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Thursday, 31 March 2016
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02:05
Sponsored ads Joined by Anis Qaimkhani, previous chairman declares new political gathering; blames MQM pioneers for having joins with Indian insight organization; second era has gone under hatchet yet Altaf does not give it a second thought; MQM advises foundation to converse with Altaf as opposed to setting up intermediaries; no less Altaf equation worthy KARACHI: In an uncommon move, previous Karachi chairman Mustafa Kamal told a question and answer session on Thursday that his kin were loyalists yet the MQM pioneer Altaf Hussain had made them specialists of RAW. He additionally reported another gathering which is yet to be named in his two-hour-long question and answer session at a leased home in the Defense Housing Society. Kamal, who said that Altaf had been running the gathering's illicit relationships inadequately, demonstrated the Pakistani signal and said it was the official insignia of his recently propelled association. The previous chairman said, "Today, we are establishing the framework of an association which can be known as a gathering that has no sponsorship as just two persons, myself and previous appointee convener of the MQM Anis Qaimkhani, are individuals from it." Calling the MQM boss 'Altaf Sahib' rather than 'Altaf Bhai', he made significant disclosures about the undertakings of the gathering and its identity religion. He charged that Altaf had betrayed the Urdu-speaking people.After staying out of the nation since 2013, Kamal said this was his first appearance before the media and he had never utilized any online networking. He centered his question and answer session on three primary focuses: why he and his associate had left the MQM and Pakistan, what constrained them to return and their future strategy. Alluding to his takeoff from the gathering when he was a congressperson and Anis Qaimkhani was representative convener, he said that it was without precedent for the historical backdrop of the MQM that "we yielded our position just for the purpose of Mohajir group", which was being compelled to confer terrorism and some of its individuals were prepared in India by the Raw specialists. Amid the five-year period that began from 2008-2013, the MQM went separate ways with the decision PPP a few times, harming the gathering's position. Yet, Altaf never concedes his missteps and never expressions of remorse, he said. In spite of the poor administration, Kamal said the MQM packed away two more seats while the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) got 30,000 votes which was an eye opener for Altaf. In any case, rather than apologizing, he verbally assaulted the PTI ladies at Teen Talwar. "We felt that it will shake Altaf Hussain however tragically nothing transformed," he included. Kamal said an exceedingly inebriated Altaf utilized damaging dialect against the PTI laborers and ladies. He asserted that Altaf Hussain used to assemble the gathering's conference during the evening while plastered and even affronted his hardcore pioneers before the lower levels. Kamal said that Altaf used to drink while tending to the gathering specialists at Nine Zero. "We relinquished and lost our eras yet for what reason and reason? We are very disheartened by these activities of Altaf and chose to leave the gathering," he said. "We did whatever it takes not to uncover Altaf Hussain. He used to be out of his faculties around evening time because of overwhelming drinking and even the gathering's key pioneers were mistreated on account of activists and supporters." Kamal said that in the past there was no electronic media and Altaf's activities had not come in the spotlight but rather now all his awful deeds are appeared in the media while the online networking has made much blend that has humiliated him and others. "We used to assume liability for every one of his errors and stayed guarded before the media clarifying the general circumstance. He used to say "thok do" (murder them) and we used to illuminate his position however for what?" Kamal addressed. "Our soul stirred and pushed us to go separate ways with the gathering. God knows not was peaceful aggravated with every one of these wrongdoings. Taking a chance with my life and of my gang, I chose to return and spare the general population and our new eras from a wide range of terrorism and militancy," he said. "We trust that choices like demise are with Allah and not Altaf Hussain," he said. "When I exited the gathering, I knew Altaf's men from India and South Africa could execute me," he said. Reviewing his reliability for the gathering, he said following the time when the gathering appeared, a large number of supporters were killed. "Presently the second era is confronting the same destiny and battles with the foundation and whole world just to spare Altaf Hussain. We relinquished our lives for the gathering and boss however Altaf does not think about his supporters," he said. "We yielded for Altaf, and did not recognize the good and bad. Be that as it may, Altaf does not think about his laborers. The gathering laborers' passings are utilized by him for political point scoring just," he said. He said he had attempted to change the pattern in the gathering for a long time however neglected to bring any huge change and subsequently left the gathering in disappointment. He said on May 19, 2013, Altaf changed the whole structure of the gathering. He said it was an exceptionally troublesome circumstance to leave from the gathering however he took the choice in the wake of losing trust. Everybody in the foundation and in charge of issues realizes that Altaf has joins with the Indian spy office Raw, affirmed Kamal, including that Altaf was getting stores from Raw throughout the previous 20 years. It was demonstrated when the Scotland Yard Police, amid examinations after Imran Farooq's homicide, recouped records from his home. He said that the Scotland Yard Police summoned the MQM pioneers in London for meetings, addressed Muhammad Anwer and Tariq Mir and exhibited every one of the archives bearing proof against Altaf and different pioneers of having contacts with Indian knowledge. He said the MQM boss then summoned the then Interior Minister Rehman Malik to London and asked Tariq Mir and Anwar Khan to notify the pastor of the circumstance. Kamal said that they had recently touched base in the city to illuminate poor people and honest individuals of reality with respect to Altaf and the real position. He said that the MQM specialists trust that the foundation and security offices are focusing on and assaulting the MQM and its laborers. "We have come here to give the general population the genuine picture of Altaf and spare them from transforming into terrorists as youngsters from aware families have gotten to be Raw specialists and culprits. The whole Mohajir group is being marked as a Raw specialists however we need to clear this negative observation about the whole group." Alluding to Saulat Mirza, he inquired as to whether Saulat was conceived a terrorist or killer. Did he have any individual resentment with the late Shahid Hamid (the KESC MD)? he doubted. Kamal asked for the foundation and whole Pakistan not to despise the Mohajir group as they are as energetic as others. "Nobody is conceived a Raw specialists yet is compelled to wind up one. Try not to despise the Urdu talking individuals over the activities of Altaf," he declared Answering to an inquiry, Anis Qaimkhani said that he was the representative convener of the gathering and on the off chance that he was heading any aggressor wing, he would have never returned. He requested that the media witness if 'something incorrectly happens" after this public interview. To another inquiry, the two pioneers said they had not return with the backing of the foundation yet it was a perfect compel that had pushed them to spare the group. "Presently we trust that every one of the individuals who cherish the Pakistani banners will come and go along with us," he said. About his tentative arrangements, Qaimkhani said they had shaped an association whose fundamental proclamation is that powers ought to be decayed at neighborhood level for genuine popular government and success of the nation. He additionally said that a urban national arrangement would be made and individuals having a place with all shades would profit by it in the fields of instruction, and wellbeing. Inside of hours of the question and answer session of the previous leader of Karachi, Mustafa Kamal's unstable and enthusiastic discourse, MQM noticed a scheme and outrage behind Kamal's presser. The gathering initiative rejected the charges saying such moves to partition the gathering are not new for them. In the past as well, numerous individuals traveled every which way, said Dr Farooq Sattar while tending to a public interview at the Khursheed Begum Memorial Hall on Thursday evening. He said the foundation ought not cut their wings. Nadeem Nusrat, in a telephonic question and answer session from London, said Kamal did not have any command to talk against Altaf Hussain and chose agents of the gathering. He requested that the foundation disregard the governmental issues of making and softening and to draw in up direct converses with gathering boss Altaf Hussain. He said nobody else however Altaf Hussain is answer for their issues and he ought to be reached regardless. He additionally requested that the foundation survey their disposition and abstain from giving shelter to those meaning to sideline party boss. He said no less Altaf recipe is adequate to the Mohajir group. Tending to a joint question and answer session from London and Karachi, he said the MQM is the main party with a substantial order, in spite of all impediments and obstacles made in its direction, and has constantly won races with a pounding lion's share. All powers were used to push back the MQM yet they were vanquished in their "accursed plans", said Nusrat "On the premise of the command the masses gave us, we didn't need to hold press talks yet the buildup made by the media has abandoned us with no alternative but to react to such allegations," he said. "We would likewise request that others not depend on character death and identity bashing," he said and encouraged the general population not to take the law into their hands. Nusrat said the past record demonstrated that whoever went separate ways with the MQM and framed another gathering confronted most noticeably bad sort of disappointment, he said, and requested that the foundation quit making intermediaries. "Is any relative of Altaf an individual from the National Assembly?" he inquired. The timing of Mustafa Kamal's question and answer session is something to won
Wednesday, 30 March 2016
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02:54
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Ayesha Sohail Hot Bra Visible - Pakistani TV... by umar-akmal The Lux Style Awards are back! A rundown of chosen people in 24 classes covering style, film, music and TV has been discharged for the occasion which will occur toward the end of this current year. Generally the Lux Style Awards (LSA) recognizes the physical and satellite classifications and gives out particular Awards for Best TV Serial, Best Actor and Best Actress. This time nonetheless, the LSA TV jury has declined to report candidates as it feels there's no crisp substance. Then again, the design jury has resuscitated the wedding classification and will concentrate on marriage luxury, a classification that is made its mark after the approach of marriage style weeks. Four arrangements of jury are designated for each of the four classes of style, film, music and TV. Dominant part classes in TV and music are chosen by viewer's decision votes while a second level of jury votes in favor of champs in the ten manner classifications. All classes have five candidates each; with the exception of where there is a tie for the fifth spot similar to the case in Best Female Model and Best TV Director. A few classes have three chosen people according to the jury's choice.
