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My article on “Shahid Afridi” published toady by the Urdu daily news paper “JANG” link:- http://e.jang.com.pk/03-06-2014/lahore/page10.asp

“View your life with kindsight. Stop beating yourself up about things from your past. Instead of slapping your forehead and asking, ‘What was I thinking,’ breathe and ask yourself the kinder question, ‘What was I learning?'”

— Karen Salmansohn

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”

Epicurus (born 341 BC);
Greek philosopher

Pakistan court issues non-bailable arrest warrant against Musharraf

PTI | Mar 5, 2014, 02.36 PM IST

A TOI news of today.

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court today issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former President Pervez Musharraf to secure his presence in the hearing in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case.

The court in Rawalpindi issued the warrant after hearing the arguments of prosecution lawyers.

The Federal Investigation Agency also submitted a detailed charge-sheet that named Musharraf as an accused in the case related to the murder of Bhutto.

The judge subsequently adjourned the case till February 19.

The FIA had earlier this week named Musharraf as an “absconder” for failing to cooperate in the probe into the assassination.

Musharraf, currently living in self-exile in Britain, had refused to cooperate with investigators and answer their questions, prosecutors said.

The detailed charge-sheet said that there was a conspiracy behind Bhutto”s assassination, and that Musharraf allegedly provided slain Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud with the opportunity to carry out a suicide attack on Bhutto by failing to provide her adequate security.

A report compiled by the FIA”s investigation team said: “Musharraf was equally responsible for facilitation and abetment of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto through his government and justified failure in providing her the requisite security protection that her status demanded twice.
There was a security lapse.”
The FIA has also alleged that two top former police officials, who were recently arrested for alleged negligence in providing security to Bhutto, were acting on the orders of Musharraf.

Musharraf”s spokesman and legal aides have dismissed the charges levelled against him, saying the Pakistan People”s Party-led government was trying to deflect attention from charges of inefficiency and corruption levelled against it.

Bhutto was killed by a suicide bomber shortly after she addressed an election rally in Rawalpindi in December 2007.

The former military ruler has been living out Pakistan since April 2009. Former Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone strike in 2009.

Two Strategies to Boost Your Team’s Digital Learning

Digital competency can no longer be a single department’s specialty — so how can you develop those skills more broadly across your organization? Consider these two paths to bolster digital learning:

On-the-job learning. In this method, people learn as they go with targeted, just-in-time training to advance the project. Types of new skills might include: shooting short-form video; mastering the basics of audio editing; or entering content into a CMS. Learning this way may lengthen the project timeline, but has the benefit of being assimilated “in the field.”

Dedicated training. This may be formal training, whether in-person, conference sessions, or Lynda-style videos, but also the kind of focused peer-to-peer training that happens at brown bag lunches or on quiet afternoons. This kind of skill building is ideal when there is an entirely new methodology to be learned or an opportunity to take a skill to the next level.

Adapted by HBR from “Four Ways to Scale Digital Capabilities Beyond Your Team” by Perry Hewitt.

One man demolition squad = Sahibzada Shahid Ali Khan Afridi = (India + Bangladesh) x combined

Mr. Shahid Khan Afridi, you have again entertained your country men and the cricket lovers all over the world, in an amazing and a miraculous manner.

Mr. Afridi, this time you have defeated and sent back not one, but the hopes of the two teams out of the tournament. It looks you have become the nemesis (an agent or act of retribution or punishment) of these teams.

Never ever in the history of cricket, a one man demolition squad, has thrown a team twice out of the tournament, with such a thunderous performance, like you have done in a spate of 48 hours.

Mr. Shahid Khan Afridi, this war torn nation is really indebted to you for all the joys, smiles and happiness you gave us with your amazing talent and skills of the game.

May Allah Bless our cricket team with even more success and triumphs, in the days to come.

Shahid Afridi = (India + Bangladesh) combined

Mr. Shahid Khan Afridi, you have again entertained your country men and the cricket lovers all over the world, in an amazing and a miraculous manner.

Mr. Afridi, this time you have defeated and sent back not one, but the hopes of the two teams out of the tournament. It looks you have become the nemesis (an agent or act of retribution or punishment) of these teams.

Never ever in the history of cricket, a one man demolition squad, has thrown a team twice out of the tournament, with such a thunderous performance, like you have done in a spate of 48 hours.

Mr. Shahid Khan Afridi, this war torn nation is really indebted to you for all the joys, smiles and happiness you gave us with your amazing talent and skills of the game.

May Allah Bless our cricket team with even more success and triumphs, in the days to come.

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

Mr. Shahid Khan Afridi, you have again entertained your country men and the cricket lovers, in an amazing and a miraculous manner.

Mr. Afridi this time you have defeated and sent back not one, but the hopes of the two teams out of the tournament.

Never ever in the history of cricket, a one man demolition squad, has thrown a team twice out of the tournament, with such a thunderous performance, like you have done in a spate of 48 hours.

Mr. Shahid Khan Afridi, the nation is indebted to you for all the joy, smiles and happiness you gave us with your amazing talent and skills of the game.

May Allah Bless our cricket team with even more success and triumphs, in the days to come.

“I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.”

— Fred Allen

Courage is the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficult situations.