12-01-2006, 08:01 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Nuggets from the Urdu press </b>
 FT
<b>Where have those donkeys gone?</b>
In daily Express, columnist Javed Chaudhry said his notions about the Afghan jihad were shattered when he read the book, The Prince by Prince Bandar bin Sultan. Prince Sultan said America and Saudi Arabia bought donkeys and mules from all over the world as there were no other means to transport weapons to the afghan mujahideen. The prices of donkeys rose all over the world. The columnist said we thought of Zia ul Haq as a modern Salahuddin Ayubi, but the prince said American dollars were the basis of success and therefore proved the Mujahideen were hired killers. The columnist said that after the Afghan jihad, were the donkeys still in Afghanistan, or have America and Saudi Arabia taken them back to their countries? I want to ask General Hameed Gul where those donkeys are now, and what happened to them.
<b>Drug rehabilitation in madrassa</b>
According to daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the NWFP police submitted a report of a seminary-cum-private jail in Abottabad to Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. Abottabad police recovered seven British nationals and 112 prisoners from a drug rehabitation centre. The private jail was being run by Maulana Ilyas Qadri for the last 15 years. Additional sessions Judge Hafiz Nasim Akbar recorded their statements and released the recovered prisoners of the madrassa-cum-private jail.
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According to daily Khabrain, a DNA test proved the raping of a corpse of a woman was committed by 20 year old Akhtar, who dug up the grave and violated the dead body of a woman but then forgot to bury her again and slept close to the grave. The wife of the rapist had left him a few months ago and he was living in a graveyard in protest. Six innocent people who were arrested on charges of the rape were released.
<b>Bajaur militants vow to fight US</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, five thousand tribesmen in Bajaur agency protested against America and vowed to wage Jihad against its allies. The most wanted, Maulana Faqir Mohammad, also participated in the rally and addressed the crowd. He said we are mujahideen and will continue jihad against America and its allies; we are not afraid of President Musharraf. He asked the protestors to wage jihad against secular forces.
<b>Blessed with ignorance</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt by columnist Haroon ur Rashid, the NWFP minister of religious affairs kept harping his philosophy of evidence; his innocence and his obstinacy didnât invite anger but pity. The minister said evidence of shahadat is required when the weather is not clear, so he announced Eid on the twenty eighth day of Ramadan. Haroon lamented, only if he had known that the science of astronomy has developed so much that the scientists have charted the paths of stars to the next century. If he had listened to scientists or had read newspapers or even watched TV, he would have known that his basic argument is flawed. The very foundation is defective on which he wants to erect a monumental and awesome building.
<b>Trade is confusing Kashmiris</b>
According to daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the leader of Jamaat Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmad, said that confidence restoring measures and the division of Kashmir are international conspiracies. We will not allow President Musharraf to sell the cause of Kashmir. Kashmiris are being confused by trade and the Lahore-Delhi bus service.<b> Pervez Musharraf wants to create a united India</b>. America has imposed a general who says we have no ties with the Ummah and who wants us to be slaves of America.
<b>Shuttlecock between two wives</b>
According to daily Khabrain, a villager, Malik Pervez, married his two cousins on the same day. The first marriage took place around 11 in the morning and the next marriage took place around 6 in the evening. Both wives kept fighting each other the whole night and the bridegroom kept shuttling between the two warring wives.
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<b>Turkey shall return Madina artifacts</b>
As reported in daily Jang, the Saudi majlis-e-shoora has asked the Turkish government to return the historical artifacts of Madina Munawara to Saudia Arabia. One member of the Shoora, Dr Salim Anqari, criticised the United Nations and Unesco, and demanded that these institutions do their job and recover the artifacts from Turkey.
<b>Begum Sahiba! What shall I do?</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, ex federal secretary Reodad Khan in an interview said that General Zia ul Haq telephoned Indira Ghandhi and said, âBegum sahiba! The Russians have invaded Afghanistan and I want your advice as you are more experienced and older than me.â When Zulfiqar Ali Bhuttoâs government was dismissed, Benazir Bhutto asked her father, âPapa have we also become awam (people)â.
<b>Muneer alias Chamkili buried as man</b>
As reported in Daily Pakistan, 40 year old Muneer became the feminine Chamkili to support his family, after the murder of his brother by famous goon Ghaisa. The problem arose when it could not be decided whether to perform male or female funeral prayers for him. Later, male funeral prayers were read for him and all the hijras (hermaphrodites) were allowed to join his funeral prayers.
