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Archive for August, 2013

Mr. Ishaq Dar, as you know, Musharraf government sold the Pakistani gold mine company PTCL, to Etisalat Telecom of UAE, with mind boggling condition of transferring 100% physical assets on just 26% share holding of PTCL, that too on pay as you earn basis.

Never ever in the history of the world any government has sold its precious assets on such throw away terms, to a foreign company.

As such, this deal clearly falls under the ODIOUS transaction.

Moreover, Etisalat Telecom is also a defaulter of mind boggling huge amount of $800 million to the GOP since about last 8-10 years. Therefore, in the national interest this PTCL sale deed with Etisalat Telecom should be cancelled and all their foreign executives posted in Pakistan be detained and only released after clearance of all dues with accrued interest by the company.

Mr. Ishaq Dar since you are under oath to serve Pakistan, we trust your personal relations with the UAE rulers will not come in the way of your duty towards your motherland.

Two proposals for generating funds for the Shaukat Khanam Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center.

I have two proposals. Firstly, as is the practise in the UK, any charity by an employee is equally matched and the same amount is donated by the employer for that specific organisation.
Please consider to cultivate the same culture in Pakistan. Secondly, souvenirs of SKMCH & RC should be available for the purchase of the general public throughout the country and abroad including Afghanistan.

“Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.”

— Napoleon Hill

Ambition is an earnest desire for achievement.

“In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing.”

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919);
26th U.S. President

For Pakistan’s Intellectuals – A Food for Thought

Pakistan has reached a stage where business as usual will do no good any further. And in order to meet the challenges of the fifth columnists, regional and international politics of intrigue and hegemony, we must rebuild Pakistan inside out. Currently, Pakistan is a patient on drip therapy, which must first stand on its feet, only then the inside and outside challenges can be effectively met. In this regard, the following proposals are submitted, for the overhaul of the entire Pakistani governance system(s), for the consideration of the intellectuals, people at the helm of the affairs and general masses to develop a consensus for taking Pakistan out of the woods.

MAKE EVERY DIVISION A PROVINCE – PAKISTAN’s ONLY PANACEA

Since its inception in 1947, Pakistan is a more fragmented society than our forefathers could have ever imagined. The division in society is so intense that if immediate corrective steps are not taken, God forbid, this country may see even more turbulent times.

The writing on the wall is clear for all to read. The decadence of Pakistani society in every sphere of life, be it political, economic, educational, industrial, agricultural, religious, law and order or any other segment worth naming, is abysmal, to say the least. Hardly any day passes without reports of suicides committed by the poor due to the economic hardships. Children are not dying in dozens, but in scores due to the measles outbreak and, strangely enough, no soul has moved and not even a single person has been held accountable.

Maybe we have one last chance to stem the rot, to unite the people and to give them a prescription to rise again and build the nation from the ashes because, for the overwhelming majority, a time is coming that they will be forced to think: no life no nation.

The current frame work under which the country is being run will not take Pakistan any forward, even if it is allowed to continue, for another 100 years. All small and big nations in our region and the world have overtaken us, in the basic fields of health, education, justice, law and order and food security.

All stakeholders must wake up, as the nation is moving towards destruction and business as usual can do nothing for Pakistan; our survival is directly linked with the existence of our nationhood. Nationhood means, “the state or quality of having a status as a separate and independent nation”.

Pakistan needs a turnaround, for which the basic need is our adaptation and readiness for the change, not in cosmetic but real sense. We need a complete change from one era to another, like the one witnessed by China, under Mao Zedong.

Hence, for all Pakistanis, failure is not an option, but success is also not automatically guaranteed. In this regard, I would like to suggest that we formulate a new social contract for the common people of Pakistan, who always pays 100 percent bills and taxes and never defaults on their bank loans, but is deprived of every conceivable civic amenities.

Let us make a new Pakistan, which is redesigned to practically cater to the needs of the exploited masses.

Changes must be made in the constitution to block corrupt and power hungry mafias from contesting the elections. The current election system should also be radically changed, so that the whole country directly votes for a president/prime minister. However, before the voting, the candidates of all the political parties, for this post of the president/prime minister, must notify a list of their MPAs, MNAs and Senators, who will be automatically considered elected, according to the percentage of votes cast, in favour of the main candidate, for the top post of the country.

The decision for Pakistan’s charter of development for building dams and mega projects for the next 50 years should also be finalised, on which later on, no politics should be allowed. In other words, the representatives of the nation should decide now where they would like to see Pakistan, in each and every field of life after 50 years. This vision should be further divided into ten five years plans.

In order to decentralise and empower the maximum number of people, to enjoy the fruits of self-rule, we should convert every division of Pakistan into a province. This will also work as a panacea for the eradication of linguistic and any other type of frictions and doubts about the hegemony of the people. from certain large areas over the people of other smaller areas. In fact, it will work wonders in the speedy development and unity of Pakistan and kill instantly, any secessionist or separatist activities, currently prevailing in some parts of the country.

nayyar51@hotmail.com
Lahore – Pakistan

Don’t Be Late for That Meeting

When you can text or email a colleague and let her know you’re running late, it’s easy to push back meetings. This ability to quickly communicate is helpful when you’re unavoidably detained, but overusing it has costs. One study found that staff lateness costs the UK economy £9 billion per year. There’s something to be said for old-fashioned punctuality. Sixty years ago, it was important to keep commitments because there was less opportunity to reschedule on the fly. But even in this era of always-on technologies, being on time is important. It keeps you focused. It conveys to others that you’re reliable. And it shows respect for the people who don’t have to waste their time waiting on you.

Adapted by HBR from “Old-School Business Practices Worth Bringing Back,” by John Coleman.

Sleeping with enemy???

Mr. Imran Khan can someone from KPK government clarify the statement of Mr. Faisal Karim Kundi that PTI KPK law minister Mr. Israr ullah Gandapur is supporting the son of Maulana Fazlur Reman in elections?

PM Mian M Nawaz Sharif needs to clarify that:-

1. Is the below mentioned news true as reported by Dawn today on 5 August, 2013 that our PM has assured the Americans that there will be no trial of Pervaiz Musharraf under article 6?

2. And if the release of Dr. Shakeel Afridi and Pervaiz Musharraf was discussed with John Kerry why the release of Dr. Aafia was not discussed with the visiting US SoS?

Dawn News:-

ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister and a leader of the All Pakistan Muslim League Mian Zahid Sarfaraz has claimed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured the United States that retired Gen Pervez Musharraf will soon be released and allowed to go abroad.

Addressing a news conference on Sunday, Mr Sarfaraz said that the release of Gen Musharraf and Dr Shakil Afridi, who had allegedly helped the US trace Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad, had come under discussion between Mr Sharif and US Secretary of State John Kerry during the latter’s recent visit to Islamabad.

Mr Sarfaraz, who is chief organiser of the Musharraf-led APML, said the US never left its supporters in trouble and just like Raymond Davis, who shot dead two people in Lahore, both Gen Musharraf and Dr Afridi would soon be allowed to go abroad.

He said Mr Sharif had no courage to seek Gen Musharraf’s trial under article 6 of the constitution.

Mr Sarfaraz said Gen Musharraf was living a comfortable life with his family at his farmhouse, though the same had been declared a sub-jail.

Difference of a timid dictator and a brave popularly elected leader..!

Hope the lion Mian M Nawaz Sharif will not succumb to the empty threats of the USA on this issue like PM fell in line on one telephone call of Colin Powell

@LondonNiazi: IP project in jeopardy: US threatens curbs if Pakistan pursues Iran deal, says PM http://t.co/5uIkxB8Cbl via @etribune