock to vulnerable families and widows in District Vehari, Punjab Province and with the income, meat, and milk these animals provide, families- who were once struggling to feed their children, are now able to support multiple families beyond their own. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">Penny Appeal established 31 mosques that are also used to teach over 6,700 children- a comprehensive Islamic Education. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrCzwqe6bqmAQm43SoHJXMO6_jk2P8ukBzlfSQiPh3oOxRTMicRGHI6hRlV7t8JMk8SW-fQGxJGeOJxhcc06X5-AyiWwXaRdQlf5v30fDRMV1r6GwBDLi7cNfEiU4FJlfneAW6diIkRP1k5yPNIIGxTECXY6NpQLWFYdUdKFFP8blg6IFryyElKhY_w/s1280/IMG-20220814-WA0273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrCzwqe6bqmAQm43SoHJXMO6_jk2P8ukBzlfSQiPh3oOxRTMicRGHI6hRlV7t8JMk8SW-fQGxJGeOJxhcc06X5-AyiWwXaRdQlf5v30fDRMV1r6GwBDLi7cNfEiU4FJlfneAW6diIkRP1k5yPNIIGxTECXY6NpQLWFYdUdKFFP8blg6IFryyElKhY_w/w320-h155/IMG-20220814-WA0273.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff5500;"><b>A group photograph with the founder of Penny Appeal</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">Adeem Younis said that "Pakistan is where our charity began. It's here where we draw our inspiration to serve vulnerable people and communities all over the world. We want to help people not just escape poverty but become agents of change in their own communities."</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">He said "we are inspired by the dignity, hope, and aspiration of every day Pakistanis, we founded a charity that would transform small change, that most of us take for granted, into a big difference for those who need it the most. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">Penny Appeal is here, not to give hands-outs, but rather offer hand-ups, to help people escape the vicious cycle of poverty for good, he added. "During the Covid19- Pandemic, an estimated 2 million more Pakistanis were plunged into poverty. Penny Appeal has helped transform over 20 million lives across 60 countries since 2009," he said. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">Adeem also told that over 9.7 m pounds (2.1 billion PKR) has been distributed in aid across the country, reaching countless Pakistanis living in poverty. "Everyday, an estimated 353,820 people across Pakistan benefit from Penny Appeal's water solutions almost 20,000 of tube-wells, over 400 deep wells and 27 sustainable solar powered wells with adjacent power centres," he said. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">Penny Appeal's network of cutting edge waste-water management systems irrigate an estimated 9,334 kitchen gardens, providing the equivalent of 65,000 meals every single day. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">Funded by Penny Appeal's Education First Appeal, Govt. Girls' Primary School Chah Karori Wala School in the Layyah District (Punjab) now, serves 200 girls of primary school age. "It is one of the 17 schools, Penny Appeal has funded and supported across Pakistan, directly reaching 5,400 students and teachers, opening 51 classrooms. A total of 31 Mosques in Pakistan have been built by Penny Appeal donors, directly serving 31,800 congregants, every remote region of Pakistan, Adeem said. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">He further told that over 6,700 children benefit from an Islamic education hosted in these Mosques. "In 2018, Penny Appeal provided families in need across Vehari, a total of 168 pregnant goats. A few years later, the numbers have grown to 1,512 goats with more on the way," he said. The milk and meat the goats represent a significant income for these vulnerable families. Incredibly, many have gone from being Zakat receivers to Zakat givers, the CEO Penny Appeal said. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4ok5ntpLah0HcSnSFVyGfIzTk8lyQg6Qm43kEvYm2EBNvxJpsJQfv_T8iLmAHZa2qZ1thKbiL3lkm7DC84wXNy0EZ63r6cQDasF9XNrU9mg0j2KDFlVE84ycMxdacPtAJo3AvuftolCAqsqZ6sj8IZnx_-ypibi5h6XmM9Bkn08XDEN054dAiht3WQ/s3221/20220825_163010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3221" data-original-width="1920" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4ok5ntpLah0HcSnSFVyGfIzTk8lyQg6Qm43kEvYm2EBNvxJpsJQfv_T8iLmAHZa2qZ1thKbiL3lkm7DC84wXNy0EZ63r6cQDasF9XNrU9mg0j2KDFlVE84ycMxdacPtAJo3AvuftolCAqsqZ6sj8IZnx_-ypibi5h6XmM9Bkn08XDEN054dAiht3WQ/w191-h252/20220825_163010.jpg" width="191" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ff3c00;">Impossible spells I'Mpossible: Adeem Younis</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">Narrating his tale of mixed emotions of his single parent mother, Adeem Younis takes us behind the scenes, through the blood, sweat and tears that it took to beat the odds, escape the vicious cycle of poverty and help millions more, at home and abroad, do the same. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">According to Dr. Husna Ahmad OBE, Secretary General, World Muslim Leadership Forum," it is a story of one Muslim man's journey describing both the thorns and roses along the path of building and sustaining a humanitarian charity." <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">Adeem Younis founded his first business- SingleMuslim.com, aged 17 above a pizza shop he worked for in Wakefield. What started as a leap into the unknown, grew into the world's largest Muslim matrimonial service, reaching over a million members in the UK and a further three million around the world. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">In 2009, he founded Penny Appeal- an award-winning and Guinness World Record-holding humanitarian charity. His inspired vision, daring strategies and tremendous work ethic have enabled Penny Appeal to raise over 100 million pounds for good causes across the world. </span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFoBiNtB-4o_8Dn-DviS3dkhZOwP2gKz2rI-yM4ZI11sU_0EL0sWq6xIBT80FPClrEQF0uUSWvFdS08JnTE7PMAPBq8Y7DW7v3G7jXwwZre77bAWmfHCtU7x66byBs1lrE81ZcfH-lJoeqwsIrS2-kmPvQ37Uz-eNr0MtmOs9LfJEh16gu6G4E1MeYw/s2764/20220825_163156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="1773" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFoBiNtB-4o_8Dn-DviS3dkhZOwP2gKz2rI-yM4ZI11sU_0EL0sWq6xIBT80FPClrEQF0uUSWvFdS08JnTE7PMAPBq8Y7DW7v3G7jXwwZre77bAWmfHCtU7x66byBs1lrE81ZcfH-lJoeqwsIrS2-kmPvQ37Uz-eNr0MtmOs9LfJEh16gu6G4E1MeYw/w205-h288/20220825_163156.jpg" width="205" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #ff5500;">“Zero to £100 million in just 10 years? I’m in!” </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #ff5500;">James Caan CBE- BBC’S DRAGON’S DEN<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></b></p>
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<![endif]--></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">Adeem was appointed an Ambassador of the Yorkshire Society seeking to improve cohesion amongst divided communities. He was decorated as the 2017 'NatWest Great British Entrepreneur for Good' and in the same year received a Highly Commended National Award from the Institute of Directors. He also won Entrepreneur of the Year in Wakefield Business Awards 2018 and won Charity Chair of the Year at the 2018 Third Sector Excellence Awards. And in 2019, he received the Prime Minister's Points of Light Award for outstanding individuals making a change in the community. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4d00;">A renowned academician, scientist and a religious scholar Dr. Musharraf Hussain OBE DL, recommends this book to anyone interested in serving humanity, see a stunning portrait of a Godly servant. Anyone interested to understand how altruism produces amplified results, let him read Adeem's story of the Penny Appeal.</span><br /></span></p>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-47204787893588351472022-08-02T09:09:00.012-07:002023-07-10T14:17:51.367-07:00Chairman HEC Vows To Meet Global Challenges Taking Drastic Measures<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #38761d;">MAHTAB BASHIR <br />0333 53 63 248 <br />mahtabbashir@gmail.com <br />ISLAMABAD </span><br /><br /> Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed has said that in his expected stipulated tenure of two-years as Chief of the Commission, he will, first up, consult the high-ups of all public and private universities, HEI’s and stakeholders to devise a roadmap for national security, water crisis, climate change, food security, health issues to cope these current global challenges to secure our posterity. </span></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMO2Z7aha4dk3rUM3scmkHd1E5Bkt2dLLEcBGVI1V1DGVGS7Lx7gTib5eCygVQJxt0TFaKog7LiVYBcS76RNTEmTfKkb6J5u3DTP9azIb0gE_aOD-gxwbN4Malpyh4lPyok_Ki4ildbJoEofe-gDLKKJfWMtCyb_EaD7Eoq6FTphRwoQRozuK1rOjnbg/s4999/1.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3298" data-original-width="4999" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMO2Z7aha4dk3rUM3scmkHd1E5Bkt2dLLEcBGVI1V1DGVGS7Lx7gTib5eCygVQJxt0TFaKog7LiVYBcS76RNTEmTfKkb6J5u3DTP9azIb0gE_aOD-gxwbN4Malpyh4lPyok_Ki4ildbJoEofe-gDLKKJfWMtCyb_EaD7Eoq6FTphRwoQRozuK1rOjnbg/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed <br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> talking to this scribe, the newly appointed Chairman HEC while waning the expression that the present financial crunch varsities are facing is the biggest challenge, said “It’s not at all a financial issue, it’s a mal-administrative and mal-governance issue- we will have to rectify with immediate effect,” he said. <br /><br /> Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed maintained that “since its inception, a lot has been done for the uplift of higher education sector, people who think for the last few years, HEC has done nothing better as a “Clash of Titans’ in the recent past damages the Commission reputation- is not true. It was, he kept on saying, our higher education sector that created the space in the world in a very short time. I, also disagree saying that the government does not support this sector. But, we must forget about the past to make headway for future with a ray of hope and a positive attitude,” he said. <br /><br /></span></span> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>“For the last so many years, I’ve kept on ignoring few of those (persons) involved in damaging the reputation of our national institutions, higher education sector and also found guilty of my personal character assassination. I’m not a man of vendetta, but I admonish them all to mend their nefarious actions ASAP.” Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman HEC </b><br /></span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Now, it’s a testing time for me as well to meet all the challenges. I have an edge for being here again, that I know this institution inside out. “I have given precious thirteen years of my life to this institution. I will soon change the negative perception of HEC into a positive one. I am least bothered whether, the policy makers revert the amendment (of two years into four years), but I assure the nation that I will work as hard in two years that others might dream of reaching to that milestone in four years, perhaps,” Dr Mukhtar vows. <br /><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The HEC chief said in the past, we started working on smart universities concepts, but we could not prepare enough to benefit from it in the Covid-19 phase- which caused immense problems for our education system. “Now, the higher education sector all over the world is shifted to a hybrid mode, we must immediately follow it. The coming era is all about skills. Now, in near future, classrooms and books might become obsolete, we must learn and employ Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our education system,” he maintain. <br /><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Talking about the past, Commission Chairman said, “I believe, in the past few years, HEC has not taken all the stakeholders on board, in particular, on the PhD and Undergraduate Policy, which was approved by the Commission. I will, within few days, invite all stakeholders including Vice Chancellors to review this policy,” he said. <br /><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed said HEC will take forward the agenda of improving quality of teaching and research in higher education institutions and the universities will be encouraged and supported to play a proactive role for socio-economic growth of the country. “HEC will bring together universities, research organisations and other government departments to jointly work on presenting solutions to the problems facing the country, especially water depletion and flooding, food security, climate change, and country’s security,” he said lamenting these issues are global, I will be surprised to talk about senior faculty members of varsities to work on these issues, rather they are ought to teach me about it, but… , yes, I am here to work on and work hard. <br /><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The Chairman pointed out that quality, governance and technology-readiness as the major challenges facing the higher education sector, and assured that HEC will put more efforts for continuous improvement in quality and governance. We will also review research methodology, research journals, plagiarism policy, Commission (board) members, VC’s Search Committee and so on, he said adding we will upgrade our courses in all disciplines to make them market-oriented. <br /><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">He said HEC is committed to the mandate of enhancing access, improving quality and ensuring relevance, but added that HEC will emphasise care in expanding the higher education sector. He asserted that the government has shown its strong commitment to supporting the higher education sector despite challenges. <br /><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">“I assure the Vice Chancellors, faculty, and students that HEC will facilitate all of you. And we will work together for development of higher education sector,” he said, affirming that HEC’s role as a regulatory body will be to streamline the processes and improve the quality standards.” <br /><br /> Dr. Mukhtar hoped that the public and private sectors will jointly work to enhance their contributions towards the development of Pakistan.</span></span></p>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-33268643750110196362022-07-30T08:56:00.014-07:002023-07-10T14:17:50.383-07:00RAISING AWARENESS ON MIGRATION ISSUES THROUGH MEDIA REPORTING <p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Strengthening the knowledge, access to information and tools for journalists to better reporting on migration in Pakistan </span> </b></span></i></span></span><br /><br /> <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span>MAHTAB BASHIR <br /><a href="mailto:mahtabbashir@gmail.com">mahtabbashir@gmail.com</a> <br />0333 53 63 248 <br />ISLAMABAD </span></b></span><br /><br /> <span style="color: #990000;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2bTaUgXo8_0n0fzHHn_u3UnLWPLrbjek7gFrOMsejHpP01ebOu9gR4QBEQXY9hetn6xDMh4wwSvaNZzoQWXfWoVAa_DVC10d_vGCbyB08SMQzhfaYUf-9fQNKuobwt8JB0hVO0SnCfQqOafPAL9CWdFAijo_WVwbd3FtSmLWr24-IP1tfR0T2y7bhw/s1215/20220730_204039(1).jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="1215" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2bTaUgXo8_0n0fzHHn_u3UnLWPLrbjek7gFrOMsejHpP01ebOu9gR4QBEQXY9hetn6xDMh4wwSvaNZzoQWXfWoVAa_DVC10d_vGCbyB08SMQzhfaYUf-9fQNKuobwt8JB0hVO0SnCfQqOafPAL9CWdFAijo_WVwbd3FtSmLWr24-IP1tfR0T2y7bhw/w256-h167/20220730_204039(1).jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Participants of the training workshop</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Mass communication and migration experts at a three day training workshop for media personnel said that the media should refrain from sensationalising reports on labour migration and human trafficking. They also stressed the need for proactive role of media in facilitating the safe migration of female workers, and suggested for more coverage of news concerning migration of female workers in different media. <br /><br /> Raising awareness on “Migration through Media Reporting”, the training contributed in strengthening the knowledge, access to information and tools for journalists to better and ethical reporting on migration in Pakistan. <br /><br /> These trainings were a part of a project, “Raising awareness on migration in Pakistan (PARIM) funded by the European Union (EU), Ministry of Interior, Austria and Bulgaria and implemented by International Centre for Migration and Policy development (ICMPD). </span><br /> </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEctkuucZ01m_2osZhy4I1iiiFK1v-6Q9UQ5YMLcBKaOhrxDztU25pvl3kGMak40yp_LpBh3QH1tXmkbzFaV-yceVA64Jq7EWAYMlFG4Ne_CQ6HuIan7npyFtzkVE9ouAZ2A8iWoNu8-z9wBgRwv-niXlOiJukYufU5x_i1sBxvnyrCLMPkiaRh929Dg/s1251/20220730_204156.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1251" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEctkuucZ01m_2osZhy4I1iiiFK1v-6Q9UQ5YMLcBKaOhrxDztU25pvl3kGMak40yp_LpBh3QH1tXmkbzFaV-yceVA64Jq7EWAYMlFG4Ne_CQ6HuIan7npyFtzkVE9ouAZ2A8iWoNu8-z9wBgRwv-niXlOiJukYufU5x_i1sBxvnyrCLMPkiaRh929Dg/w239-h184/20220730_204156.jpg" width="239" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The training workshop (20-22 July, 2022) provided the participants an understanding of the regional and international context of migration; explain the terminology of migration, considering existing media coverage of migration, especially its ethical aspects. The trainings dispel key commonly held myths on migration, and present a primer on the national legal framework governing migration. <br /><br /> Migration is not an easy topic to cover. It is mired in complexity, opacity and the concerted effort of some, with a particular agenda, to perpetuate myths and misconceptions. Challenges faced by journalists in covering migration, and methods to overcome them, are also addressed in the training. <br /><br /> The journalists from Islamabad found the training modules highlighting common myths around migration, the resources that can be utilized to access the most recent data on migration and the guidance on the optimal steps for creating multimedia content on migration very relevant and interesting. <br /><br /> The experts during the training also shared the best practices in migration journalism, focusing the individual first and giving migrants a voice. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbYpYZziMdAUGPHlYnhWidhSuNwCotkOXpJtihUYxc8CciFhw2v-YQLFn2XPmDZNzmlaQ04knpfaLCElhwC8gmySy6l_h7KcGABfN_PFkjRlRp5R2sfBfkWi9wG8IZzrnEI3UO2Y8e7fKWnDByrGktYfijYdBqZFb0AB8eunmp4XVm18_AkMJ_K_V5g/s1600/IMG-20220723-WA0213.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1600" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbYpYZziMdAUGPHlYnhWidhSuNwCotkOXpJtihUYxc8CciFhw2v-YQLFn2XPmDZNzmlaQ04knpfaLCElhwC8gmySy6l_h7KcGABfN_PFkjRlRp5R2sfBfkWi9wG8IZzrnEI3UO2Y8e7fKWnDByrGktYfijYdBqZFb0AB8eunmp4XVm18_AkMJ_K_V5g/w258-h144/IMG-20220723-WA0213.jpg" width="258" /></a></span></div><br /> Myra Imran, Vice President National Press Club shared that “it requires the careful and accurate use of terminology, prudent use of pictures, and care not to contribute to the reinforcement of stereotypes and myths.” <br /><br />Talha Ahad, CEO, The Centrum Media (TCM) while elaborating the importance of digital media, its visual impact and the ways to use the social media tool effectively shared “the internet and digital platforms offer traffickers numerous tools to recruit, exploit, and control victims; organise their transport and accommodation; advertise victims and reach out to potential clients; communicate among perpetrators; and hide criminal proceeds –with greater speed, cost-effectiveness and anonymity.” <br /><br /> Other interesting and learning sessions included Irregular migration and human trafficking including legal framework, irregular migration trends, legal and labour migration, migration trends and data, digital storytelling, reporting ethics, avoiding hate speech and pitching stories to the editor was conducted by Azaz Syed, Hassan Gilani, Dr. G.M Arif, Fauzia Kalsoom Rana and Ayesha Qaisarani. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMttDsxEd_cHIUL-uknlD0LWvoPHHtPJUMAqTPGyFw8GmCIsoM48m5xTvnefRLhYYiOo-Z4kbl2mUpv-hTYfEeiIVTxuFsCl3lO1Uuu9b-JRq2jcgy17Q8Vq3qXL09-fY8sToZiec-eiFDn8GbRRz-6SY33hUs7lArduyBd0AZXcXcSIWPH88k6vq4Qg/s1241/20220730_204237.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1241" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMttDsxEd_cHIUL-uknlD0LWvoPHHtPJUMAqTPGyFw8GmCIsoM48m5xTvnefRLhYYiOo-Z4kbl2mUpv-hTYfEeiIVTxuFsCl3lO1Uuu9b-JRq2jcgy17Q8Vq3qXL09-fY8sToZiec-eiFDn8GbRRz-6SY33hUs7lArduyBd0AZXcXcSIWPH88k6vq4Qg/w277-h178/20220730_204237.jpg" width="277" /></a></span></div></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span>ICMPD developed a training manual for journalists on human trafficking in 2017 and a migration media reporting guideline (2020) which builds the basis to develop a more thorough programme. Journalists for the training were chosen based on a call for applications and a specified selection process, evaluating applicants by experience, years of media engagement, sample writings and endorsements by senior editors. <br /><br /> In July 2022, Pakistan has recently moved up in global ranking from Tier- I watch list to Tier- II in combating human trafficking in Pakistan. Irregular migration remains a high priority issue for the Government of Pakistan. The government, national and international organisations have taken significant steps in preventing and combating the phenomenon. <br /><br /> Migrant smuggling and human trafficking like any other enterprise are processes that end up in making illicit money through exploitation. Traffickers often lure people with false job offers, including fake modeling advertisements, sham recruitment agencies, and high recruitment fees charged by illegal labor agents or sub-agents entrap Pakistanis in debited and bonded labor, including in Gulf countries. The trainings over all contributed to more evidence- and human rights-based, ethical and responsible reporting on migration. <br /></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJR6JPVSmXa4Lh8GhSfi1WSUZYmNRHZCJS3gknH4MzBCn6RKUK4anF0cexxTpcmjTXAaLrZnFtZTuFK5A4dmpqZ-zSnh50c3jxOg7S9Y2G5ZjC96CRD9XghCHRAAwdQXWXwwVcsffom1Qk75d77VWDTy2apWuAqAPZfUNJqwR9l57VHC1E37zLUpdxA/s1600/IMG-20220723-WA0217.