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Friday, August 7, 2009, Sha'aban 15, 1430 |
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Voice of People
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Prohibition of smoking
Dr Faryal Rehman
Government policies mostly lack well-thought-out homework thus
rendering regulations just laws on paper. Without implementation
against non-complaints, the results cannot be achieved. ‘Prohibition
of Smoking and Protection of Non-smokers Ordinance, 2002, is an
example of how government makes law that exists on paper but is not
implemented. The government should first put in place an effective
mechanism of implementation of these laws and then proceed further.
Photo warnings on cigarette packs would be nothing but a futile
exercise as it would leave no positive impact especially on young
generation. Discouraging smoking amongst young generation needs some
effective campaigns on national level. Hazards of smoking should be
made part of school curriculum. —Islamabad |
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Security
Maha Mussadaq
School road is one of the main roads of Islamabad located sector
F-6. There is a government college located on the same road, along
with one of the main markets of Islamabad. This road is also
bordering several embassies and other international institutions.
The solution of the ever increasing security concern adopted by the
government and the security agencies is to yet again block the road
permanently for the common man by hurdles and divert the traffic to
the parallel road which is used for one-way traffic.
Chaotic situation is expected to rise during the rush hours. The
city residents seem extremely infuriated with the increase of such
situations. It is high time that the government start realizing that
they should locate all the embassies in the red zone areas, where
the diplomatic security is the priority. Efforts also need to be
made to facilitate the people such as maps of the new diverted
routes or announcements through radio or television. One could be
repulsed by seeing “Islamabad the beautiful” this way. Changes need
to be made.—Islamabad |
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School — central jail
Maha Mussadaq
Gone are the days when we used to cross schools and catch a glimpse
of the busy yet pleasant school life. A private school situated in
the heart of Islamabad in sector F-7 is yet another victim of the
“central jail” outlook. According to the school administration, the
school had received direct threats by the terrorist groups to shut
the school down as it is a co-education school. This has led to the
school’s campus being transformed from a school to a prison.
Huge concrete walls topped with barbed wires now surround the
school, giving it a fort-like appearance. There is a certain
procedure that has to be followed while dropping and picking up
students from the school. The vehicles of the students have been
provided with stickers for verification and the student’s names are
called out through a microphone by the gatekeeper whenever their
parents or drivers come to pick them up. The security of the school
has been beefed up by the recruitment of more security guards and
the use of metal detectors and hurdles alongside the school’s road.
Schools are the house of knowledge and have great influence on the
personality and the upbringing of a generation. This was certainly
not the future visualized by our great leaders for our upcoming
generation. Neither is this the kind of environment we would like to
see our children grow up in. —Islamabad
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Taliban commander gives up
Sher Khan
Happy news is the Taliban commander Maulana Shahid alias Qari Shahid
from Maidan, Timergara, has announced to lay down arms, leave the
area and start a new life. With him a number of his comrades are
also laying down their arms and said he would continue jihad against
the infidels and not his own countrymen or his own army. He must be
repentant over his participation in killings of the people. This is
the voice of his conscience, though late but a very good precedent
set by him to be followed by other local Taliban who are playing in
the hands of enemy agents and have become a tool to sabotage peace
and disrupt life of the people. It is my humble request to other
Taliban to please give up arms and become part of citizenship to
live in peace and harmony. —Mardan
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Gojra sad event
Ali Quershy
The entire nation has full sympathies with the aggrieved who lost
their lives of near ones, property in saddest Gojra events.
Nonetheless, let us hope and as promised by Shahbaz Sharif those
involved in criminal activity would be given exemplary punishment as
the Judicial enquiry underway would recommend.However,it was sad
that the Gojra theatre is being politicized by PPP-AZ party
stalwarts, its ‘ jiala’ Governor-Punjab once again indulging in
blame game to damage Punjab government for failure of administration
of which PPP-Az is full part and fully responsible. It was again
very disturbing to watch PPP-AZ federal minister for miniority and
more guest politicizing and inciting hatred against Punjab
government for their failure to handle the situation in [doorsra
phelu-evening talk show,4th inst] Both in the next breadth started
glorifying President Zardari immediate intervention [ not his
presidential function constitutionally but to coordinate with C.M,]
in arranging ‘ rangers’,promising aid to victims, FIR etc .How dare
DPO,DSCO dare not register FIR advised by Rana Sana Ullah,Law and
order, provincial minister as told by above minister.
It is important to mention that ML-N government cannot conceive such
dastardly events to happen which damage their political image in
Punjab and country.It appears once again Punjab is being
destabilized under some [abetted by few media anchors] to upset its
political apple cart or coerce them into getting concessions for the
evils continued benefits of NRO, NROED elections which they would
find easy opportunists partners, sycophants in line with kings party
ML-Q who wanted Musharraf to rule in uniform for hundred years and
now same group minus ML-Q [MQM,ANP,MMA,crowned by PPP-AZ] could
support MR Zardari to perpetuate his rule and onto his son for whom
he held party convention in President house yesterday ultra vires of
for openly acting partisan president by controlling his party
politics and national at the same time. The nation has been brought
to sinister mile-post due to the rampant corruption,loot and plunder
from top to grocery vendor,institutions being made bankcrupt.—Karachi
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