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Archive for August, 2014

Same place same situation..!

All saner elements are perplexed at the governments decision of again pitching the Punjab Police against the Public in the Model Town Lahore.

As they say “common sense is not very common”.

Why the governments always fail in learning from the history?

Has the government calculated the fallout of any fresh clash in the Model Town?

Who advised the Punjab government this time to block the contentious area in Model Town by putting containers at AKBAR CHOWK, JINNAH HOSPITAL and in Garden Town near MUGHAL-E-Azam marriage hall?

Does the PMLN leadership has any imagination how much bad publicity it has earned, from the entire residents of Model Town, Faisal Town, Johar Town, Canal Road area and Iqbal Town residents with the putting up of containers for the siege of Model Town?

“Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle.”

— Robert Anthony

Cut Out Some of the Noise in Your Life

Most of us live and work in noisy environments. This can hurt our health, concentration, and happiness. As silence becomes rarer and more valuable, we’d be wise to seek it out. Here are some ways to do so:
Turn off the TV or radio. We tend to fill silence with music, radio programs, or television shows, but our minds need downtime. Instead of listening to a podcast or putting the game on “in the background,” try turning the device off and letting your mind wander.
Use earplugs rather than earbuds. Instead of replacing unwanted noise with wanted noise, use earplugs or noise-canceling headphones. While music certainly has its benefits, research shows that it may actually decrease a person’s capacity for recall.
Shut your door. We often maintain “open door policies” even when we need to concentrate. There are circumstances that call for collaboration, but we should also allow times for intense focus.

Adapted by HBR from “ Find Quiet (and Maybe Even Peace) at Work” by John Coleman.

1st Test Pak vs Srilanka

Pakistan’s per over run rate of 3.04 is a match winning effort..!

A note posted on 6 Oct. 2012 at the fb:-

Question asked by the World Bank on Facebook on 6 October, 2012 :- What will it take to end the hunger of one billion people, who daily go to the bed hungry?

My Reply :- Since, a recent study tells that countries which took loans from WB & IMF have experienced increasing suicide rates, there is hardly any answer required to the question, that what it will take to end hunger of those one billion people, who go to the bed hungry, every night.

Your extremely hard/harsh loan terms are killing the poorest of the poor people in many ways, what to talk of hunger.

Don’t forget that very soon WB & IMF, may be tried for crimes against humanity; because your loans not only breeds and enhances corruption, they increase poverty, which also breeds terrorism.

Kindly immediately revisit all the inhuman terms and conditions of your loans, particularly given to the poor and developing countries; and also consider writing off these loans which are in fact, sucking blood from the poorest of the poor, to serve the lavish life styles of your employees, consultants, advisers and contractors etc.

My note posted on 5 June 2012 at the fb, which is still very relevant.

Pakistan, World Bank signs agreement

ISLAMABAD – An Agreement was signed between the Government and the World Bank for $ 200 million funding for Natural Gas Efficiency Project.

As a rule of thumb in such loans from World Bank and other such agencies, the third world recipient countries only get 20% out of the sanctioned total amount.

The rest of the loan value goes back under various charges like processing charges, consultants fees (usually the consultant is the wife of the country world bank head) and other such heads.

As such, Pakistan will hardly receive about $20 million from this loan. However, we will have to repay the entire $200 million plus interest.

So, under the circumstances, we should refuse the loan (now we will have to pay charges even on refusal to accept the loan), with thanks to the WB. We have had it enough of their generosity.

This is really something to sing about, as the below mentioned achievements are real indicators of the world class youth talent in Pakistan.

Boyz we are proud of you.

Concept cars: NUST race car finishes in top half at international competition

By Our CorrespondentPublished: August 6, 2014

Named after late Naval Captain Nadeem Ahmed (Shaheed), the concept car manufactured by the students of National University of Science and Technology (NUST) improved its position by 33 steps in comparison to its performance last year and stood 51st out of 106 teams from all over the world.

The annual formula student competition that was held at the famed Silverstone Circuit in England between the 9th and 14th of July also declared Team Pakistan as the team with the best media support, as the participation of the car at the competition was covered 88 times in the print media and 30 times in the electronic media, said a press release.

Shah Talha Sohail, driver of the NAS 14 sports car and a member of the team, paid special kudos to the Pakistani media for supporting the car. “When we arrived at Silverstone, everyone was skeptical about the performance of the team among [opponents from] developed nations, however the excellent support by the Pakistan media and its recognition at the competition was a big boost for the whole team ahead of the competition,” he stated after his return from the trip.

According to Talha, the NUST team managed to surpass a number of experienced teams including India, Turkey and Egypt.

He shared that NAS14 also managed to clear five out of six inspections and tests. “Last year none of the tests were cleared,” he remarked.

The Formula NUST Racing team was supported by Interactive Group, O3b Networks and Sri Lanka’s EZY Racing.

Interactive Group CEO Shahid Mahmud and EZY Racing CEO Shafaraz Hamzadeen paid tribute to the young NUST students for their “big leap forward”.

Formula Student, run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, challenges student engineers from all over the world to design, build and race a single seat racing car in one year. These sports cars are then judged on their speed, acceleration, handling and endurance in a series of time-trial races, while the teams are also tested on various counts..

Published in The Express Tribune, August 6th,2014.

“Whatever the past has been, you have a spotless future.”

— Unknown

“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.”

—Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)
Philosopher, Physician, Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Respected Mohammad Zubair Sahab, this has reference to your very detailed statement posted on the fb, justifying that all was well in the 2013 General Elections of Pakistan.

Dear Mohammad Zubair Sahab, Sir, if the PMLN’s election victory was clad in such an iron cast, why then it took refuge behind the courts stay orders, in those four contentious constituencies? And what has NOW changed that Ayaz Sadiq says he is ready to resign, if this can diffuse the crisis?

As far as, election rigging is concerned why the TOTKAS OF ZUBAIDA APA came out of the election bags? Hope you also watched mutilated and burnt votes on road along with the vote box at Ahsan Iqbal’s area. Hope you also saw stuffing of votes shown on the TV and other such like documented election fraud with the voters of Pakistan?

So, better we now leave this debate of rigging was done or not.

Now as they say in Punjabi “GHORA BHI HAZIR AND MAIDAN BHI HAZIR”.

Small rigging could have been digested. But TYPO ERROR MASS level rigging didn’t even spare ZAB, what to say of PMLN..!

Now the time of reckoning seems to have arrived and no one can push the clock back..!

Hard luck… But this the way the poetic justice is….otherwise Saddam Hussain and Hosni Mubarak were also the champions of democracy, with above 95% votes and then why PMLN rejected the DEMOCRACY of Musharraf, when he got 99% votes in his referendum?

What is good for goose is good for gander Sir..!

As they say in the USA “YOU (PMLN) ASKED FOR IT”…

And Mr. Zubair, if you were the manager of the election campaign of the PMLN, then you should take the moral responsibility for this over dose of rigging and honourably quit….because the PM and his party is suffering because of your faulty election strategy..!

If the speaker is ready to quit, everyone bearing the moral responsibility should also consider quitting….sooner than later..!