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1600" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJR6JPVSmXa4Lh8GhSfi1WSUZYmNRHZCJS3gknH4MzBCn6RKUK4anF0cexxTpcmjTXAaLrZnFtZTuFK5A4dmpqZ-zSnh50c3jxOg7S9Y2G5ZjC96CRD9XghCHRAAwdQXWXwwVcsffom1Qk75d77VWDTy2apWuAqAPZfUNJqwR9l57VHC1E37zLUpdxA/w282-h144/IMG-20220723-WA0217.jpg" width="282" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span>Faisal Raza Khan, a senior journalist and one of the participants thanked ICMPD and rest of resource persons for their extensive information sharing and valuable presentations. “It was very useful, superb, informative and to be honest wonderful experience, that will definitely contribute in our future work. Delighted to have such mind boggling, multidimensional, vibrant and extremely talented young journalist colleagues. Wish ICMPD team and all group members the very best in all future endeavors. Regards,” he remarked at the conclusion of three days workshop. <br /><br /> Fauzia Kalsoom, a female journalist, said she is indebted to all senior journalists who graced the event. “It was your show and all deserve to be praised for such a keen participation. I am excited for story ideas, hope you all will follow the ethics and secure your physical and digital security as well, she said. <br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span>Sehrish Qureshi also spoke high about all the stakeholders for arranging informative and interactive training sessions. “It was a pleasure to learn from all the trainers and other resource persons of the training. Indeed you all are very knowledgeable and professional. Thank you all the participants for being so kind & inclusive,” she concluded. <br /></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9K3siK6-fQIBzyCm0avX0Flrg-QaFnJXFNG-msX0lsVGOhq-R1R0ZGnYLJSdHL2d6sE_xdtQdhppG_z_VM6HX3vMSAAjbEZ5_sXFb-r2Y15IACHI-l3BDqvtJCQocA96CR2bT8qwIpIiSJTabdi242tXlmGRGiGHS7ro__K_VteQZaNE0SJ7kFxVFeQ/s1600/IMG-20220723-WA0216.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1600" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9K3siK6-fQIBzyCm0avX0Flrg-QaFnJXFNG-msX0lsVGOhq-R1R0ZGnYLJSdHL2d6sE_xdtQdhppG_z_VM6HX3vMSAAjbEZ5_sXFb-r2Y15IACHI-l3BDqvtJCQocA96CR2bT8qwIpIiSJTabdi242tXlmGRGiGHS7ro__K_VteQZaNE0SJ7kFxVFeQ/w260-h144/IMG-20220723-WA0216.jpg" width="260" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span>Abdul Hamid Malik, Deputy Controller News, Radio Pakistan and Abdullah Achakzai, a journalist from Balochistan thanked the management for well organized and informative sessions. “It's been a great learning experience especially the interaction with the international experts. Special thanks to Ms Myra Imran and Fauzia Rana for proposing my name as a participant. Ms Hina and her team really deserve the applause for conducting the training sessions. Looking forward to future interaction,” said Abdullah Achakzai. <br /><br /> Hina Maqsood, Project Manager, The Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) Pakistan told this scribe that MRC was established in Islamabad and Lahore in 2016. The MRCs work under the auspices of the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (MOPHRD) at Federal Level and with the Department of Labour, Government of Punjab at the provincial level. </span></span><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_MXOJ-5SjULzaV_Wuck1ZpSaUpwsQ45C5ZfGst_KYBYGTQiVtVuvWjWx1K5Qilr-u61Y_vwfnix3aCDuPIKNYn3H3YnXLaunkD1E6hQx7Xqu58dMQvnjm4pXogNjYDRkpMBfrWGDXEmBelYMHTIxqm-HehpfCgkVHPEIno-Fjb4wmG1pSY9-0DraPw/s1393/20220730_204334(1).jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="1393" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_MXOJ-5SjULzaV_Wuck1ZpSaUpwsQ45C5ZfGst_KYBYGTQiVtVuvWjWx1K5Qilr-u61Y_vwfnix3aCDuPIKNYn3H3YnXLaunkD1E6hQx7Xqu58dMQvnjm4pXogNjYDRkpMBfrWGDXEmBelYMHTIxqm-HehpfCgkVHPEIno-Fjb4wmG1pSY9-0DraPw/w300-h133/20220730_204334(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #990000;">A group photograph of the participants</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span> They are supported by the EU-funded project “Raising Awareness on Migration in Pakistan” and implemented by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). The MRCs help people make informed decisions when considering to migrate. They provide different types of services: personal counselling, referrals to services for migrants, pre-departure orientation and outreach to outgoing, intending and potential migrants by engaging with local communities, technical, vocational institutes, universities and government offices.</span></span><br /><p></p>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-57410395999654231572022-06-15T13:12:00.020-07:002023-07-10T14:17:52.124-07:00VIBRANT FORIEGN POLICY NEEDS BACKING OF STRONG ECONOMY: FORMER ADVISER TO TRUMP, SAJID TARAR<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>Mahtab Bashir <br />0333 53 63 248 <br /><a href="mailto:mahtabbashir@gmail.com">mahtabbashir@gmail.com</a></span> <br /><span>Islamabad </span></span></span></b></span><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></span></b></i></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBtAHx-J-1MYNxft1FfKKzLgIprNkq-sYQj_6TqE8HZvC060C2xxPCRCE9k-ZrHn8j5AwI4SuwfOUfkCIyOK2WQ5WyOMogiLM4ZNErJ0Bdb3SCXY4EYhnDnO2JRCAQdoNMOGHydiJ4XNQiXw3aUqCT-2x4el6ukcD6m0lVwtZghXfk4hW3YU7fSUziA/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-06-13%20at%202.31.43%20PM(1).jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBtAHx-J-1MYNxft1FfKKzLgIprNkq-sYQj_6TqE8HZvC060C2xxPCRCE9k-ZrHn8j5AwI4SuwfOUfkCIyOK2WQ5WyOMogiLM4ZNErJ0Bdb3SCXY4EYhnDnO2JRCAQdoNMOGHydiJ4XNQiXw3aUqCT-2x4el6ukcD6m0lVwtZghXfk4hW3YU7fSUziA/w212-h283/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-06-13%20at%202.31.43%20PM(1).jpeg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Sajid Tarar delivering lecture</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Policies are ethereal. Instead of a specific set of instructions, it is a general sense of being and a spatial sense of direction as to where we might be heading as a count</i></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><i>ry, an institution, a society and an individual. Foreign policy sits at the heart of the art of statecraft. Its evolution is non-linear. Foreign Policy deals both with the vernacular and the elite and everything that falls in between. Foreign policy of a country could not be independent sans strong economic policy. Policy making in Pakistan needs to be more pro-active in reducing income inequality. Denial of the existence of the problem or hoping that somehow it will take care of itself is not a good strategy. Any discussion of ways and means of reducing inequality has to start from the premise that political leadership acknowledges the existence of the problem and the importance of addressing it. Assuming that this will dawn on policy makers at some point, the next question would be where we stand and what can be done. </i></span></b><br /><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Former Advisor for Muslims to US President Donald Trump, and a Pakistani American entrepreneur, Sajid Tarar has said that President Trump’s foreign policy was as much as unpredictable that it could well be manage to avert Russia-Ukraine War. He said there is Pak-US antagonism over CPEC, while USA is trying to contain China, Pakistan’s close and seemingly unconditional ties to China have been contentious in United States. <br /><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0luOnLqIGAG4o5uaM1aeeOditPaShwALWhnafN_GBEM5paxMgg8wsGLlbtV3aJe-kUZU67YK9YEKvOLw-KtlEzzTRqXxOM7f_avyVnd0VxTh6IFbDPdAG5mCIhZq6exHEvr7OIdjJ185YDIDh5_rwd1DC4YJKMizPJ_WcjuqP45yqZi8dO-tErY9rw/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-06-13%20at%203.03.52%20PM.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0luOnLqIGAG4o5uaM1aeeOditPaShwALWhnafN_GBEM5paxMgg8wsGLlbtV3aJe-kUZU67YK9YEKvOLw-KtlEzzTRqXxOM7f_avyVnd0VxTh6IFbDPdAG5mCIhZq6exHEvr7OIdjJ185YDIDh5_rwd1DC4YJKMizPJ_WcjuqP45yqZi8dO-tErY9rw/w256-h206/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-06-13%20at%203.03.52%20PM.jpeg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Dr. Munawar giving introductory speech</span> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Raising question over the Pakistani Diaspora in USA, Tarar claimed that it was lack of interest of Pakistanis that they could not avail the opportunities of being a part of US Elections/Congress as compare to Indians. He also questioned Nationalism which is no more a part of Pakistanis either from top-notch Politicians or from the masses. “Pakistan is too much internally divided, nationalism and unity among Pakistanis would solve all the problems which she is facing right now”, he maintained. <br /><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Moreover, he said, Indian lobby in United States is the second strongest lobby in the US after the Jewish- that limits the relations between the two countries. Tarar spoke about his conversation with President Trump who agreed to arbitrate between Pakistan and India on the issue of Kashmir. <br /><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi928fPK39bhFiwqcM4M5TMPeX1qOCZXjN7gFfQP9j1Reu9qlhikNuZXDS23T2elMZVmSlDL9GBjBmjnThdZgz_nMqeI2BhspQhQ-gKPHbnN4j42yJObwH_GyVk3RVkxmYJlT5_D3VC1XXZTK1smf-RCsLFwD20TlLM9nlj6Mxf8SlR3KH6HpZcsgCzNw/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-06-13%20at%202.31.42%20PM(1).jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi928fPK39bhFiwqcM4M5TMPeX1qOCZXjN7gFfQP9j1Reu9qlhikNuZXDS23T2elMZVmSlDL9GBjBmjnThdZgz_nMqeI2BhspQhQ-gKPHbnN4j42yJObwH_GyVk3RVkxmYJlT5_D3VC1XXZTK1smf-RCsLFwD20TlLM9nlj6Mxf8SlR3KH6HpZcsgCzNw/w281-h204/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-06-13%20at%202.31.42%20PM(1).jpeg" width="281" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Sajid Tarar being warmly received at ASC QAU</span> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Tarar while hitting hard on Islamabad policies stated that Washington is demoralized right after the Biden held the office. “United States has been conservative since birth and will stay conservative. Its main goal is to contain China and Pakistan has an opportunity here. However, India is economically bigger and more stable; therefore, America prefers India and aims to use it against China,” he claimed. <br /><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The