Vol 10 No 123 Wednesday 19 February , 2014 Rs. 2 19 February 2014
Who is behind Kashmir dispute Mr. Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz
Sharif COAS General Raheel Sharif, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Tassaduq Hussian Jillani and PTI Chief Mr. Imran Khan must know
Faisalabad: 18 Feb, Dawn today
reported a news about exchange of
subsqeunt killings in India, the
story is as follows, “UMBAI:
Indian police killed seven Maoists
Tuesday during an operation in a
rebel stronghold known as the
“Red Corridor”.Police came under
attack in a jungle area of
Gadchiroli district in the western
state of Maharashtra, sparking an
exchange of fire between the two
groups,
said
local
police
spokesman.“They came under fire
in the early morning. There were
no injuries sustained by police,
and the identification of the dead
bodies is going on,” police officer
said.“The combing operations of
the area have intensified.”
Gadchiroli police chief said
officers believed a Maoist
divisional commander was killed
in the firing, after which weapons
including an AK-47 and rifles
were
recovered
from
the
rebelsThe Maoists have become a
potent insurgent force, demanding
land and jobs for the poor and
fighting for a communist society
by toppling what they call India's
“semi-colonial, semi-feudal” form
of rule.The insurgency is believed
to have cost tens of thousands of
lives, with much action focused
around the insurgents' so-called
“Red
Corridor”
stretching
throughout central and eastern
India.Critics believe military
action is not enough to stem the
unrest, saying the real solution is
better
governance
and
development.” The incident is a
very serious kind of incident but
no international media, least
Pakistani media channels reported
this news of high profile from
India because such reflects exactly
what is going on there in India and
how Indians are ‘fighting’ against
Hindus and Sikhs dominated so
called largest democracy of the
world. The news also reflect that
what kind of arms struggles are on
there in India and what kind of
anti state elements are there in
India but there are ‘least’ talk
shows about incidents of such
sensitive and serious nature. The
question is why? The easy answer
of the question is that there are no
dual national Vice Chancellors in
Indian Universities because no
minister dare to support a person
for ‘key’ appointments that are
directly related with the Indians as
a nation. Moreover, India knows
the importance of the use of words
like ‘terror’, terrorist, extremist
etc because they know that great
Nelson Mandela was imprisoned
because he was ‘declared’ as
‘terrorist’ by the than South
African law. Moreover Indians
also know the importance of ‘the
communicated word through’
print or electronic media and its
repercussions. Less people in our
culture
know
that
Indian
Hinduism used ‘acting’ and
dialogues’ as
great tool for
‘dividing’ Hindu society in caste
system
and
by promoting
Hinduism in India. It is also a fact
that Hindus know what is the
importance of a person who prefer
to stay in India and who goes
abroad leaving India although the
Hindus and Sikhs settle abroad
each year invest millions in Indian
business. The scholar those are
aware of the Hindu culture know
that what is the role of Hinduism
in the illegal occupation of the
valley of Kashmir but it is
unfortunate that in Pakistan for
last 15 years anti Two Nations
Theory politicians not only ruled
Pakistan but also established that
there are only two classes in
Pakistan. A class that is
sacrificing everything even life for
the cause of Islam and Pakistan
and the other that is capable or not
is of those who are in Pakistan just
to make money because Pakistan,
Pakistan’s ideology and Islam is
nothing for them and tyranny of
the fact is that such people are
more in quantity in the circles
those matter in top governance in
Pakistan. Thanks God that Prime
Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz
Sharif and his top team members
like Chief of Army Staff General
Raheel Sharif, Chief Justice of
Pakistan Justice Tassaduq Hussian
Jillani and Chief Minister Punjab
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
all are putting hard to bring in the
lost culture of Pakistan that was
all for the protection of Islam and
Pakistan that was all to safeguard
human rights violations anywhere
in the world. All these top
personalities are putting hard to
establish the lost education culture
and the lost objective working
structure in the organizations and
institutions but is that sufficient?