Ayesha Sohail Hot Bra Visible - Pakistani TV... by umar-akmal The Lux Style Awards are back! A rundown of chosen people in 24 classes covering style, film, music and TV has been discharged for the occasion which will occur toward the end of this current year. Generally the Lux Style Awards (LSA) recognizes the physical and satellite classifications and gives out particular Awards for Best TV Serial, Best Actor and Best Actress. This time nonetheless, the LSA TV jury has declined to report candidates as it feels there's no crisp substance. Then again, the design jury has resuscitated the wedding classification and will concentrate on marriage luxury, a classification that is made its mark after the approach of marriage style weeks. Four arrangements of jury are designated for each of the four classes of style, film, music and TV. Dominant part classes in TV and music are chosen by viewer's decision votes while a second level of jury votes in favor of champs in the ten manner classifications. All classes have five candidates each; with the exception of where there is a tie for the fifth spot similar to the case in Best Female Model and Best TV Director. A few classes have three chosen people according to the jury's choice.
Tuesday, 29 March 2016
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01:55
Sponsored ads LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan while conversing with the media on Monday expressed that so as to enhance the present circumstance confronted by the nation, there is a need to depoliticise the police office, reported Dunya News. Khan went by the Jinnah Hospital where he met with the harmed casualties of the Gulshan Iqbal Park impact in Lahore that occurred on Sunday and killed more than 70 individuals and left more than 300 harmed. Khan expressed that making honest little kids casualties of terrorism is a condemnable demonstration, adding that to enhance the present security emergency of the nation, the police which has been requested to ensure the lawmakers ought to be coordinated to better the general security circumstance. While noting an inquiry, Khan said that at the end of the day the time has come to be united while keeping political contrasts aside for the purpose of national hobby. He went to say that every one of us are casualties of terrorism and that the terrorists have martyred our guiltless youngsters barbarously. He likewise said that to direct an unpredictable operation in every one of the areas keeping in mind the end goal to wipe out terrorism is the need of great importance. While alluding to the assault on the Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar, Khan said that it is most extreme irritating that at first the terrorists assaulted the kids at APS and have now assaulted the honest ones in Lahore. PTI boss said that the whole country should be united at a solitary stage with a specific end goal to check the threat of terrorism. Khan asked about the harmed casualties of the Lahore impact who were being dealt with in Jinnah Hospital and petitioned God for their speedy recuperation.
Friday, 18 March 2016
Entertainment, geo news, girl, girls, imran khan, international, islam, karachi, nab, overseas, Pakistan, saudi arabia, student, videos, World
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03:32
sponsored ads This adorable couple continues denying that they are more than just companions, yet they are continually getting got by the media showing their "denied" closeness in little acts which never go unnoticed! We realize that the two will soon be seen together in their up and coming film that additionally stars Fawad Khan. The two are right now occupied with the advancements of the film. Keeping in mind coming back from their late city visit to Jaipur, the two go snapped at the air terminal. While their cool easygoing looks were unquestionably a winner with us, what got our consideration more than whatever else were Sid's charming shenanigans. Sid clutched Alia's dupatta playfully. What's more, the performing artist's taking after become flushed did not go unnoticed e
Thursday, 17 March 2016
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01:18
sponsored ads Imran threatens PML-N against any act of cutting off Wings Of NAB February 20, 2016 Uncategorized ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Saturday warned that his party any attempt by the ruling Pakistan Mualim League-N (PML-N) to would resist the wings of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) clip no. Then he poured the latest statement when addressing a press conference in Islamabad. Imran said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif threatens the watchdog. "Both the Prime Minister and the Punjab chief minister is issuing threats to the commission. We condemn them strongly. If NAB doing a good job, they should praise and be praised by the government." "We will strictly counter-attack the government's NAB," said Imran. He said NAB an independent and autonomous body should be made. "As per my commitment, will remain independent KPEC and all the forces to capture any corrupt individual in the province. Imran held press conference for the explanation on the change in liability commission Ordinance and (DG) resignation to the Director General's. "Not once did I or CM Pervaiz Khattak give a statement against General Hamid or KPEC when we sit Minister - Zia Ullah Afridi - arrested," he argued. He said the head of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accountability commission does not have any complaints with the provincial government, but did not have the liability commissioner. "It's a shame to see federal government changes Khyber Pakhthunkhwa Ehtasab Commission a reason to attack and undermine the NAB. We will not allow that to happen," he said. He therefore announced to bring the amendment into law the responsibility commission's review. He also said that he will lead himself the committee and if the amendment is found to be an obstacle in the process of accountability it would be repealed. Imran also announced for amendment revised the liability commission Town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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01:11
sponsored ads ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) now has a 31 March 2016 deadline for the fate of corruption against Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif decided. By this deadline will nab either decide these matters for prosecution adult or give a clean chit to the Sharifs in these inquiries, initiated almost 15 years ago during the Musharraf era but remains undetermined. The NAB has a deadline of 31 December 2015 set in the middle of last year to decide the fate of these cases, but previous deadlines are not met and the director-general sought more time to say to March 31, 2016 . Like many others, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif upset to be for the reason that these cases are pending with NAB for more than a decade now, but not cleared a formal reference was made against him. general view of the PML-N's is that these cases against the Sharifs by Musharraf them politically victimized. It is argued by the N-pads that this case has no basis, but used to top leadership the PML-N's vilify. But to the credit of the chairman NAB Chaudhry Qamar Zaman, he has a strategy for the fate of all the cases that are pending since long that no one cheated or unnecessary vilified.The present NAB strategy is to either convert devised the pending decision investigations formal references based on solid evidence or down searches because of insufficient evidence available to prosecute the alleged corruption and abuse of authority person. Under the same strategy, a large number of inquiries / investigations have either been dropped or changed references. As part of the same strategy, the inquiries against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is now set decided on March 31, 2016. These deadlines set in all cases of "mega corruption" against politicians, bureaucrats, private individuals, etc. Two separate investigations are under progress against the Prime Minister. In one of the cases, Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif and other alleged abuses the government in the construction of a road from Raiwind to Jati Umra, the residence of the Sharifs. The case is pending the NAB since 2000, and involves the alleged misappropriation of Rs125 million.