Pakistani entrepreneur from Baltimore and a Pro-Trump Republican Party leader, Sajid Tarar was invited by Area Study Centre (ASC), Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) faculty, to deliver a lecture on “Pak-US Relations: Future and Challenges”. <br /><br /> Upon his arrival, Tarar was warmly received by senior faculty member ASC Dr. Munawar Hussain along with M.Phil Students. <br /></span></span> <p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPm59ZbWy-h9uIWQdHvXqCe0q4mtmmbqUvwbAUHQGOH7FR6luzJPUNdmmPc8CQONYWPYcRmMDkkYRCmPumxqTBy5DB62_OJOG-zdiAPaeIvgjcB_-YD2KZtOxMUx1PfK7XKBk-k1IXhXKPvRT5n3_8TsHiW3sXO-5zRAUzgq8HW2tQZuiX2DbLNzEZSA/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-06-13%20at%203.03.52%20PM(1).jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPm59ZbWy-h9uIWQdHvXqCe0q4mtmmbqUvwbAUHQGOH7FR6luzJPUNdmmPc8CQONYWPYcRmMDkkYRCmPumxqTBy5DB62_OJOG-zdiAPaeIvgjcB_-YD2KZtOxMUx1PfK7XKBk-k1IXhXKPvRT5n3_8TsHiW3sXO-5zRAUzgq8HW2tQZuiX2DbLNzEZSA/w261-h163/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-06-13%20at%203.03.52%20PM(1).jpeg" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Keen listening students </span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In a packed auditorium of ASC, Sajid Tarar said that Pakistan is in dire need of a quality leadership-a leader whose property, children and interests and all stakes are intact to or for Pakistan. He said that bringing dollars into Pakistan is not a difficult task but stopping and pouring out dollars from Pakistan is indeed a huge challenge. “It could not be possible that those (countries) who are giving us aid is our friend and those who don’t- is our foe,” he said. <br /><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Fatima Hassan (M.Phil-I) ASC, QAU, contributes: </b></span>Known for his support for President Donald Trump and Islamic prayer at 2016 Republican National Convention, Sajid Tarar said the menace of corruption was making Pakistan more fragile, economically. “Pakistan should establish relations on the basis of interest. Proximity to China and anti-US rhetoric has damaged Pakistan-US relations, in a great deal,” he observed. Tarar said that even before the Abbottabad incident and Pak-Afghan relations, it was time to work hard to restore that confidence. <br /><br /> Tarar said there is a trust deficit between Islamabad and Washington that Pakistan has failed to address. He highlighted his Pro-Kashmir and Pro-Palestine position within the Republican Party despite the backlash. His lectured contained his observations as an insider of a ruling Republican Party, reporting the sentiments felt within the White House. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprW_0jY2X55DWS1oqfZ3V6crGZxfYomQvQRWJQkBT4kGpXpfcS-RlRAoaR9BeAtVWnpTLvLDztc52iENSB9EBxcPu5N4FEsrlgqROjUnGt073lOZyr-Lnxnrav2mk-0mF_m-ZbHsHp__Z1RXNDMIZtBq-L2rpdKfhsl8f9SQsusdFzkmL6cqmDoGHfw/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-06-13%20at%203.51.46%20PM.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprW_0jY2X55DWS1oqfZ3V6crGZxfYomQvQRWJQkBT4kGpXpfcS-RlRAoaR9BeAtVWnpTLvLDztc52iENSB9EBxcPu5N4FEsrlgqROjUnGt073lOZyr-Lnxnrav2mk-0mF_m-ZbHsHp__Z1RXNDMIZtBq-L2rpdKfhsl8f9SQsusdFzkmL6cqmDoGHfw/w275-h193/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-06-13%20at%203.51.46%20PM.jpeg" width="275" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Group photograph with the distinguished guest at Campus</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">He said Pakistan’s internal situation and political turmoil has weakened its image among powerful nations. “Pakistan is facing huge challenges- corruption, instable political system, dwindling economy, education and health issues and overpowering establishment,” he said adding Pakistan must act strongly to fix its economy and then to work on an independent foreign policy. <br /><br /> Sajid Tarar concluded with the solution that Pakistan must focus on creating a stable economy couple with steady political and social system. </span></span><br /><p></p>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-46972187403321047452022-04-02T08:12:00.003-07:002023-07-10T14:17:51.278-07:00UNOPS and KOICA to enhance Government’s Water Testing Capacity <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwsUOdhpnhHegxlth9lnyFiy67Ni9-1LuNzOH9rIv3eYZ_6IlzdLPaFEdGfm5hkV_riQV8bBNbkEiXWqLrxPtLo0qBN6UvkhFdn2c7ylWsIe2TWyapIFtv5cpmCxtYDc88mE6MjuD1LCjo9ECACMZ4SVVjpsON3v2SeKCTQEXAmHi-d9LOBZ5JFwgfA/s301/index.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="301" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwsUOdhpnhHegxlth9lnyFiy67Ni9-1LuNzOH9rIv3eYZ_6IlzdLPaFEdGfm5hkV_riQV8bBNbkEiXWqLrxPtLo0qBN6UvkhFdn2c7ylWsIe2TWyapIFtv5cpmCxtYDc88mE6MjuD1LCjo9ECACMZ4SVVjpsON3v2SeKCTQEXAmHi-d9LOBZ5JFwgfA/s1600/index.png" width="301" /></a></div>Under this project, Korea
International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and United Nations Office for Project
Services (UNOPS) will help the Government of Pakistan make progress on the
achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG’s) 6: “clean water and
sanitation for all”, providing people with safe drinking water and improving
overall public health.
</span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In partnership with KOICA, UNOPS
Pakistan will also help the Ministry of Climate Change to strengthen the
technical and coordination capacity of its WASH Cell to monitor drinking water
quality in close collaboration with provincial governments. </span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6Vrtl2-VOmNvbaXyra_oDD_jzxnyLl8jAoXzXiz65IctwWGyhvsBWYugfdSJnn7WcGY3Cfi4ct3U-0sNeGYIwm10bQueqAuPFBP9rWuqvF44veYcosXb-YAdNGgnGdeL5IxkjDYot7S05SJqRLDNTnxXgtrXC_VJxzTWKsu7cWR5PLAPXPMfJSfKgA/s474/KOICA_official_logo_in_english.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="474" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6Vrtl2-VOmNvbaXyra_oDD_jzxnyLl8jAoXzXiz65IctwWGyhvsBWYugfdSJnn7WcGY3Cfi4ct3U-0sNeGYIwm10bQueqAuPFBP9rWuqvF44veYcosXb-YAdNGgnGdeL5IxkjDYot7S05SJqRLDNTnxXgtrXC_VJxzTWKsu7cWR5PLAPXPMfJSfKgA/w268-h170/KOICA_official_logo_in_english.png" width="268" /></a></div><br /><p></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Funded by Korea International
Cooperation Agency (KOICA), UNOPS is working with the Ministry of Climate
Change, PCRWR and Public Health Engineering Departments (PHEDs) to help enhance
the technical capacities of the Government of Pakistan to provide men, women,
boys and girls with access to safe drinking water. </span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <br /></span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In partnership with KOICA, UNOPS
will utilize $4.4 million funding to address the lack of clean water by
procuring essential water-quality testing equipment and upgrading the
water-quality testing laboratories in Islamabad, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
provinces. The rollout of a Management Information Software will strengthen the
water-quality data management at provincial level and enable the Ministry of
Climate Change to coordinate and monitor the drinking water quality in close
collaboration with provincial governments in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.</span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The project is supporting the
Sustainable Development Goals: 3 Good health and wellbeing; and 6: Clean water
and sanitation, and it is aligned with the Pakistan Government’s Vision 2025
and the United Nations Sustainable Development Framework for Pakistan 2018-2022
specifically Outcome 3: Health and WASH. </span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Mr. Seok Woong Yang, Country
Director of KOICA Pakistan said: </span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">“The Korean Government will continue
to support the Government of Pakistan in different sectors, especially in the
water sector. I hope that this project will improve people’s quality of life by
enhancing water quality and will help in achieving Sustainable Development
Goals.”</span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
</span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Miss Marysia Zapasnik, UNOPS
Country Manager for Pakistan, said: “Access to adequate and safe drinking
water is a human right and monitoring the quality of drinking water is a first
step towards its management. In Pakistan, around 22 million people still live
without access to clean and safe water. With generous support from KOICA,
we are delighted to support the Government of Pakistan and specifically the
Ministry of Climate Change in providing the people of Pakistan with increased
access to safe drinking water and improving their quality of life.”</span></p>
m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-45155269419583882652022-03-26T03:04:00.005-07:002023-07-10T14:17:51.011-07:00ENCOURAGING BOOK-READING FOR PLEASURE: KHALID MASOOD <p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">An avid booklover, a fervent Urdu
literature critique, a dedicated publisher and an owner of ‘Kitaab Ghar’,
Khalid Masood says, “Kitaab Ghar (established 1948) has, recently, given
incentive to book-readers to avail 50% rebate on purchase of books for a year
time and that too for unlimited buying on a meagre membership fee of Rs: 500-
that will instantly consumed on 50% discount of customers’ first visit at both
outlets of Kitaab Ghar- at Committee Chowk, Rawalpindi and Jinnah Super Market
(F-7 Markaz), Islamabad”- a first of its kind from a private entity. </span></span></span></i></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #c00000; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">MAHTAB BASHIR</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #c00000; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">0333-53 63 248 </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="mailto:mahtabbashir@gmail.com"><span style="color: #c00000; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">mahtabbashir@gmail.com</span></a><span style="color: #c00000; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #c00000; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">ISLAMABAD </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVohLSZFS-fs7fqLKzLnptIoZC4RQE_-RHFdCnvCD9haclvAgjgWM0oRLo87wnlzKtfqP6a5qZ7fncCv3CvfD41gk1UK25Sk6xxoAussl8a_7hXbLn2eqXVyYGTUGlulwMqEZXe2RQrI8hmUFDlpMl7MQRDh2A6sNJpH8nyB10UZfRe7oXdkjHYd6lw/s1021/20220326_145043.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1021" data-original-width="638" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVohLSZFS-fs7fqLKzLnptIoZC4RQE_-RHFdCnvCD9haclvAgjgWM0oRLo87wnlzKtfqP6a5qZ7fncCv3CvfD41gk1UK25Sk6xxoAussl8a_7hXbLn2eqXVyYGTUGlulwMqEZXe2RQrI8hmUFDlpMl7MQRDh2A6sNJpH8nyB10UZfRe7oXdkjHYd6lw/w200-h299/20220326_145043.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-small;">"An hour spent reading is one stolen from Paradise."</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">The dedication and hard work of