On the other hand in the similar
fashion Mr. Imran Khan of PTI
has established a new tradition of
appreciating government acts if
such are favorable for Pakistan
and people of Pakistan. Such
personal efforts on the part of all
top
personalities
are
‘commendable’ and reflect the
presence of win win situation for
entire Pakistan but unless the
modern ‘weapon’ of media would
not be utilized as such deserves to
be manipulated to counter the past
and present Indian moves in
Pakistan, many of such could be
traced in past Karachi unrest that
is gradually heading towards
normal circumstances due to the
Karachi operation initiative by
PML(N), the impact of affects
would not be such as such
deserves so it is important because
Pakistan comparatively is in a far
batter situation as compared with
the on going situation in India
provided our media is prepared to
serve Pakistan as such deserves
and provided our top education
experts evolve a strategy to
educate Pakistani youth the way
the deserve but…? It is a great
achievement if on going dialogue
with the ‘fighters’ after the great
initiative by PM Nawaz achieves
what PML(N) desires but again
two types of people so PML(N)
and PM must be watchful of all
developments and minutely ensure
that things are heading towards a
direction that is most favorable for
PML(N) and future of Pakistan
and war option has already been
tested.
CM for speedy
implementing national
importance projects
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (APP):
Prime
Minister
Muhammad
Nawaz Sharif Tuesday said the
investment-friendly policies of the
government
are
providing
tremendous opportunities to the
foreign and local investors.The
Prime Minister was talking to a
five-member
delegation
of
General Electric Company led by
John G. Rice, Vice President and
CEO of the company.The meeting
discussed opportunities for public
and private sector collaboration on
infrastructure and energy projects,
with a particular focus on
enhancing power generation,
energy sector efficiency and
power sector diversification.John
Rice highlighted the advanced
technologies offered by General
Electric Company to address the
country’s
requirements.Prime
Minister Muhammad Nawaz
Sharif said that General Electric
had long association with
Pakistan, as the country had been
benefitting from the experience
and expertise of the company.
The Prime Minister was told that
General Electric had been actively
working towards completion of
several power generation projects
including Nandipur (525 MW)
and
Guddu
(747MW).
The Prime Minister highlighted
the major power sector initiatives
by the government and invited
General Electric to invest in other
power projects in the pipeline.
He invited General Electric to
extend its cooperation for various
power projects such as Chichoki
Malian Combined Cycle Power
Plant, Grange Power Limited
Combined Cycle IPP and revitalization of GENCO-III Power
Plants located at Shahdara,
Faisalabad and Multan.
The
Prime
Minister
said
that
government had embarked upon
the plan for the revival of Pakistan
Railways for which a package had
been approved by the government.
He invited the General Electric to
avail this potential business
venture.John Rice said his
company was proud of its long
history and the established
partnerships
with
Pakistan.
He said the General Electric’s key
infrastructure projects would
support current and future needs,
and contribute toward the
economic
development
and
progress of Pakistan.
LAHORE, Feb 18: Punjab Chief
Minister Muhammad Shahbaz
Sharif Monday said that Pakistan
Muslim League-N government
had set a new example of speedy
implementation of the projects of
national importance. Presiding
over a provincial cabinet meeting
here, he said the pace of work had
been accelerated on Taunsa
Barrage and Nandipur power
projects so that people could be
rid of load-shedding at the
earliest.Provincial
Irrigation
Minister Mian Yawar Zaman
referring to the visit to Nandipur
power project, said that he had
personally visited the site of the
project where the situation had
totally changed. He said seeing
the spirit of the team, it seemed
that giants were working on the
project and not human beings.
He said that Chief Minister
Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif had
made possible that work in two
and a half months which had not
been carried out during the last
two
and
a
half
years.
The Chief Minister said that he
himself felt pleasant surprise by
seeing the pace of work on
Nandipur
power
project.
No doubt, this is the result of best
team work which has revived a
‘dead’
project,
he
added.
.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (APP):
Pakistan Railways has planned to
start an intercity shuttle train
service in major cities of Punjab
with cooperation of the provincial
government.On the directive of
Minister for Railways Khawaja
Saad Rafique, the train service
would run between LahoreGujranwala, Lahore-Faisalabad,
Lahore-Narowal-Sialkot
and
Lahore-Okara sections, an official
source told APP.After the
completion of study on the routes,
work on the projects will start.
