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Parvez Musharraf Resigns as President of Pakistan

Parvez Musharraf has resigned as Pakistan’s president on August 18, 2008.  Mr Musharraf said, in a lengthy televised address to the nation “After consultations with legal advisers and close political supporters and on their advice, I’m taking the decision of resigning.”  “My resignation will go to the speaker of the National Assembly today. I leave my future in the hands of people.”

Parvez Musharraf was facing impeachment charges instigated by the coalition government, led by the party of the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in December, over alleged violation of the constitution and gross misconduct.

Mr Musharraf provoked public riots last November when he sacked the Chief Justice, Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, and about 60 other judges in an attempt to put down dissent from the legal establishment.  The move backfired, leading to Parvez Musharraf declaring a state of emergency and forcing his re-election to another five-year presidential term through the Supreme Court. However he bolstered the position of his political opponents, a coalition of whom, led by the late Ms Bhutto’s Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), then defeated his party in a parliamentary election in February 2008.

Now that Parvez Musharaf has resigned, it will be very important to observe how the government will treat him. Will he be live in honour as the ex-President of Pakistan or trialed for violating the supreme law of the country. Will army general be allowed breaking law and not face any consequences for that?

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Happy Independence Day to Pakistan

I would like to wish all the Pakistanis a very happy indepence day August 14.

Long live Pakistan!

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Taliban or Terrorists

In an other post  We Only Want to Make Peace! I quoted the following verse from Quran.

“When it is said to them: “Make not mischief on the earth,” they say: “Why, we only want to make peace!” Of a surety, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realise (it) not. ”

[Quran 2:10-11]

I am repeating these verses after watching recent news of bomb blasts in Peshawer and Lahore Pakistan killing about two dozen Muslims by the Muslims who call themselves Mujahideen or Taliban.  The purpose of these killings is to impose Sharia Law in Pakistan as claimed by Taliban or Terrorists.  Taliban call it open war in which Muslims are killing Muslims to “strengthen the Muslims Ummah”.

Taliban warned women in a the province of Punjab to cover their faces otherwise their faces will be burned by throwing acid. I have very litlle knowledge about the Islam which is my ignorance but the above threat is from the so called people who claimed to have enough knowled about Sharia. I am 100% sure that no where in Islam it is allowed to throw acid on woman faces to make them cover it in the name of Sharia.

The actvities of these IGNORANT Talibans or Terrorists is making situation in Pakistan worse and pushing the country into civil war. Is this any service to Islam? I just want the so called Taliban to read the above verses of Quran before killing more Muslims.

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Higher Gas Prices

The gas prices are increasing at an alarming rate every day. More and more people are buying small cars which consume less gas. The motor bikes are also becoming popular in many parts of the world for commuting between home and work places.  The following picture is an illustration of the most effective use of motor bike in a city in Pakistan.

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Israel’s War Games

There are  reports that massive Israeli exercises in the Mediterranean may be a part of preparations for a strike on Iran’s nuclear installations. Indications that this could be a purpose of the drills practiced at sea have come from the US Department of Defence. In response, Iran has warned it too can deliver a ‘strong blow’ if forceful measures are taken against it. What is most likely is that the exercise, using Israel’s advanced air power, is essentially aimed at delivering a warning to Iran. Similar warnings have been issued before by the US, with the Tehran government now regarded by Washington as its principal enemy.

While one would imagine that its experiences in Iraq, where its troops remain entrenched in a hostile situation, would have been enough to prevent the US from even considering a strike on another country, this seems not to have been the case. Even while the US and its principal ally in the Middle East consider such action, they seem not to realize that among the greatest danger the world today faces is that of terrorism. Even news of the possibility of plans for a strike on Iran raises anger and hatred to a higher pitch across the Muslim world. This can only add fuel to extremism, rather than acting to defeat it. Quite obviously, the US needs to abandon its present policy on Iran and accept that in the world today, it is bridging gulfs that divide people rather than attempting to use force against those with whom differences exist that constitutes true victory and true success.

