03-10-2007, 09:21 PM
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Nuggets from the Urdu press
<b>Illiterate people have more political wisdom</b>
The editor of Nawa-i-Waqt magazine, Majid Nizami, said that he believes that sometimes the uneducated people are more conscious than the educated people. Muslims were less literate than Hindus but were convinced that whatever Quaid-e-Azam was saying was in their interest. When Quaid-e-Azam spoke in English in Peshawar, the majority of Pathans and Afghans were saying that he was right and had faith in his politics.
<b>House burnt by ominous kite string</b>
As reported in daily Khabrain, the ill-fate of kite flying was proved by the incident of a poor labourerâs son who was searching for string. The boy was searching for kite string in the room during load shedding. He lit a matchstick and fire spread from the bed to the entire room. Everything turned into ashes. The family was left without a roof.
<b>Queen Rania questions hijab</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, Queen Rania of Jordan has said that the veil is not necessary for Muslim women in Islam. She said Islam doesnât impose restrictions on the choice of clothes for women. It is unfortunate that some people believe that the hijab is a political issue while it is the personal choice of a woman. She said terrorism is not an issue between Muslims and nonâMuslims but instead between modernists and terrorists.
<b>Daughters of Saddam</b>
In Khabrain magazine, Arsalan Arif wrote that the world is astonished that the daughters of Saddam Hussain love their father knowing fully that he was the murderer of their husbands. Saddamâs daughter Rahna termed the murders as a right of her father and his religious duty and daughter Raghad said it was a political and social necessity. Both of them donât consider their father directly responsible for the murders.Â
<b>No Valentineâs Day in Kashmir</b>
According to daily Nawa-i-Waqt, a religious and political group held a âforum against social evilâ in occupied Kashmir warning Kashmiri youth to refrain from celebrating Valentineâs Day on 14 February. The group â Dukhtaran-e-millat â vowed action against those who celebrate Valentineâs Day and termed it a grand conspiracy against all Muslims.
<b>Is enlightenment against the spirit of Islam?</b>
Columnist Afzal Rehan wrote in Daily Pakistan that this year the Imam Hajj proclaimed in his khutba that enlightenment is against the spirit of Islam. Muslims should understand the onslaught of Western civilisation. He said that the enemy wants to take away religion from Muslim women. The columnist asked if enlightenment (roshan khiali) is against the spirit of Islam, then is darkness (tarik khiali) closer to Islam. Mufti Azam should explain who is hatching conspiracies against the Muslims. If it is America, then Saudia Arabia is the closest ally of America. Shall we infer that Shah Abdullah is a partner in hatching conspiracies against Islam?
<b>Illegal Pakistanis arrested in Spain</b>
According to daily Khabrain, a hundred Pakistanis with fake documents were arrested while entering Spain. The Deputy Director of FIA has gone to Spain to confirm the identities and bring them back to Pakistan. Some months back more than a hundred Pakistanis had been sent back to Pakistan. The human smugglers go underground after a group is arrested but become active again after some months.
<b>One percent has half of the worldâs assets</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the economic difference between poor and rich is growing every day. According to the UN, half of the worldâs assets are owned by one percent and they are all from America, England, Japan, and countries of the Pacific and Europe. Japan is on top but Ethiopia and Congo are at the lowest position with only 200 dollars worth of property per person. Pakistanis have only one thousand dollars per person.
<b>Again, the same problem</b>
In daily Express, columnist Hameed Akhtar quoted Professor Qamaruddin by saying that today riasat (state) and din (religion) are considered the same. It was very simple for God almighty to mention in the Holy Quran the principles and structure of the state for the followers of Islam that would have saved the bloody wars and tensions between Muslims. Binding the followers of Islam with one particular political system is against the wisdom of God. The purpose of Islam was not to build a state but to create an Islamic society whose characteristics were clearly mentioned in Holy Quran.