Pakistan Railways is also drawing
an outline for transportation of 12
million ton coal for future power
generation
projects
to
be
constructed
at
Jamshoro,
Qadirabad, Sahiwal, Sundar and
Faisalabad with the cooperation of
China to overcome the energy
crisis.The Pakistan Railways will
also provide coal transport vans
for power generation plants to be
set up by the private sector.
Under a plan to revive the
department, the Railways is in
dialogue with the Chinese
government to upgrade ML-1
(main-line one) which connects
Karachi via Rohri, Khanewal,
Lahore, Lalamusa and
Rawalpindi.It is expected that PC1 of the project would be
completed till the end of the
current year at the expense of
China. After the restoration of
ML-1, it will be possible to
operate trains at 120 km/hour
instead of a restricted speed
limit.A dry port is being planned
at Havelian for holding containers
with the cooperation of the
Chinese government and about
two million ton goods per year
could be handled from Khunjrab
to Havelian as a pilot project.
ISLAMABAD:
18 Feb, Two
former prime ministers of the
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led
government, Yousuf Raza Gilani
and Raja Pervez Ashraf, appeared
on
Tuesday
before
an
accountability court in Islamabad
for the hearing of the case related
to the controversial appointment
of Oil and Gas Regulatory
Authority’s
(Ogra)
former
chairman
Tauqeer
Sadiq,
DawnNews
reported.During
today's hearing, both the accused
were provided with a copy of the
references
filed
against
them.Moreover,
counsel
for
Yoususf Raza Gilani submitted an
application for his client's
exemption from appearing before
the court over security concerns
which was accepted.The court
adjourned the next hearing of the
case until Mar 5.On Jan 24, NAB
had filed a reference, over the
appointment of Tauqeer Sadiq as
Ogra chief, against the two former
prime
ministers
in
an
accountability court.The bureau
also filed a supplementary
reference in the court in a case
pertaining to Rs82 billion
corruption
committed
in
Ogra.While talking to the media
after the hearing, Yousuf Raza
Gilani said that he respected the
judiciary and had always ensured
his
presence
whenever
summoned.Dawn
ISLAMABAD,
Feb
18
(APP):China will provide loan of
$ 6.5 billion for nuclear power
plants KANUPP-2 and KANUPP3 on soft terms, which will help
Pakistan to make a substantial
improvement in its dire electrical
power
shortage
problem.Earlier,china has also
provided similar loan terms for the
Chashma nuclear power plants C3 and C-4,official sources at
Pakistan
Atomic
Energy
Commission (PAEC) told APP
here Tuesday.Official said this
agreement is a classic case of a
win-win situation for both
parties,adding for China, it is a
profitable investment that also
contributes to its industrial
development.He
said
such
investments by vendor countries
are
not
unusual,for
example,Russia is financing the
entire cost of the 4800MW plant
that it is providing to Turkey, and
has also promised to finance a
planned nuclear power plant for
Bangladesh.In fact, a soft loan of
$500 million has already been
provided to them for preliminary
studies, he added.“In nuclear
technology,China is now well on
the way to assuming the mantle of
world leader and at present,29
nuclear power plants are under
construction there, by far the
largest
in
any
country”.
Official said China is also making
its
presence
felt
in
the
international
nuclear
power
arena.Recently, experts from
China were invited to provide
technical advice and guidance for
the new nuclear power projects
that have been initiated in the
United
States,
he
added.
“The Americans owners of the
upcoming plants have also set up
offices in Shanghai to enable their
own workers to learn directly
from the greater and more recent
chinese experience in the latest
techniques in nuclear power
technology”.Chinese companies
have also entered into a joint
international venture to set up
nuclear power plants in the United
Kingdom.In Pakistan,the first unit
at
Chashma,imported
from
China,has
been
working
efficiently for the past 14 years
and the second has been doing
well for more than two years.
