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		<title>Late Sitting is not Equal to Late Working</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muskan Hina</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Late Sittings in Office]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Learn Foreign Language]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Office Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s half past 8 in the office but the lights are still on&#8230;
PCs still running, coffee machines still buzzing&#8230;
And who&#8217;s at work? Most of them??? Take a closer look&#8230;
All or most specimens are ??
Something male species of the human race&#8230;
Look closer&#8230; again all or most of them are bachelors&#8230;
And why are they sitting late? Working [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s half past 8 in the office but the lights are still on&#8230;<br />
PCs still running, coffee machines still buzzing&#8230;<br />
And who&#8217;s at work? Most of them??? Take a closer look&#8230;</p>
<p>All or most specimens are ??<br />
Something male species of the human race&#8230;</p>
<p>Look closer&#8230; again all or most of them are bachelors&#8230;</p>
<p>And why are they sitting late? Working hard? No way!!!<br />
Any guesses???<br />
Let&#8217;s ask one of them&#8230;<br />
Here&#8217;s what he says&#8230; &#8216;What&#8217;s there 2 do after going home&#8230;Here we get to surf, AC, phone, food, coffee that is why I am working late&#8230;Importantly no bossssssss!!!!!!!!!!!&#8217;</p>
<p>This is the scene in most research centers and software companies and other off-shore offices.</p>
<p>Bachelors &#8216;Passing-Time&#8217; during late hours in the office just bcoz they say they&#8217;ve nothing else to do&#8230;<br />
Now what r the consequences&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8216;Working&#8217; (for the record only) late hours soon becomes part of the institute or company culture.</p>
<p>With bosses more than eager to provide support to those &#8216;working&#8217; late in the form of taxi vouchers, food vouchers and of course good feedback, (oh, he&#8217;s a hard worker&#8230; goes home only to change..!!).<br />
They aren&#8217;t helping things too&#8230;</p>
<p>To hell with bosses who don&#8217;t understand the difference between &#8217;sitting&#8217; late and &#8216;working&#8217; late!!!</p>
<p>Very soon, the boss start expecting all employees to put in extra working hours.</p>
<p>So, My dear Bachelors let me tell you, life changes when u get married and start having a family&#8230; office is no longer a priority, family is&#8230; and<br />
That&#8217;s when the problem starts&#8230; b&#8217;coz u start having commitments at home too.</p>
<p>For your boss, the earlier &#8216;hardworking&#8217; guy suddenly seems to become a &#8216;early leaver&#8217; even if u leave an hour after regular time&#8230; after doing the same amount of work.</p>
<p>People leaving on time after doing their tasks for the day are labelled as work-shirkers&#8230;</p>
<p>Girls who thankfully always (its changing nowadays&#8230; though) leave on time are labelled as &#8216;not up to it&#8217;. All the while, the bachelors pat their own backs and carry on &#8216;working&#8217; not realizing that they r spoiling the work culture at their own place and never realize that they would have to regret at one point of time.</p>
<p>So what&#8217;s the moral of the story??<br />
* Very clear, LEAVE ON TIME!!!<br />
* Never put in extra time &#8216; unless really needed &#8216;<br />
* Don&#8217;t stay back unnecessarily and spoil your company work culture which will in turn cause inconvenience to you and your colleagues.</p>
<p>There are hundred other things to do in the evening..</p>
<p>Learn music&#8230;</p>
<p>Learn a foreign language&#8230;</p>
<p>Try a sport&#8230; TT, cricket&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p>Importantly,get a girl friend or boy friend, take him/her around town&#8230;</p>
<p>* And for heaven&#8217;s sake, net cafe rates have dropped to an all-time low (plus, no fire-walls) and try cooking for a change.</p>
<p>Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: *&#8217;Life&#8217;s calling, where are you??&#8217;*</p>
<p>Please pass on this message to all those colleagues and please do it before leaving time, don&#8217;t stay back till midnight to forward this!!!</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S A TYPICAL INDIAN MENTALITY THAT WORKING FOR LONG HOURS MEANS VERY HARD WORKING &amp; 100% COMMITMENT ETC.</p>
<p>PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY SIT LATE IN THE OFFICE DON&#8217;T KNOW TO MANAGE THEIR TIME. SIMPLE !</p>
<p>By NARAYAN MURTHY.</p>