pioneering publishers, scholars, and book lovers have not come to fruition yet
in Pakistan. Publishers have been demanding for decades for book publishing to
be</span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"> recognized as an industry. Despite repeated promises, the government has not
taken any steps to materialize this demand. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Sitting in his bookstore named
‘Kitaab Ghar’ at Jinnah Super Market (F-7 Markaz), Khalid Masood says it is
very unfortunate to see book-reading culture is on the decline in Pakistan. </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">“It gives me pain to see that the
habit of reading has been declining among our younger generation. While
technology is steadily taking control over individual lives, we must find a way
to encourage our children to read. Books are also costly, which is a
contributing factor to the situation. Some parents discourage children from
reading for pleasure and force them to read textbooks only,” Khalid says adding
book reading is a contagious habit- if parents are away from books- their
children are least bother to read books. </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Also, the publisher opines, “The
overuse of technology should be discouraged. The government should set up at
least one library in every sector of Islamabad. Students should be encouraged
to read books besides textbooks by teachers at school, college and university
levels and by parents,” Khalid suggests.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRetMhepupCZn3iI6bc5_wfEaf8CoxAN85ayKhHv9pdRW2fjnHgJjxovusENYEQ8Yap8kem_PcsO_b6pXR6hhtbjvJKL2ToexiKfUOKdZBas0mY2Ibji2RZ6LHadmzb01KJdoIupv4xC41cHtik33nCx7XmLiAHIysKt65PrWI77gpPE-ajDD24gtuQ/s693/20220321_185814.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="587" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRetMhepupCZn3iI6bc5_wfEaf8CoxAN85ayKhHv9pdRW2fjnHgJjxovusENYEQ8Yap8kem_PcsO_b6pXR6hhtbjvJKL2ToexiKfUOKdZBas0mY2Ibji2RZ6LHadmzb01KJdoIupv4xC41cHtik33nCx7XmLiAHIysKt65PrWI77gpPE-ajDD24gtuQ/w218-h300/20220321_185814.jpg" width="218" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-small;">Khalid Masood- Owner Kitaab Ghar</span> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">He said for the first time ever
in the history of Pakistan, ‘Kitaab Ghar’ has taken this initiative to entice
book-lovers through its ‘Readers Club Scheme’- under which we are providing 50%
rebate on purchase of books of all genre annually without limit with the
membership fee of Rs.500/=<span> </span><span> </span></span></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Khalid Masood maintains that
membership card is valid on both outlets of ‘Kitaab Ghar’ of F-7 Markaz (Jinnah
Super Market) and Committee Chowk, Rawalpindi.<span>
</span><span> </span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Khalid Masood, the CEO of ‘Kitaab
Ghar’ narrates that, “Of course, interest is a matter of concern. Your
disinterest might work to deter the child from the books. A good practice here
is to mix and match varieties of stories, including topics you like. Reading
and creating conversation about a book is a key skill which you can easily
impart to your child.”</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">You wonder at times about the
state of reading in the world you are part of. There is the sense that it is
dying, that indeed these increasing levels of sophistication coming into
technology are in essence putting holes into our old habits of reading. Not
many people read today, which is a pity. Worse is the knowledge that bookstores
are being downsized because business is not good. And what you have in place of
these truncated, eventually murdered bookstores is storehouses of all those
things that reflect the decline of intellect in our times. </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhrR3Wxm_zd8k20Azf83qKCbv_ZsvRxKDaUniCmPoXZWcUUapf49dkmfAEqeWUh6j8vSA317jV7YEcwgG2oRXj_81l6YYEld8C7END1viy_Nh-_aAb62tiFY076ganxTEI7xRyCYLiC3NadJ9mLXsUM5jWkkt6LpzxQMz3DsaXF6MiTdJJfsIwXlnNw/s960/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-03-25%20at%206.51.35%20PM.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhrR3Wxm_zd8k20Azf83qKCbv_ZsvRxKDaUniCmPoXZWcUUapf49dkmfAEqeWUh6j8vSA317jV7YEcwgG2oRXj_81l6YYEld8C7END1viy_Nh-_aAb62tiFY076ganxTEI7xRyCYLiC3NadJ9mLXsUM5jWkkt6LpzxQMz3DsaXF6MiTdJJfsIwXlnNw/w233-h320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-03-25%20at%206.51.35%20PM.jpeg" width="233" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Khalid Masood with his f</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #990000;">ather Malik Ghulam Muhammad</span> </span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Khalid describes that one of the
positive changes brought about by the pandemic is the culture of online
activities. “Not only did social media communities on Instagram and Facebook
burst open with possibilities, seeing increasingly more book reviews,
giveaways, and nation-wide book exchanges organised by readers themselves, but
publishers and booksellers, too, adapted a regular practice of holding virtual
book launches and discussions with authors.</span></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"></span></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">On the other hand, question
remains the same: “How many programmes are there on that ubiquity of television
channels that cater to books, to reading? There are nations that are privy to
book discussions on television, to authors talking about their works. Surely
similar discussions for an hour or so every week can be injected into the
television schedules in Pakistan. </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">There are newspapers, Urdu as
well as English, which come up with weekly reviews of books. It would not be a
bad idea calling in reviewers and bringing them in touch with readers through
the medium of television and radio. There are rivers that nourish the land. And
books nurture the soul, he keeps talking. </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLUXHAPePbMdEAD1THgLiCRoeyX4R50fOp73SzB3KKjgg9TxsfUOzHxUkNZCYt7drPddjofEeTxIysfa9OsZcDL8zEB1eNs6OeXrW8ah5Wfe3r1c8ETbCFgrpEY03CxQtUHi8xUPfGtpSJMXFeVXdvjJdoK-utRaGY762Z3bn9nPlxX7bvTdP8baZCg/s1280/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-03-26%20at%203.15.24%20PM.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="649" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLUXHAPePbMdEAD1THgLiCRoeyX4R50fOp73SzB3KKjgg9TxsfUOzHxUkNZCYt7drPddjofEeTxIysfa9OsZcDL8zEB1eNs6OeXrW8ah5Wfe3r1c8ETbCFgrpEY03CxQtUHi8xUPfGtpSJMXFeVXdvjJdoK-utRaGY762Z3bn9nPlxX7bvTdP8baZCg/w162-h287/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-03-26%20at%203.15.24%20PM.jpeg" width="162" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Telling a tale of his laborious
father, Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Khalid Masood narrates: his father established
‘Kitaab Ghar’ in 1948 at Committee Chowk, Rawalpindi for the promotion of book
and book-reading. After awhile, he started publishing books. He started
publishing ‘novels’ of prominent Urdu and English writers. In 1964, he took the
initiative for publication of a digest with the name of ‘Kamran Series’ with
similar features of ‘Imran Series’- after publicity of Imran Digest, a mushroom
growth of such publications took place in Lahore and Karachi. </span></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Since then, Khalid says, he was
head over heal in love with book-reading and publishing and indulged in this
profession with his father- who died in 2012 at the age of 94. “Now is the time
to think about qualitative development. We need to ensure excellence in book
writing and publishing. And to do so, readership has to be developed in every
part, in every institution of our society,” he says adding to keep publishing
sector alive, we really need to bring in meritorious young entrepreneurs in
this sector and for doing so, the government should recognize it as an
industry.</span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Nblf7t20OLox-jsPyP2xgbJhv5HFTqqdJEJZAGdumBrhENAuxeDeCKg9qRV6OtrZSAhpAMlSoHfgDLtBgO0tM0UMh5SAlH6IFbua-0uDnccKTeiaG_qJE9MAPpUlIc0ewAUjLHg_QVvkC4AZvcocwW1C6wzBbtgupyeAOJOEOPytNtRQsfnbKiPlIQ/s1032/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-03-25%20at%206.51.43%20PM.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="1032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Nblf7t20OLox-jsPyP2xgbJhv5HFTqqdJEJZAGdumBrhENAuxeDeCKg9qRV6OtrZSAhpAMlSoHfgDLtBgO0tM0UMh5SAlH6IFbua-0uDnccKTeiaG_qJE9MAPpUlIc0ewAUjLHg_QVvkC4AZvcocwW1C6wzBbtgupyeAOJOEOPytNtRQsfnbKiPlIQ/w300-h180/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-03-25%20at%206.51.43%20PM.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">With his kids Ali Masood & Hassan Masood</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">He requested National Book
Foundation (NBF) high-up’s to to take effective measures to in promotion of
book-reading through ‘Shehar-e-Kitaab’ situated in F-7 Markaz and to use its
own property more efficiently.<span> </span><span> </span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3215ab; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">The World Culture Score Index
conducted a global study to measure the amount of time that people around the
world spend reading on a weekly basis. The results of this study do not specify
what type of material is being read, which could be anything from online news
to work e-mails and magazines to books in print. Additionally, the study does
not report specific information about the people surveyed (like age,
educational level, or sex) or how many people were surveyed.</span></i></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-ATkAhl9LYo5H7Fd3DgCyHb6fBFDhZEtcNJrjBFO0Mc_aH7ZCsdkUc3XyTFfFWTYfNLUF6SJKzqpYtcAR-9xjuNx1RO1BQD3Kh8_eXdDOWszQ1T8rWdomELYrPGPFjwkU5yirG7QFU-oM4tNcEGXYN-J3QFF374btVsYggyDvg4n0spDEDKfEYfWbw/s1190/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-03-26%20at%203.15.25%20PM.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="1190" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-ATkAhl9LYo5H7Fd3DgCyHb6fBFDhZEtcNJrjBFO0Mc_aH7ZCsdkUc3XyTFfFWTYfNLUF6SJKzqpYtcAR-9xjuNx1RO1BQD3Kh8_eXdDOWszQ1T8rWdomELYrPGPFjwkU5yirG7QFU-oM4tNcEGXYN-J3QFF374btVsYggyDvg4n0spDEDKfEYfWbw/w279-h182/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-03-26%20at%203.15.25%20PM.jpeg" width="279" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-countries-that-read-the-most.html">https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-countries-that-read-the-most.html</a></span></i></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></i></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">
</span></i></span></span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">India topped the list with its
citizens reporting an average of 10 hours and 42 minutes a week spent reading.
