Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa is not yet finalized, but creating problems and put Hazara in blaze. Demand for Soba Hazara increasing day by day.
The NWFP government has constituted a four-member ministerial committee to hold talks with representatives of the anti-Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa movement in order to end the unrest in Hazara Division.
This seems like a good move. Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti presided over the meeting in which collective prayers for those who died in the Timergara bomb blast and Abbottabad violence were offered.
The provincial minister said the four-member ministerial committee would negotiate with an independent committee, comprising representatives from the Hazara Division, to remove their genuine grievances. He also held responsible the Pakistan Muslim League-Q for the unrest in Hazara where peaceful protests turned violent after the visit of PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and others.
Earlier, addressing the cabinet, the chief minister said that the situation in Hazara and Abbottabad was a political dispute, which must be settled politically. “Difference in opinion is part of democracy and being a democratic government, we need to respect the opinion of every person. Freedom of opinion is a basic right,” he said, adding that 18th Amendment had been prepared by political forces and had been endorsed by parliament with absolute majority.
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In a strange or rather sudden press conference Senator Talha (Chairman Senate Committee for Interior) told media that the daughter of Dr Afia Siddique was recovered from Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan.
She was with an American there named ‘John’.
Few days back some unidentified people left an 11-year-old girl outside Dr Fauzia’s house.
The girl told the Siddiqui family that her name was Fatima and could speak English and Persian only while Dr Fauzia to confirm her as Aafia’a daughter Mariam got her DNA test done which came as positive today.
Earlier today, the government formally declared 12 years old Maryam as daughter of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui after proved by DNA Test and the girl handed over to the family of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.
Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui, sister of Dr Aafia Siddiqui visited the Interior Ministry with 12 years old Maryam on Saturday and held a meeting with Interior Minister Rehman Malik Saturday. After the meeting the Rehman Malik (Interior Minister) told media that the DNA Report has proved that 12 years old Maryam is daughter of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, adding the girl only speak English.
According to reports, the girls’ DNA matched that of Ahmed, Dr Aafia’s son. The report has been handed over to the investigation police.
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As a common man, I don’t understand what’s going on in this country. Govt. got the “Nizam-e-Adal” passed from national assembly. Except for MQM every political party said yes, without any conditions what so ever. And right after that Sofi Sahib declared NA, Constitution, MNAs, and Supreme Court “Ghair Sharie”. What is this? Make up your mind, if these institutions are anti islamic, then why asked them to sign an agreement?
Our Interior Advisor is claiming that there are thousands of foreigners in tribal areas and they are training local Talibans. Man! did this come to you over night? If not then why are you doing agreements with such guys?
Mr. Nawaz Sharif is saying that Taliban wants control over areas other than Swat. I think you are forgetting that your party just agreed un-conditionally on “Nizam-e-Adal”?
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On Thursday US President Barack Obama issued/signed three historic executive orders indicating clearly that as promised he wants USA to return to “moral high ground”. According to the first order Guantanamo Bay detention facility be closed within a year. While signing, Obama said he was issuing the order to close the facility in order to “restore the standards of due process and the core constitutional values that have made this country great even in the midst of war, even in dealing with terrorism.”
Second executive order bans the use of torture during suspected terrorist’s interrogation. That in essence ends the Bush administration’s notorious CIA program of horrific interrogation methods. He said “This is me following through … on an understanding that dates back to our founding fathers, that we are willing to observe core standards of conduct not just when it’s easy but also when it’s hard.”
The third important executive order is to set up a task force to lead a systematic review of detention policies, procedures and a complete review of all individual cases.
In another order he closed down all CIA prisons operating abroad. The order “states that the CIA shall close any detention facility that it currently operates and shall not operate any such facility in the future”.
We know, everything takes time and issuing of these order will start numerous debates, but one thing is for sure, this’ll send a good message to world nations especially Muslims.
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India maintaining its initial stand and still pressurizing Pakistan, as India’s Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that if Pakistan doesn’t deal with those responsible, India was prepared to “take all measures necessary as we deem fit to deal with the situation.”
No matter who was responsible for the last month’s deadly attacks in Mumbai, someone in India, someone in Pakistan or it’s yet again another international mystery, but it does prove one thing emotions play a vital role (in India & Pakistan) even for matters like these.
It wasn’t long when we were playing “Dosti” series of cricket, exchanging cultural activities, doing “peace talks” etc etc and now where are we? On the borders with armed forces of both countries exercising, warming up and ready for combat. Man! this is not as simple as it looks, someone wants us to fight, someone wants to put us off track or may be politicians (especially on Indian side) playing a blame game for the upcoming elections?
Or may be this was another administrative failure on Indian part, and Pakistan’s shoulder seems the weakest one these days?
Whatever it was, one thing I do know, war is never the answer and we both will suffer tremendously…
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The times for Pakistan are not good at all, it’s a pressure cooker situation:
- India blamed “elements in Pakistan” for being behind the 60-hour siege that ended on November 28, dragging two nuclear-armed South Asian rivals to the very edge.
- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice saying “Well, I think there’s no doubt that Pakistani territory was used by probably non-state actors,” and “I don’t think that there is compelling evidence of involvement of Pakistani officials. But I do think that Pakistan has a responsibility to act, and it doesn’t matter that they’re non-state actors.”
- In spite of winters coming down fast in north, Taliban and their allies are still acting vigorously, attacking people and govt. assets.
- In the 2007-2008 fiscal year, Pakistan observed a significant decrease of 37.2% in its overall foreign investment. Foreign public portfolio investment declined by around 97% to $16.8 million against $653.4 million recorded in corresponding period of the last fiscal.
- Thousands of billions of dollars of foreign loan to pay.
It’s a never ending list, question is what’s the solution???? Is there any?
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