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
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01:12
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North Korea said Sunday it has developed a hydrogen bomb that could annihilate New York City, The Washington Post reports. "Our hydrogen bomb is much bigger than the one developed by the Soviet Union," said the article in the state-run DPRK Today. "If this H-bomb were to be mounted on an intercontinental ballistic missile and fall on Manhattan in New York City, all the people there would be killed immediately and the city would burn down to ashes," the reported quoted a nuclear scientist identified as Cho Hyong Il. Get Newsmax TV At Home » The hydrogen bomb "surpasses our imagination," Cho says. "The H-bomb developed by the Soviet Union in the past was able to smash windows of buildings 1,000 kms [625 miles] away and the heat was strong enough to cause third-degree burns 100 kms [62.5 miles] away," the website said. Experts in the West believe North Korea does have ballistic missiles that could reach the West Coast of the United States, but not as far as New York City. They also are skeptical of North Korea President Kim Jong Un's recent claims of a building a miniaturized nuclear weapon Breaking News at Newsmax.com http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/north-korea-threatens-to/2016/03/13/id/718908/#ixzz433G3PZRv Urgent: Rate Obama on His Job Performance. Vote Here Now!
North Korea said Sunday it has developed a hydrogen bomb that could annihilate New York City, The Washington Post reports. "Our hydrogen bomb is much bigger than the one developed by the Soviet Union," said the article in the state-run DPRK Today. "If this H-bomb were to be mounted on an intercontinental ballistic missile and fall on Manhattan in New York City, all the people there would be killed immediately and the city would burn down to ashes," the reported quoted a nuclear scientist identified as Cho Hyong Il. Get Newsmax TV At Home » The hydrogen bomb "surpasses our imagination," Cho says. "The H-bomb developed by the Soviet Union in the past was able to smash windows of buildings 1,000 kms [625 miles] away and the heat was strong enough to cause third-degree burns 100 kms [62.5 miles] away," the website said. Experts in the West believe North Korea does have ballistic missiles that could reach the West Coast of the United States, but not as far as New York City. They also are skeptical of North Korea President Kim Jong Un's recent claims of a building a miniaturized nuclear weapon Breaking News at Newsmax.com http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/north-korea-threatens-to/2016/03/13/id/718908/#ixzz433G3PZRv Urgent: Rate Obama on His Job Performance. Vote Here Now!
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01:00
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PESHAWAR: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan congratulated newly appointed Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Iqbal Zafar Jhagra on Tuesday. Accompanied by Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak, Imran Khan visited governor house where he met Iqbal Zafar Jhagra and congratulated on appointment as governor. On the occasion, PTI chief asked Iqbal Zafar Jhagra to put political affiliations a side and work as a team for the betterment of province. - See more at: http://www.khybernews.tv/newsDetails.php?cat=3&key=MTAzMzU2#sthash.74VBSBwy.dpuf
PESHAWAR: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan congratulated newly appointed Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Iqbal Zafar Jhagra on Tuesday. Accompanied by Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak, Imran Khan visited governor house where he met Iqbal Zafar Jhagra and congratulated on appointment as governor. On the occasion, PTI chief asked Iqbal Zafar Jhagra to put political affiliations a side and work as a team for the betterment of province. - See more at: http://www.khybernews.tv/newsDetails.php?cat=3&key=MTAzMzU2#sthash.74VBSBwy.dpuf
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
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03:06
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Leaked Video of Rabia Anum Anchor of Geo News by umar-akmal LONDON: Sarfaraz Merchant, one of the central characters in the MQM-related money laundering investigation, said in the Geo programme Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Ke Saath on Monday that he was ready to come to Pakistan to record his statement to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). He said FIA Director Inaam Ghani has assured him security and the removal of his reservations. He said he was waiting for a new letter from them and would announce his programme after receiving the letter. He said he would share what he possessed with the Pakistan government and the FIA. Earlier, he told the FIA investigators that he will be unable to appear before it on March 15, 2016 unless the FIA did not set its record straight and put the whole context of the investigation right. Sarfaraz Merchant set the record straight by telling the FIA that he didn’t originally accuse the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) or its leader Altaf Hussain of receiving money from RAW, India’s main spy agency, but it was Scotland Yard, showing proof. Sarfaraz Merchant said he had undeniable proof with him showing that the MQM took money from Indian sources and he indicated that he will cooperate with the FIA once amends had been made to the summon, the record set straight and inappropriate language and the threat of punishment withdrawn. Sarfaraz Merchant elaborated that it was Scotland Yard that had originally said that the MQM took money from Indian government sources. He said it’s a matter of record that the MQM leaders, including M Anwar and Tariq Mir, accepted before the Scotland Yard investigators that they had received money — millions of pounds — from India for several years. Merchant said that he came to know about the evidence of the MQM’s involvement with RAW during his recorded interview with the police in London when he saw the shocking evidence when the police investigators revealed it to him. Merchant said that he was aware — and has proof — that the MQM took money from RAW but he was not alone in saying that; Scotland Yard had said it in writing too. Merchant said that his only issue was with the FIA letter “the way it has been presented and written”. He said the MQM’s involvement with RAW is a serious matter and must be dealt with at the highest level. This correspondent has obtained a copy of the hard-hitting letter written by Sarfaraz Merchant in response to the hurriedly-written summons issued by the FIA to him, urging him to appear before the committee mandated to investigate the alleged links of the MQM with RAW. The FIA was forced into action after Sarfraz Merchant said in a world exclusive with Geo News’ flagship current affairs show ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath’ that he had been asked by the Scotland Yard investigators during recorded interviews if he was aware that the MQM was in the pay of the Indian government sources. Merchant said that he had not “levelled any allegation on any political party or its leadership”. He told the FIA that his interview on Geo News was “in connection with a leaked document pertaining to a criminal inquiry pending in the United Kingdom” — i.e. the money-laundering investigation under the Proceeds of Crimes Act involving Altaf Hussain, M Anwar, Tariq Mir, Sarfraz Merchant and two others. “I had given my views on the contents of that document and some observations of the concerned law enforcement agency i.e. the Scotland Yard, which were brought to my notice being a party to the case during my under caution interview on 15th of April, 2015. It is therefore incorrect to suggest that I have alleged something on a political party,” stressed Sarfraz Merchant, while explaining that it was not him but the Scotland Yard which believed that the MQM had received money from the Indian government in violation of the UK as well as Pakistani electoral laws. Sarfraz Merchant told the FIA bosses that allegations about the MQM’s links with RAW emerged first in June last year and he wondered what took Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government so long to come into action when the nature of the allegations was of shocking and scandalous nature concerning directly to the security of Pakistan. Merchant said that the “subject matter of the criminal investigation in the UK is known to all and has been frequently discussed in the media and there is no confusion that the issue is directly related to the security of Pakistan.” Issuing a hard-hitting critique of the very poor handling of the case by the Government of Pakistan, Merchant said in the letter: “I am surprised to learn that you have initiated action at such a belated stage. It would have been proper to contact UK authorities more than a year ago for mutual assistance and simultaneous initiation of proceedings in Pakistan; unfortunately this was not done.” Sarfraz Merchant expressed his “disappointment on the language and text of ‘your’ letter which appears to be an attempt to intimidate and pressurise me by indicating criminal action against me and also placing the entire onus of the case on my shoulders”. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had requested Sarfraz Merchant to assist the FIA in its inquiry but the FIA issued a threatening summon to Merchant. Merchant took an exception to the fact that the FIA summon was signed off by the Commercial Banking Circle. Merchant said he believed that “matters of national security are required to be handled more professionally and not as a typical case of Commercial Banking Circle”. Merchant explained that he was a “responsible and patriotic citizen” of Pakistan and he felt “obliged to render complete assistance in a matter involving security and integrity of the country in accordance with law, however the manner in which the case is being handled, especially the manner in which the summon has been issued, reflects that importance and gravity of the issue has not been understood by your agency”. Sarfraz Merchant concluded: “Under such circumstances I will not be able to appear on the 15th of March, 2016 for giving my statement until the format/contents of your un-dated letter delivered to me by DHL and through Pakistan High Commission, London through post received on 11/03/2016 and 12/03/2016 are corrected referred in Paragraph No3 of this letter”.