<b>Hero of Kashmir</b>
In a feature in daily Khabrain, Raja Latif Tahir wrote that Maqbool Butt was released from the Shahi Qila prison in 1973. He was offered the membership of Pakistan Peopleâs Party and the Prime Minister post of Azad Kashmir by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. He declined the offer and entered Indian held Kashmir where he was arrested by the Indian police. A group, KLA, then kidnapped the Indian embassy worker Mahatery and killed him. Playing tit for tat, the Indian president rejected his appeal and the Supreme Court ordered his hanging in one day.
<b>Women can become Prime Minister</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the grand mufti of Egypt, Sheikh Ali Goma has contradicted his earlier fatwa and said that there is now no restriction in Islam on women becoming Prime Minister. The government newspaper Al-Ahram wrote that women heads of state canât lead a prayer. The grant mufti clarified that the ban against leading the prayer by the head of state was only applicable on traditional caliphate of Umayyads when the Caliph was also the leader of prayers.
<b>Stage plays spreading vulgarity</b>
As reported in daily Express, the Minister for Culture, Chaudhry Shaukat Ali, has said that strict action shall be taken against stage actors after complaints from citizens. He said that under the guise of stage plays, vulgarity, obscene dialogues and nudity wouldnât be allowed. He urged the producers to provide dramas to the people that are based on Punjabi culture and have clean entertainment.
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Hindu burnt alive in Kotri</span>
As reported in Daily Pakistan, a Hindu was burnt alive in the Sindh district, Kotri. Police have allegedly arrested two people belonging to a banned outfit. According <b>to the police the burnt corpse of the Hindu engineer Gharish Kumar was recovered from a religious madrassa. The madrassaâs director and his son kidnapped Kumar in August 2006 and then burnt him alive. Police sources claimed that both the culprits belong to Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. </b>
<b>Suicide bombers used similar belts</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the intelligence agencies have discovered some links between the bomb attacks in Islamabad, DI Khan and Tank. The agencies are also working to confirm a claim by a new group, headed by Maulvi Omar, for these bomb attacks. The agencies have asserted that belts and explosives were similar for all four suicide bombers. The agencies are confident that all these bombers came from Waziristan and may have contacts with Baitullah Mehsud.
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Nuggets from the Urdu press
<b>Illiterate people have more political wisdom</b>
The editor of Nawa-i-Waqt magazine, Majid Nizami, said that he believes that sometimes the uneducated people are more conscious than the educated people. Muslims were less literate than Hindus but were convinced that whatever Quaid-e-Azam was saying was in their interest. When Quaid-e-Azam spoke in English in Peshawar, the majority of Pathans and Afghans were saying that he was right and had faith in his politics.
<b>House burnt by ominous kite string</b>
As reported in daily Khabrain, the ill-fate of kite flying was proved by the incident of a poor labourerâs son who was searching for string. The boy was searching for kite string in the room during load shedding. He lit a matchstick and fire spread from the bed to the entire room. Everything turned into ashes. The family was left without a roof.
<b>Queen Rania questions hijab</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, Queen Rania of Jordan has said that the veil is not necessary for Muslim women in Islam. She said Islam doesnât impose restrictions on the choice of clothes for women. It is unfortunate that some people believe that the hijab is a political issue while it is the personal choice of a woman. She said terrorism is not an issue between Muslims and nonâMuslims but instead between modernists and terrorists.
<b>Daughters of Saddam</b>
In Khabrain magazine, Arsalan Arif wrote that the world is astonished that the daughters of Saddam Hussain love their father knowing fully that he was the murderer of their husbands. Saddamâs daughter Rahna termed the murders as a right of her father and his religious duty and daughter Raghad said it was a political and social necessity. Both of them donât consider their father directly responsible for the murders.Â
<b>No Valentineâs Day in Kashmir</b>
According to daily Nawa-i-Waqt, a religious and political group held a âforum against social evilâ in occupied Kashmir warning Kashmiri youth to refrain from celebrating Valentineâs Day on 14 February. The group â Dukhtaran-e-millat â vowed action against those who celebrate Valentineâs Day and termed it a grand conspiracy against all Muslims.