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How long will the Gaza truce last?

A fragile truce between Israel and Hamas came into force in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, amid scepticism over how long the Egyptian-brokered deal would hold. It is the first formal ceasefire since Hamas’s takeover of the territory just over a year ago, which triggered a crippling Israel blockade of the Gaza Strip.

The deal calls for a halt to Hamas rocket fire on Israel and Israeli strikes on Gaza. It also requires Israel to progressively ease its blockade of the territory where most of the 1.5 million people depend on foreign aid.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, whose government boycotts Hamas as a terrorist outfit, warned on Wednesday that the ceasefire would be “fragile” and could be “short-lived.”

World leaders welcomed the truce news, but Israelis and Palestinians were wary. A senior Hamas official said that border crossings used to import goods into Gaza would be partially opened several hours after calm settles in, while talks to open the Rafah border with Egypt could follow a week later.

The peace in Middle East is beneficial for both Arabs and Israelies. How long more it will take for both parties to understand the basic fact that unless they both respect each other’s right to live in peace, people will keep on dieing on both sides.  Both parties have the great responssiblity on their shoulders to make this truce effective for at least six month and then extend it later.

All the best to both the people of Israel and Palestine.

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Building Islam in Detroit

“Building Islam in Detroit” is the not just an exhibition of pictures but a testimony to the cultural diversity of length and breadth of the United States and a living example of almost a century old history of mosques in the American city of Detroit.

“Building Islam in Detroit”, an interdisciplinary study of Muslim institutions and collective spaces, is an event jointly organised by Nairang Galleries and the US Consulate, Lahore, and US Consulate Principal Officer Bryan Hunt inaugurated it on Thursday.

Speaking on the occasion, Hunt said the exhibition displayed the real American culture with all its diversity, a splendid amalgamation and unique blend of various cultures.

“Islam is the second biggest and fastest growing religion in America and Muslims are the largest community the American government serves,” he said, adding that the Muslims were playing a new political role in America. He said the exhibition provided a chance to know the different interpretations of Islam by different Muslim countries. He said the exhibition was a part of an interdisciplinary project by the faculty and graduate students of the University of Michigan.

Hunt said, after giving a brief history of Islam, the exhibition introduced the audience to the Muslim prayer, architecture, social life and mosque aesthetics.

“Muslims living in the US form an integral part of the society and bring a rich diversity to its culture,” he said, adding that the exhibition explored the aesthetics and thought behind the public and private spaces the Muslims had built in Detroit over the years.

He said the people of Lahore-a city with its own rich cultural and architectural heritage-will appreciate the attempts of their Muslim brothers in Detroit of enriching the landscape of the city.

Source: Dawn

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Pakistan Offers Nuclear Power Reactor to Bangladesh

Pakistan has offered to help setup nuclear power reactor in Bangladesh after International Atomic Energy Agency gave green signal to Bangladesh to use nuclear energy for civlian use according to report in The Times of India.  China and Russia have also offered the nuclear power reactor to Bangladesh to deal with the dire energy crisis.

Speaking to media, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Alamgir Babar said the offer has been made in goodwill and his country is waiting for a response from Bangladesh. “We have a programme for nuclear energy. We are going ahead with that. It is up to Bangladesh to decide what they want,” he said.

The idea for porposed power plant was conceived while Bangladesh was still part of Pakistan before separating in 1971.

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Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s day to all the mothers. While mother’s day is being celebrated world wide, the majority of mothers don’t even know if there is any such day in the calender year.

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Largest democracy in the world - India

These days every where on media the Tibet issue is being highlighted. Most probably it is one way to put China under spot light. However, not many media channels are showing what is happening in Kashmir. The following picture is just a glimpse of what Kashmiries have to go through on daily basis. Is United Nation and other organizations hiding their heads in the sand and are silent. Why there is no such presure on India which is being put on China regarding Tibet?

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