Achieving the number 1 position on the list is quite an accomplishment for this
country, which has a literacy rate that is lower than the global average (only
74%). This rate has, however, increased by more than 6 times since the country
gained its independence in 1947, which could be an indicator of an increasing
interest in reading. This time spent reading does not necessarily reflect the
amount of time reading printed books, however, and may include time spent
reading online or in electronic format.<span style="color: #2b00fe;">*</span></span></i></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-65581857366999357882022-03-01T01:20:00.001-08:002023-07-10T14:17:52.391-07:00HIGHER EDUCATION TURMOIL: DR. ATTA-UR-RAHMAN VERSION <div class="separator"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2CmiR9ATD94IOweN5S3EL1VRywLI_WtIxqDCZwnrCNNMxR-Jsrp5b9_EUo3zB9wbkMUiOEQC5Bnyc-X-Id0hNNPzrqPlyINpJ4OI-_4epkEVAF--c7Eut8pw-5tX7DIA-UULkcYrC1lStzOLoESUju4IvNmfibIfHZv3bX6uEJPp6EJrCgz06fedQ0A=s320" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In 2018, the appointment as chairman HEC of someone who was a lecturer at a low-ranking university in the US at the time of his appointment, raised many eyebrows. He had only four publications in international journals, which would have made him ineligible for consideration as an associate professor in a public-sector university in Pakistan which requires 10 publications in recognised journals. <br /><br />What followed in the higher education sector over the subsequent two-and-a-half years was absolute devastation. This became evident at a major conference in Bhurban, in November 2021, where 180 vice-chancellors of the public- and private-sector universities participated and almost unanimously condemned his policies.</span><br /><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The VCs complained against the unreasonable undergraduate and postgraduate policies developed and imposed by the HEC, without stakeholder consultation; the attempts made to destroy PhD programmes in Pakistan by abandoning the need for a Master’s degree and offering direct admission into a PhD programme on the basis of BSc degree, risking the derecognition of the country’s PhD programmes due to non-conformity with the requirements of the internationally accepted Bologna protocol; the decay of the salary structure under the cherished contractual tenure track system; lack of coordination with the regulatory bodies such as the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), the National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC), the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) that provide accreditations and no consultation with the Association of Private Sector Universities of Pakistan (APSUP) that also rejected those new policies outright; massive financial and administrative irregularities that led to NAB inquiries; and the National Research Programme of Universities (NRPU) budget cuts from over a thousand grants annually to less than 100 annually, destroying the research environment in universities as the programme used to provide research funding to young faculty members.<br /><br />They were also irked at the growth of some 50 new universities during the tenure of the chairman without faculty or funding, resulting in a sharp decline in education quality as these universities poached teachers working at other public- and private-sector universities for their faculty needs – the HEC remained a silent bystander as the destruction took place; the attempts made to destroy existing research centers in universities by proposing to merge their budgets with university budgets and imposing an unwise funding formula; foreign scholarship cuts – from about 1,000 foreign scholarships annually to around 300 per year; and the non-absorption of the returning PhDs, who were forced to hold demonstrations outside the PM residence due to frustration.<br /><br />These and a host of other complaints piled up in the PM Office, as the prime minister is the controlling authority of the HEC. Finally, after much thought, the Ministry of Education recommended that it would be in the fitness of things if the tenure of the HEC chairperson was two years (extendable) instead of four years as a huge amount of irreparable damage could be done in a four-year-long period by an incompetent individual. The HEC ordinance was accordingly changed.<br /><br />Immediately after this, the HEC chairman held a number of press conferences falsely claiming that he was removed from office because he dared to audit the accounts of some research centres. After the careful analysis of the available documentary evidence, the Higher Education Commission (HEC), the very organisation that he chairs, stated in its press release that this was completely wrong, and it gave out the following statement:<br /><br />“There have been incorrect statements made to the press by chairman HEC that he was removed from office because he tried to have the accounts of some research centres in Karachi University audited that he claimed are supervised by Dr Atta-ur-Rahman. The facts are as follows: a) Prof Atta-ur-Rahman has held no administrative position in any research centre or university for the last 20 years. No centres have been operating under his administrative or financial control since the year 2002.<br /><br />“b) HEC had requested for academic and financial audit of [the] International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences. The requests were strongly welcomed by the centre in writing. The only requirement of the centre was in connection with the academic audit – that it should be carried out by experts in the relevant fields of chemistry and biology, which was reasonable.<br /><br />“An academic audit of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences was conducted by 11 international experts in 2018. It was commissioned by the Ministry of Science and Technology and in their report all the 11 foreign experts were unanimous in their praise of the high quality of research work being conducted in the centre, and had recommended additional financial support for it.<br /><br />“c) The Ministry of Education objected to the funding formula proposed by HEC for all university research centres and pointed out that it was not suitable, without precedence and that it would badly damage research. The issue therefore was never about the auditing of accounts or transparency, as has been wrongly portrayed by Chairman HEC in statements to the press.<br /><br />“d) HEC had proposed to take away the autonomy and merge the budget of the International Center of Chemical and Biological Sciences with that of the University of Karachi. This was not possible as the government has a formal agreement with UNESCO that its financial autonomy will be maintained. This was pointed out by the Ministry of Education to HEC in writing.<br /><br />“This centre is the UNESCO Center of Excellence, the TWAS Center of Excellence, OIC Center of Excellence and the WHO Collaborating Center. Its faculty members have won more civil awards and international prizes than any other academic Center in Pakistan, including one Nishan-e-Imtiaz, four Hilal-e-Imtiaz, 13 Sitara-e-Imtiaz and eight Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and many honorary doctorate degrees from foreign universities including the University of Cambridge UK. The work of the Center has been praised by many Nobel Laureates. The accounts of ICCBS are regularly audited by the government and are well maintained. The Center is headed by Prof Iqbal Choudhary, a leading scientist of Pakistan, since 2003”.<br /></span><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The above statements exposed the HEC chairperson’s incorrect statements. The powers of the commission given to the chairperson were withdrawn after he tried to illegally appoint an executive director. These powers are now vested with the HEC executive director.<br /><br />The Higher Education Commission (HEC) needs a new visionary chairperson who strictly abides with the law and who can restore the respect and admiration that it enjoyed in the first decade of its existence.<br /><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><i>The writer is chairman PM National Task Force on Science and Technology, former minister, and former founding chairman of the HEC. <br /><br />Courtesy: The News</i></span></span></p>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-66609262992677437612022-02-23T07:24:00.006-08:002023-07-10T14:17:52.480-07:00VESTED INTERESTS TAKE TOLL ON HEC? <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">* Chairman HEC warns present crisis to only harm higher education sector <br />* Says PHDs produced in Pakistan are far below the required levels of competency, <br />* Academic journals are the biggest scam in higher education <br />* I am here to rectify the anomalies focusing on autonomy, quality and accountability <br />* My policy of equal distribution of funding to Centre of Excellence & HEI’s troubles few close to PM </span></i></b><br /><b><span style="color: #990000;"><br /> Mahtab Bashir <br />0333 53 63 248 <br />mahtabbashir@gmail.com <br />Islamabad </span></b><br /><br /> Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr. Tariq Javed Banuri has said that since its inception (in 2002), HEC has been working with rudderless policy, I step-in the premises of HEC with a clear cut vision of autonomy, quality and accountability (of/to HEI’s) in the country, however, some beneficiaries of the old policies, including some HEC staff members, did not like these reforms and started to reverse them as soon as I was removed. