Pakistan News And Discussion-12

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>SUCH GUP </b>
Confusion reigns supreme
In the corridors of power, the left hand doesn’t know what the right is doing. Our mole reports that the real PM had an emergency meeting with his legal eagles to sort out his modus operandi viz his own re-election and how best to deal with the intractable Chief Adjudicator. Half the real PM’s team was for his re-election in uniform from the present parliament while the other half advised him to shed his uniform, hold a free election and present himself for re-election to the new parliament. No decisions were taken and unpalatable conclusions were put off for another day.

Meanwhile, we hear that the real PM’s inner cabal may be barking up the wrong tree once again – they are trying to sow dissension amongst the adjudicators with a view to getting some relief from the august court. Sources say, however, that all the adjudicators, almost to a man, are bristling with animosity against the khakis. This is because they believe their homes have been thoroughly bugged, their families subjected to surveillance and their private lives dredged up for weaknesses. Suffice it to say that the real PM should expect no joy from the adjudicators. Meanwhile, various cabinet ministers have been spied going from pillar to post trying to find an answer to one desperate question: “what’s happening?” No one seems to know and confusion reigns supreme in Isloo.

<b>Human shield</b>
It now emerges that when the real PM’s right hand man aka HAM called on the Chief Adjudicator, he took his wife along as a human shield. It didn’t help because the meeting ended after twenty minutes and HAM’s very respectful request, that the Chief Adjudicator dine with Mush on Aug 13 independence eve, was summarily rejected. How the mighty are fallen!

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<b>Nuggets from the Urdu press </b>
<b>Osama Bin Laden died in Pakistan</b>
Daily Jang, quoting from the American magazine Online, reported that Osama bin Laden died of typhoid last month in Pakistan. The Saudi head of state and the President of France were secretly briefed, but the Pakistani government and the agencies didn’t confirm the news. The last time Osama appeared in a video tape was in 2004, and after that only a few audio tapes (of poor voice quality) have appeared, claiming to be the voice of Osama.

<b>Stomach belt created panic in a bus</b>
As reported in daily Express, a bus conductor saw a passenger with a belt under his shirt and started screaming, “Suicide bomber!” Panic ensued, and passengers jumped from the windows of the bus. In Mianwali, a local madrassah student, Hafiz Mohammad Shahzad, boarded a bus for Bannu wearing a belt under his shirt. When panic broke out, he showed his belt to the people. It was meant to reduce a sagging tummy.  <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->

<b>Why are Shujaat and Ijaz ul Haq targeted?</b>
Sarerahe wrote in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, that the female students of Jamia Hafsa claimed that they kidnapped the Chinese women of the massage parlor and Aunti Shamim at the behest of Ijaz ul Haq and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. Chaudhry Shujaat and Ijaz ul Haq have disguised their original brand and have coloured themselves to join enlightened moderators. Why didn’t the female students target the surgeons of this operation? Instead, they targeted these two leaders, because Chaudhry Shujaat is a religious man and Ijaz ul Haq is the son of a pious man.

<b>Cambridge producing terrorists</b>
As reported in daily Khabrain, it is usually assumed that religious seminaries are centers of terrorism, but all the Al Qaeda groups who have been busted so far have not had anyone educated from these madrassahs. Osama bin Laden and Dr Aimen Al Zawahiri studied from Western universities and reacted against American policies. Indian national Kafil Ahmad, who rammed his jeep into Glasgow airport, was a PhD from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.

<b>Radio license for Al Qaeda supporter</b>
As reported in daily Jang, the PPP demanded an FM radio license from the governor of NWFP. The governor has given a radio license to the son in law of Sufi Mohammad, Maulana Fazalullah, who is poisoning people’s minds against democratic forces. The PPP wanted a radio channel to spread its party program to the people.

<b>Blasphemy against Holy Quran</b>
As reported in Daily Pakistan, in Holland a member of parliament and leader of the Freedom Party, Gate Bailders, demanded the banning of the Holy Quran in Holland, and compared it with the book of Hitler. His remarks have insulted Muslims, and the Public Prosecutor will decide whether to take Gate Bailders to court.

<b>Why didn’t Al Qaeda raise the Kashmir issue?</b>
In daily Nawa-e-Waqt, famous columnist Haroon ur Rashid asked why Osama bin Laden and Aimen al Zawahiri never raised the issue of Kashmir? Is it because they have links with a certain sect, which is still against the creation of Pakistan? Do they have links with India, and are part of an international conspiracy against Pakistan? <!--emo&:roll--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ROTFL.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ROTFL.gif' /><!--endemo-->

<b>Who was Abdullah Mehsud?</b>
Tanvir Qaiser Shahid reported in Daily Pakistan, that Abdullah Mehsud, after failing to join the Pakistan Army, went to Karachi and was admitted on the recommendation of Mufti Shamzai, to Jamia Banoria, a famous seminary of the Deoband school. He was a favourite student of Mufti Jamil Ahmad. Both Mufti Shamzai and Mufti Jamil were supporters of the Taliban and were advisors to Mullah Omar. Abdullah went to Afghanistan and was Mullah Omar’s personal guard.

<b>Government received billions for Lal Masjid </b>
As reported in daily Jang, Maulana Sami ul Haq, head of Jamiat ulema Islam (Sami), said that the Lal Masjid operation was done on American instructions. He said that Pakistan received 10 billion dollars for this operation. He said that the presence of arms in madrassahs is propaganda. He said that we are trying to bring madrassahs into mainstream national life.

<b>Urdu wasting students’ time</b>
As reported in daily Khabrain, the Minister of Education, Qazi Javed Ashraf, said teaching Urdu is waste of time and that our cricketers get in trouble when they speak in English. He said that the subject of Islamiyat, which doesn’t teach brotherhood, patience and true Islamic traditions, should not be taught. Addressing a teacher training workshop, he said that female teachers would be employed for co education up to primary level schools.

<b>Chinese kidnapping to avenge murder </b>
As reported in Daily Pakistan by Tanvir Qaiser Shahid, Mufti Jamil was killed in Karachi along with Maulana Taunsavi of Khatam-e Nabowat in 2004. Mufti Shamzai had already been gunned down by unknown assailants. Two days after the killing of Mufti Jamil, two Chinese engineers were kidnapped, along with their Pakistani driver, Shaban, and Constable Asmatullah. Three of the kidnappers were Afghan, with two Mehsud tribemen. The leader of this group was Abdullah Mehsud.

<b>PPP can’t have contacts with the government</b>
Nazir Naji wrote in daily Jang, that Pakistan is divided into two classes: rulers and the oppressed. Historically, the oppressed are represented by the PPP, while the ruling class is represented by the establishment. When there is a chance for the PPP to come into power, the establishment starts yelling and throw all kinds of allegations at the PPP. Those who level allegations think of serving the establishment as their right, but when Benazir contacts Musharraf then she becomes the target of allegations.
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