Leaked Video of Rabia Anum Anchor of Geo News by umar-akmal LONDON: Sarfaraz Merchant, one of the central characters in the MQM-related money laundering investigation, said in the Geo programme Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Ke Saath on Monday that he was ready to come to Pakistan to record his statement to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). He said FIA Director Inaam Ghani has assured him security and the removal of his reservations. He said he was waiting for a new letter from them and would announce his programme after receiving the letter. He said he would share what he possessed with the Pakistan government and the FIA. Earlier, he told the FIA investigators that he will be unable to appear before it on March 15, 2016 unless the FIA did not set its record straight and put the whole context of the investigation right. Sarfaraz Merchant set the record straight by telling the FIA that he didn’t originally accuse the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) or its leader Altaf Hussain of receiving money from RAW, India’s main spy agency, but it was Scotland Yard, showing proof. Sarfaraz Merchant said he had undeniable proof with him showing that the MQM took money from Indian sources and he indicated that he will cooperate with the FIA once amends had been made to the summon, the record set straight and inappropriate language and the threat of punishment withdrawn. Sarfaraz Merchant elaborated that it was Scotland Yard that had originally said that the MQM took money from Indian government sources. He said it’s a matter of record that the MQM leaders, including M Anwar and Tariq Mir, accepted before the Scotland Yard investigators that they had received money — millions of pounds — from India for several years. Merchant said that he came to know about the evidence of the MQM’s involvement with RAW during his recorded interview with the police in London when he saw the shocking evidence when the police investigators revealed it to him. Merchant said that he was aware — and has proof — that the MQM took money from RAW but he was not alone in saying that; Scotland Yard had said it in writing too. Merchant said that his only issue was with the FIA letter “the way it has been presented and written”. He said the MQM’s involvement with RAW is a serious matter and must be dealt with at the highest level. This correspondent has obtained a copy of the hard-hitting letter written by Sarfaraz Merchant in response to the hurriedly-written summons issued by the FIA to him, urging him to appear before the committee mandated to investigate the alleged links of the MQM with RAW. The FIA was forced into action after Sarfraz Merchant said in a world exclusive with Geo News’ flagship current affairs show ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath’ that he had been asked by the Scotland Yard investigators during recorded interviews if he was aware that the MQM was in the pay of the Indian government sources. Merchant said that he had not “levelled any allegation on any political party or its leadership”. He told the FIA that his interview on Geo News was “in connection with a leaked document pertaining to a criminal inquiry pending in the United Kingdom” — i.e. the money-laundering investigation under the Proceeds of Crimes Act involving Altaf Hussain, M Anwar, Tariq Mir, Sarfraz Merchant and two others. “I had given my views on the contents of that document and some observations of the concerned law enforcement agency i.e. the Scotland Yard, which were brought to my notice being a party to the case during my under caution interview on 15th of April, 2015. It is therefore incorrect to suggest that I have alleged something on a political party,” stressed Sarfraz Merchant, while explaining that it was not him but the Scotland Yard which believed that the MQM had received money from the Indian government in violation of the UK as well as Pakistani electoral laws. Sarfraz Merchant told the FIA bosses that allegations about the MQM’s links with RAW emerged first in June last year and he wondered what took Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government so long to come into action when the nature of the allegations was of shocking and scandalous nature concerning directly to the security of Pakistan. Merchant said that the “subject matter of the criminal investigation in the UK is known to all and has been frequently discussed in the media and there is no confusion that the issue is directly related to the security of Pakistan.” Issuing a hard-hitting critique of the very poor handling of the case by the Government of Pakistan, Merchant said in the letter: “I am surprised to learn that you have initiated action at such a belated stage. It would have been proper to contact UK authorities more than a year ago for mutual assistance and simultaneous initiation of proceedings in Pakistan; unfortunately this was not done.” Sarfraz Merchant expressed his “disappointment on the language and text of ‘your’ letter which appears to be an attempt to intimidate and pressurise me by indicating criminal action against me and also placing the entire onus of the case on my shoulders”. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had requested Sarfraz Merchant to assist the FIA in its inquiry but the FIA issued a threatening summon to Merchant. Merchant took an exception to the fact that the FIA summon was signed off by the Commercial Banking Circle. Merchant said he believed that “matters of national security are required to be handled more professionally and not as a typical case of Commercial Banking Circle”. Merchant explained that he was a “responsible and patriotic citizen” of Pakistan and he felt “obliged to render complete assistance in a matter involving security and integrity of the country in accordance with law, however the manner in which the case is being handled, especially the manner in which the summon has been issued, reflects that importance and gravity of the issue has not been understood by your agency”. Sarfraz Merchant concluded: “Under such circumstances I will not be able to appear on the 15th of March, 2016 for giving my statement until the format/contents of your un-dated letter delivered to me by DHL and through Pakistan High Commission, London through post received on 11/03/2016 and 12/03/2016 are corrected referred in Paragraph No3 of this letter”.
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Leaked Video of Rabia Anum Anchor of Geo News by umar-akmalnews update LONDON: Sarfaraz Merchant, one of the central characters in the MQM-related money laundering investigation, said in the Geo programme Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Ke Saath on Monday that he was ready to come to Pakistan to record his statement to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). He said FIA Director Inaam Ghani has assured him security and the removal of his reservations. He said he was waiting for a new letter from them and would announce his programme after receiving the letter. He said he would share what he possessed with the Pakistan government and the FIA. Earlier, he told the FIA investigators that he will be unable to appear before it on March 15, 2016 unless the FIA did not set its record straight and put the whole context of the investigation right. Sarfaraz Merchant set the record straight by telling the FIA that he didn’t originally accuse the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) or its leader Altaf Hussain of receiving money from RAW, India’s main spy agency, but it was Scotland Yard, showing proof. Sarfaraz Merchant said he had undeniable proof with him showing that the MQM took money from Indian sources and he indicated that he will cooperate with the FIA once amends had been made to the summon, the record set straight and inappropriate language and the threat of punishment withdrawn. Sarfaraz Merchant elaborated that it was Scotland Yard that had originally said that the MQM took money from Indian government sources. He said it’s a matter of record that the MQM leaders, including M Anwar and Tariq Mir, accepted before the Scotland Yard investigators that they had received money — millions of pounds — from India for several years. Merchant said that he came to know about the evidence of the MQM’s involvement with RAW during his recorded interview with the police in London when he saw the shocking evidence when the police investigators revealed it to him. Merchant said that he was aware — and has proof — that the MQM took money from RAW but he was not alone in saying that; Scotland Yard had said it in writing too. Merchant said that his only issue was with the FIA letter “the way it has been presented and written”. He said the MQM’s involvement with RAW is a serious matter and must be dealt with at the highest level. This correspondent has obtained a copy of the hard-hitting letter written by Sarfaraz Merchant in response to the hurriedly-written summons issued by the FIA to him, urging him to appear before the committee mandated to investigate the alleged links of the MQM with RAW. The FIA was forced into action after Sarfraz Merchant said in a world exclusive with Geo News’ flagship current affairs show ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath’ that he had been asked by the Scotland Yard investigators during recorded interviews if he was aware that the MQM was in the pay of the Indian government sources. Merchant said that he had not “levelled any allegation on any political party or its leadership”. He told the FIA that his interview on Geo News was “in connection with a leaked document pertaining to a criminal inquiry pending in the United Kingdom” — i.e. the money-laundering investigation under the Proceeds of Crimes Act involving Altaf Hussain, M Anwar, Tariq Mir, Sarfraz Merchant and two others. “I had given my views on the contents of that document and some observations of the concerned law enforcement agency i.e. the Scotland Yard, which were brought to my notice being a party to the case during my under caution interview on 15th of April, 2015. It is therefore incorrect to suggest that I have alleged something on a political party,” stressed Sarfraz Merchant, while explaining that it was not him but the Scotland Yard which believed that the MQM had received money from the Indian government in violation of the UK as well as Pakistani electoral laws. Sarfraz Merchant told the FIA bosses that allegations about the MQM’s links with RAW emerged first in June last year and he wondered what took Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government so long to come into action when the nature of the allegations was of shocking and scandalous nature concerning directly to the security of Pakistan. Merchant said that the “subject matter of the criminal investigation in the UK is known to all and has been frequently discussed in the media and there is no confusion that the issue is directly related to the security of Pakistan.” Issuing a hard-hitting critique of the very poor handling of the case by the Government of Pakistan, Merchant said in the letter: “I am surprised to learn that you have initiated action at such a belated stage. It would have been proper to contact UK authorities more than a year ago for mutual assistance and simultaneous initiation of proceedings in Pakistan; unfortunately this was not done.” Sarfraz Merchant expressed his “disappointment on the language and text of ‘your’ letter which appears to be an attempt to intimidate and pressurise me by indicating criminal action against me and also placing the entire onus of the case on my shoulders”. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had requested Sarfraz Merchant to assist the FIA in its inquiry but the FIA issued a threatening summon to Merchant. Merchant took an exception to the fact that the FIA summon was signed off by the Commercial Banking Circle. Merchant said he believed that “matters of national security are required to be handled more professionally and not as a typical case of Commercial Banking Circle”. Merchant explained that he was a “responsible and patriotic citizen” of Pakistan and he felt “obliged to render complete assistance in a matter involving security and integrity of the country in accordance with law, however the manner in which the case is being handled, especially the manner in which the summon has been issued, reflects that importance and gravity of the issue has not been understood by your agency”. Sarfraz Merchant concluded: “Under such circumstances I will not be able to appear on the 15th of March, 2016 for giving my statement until the format/contents of your un-dated letter delivered to me by DHL and through Pakistan High Commission, London through post received on 11/03/2016 and 12/03/2016 are corrected referred in Paragraph No3 of this letter”.
