Pakistan News And Discussion-9

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Nuggets from the Urdu press </b> 
<b>9/11 done by Jews</b>
Writing in daily Khabrain, Dr Israr Ahamd stated that we are facing discord and hypocrisy at the personal and national level. We lie, don’t keep our words and we are involved in corruption. At the national level, we are victims of hypocrisy and for this we had to face the wrath of God in 1971 in the form of defeat by Hindus who were ruled by Muslims for one thousand years. At the international level, Jews with the help of neocons want to break our nuclear arm and throw us in front of India as a slave. September 11 was the work of Jews. They used the powerful media under their control to turn it against Al Qaeda, which the world didn’t know about before. I heard the name of Al Qaeda from the mouth of GW Bush, otherwise I was completely ignorant of this organisation.

<b>Father of Pakistani journalism</b>
As reported in daily Pakistan, the father of journalism, Maulana Zafar Ali Khan, was a staunch Muslim who served the Muslim cause by printing Zamindar for 50 years from Lahore. During the welcome of King George V in the Red Fort in Delhi, a majority of the ulema were standing in long lines. When the time for prayer came close, Maulana announced the unity and greatness of God and said azan for prayers, and then spread his coat on the lawns of the Red Fort and offered his prayers.

<b>Hyenas of establishment</b>
Quoted in daily Express, allegedly from the BBC website, wildlife films show a tiger or hyenas stalking thousands of bulls. The hunters separate a weak and young bull to attack him. The mother resists for some time and then joins the herd watching from a distance. The BBC said the hyena of the Pakistani establishment is constantly taking its prey from the Pakistani herd. People were arrested before but now they are disappearing with regularity. The hyenas of the establishment know that thousand of civil society members are only united like the bulls of a herd. Whenever a journalist disappears, only the relevant organisation or newspaper makes noise for some days and then it keeps quite.

<b>No entertainment in province of the pious</b>
As reported in daily Khabrain, Peshawar High court justice Dost Mohammad Khan said that a circus shall be installed in Punjab instead of the NWFP. A writ petition was filed in Peshawar High Court for permission to put a circus in Pakistan International Park in Pabbi. The learned judge said after the passing of Hasbah Bill, now the hasbah force will have sticks (danday) and the MMA government is against these activities. So this circus shall be organised in Punjab, as the situation has changed in NWFP after the Dargai suicide bomb attack. There is danger of another attack at such crowded places.

<b>Internet love in Waziristan</b>
According to daily Khabrain, in Bannu district near Waziristan agency, a young man, Aman ullah, started friendship with a Canadian woman, Sharon, on internet, which soon blossomed into true love. She came to Pakistan and accepted Islam because of her love and was named ‘Fatima’. The internet love reached its logical conclusion of marriage. She spent two weeks in Waziristan and then left for Canada with her old mother. Her husband would soon follow her to live in Canada. She was impressed with local customs and said the inhabitants of Waziristan are peace loving, contrary to the assertions of western world.  <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->

<b>Cricketer Kaif under attack</b>
As reported in daily Express, Indian fans protesting against the poor batting of Indian cricket team in the one day series against South Africa, attacked the house of cricketer Mohammad Kaif. The members of a Hindu extremist party members attacked his house in Allahabad, as he could only score eight and 10 runs in two one day matches. They also protested against Sharad Pawar, Greg Chapell and other members of the Indian cricket team.  <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> 

<b>Drawing salaries from alcohol</b>
Writing for daily Express, columnist Asar Chauhan said that Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto banned liquor on his last day in government. The factories of alcohol were running during the reign of Zia ul Haq, and are still producing alcohol which is being consumed in Pakistan. The excise duty and other taxes on alcohol are collected and added to national treasury. The salaries and other perks paid to members of parliament (including maulvi sahiban) are from the National exchequer. Is it halal?

<b>Allama Iqbal didn’t dream of Pakistan</b>
As reported in daily Jang, the leader of Mutahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, said that the new generation is being taught a distorted history in schools. The idea that Allama Iqbal was the creator of the idea of Pakistan is a pack of lies. He said it is rubbish to assert that Allama Iqbal was the first to dream of Pakistan. We don’t deny that Allama Iqbal was a great poet, thinker and took part in struggle for Pakistan. He said humans basically want freedom but absolute freedom can destroy a society. Only nations who sacrifice collectively for their freedom live on in history.

<b>No social studies in madrassas</b>
Columnist Asar Chauhan opined in daily Express that religious leaders are against women as head of state but Maulana Maudoodi and Jamaat Islami intitiated movemmet against Ayub Khan in 1965 in favour of Fatima Jinnah for presidential elections. Maulana Mufti Mehmood was the supporter of Ayub khan but his son accepted important posts during the reign of Benazir Bhutto. Some body should ask these Maulanas why they don’t teach social studies in their madrassas. Probably they don’t want to teach their students about Quaid-i-Azam, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Allama Iqbal.
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