05-12-2007, 08:55 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Nuggets from the Urdu press</b>
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<b>America and Britain are brokering a deal</b>In daily Nawa-e-Waqt, columnist Haroon ur Rashid wrote that according to an English newspaper, British ambassador Mark Lyall Grant and American assistant minister Richard Boucher were involved in negotiations between the Peopleâs Party and President Musharraf. The joint protest by PML (Q) and the PPP against Jamia Hafsa is the latest manifestation of mutual contacts. Benazir has invited her party leaders, Yousaf Raza Gilani, Jehangir Badar, Qasim Zia, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Safdar Ali Abbasi and Pervez Ashraf, to Dubai where an American think tank, international, Republican institute will brief them.
<b>Faisalabad madrassa follows Jamia Hafsa</b>
As reported in daily Express, the students of Jamia Qasmia in Faisalabad raided an alleged brothel house, inspired by the incident of Jamia Hafsa. The residents of Ghulam Mohammad Abad registered their complaint with the madrassa against the woman who was running a brothel in the area. The students raided the locality and one student was arrested by the police.
the dacoits returned the jewellery and left after apologising to the women.
<b>Madrassa teacher booked under Womenâs Protection Bill</b>
As reported in daily Jang, a naib nazim Safiullah, aka Janat Gul, of a madrassa in Kahna tricked a boy, Naveed, to his room and tried to sodomize him. He beat him violently when the boy struggled and ran away. The abuser reached the house of the boy with an accomplice, but the local residents intervened and nabbed the culprits. A force of 25 stick bearing madrassa students attacked the residents of the street and forcefully released the culprits before the arrival of police. Police registered the case in section 367/A under the Women Protection Bill.
<b>Fatwa against suicide bombing</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, two thousand ulema in a convention organised by Jamiat ulema Islam gave a fatwa that suicide bombing and establishing shariat by force, is un-Islamic. The six page fatwa by the convention stated that threatening barbers to stop shaving beards and attacking CD shops is also against Islam. Some hidden forces are attacking the Islamic government and are killing their own Muslim brothers. They said that these acts are bringing a bad name to madrassas and ulema.
<b>Marriage of egoists Abhishek and Aishwarya</b> <!--emo&
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Accoriding to daily Jang, the experts of numerology said that the handwriting of Abhishek Bachan and Aishwarya Rai indicated that they wouldn't rebel against the family traditions. Abhishek could be physically harmed in 2008 but that can be avoided via puja. They advised Aishwarya to change her name into Aishwarya Bachan, but if she kept her name even as Aishwarya Rai Bachan, her mother could influence her marriage. They might have internal conflicts as both are big stars and Aishwarya Rai is more an egoist than Abhishek, but the clash of egos would not lead to separation.
<b>12 year old Taliban slaughters his spy comrade</b>
As reported in daily Express, Taliban commander Mullah Akhtar Usmani issued a video cassette showing the slaughter of his own comrade, Qari Ghulam Nabi, for spying against the Taliban. A 12 year old Taliban boy was shown with a knife slaughtering Qari Ghulam Nabi. The boy said that this would be the fate of all those who are spying for America. According to American news agency, Qari Ghulam Nabi was a Pakistani citizen whose father, Ghulam Sakhi, vowed to avenge the murder of his son.
<b>Pope finds ambiguity in Darwin's theory</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, Pope Benedict 16th criticized Darwinâs theory of evolution and said there are a lot of loop holes in this theory. He said there should be a compromise between reason and faith. He repeated the words of Pope John Paul II that Darwinâs theory is still more than a hypothesis, but it is not yet complete.
