07-06-2007, 01:01 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Nuggets from the Urdu press </b>
FT.com
<b>PPP not to sit with supporters of terrorism</b>
As reported in daily Express, PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto said that suicide bombing is not our culture, and the curse of extremism would stop with the exit of Pervez Musharrafâs dictatorship. She said that there should be a grand alliance, but ideological differences shall be considered. She said that the MMA has people who have supported dictators in the past, were against the creation of Pakistan and called Quaid e Azam a âkafir.â She said that some people in MMA are supporting terrorism and sitting with them would tarnish the image of Pakistan.
<b>Jehangir Karamatâs email passwords hacked</b>
As reported in daily Express, ex Chief of Army staff, Jehangir Karamat, sent an email to his friends that he had lost his wallet and all of his ATM cards in Nigeria and urgently needed US$ 3500 to pay hotel bills and buy a ticket. According to a report, Nigerian hackers have got email passwords of important personalities and are sending messages to everyone in the address books. Ex Governor of State Bank Ishrat Hussain was also a victim of these hackers. Many people ignored these messages, but one journalist, Akmal Alimi, sent USD 3000 to JehangirKaramat to Nigeria at the address in the email.
<b>Film Deewarâs dialogue in Indian curriculum</b>
As reported in daily Jang, the National Council of Education Research and Training in India decided to include the dialogue of the film, Deewar in a grade 7 school book in India. The dialogue would teach self confidence to the students. The dialogues and script were written by the poet and writer Javed Akhtar and Saleem Khan. The film scene shows a boy polishing the shoes of man who throws a coin on the ground. The boy says, âSahib! Hum boot palish karta hai, koi bhek nahin mangta.â The grown up version of the boy is played by Amitabh Bachchan.
<b>My husband wanted me to be a suicide bomber</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, the ex wife of an extremist in Britain disclosed that her husband wanted her to be a suicide bomber. Her husband was the member of a group that was sympathetic with Al Qaeda. She said that her husband told her how to wear a suicide bomberâs belt under her clothes and how to use the hijab (veil) to cover it. When she refused to cooperate with her husband they got divorced. She told the BBC that she is disclosing this because she is angry at extremists who are taking advantage of liberties in Britain.
<b>Opposition didnât attend Imam Kaabaâs prayers</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, Chief Minister of Punjab Pervez Elahi said that when the Imam Kaaba came to Pakistan he invited opposition members to the Lahore Fort and Badshahi mosque for prayers. The opposition didnât attend the prayers because phone calls from Dubai and London may have prevented them.
<b>Sacred fish not for sale </b>
As reported in daily Jang, a trader of Municipal Corporation of Dubai offered to buy a fish that had the word Allah written on it for one million dirhams. The fish was sorted by Pakistani fisherman Rab Nawaz from the lot and the Municipal Corporation refused to sell it. They are planning to display it in front of the main door of the corporation and have planned a special arrangement to keep the fish in safe and good condition.
<b>Venus in the lap of moon</b>
As reported in daily Khabrain, the planet Venus came in the lap of moon and appeared similar to the Urdu letter, ânoon.â The leaders of PML (N) said that this is a sign of good luck and that no power on earth can now stop PML (N)âs coming to power in the coming elections. <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->Â They claimed that when Nawaz Sharif came into power the positions of the moon and planet Venus were similar. [Islam and astrolgy, toba toba!!!]
<b>Fake amil rapes a woman</b>
As reported in daily Express, a woman went to a fake amil (sorcerer) Baba in Ishra for sacred chants for curing. The fake amil told her that he would visit her house on the third Thursday of the month. The woman sent her family away and the fake amil made her unconscious and raped her. He also took three lac rupees worth of jewellery from her house.
<b>Talibanisation can become a movement </b>
As reported in daily Express, a British news agency reported that the Islamic Taliban are gaining momentum and can become a movement in Pakistan that can challenge the government. The Islamic Taliban have targeted Charsadda, Mardan, Kohat and tribal areas. The groups have destroyed the CD shops, barbershops and hundreds of shops are closed out of fear in NWFP.
World record of 100 children
As reported in daily Jang, ulema have called the seven marriages of a Mohammad Yousaf of Nathowala against sharia and have demanded that a case be registered against him under the Hudood Ordinance. <b>Mohammad Yousaf wants to hold the world record of having 100 children and wanted to acquire another wife for his world record</b>. The chairman of Mutahida Ulema council of Pakistan said that a Muslim can only marry four women and Mohammad Yousaf has crossed Islami Hudood. The case will be registered under haad.