“Construction of two more units is
proceeding smoothly and is
several
months
ahead
of
schedule”, official concluded.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (APP):
The thirty-fifth session of the
SAARC Council of Ministers will
be held in the Maldives tomorrow
(Wednesday).PM’s Advisor on
Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz will
represent
Pakistan
in
the
session,Radio
Pakistan
reported.The decision on inclusion
of Turkey as the 10th
SAARObserver State will also be
taken up for discussion.Pakistan
supports the role and participation
of Observers in SAARC as it
raises the organization’s global
stature and has already given its
support for urkey’s entry into the
SAARC
as
an
observer
state.Advisor on Foreign Affairs
will also meet new leadership of
Maldives and exchange views on
matters of mutual interest.
FAISALABAD Feb 18 (PRO
Bukhari ) The University of
Agriculture Faisalabad remained a
centre of attraction for the locals
who thronged the second day
activities of ongoing six-day
International
Tent
Pegging
Championship and National Horse
Show at the University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad Race
Course
Ground.Nepali
Ambassador Bharat Raj Paudyal,
UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr
Iqrar Ahmad Khan and Aurat
Foundation Chairperson Semie
Kamal were the guests of honor
on the occasion.In the Tent
Pegging, eight foreign teams
including
Australia,
United
Kingdom,
United
States,
Germany, South Africa. Oman,
Yemen
and
Pakistan
are
participating Whereas, hundreds
of Horse Riders from across the
country are competing in the
National Horse Show 2014.Prof
Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan announced
on the occasion that the Race
Course
Ground
will
be
refurbished and the international
tent pegging to be made a regular
annual feature of the varsity.It is
happening first time in Pakistan
that 8 foreign teams are taking
part in the Tent Pegging
Championship. Last year, the
International Teams from UK and
South Africa took part in the
Championship held at the
University.The competition is
aimed at providing a platform to
the national and international tent
pegging players to share their
experiences about tent pegging
and to promote it across the globe.
A large number of horse lovers
from different cities and the
countryside
witnessed
companionship to have a delight
of the thrilling matches of
Champion’s
Trophy
2014.
Competitions among Dancing
Horses and other categories are
also held during National Horse
Show.
Faisalabad 18Feb
(Gen
Sec)
Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (FCCI) is playing
positive role in the regional and
national economic development ,
said Mr. Javed-ul-Hassan Qureshi,
Regulator Trade Organizations
while addressing to the members
of FCCI here today. He said that
business
community
is
contributing a
lot towards
economic development of the
country. He said that as a
Regulator of trade organizations,
our basic objective is to issue
licence and regulating of these
trade bodies in the country in the
ambit of rules and regulations
already set in the Trade
Organizations Act 2013. He said it
is his utmost try to visit all the
Chambers of Commerce and trade
bodies at its own to improve the
mutual working relationship and
various training sessions and
programs are in the pipeline in
this context. He said various
training programs would be
conducted either in its Office or in
the regional Chambers to facilitate
the working of the Chambers. He
assured that the various problems
highlighted by the FCCI would be
resolved and recommendations
would be forwarded for those
falling in the ambit of the other
Government
Ministries
and
Departments.Earlier
in
his
Welcome
Address
to
the
Regulator,
President
FCCI
Engr.Suhail Bin Rashid said that
FCCI is contributing a lot towards
resolving the problems of its
members to provincial and federal
levels effectively. He said besides
its basic role, business community
of Faisalabad is contributing a lot
in financial terms towards
Corporate Social Responsibility of
FCCI. He appreciated the role of
Regulator for creating harmony
and facilitating the democratic
values and transition of powers in
the Chambers of Commerce
which is a role model at national
level. He also highlighted the
various problems faced by the
members and also help of the
Regulator
in
the
business
development projects launched by
the FCCI. Vote of Thanks was
presented by Ch. Muhammad
Asghar. At the occasion, Mr. Riaz
ul Haq, SVP, FCCI,.Mian Aftab
Ahmed, Mian Farhan Latif, Kh.
Asem Khurshid, Sh. Abdul
Qayyum and Muhammad Ayub
Sabir, former Presidents FCCI
shared their views.