<b>Westernised women working for clash of civilisations</b>
As reported in daily Jang, the ameer of Jamaat Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, said that a few Westernised women are protesting against the religious extremists to please the Americans. These protests are creating discord among the Muslimsâ unity. The Western embassies in Pakistan are funding these NGOs and Westernised women to create the atmosphere of a clash of civilisations in Pakistan. <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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FT.com
<b>America and Britain are brokering a deal</b>In daily Nawa-e-Waqt, columnist Haroon ur Rashid wrote that according to an English newspaper, British ambassador Mark Lyall Grant and American assistant minister Richard Boucher were involved in negotiations between the Peopleâs Party and President Musharraf. The joint protest by PML (Q) and the PPP against Jamia Hafsa is the latest manifestation of mutual contacts. Benazir has invited her party leaders, Yousaf Raza Gilani, Jehangir Badar, Qasim Zia, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Safdar Ali Abbasi and Pervez Ashraf, to Dubai where an American think tank, international, Republican institute will brief them.
<b>Faisalabad madrassa follows Jamia Hafsa</b>
As reported in daily Express, the students of Jamia Qasmia in Faisalabad raided an alleged brothel house, inspired by the incident of Jamia Hafsa. The residents of Ghulam Mohammad Abad registered their complaint with the madrassa against the woman who was running a brothel in the area. The students raided the locality and one student was arrested by the police.
the dacoits returned the jewellery and left after apologising to the women.
<b>Madrassa teacher booked under Womenâs Protection Bill</b>
As reported in daily Jang, a naib nazim Safiullah, aka Janat Gul, of a madrassa in Kahna tricked a boy, Naveed, to his room and tried to sodomize him. He beat him violently when the boy struggled and ran away. The abuser reached the house of the boy with an accomplice, but the local residents intervened and nabbed the culprits. A force of 25 stick bearing madrassa students attacked the residents of the street and forcefully released the culprits before the arrival of police. Police registered the case in section 367/A under the Women Protection Bill.
<b>Fatwa against suicide bombing</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, two thousand ulema in a convention organised by Jamiat ulema Islam gave a fatwa that suicide bombing and establishing shariat by force, is un-Islamic. The six page fatwa by the convention stated that threatening barbers to stop shaving beards and attacking CD shops is also against Islam. Some hidden forces are attacking the Islamic government and are killing their own Muslim brothers. They said that these acts are bringing a bad name to madrassas and ulema.
<b>Marriage of egoists Abhishek and Aishwarya</b> <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> Accoriding to daily Jang, the experts of numerology said that the handwriting of Abhishek Bachan and Aishwarya Rai indicated that they wouldn't rebel against the family traditions. Abhishek could be physically harmed in 2008 but that can be avoided via puja. They advised Aishwarya to change her name into Aishwarya Bachan, but if she kept her name even as Aishwarya Rai Bachan, her mother could influence her marriage. They might have internal conflicts as both are big stars and Aishwarya Rai is more an egoist than Abhishek, but the clash of egos would not lead to separation.
<b>12 year old Taliban slaughters his spy comrade</b>
As reported in daily Express, Taliban commander Mullah Akhtar Usmani issued a video cassette showing the slaughter of his own comrade, Qari Ghulam Nabi, for spying against the Taliban. A 12 year old Taliban boy was shown with a knife slaughtering Qari Ghulam Nabi. The boy said that this would be the fate of all those who are spying for America. According to American news agency, Qari Ghulam Nabi was a Pakistani citizen whose father, Ghulam Sakhi, vowed to avenge the murder of his son.
<b>Pope finds ambiguity in Darwin's theory</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, Pope Benedict 16th criticized Darwinâs theory of evolution and said there are a lot of loop holes in this theory. He said there should be a compromise between reason and faith. He repeated the words of Pope John Paul II that Darwinâs theory is still more than a hypothesis, but it is not yet complete.
<b>Westernised women working for clash of civilisations</b>
As reported in daily Jang, the ameer of Jamaat Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, said that a few Westernised women are protesting against the religious extremists to please the Americans. These protests are creating discord among the Muslimsâ unity. The Western embassies in Pakistan are funding these NGOs and Westernised women to create the atmosphere of a clash of civilisations in Pakistan. <!--emo&
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