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		<title>Charbailee Fire: Sinner or No Sinner?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muskan Hina</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Charbailee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In many parts of Balochistan and interior Sindh, there is an ancient tradition of Charbailee or Churbaili. Whenever someone is accused of some crime or bad deed, he or she is asked to walk bare-footed on burning coals. If he or she successfully walks over live fire, that person is considered innocent, otherwise he or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In many parts of Balochistan and interior Sindh, there is an ancient tradition of Charbailee or Churbaili. Whenever someone is accused of some crime or bad deed, he or she is asked to walk bare-footed on burning coals. If he or she successfully walks over live fire, that person is considered innocent, otherwise he or she is guilty.</p>
<p>Every year, hundreds of people loose their legs, body parts or even lives due to this tradition. Whenever some murder, rape, kidnapping, robbery or any other major crime occurs in these backward areas, nobody goes to the police or courts. Rather jirga of the area gets the accussed and suspected people in queue and perform Charbailee to find out the culprit.</p>
<p>Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry should take notice of this ruthless and inhumane practice.</p>
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		<title>RAW Operating Against Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mamoona Kazmi</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to a daily “The News” more than 100 Pakistani Baloch dissidents have been sent to India by the Indian consulate located in Kandhar (Afghanistan) for six-months training. These people were selected from areas bordering Pakistan as well as Baloch nationals residing in different camps in Kandhar. They have been promised a salary of $ [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to a daily “The News” more than 100 Pakistani Baloch dissidents have been sent to India by the Indian consulate located in Kandhar (Afghanistan) for six-months training. These people were selected from areas bordering Pakistan as well as Baloch nationals residing in different camps in Kandhar. They have been promised a salary of $ 500- 1,000 on their return to Afghanistan. They will be imparted training in the fields of sniper shooting, handling of technical equipment such as GPS, wireless sets and intelligence gathering techniques. The handlers of the dissident Baloch elements plan to assign different targets in Baluchistan and Sindh provinces to the trained Baloch militants for sabotage and terrorist activities.</p>
<p>Ever since the Taliban were ousted from power and foreign troops landed in Afghanistan in late 2001, the Indians have been using the Afghan soil for sabotage and terrorist acts in Pakistan. Since 9/11, Indian influence has increased tremendously. India is following the strategy of the encirclement of Pakistan by making Afghanistan into a vocal anti-Pakistan client state with five very active Indian consulates along the Pak-Afghan border to destabilize Baluchistan and North West Frontier Province (NWFP). RAW has organized a network of training schools throughout Afghanistan. Some of these training centers are operating in Kabul, Jalalabad , Khawaja Ghar (Takhar Province), Khost, Paktia, Urgun, Kandhar, Spin Boldak and Dranj (Badakhshan Province). All these training centers are being used for indoctrinating minds of innocent people of FATA and Balochistan to work against Pakistan. Refugee camps for Balochistan dissidents have been established in bordering towns of Kandhar, Spin Bodlak, Helmond and Nirmoz where RAW has been given free access to interact for spotting and cultivating them. RAW with the help of   local officials is providing financial support to Barhamdagh Bughti for undertaking terrorist activities in Balochistan. Spin Blodak is said to be the main hub of anti-Pakistan activities and the town is being used as a launching pad. RAW-RAAM used to providing weapons via Bajaur, Dir, Pewchar. In order to subvert loyalties of young generation, young Baloch students are spotted through senior Balochistan Student organization (BSO) hardliners, taken to Kabul for indoctrination, issued with Afghan passports and selected individuals then dispatched to training centers in various countries.</p>
<p>Apart from training, RAW also provided financial assistance for publication of propaganda material against Pakistan in Balochi Language, which in later distributed in Quetta, Khuzdar, Turbat, Gawader and Dera Bugti. In case of Baluchistan Indian role is not new. It is as old as the revolt itself. India is repeating the history and trying to separate Baluchistan just like East Pakistan. Pakistan has stockpiles of evidence against Indian consulates in Afghanistan that are being used to fund terrorism in Pakistan through Baitullah Mehsud’s TTP as well as Brahamdagh Bugti and his Baluchistan Liberation Army (BLA). A dossier containing proof of Indian involvement in “subversive activities” in Pakistan was handed over by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh during their meeting at Sharm-el-Sheikh. A substantial part of the shared material deals with the Baluchistan insurgency and Indian linkages with the insurgents, particularly Brahamdagh Bugti, Burhan and Sher Khan. Photographs of their meetings with Indian operatives are part of the evidence, which also describes Bugti’s visit to India and the meetings he had with Indian secret service personnel. The dossier mentions an India-funded training camp at Kandahar where Baloch insurgents particularly from Bugti clan were being trained and provided arms and ammunition for sabotage activities in the Pakistani province. Similarly, Talal Bugti said that 300 Baloch nationalists are getting training at RAW’s training center in Afghanistan. The Baluchistan Chief Minister said that RAW was running terrorist training camps in Iran and Afghanistan. It has now set up 30 to 40 such camps in Baluchistan, each with training facility for 30 people who are paid 10,000 monthly.</p>