KARACHI, Feb 18 (APP): Three
ships
carrying
containers,
chemical and furnace oil were
berthed at Qasim International
Containers terminal, Engro Vopak
Terminal
and
FOTCO
Terminal.Meanwhile, three more
ships carrying containers and
furnace oil also arrived at outer
anchorage of Port Qasim during
last 24 hours.Berth occupancy was
30% at the port on Tuesday where
total
three
ships
namely
Safemarine
Ngami,
Intrepid
Republic and Arietis are currently
occupying berths to load/offload
containers, chemical and furnace
oil respectively during last 24
hours.A cargo volume of 49489
tonnes comprising 33067 tonnes
imports and 16422 tonnes exports
inclusive of containerized cargo
carried in 782 containers (TEUs)
were handled at the port during
last 24 hours.
Faisalabad 18 Feb (Gen Sec)
SNGPL to withdraw its decision
for suspension of gas to textile
industries in Faisalabad, it is antiindustry and anti-worker and will
damage the benefits of GSP Plus
Status to Pakistan, said Engr.
Suhail Bin Rashid, President,
Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce
& Industry (FCCI) in a press
conference held at t FCCI here
today. He was addressing to a
Press
Conference
largely
participated by Mr. Riazul Haq,
Senior Vice President, FCCI, Ch.
Muhammad
Asghar,
Vice
President FCCI, Mian
Aftab
Ahmed, Chairman APTPMA, Mr.
Ilyas Mehmood, Chairman PTEA,
Mr. Muhammad Amjad Khawaja,
Chairman Hosiery Association,
Mr. Shakil Ahmed Ansari,
Chairman Sizing Association, Mr.
Azhar Majid Sheikh, former
Chairman PTEA, office bearers
and representatives of various
trade associations in the area,
former Presidents and members of
FCCI who also shared their views
on the occasion.President FCCI,
while addressing the Press
Conference said that about 2.5
million workers will become
unemployed and huge loss to the
production and exporter orders
secured by Pakistani exporters in
the recent Heimtextile Germany
as well as trust deficit created
among the foreign buyers for noncompliance of their orders. He
said this would damage the
objective of GSP Plus status
recently granted to Pakistan by
EU. He said that overnight and
sudden suspension of gas to
Faisalabad industries will send a
negative signal and would prove
to be the ‘historic mistake’ on the
part of SNGPL. He apprehended
that all this is being done perhaps
without knowledge of Prime
Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif,.
Chief Minister Punjab Mian
Shahbaz Sharif, Finance Minister
Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for
Commerce and Textile Khurram
Dastigir Khan, State Minister for
Water and Electricity Abid Sher
Ali and invited their prompt
attention to reinstate the supply of
gas to the industries immediately.
He said that there is a matter of
few days as gas supply becomes
normal in March every year. He
said that no alternative fuel is
either available nor feasible of gas
which is integral for ‘wet process’
in textile production process. All
textile value chain :Ginning,
Weaving, Sizing, Hosiery, home
textile and even domestic trade
will be totally collapsed.. He said
under a planned scheme by certain
elements, textile industry is being
destroyed to damage the economy
of the country He said should the
suspension prevails, business
community would be compelled
to lay off the workforce which
might flood the roads and streets
with unemployed workers and
make the law and order situation
worse. He said that supply of gas
to the industries was made only
114 days out of 365 days last year
which affected the production
capacity of the industries badly.
He appealed to the Prime Minister
of Pakistan, Chief Minister
Punjab, Federal Minister for
Finance,
Federal Minister for
Petroleum,
and
SNGPL
authorities for continuous supply
of gas to Faisalabad textile
industries in the larger national,
industrial and export interest and
to save millions of workers from
starvation.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (APP):
World Food Organization (WFP)
has distributed almost US $ 10.8
million among flood affectees
including US $ 4.7 million under
Food For Work (FFW) and US $
6.1 million under Food For Cash
(FFC) program to improve
community infrastructure and
rehabilitate their livelihoods.In
FATA, most of the cereals
distributed were provided in-kind
as part of the generous
Government’s contribution of
150,000 metric tons of wheat to
WFP in 2013, said a news release
issued here on Tuesday.During
last year community recovery and
disaster risk reduction activities of
United Nations World Food
Programme
(WFP)
were
implemented in partnership with
the Government of Pakistan.