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FT.com
<b>PPP not to sit with supporters of terrorism</b>
As reported in daily Express, PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto said that suicide bombing is not our culture, and the curse of extremism would stop with the exit of Pervez Musharrafâs dictatorship. She said that there should be a grand alliance, but ideological differences shall be considered. She said that the MMA has people who have supported dictators in the past, were against the creation of Pakistan and called Quaid e Azam a âkafir.â She said that some people in MMA are supporting terrorism and sitting with them would tarnish the image of Pakistan.
<b>Jehangir Karamatâs email passwords hacked</b>
As reported in daily Express, ex Chief of Army staff, Jehangir Karamat, sent an email to his friends that he had lost his wallet and all of his ATM cards in Nigeria and urgently needed US$ 3500 to pay hotel bills and buy a ticket. According to a report, Nigerian hackers have got email passwords of important personalities and are sending messages to everyone in the address books. Ex Governor of State Bank Ishrat Hussain was also a victim of these hackers. Many people ignored these messages, but one journalist, Akmal Alimi, sent USD 3000 to JehangirKaramat to Nigeria at the address in the email.
<b>Film Deewarâs dialogue in Indian curriculum</b>
As reported in daily Jang, the National Council of Education Research and Training in India decided to include the dialogue of the film, Deewar in a grade 7 school book in India. The dialogue would teach self confidence to the students. The dialogues and script were written by the poet and writer Javed Akhtar and Saleem Khan. The film scene shows a boy polishing the shoes of man who throws a coin on the ground. The boy says, âSahib! Hum boot palish karta hai, koi bhek nahin mangta.â The grown up version of the boy is played by Amitabh Bachchan.
<b>My husband wanted me to be a suicide bomber</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, the ex wife of an extremist in Britain disclosed that her husband wanted her to be a suicide bomber. Her husband was the member of a group that was sympathetic with Al Qaeda. She said that her husband told her how to wear a suicide bomberâs belt under her clothes and how to use the hijab (veil) to cover it. When she refused to cooperate with her husband they got divorced. She told the BBC that she is disclosing this because she is angry at extremists who are taking advantage of liberties in Britain.
<b>Opposition didnât attend Imam Kaabaâs prayers</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, Chief Minister of Punjab Pervez Elahi said that when the Imam Kaaba came to Pakistan he invited opposition members to the Lahore Fort and Badshahi mosque for prayers. The opposition didnât attend the prayers because phone calls from Dubai and London may have prevented them.
<b>Sacred fish not for sale </b>
As reported in daily Jang, a trader of Municipal Corporation of Dubai offered to buy a fish that had the word Allah written on it for one million dirhams. The fish was sorted by Pakistani fisherman Rab Nawaz from the lot and the Municipal Corporation refused to sell it. They are planning to display it in front of the main door of the corporation and have planned a special arrangement to keep the fish in safe and good condition.
<b>Venus in the lap of moon</b>
As reported in daily Khabrain, the planet Venus came in the lap of moon and appeared similar to the Urdu letter, ânoon.â The leaders of PML (N) said that this is a sign of good luck and that no power on earth can now stop PML (N)âs coming to power in the coming elections. <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->Â They claimed that when Nawaz Sharif came into power the positions of the moon and planet Venus were similar. [Islam and astrolgy, toba toba!!!]<b>Fake amil rapes a woman</b>
As reported in daily Express, a woman went to a fake amil (sorcerer) Baba in Ishra for sacred chants for curing. The fake amil told her that he would visit her house on the third Thursday of the month. The woman sent her family away and the fake amil made her unconscious and raped her. He also took three lac rupees worth of jewellery from her house.
<b>Talibanisation can become a movement </b>
As reported in daily Express, a British news agency reported that the Islamic Taliban are gaining momentum and can become a movement in Pakistan that can challenge the government. The Islamic Taliban have targeted Charsadda, Mardan, Kohat and tribal areas. The groups have destroyed the CD shops, barbershops and hundreds of shops are closed out of fear in NWFP.
World record of 100 children
As reported in daily Jang, ulema have called the seven marriages of a Mohammad Yousaf of Nathowala against sharia and have demanded that a case be registered against him under the Hudood Ordinance. <b>Mohammad Yousaf wants to hold the world record of having 100 children and wanted to acquire another wife for his world record</b>. The chairman of Mutahida Ulema council of Pakistan said that a Muslim can only marry four women and Mohammad Yousaf has crossed Islami Hudood. The case will be registered under haad.
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