<p>Federation of American Scientists website comments on RAW, “RAW has engaged in disinformation campaigns, espionage and sabotage against Pakistan and other neighbouring countries. RAW has enjoyed the backing of successive Indian governments in these efforts. Working directly under the Prime Minister, the structure, rank, pay and perks of the Research and Analysis Wing are kept secret from Parliament”. Afghan officials have also confirmed that India is using Afghanistan to stir trouble in Pakistan. Afghan Government’s Advisor, Ehsanullah Aryanzai told, “India is using Afghan soil to destabilize Pakistan and Afghan security agencies are unable to stop Indian intervention due to absence of centralized government mechanism”. Indian spy outfits are using the Afghan provinces of Helmand and Kandahar to target Baluchistan. As much as eight foreign spy agencies are cramming this Pakistani territory.</p>
<p>India had invested over a billion dollars in Afghanistan so that it could build a base of operations against Pakistan. More than 10,000 Indian troops were stationed in Afghanistan under the garb of supervising the construction of Jalalabad- Chahbahar road project which was completed. Many mercantile shops run by Indians have an intelligence officer in the rear. RAW is providing them money, training, sophisticated weapons and satellite communication system. According to sources Indian intelligence officials working in the disguise of diplomats in embassy and consulates in Afghanistan have set up a vast covert operation network to destabilise FATA, northern areas and Baluchistan engaging dozens of Afghan, Indians, the drug dealers and the Afghan warlords.</p>
<p>According to sources, the US authorities strongly believe that RAW and some other Indian intelligence agencies base been the only source of terrorism in Pakistan. Jane’s information group, the world&#8217;s foremost source on intelligence information, reported in July 2001 that the Indian spy agency RAW and the Israeli spy agency Mossad have created five new agencies to infiltrate Pakistan to target important religious and military personalities, journalists, judges lawyers and bureaucrats. In addition, bombs would be exploded in trains, railway stations, bridges, bus stations, cinemas, hotels and mosques of rival Islamic sects to incite sectarianism. Pakistani intelligence agencies also said that RAW had constituted a plan to lure Pakistani men between 20 and 30 years of age to visit India so they could be entrapped in cases of fake currency and subversion and then he cocked to spy for India.</p>
<p>The intention of the Indian government  and RAW is that Pakistan should be so destabilized internally that it could not support the Kashmir cause even morally, diplomatically or politically. There is a need that international community should check the activities of RAW as it operates in a mafia style, each time overstepping the limits of intelligence operations. It has not, only indulged in cross-border terrorism, but also played a very significant role in creating and funding terrorist and extremist religious parties within India and other countries of the region. The Hindu extremist parties which are involved in terrorist activities in India such as Bajrang Dal (BD), Rashtria Sawayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and Shiv Sena (SS) etc enjoy complete backing and support of RAW. The agency uses these parties not only to carve out a role for itself in the internal politics but to divert the international focus from its terrorist activities. For that matter, it allowed these parties to carry out violent activities in India and throw onus on neighbouring countries. Fact of the matter is that Indian RAW is responsible for the present fragile situation of Pakistan as well as South Asia.</p>
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		<title>Government Should Provide Public Transport</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ghazala Khan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Karachi Transport]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lahore Transport]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan Transport System]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The recent violent protests in the twin cities were pending since long. They have erupted after the sufferings of years. There is no system of public transport whatsoever in the country in any city or town.