Non-Government Organizations
partners
and
communities
themselves to ensure community
resilience to cope with recurrent
shocks in nine disaster-prone
districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Sindh, Balochistan and six
agencies in FATA. Naseer, who
participated in one of the work
schemes
in
Jaffarabad,
Balochistan, sharing his view said,
“We worked on the rehabilitation
of a water channel in our village
for which we received a cash
incentive
from
WFP.
Cash gives us freedom to choose
what they buy, whether it’s
various foods or other items such
as clothes, medicines or books for
the children, he said.
Mainly the effects of
unprecedented floods of 2010 and
2011 in Pakistan disrupted
livelihoods and diminished
people’s capacity to recover from
shocks. The projects also
comprise of a training element to
improve agricultural practices and
production as well as post-harvest
techniques with view to achieving
sustainable food security.
Similarly, WFP’s capacity
development activities included
the implementation of a broad
range of training opportunities
such as on community
preparedness, early warning,
disaster risk reduction and climate
change adaptation.
Furthermore, national disaster
management counterparts
responsible for coordinating postcrisis relief and recovery were
provided technical and material
support.Sukhan, a trainee from
Shikarpur, Sindh, commented,
“During the first month, we were
trained for 12 days on how to cope
during natural disasters, and then
on vegetable production after
which I planted my own land. In
the third training, we were taught
how to keep the environment
clean and how to disinfect the
place where our animals stay.”
Mirwaiz pays
tributes to martyred
youth
Srinagar, February 18 (KMS): In
occupied Kashmir, the Chairman
of
All
Parties
Hurriyet
Conference,
Mirwaiz
Umar
Farooq, has paid glowing tributes
to
the
Kashmiri
youth,
Muhammad Shafi Sheikh, who
was recently martyred by Indian
troops in Seelu area of Sopore.The
APHC Chairman in a statement
issued in Srinagar said that it was
the collective responsibility of the
Kashmiri people and leadership to
protect the sacrifices of the
martyrs and take their mission to
its logical conclusion. He said that
it was important that people
should show resolve and complete
commitment towards the ongoing
liberation struggle.An APHC
delegation visited the house of the
martyred youth at Zaloora in
Sopore and expressed solidarity
with his family members. The
delegation included Zafar Akbar
Butt, Hakeem Abdul Rasheed,
Syed Saleem Gilani, Imtiyaz
Ahmad Reshi, Shakeel-ur-rehman,
Jaffar Kashmiri, Ali Muhammad
Radhu, Ghulam Hassan, Javed
Ahmad and Farooq Ahmad.The
leaders while paying homage to
the martyr said that the countless
sacrifices of Kashmiri people had
internationalised the Kashmir
dispute.
Pledge to
continue
Kashmiri
martyrs’ mission
reiterated
Srinagar, February 18 (KMS): In
occupied Kashmir, senior leader
of the All Parties Hurriyet
Conference, Shabbir Ahmed Shah,
has reaffirmed the Kashmiris’
resolve to continue the mission of
their martyrs till complete
success.Shabbir Ahmed Shah
visited Zaloora area of Sopore and
expressed solidarity with the
family of a youth, who was
recently martyred by Indian
troops. Addressing a mammoth
gathering on the occasion, he said
that the Kashmiri people would
continue their struggle until the
Kashmir dispute was resolved in
accordance with their aspirations
in line with the relevant UN
resolutions. He called upon the
Kashmiris
to
boycott
the
forthcoming so-called polls in the
territory and strengthen the profreedom camp to take the ongoing
liberation movement to its logical
conclusion.Hurriyet
leaders
including Shabbir Ahmed Dar and
Wajahat Qureshi also addressed
the gathering. Amid high-pitched
anti-India
and
pro-liberation
slogans, the leaders also led a big
procession in the area.
