06-01-2007, 09:25 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Nuggets from the Urdu press
<b>Children chained in nighiban centre</b>
As reported in the daily Jang, a child protection and welfare institute raided a childrenâs centre where they found six children chained by the Social Welfare department employee at Lari Adda in Multan. They were kept without food for 12 hours and were victims of sexual assault; blue films were made to blackmail them. These children were sent to truck drivers and hotel employees for sex.
<b>Disease attacks sacred Buddhist tree</b>
As reported in daily Express, the sacred tree under which Siddhartha Gautama was enlightened is under the attack of disease and its leaves are falling rapidly. The Buddhi tree in Buddha Gia city is 2550 years old and is being preserved as historical heritage by the United Nations. A scientist said the disease is due to the lack of humidity close to its roots. Actions are being taken to remedy the sickness.
<b>Indians among richest men in England</b>
As reported in the daily Jang foreigners, especially Indians, are fast becoming the richest men in England. The richest man in England is steel manufacturer Lakshmi Narian Mittal, whereas the queen of England is at position number 229. Ismaili spiritual leader Prince Karim Agha Khan is the 51st richest man in England. Out of the ten richest British-Asians, nine are Indians and only one is Pakistani. <!--emo&:bcow--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/b_cowboy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='b_cowboy.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<b>Hafiz Quran travelled to Spain as Sikh </b>
As reported in the daily Nawa-e-Waqt, a hafiz Quran Abid Muneer tried to reach Spain using the passport of a British Sikh. He was arrested in Dubai by immigration officials and sent back to Pakistan. He told Pakistani officials that his two brothers are in Spain and had arranged fake documents through human traffickers to reach Spain. He said instead of a bright future he now faces lockup in Pakistan.
<b>Accept Islam in ten days or else</b>
As reported in the daily Jang, local Taliban threatened Khyber Medical College in Peshawar to make burqa (veil) compulsory for female students or to get ready for bomb attacks on the college. In another incident, a letter warned the Christian community of Charsadda that all resident Christians shall embrace Islam or leave the locality in ten days. If the deadline is not met, they will respond with a bombing.
<b>Can a mosque be built on illegal land? </b>
Columnist Afzal Rehan wrote in the Daily Pakistan, that the Islamic Ideological Council, in a detailed judgment, called constructing a mosque on illegally acquired land as against Islam. The judgment was given on the petition by the National Institute of Sociology against the forced construction of a mosque on its land. <i>[till now all Muslim did is build illegal mosque everywhere, over dead bodies]</i>
<b>Dhakka start Iranian Mahan Air aircraft</b>
According to the daily Jang, an interesting situation developed when dozens of PIA officials pushed Iranian Mahan Air aircraft to send it back to Iran. When the airplane crew forgot to place an engine part called âtobarâ on the plane, 60 to 70 PIA workers and passengers started to push the plane. <!--emo&
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<b>Somnath and Chief Justice Mahmood Ghaznavi</b>
Columnist Mohammad Yasin Wato wrote in the daily Nawa-e-Waqt, that the worshippers of the temple of Somnath, who call Mahmood Ghaznavi a looter and dacoit have made him the chief justice of the Supreme Court. He said that Ghaznavi attacked Somnath because all rich temples supported the Hindu maharajas against Ghaznavi. Ghaznavi didnât go to Karachi to attack them, but went only to address the Sindh high court bar.
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<b>Children chained in nighiban centre</b>
As reported in the daily Jang, a child protection and welfare institute raided a childrenâs centre where they found six children chained by the Social Welfare department employee at Lari Adda in Multan. They were kept without food for 12 hours and were victims of sexual assault; blue films were made to blackmail them. These children were sent to truck drivers and hotel employees for sex.
<b>Disease attacks sacred Buddhist tree</b>
As reported in daily Express, the sacred tree under which Siddhartha Gautama was enlightened is under the attack of disease and its leaves are falling rapidly. The Buddhi tree in Buddha Gia city is 2550 years old and is being preserved as historical heritage by the United Nations. A scientist said the disease is due to the lack of humidity close to its roots. Actions are being taken to remedy the sickness.
<b>Indians among richest men in England</b>
As reported in the daily Jang foreigners, especially Indians, are fast becoming the richest men in England. The richest man in England is steel manufacturer Lakshmi Narian Mittal, whereas the queen of England is at position number 229. Ismaili spiritual leader Prince Karim Agha Khan is the 51st richest man in England. Out of the ten richest British-Asians, nine are Indians and only one is Pakistani. <!--emo&:bcow--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/b_cowboy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='b_cowboy.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<b>Hafiz Quran travelled to Spain as Sikh </b>
As reported in the daily Nawa-e-Waqt, a hafiz Quran Abid Muneer tried to reach Spain using the passport of a British Sikh. He was arrested in Dubai by immigration officials and sent back to Pakistan. He told Pakistani officials that his two brothers are in Spain and had arranged fake documents through human traffickers to reach Spain. He said instead of a bright future he now faces lockup in Pakistan.
<b>Accept Islam in ten days or else</b>
As reported in the daily Jang, local Taliban threatened Khyber Medical College in Peshawar to make burqa (veil) compulsory for female students or to get ready for bomb attacks on the college. In another incident, a letter warned the Christian community of Charsadda that all resident Christians shall embrace Islam or leave the locality in ten days. If the deadline is not met, they will respond with a bombing.
<b>Can a mosque be built on illegal land? </b>
Columnist Afzal Rehan wrote in the Daily Pakistan, that the Islamic Ideological Council, in a detailed judgment, called constructing a mosque on illegally acquired land as against Islam. The judgment was given on the petition by the National Institute of Sociology against the forced construction of a mosque on its land. <i>[till now all Muslim did is build illegal mosque everywhere, over dead bodies]</i>
<b>Dhakka start Iranian Mahan Air aircraft</b>
According to the daily Jang, an interesting situation developed when dozens of PIA officials pushed Iranian Mahan Air aircraft to send it back to Iran. When the airplane crew forgot to place an engine part called âtobarâ on the plane, 60 to 70 PIA workers and passengers started to push the plane. <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->Â Iranian planes have previously been started like this on a number of occasions. <b>Somnath and Chief Justice Mahmood Ghaznavi</b>
Columnist Mohammad Yasin Wato wrote in the daily Nawa-e-Waqt, that the worshippers of the temple of Somnath, who call Mahmood Ghaznavi a looter and dacoit have made him the chief justice of the Supreme Court. He said that Ghaznavi attacked Somnath because all rich temples supported the Hindu maharajas against Ghaznavi. Ghaznavi didnât go to Karachi to attack them, but went only to address the Sindh high court bar.
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