Leaked Video of Rabia Anum Anchor of Geo News by umar-akmalnews update LONDON: Sarfaraz Merchant, one of the central characters in the MQM-related money laundering investigation, said in the Geo programme Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Ke Saath on Monday that he was ready to come to Pakistan to record his statement to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). He said FIA Director Inaam Ghani has assured him security and the removal of his reservations. He said he was waiting for a new letter from them and would announce his programme after receiving the letter. He said he would share what he possessed with the Pakistan government and the FIA. Earlier, he told the FIA investigators that he will be unable to appear before it on March 15, 2016 unless the FIA did not set its record straight and put the whole context of the investigation right. Sarfaraz Merchant set the record straight by telling the FIA that he didn’t originally accuse the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) or its leader Altaf Hussain of receiving money from RAW, India’s main spy agency, but it was Scotland Yard, showing proof. Sarfaraz Merchant said he had undeniable proof with him showing that the MQM took money from Indian sources and he indicated that he will cooperate with the FIA once amends had been made to the summon, the record set straight and inappropriate language and the threat of punishment withdrawn. Sarfaraz Merchant elaborated that it was Scotland Yard that had originally said that the MQM took money from Indian government sources. He said it’s a matter of record that the MQM leaders, including M Anwar and Tariq Mir, accepted before the Scotland Yard investigators that they had received money — millions of pounds — from India for several years. Merchant said that he came to know about the evidence of the MQM’s involvement with RAW during his recorded interview with the police in London when he saw the shocking evidence when the police investigators revealed it to him. Merchant said that he was aware — and has proof — that the MQM took money from RAW but he was not alone in saying that; Scotland Yard had said it in writing too. Merchant said that his only issue was with the FIA letter “the way it has been presented and written”. He said the MQM’s involvement with RAW is a serious matter and must be dealt with at the highest level. This correspondent has obtained a copy of the hard-hitting letter written by Sarfaraz Merchant in response to the hurriedly-written summons issued by the FIA to him, urging him to appear before the committee mandated to investigate the alleged links of the MQM with RAW. The FIA was forced into action after Sarfraz Merchant said in a world exclusive with Geo News’ flagship current affairs show ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath’ that he had been asked by the Scotland Yard investigators during recorded interviews if he was aware that the MQM was in the pay of the Indian government sources. Merchant said that he had not “levelled any allegation on any political party or its leadership”. He told the FIA that his interview on Geo News was “in connection with a leaked document pertaining to a criminal inquiry pending in the United Kingdom” — i.e. the money-laundering investigation under the Proceeds of Crimes Act involving Altaf Hussain, M Anwar, Tariq Mir, Sarfraz Merchant and two others. “I had given my views on the contents of that document and some observations of the concerned law enforcement agency i.e. the Scotland Yard, which were brought to my notice being a party to the case during my under caution interview on 15th of April, 2015. It is therefore incorrect to suggest that I have alleged something on a political party,” stressed Sarfraz Merchant, while explaining that it was not him but the Scotland Yard which believed that the MQM had received money from the Indian government in violation of the UK as well as Pakistani electoral laws. Sarfraz Merchant told the FIA bosses that allegations about the MQM’s links with RAW emerged first in June last year and he wondered what took Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government so long to come into action when the nature of the allegations was of shocking and scandalous nature concerning directly to the security of Pakistan. Merchant said that the “subject matter of the criminal investigation in the UK is known to all and has been frequently discussed in the media and there is no confusion that the issue is directly related to the security of Pakistan.” Issuing a hard-hitting critique of the very poor handling of the case by the Government of Pakistan, Merchant said in the letter: “I am surprised to learn that you have initiated action at such a belated stage. It would have been proper to contact UK authorities more than a year ago for mutual assistance and simultaneous initiation of proceedings in Pakistan; unfortunately this was not done.” Sarfraz Merchant expressed his “disappointment on the language and text of ‘your’ letter which appears to be an attempt to intimidate and pressurise me by indicating criminal action against me and also placing the entire onus of the case on my shoulders”. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had requested Sarfraz Merchant to assist the FIA in its inquiry but the FIA issued a threatening summon to Merchant. Merchant took an exception to the fact that the FIA summon was signed off by the Commercial Banking Circle. Merchant said he believed that “matters of national security are required to be handled more professionally and not as a typical case of Commercial Banking Circle”. Merchant explained that he was a “responsible and patriotic citizen” of Pakistan and he felt “obliged to render complete assistance in a matter involving security and integrity of the country in accordance with law, however the manner in which the case is being handled, especially the manner in which the summon has been issued, reflects that importance and gravity of the issue has not been understood by your agency”. Sarfraz Merchant concluded: “Under such circumstances I will not be able to appear on the 15th of March, 2016 for giving my statement until the format/contents of your un-dated letter delivered to me by DHL and through Pakistan High Commission, London through post received on 11/03/2016 and 12/03/2016 are corrected referred in Paragraph No3 of this letter”.