Gilani denounces
arrest of TeH
leaders
Srinagar, February 18 (KMS): In
occupied Kashmir, the veteran
Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani,
has condemned arrest of the
leaders of his party, Tehreek-eHurriyet Jammu and Kashmir
(TeH) by Indian police.According
to Kashmir Media Service, Syed
Ali Gilani in a statement issued in
Srinagar termed the arrest of TeH
Presidents for Doda Kishtwar,
Malik Noor Fayaz, and Poonch
Rajouri, Qazi Asgar, by the police
as unjustified. He said that the
puppet
administration
was
subjecting Tehreek-e-Hurriyet to
political vengeance and was not
providing any political space to
it.Syed Ali Gilani deplored that
the occupation authorities were
hell bent upon to disturb the
political
activities
of
the
organization and wanted to crush
it with iron hands. He said that
Tehreek-e-Hurriyet had a clear-cut
stand on the Kashmir dispute that
the Kashmiris would not accept
anything less than freedom from
India.“The members and workers
of Tehreek-e-Hurriyet are slapped
with PSA one after another only
to stop them from reaching the
public,” he said. The veteran
leader pointed out that the District
President of Doda Kishtwar and
Poonch Rajouri had also been
detained under the same policy.
No peace in South
Asia without
Kashmir settlement:
Naqash
Srinagar, February 18 (KMS): In
occupied Kashmir, the Chairman
of Islamic Political Party Jammu
and Kashmir, Muhammad Yousuf
Naqash, has said that peace will
continue to elude South Asia until
the Kashmir dispute is settled in
accordance with the Kashmiris’
aspirations.Muhammad
Yousuf
Naqash visited Zaloora area of
Sopore and expressed solidarity
with the family members of
Muhammad Shafi Sheikh, who
was recently martyred by Indian
troops. Addressing a gathering of
mourners on the occasion, he paid
glowing tributes to Muhammad
Shafi Sheikh and other Kashmiri
martyrs. He said that the people of
Kashmir were engaged in a
peaceful struggle to secure their
right
to
selfdetermination.Muhammad Yousuf
Naqash said that it was collective
responsibility and obligation of
the
Kashmiri
people
and
leadership to take their martyrs’
mission to its logical conclusion.
He also denounced the continued
crackdowns on Hurriyet leaders
and activists especially youth and
maintained that such cheap tactics
could not weaken their freedom
sentiment.
Sunhwae Kim to Serve
on the District of
Columbia Court of
Appeals
WASHINGTON, DC – 18 Feb ,
On 14 Feb, President Obama
announced his intent to nominate
Todd Sunhwae Kim to serve on
the District of Columbia Court of
Appeals. President Obama said,
“Todd Sunhwae Kim has proven
himself to be not only a first-rate
legal mind but a faithful public
servant. It is with full confidence
in his ability, integrity, and
independence that I nominate him
to serve on the District of
Columbia Court of Appeals.”Todd
Sunhwae Kim is the Solicitor
General of the District of
Columbia and has held that
position since it was established in
2006. He oversees appellate
litigation for the District of
Columbia government in the D.C.
Court of Appeals, the United
States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit, and
the United States Supreme Court.
Prior to his current appointment,
Kim worked as an appellate
attorney with the United States
Department of Justice in the
Environment
and
Natural
Resources Division, where he
handled significant appeals and
argued before each of the 13
federal appellate courts.
Dawn today reported a news
about exchange of subsqeunt
killings in India, the story is as
follows, “UMBAI:
Indian
police killed seven Maoists
Tuesday during an operation in
a rebel stronghold known as the
“Red Corridor”.Police came
under attack in a jungle area of
Gadchiroli district in the
western state of Maharashtra,
sparking an exchange of fire
between the two groups, said
local police spokesman.“They
came under fire in the early
morning. There were no
injuries sustained by police,
and the identification of the
dead bodies is going on,” police
officer said.“The combing
operations of the area have
intensified.” Gadchiroli police
chief said officers believed a
Maoist divisional commander
was killed in the firing, after
which weapons including an
AK-47
and
rifles
were
recovered from the rebelsThe
Maoists have become a potent
insurgent force, demanding
land and jobs for the poor and
fighting for a communist
society by toppling what they
call India's “semi-colonial,
semi-feudal” form of rule.The
insurgency is believed to have
cost tens of thousands of lives,
with much action focused
around the insurgents' so-called
“Red Corridor” stretching
throughout central and eastern
India.Critics believe military
action is not enough to stem the
unrest, saying the real solution
is better governance and
development.” The incident is a
very serious kind of incident
but no international media,
least Pakistani media channels
reported this news of high
profile from India because such
reflects exactly what is going
on there in India and how
Indians are ‘fighting’ against
Hindus and Sikhs dominated so
called largest democracy of the
world. The news also reflect
that what kind of arms
struggles are on there in India
and what kind of anti state
elements are there in India but
there are ‘least’ talk shows
about incidents of such
sensitive and serious nature.
