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2002-10-20 Southeast Asia

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#1 The MMI is an umbrella organisations for all the Jihadi groups that what Shariah law introduced in Indonesia.

Posted by Paul 2002-10-20 21:30:39|| 2002-10-20 21:30:39|| Front Page Top

#2 nternational University of America,London

"Beware"

I was shocked to learn that anyone can purchase a degree, Bachelorâs or Masterâs from online dubious universities without having to complete the course of study for as much as 3000 pound sterlings.

Some of our unscruplous politicians grabbed this golden opportunity and bought their way into the august house such as National Assembly of Pakistan.

Corruption is always linked to third world countries like Pakistan. however, In this "SCAM" of selling fake degrees, entities belonging to countries like USA, Canada, UK & Great Britain are involved.

International University of America is one of such dubious online university conferring degrees to individuals without verifying their previous record of education. IUA has issued Bachelors degrees to people who have not even finished high school.

IUA claims that they are operating in Australia, Great Britain, Canada and USA, it is further claimed by this university that degrees awarded by them are recognised/accredited by the departments of education in all of the above mentioned countries, which is totally misleading and incorrect.

Some of the Parliamentarians have alreday been disqualified for producing dubious/fake degrees acquired from such universities and cases of others are being proceeded in the Election Tribunals constituted by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

IUA does not exist in the United States of America, Canada and Australia. It was operating from a flat in London but since the official inquiry has begun, IUA has shut down their operation and moved from their previous address. IUA has also closed their web site to avoid legal repercussions.

The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan too does not recognise this university or qualifications awarded by them.
This article is purely in public interest so that innocent education seekers are not robbed and fraudsters brought to the book.
[Defs,uk, deus and Australia]

Posted by Anonymous5683 2004-07-11 7:39:33 AM|| 2004-07-11 7:39:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Saleem Jan Mazariâs degree challenged
By our correspondent

SUKKUR: A Pakistan Peopleâs Party-Parliamentarian (PPPP) leader on Friday challenged the graduation degree of Saleem Jan Mazari, an MNA from Kashmore in Jacobabad district.

Imran Khan Bijarani, a member of the PPPPâs central committee, said that he had sent a memorandum to the Election Commission of Pakistan, in this regard. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, he said that along with the memorandum, he had also sent a letter from the concerned authorities in the USA, UK, and Australia that there was no university named the International University was registered in the education sector in the USA, UK or Australia; therefore it could not issue any degree.

He said that it was also verified from all the cities and the education department of Pakistan that such a university had been never registered with the education department. He said that after such verification, Saleem Jan Mazari, who claimed himself a graduate of that university, had no right to sit in the national assembly. Bijarani demanded of the Election Commission of Pakistan to cancel the membership of Mazari and conduct by-election for the seat.

Posted by Anonymous5683 2004-07-11 7:42:35 AM|| 2004-07-11 7:42:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Persecution in Pakistan.

Living in fear
By Imdad Soomro
24 Apr 2003
The Hindu communities in Sindh are victims of the terrible law and order situation which remains under the control oflocal influentials, writes Imdad Soomro.

Khahi, a city near Shikarpur, once a business hub of the Hindu community in Sindh, is now deserted. "The city was known for its flourishing business of cotton and cloth materials, when the local businessmen used to trade with the neighbouring cities of Jacobabad and Sukkur," reminisced an 80-year-old resident of the area. Along with this one time peaceful city there are many others nearby, inhabited by the Hindu community, which have lately been targeted by dacoits, patharidars and robbers, forcing most to leave their ancestral homes and property for safer areas.

For the residents of upper Sindh, especially Hindus, these are terrible times. In the hub cities of this community - Jacobabad, Thul, Kashmore and Shikarpur - you will find a majority of the community all set to leave their native cities. "Most of us want to shift to bigger cities now," says Bacha Ram Sewhani, a naib president of the Hindu panchayat Jacobabad. He was robbed a week ago in the middle of the city. Having lived for centuries in Sindh, the Hindu community now feels victimized. "Only in the last four months, some 25 people of our community have been kidnapped in the Thul, Kashmore and Kandhkot talukas of Jacobabad district," says Ramesh Laal, a rice mill owner.

For safety, the Hindu business community living in these areas relies on, and is at the mercy, of the sardars. It was disclosed that the Hindu businessmen pay dunn (a sort of ransom) to the influential sardars of the area. "We have no other way of protecting ourselves except to pay dunn to the sardars of several tribes," confessed Laal.

In Thul, almost 80 per cent of the business conducted by Hindus is carried out in collaboration with the sardars. Many sardars also receive financial assistance from Hindu seths during elections, this serves as a reciprocity that also ensures their security.