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhppQ9FWfHfdrQ5XCfEbu4JNHyBKl5KP5Trih9q_EwZayb-mV_eTccAq4gNRZrI7eai-KgfUN1TGjugqo-ORic1H--ulomGfU4n2eDSdiNNw3ZoK1RZm3Nhhi_MDFjEOJuAr4Oc-lzwv_HTIbcsbl6RsRK14raOl2hqDXyG-hAPyqYSADfk6QA0O9mpA=s700" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="700" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhppQ9FWfHfdrQ5XCfEbu4JNHyBKl5KP5Trih9q_EwZayb-mV_eTccAq4gNRZrI7eai-KgfUN1TGjugqo-ORic1H--ulomGfU4n2eDSdiNNw3ZoK1RZm3Nhhi_MDFjEOJuAr4Oc-lzwv_HTIbcsbl6RsRK14raOl2hqDXyG-hAPyqYSADfk6QA0O9mpA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Dr. Banuri, who was appointed as the chief of the commission in 2018 by then Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for a protected tenure of 4 years (till May 2022), said that for the last two decades, PHDs produced in Pakistan are far below the required levels of competency, whereas academic journals are the biggest dodge in higher education that the world laughs on us. <br /><br /> He further opined that the measures he took as chairman of HEC to rectify these issues, including, life-long training programs for PHDs, teaching as a requirement for promotions (along with research) and introducing a method of providing funds on the basis of output and research produced by research centres. <br /><br /> In an informal rendezvous at HEC Secretariat, with this scribe, Dr. Banuri quoted, “Every honest man is alone, while a crooked has a battalion with him,” adding he felt immense contentment out of this crisis as people around the world kept on contacting me on daily basis, praising me the way I am standing on principals. <br /><br /> Dr. Banuri, whose’ name, photograph and message has already been removed from HEC official website (<a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">www.hec.gov.pk</a>) while the case is sub-judice, said that he has taken firm steps to strengthen senate/ bodies of Universities/ HEI’s, focused on the Scholarships. <br /><br /> “I ensure that all projects pertaining to education were properly scrutinized on the basis of merit. As a result, none of the projects were able to get the approval of the Planning Commission in two years. As soon as I was removed, the same projects were miraculously approved,” he explained. <br /><br /> In a reply to a question, Dr. Banuri said my working relationship with Dr. Attaur Rehman was deteriorated when I talked about funding under a specified formula and said that funding would be given on the basis of performance. <br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizvZlBs6msInmgdRLTYMk0mIlyMuZwJqPQ8uJRTW_FNBYD8QTrpRzPVUn8X9zLpHE2i7xj_8pEOryCcnhQgo-AiLSOo0tSltqUKAVS_YQEyj7mlEqwCK7Dg2v-JlN6btZ9n-LwD28OEEmEg70EV-uefVYBnSqEKven812SFdtuHsM910TKFKXWtlh7cg=s1200" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizvZlBs6msInmgdRLTYMk0mIlyMuZwJqPQ8uJRTW_FNBYD8QTrpRzPVUn8X9zLpHE2i7xj_8pEOryCcnhQgo-AiLSOo0tSltqUKAVS_YQEyj7mlEqwCK7Dg2v-JlN6btZ9n-LwD28OEEmEg70EV-uefVYBnSqEKven812SFdtuHsM910TKFKXWtlh7cg=s320" width="320" /></a></div>He said the knowledge economy concept became famous in 2000 when China adopted it as a state policy. The idea is that today knowledge (not IT or technology) plays a key role in the production process, far more than natural resources or industrial structure. “Knowledge” covers many areas, including technology, quality enhancement, higher value products, branding, advertisement, and so on. This means we need to educate our children at all levels, primary, secondary, and higher levels, to be able to produce high quality goods and services. <br /><br /> However, the government’s task force on this subject took a bizarre turn. Instead of supporting higher investment in education, it focused exclusively on getting a funding of Rs30 billion per year for unspecified projects. This amount was more than all the money allocated to all the higher education projects proposed by the HEC. “I made sure that any projects pertaining to education were properly scrutinized on the basis of merit. The result was none of the projects were able to get the approval of the Planning Commission in two years. As soon as I was removed, the same projects were miraculously approved.</span></span></span><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">He said, "in reply to my strict stance on equal distribution of HEI's funds, he said there are number of Nobel Laureates met me on daily basis. And I simply reply, please keep them in touch and ask funds from them."<br /><br /> Dr. Banuri disclosed that there are 30 Centre of Excellence working in the country- who are receiving Rs.3billion per annum. “When I asked about the distribution of funds, I came to know that out of 3billion, 1billion has been distributed to HIJ (a centre working under Dr. Atta) while Rs.2billion were distributed among the 29 other Centres,” he explained saying for the last two decades a centre is has drawn Rs.20billion in addition to development funds but the outcome is nil. <br /><br /> Dr. Tariq Bauri we need to make headway (for future). “Let me tell you, I remained abroad for 11 months, and I was shocked to know how the employees of HEC made conspiracies against me (for no reasons). I have (seen) their texts messages. But I am a man with positive mind, and I believe, if a person is successful here (in this world) by doing wrong, he must be answerable there (in the second world). <span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</div>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-43956134888727650852021-12-19T04:49:00.012-08:002023-07-10T14:17:50.831-07:00MR. LAHORE URGES PROMOTION OF BODYBUILDING, QUALIFIED NUTRITIONISTS IN PAKISTAN <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>In bodybuilding, a significant aspect is one's character. No one can sustain growth without a disciplined life. A healthy diet, enough sleep, and proper utilisation of time are important. We need qualified nutritionists in bulk, physical education must be a part of our education system while this sport (of bodybuilding) must be recognized and promoted like Cricket in Pakistan, says Rana Shahid Advocate who has dedicated his life to inspiring the youngsters to stay fit and shape a healthy society. </b></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><b>MAHTAB BASHIR <br />0333 53 63 248 <br /><a href="mailto:mahtabbashir@gmail.com">mahtabbashir@gmail.com</a> <br />ISLAMABAD </b></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinNKdFWODVtahP-OA5-RWpSAtTW_zvkBPDGFaUQ-NUWJ_ar0H72iPVP6sGsmc84sqtSp01Kdk9Dt7H4iO45_9_bTQkL-s4uLOBmD18ODREMMjveb5cjJj9TkIdbpyWeacXIUiXKmpIgeGQvyjUFHlieegqnKNZNi2GicR70kg2IEWX5KKT1eAvplndVA=s1160" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="708" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinNKdFWODVtahP-OA5-RWpSAtTW_zvkBPDGFaUQ-NUWJ_ar0H72iPVP6sGsmc84sqtSp01Kdk9Dt7H4iO45_9_bTQkL-s4uLOBmD18ODREMMjveb5cjJj9TkIdbpyWeacXIUiXKmpIgeGQvyjUFHlieegqnKNZNi2GicR70kg2IEWX5KKT1eAvplndVA=s320" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="195" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Lahore with one of his young fan.</td></tr></tbody></table></div>He is a practicing lawyer, a hafiz (a memorizer of the Holy Quran) and a passionate bodybuilder- who believes becoming a professional bodybuilder is a labor of love - and a very expensive hobby. I felt so proud! Not only by earning this honor of clinching a title of “Mr. Lahore 2021” followed by “Mr. Overall Lahore 2021” but also proud of the journey and the process along the way, he starts. <br /><br />Talking to this scribe, Rana Shahid Advocate says “bodybuilding has helped me gain self-confidence - not in physical looks, but in trusting myself”. He owns what he experiences and maintains that this profession has taught him, discipline, resilience, grit, and determination. <br /><br />Rana Shahid, 33, a Lahorite by birth narrates “For the first time in the history of Pakistan, this unusual thing happens as I’ve won back to back coveted titles of “Mr. Lahore” and “Mr. Overall Lahore”. One of the significance of winning these titles is- it encourages me a great deal to an extant that this profession of bodybuilding will make its root in lawyers’ fraternity and this sport will be widely supported by men in black coats as well. <br /><br />Talking about entering into this profession, a natural bodybuilder Rana Shahid says in his teenage he was very frail and feeble and people often ridicule him for his skinny physique. “I remember, one of my fellows advised me to join gym to improve the health. Within few days, I went to a nearby gym, looked around the guys inside but my mind didn’t accept it (to do the hard work). Later, I made up my mind and started with the light weight exercises,” he adds. <br /><br />A practicing lawyer of LHC, Rana Shahid says “I won my first ever title of ‘Mr.Gym” and later competed for different Lahore’s contest. During that phase, I continued my studies at Madrassah. Months later, I went for “Muscle Mania” contest- where I performed outstandingly, but unfortunately, because of biased judgment of a referee- I lost that contest that left me frustrated. I kept myself away from gym for a while. Later, in 2016, I tied the knot and started going LHC as a practicing lawyer. With the passage of time, my physique starts lumbering,” Rana continues. <br /><br />Meanwhile, I found myself lucky enough to have Aamir Gujjar (at Asif Gym) - who is still my coach. “Whatever, I am, it’s because of Aamir Gujjar. “He is my mentor who motivated and encouraged me to participate in the next competition. In the beginning, he (Gujjar) handed my nutrition but at this point, he is more for accountability and guidance. I typically run my ideas by him and he provides me feedback. Having a coach (like Gujjar) is huge, especially in the beginning. You need to have those extra sets of eyes to look at you and provide guidance. Having a quality coach gives you the ability to learn as you go along. I highly recommend a coach for everyone,” Rana says. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOkyrleSCpVje5wrOpaRpHPHi6ceeCobFJceQP4ENFC-BevkY3Igq0vj8ZEQv_JaZjUEjD5oBVPltM85D2HB8i4VPKZGvW7Pm-DZsqBi3lJ1PfOWXHzHcaWsDrIZmPtpdYtnI5uRBYqXx0BTW2Y63l8RuQYJM5bC8pg0_rlLdNYIFLVJ7eIvReD7rBRw=s1179" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1179" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOkyrleSCpVje5wrOpaRpHPHi6ceeCobFJceQP4ENFC-BevkY3Igq0vj8ZEQv_JaZjUEjD5oBVPltM85D2HB8i4VPKZGvW7Pm-DZsqBi3lJ1PfOWXHzHcaWsDrIZmPtpdYtnI5uRBYqXx0BTW2Y63l8RuQYJM5bC8pg0_rlLdNYIFLVJ7eIvReD7rBRw=s320" width="320" /></a></div>A 6 feet tall, macho, believes bodybuilding is a tough sport that requires a strict routine. "I think the diet for bodybuilding is more challenging than the fitness regime,” adding "Self-control is the key to success in this field." I rejoined the gym and made continuous efforts for eight months to clinch the title of “Mr. Lahore” in November, 2021 followed by securing “Mr.Overall Lahore” title in December, 2021. Means, I am, probably, the first one to have these two titles within a time of less than a month. And I owe this success to my coach Aamir Gujjar,” the advocate-cum-bodybuilder elaborates. <br /><br />Rana Shahid recounts that his coach used to make him run from Batti Chowk (Ring Road) to Gulshan Ravi at the wee hours of the day. His diet includes eggs, boiled vegetables, chicken, fish, mutton, rice, bran bread, fresh fruits among other things. <br /><br />The passionate <br />bodybuilder further shared some tips for beginners at the gym. "There is no age of bodybuilding to kick start. Even, if you are at young age, you can start it. I totally, disagree with this (myth) that lifting weight and exercise stunts one’s growth. No study has shown this. However, the criteria and standards of weightlifting and exercise might be followed,” he says. <br /><br />Rana Shahid says, “Bodybuilding is an expensive hobby. For this, proper diet and use of supplements are essential. It takes Rs.2000 to Rs. 2500/ day to spend on quality diet here. I am against use of steroids because every professional bodybuilder has a Dispersed Oil Particulate (DOP) test before the competition- so if one’s DOP is positive, he is out of the contest. Youngsters always look for overnight success. But there is no shortcut in this profession because one has to go through various stages. If someone wants to progress in short time, he might use supplements- because it covers up your diet, boost your energy and not prohibited” he keeps on talking. <br /><br />Talking about his lifestyle, Rana says “the lifestyle of a bodybuilder is calculated and precise, but, even with kids and work, it can be done. Sometimes it takes having a partner who understands the schedule and sometimes it takes friends or other family members cheering you on. Either way, the key to success as a competitive bodybuilder is a support system and a sense of humor no matter what division you compete in”, he says smilingly. <br /><br />“Usually, for going into a mega contest, I start working out eight months ago; however, if I am into training, it will take me two excessive months of workout. As for as my future competitions are concerned, I will definitely go for “Mr. Punjab” and “Mr. Pakistan”. But my coach Aamir Gujjar will decide this all,” he maintains. <br /><br />Sharing information about the poses and judgment criterion, Rana Shahid says there are 4-5 poses of various angels (of body) counts in bodybuilding contests. “Total marks are 100. Out of which thigh muscles marks are the maximum (of 60) while 40 marks are reserved for upper body (biceps, triceps, abs and wings),” he elaborates adding soon he will launch his own YouTube Channel. <br /><br />Rana Shahid Advocate says “for me a true natural bodybuilder is someone who has build his physique through effective training and a targeted nutrition without ever having used performance enhancing drugs or supplements that differ from the nutrients that naturally occur in our daily diet such as proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, creatine, etc. <br /><br />He feels this sport (bodybuilding) needs to be promoted on wider scale. “Bodybuilding is hard on pockets. Unfortunately, there is no private sponsorship available in our country. No private sponsor is ready to spend on a bodybuilder. The Pakistan Bodybuilding Federation in collaboration with the PSB must work hard to promote this game in Pakistan. Passionate and talented bodybuilders deserve a chance to represent the country on an international forum,” Rana pleads.</span>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716690237622822606.post-31295443341762100812021-12-10T07:12:00.007-08:002023-07-10T14:17:50.294-07:00APMA CHAIR APPEALS TO ALL FAITHS TO UNITE FOR RULE OF LAW, JUSTICE AND INTERFAITH HARMONY<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Paul Jacob
Bhatti, on International Human Rights Day (</b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>December</b></span><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> 10), has appealed all faiths to unite
together for the assurance of rule of law, justice, and writ of the state in
order to promote Jinnah’s Pakistan with his basic principles of faith, unity,
and discipline.</b></span></p>
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Mahtab Bashir<br />Islamabad <br />03335363248 <br /><a href="mailto:mahtabbashir@gmail.com">mahtabbashir@gmail.com</a></b></span><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Former
federal minister National Harmony and Minorities Affairs and Chairman of All
Pakistan</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2xEa-Ta3Hn_VNhqAHH5ksjH90-9u6W7B7uvmKxwma1EhnN43cdQW6J7ufayepJ2IptQ0tO4XK8FGMSg33vnc_KhatNs-D9QLwdGg5CRiz6yXTyydz0HzRCPDmwyZlVv7PFZdzZkFR0hdL1k6QPDxefl7btBmqfiUjtGlK9h3kQ9gIMF2uI5GtUNjZJg=s1280" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1280" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2xEa-Ta3Hn_VNhqAHH5ksjH90-9u6W7B7uvmKxwma1EhnN43cdQW6J7ufayepJ2IptQ0tO4XK8FGMSg33vnc_KhatNs-D9QLwdGg5CRiz6yXTyydz0HzRCPDmwyZlVv7PFZdzZkFR0hdL1k6QPDxefl7btBmqfiUjtGlK9h3kQ9gIMF2uI5GtUNjZJg=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Minorities Alliance (APMA), Dr. Paul Jacob Bhatti has said that at
present the whole world and especially Pakistan is in the dire need of peace-
which is the only way to prosperity and development of any country. He
maintained all religious factions in the country should get together and come
forward to shun the religious extremism and violence, which is on the rise in
recent years.</span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dr Bhatti said every religion conveys the message of love, tolerance, peace and brotherhood
but unfortunately nothing is visible in our society because of rapidly
spreading tentacles of extremism.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A surgeon by
profession, Dr. Paul Bhatti said unless writ of state, law and order, quality
education system and religious rights are not prevailed in its true spirits, a
peaceful society cannot be formed.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Referring to
founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Dr. Bhatti said it was
the vision of Quaid who kept religion and state affairs separately. In current
turmoil, all segments of society must come forward to raise the voice against intolerance
and extremism.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In an exclusive
talk to this scribe, Dr. Paul Jacob Bhatti elaborated that the Sialkot incident
could have been averted if it occurred in any other Islamic country including
Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey and the reason is simple- they have strict laws
and on spot implementation. But here, unfortunately, how someone’s life could
be saved when the police are scared and mob is violent.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOssnv5zqRDoEAuN_UZi_A3u8JFfctrrUOxZfRZCVofajDTKivyIv1sJ_tP-9QDdL7uQbkeUO8XHcDJIbF-XaW0EVpUgCCE7LwnHCJyYJ1JxYgIFIcThj5CvcmMxM5DvlXSPHXX5PalQoR7p6morOJkbN14dOxPhQDEsCL23zoDRezotruZUw4ew6hBw=s1180" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="1180" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOssnv5zqRDoEAuN_UZi_A3u8JFfctrrUOxZfRZCVofajDTKivyIv1sJ_tP-9QDdL7uQbkeUO8XHcDJIbF-XaW0EVpUgCCE7LwnHCJyYJ1JxYgIFIcThj5CvcmMxM5DvlXSPHXX5PalQoR7p6morOJkbN14dOxPhQDEsCL23zoDRezotruZUw4ew6hBw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A politician and a philanthropist, Dr. Bhatti
further said that using religion for vested interests and targeting anyone in
the name of blasphemy is not part of the teachings of any religion. “Even our
courts have remarked, that in majority of cases that revolves around blasphemy,
have been misused,” he maintained. He said we need to understand these religious
teachings things and also to teach youngsters to promote interfaith harmony and
peace in the country.</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He urged parliamentarians,
media, religious scholars to highlight the factors that promote negative trends
in the state and take remedial steps. “Much work has been done on interfaith
harmony and diversity, seminars and conferences have been organized nationally
and internationally, but the problem is simple- we Pakistanis are not united. We
must follow the religious teachings with its true spirit,” he added.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dr. Paul Bhatti, an Italian national said “No one has the rights to impose his will to other person. We, also, urgently
need to highlight the teachings of all religions. If I am a Christian and in
some trouble, no matter what religion you belong to, the teaching of that
religion is to help me mitigating this problem, it’s a universal religion,” he
maintained.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">"Why is this intolerance prevalent so violent? why does the state bow down? What should be
the immediate course of action, it needs to be discussed, and for this the
ulema (clerics) of all religions have to play their role.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">He added that
if a person does not adopt moral values, means he is not aware of the fundamental
teachings of his religion.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmlHvGM5jphLmdxmd6S0olq0tIb_pwyc4fKotTC_DIhwOQQjUw5zKsacYTyFMrE8swM5Xb20OyWOVovULKmf9B9HAEcofljsXD9GFO4mTiQaVxFOGsWG7RROXKExfLXk30AvWjhL57cEgzMjT_yL37O7U44Iwe8beWodSR_LF82ZM89CmiAuB2sUXrww=s1223" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1223" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmlHvGM5jphLmdxmd6S0olq0tIb_pwyc4fKotTC_DIhwOQQjUw5zKsacYTyFMrE8swM5Xb20OyWOVovULKmf9B9HAEcofljsXD9GFO4mTiQaVxFOGsWG7RROXKExfLXk30AvWjhL57cEgzMjT_yL37O7U44Iwe8beWodSR_LF82ZM89CmiAuB2sUXrww=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Remembering his
slain brother, Shahbaz Bhatti, Dr. Paul Bhatti said that Shahbaz Bhatti was an
iconic person. He was proactive in promoting inter-religious harmony nd
relationship among people of diverse faiths. “He always wanted for peaceful and
co-existence society- but he had to paid the price from extremists- his
assassination,” he said.</span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dr. Paul
Bhatti, also a politician, said that after the death of Shahbaz Bhatti, the
18th amendment was approved, then the Ministry of Minority Affairs was
abolished, after which he made efforts for the approval of Ministry of
Interfaith Harmony.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Talking about
the formation of interfaith society, Dr. Bhatti said people of all religion
must think, analyse and prepare themselves to play role in the society. “My aim
is to unite people, regardless which religion, caste, creed, one belongs to. I
am doing it all over the world. Basically, I want peace all over the world, and
this is my only goal (of life),” he concluded.</span></span></p></div>m@ht@bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227750864293940111noreply@blogger.com0