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Father Arrested Before Marrying His 12 Years... by umar-akmal At 12 years old, Shaheen Hashmat left her family home in Scotland to escape the threat of forced marriage to a stranger in Pakistan. At 13, she attempted suicide. Hashmat, who now campaigns against forced marriage and “honor-based” violence, says Britain urgently needs better mental health services for girls and women escaping these situations. “There needs to be far more training about the increased risk of suicide and the impact of family estrangement,” said Hashmat, who won the True Honor 2016 award on Thursday for her bravery in standing up to honor abuse. Experts say thousands of girls and women in Britain are subjected to honor abuse every year as a way of controlling behavior perceived as bringing shame on their family. Hashmat, now 33, grew up in a strict Pakistani family, in which every aspect of her life was policed, from the TV she watched to the people she spoke to, even the way she sat. She was beaten and saw others in her family beaten, too. Her two older sisters were forced into marriage as teenagers after being sent “on holiday” to Pakistan. As she grew up she started to challenge what was happening around her. “If I had stayed the physical abuse would have increased because I was seen as being out of control and becoming too westernized,” she told Thomson Reuters Foundation. “Forced marriage is a way of disciplining a woman who wants to make her own life choices. I was seen as having an attitude problem so I’m sure I would have been put on a plane, like my sisters were, and made to marry a stranger.” Hashmat’s escape was organized by her sisters with the help of police and social services. Over several weeks she smuggled her few possessions out of a back window at the family home into a waiting car. One day she told her parents she needed to visit a relative for help with her homework. She never returned. But the shock and difficulty of adjusting to her new life and the estrangement from her family took its toll. One year later she took an overdose and ended up in hospital for a week. “The suicidal feelings have been a regular experience throughout my life, and that’s a huge part of the reason why I’ve started doing the work I’m doing now,” said Hashmat who now lives in London. She cites a survey that indicates Asian women are more than twice as likely to commit suicide as women from other backgrounds in Britain, with family violence seen as a key factor. Hashmat has since written about her experiences in a blog, challenging the taboos around mental health which are particularly strong in Asian communities. Hashmat’s dream is to set up a mental health service for women who have fled forced marriage and honor abuse. “Estrangement from the people with whom you have created many of your most important memories — wonderful as well as awful — can be overwhelming,” she said. “You are also often leaving behind a whole community and trying to make a new life in a completely new culture. That’s incredibly difficult.” The True Honor awards are made by the Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organization (IKWRO), a British charity that supports victims of honor abuse and forced marriage. Britain’s Forced Marriage Unit said this week it had dealt with 1,220 suspected forced marriage cases last year — a slight fall on 2014. But Hashmat said the figures don’t convey the real extent of the problem and that police need better training. “If you can’t absolutely rely on the authorities to help you when you may have just one chance to get out, that may well be the difference between life and death,” she said.
Father Arrested Before Marrying His 12 Years... by umar-akmal At 12 years old, Shaheen Hashmat left her family home in Scotland to escape the threat of forced marriage to a stranger in Pakistan. At 13, she attempted suicide. Hashmat, who now campaigns against forced marriage and “honor-based” violence, says Britain urgently needs better mental health services for girls and women escaping these situations. “There needs to be far more training about the increased risk of suicide and the impact of family estrangement,” said Hashmat, who won the True Honor 2016 award on Thursday for her bravery in standing up to honor abuse. Experts say thousands of girls and women in Britain are subjected to honor abuse every year as a way of controlling behavior perceived as bringing shame on their family. Hashmat, now 33, grew up in a strict Pakistani family, in which every aspect of her life was policed, from the TV she watched to the people she spoke to, even the way she sat. She was beaten and saw others in her family beaten, too. Her two older sisters were forced into marriage as teenagers after being sent “on holiday” to Pakistan. As she grew up she started to challenge what was happening around her. “If I had stayed the physical abuse would have increased because I was seen as being out of control and becoming too westernized,” she told Thomson Reuters Foundation. “Forced marriage is a way of disciplining a woman who wants to make her own life choices. I was seen as having an attitude problem so I’m sure I would have been put on a plane, like my sisters were, and made to marry a stranger.” Hashmat’s escape was organized by her sisters with the help of police and social services. Over several weeks she smuggled her few possessions out of a back window at the family home into a waiting car. One day she told her parents she needed to visit a relative for help with her homework. She never returned. But the shock and difficulty of adjusting to her new life and the estrangement from her family took its toll. One year later she took an overdose and ended up in hospital for a week. “The suicidal feelings have been a regular experience throughout my life, and that’s a huge part of the reason why I’ve started doing the work I’m doing now,” said Hashmat who now lives in London. She cites a survey that indicates Asian women are more than twice as likely to commit suicide as women from other backgrounds in Britain, with family violence seen as a key factor. Hashmat has since written about her experiences in a blog, challenging the taboos around mental health which are particularly strong in Asian communities. Hashmat’s dream is to set up a mental health service for women who have fled forced marriage and honor abuse. “Estrangement from the people with whom you have created many of your most important memories — wonderful as well as awful — can be overwhelming,” she said. “You are also often leaving behind a whole community and trying to make a new life in a completely new culture. That’s incredibly difficult.” The True Honor awards are made by the Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organization (IKWRO), a British charity that supports victims of honor abuse and forced marriage. Britain’s Forced Marriage Unit said this week it had dealt with 1,220 suspected forced marriage cases last year — a slight fall on 2014. But Hashmat said the figures don’t convey the real extent of the problem and that police need better training. “If you can’t absolutely rely on the authorities to help you when you may have just one chance to get out, that may well be the difference between life and death,” she said.
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fghan girls in American Army by umar-akmalLadies,” my email began, “a Tina Fey movie about our favorite Area of Operations? Attention must be paid.” The message went to some of the women I had worked with at the Pentagon during my stint on the Pakistan desk. A movie about the last decade-plus of war starring a woman was rare enough, but a funny movie about it headlined by an actress we all admire was exciting. Before the four of us met up on the film’s opening night, I did a little homework to prepare for my cinematic experience. What I found puzzled me. Review after review in the major national papers and Hollywood weeklies panned the film. It’s not surprising, of course, for critics to criticize a movie, but something about the language reviewers chose and the problems they had with the film sounded hollow. In describing the journey that Kim Baker, Tina Fey’s character, takes during her years covering Afghanistan as a reporter, the New York Times said she “generally gets her groove back.” The review also called an Afghan official who makes “advances” on her “goofily forward.” Rolling Stone (inaccurately, as it turns out) reported that to save her beau, Baker “puts out for the future Pakistan Prime Minister.” The reviewer in Variety accused the film of being too “playful” and avoiding hard issues. Many complained that it wasn’t funny enough, while a description of the movie as essentially a romantic comedy seemed unlikely.
fghan girls in American Army by umar-akmalLadies,” my email began, “a Tina Fey movie about our favorite Area of Operations? Attention must be paid.” The message went to some of the women I had worked with at the Pentagon during my stint on the Pakistan desk. A movie about the last decade-plus of war starring a woman was rare enough, but a funny movie about it headlined by an actress we all admire was exciting. Before the four of us met up on the film’s opening night, I did a little homework to prepare for my cinematic experience. What I found puzzled me. Review after review in the major national papers and Hollywood weeklies panned the film. It’s not surprising, of course, for critics to criticize a movie, but something about the language reviewers chose and the problems they had with the film sounded hollow. In describing the journey that Kim Baker, Tina Fey’s character, takes during her years covering Afghanistan as a reporter, the New York Times said she “generally gets her groove back.” The review also called an Afghan official who makes “advances” on her “goofily forward.” Rolling Stone (inaccurately, as it turns out) reported that to save her beau, Baker “puts out for the future Pakistan Prime Minister.” The reviewer in Variety accused the film of being too “playful” and avoiding hard issues. Many complained that it wasn’t funny enough, while a description of the movie as essentially a romantic comedy seemed unlikely.