Last year, a Hindu seth Ashok Kumar of Rohri was kidnapped by a dozen dacoits and released only after a deal was struck with an influential of the area. "We possess no weapons, and have no strong baradari (tribe). How can we be protected without the cooperation of local sardars?" questioned a young Hindu seth who wishes to remain anonymous.

Though the law and order situation has affected everyone living in the area, it is particularly bad for the Hindu community because it has left their homes and businesses vulnerable. "They are both socially and financially insecure," says Eshaware Laal, president of the Hindu panchayat in Sukkur. But he sees hope and feels optimistic about the joint electorate system. "We will have elected representatives who will surely address the grave dangers we are facing," he adds.

The first shocking incident of kidnapping occurred in the year 2000 near Kashmore, in which 12 women including two from the Hindu community, were kidnapped by the gang of the notorious dacoit Kamal Fakeer Shaikh. As a matter of respect to women, it is widely believed that even dacoits in Sindh bow their heads before the women and never allow gang-members to insult them. Paro Chandio, a renowned dacoit during General Zia's time, was well known for his treatment of women. He held them in the samerespect as that of a mother or sister. He also helped finance several poor families with their daughters' marriages.

In the Kashmore kidnapping incident all the Muslim women were released but the two young Hindu women of Thul were kept in the panahgah (hiding place). The Sukkur divisional administration during the time, reportedly intervened and 'pressurized' the then PML MPA Sandra Saleem Jan Mazari and Chief Sardar Sunder Khan Sunderani who went into the forest for the girls' recovery.

"The Hindu women were freed after paying a heavy ransom," an insider disclosed. This was the first ever incident of its kind in the history of such dacoities, that have taken place in Sindh and they caused anguish to the Hindu community throughout Sindh. "I have only one remorse and feel guilty that those women were kept in my hiding place," confessed Kamal Fakeer, who was arrested recently in Thatta district. While talking to local reporters he exposed that it was not him who kidnapped the women, but another gang had been responsible for the kidnapping and they had handed them over to him (Fakeer). After the frightening incident, many families opted to migrate to India to their relatives and many others left for Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur. "There are visa problems these days, but once they are resolved we will have no other alternative but to leave," said Kishan Laal, general secretary Hindu panchayat, Jacobabad. He alleged that it is the sardars who foster these dacoits and criminals. "But the locals and neighbours are our friends and they are there with us in trying times,"he maintained. "Cases of robberies and kidnappings have increased nowadays," said Babu Maheesh, president of the Hindu community and a businessman. "The administration and police are cooperating with us but we still face great difficulties." He said everyone suffers from the difficult situation of law and order in these parts of the district but the Hindu community has beenparticularly targeted.

There is a need for mutual support and understanding of the local influentials if peace is to prevail otherwise the situation could worsen.

Posted by Anonymous5683 2004-07-11 7:46:02 AM|| 2004-07-11 7:46:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Non-Graduate Parliamentarians.

Graduation Clause may hit heavy weights.

KARACHI, Jan 25: The condition of graduation for contesting in the national and provincial assemblies' elections will put a large number of politicians in Sindh out of the political arena.

Although the decision has been welcomed by people from all walks of life, except the urban-based political parties including the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Jamaat-i-Islami, almost all the leading political parties, including the PPP and the PML, have criticized the government's decision.

According to the PPP, there is no guarantee that a graduate member of the parliament will be a sincere representative of the masses than a non-graduate.

A spokesman for the party, citing examples of the well-known social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi, asked how could he be a member of the assemblies after imposition of the condition, despite his being a renowned sympathizer of the people.

A Jamaat-i-Islami spokesman welcomed the decision but opined that the minorities would be the ultimate looser due to the restoration of joint electoral system and because of the condition of graduation to be a criterion for contesting the polls. However, lauding the decision, the spokesman said it should have been taken much earlier, as there must be some set standards for the public representatives.

"There is no match between the two members - the under-matriculate and the highly qualified one," he added.

A survey shows that besides the PPP stalwarts, the graduation condition will put a large number of independent politicians in Sindh in an awkward situation.

The political bigwigs of Thatta - Eijaz Ali Sherazi and the incumbent Nazim of Thatta, Shafqat Ali Shah Sherazi, more than two-time elected MNAs Babu Ghulam Hussain Memon and Ghulam Qadir Malkani - will not qualify the condition, while the heavyweight and the ever-winning candidate from Dadu, Kotri and Sehwan, Malik Asad Sikandar is also a non-graduate.