<b>Is enlightenment against the spirit of Islam?</b>
Columnist Afzal Rehan wrote in Daily Pakistan that this year the Imam Hajj proclaimed in his khutba that enlightenment is against the spirit of Islam. Muslims should understand the onslaught of Western civilisation. He said that the enemy wants to take away religion from Muslim women. The columnist asked if enlightenment (roshan khiali) is against the spirit of Islam, then is darkness (tarik khiali) closer to Islam. Mufti Azam should explain who is hatching conspiracies against the Muslims. If it is America, then Saudia Arabia is the closest ally of America. Shall we infer that Shah Abdullah is a partner in hatching conspiracies against Islam?
<b>Illegal Pakistanis arrested in Spain</b>
According to daily Khabrain, a hundred Pakistanis with fake documents were arrested while entering Spain. The Deputy Director of FIA has gone to Spain to confirm the identities and bring them back to Pakistan. Some months back more than a hundred Pakistanis had been sent back to Pakistan. The human smugglers go underground after a group is arrested but become active again after some months.
<b>One percent has half of the worldâs assets</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the economic difference between poor and rich is growing every day. According to the UN, half of the worldâs assets are owned by one percent and they are all from America, England, Japan, and countries of the Pacific and Europe. Japan is on top but Ethiopia and Congo are at the lowest position with only 200 dollars worth of property per person. Pakistanis have only one thousand dollars per person.
<b>Again, the same problem</b>
In daily Express, columnist Hameed Akhtar quoted Professor Qamaruddin by saying that today riasat (state) and din (religion) are considered the same. It was very simple for God almighty to mention in the Holy Quran the principles and structure of the state for the followers of Islam that would have saved the bloody wars and tensions between Muslims. Binding the followers of Islam with one particular political system is against the wisdom of God. The purpose of Islam was not to build a state but to create an Islamic society whose characteristics were clearly mentioned in Holy Quran.
<b>Hero of Kashmir</b>
In a feature in daily Khabrain, Raja Latif Tahir wrote that Maqbool Butt was released from the Shahi Qila prison in 1973. He was offered the membership of Pakistan Peopleâs Party and the Prime Minister post of Azad Kashmir by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. He declined the offer and entered Indian held Kashmir where he was arrested by the Indian police. A group, KLA, then kidnapped the Indian embassy worker Mahatery and killed him. Playing tit for tat, the Indian president rejected his appeal and the Supreme Court ordered his hanging in one day.
<b>Women can become Prime Minister</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the grand mufti of Egypt, Sheikh Ali Goma has contradicted his earlier fatwa and said that there is now no restriction in Islam on women becoming Prime Minister. The government newspaper Al-Ahram wrote that women heads of state canât lead a prayer. The grant mufti clarified that the ban against leading the prayer by the head of state was only applicable on traditional caliphate of Umayyads when the Caliph was also the leader of prayers.
<b>Stage plays spreading vulgarity</b>
As reported in daily Express, the Minister for Culture, Chaudhry Shaukat Ali, has said that strict action shall be taken against stage actors after complaints from citizens. He said that under the guise of stage plays, vulgarity, obscene dialogues and nudity wouldnât be allowed. He urged the producers to provide dramas to the people that are based on Punjabi culture and have clean entertainment.
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Hindu burnt alive in Kotri</span>
As reported in Daily Pakistan, a Hindu was burnt alive in the Sindh district, Kotri. Police have allegedly arrested two people belonging to a banned outfit. According <b>to the police the burnt corpse of the Hindu engineer Gharish Kumar was recovered from a religious madrassa. The madrassaâs director and his son kidnapped Kumar in August 2006 and then burnt him alive. Police sources claimed that both the culprits belong to Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. </b>
<b>Suicide bombers used similar belts</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the intelligence agencies have discovered some links between the bomb attacks in Islamabad, DI Khan and Tank. The agencies are also working to confirm a claim by a new group, headed by Maulvi Omar, for these bomb attacks. The agencies have asserted that belts and explosives were similar for all four suicide bombers. The agencies are confident that all these bombers came from Waziristan and may have contacts with Baitullah Mehsud.
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