The transport system is in the hands of a select few and it has emerged in the form of a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The recent violent protests in the twin cities were pending since long. They have erupted after the sufferings of years. There is no system of public transport whatsoever in the country in any city or town.</p>
<p>The transport system is in the hands of a select few and it has emerged in the form of a formidable mafia. As usual this mafia is backed by the political clout and other business tycoons. Oil and petroleum prices have added new dimension to the inner workings of this mafia. Before and after the price hike of oil products, transport mafia increase the fare at local and long routes. When rarely government decreases the petrol and diesel prices, fares remain intact.</p>
<p>Brutal thing is that every now and then without any reason, the transporters form a new fare list and start charging it from the public. Now even when electricity charges are hiked by the government transporters take it as a queue and increase the fares. There is no control and writ of the government in this regard.</p>
<p>There is no mass transit system in big cities and there is no government bus or train service. People have gone crazy and near to death by the hands of this transport mafia. If government sometimes tries to reign in over this mafia, they go on strike and public suffers on the roads enroute to their jobs and schools.</p>
<p>The situation is ripe for country wide protests in this regard. We have seen that government doesn&#8217;t listen to the sufferings of the people until they come to the road. If that is way things work here in Pakistan, then we should brace for violent times, as everything is awry right now in the country.</p>
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		<title>Islam Allows Men to Beat their Wives? An answer to a Question!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ayaz Ali</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month I was just going through a famous public blog to share what I know and to learn from what people know.  I came by a question and could not stop clicking the “Answer this Question” button.  So I did.  The question was that does Islam allow Men their Wives if they are Disobedient?
I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last month I was just going through a famous public blog to share what I know and to learn from what people know.  I came by a question and could not stop clicking the “Answer this Question” button.  So I did.  The question was that does Islam allow Men their Wives if they are Disobedient?</p>
<p>I am not an Islamic Scholar nor do I have any Institutional education on Islam.  Also, I do not claim to be any ‘Aalim’ but all I did was to answer the question, and here it was:</p>
<p>“Bukhari is the Sacred  Book of quoted sayings of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), let me quote a saying before I start: Bukhari vol. 7 book 62: 32 the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) said,&#8221; None of you should flog your wife as he flogs a slave and then have sexual intercourse with her in the last part of the day.&#8221;</p>
<p>Allah (S.A) has given straight orders to all humanity about how should they deal with women. And the orders are straight and clear, not as rigid as you have mentioned in the question above. It says; deal with the women by first talking to them, and then by separating from them and then at last hitting them or beating them. Now let us get to the depth of this. We will move on our explanation with the look at what is happening in this world today and how this order is right.</p>
<p>The first was is Talking With Them: Well nothing seems wrong with anyone with this part of the Verse. Talking is very polite way or solving things. So let’s move to the next part.</p>
<p>Second part is Leaving Them: Well, you must be familiar with the fact that the highest rate of divorce is in the west. Almost every man has more than three relations in his life. So it is clear that those men Leave the women when they are not happy with them and when they think their women are wrong or cheating with them, so the west seems to follow this Verse up till here.</p>
<p>Third part Beat Them: Let me explain that here beating does not mean to brutally hit her, it mean to firmly treat her with an anger and tell her she is wrong by of course beating her a bit. Not on her head because in Islam beating on head is strictly forbidden even to men, not on her belly because it is sacred, not on her sensitive parts and not on her face. Where would you beat? Legs? Yeah maybe a small pat! So it does not mean to hit her badly, it is just to scold her a bit. (Very informally: You kick your girlfriends a bit with anger when you are unhappy with them, does that mean you have beaten her? NO! So it is the small beating, the minute one, the one commonly found between couples in west too)</p>
<p>Why didn&#8217;t Bush solve the Iraq issue by Talking to the bad boy - Saddam? Why did he need to &#8220;Beat&#8221; Saddam? I think you are getting me hmm&#8230; lets move one! West is ahead in statistics and another stat here tells that west has the highest number of Depression rate in men (there are more depressed men than women, see stats) which is due to the number of divorces and &#8220;Flirts&#8221; that the women play with them. Women leave the men after flirting enough with them and the men, after their women have gone sleeping with another man; they are left alone depressed and broken. That is why the west has the second highest drug addicts rate which, as the doctors explain, is due to the fact that depressed and single (those left by women) men starting taking drugs to give themselves relief. Where are we going? Divorces? Flirts? Illegal Sex? Drugs?</p>
