In recent years Balochistan has have witnessed an unprecedented wave
of terrorism in the shape of target killings particularly of non-Baloch
settler which continues to date. Target killing of Balochistan
Education Minister Shafiq Ahmed Khan, Professor Khursheed Ansari of
the University of Balochistan, Secretary Balochistan Board of
Intermediate and Secondary Education Hamid Mehmood is really dreaded
addition in the serene but underdeveloped Balochistan. The focus of
menace is intellectual bank of province which is mainly comprised of
non-Baloch segment of the society. There appears to be a deliberate
intent of creating rift between locals and settlers. Target killings
if continued unabated, may force many others to shift from
Balochistan thereby retarding academic growth besides generating
anti-Baloch feelings among settlers. The prevailing state of chaos,
which was rekindled with the killing of Akbar Bugti and now has
become a full-fledged national turmoil reinforced with India’s
covert meddling and Brahamdakh’s steering of BLA from Afghanistan,
therefore requires a pragmatic analysis of the situation. The recent
announcement of 10 billion gas surcharge for Balochistan, proposal
of recruitments of Balochi youth in the Army with the proportion of
population of province and initiation of ‘Aghaz-e-Tahfuz Haqooq-e-
Balochistan’ are all those efforts which show the sincerity on the
part of the government to address the deprivation of province.
However, a common Baloch is not aware of this because he is driven
through his innocence by malicious intent of perpetrators of
anti-state organization. —Via email
Requiem for late Gen Mujib
Jonaid Iqbal
Reference Zahid Malik’s obituary note on Gen Mujibur Rahman (R)
published PO Nov. 23, 2009). Please allow me to add my tribute to
him. I had the honour to work under the late Gen Mujibur Rahman. I
recall that some time during 1981 he privately asked Mr. Zahid Malik
for an insight paper on information related issues. He accepted two
recommendations made in that paper. It was that fillip should be
given to 14th August Independence day programmes. From then on we
have witnessed a spurt on sale of national flags on outlets and
street stands across the country. This continues even today. We also
see even today, the item on weather in PTV news bulletins (which has
since been adopted by all other news channels). These two facts
should be regarded as Mujibur Rahman’s contribution to national
integration and solidarity.
Some times during 1985 I was called in his office and asked to
prepare a monograph containing English translation of pre selected
poems from two legendary poets Allama Iqbal and Faiz Ahmad Faiz, for
the SAARC summit cultural programme then scheduled at Dhaka. I did
as asked to do, which he approved [and President Zia ul Haque, too,
approved the volume] The point I wish to make is that the great poet
Faiz was not entirely anathema to him (or by extension of this logic
to the Zia regime) because the monograph was published as memorial
volume for presentation to the SAARC Heads of State and Government
at Dhaka. Logically if the poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz was not liked by Zia
the English translation of his poems would not have been included in
a document which was meant for presentation to important people at
highest level. —Via email
Zardari’s address
Shahid Ali
Mr Zardari, President, Co-Chairman PPP-Z, addressed his party
workers on Wednesday in Karachi from President House was a replica
of Altaf Hussein’s’ live TV addresses from London. Coming out of
from President House to PPP- workers, purely partisan in content,
venomously worded. The political analysts must examine every word of
speeches of all, made yesterday at Quiad Azam mausoleum. It would be
worthwhile to say that principally Quidas’ resting place must not be
made into a political arena by any party. Would SCP make it clear
for the benefit of all and devastated poor nation. Should any ruler
stay uninterruptedly even though it fails to establishes, rule of
constitution ,rule of law ,justice,merit,fair play in Pakistan and
ruins everything and should not extra constitutionalism in the name
of self serving ‘democracy’ be done with permanently ? At the same
time no government at any given time deride, dismiss or under play
the constitutional proviso of impeachment, no confidence motion, mid
term election for any desired constitutional change before the next
stipulated election time frame.It may be borne in mind that the
resistance or neglect to undertake constitutional means of change
leads to undesired unconstitutional restorations. However, allow me
now to say that under the circumstances, NRO being redundant, PPP-Z
plus its ruling associates have lost high,medium,low moral ground to
stay in power.—Dubai
Inflation figure
Shahbano Zeeanate Alam
Only Shaukat Tareen, his cronies or men under his influence believe
in his inflation figure of 8.8 percent. Ninety percent or more, the
worst suffering people of Pakistan do not believe him one bit due to
the unprecedented, tyrannical, ruthless ‘mehangi’ unleashed by PPP-Z
government and its coalition conglomerate. They consider it a joke
and lie of the century.Let Shaukat Tareen compare prices of two to
one year of past of daily essentials, ‘roti,kapra, house
rents,ata,cheeni,dals, water, electricity, gaas, taleem, pani, sabzi,
ghost, murgi, mutton, beef etcetcetc’ to current.These have gone up
hamefully by hundreds of percent compounded by ruthless
corruption,uncontrolled profiteering of big and small, virtually
killing ninety percent poor of Pakistan.To come to self garlanding
figures,the bankers can raise prices by two hundred percent in one
quarter or year and in next quarter-year ,reduce it by ten percent
to claim that inflation has come down to five percent. Look what is
the disposable value of Rupee now. You have devastated it
(especially middle-poor classes, especially the honest citizens).
You reduced Rupee-dollar parity by RS 23 and claim to be keeping it
stable.You forget yto tell that you have inflated loans,debt
servicing costs,cost of imports by hundreds of billions dollars to
damage economy. You did not devalue Rupee but depreciated its value
to boost export. What did you achieve ?nly lower exports. Like the
City banker,Shaukat Aziz,MR Tareen is another past master in fudging
accounting-financial figures to trumpet his successes.They are
economist by no experience and right though only for the corrupt
elites, richest and enemies of poor.They must go.—Karachi
False US propaganda
Noor-ul-Ain
US says Mullah Omer is in Pakistan. Despite being technologically
advanced and being capable of locating and observing anything on the
ground the Obama administration is incapable of locating the right
whereabouts of Mullah Omer. If they can easily get satellite
pictures of Osama, why can’t of Omer? Why are the Americans blowing
hot and cold rather than bringing proofs of Omer’s presence in
Pakistan?
America has started propagating that Mullah Omer has escaped
Waziristan and has taken refuge in Quetta. The other day he was
located from Karachi. In the cases of Iraq and Afghanistan America
claimed the presence of Osama and Zawahiri but both of these
terrorists could not be located from these two countries. On the
contrary America in a series of attacks killed millions of people in
the two countries and ruined the infrastructure. So the accusations
against Pakistan are a part and parcel of the old accusations
against Iraq and Afghanistan. America is seriously planning another
drama against Pakistan A few days back Kerry-Lugar bill was also
opposed because America wanted authority for striking in Pakistan.
For Pakistan it is very important to realize the significance of
territorial integrity and sovereignty. There is a dire need to shape
up Pakistan’s foreign policy and government needs to be very strict
on this issue.—Via email