According to observers, Malik Asad Sikandar will suffer more as his brothers are so young that he will have to place his friend Pir Bux Khaskheli in the forefront.

Twice-elected MNA from Dadu, Haji Mohammad Bux Jamali, is too a non- graduate politician.

Sardar Babul Khan Jakhrani, Agha Ghulam Ali Buledi, Sardar Sher Mohammad Bijarani, Hakim Ali Sundarani, Sundar Khan Sundarani,Mir Mehran Khan Bijarani Sardar Manzoor Khan Panhwar, Sardar Saleem Jan Mazari and Ali Nawaz Shehlani - the heavyweights of Jacobabad district - are also non-graduates, leaving the political field open for , Naseer Khoso, Muqeem Khoso, Mir Imran Khan Bijarani, Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, Eijaz Jakhrani, Sudham Chand and Mir Hassan Khoso to show their muscles.

The political field in Shikarpur district is also open for the new-comers as the bigwigs of the district, Sardar Himmat Kumario, Babul Khan Bhayyo, Moulana Abdullah Pahor and Siraj Shah Amroti, are reportedly non-graduates. The linchpin of election politics of Ghotki district, Sardar Ali Gohar Khan Mahar, is also a non-graduate, while Ahmed Yar Shar, Raheem Bux Bozdar and Mian Mitho also do not qualify the new condition.

A similar situation is being witnessed in district Sukkur as Ghulam Mustafa Bozadar, Maulana Murad Halejvi also fall in the list of non-graduates.

Come to the Khairpur district, where Abdul Qadir Jeelani, Bashir Bhaban, Faqir Bakht Heesbani, Mohammad Ali Bhaban and Pir Gul Shah also fall in the category of non-graduates, clearing the way for Qaim Ali Shah, Ghous Ali Shah, Zafar Bilal, Javed Shah, Pervez Ali Shah, Naeem Kharal, Manzoor Wassan, Sadruddin Shah and Raja Sain to continue their politics without any hurdles.

The hard-boiled and time-tested politicians of Mirpurkhas and Tharparkar districts - Noor Mohammad Shah Jeelani, Mir Hayyat Talpur, Khair Mohammad Bhurgari, Ghulam Mohammad Khaskheli, Ghulam Mohammad Lat, Gul Mohammad Memon, Jadam Mangrio, Arbab Amir Hassan, Arbab Ataullah, Syed Mardan Shah - also do not qualify the condition.

The Jatoi family of Naushehro Feroze seems to be lucky as all the active political figures of the area, including Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, his sons and nephew are educated. Syed Zafar Ali Shah, Murad Ali are also highly-educated personalities of their constituencies, while Rahmatullah Beehan and Raza Mohammad Dahri are reportedly non-graduates.

Ghafoor Nizamani, Bashir Halepoto and Mir Allah Bux Talpur of Badin district also fall in the list of non-graduates, paving the way for Fahmida Mirza and other new-comers, while Abdus Sattar Bachani and Latif Mangrio are also non-graduates.-PPI

Posted by Anonymous5683 2004-07-11 7:54:30 AM|| 2004-07-11 7:54:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#6
EU observers meet candidates in Jacobabad.

By Mukesh Ropeta.

JACOBABAD: A two-member European Union delegation visited Jacobabad and heard complaints of PPPP candidates and minority leaders.

NA-208 candidate Mir Sajjad Hussain Jakhrani complained against PML-QA candidate Illahi Bux Soomro of forcing the district administration to change the loyalties of the their supporters.

PPPP N-A 210 candidate Mir Imran Ali Khan Bijarani accused the government of supporting PML-QA candidate Saleem Jan Mazari. Bijarani complained that in his constituency, the rules and regulations of the Election Commission of Pakistan are being neglected.

It is clearly defined in an election commission order that private people cannot man the polling stations but the government, just to provide support to the PML-QA candidate, had appointed 19 private people as presiding officers, he said.

Bijarani complained also that Grade-17 officers are being made polling agents while Grade-11 officials are being appointed as presiding officers.

Bijarani said display of weapons in the election campaign is prohibited but PML-QA candidate on NA-210 has been completely neglecting the rules and despite repeated complaints to police against Mazari no action is being taken.

Independent candidate of minority for PS-14, Sirichand Bhawnani and PPPP NA-210 candidate, Mir Imran Ali Bijarani also met the European Union observers.

Posted by Anonymous5683 2004-07-11 8:00:51 AM|| 2004-07-11 8:00:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#7

Nazim urges quality in development work.

SUKKUR, Feb 7: Kandhkot Taluka Nazim Mir Imran Khan Bijarani has urged the officials of executive agencies to ensure quality and required standard of work in various development schemes of the city.