<b>FM radio popular with madaris</b>
According to daily Jang, 66 illegal FM radios were shut down in different districts of NWFP. The regional general manager, Javed Iqbal, said there are 22 more FM radios that shall be closed. He said the majority of FM radios were used illegally by dini madaris and religious parties. The FM radio broadcast was interfering in the communication network that could lead to a dangerous mishap or accident.
Mullah Omar is hero of Allama Iqbal
In daily Jang, columnist Atta ul Haq Qasmi wrote that Qazi Hussain Ahmad in a presidential address to a gathering in honor of national poet Allama Iqbal, said that Iqbal was against pragmatic mullahs but not against mujahid mullahs like Mullah Omar. Qasmi wrote that Allama Iqbal was against mullahs like the âulemaâ who are literalist (lakir ke fakir). Even Maulana Maudoodi was targeted by Iqbal. Today Jamaat Islami and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam are so similar, and seeing the anger of the Jamaat Islami on the Hudood Ordinance and other such issues, one feels like adding Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam group in front of Jamaat Islami.
<b>Bajaur madrassa was open during Eid holidays</b>
As reported in daily Khabrain, the government has decided to warn madrassas to stop their suspicious activities. According to a private TV channel, government sources said the Aiman Al Zawahiri, Marvan Hadi and others visited the Bajaur seminary, where people were being trained to use explosives. The trainees were sent to different countries for terrorist activities and were also trained ideologically. The madrassa was warned before to close, but it was open during the Eid holidays. Satellite video and pictures showed around 75 people around the madrassa campus.
<b>Entry ticket to hell is eight dollars</b>
According to daily Nawa-i-Waqt, shows about hell are shown in cathedrals all over America. The shows show what will happen to female sex addicts, and to those who indulge in alcoholism and gay sex. There are lectures also to educate the public to refrain from these sins. The ticket to these shows was 8 dollars and people were standing in long cues to get the tickets. <!--emo&
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<b>Firecrackers wrapped in Quranic papers</b>
According to Daily Pakistan, the residents of Srinagar were shocked to see the burned pages of the Holy Quran on the streets. During Eid, some youngster discovered that powder was wrapped in papers of Quran to make firecrackers. The emotions and hearts of young Kashmiris got hurt when they saw the charred papers of Quran. They nabbed the shopkeeper, who said he is not responsible, as these were prepared by a company in Delhi. The police has confiscated the firecrackers and started an investigation.
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 FT
<b>Where have those donkeys gone?</b>
In daily Express, columnist Javed Chaudhry said his notions about the Afghan jihad were shattered when he read the book, The Prince by Prince Bandar bin Sultan. Prince Sultan said America and Saudi Arabia bought donkeys and mules from all over the world as there were no other means to transport weapons to the afghan mujahideen. The prices of donkeys rose all over the world. The columnist said we thought of Zia ul Haq as a modern Salahuddin Ayubi, but the prince said American dollars were the basis of success and therefore proved the Mujahideen were hired killers. The columnist said that after the Afghan jihad, were the donkeys still in Afghanistan, or have America and Saudi Arabia taken them back to their countries? I want to ask General Hameed Gul where those donkeys are now, and what happened to them.
<b>Drug rehabilitation in madrassa</b>
According to daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the NWFP police submitted a report of a seminary-cum-private jail in Abottabad to Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. Abottabad police recovered seven British nationals and 112 prisoners from a drug rehabitation centre. The private jail was being run by Maulana Ilyas Qadri for the last 15 years. Additional sessions Judge Hafiz Nasim Akbar recorded their statements and released the recovered prisoners of the madrassa-cum-private jail.
<b>Raping a corpse</b> <!--emo&:o--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ohmy.gif' /><!--endemo-->
According to daily Khabrain, a DNA test proved the raping of a corpse of a woman was committed by 20 year old Akhtar, who dug up the grave and violated the dead body of a woman but then forgot to bury her again and slept close to the grave. The wife of the rapist had left him a few months ago and he was living in a graveyard in protest. Six innocent people who were arrested on charges of the rape were released.
<b>Bajaur militants vow to fight US</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, five thousand tribesmen in Bajaur agency protested against America and vowed to wage Jihad against its allies. The most wanted, Maulana Faqir Mohammad, also participated in the rally and addressed the crowd. He said we are mujahideen and will continue jihad against America and its allies; we are not afraid of President Musharraf. He asked the protestors to wage jihad against secular forces.
<b>Blessed with ignorance</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt by columnist Haroon ur Rashid, the NWFP minister of religious affairs kept harping his philosophy of evidence; his innocence and his obstinacy didnât invite anger but pity. The minister said evidence of shahadat is required when the weather is not clear, so he announced Eid on the twenty eighth day of Ramadan. Haroon lamented, only if he had known that the science of astronomy has developed so much that the scientists have charted the paths of stars to the next century. If he had listened to scientists or had read newspapers or even watched TV, he would have known that his basic argument is flawed. The very foundation is defective on which he wants to erect a monumental and awesome building.
