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Mr. Prime Minister why so much hullabaloo over a 3000CC car for the CEC when COO PCB is using a 3600CC vehicle (specially imported from Japan) vs his entitlement for 1800CC car?

New CEC seeks ‘unauthorised’ Prado
Ali Akbar
Published by Dawn about 7 hours ago

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) sent a summary to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat on Friday evening, seeking a new 3000 cc ‘Prado’ for new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Sardar Raza, despite the fact that he is only authorised to have a 1600-1800 cc car as per his service rules, sources in the ECP confirmed to DawnNews.
The reason stated for seeking a Prado is that the new CEC requires it for field work. He will keep the authorised vehicle with him too.
PM Secretariat officials confirmed receiving the summary but said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has not yet made the decision to grant a Prado to the CEC.
Justice Sardar Raza was appointed as the new CEC last week after the post remained vacant for 16 months.

Congratulations Pakistan for winning the Hockey Champions trophy semi-final match by beating India 4-3.

Hope Modi’s India will not erupt in anti-Muslim riots..!

“Make somebody happy today, and mind your own business.”

— Ann Landers

Pakistani nation in view of the PTI’s Lahore show of power be ready for either media or electricity shut down on Monday, 15 December, 2014…!

“If you can’t beat them, join them. If you can’t join them, it’s probably because you just tried to beat them.”

— Author Unknown

“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.”

—Henry van Dyke (1852-1933)
Author, Educator, Clergyman

Dear Mr. Imran Khan,

AoA.

Please accept heartiest congratulations on beyond expectations success (by the Grace of Allah) of Karachi “BUND” for which first of all, the nation salutes the local ordinary PTI workers and general public of Karachi and secondly, PTI’s entire central and Karachi/Sindh leadership, deserves Kudos, for planning a brilliantly intelligent strategy and it’s meticulous implementation.

Also please mark my words that beyond expectations success of FDB & KHI BUNDS, are Inshallah, a precursor, for
unimaginable success at Lahore, on coming Monday, for which I offer best wishes and advance congratulations.

Pakistan Paindabad.

Stop Trying to Hide Your Failures

Even though failure is praised in places like Silicon Valley, it’s still considered taboo in many workplaces. But the truth is that we need to experience failure in order to learn and grow. So how do we leverage a setback to succeed next time? First, we have to speak openly and honestly about our failures, so they are put into their proper context. Recognize that innovation requires failure. If you have a 100% success rate, you’re not doing anything new. Instead of hiding your mistakes, own your narrative. In some ways, it’s a reframing: it’s not so much that you’re creating something (such as a product or service) that failed; it’s that you’re steadily improving a series of drafts. And remember, failure is ongoing. After all, stretch goals are things outside your wheelhouse that may not work out. But if you’re making new and different mistakes, that’s progress.

Adapted from “Stop Believing That You Have to Be Perfect” by Dorie Clark.

“When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there’s no need at all to understand what’s happening, because everything happens within you.”

— Paulo Coelho

On the killing of PTI worker in Faisalabad…

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