<p>Christianity does NOT, and I repeat it Christianity does NOT allow illegal sex. The law of the west says you cannot beat your wife if she has slept with another man to whom she is not married to. So it results that &#8220;You cannot beat your wife if she has 1. Done an illegal thing, 2. Is not loyal, 3. Committed a sin.”</p>
<p>You cannot scold the woman who has eaten up your dollars and slept with you and took your time love and shared your bed and house and car and everything, can&#8217;t you even scold her a bit? As I told earlier beating does not mean there to hit her, above legs beating is forbidden even when you are beating a man. Beating is altogether forbidden. It is the scolding which is ordered. That’s all.</p>
<p>I Hope all of my Christian, Jew, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist brothers have understood.</p>
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		<title>Punjab Police Website Praises Musharraf in Shahbaz Sharif Message</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rohail Butt</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Punjab Police]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another hilarious incident has happened, as the GEO  news breaks another news regarding their new target Punjab Police. On the website of Punjab Police, a message has been posted by the IT department of the organization in which former dictator Musharraf has been praised by the Shahbaz Sharif.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another hilarious incident has happened, as the GEO  news breaks another news regarding their new target Punjab Police. On the website of Punjab Police, a message has been posted by the IT department of the organization in which former dictator Musharraf has been praised by the Shahbaz Sharif.</p>
<p>Shahbaz Sharif has been noted to say that Musharraf&#8217;s vision was great and his police reforms were classic and so and so.</p>
<p>That is extremely absurd, but just imagine if that&#8217;s true? and Shahbaz has really praised Musharraf?</p>
<p>That would be real fun.</p>
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		<title>Awam Beating Police : PICTURE !!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayan Khan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This picture is kind of hilarious. Just look at the way police walahs are scrimping away, tilting the bike, and the guy is about to land his wooden stick with full power on the bald head. Just few yards away, two spectators are enjoying the scene. One is standing like he is the one who [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This picture is kind of hilarious. Just look at the way police walahs are scrimping away, tilting the bike, and the guy is about to land his wooden stick with full power on the bald head. Just few yards away, two spectators are enjoying the scene. One is standing like he is the one who is directing the show and the other one is there to provide standby support. This picture is from Faizaabad Rawalpindi where violent protests from public erupted after the hike in the fares of public transport.</p>
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		<title>Viable Options for Settling Water Dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The depleting water resources associate with them a fear that politico- regional conflicts will emerge in much intense form. According to the reports of World Bank and Asian Development Bank, Pakistan is one of the most water stressed countries in the world. The next five years are really crucial as it is apprehended that Pakistan [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>T</strong>he depleting water resources associate with them a fear that politico- regional conflicts will emerge in much intense form. According to the reports of World Bank and Asian Development Bank, Pakistan is one of the most water stressed countries in the world. The next five years are really crucial as it is apprehended that Pakistan is on the verge of facing an acute water shortage. There will be scarce water for human use, industrial use and for irrigation purpose.</p>
<p>The matters of the distribution of water among provinces were discussed in a meeting of all four Chief Ministers with the President Yusuf Raza Gillani,</p>
<p>some experts maintain that the signing of the Indus Basin Water Treaty had somewhat stunting effects on our agricultural economy. According to Indus Basin Water Treaty, India got the right to fully utilize water from the three Eastern Rivers, Ravi Bias and Sutlej, while Pakistan was to utilize from the three Western rivers. However, the water of Pakistan was not qualified. It is also mentioned in the Treaty that India is bound not to exceed the specified limit for using water. These experts are of the view that the disputes with India are created because the Treaty was not implemented in the real sense of the term.</p>
<p>India is clearly violating IWT when we see that it is using water from the Western rivers beyond a permissible limit of 2.85 MAF. India is an upper riparian state. It has a responsibility to resolve the disputes within the confines of Indus Water Basin Treaty.</p>