The question is why? The easy
answer of the question is that
there are no dual national Vice
Chancellors
in
Indian
Universities
because
no
minister dare to support a
person for ‘key’ appointments
that are directly related with the
Indians as a nation. Moreover,
India knows the importance of
the use of words like ‘terror’,
terrorist, extremist etc because
they know that great Nelson
Mandela
was
imprisoned
because he was ‘declared’ as
‘terrorist’ by the than South
African law. Moreover Indians
also know the importance of
‘the
communicated
word
through’ print or electronic
media and its repercussions.
Less people in our culture
know that Indian Hinduism
used ‘acting’ and dialogues’ as
great tool for ‘dividing’ Hindu
society in caste system and by
promoting Hinduism in India. It
is also a fact that Hindus know
what is the importance of a
person who prefer to stay in
India and who goes abroad
leaving India although the
Hindus and Sikhs settle abroad
each year invest millions in
Indian business. The scholar
those are aware of the Hindu
culture know that what is the
role of Hinduism in the illegal
occupation of the valley of
Kashmir but it is unfortunate
that in Pakistan for last 15 years
anti Two Nations Theory
politicians not only ruled
Pakistan but also established
that there are only two classes
in Pakistan. A class that is
sacrificing everything even life
for the cause of Islam and
Pakistan and the other that is
capable or not is of those who
are in Pakistan just to make
money
because
Pakistan,
Pakistan’s ideology and Islam
is nothing for them and tyranny
of the fact is that such people
are more in quantity in the
circles those matter in top
governance in Pakistan. Thanks
God that Prime Minister Mian
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and
his top team members like
Chief of Army Staff General
Raheel Sharif, Chief Justice of
Pakistan Justice Tassaduq
Hussian Jillani and Chief
Minister
Punjab
Mian
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif all
are putting hard to bring in the
lost culture of Pakistan that was
all for the protection of Islam
and Pakistan that was all to
safeguard
human
rights
violations anywhere in the
world.
All
these
top
personalities are putting hard to
establish the lost education
culture and the lost objective
working structure in the
organizations and institutions
but is that sufficient? On the
other hand in the similar
fashion Mr. Imran Khan of PTI
has established a new tradition
of appreciating government
acts if such are favorable for
Pakistan
and
people
of
Pakistan. Such personal efforts
on the part of all top
personalities
are
‘commendable’ and reflect the
presence of win win situation
for entire Pakistan but unless
the modern ‘weapon’ of media
would not be utilized as such
deserves to be manipulated to
counter the past and present
Indian moves in Pakistan, many
of such could be traced in past
Karachi unrest that is gradually
heading
towards
normal
circumstances due to the
Karachi operation initiative by
PML(N), the impact of affects
would not be such as such
deserves so it is important
because Pakistan comparatively
is in a far batter situation as
compared with the on going
situation in India provided our
media is prepared to serve
Pakistan as such deserves and
provided our top education
experts evolve a strategy to
educate Pakistani youth the
way the deserve but…? It is a
great achievement if on going
dialogue with the ‘fighters’
after the great initiative by PM
Nawaz achieves what PML(N)
desires but again two types of
people so PML(N) and PM
must be watchful of all
developments and minutely
ensure that things are heading
towards a direction that is most
favorable for PML(N) and
future of Pakistan and war
option has already been tested.
It appears that perhaps Pakistan
is now looking for something
that is earnestly needed.