<b>Trade is confusing Kashmiris</b>
According to daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the leader of Jamaat Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmad, said that confidence restoring measures and the division of Kashmir are international conspiracies. We will not allow President Musharraf to sell the cause of Kashmir. Kashmiris are being confused by trade and the Lahore-Delhi bus service.<b> Pervez Musharraf wants to create a united India</b>. America has imposed a general who says we have no ties with the Ummah and who wants us to be slaves of America.
<b>Shuttlecock between two wives</b>
According to daily Khabrain, a villager, Malik Pervez, married his two cousins on the same day. The first marriage took place around 11 in the morning and the next marriage took place around 6 in the evening. Both wives kept fighting each other the whole night and the bridegroom kept shuttling between the two warring wives.
<!--emo&:roll--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ROTFL.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ROTFL.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<b>Turkey shall return Madina artifacts</b>
As reported in daily Jang, the Saudi majlis-e-shoora has asked the Turkish government to return the historical artifacts of Madina Munawara to Saudia Arabia. One member of the Shoora, Dr Salim Anqari, criticised the United Nations and Unesco, and demanded that these institutions do their job and recover the artifacts from Turkey.
<b>Begum Sahiba! What shall I do?</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, ex federal secretary Reodad Khan in an interview said that General Zia ul Haq telephoned Indira Ghandhi and said, âBegum sahiba! The Russians have invaded Afghanistan and I want your advice as you are more experienced and older than me.â When Zulfiqar Ali Bhuttoâs government was dismissed, Benazir Bhutto asked her father, âPapa have we also become awam (people)â.
<b>Muneer alias Chamkili buried as man</b>
As reported in Daily Pakistan, 40 year old Muneer became the feminine Chamkili to support his family, after the murder of his brother by famous goon Ghaisa. The problem arose when it could not be decided whether to perform male or female funeral prayers for him. Later, male funeral prayers were read for him and all the hijras (hermaphrodites) were allowed to join his funeral prayers.
<b>FM radio popular with madaris</b>
According to daily Jang, 66 illegal FM radios were shut down in different districts of NWFP. The regional general manager, Javed Iqbal, said there are 22 more FM radios that shall be closed. He said the majority of FM radios were used illegally by dini madaris and religious parties. The FM radio broadcast was interfering in the communication network that could lead to a dangerous mishap or accident.
Mullah Omar is hero of Allama Iqbal
In daily Jang, columnist Atta ul Haq Qasmi wrote that Qazi Hussain Ahmad in a presidential address to a gathering in honor of national poet Allama Iqbal, said that Iqbal was against pragmatic mullahs but not against mujahid mullahs like Mullah Omar. Qasmi wrote that Allama Iqbal was against mullahs like the âulemaâ who are literalist (lakir ke fakir). Even Maulana Maudoodi was targeted by Iqbal. Today Jamaat Islami and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam are so similar, and seeing the anger of the Jamaat Islami on the Hudood Ordinance and other such issues, one feels like adding Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam group in front of Jamaat Islami.
<b>Bajaur madrassa was open during Eid holidays</b>
As reported in daily Khabrain, the government has decided to warn madrassas to stop their suspicious activities. According to a private TV channel, government sources said the Aiman Al Zawahiri, Marvan Hadi and others visited the Bajaur seminary, where people were being trained to use explosives. The trainees were sent to different countries for terrorist activities and were also trained ideologically. The madrassa was warned before to close, but it was open during the Eid holidays. Satellite video and pictures showed around 75 people around the madrassa campus.
<b>Entry ticket to hell is eight dollars</b>
According to daily Nawa-i-Waqt, shows about hell are shown in cathedrals all over America. The shows show what will happen to female sex addicts, and to those who indulge in alcoholism and gay sex. There are lectures also to educate the public to refrain from these sins. The ticket to these shows was 8 dollars and people were standing in long cues to get the tickets. <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <b>Firecrackers wrapped in Quranic papers</b>
According to Daily Pakistan, the residents of Srinagar were shocked to see the burned pages of the Holy Quran on the streets. During Eid, some youngster discovered that powder was wrapped in papers of Quran to make firecrackers. The emotions and hearts of young Kashmiris got hurt when they saw the charred papers of Quran. They nabbed the shopkeeper, who said he is not responsible, as these were prepared by a company in Delhi. The police has confiscated the firecrackers and started an investigation.
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