<p>According to 26 January 2010 report water level in Tarbela reservoir was 131 feet below maximum and in Mangla it was 128 feet below maximum.There was a shortfall of 1300 megawatts in electric generation. In Mangla dam the water reserves were reduced to only one feet higher than the lowest level of 1040 feet. Only in one day there was the reduction of water which were 5 feet less in Mangla. The reservoir of usable water is just 4500 acres per feet.</p>
<p>Jamat Ali Shah, Pakistan Indus Commissioner while talking to a private TV channel said that although India has the right to construct projects at Indus, Jhelum, Chenab river and can also use water for agriculture purpose but it must inform Pakistan and also should provide design of the projects. Construction of Kishan Ganga project is a clear violation of Indus Basin Water Treaty and if India continues violations, Pakistan would move court.</p>
<p>He was right in pointing out that owing to seasonal changes water level in the rivers decreases, India uses water as per his need and as a result Pakistan will face shortage of water in the rivers. He was also of the opinion that both the countries should solve this issue through negotiations. He also reiterated the same view that Pakistan is getting 135 million feet water. He denounced the Indian view that the allegations of India regarding the fact that Pakistan is wasting water</p>
<p>Addressing a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart at Lahore in February 2010, he said that the formal meeting between two countries would be held in March in which the issues related to water dispute would be solved. During these round of talks, India would present its data on water flow and discharge from Indus. If we look at the factors responsible for reduction of water in Pakistan, we would know that they include an increase in population, climate change, dearth of construction of water reservoirs and misplaced use of water.</p>
<p>The big brother attitude of India poses serious repercussions for Pakistan .If India continues with its practice of building /constructing dams on Chenab and Jhelum rivers, then  Pakistan would face disastrous results .Not only its agriculture system  will suffer but there are serious threats posed to national secrity.</p>
<p>If India intends to launch a military operation against Pakistan and it blocks the water 15 or 20 days before, the BRB canal will be closed. It will be no more an obstacle for defense purpose. BRB is the line of defence in Lahore sector and it extends till Qasur . Its source is from Marala Ravi Link canal. If India opens water, Lahore will be inundated. The defence of Lahore and adjoining areas will be seriously affected. On the other hand the reduced water flow will be taken as Indian attempt to make Pakistan arid and it will also dry up the marshy lands, which also serve as the line of defence.</p>
<p>What is needed is that India should promptly share water flow data and agree to inspections as termed in the Treaty. The dispute between India and Pakistan can be resolved only if the element of politics is delinked from this issue. India should allow the visit of inspection teams from Pakistan to India when required. It should share technical information and data with regard to flow of water of Pakistan. For this purpose a dialogue is incumbent. Negotiations should be carried out.</p>
<p>Then our water and power bureaucracy’s focus should be on hydropower. Another recommendation can be that as many small reservoirs as possible shoud be built in arid zones where occasional bursts would provide sufficient water to be stored. There must be objective and transparent determination by experts. There must be fact-finding and bilateral agreements. The fact remains that the disputes ought to be sorted out by both states on a bilateral basis.</p>
<p>The UN Convention on the uses of International Water Courses 1997 obliges states to conserve, manage and protect international water courses. Pakistan and India are not party to the sad Convention. It is widely viewed as a codification of customary law for legal use and avoids prior notification of any harm. In the same way, the 1992 Convention on Trans-Boundary Water Courses primarily offers another legislative model for India and Pakistan for bilateral co-operation on the issue of handling water scarcity. The fact remains that the issue should be handled by technocrats who have a strong grip on international law, and maritime affairs and who are able to settle the issue sagaciously.</p>
<p><strong>By Shanzeh Iqbal</strong></p>
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		<title>Mr. Achakzai’s Diatribe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aftab Alam</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Mehmood Khan Achakzai]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Meray Mutabiq]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is apropos of Achakzai’s diatribe during his interview held recently on Geo in “Meray Mutabiq”. He is one of Pakistan Socrates who hardly can win his seat in election. If their outer or inner caliber is calculated in terms of qualification none of the referred to lot has shown any excellence in any faculty [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is apropos of Achakzai’s diatribe during his interview held recently on Geo in “Meray Mutabiq”. He is one of Pakistan Socrates who hardly can win his seat in election. If their outer or inner caliber is calculated in terms of qualification none of the referred to lot has shown any excellence in any faculty whatsoever. Still they are throwing theories of the sort they even themselves don’t know where they have learnt it from whom.</p>
