Pakistan News And Discussion-11

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Nuggets from the Urdu press </b>
<b>Imam Kaaba shall be made temporary Amir ul Momineen</b>
As reported in Daily Pakistan, the Khatib of Lal Masjid, Maulana Abdul Aziz said that Imam Kaaba Sheikh Abdul ur Rehman Alsadees shall announce the implementation of Islam in Pakistan and be made a temporary Amir ul Momineen. He said that Imam Kaaba shall announce a shura that would appoint an Amir. He also urged the traders of Islamabad to provide money to the CD shop owners to start new businesses.

<b>Don’t mess with the tail of Iran</b>
As reported in daily Express, President Ahmadinejad of Iran has vowed to continue its nuclear program. He said that Iran has become a lion who is sitting firm and if anyone touched the tail of the lion it would not spare a moment to eat him. He said the atomic program of Iran is for peaceful purposes and that Iran would not clarify its position any further to the international community.

<b>Decline of religious influence in the cricket team</b> <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
As reported in daily Jang, ex chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board, Shaharyar Khan, called Inzamam ul Haq the spiritual priest of the Pakistan cricket team. This statement was found to be true, as the influence of religion has disappeared from the cricket team after the exit of Inzamam ul Haq. Team members were saying their prayers individually in their rooms. In the past, during the captaincy of Inzamam, all team members would say their prayers collectively in hotels, cricket grounds, and in the dressing room.
 
<b>Sunni tribes in Iraq to fight Al Qaeda</b>
As reported in daily Jang, Sunni warrior tribes in Iraq are now supporting nationalist rebels against Al Qaeda. Sunni sheikhs of the Ambar Salvation Army have attacked Al Qaeda targets. Sunni sheikhs who are supporters of Saddam Hussein were fighting against the Shia led coalition in Iraq. They have now changed their target and have started attacking Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda attacks on the local population and Sunni sheikhs infuriated the Sunni sheikhs and tribal elders.

<b>Homemade bomb in Mardan</b>
According to daily Khabrain, in Labor Colony, Mardan a man, Ikhtair Ahmad, tried to blow up a crafts centre for women. The culprit tried to blow up a two kilogram homemade bomb in haste due to the fear of police, and the bomb blew up in his hand. The crafts centre women were threatened a month earlier to wear burqas (veils) or the centre would be blown up. The culprit is a masters degree holder and belongs to Peshawar.

<b>Muslims cannot attack the Ghaus e Azam shrine </b> <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
According to daily Jang, Minhaj ul Quran Tehreek demonstrated in front of the press club against the bomb blast in the shrine of Ghaus e Azam Syed Abdul Qadir Jillani that destroyed one of its minarets and killed 24 people. The Amir of Lahore, Professor Zulfiqar Ali, said that non-Muslims are conspiring against the peace in Iraq and no Muslim can think of such an act.

<b>Who is BM Tahir?</b>
As reported in daily Jang magazine, BM Tahir played a pivotal role in the Libyan deal of centrifuges and Dr Qadeer Khan considered him as his son. Dr AQ Khan used to stay at BM Tahir’s residence in Dubai. All deals, money transactions and dispatching of machinery were the responsibility of Tahir. He travelled to Dubai 44 times in four years since 1999 and travelled to Iran 20 times from Dubai.

<b>AQ Khan’s involvement in nuclear proliferation</b>
As reported in daily Jang magazine, close members of his network say AQ Khan got involved in nuclear proliferation because of greed. Dr Khan got impressive kickbacks and commissions from these deals. Dr Khan’s assets are spread in Dubai, Pakistan and London. He is also a shareholder in many big hotels, restaurants and night clubs. He spent one million dollars on the weddings of his two daughters. Some disagree with the motive of greed as he lives a simple life, but he spent extravagantly on his foreign trips.

<b>Columnists on the payroll of AQ Khan</b>
As reported in daily Jang magazine, close friends of AQ Khan said that he acquired a top position in Pakistani society. This played a very important role in corrupting him after 1990. Whenever he entered a room it was his wish that everybody shall stand up to show respect. He gave heavy funds to columnists and journalists to write in his favour. In public he displayed a modest image but in private interviews he boasted about himself.

<b>AQ Khan was direct descendent of Ghauri</b> <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->  <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
As reported in daily Jang magazine, Dr Khan claimed to be the direct descendent of the 13th century Muslim conqueror Shahabuddin Ghauri, and that is why he named the missile ‘Ghauri.’ He wanted to have a city named after him in Pakistan. In one television interview he said that he is the creator of Pakistan’s atom bomb and its missile program. At the peak of his success and prominence he considered himself invincible.

<b>Was AQ Khan above law?</b>
As reported in daily Jang magazine, AQ Khan considered himself above the law. This can be proved by the example of his violation of rules when he constructed his house on Rawal lake in Rawalpindi. The sewage pipe from his wonderful palace fell directly into a lake that is used by the people of Rawalpindi for drinking. When the local government tried to bulldoze his house, his guards opened fire on the driver of the bulldozer and prevented the house from <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->