He was speaking at a meeting of the officials of education, health, public health engineering and other departments in his office on Wednesday, to review the progress of the schemes.

Mr Bijarani said that he would personally monitor the schemes to check the transparency of the work.

Later, the Taluka Nazim, accompanied by officials, also inspected various localities and met the people to know about their problems.-APP

Our Sukkur Correspondent adds: The Zila Nazim, Sukkur, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Naib Zila Nazim, Iqbal Dawood, and the Taluka Nazim, Salehpat, Samo Khan Bhambhro, jointly held open kutcheries at different villages of Taluka Salehpat and received complaints from the people relating to the shortage of irrigation water, distribution of Zakat funds to Mustahqeen and issued on-the-spot orders to solve the public grievances.

The Zila Nazim advised the growers to form associations in order to ensure the maintenance of lift machines of the irrigation channels and transformers, recovery of the Wapda bills and area wise water rates on self-help basis.

Posted by Anonymous5683 2004-07-11 8:04:51 AM|| 2004-07-11 8:04:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#8
Saleem Jan Mazariâs degree challenged
By our correspondent.

SUKKUR: A Pakistan Peopleâs Party-Parliamentarian (PPPP) leader on Friday challenged the graduation degree of Saleem Jan Mazari, an MNA from Kashmore in Jacobabad district.

Imran Khan Bijarani, a member of the PPPPâs central committee, said that he had sent a memorandum to the Election Commission of Pakistan, in this regard. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, he said that along with the memorandum, he had also sent a letter from the concerned authorities in the USA, UK, and Australia that there was no university named the International University was registered in the education sector in the USA, UK or Australia; therefore it could not issue any degree.

He said that it was also verified from all the cities and the education department of Pakistan that such a university had been never registered with the education department. He said that after such verification, Saleem Jan Mazari, who claimed himself a graduate of that university, had no right to sit in the national assembly. Bijarani demanded of the Election Commission of Pakistan to cancel the membership of Mazari and conduct by-election for the seat.

Posted by Anonymous5683 2004-07-11 8:07:27 AM|| 2004-07-11 8:07:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 ADP wins all seats in Sukkur, Ghotki.
By Our Correspondent.

SUKKUR, Aug 2: The Awam Dost Panel, backed by the Pakistan People's Party, won all the seats of Nazim and Naim Nazim of Sukkur and Ghotki districts in the fourth phase of the local bodies polls held on Thursday.

ADP won all the seats of Nazims and Naib Nazims in Sukkur, Rohri, Pano Aqil and the Salehpat taluka. The Awami Ittehad Panel, led by Taj Shaikh, could not capture even a single seat. In Ghotki, the Maher group, which was backed by the top PPP leadership, including Nisar Khuhro, captured three seats out of five, while two seats of Ubaro and Daharki were won by the Lund tribe.

Nasir Shah of the ADP was elected the Nazim of the Sukkur district. He defeated Taj Shaikh, the leader of the Awami Ittehad Panel (AIP). Shaikh polled 372 votes while Shah secured 530 votes. Iqbal Pakwala was elected Naib Nazim of the Sukkur District. Pakwala. He defeated Sardar Haji Khan Chachar of the Awami Ittehad. Syed Kazim Ali Shah of the ADP was elected the Nazim of the Sukkur city. Shah, who defeated Hanif Memon of the AIP, secured 257 votes while Memon polled 112 votes.

In the Rohri taluka, ADP's Qasim Ali Shah won the seat of Nazim by polling 126 votes. His rival, Mohammad Ali Shaikh the of Awami Ittehad polled 80 votes only. In the Salehpat taluka, ADP's Summo Khan Bhambhro was elected Nazim and Niaz Mohammad Maher Naib Nazim. They obtained 30 votes each to defeated their rivals, Pervaiz Shah and Bahadur Shambhani of the Awami Ittehad, who polled 28 votes each.

In the Pano Aqil taluka, Ali Gul Maher and Amanullah Kalhoro of the Awami Ittehad captured the seats of Nazim and Naib Nazim by defeating ADP's Shahnawaz Maher and Saleemur Rehman Kalhoro, who polled 113 votes each.

Ali Gohar Khan Maher of the Mahar group was elected Nazim in the Ghotki district. He polled 401 votes while his rival, Khalid Khan Lund, took 360 votes. In Ghotki taluka, Sardar Khan Ghoto of the Maher Group was elected Nazim. He obtained 157 votes to defeat his rival, Mir Farooq Sundrani, who polled 46 votes.