<p>He was talking not differently than the blackmailer lot of Balochistan leaders. As a matter of fact Sardars of Balochistan are as responsible in the backwardness of Balochistan as heavy weights Wadiras of Sindh in the backwardness of Sindh, Chudhries of Punjab in the backwardness of Punjab and Khans of NWFP in the backwardness of NWFP. And if whatever is left for the tardiness of our country that is done by the formidable stock of our clergy.</p>
<p>What is most disheartening and most lashing for me is their Islam bashing &amp; Pakistan bashing despite of the fact that they all are riding on the neck of this country by virtue of Islam.</p>
<p>Our lot of politicians is highly excellent, first-rate and integrated only in the venture of devastation of this country!!! They are saying all and they are doing all whatever is possible in whatever term for them against this country.</p>
<p>I put a simple question before Mr. Achakzai, “who have given you mandate to decide the fate of Pakhtun in an TV interview? Whether you are representative of Pakhtun of Balochistan? Whether you are representative of Pakhtun of your home District let alone the home division? Whether you are representative of Pakhtun of NWFP? Whether you are representative of Pakhtun of Afghanistan? If no and I swear no. Neither you nor any other so called Pakhtun leader is representative of Pakhtun. So don’t talk so tall. We, the new generation of Pakistan are Pakistani Muslims, nothing more nothing less. So we won’t let you or any dealer else in your lot to wreak havoc on Pakhtun or Pakistanis anymore!!!</p>
<p>I cite simply one instance for the readers. After relinquish by Field Marshall Mohammad Ayub Khan, 1969; this ill fated country saw round about a dozen of leaders of all sorts, shapes, molds, setups and getups. Gen. Yahya, Bhutto the big, Gen Zia JI’s Ameerul mu’mineen, Nawaz Sharif, Benazeer (for two tenures, two each). The ANP, PkMAP, MMA and MQM are apart from. Their leaders or dealers are retailers in the helm of the business. Nevertheless none of them during this long period; 41 dark years were able to initiate just a single dam let alone other fields &amp; areas. This is the stark reality of our above mentioned leaders or dealers. However they have boomed and their great great grand sons even won’t be doomed. They will also be our masters for the centuries to come!!!</p>
<p>A living person means, who have been bestowed with a sound soul and a sound body; having, talented head, sturdy chest, strong legs and long hands!!! Similar is our home land; Pakistan it is viable as a country only and only when it is a united, strong and contiguous. If not, Allah Almighty forbids, it would become chicken-coops and its different areas, Allah Almighty forbids would become meadow for warlordism!!!</p>
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		<title>Plight of and right of Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Zubair Rehman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Wapda is one of the most profitable and important national institutions of the country. Being one of the resourceful departments of the state it has various educational institutes mainly for the welfare of its employees. There is an utter lack of mismanagement in this organization. As a citizen of Pakistan and with a deep commitment [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wapda is one of the most profitable and important national institutions of the country. Being one of the resourceful departments of the state it has various educational institutes mainly for the welfare of its employees. There is an utter lack of mismanagement in this organization. As a citizen of Pakistan and with a deep commitment with my homeland, I would like to bring forth certain stark realities based on gross corruption and lack of governance in the organization.</p>
<p>1.     There is a so called Directorate established at Wapda House Lahore to look after the affairs related to Education. The saddening fact about the directorate is that there is no educationist(Director Education) present to manage the fate of 46schools &amp; 2 Degree colleges and only 01 Cadet College(Wapda Cadet College Tarbela Dam) across the country. It seems as if there is dearth of educationist in the country and especially in Wapda education department to run the affairs of the directorate amicably. People from administration and allied services are appointed to look after the fate of an important subject of education. There is a dire need to appoint a renowned educationist from the Colleges &amp; school cadre of Wapda on seniority cum fitness basis to improve the lurking conditions. A seasoned educationist from Wapda Education (School &amp; Colleges) with teaching plus administrative experience can better address the pressing needs of the institutions across the country. Moreover, it is the right of an educationist to look after the education affairs in a befiiting manner.</p>
