Pakistan News and Discussion-8

[Guest]

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>One more American</b>
Lahore has many cosmopolitan denizens but none better than its First Citizen. Our mole reports that the First Citizen has recently become a United States national and that this event has followed his second marriage to an American lady. Perhaps he should go and run Kansas City or some such rather than Lahore.

+++++
<b>Nuggets from the Urdu press </b>

<b>Mosque clash</b>
As reported in daily Jang, a Wahdat road mosque was sealed when two groups clashed over the ownership of the mosque. The imam (prayer leader) was thrown out by the local population which brought in another imam of their own creed (maslak) of Islam. After some time the first imam came back with armed men and started firing indiscriminately, which led to mayhem and panic in the entire area. A heavy contingent of police arrived and sealed the mosque and summoned the two warring qabza groups to the police station to sort out the ownership of the mosque.

<b>Al Qaeda was responsible for 9/11</b>
In a column in daily Khabrain, Hamid Mir wrote that Osama bin Laden (OBL) didn’t accept responsibility for the 9/11 attacks but congratulated the attackers as OBL didn’t want to create any problems for Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Now, after five years he has accepted responsibility for the 9/11 attacks and some Pakistanis still fool themselves by blaming Jews for this attack. This is a real war and it wouldn’t help if we start living in imaginary conspiracies. He said America knows that OBL is alive and new attack is being planned within America.

<b>England queen is Qureshi!</b>
Sarerahi wrote in daily Nawa-i-Waqt that during Ramadan the British queen has allocated one room for prayers in her palace for her Muslim servants. In contrast the leader of Christians is Pope Benedict who has broken the hearts of Muslims. <b>The royal family of Britain is Qureshi (a tribe of Mecca) who migrated from Saudi Arabia and became rulers because of their leadership qualities. Now we would see her become Muslim in a near future.</b>  <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo-->

<b>Fake Allamas are black sheep</b>
According to daily Jang, Jamiat-e-Islam chief organizer mufti Safdar Ali Qadri stated that we as a nation are Ahl-e-Sunnat and an atomic power but are not united. The black sheeps in the guise of ulemas (religious scholars) are responsible for the degradation of our society. Everyone who has grown beards has started calling themselves Allamas and Maulanas, and these people do not have proper knowledge or intelligence. The government should crackdown on such fake Allamas. He said Maulana Noorani was a great Ahl-e-Sunnat leader and news channels shall start news bulletin in Arabic.

<b>Hamid Mir responsible for Afghanistan bombing</b>
In daily Khabrian, columnist Azam Sultan Suharwardi said when America invaded Afghanistan Hamid Mir was the editor of Urdu daily ‘Sahafat’ in Islamabad. During that time his best story was published in the English newspaper Dawn with a title, “Osama has Nukes” and not in his own Urdu newspaper, which didn’t print his full story. This story was picked up by international media and provided moral ground for America to savagely bomb Afghanistan.

<b>Osama’s threat saved Afghanistan!</b>
In a column in daily Khabrain, Hamid Mir wrote that Americans were angry and ready to use nuclear power against Osama bin Laden (OBL) in Afghanistan. Osama Bin Laden threatened to strike back with nuclear weapons if US used nuclear weapons against Afghanistan. OBL’s threat was confirmed when Americans found nuclear laboratories in Afghanistan. Osama Bin Laden had started working on a nuclear programme in Sudan in 1995 when Americans captured Al Qaeda members who were trying to buy enriched uranium. Americans then destroyed these Al Qaeda factories in Sudan with Tomahawk missiles. Al Qaeda men went on to acquire suitcase bombs from former Russian republics and took them to Europe.

<b>Into the fire!</b>
Daily Nawa-i-Waqt reported on a BBC online column that said that President Musharraf wrapped up the issue of the exile of Nawaz Sharif’s family in just a few lines. President Musharraf blamed foreign universities for producing Pakistani leaders that were corrupt and unaware of Pakistani culture. The columnist wondered why Pakistan is sending its brilliant minds for education at government expense to the very same foreign universities. President Musharraf ridiculed the entire civilian leadership but didn’t comment on military dictators. The columnist asked why Musharraf wrote about his marriage to Sehba in chapter titled, “Into the fire”?

<b>Tahir ul Qadri’s prescription for success</b>
As reported in daily Jang, Awami Tehreek leader Tahir ul Qadri in a telephonic address said Muslims can only get out of their present situation by promoting ishq-e-rasool love for Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). He said during the month of Ramazan Muslim ummah shall strengthen its relation with God, and<b> wear ishq-e-rasool as collar around their necks</b>, so that God bless them with success.  [what is this?]

<b>AQ Khan, architect of Indian nukes!</b> <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
As reported in Daily Pakistan, President Musharraf in his book, “In the line of fire” said it is possible that India became nuclear power with the help of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan’s network. Dr Khan was operating his network from Pakistan and Dubai, where Indians who were working for him disappeared mysteriously later on. Pakistani centrifuge designs could have been transferred to India through the network of Dr Khan.

<b>My lord! I am guilty too!</b>
As reported in Daily Pakistan, a girl became emotional when a man charged on hudood charges in Lahore High Court was arrested and handcuffed. She appeared before the court in dramatic Urdu filmi style and told the court, “My Lord! I have to say something” while her mother was trying to stop. She admitted that she was having sexual relations with a married man who was the father of three children. The Judge told her that this statement could be used against her. She said she didn’t care and the court asked the police to register a case against her as she admitted her own adultery.

<b>Cinemas to observe sanctity of Ramadan</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the NWFP government has ordered shutting down cinemas to observe the sanctity of Ramadan. The 12 cinema owners were summoned by religious minister Amanullah Haqqani, senior minister Siraj ul Haq for an emergency meeting where police official were also present. Cinema owners were threatened by Jamaat Islami’s Shabab-e-Milli and Amar bil marauf nahi anal munkir to close down the cinemas.

<b>Missing links in Hamid Mir’s story</b>
In daily Khabrain, Hamid Mir, responding to allegations by Azam Sultan Suharwardi, said that America started bombing Afghanistan before my interview of Osama Bin Laden was published in Pakistan. He said ex-ISI Chief Hamid Gul, professor of journalism Dr Mehdi Hassan and columnist Ajmal Naizi also held that Hamid Mir’s story provided America with the excuse to attack Afghanistan. America started bombing on 7th October and I interviewed OBL on 8th October in Afghanistan. He said CBS offered him one hundred thousand dollars for this interview but he wanted the credit to go to Pakistani journalism. Hameed Haroon agreed to print his interview with his byline as, “‘Interview of Osama bin Laden by Hamid Mir’, editor of daily Sahafat”. This interview was simultaneously published by daily Dawn and daily Sahafat. Next day he found that portions of his interview were missing in his own paper because the night shift in-charge was under the pressure of secret agencies.

<b>Claim for sold haveli</b>
In daily Jang, humour columnist Ata ul Haq Qasmi wrote that President Musharraf has claimed in his book that his lineage can be traced back directly to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). He mentioned that his father and mother were good dancers and were also music lovers. His mother was a good singer and could play harmonium. In 1946 they sold their ancestral Nehr wali haveli and moved to a government house. In 1948 when they came to Pakistan they claimed compensation for their ancestral haveli. Qasmi asked whether they submitted the claim for their sold haveli or was it another haveli? <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->