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Who will be PML-N’s candidate for the coveted slot in 2018 is the million-dollar question. Hamza Shahbaz Sharif? Chaudhry Nisar? Even Maryam Nawaz Sharif now? Any clue? December 01, 2015, 7:03 pm SHARE : Mahboob Mohsin inShare For a moment, let’s assume (quite safely now) that there shall be no martial laws coming our way (ever). Also that Nawaz Sharif, to use Ayaz Amir’s terminology, would not prove to be his own suicide bomber unlike his past misadventures. Let’s assume also that men in uniform shall be satiated by the National Security Adviser slot. So halfway through the tenure of the current government comfortably saddled in place, as we head towards the next general elections in 2018, let’s ponder a little over the question of who is likely to become the next Prime Minister as things stand today. Let’s break it down party-wise. From Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf’s side, it is not clear if it is going to make its way into other provinces than the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, since the two phases of Local Government elections in Punjab and Sindh have shown no encouraging signs. However, what is clear as crystal is that the candidate from its side shall be none other than Imran Khan, the party chief himself. It can be said more comfortably now because PTI and Khan himself is done with the other strong, could-be contender for the PM’s seat – the ambitious Reham Khan. On a serious note, PTI has made its ambitions for the slot of Prime Minister next time quite obviously crystal clear. His desire for making it to the center is visible in Khan’s hustle and bustle in KP in order to bring his provincial government a good name. He does not seem to be deterred by PTI’s failure in Punjab and Sindh in local government elections and has kept his focus mostly on governance in KP. Attention towards the KP police, tree plantation and hospitals top the agenda these days. We saw that in the recent election for the speaker of the National Assembly, PTI nominated its own candidate claiming to be the real opposition in the central legislature. If everything falls in place, Khan would likely contend for the slot of the PM in the next general elections. However, getting allies on his side would be an uphill task because his enormous ego, due to which he has dismissed MQM, Fazl-ur-Rehman and everyone else too much to mend ways now. Another hurdle for PTI would be for Khan to keep his house in order in Punjab – crucial for rule in the center. Choosing between Jahangir Tareen and Hamid Khan is not so difficult, but a choice between Chaudhry Sarwar and Shah Mehmood Qureshi is a difficult one. Keeping them all together and proportionally obliged is the key to keep the party from infighting. Who will be PML-N’s candidate for the coveted slot in 2018 is the million-dollar question. Can the Sharifs, while they are alive, let any non-Sharif become the Prime Minister from PMLN’s side? Let’s break things down a little within the PMLN. Let’s assume that we don’t have a merit because we really don’t have it. A little prediction never harmed anyone. The next Prime Minister will come from today’s ruling PML-N or, at the least, with its blessings. What is important to realize is that PML-N can capitalize on its current popularity with masses only if it runs an extra mile with its efforts towards putting the genie of load-shedding in the bottle in time. Another important aspect is the resurgence of civil-military tensions, lately. Nawaz Sharif has made peace with the men in uniform leading at the foreign policy and security fronts. The strong tide of the messiah-like figure of the army chief is wearing off or maybe we just think so because we are getting used to our almost terror-free-country now. Nevertheless, the patient’s history tells us that the Sharif often shoots himself in the foot. In this regard, he has to play safe and identify where not to go because no civilian administration ever won a civil-military turf war. Let’s get done with the democracy and civilian dispensation going nowhere for sure and come back to the PML-N’s hunt for the next Prime Minister. Hamza Shahbaz Sharif? Chaudhry Nisar? Even Maryam Nawaz Sharif now? Any clue? A complete disregard to Chaudhry Nisar and his say within the party ranks shall be a costly misadventure for PML-N in 2018. Nawaz Sharif cannot afford to make him angry again. He even has offers from his Aitchisonian friend from PTI. PML-N cannot mistake him for the likes of Amin Fahim who was comfortably sidelined by the Peoples’ Party. He will not settle for anything less than a lion’s share next time. Remember he is already a key federal minister in the current PML-N government comfortably riding the horse of popularity. He is the one above it all. With this background in mind, let’s expect some infighting within the ranks of PMLN a year or so later. Ideally, the Sharifs would want to replace themselves with their own progeny in Punjab and the center, with Hamza replacing his father and Maryam replacing hers or some other brand of dynastic politics akin to it. Remember, we did not have merit, right? In any event, things do not look to be too hunky dory for the PML-N in 2018. Maryam’s debut at the White House meet with Michelle Obama raised many eyebrows and raised concerns of many within the party. These concerns should lead towards grievances and later on infighting. That would be a spectacle. (Due to a lack of space, let’s leave the part on other political parties to the next piece)
Who will be PML-N’s candidate for the coveted slot in 2018 is the million-dollar question. Hamza Shahbaz Sharif? Chaudhry Nisar? Even Maryam Nawaz Sharif now? Any clue? December 01, 2015, 7:03 pm SHARE : Mahboob Mohsin inShare For a moment, let’s assume (quite safely now) that there shall be no martial laws coming our way (ever). Also that Nawaz Sharif, to use Ayaz Amir’s terminology, would not prove to be his own suicide bomber unlike his past misadventures. Let’s assume also that men in uniform shall be satiated by the National Security Adviser slot. So halfway through the tenure of the current government comfortably saddled in place, as we head towards the next general elections in 2018, let’s ponder a little over the question of who is likely to become the next Prime Minister as things stand today. Let’s break it down party-wise. From Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf’s side, it is not clear if it is going to make its way into other provinces than the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, since the two phases of Local Government elections in Punjab and Sindh have shown no encouraging signs. However, what is clear as crystal is that the candidate from its side shall be none other than Imran Khan, the party chief himself. It can be said more comfortably now because PTI and Khan himself is done with the other strong, could-be contender for the PM’s seat – the ambitious Reham Khan. On a serious note, PTI has made its ambitions for the slot of Prime Minister next time quite obviously crystal clear. His desire for making it to the center is visible in Khan’s hustle and bustle in KP in order to bring his provincial government a good name. He does not seem to be deterred by PTI’s failure in Punjab and Sindh in local government elections and has kept his focus mostly on governance in KP. Attention towards the KP police, tree plantation and hospitals top the agenda these days. We saw that in the recent election for the speaker of the National Assembly, PTI nominated its own candidate claiming to be the real opposition in the central legislature. If everything falls in place, Khan would likely contend for the slot of the PM in the next general elections. However, getting allies on his side would be an uphill task because his enormous ego, due to which he has dismissed MQM, Fazl-ur-Rehman and everyone else too much to mend ways now. Another hurdle for PTI would be for Khan to keep his house in order in Punjab – crucial for rule in the center. Choosing between Jahangir Tareen and Hamid Khan is not so difficult, but a choice between Chaudhry Sarwar and Shah Mehmood Qureshi is a difficult one. Keeping them all together and proportionally obliged is the key to keep the party from infighting. Who will be PML-N’s candidate for the coveted slot in 2018 is the million-dollar question. Can the Sharifs, while they are alive, let any non-Sharif become the Prime Minister from PMLN’s side? Let’s break things down a little within the PMLN. Let’s assume that we don’t have a merit because we really don’t have it. A little prediction never harmed anyone. The next Prime Minister will come from today’s ruling PML-N or, at the least, with its blessings. What is important to realize is that PML-N can capitalize on its current popularity with masses only if it runs an extra mile with its efforts towards putting the genie of load-shedding in the bottle in time. Another important aspect is the resurgence of civil-military tensions, lately. Nawaz Sharif has made peace with the men in uniform leading at the foreign policy and security fronts. The strong tide of the messiah-like figure of the army chief is wearing off or maybe we just think so because we are getting used to our almost terror-free-country now. Nevertheless, the patient’s history tells us that the Sharif often shoots himself in the foot. In this regard, he has to play safe and identify where not to go because no civilian administration ever won a civil-military turf war. Let’s get done with the democracy and civilian dispensation going nowhere for sure and come back to the PML-N’s hunt for the next Prime Minister. Hamza Shahbaz Sharif? Chaudhry Nisar? Even Maryam Nawaz Sharif now? Any clue? A complete disregard to Chaudhry Nisar and his say within the party ranks shall be a costly misadventure for PML-N in 2018. Nawaz Sharif cannot afford to make him angry again. He even has offers from his Aitchisonian friend from PTI. PML-N cannot mistake him for the likes of Amin Fahim who was comfortably sidelined by the Peoples’ Party. He will not settle for anything less than a lion’s share next time. Remember he is already a key federal minister in the current PML-N government comfortably riding the horse of popularity. He is the one above it all. With this background in mind, let’s expect some infighting within the ranks of PMLN a year or so later. Ideally, the Sharifs would want to replace themselves with their own progeny in Punjab and the center, with Hamza replacing his father and Maryam replacing hers or some other brand of dynastic politics akin to it. Remember, we did not have merit, right? In any event, things do not look to be too hunky dory for the PML-N in 2018. Maryam’s debut at the White House meet with Michelle Obama raised many eyebrows and raised concerns of many within the party. These concerns should lead towards grievances and later on infighting. That would be a spectacle. (Due to a lack of space, let’s leave the part on other political parties to the next piece)
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Padma Lakshmi, who parted her ways with novelist Salman Rushdie after three years of their marriage, revealed that the latter thought of her as "bad investment." During an interview for her new memoir, Love, Loss and What We Ate, the 45-year-old author said that her severe undiagnosed endometriosis, when grew more acute, left her in such chronic pain that she was bedridden and unable to have sex and that led to arguments between the couple, reports People magazine. Padma Lakshmi feels that endometriosis was definitely a major reason for her failed marriage as she hid it to a certain degree and Rushdie took it personally and felt rejected. Despite the painful split, she says she and Rushdie are now friends. Speaking further about the sunny-side of their relationship, the cookbook author said that she feels the Midnight's Children author was the best thing happened to her; "he's like Hemingway." She added that they met in Central Park for their first date, and ended up in bed together. "He seduced me with his words. I was pretty hooked," added the Easy Exotic author.