<p>2.     Another important issue is the implementation of the Forth Tier formula for the up gradation of the teaching staff of the schools and colleges is not implemented so far despite repeated requests of the teaching staff. It has been duly approved and implemented in the federal government institutions of the country but Wapda being a federal organization is reluctant to implement it. Reward and punishment is the hall mark of teaching and learning process. Alas, the educationists in Wapda are punished because they are serving this federal organization irrespective of any reward. It is humbly requested that this federal law may very kindly be implemented in letter and spirit.</p>
<p>3.     A very important landmark in the history of Wapda education facility was the establishment of Wapda Cadet College at Tarbela Dam Project. It is a lamenting fact that this ill fatted college was apparently constituted to facilitate the employees of Wapda with excellent educational facilities. Unfortunately the institute is manipulated by a handful of people for their own vested interests since its inception. Brig(r) Zareen a crony of our late dictator Gen(r) Prevaiz Musharaf established this college and became the Principal (BPS-20) of the college without fulfilling the requisite qualification and selection criteria. At that time he like his godfather and benefactor Gen(r). Musharaf was enjoying multiple positions. Brig. Zareen was General Manager &amp; PD Tarbela Dam, GM &amp; PD Ghazi Brotha Dam. Thus benefiting from the full facilities of three lucrative positions illegally. The whole project of Wapda Cadet College is total mess and fraud with the whole Pakistani nation. The said Brig.(r) had no significant experience of teaching and educational administration neither fulfilled the credentials of being a Cadet College Principal. His appointment as GM &amp; PD at important positions is even highly objectionable as there were many capable engineers from the rank and file of Wapda.</p>
<p>College results and haphazard functioning of the institution will reflect the true situation if probed with objectivity and sincerity. Brig(r) Zareen has recruited many people illegally and many other teaching and administrative staff was hired on contract to run the show. The said boss of corruption and misappropriations had an associate to help and assist his evil anti-state &amp; anti-nation designs at the Cadet College Tarbela. The name of the worthy partner of the corrupt team who is a facilitator of the nominated Brig® Zareen is Mr.Nazeer working as Vice-Principal at the college. Brig® Zaren visits the college rarely and the whole show at the college is run by Mr.Nazeer who is a retired teacher from Wapda Degree College Tarbela dam and notoriously famous for his corruptions. Brig(r) Zareen has appointed his son Nasrullah Nazeer at the college and they are also business partners in Cable business at Ghazi run by Nazeer’s younger son. A farce was very recently staged at this ill fated college and a new principal Prof.M Y B Chaudhary was appointed to further worsen the situations of the college. The new disaster further detoriated the situations and the new Princial dismissed (from service) many people including Mr.Nazeer, his son Nasrullah and transferring others back to Wapda. His tenure further proved to be fatal for the college.</p>
<p>A few faculty members left the college and thus rendered huge academic losses to the college. He resigned from the college due to the unsuitable conditions by his own good self. The college was further devastated with the return of the native corrupt group in shape of reappointment of Brig (r) Zareen and his associates back in their positions. As per practice Brig (r) Zareen (GM &amp; PD Northern Areas) being a sleeping beneficiary of the business and college visits the college very rarely. SIR MAY I ASK A QUESTION THAT HOW CAN A INSTITUTE RUN WITHOUT ITS HEAD? ALAS IT IS HAPPENING AND BRIG(R)ZAREEN IS NOT PRESENT SINCE HIS REAPPOINTMENT IN THE COLLEGE. The whole drama is restaged and the fate of the faculty, staff and the students is awaiting a savior. Sir, may I very respectfully ask a few queries taking it as right of being a loyal Pakistani. 1. Don’t we have educationist in the whole country?  2. Why the corruption of people like Brig(r) Zareen and others is still unchecked though in capital such people have been questioned through media and Assembly why not here? 3. Why are we deceiving our future generations?. There are number of heart lamenting questions that all of us must feel. Sir it is high time to probe into the above mentioned fact sheet and it is only possible if Wapda authorities are asked through a high profile enquiry committee comprising honest and dedicated people like your own good self to probe into the realities.</p>
<p>Respected sir you have achieved an unprecedented positions in the heart and minds of not only Pakistanis but across the world due to your upright stance in the face of a dictator. It is very rightly said that “Justice delayed is justice denied”. We being Pakistanis, Wapda employees, Teachers, Students and members of the civil society urge you to take a very strict action against gross mismanagement in the Wapda Education wing. Teachers and taught must be repected at any cost and there is no question on compromising on such issues.Your actions will always be remembered as a high act of bravery and courage to save the future of Pakistan.</p>
<p>My Allah help and guide all of us in a right direction.Ameen!</p>
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