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Nab & punish hoarders

M Shafique Ahmed

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani revealed in the National Assembly that some ‘honourables’ in the country are hoarding wheat (June 10). It is not understood why he has not named such elements? Such elements deserved to be fully exposed before the nation and their wheat stocks seized by the government to set an example. Actions speak louder than the words. Hoarders of food grains are worst enemies of the country as they are trying to fish in the troubled waters, at a time when the government is already facing other crucial problems. Such acts not only create new problems for the common man, but forces the government to resort to heavy imports of the food-grains to keep supplies in all parts of the country. Such profiteers deserve sternest action, otherwise people will lose faith in the prime minister and are sure to believe the disclosure was misplaced. All such acts like black marketing, hoarding, profiteering and smuggling have to be curbed with an iron fist. Such unethical acts must be discouraged, lest others may be tempted to indulge in such malpractices.
—Karachi

 

War hero passes away

M Zahid Rifat

Commodore S.A. Rauf, a former Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, died in Calgary, Canada, on Sunday at the age of 89. He was buried there on Monday evening, family sources informed. Commodore Sheikh Abdul Rauf shot to fame as the ‘Pakistani Naval Wolf’ in the 1965 September War with India, in which he planned and executed a daring naval raid on the Indian Fleet at Dawarka, an action that managed to keep the Indian naval fleet at bay for the entire duration of the war. His daring strategic and tactical naval moves are even today taught in the Pakistan Naval War College and other similar institutions the world over. He was to be made the Chief of naval Staff, but was by-passed as his wife was a foreigner – Mrs. Magda Rauf. Ironically exactly a day after he was by-passed, she died in a helicopter accident in Indonesia, where the couple had gone as guests of President Sukarno to attend their Independence Day celebration. Other Pakistani and Indonesian naval officers were killed, but Commodore Rauf skipped the flight to attend a special meeting with Sukarno. On his return he sought retirement for the Pakistan Navy and migrated to Canada, returning to visit his mother in their ancestral house in Model Town, Lahore. He was an accomplished tennis player and an All-India champion. He leaves behind three sons - the eldest Aamir is an outstanding sportsman, representing Canada in their national ice hockey team.
—Via email

 

Advice to Mushahid

Yasir Ali Khan

You were very prominent leader of PML (N) and known to be part of the kitchen cabinet. You could not endure and sacrifice for the party when it was a victim of Martial Law and joined PML (Q). PML (Q) and General Perverz Musharraf [R] are negations of all the sublime values associated with democracy. Pervez Musharraf has made our country so fragile and disunited as it never was. Its only accomplishment is to create a bunch of sycophants. Please don’t associate yourself with this category of people and political leaders who wanted General Musharraf to be President for next ten terms in uniform. You are supporting Chaudary brothers who have excelled in the art of “bragging”. They wield influence because of their ill-gotten wealth. Nawaz Sharif made mistakes. Now, he has learnt where he went wrong. He is now a well-reformed and competent politician. You should support him and forget about the King’s Party.
—Attock

 

Cancer treatment

Naeem Qureshi

After years of telling people Chemotherapy is the only way to try (try is the key word) and eliminate cancer, John Hopkins Hospital US is finally starting to tell you there is an alternative way. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like Nutra Sweet, Equal , Spoonful , etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg’s amnions or sea salt.b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soya milk cancer cells are being starved.c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.
—Lahore

 

Let’s give it a try

Khubaib Usmani

Price hike is an international phenomenon affecting all and sundry. Pakistan unfortunately has suffered most due to inefficiencies of our politicians and sense of indifference towards general public. Previous government of PML-Q did not dare to raise POL prices due to public backlash. The difficult decisions were left to this incumbent government which is popularly elected government on the one hand and it has to take difficult decisions on the other hand. An objective approach would find only one disturbing factor in this tsunami of inflation. Why inflation is much higher here as compared to the rest of the countries of the region. It could be due to unstable governments which keep emerging one after the other and every Premier bringing his own team of economic wizard. Increase in the prices of crude oil cannot be checked since it is an international phenomenon but the increase in the price s of natural gas and CNG is beyond any understanding. The average man will be hit hard due to this increase as CNG driven vehicles form the largest part of automobile industry. Besides hitting directly it will adversely hit them indirectly as prices of everyday items will further shoot up. I have an interesting solution to this new wave of price hike. Finance Minster come on television, take the nation into confidence that inflation and price hike will be eliminated in a six month period, and then artificially add two to three zero at the end of each numeric in a six month period. This should also follow an increase in the salaries of its employees. This could be done on a fortnightly basis; at the end of six months government should remove the additional number of zero and issue new bills altogether. It will not only curtail the price hike substantially but also improve the value of Pakistani rupee and save it from any downslide in future. Turkey has experimented with it recently and it was quite a success.
—Islamabad

 

 

 

 

 

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