Mir Chakar Khan Bozdar of the Maher group polled 82 votesand was elected the Nazim of the Mirpur Mathelo taluka. His rival, Mir Nazir Ahmed Lund of the Lund group bagged 80 votes in neck-to-neck contest. The seats of Nazim and Naib Nazim of Daharki and Ubaro talukas were won by the candidates of the Lund group.

In Daharki, Mia Shafiq of the Lund group defeated Dadan Khan Maher by obtaining 73 votes. His rival, Dadan Khan Maher, got only 49 votes. In Ubaro, Jam Shafiq Dahar of the Lund tribe defeated Maher group' candidate Zia Chachar by polling 97 votes. Chachar secured 66 votes.

JACOBABAD: The ADP, led by former federal ministers Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani and Mir Imran Khan Bijarani has captured four Nazim seats of Taluka Kandhkot, Kashmore, Jacobabad and Garhi Khairo against the one seat in Thul which was captured the by Awami Ittehad, led by Sardar Muqim Khan Khoso.

The main fight between Sardar Muqim Khan Khoso of Awami Ittehad and Shabbir Bijarani, son of Mir Hazar Bijarani, remained undecided for the district Nazim of Jacobabad as both can not achieve 51 per cent votes.

There will be run-off election now on the Nazims seat of Jacobabad. The election authoritties said the election will be held on Aug 8. According to the unofficial result, Shabbir Ali Bijarani captured 695 votes while Sardar Muqim Khan Khoso obtained 673 votes. Awam Dost Panel candidate Haji Abdul Rauf Khoso and Zahid Chachar elected Nazim and Naib Nazim for Kashmor Taluka, they captured 143 votes while their rival Asghar Panhwer and Liaquat Lashari of the Awami Ittehad has taken 116 votes.

In Kandhkot Taluka, Mir Imran Khan Bijarani of the Awam Dost Panel got elected Nazim by securing 210 votes and his rival Mir Tahir Hussain Khoso of the Awami Ittehad captured only 160 votes. In Jacobabad Taluka, Sardar Mumtaz Jakhrani and Munir Pathan of the Awam Dost Panel declared successful as Nazim and Naib Nazim by securing 143 votes, while Awam Dost Panel candidate got only 16 votes.

In Thul Taluka, Awami Ittehad candidate Haji Muhammad Yousuf Khoso and Babu Abdul Qadir Burro elected Nazim and Naib Nazim, respectively, and secured 184 votes. They defeated the Awam Dost Panel candidates, Ghulam Akber Banglani and Imdad Sarki, they had bagged 152 votes. In Garhi Khairo, Ali Nawaz Shaleani already declared Nazim unopposed.

Posted by Anonymous5683 2004-07-11 8:18:56 AM|| 2004-07-11 8:18:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Discontentment brews within PPPP.

* Members upset over Jamali-Bijarani meeting *

By Shaukat Piracha.

ISLAMABAD: Discontentment is simmering among members of the Pakistan Peopleâs Party-Parliamentarians (PPPP) over a meeting of Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani with Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali.

Party sources told Daily Times that the party leadership has taken note of the meeting and âthe party will seriously take up the violation of party discipline with Mr Bijarani.â

The fresh wave of discontentment has engulfed parliamentarians after the party leadership failed to take action against Mr Bijarani for violating party discipline vis-Ã -vis contacts with top government functionaries.

Mr Bijarani, a member of the National Assembly, held a meeting with Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali at Prime Minister House last Saturday without prior authorisation from the party leadership.

âThis is sheer discrimination of the party leadership that disciplinary action is taken against a party member of the National Assembly (Zafar Warraich) who simply invites the chief minister to his daughterâs wedding and he is so haunted by the party that he has to resign from the National Assembly,â said a PPPP parliamentarian at the request of anonymity.

âOn the other hand, a member of the National Assembly is so daring as to call on the prime minister, but no disciplinary action is taken against him,â said a PPP parliamentarian.

Another parliamentarian from the party said that, âsuch actions (meeting with the PM) only bring into focus the inconsistencies of party policiesâ.

Sources said that the issue of the meeting of Mr Bijarani with Premier Jamali was brought to the notice of Chairperson Benazir Bhutto on the same day and she took this violation extremely seriously.

âBenazir Bhutto has advised the local leadership of the party to take up this issue with Mr Bijarani and it is expected that President PPPP Makhdoom Amin Fahim will make a final decision about how to deal with those who violate party discipline,â sources added.

Posted by Anonymous5683 2004-07-11 8:30:56 AM|| 2004-07-11 8:30:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 Obsession is an ugly thing.

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