Padma Lakshmi, who parted her ways with novelist Salman Rushdie after three years of their marriage, revealed that the latter thought of her as "bad investment." During an interview for her new memoir, Love, Loss and What We Ate, the 45-year-old author said that her severe undiagnosed endometriosis, when grew more acute, left her in such chronic pain that she was bedridden and unable to have sex and that led to arguments between the couple, reports People magazine. Padma Lakshmi feels that endometriosis was definitely a major reason for her failed marriage as she hid it to a certain degree and Rushdie took it personally and felt rejected. Despite the painful split, she says she and Rushdie are now friends. Speaking further about the sunny-side of their relationship, the cookbook author said that she feels the Midnight's Children author was the best thing happened to her; "he's like Hemingway." She added that they met in Central Park for their first date, and ended up in bed together. "He seduced me with his words. I was pretty hooked," added the Easy Exotic author.
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Raymond Ibrahim is a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. As Western politicians and other talking heads insist that the Islamic State (“ISIS”) has “nothing whatsoever to do with Islam,” not only does ISIS correctly implement Islamic law—whether by demanding jizya from subjugated Christians or by sexually enslaving “infidel” women—but even the “caliphate’s” arcane jihadi tactics belong to Islam. Consider a recently exposed “recruitment” tactic of ISIS: abducting, indoctrinating, and beating young children in order to mold them into explosive-vest wearing “martyrs” who hurl themselves onto “infidels”: The children who managed to escape describe how they were indoctrinated into the jihadi group's radical brand of Islam and taught that they should execute their “unbeliever” [infidel] parents…. “We weren't allowed to cry but I would think about my mother, think about her worrying about me and I'd try and cry quietly,” he [an escapee] said... Some children who managed to escape ISIS and are now living in the refugee camps in northern Iraq, have also been left badly psychologically scarred. The repeated beatings and endless propaganda have meant that some of the escapees wake up in the night with nightmares while others suffer seizures. The report goes on to say that “The growing trend for ISIS to use child soldiers as suicide bombers, particularly in Iraq, has been suggested as a sign of how stretched their resources are in the region.” Or it could suggest that ISIS is simply following another page of the jihadi playbook. For centuries, Muslim caliphates seized Christian boys from their families, forcefully converted and indoctrinated them in Islam, trained them to be jihadis extraordinaire, and then unleashed them back onto their former Christian kin to wreak havoc in the name of jihad on infidels. (Skanderberg was the exception.) That this practice is Islamic is evident in that other modern day Muslims—not just ISIS—follow it. In 2012, 300 Christian children were abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. After convincing impoverished Christian families in Bangladesh to spend what little money they had to send their children to study at supposed mission hostels, conmen would “pocket the money” and “sell the children to Islamic schools elsewhere in the country ‘where imams force them to abjure Christianity.’” The children are then instructed in Islam and beaten. After being fully indoctrinated, the once Christian children are asked if they are “ready to give their lives for Islam,” presumably by becoming jihadi suicide-bombers. The West would not be oblivious to this “new” Muslim tactic—erroneously concluding that it means ISIS has “stretched their resources”—if it had Islamic studies departments that disseminated facts instead of pro-Islamic myths and propaganda. As with all unsavory aspects of Islamic history, this institution has been whitewashed. Although young, terrified boys were seized from the clutches of their devastated parents, the mainstream (but otherwise debunked) narrative is that poor Christian families were eager to see their boys taken to the caliphate where they would have a “bright future.” Portraying uniquely negative aspects of Islamic doctrine and history as uniquely positive aspects is par for the course. For example, the Islamic institution of jizya—extorting money from subjugated Christians and Jews often on pain of death—is presented by academics like Georgetown University’s John Esposito as a show of “tolerance” (debunked here).
Raymond Ibrahim is a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. As Western politicians and other talking heads insist that the Islamic State (“ISIS”) has “nothing whatsoever to do with Islam,” not only does ISIS correctly implement Islamic law—whether by demanding jizya from subjugated Christians or by sexually enslaving “infidel” women—but even the “caliphate’s” arcane jihadi tactics belong to Islam. Consider a recently exposed “recruitment” tactic of ISIS: abducting, indoctrinating, and beating young children in order to mold them into explosive-vest wearing “martyrs” who hurl themselves onto “infidels”: The children who managed to escape describe how they were indoctrinated into the jihadi group's radical brand of Islam and taught that they should execute their “unbeliever” [infidel] parents…. “We weren't allowed to cry but I would think about my mother, think about her worrying about me and I'd try and cry quietly,” he [an escapee] said... Some children who managed to escape ISIS and are now living in the refugee camps in northern Iraq, have also been left badly psychologically scarred. The repeated beatings and endless propaganda have meant that some of the escapees wake up in the night with nightmares while others suffer seizures. The report goes on to say that “The growing trend for ISIS to use child soldiers as suicide bombers, particularly in Iraq, has been suggested as a sign of how stretched their resources are in the region.” Or it could suggest that ISIS is simply following another page of the jihadi playbook. For centuries, Muslim caliphates seized Christian boys from their families, forcefully converted and indoctrinated them in Islam, trained them to be jihadis extraordinaire, and then unleashed them back onto their former Christian kin to wreak havoc in the name of jihad on infidels. (Skanderberg was the exception.) That this practice is Islamic is evident in that other modern day Muslims—not just ISIS—follow it. In 2012, 300 Christian children were abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. After convincing impoverished Christian families in Bangladesh to spend what little money they had to send their children to study at supposed mission hostels, conmen would “pocket the money” and “sell the children to Islamic schools elsewhere in the country ‘where imams force them to abjure Christianity.’” The children are then instructed in Islam and beaten. After being fully indoctrinated, the once Christian children are asked if they are “ready to give their lives for Islam,” presumably by becoming jihadi suicide-bombers. The West would not be oblivious to this “new” Muslim tactic—erroneously concluding that it means ISIS has “stretched their resources”—if it had Islamic studies departments that disseminated facts instead of pro-Islamic myths and propaganda. As with all unsavory aspects of Islamic history, this institution has been whitewashed. Although young, terrified boys were seized from the clutches of their devastated parents, the mainstream (but otherwise debunked) narrative is that poor Christian families were eager to see their boys taken to the caliphate where they would have a “bright future.” Portraying uniquely negative aspects of Islamic doctrine and history as uniquely positive aspects is par for the course. For example, the Islamic institution of jizya—extorting money from subjugated Christians and Jews often on pain of death—is presented by academics like Georgetown University’s John Esposito as a show of “tolerance” (debunked here).
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