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India-Pakistan
Nuggets from the Urdu Press
2007-01-21
Milk of a goat cures all
According to daily Khabrain, a car mechanic Mohammad Ramazan in Kasur is using a strange goat as a messiah to cure all the diseases in the world. He printed an ad and distributed handbills in which he asserted that he bought a goat that has two tits that give milk. He gave this milk to a sick girl and she recovered immediately. A blind woman massaged her eyes with that milk and she gained her eyesight. He said this milk is the miracle of God. After this ad, a lot of sick people are coming to his house and he is collecting nazrana from these patients. He said he would build a mosque with the money.
"Where you gonna build it?"
"Monte Carlo."
No other sects in NWFP
According to daily Khabrain, the minister for religious affairs Amir Liaqat Ali said that NWFP maulanas want to divide the nation. He said, the government of NWFP doesnÂ’t like to see Maulana Muneeb ur Rehman as chairman of Central Ruet-e-Hilal committee. He said that experts of astonomy were consulted during the reign of righteous Caliphs and all the provincial and zonal Ruet-e-Hilal committees formed by NWFP government are illegal. He said Eid canÂ’t be celebrated following Saudi Arabia. He said all the sects are represented in central Ruet-e-Hilal committee while the zonal Ruet-e-Hilal committee of NWFP doesnÂ’t have ahle tashe or ahle hadith ulema.

Jamaat members getting salaries from NA
As reported in daily Khabrian, the leader of Mutahida Majlis-e-Amal, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, and other 26 members of Jamaat Islami, havenÂ’t informed the assembly secretariat about their decision of not taking their salaries. Only one member of Jamaat Islami. Mohammad Hussain Mehanti has informed the secretariat and the assembly secretary didnÂ’t transfer his salary into his account. The salary of Qazi Hussain Ahmad and one lac rupees of privileges have been transferred to Al Khidmat foundation. Other members who didnÂ’t inform the secretariat include Liaqat Baloch, Farid Ahmad Paracha, Hanif Aslam, Raheela Samia Qazi, Hafiz Suleman Butt, Abdul Akbar Chitrali and others.

Man raped by two Kuwaiti women
According to daily Nawa-i-Waqt, a higher court in Kuwait sentenced two women to seven years in prison for raping and beating a man. According to a newspaper, ‘Alrai’, the man, was beaten up and injected with drugs for potency. He presented his medical certificates that proved the sexual assault. Earlier the lower court awarded 15 years imprisonment to both the women.

Fatwa to kill female staff of NGOs
According to daily Jang, the chairperson of human rights commission Asma Jehangir, wrote a letter to interior minister Aftab Sher Pao in which she pointed to a fatwa issued by Mufti Khalid Shah of Dara Adam Khel to kill the women associated with NGOÂ’s and United Nation. International Red Cross and human rights organizations are termed as agents of Jews and West. Mufti Khalid asked the Muslim Umma to kill women worker of NGOs and called it a sacred duty of Muslim. He also urged Muslim to use heavy guns, destroy their houses, attack their cars and loot their homes. She also wrote that one maulana issued a fatwa in Hazara and warned all female NGO staff to leave the area. Asma Jehangir said these mullahs write their sect, name and address and paste their fatwa on the walls. NWFP government registered cases against them but is not taking any action against them. There were three women NGO workers killed during the year 2006.

Revenge of a Cobra
According to daily Express, a newly married couple died of snake bite. Hamad Butt and his wife Salma saw a couple of cobra snakes on the banks of Chenab. Hamad killed the female snake with a stone and the male snake ran away. After a while, when they were busy talking to each other, the same snake appeared before them and bit them. The couple died in a few hours.

Our emotions are hurt again
As reported in daily Express, The Cartoon Network has created a cartoon series with the character of the Prophet Moses to instigate the emotions of Muslims. The cartoon series that would destroy the religious thinking of children and would start from Sunday. The satanic plan by cartoon network has hurt the emotions of Muslims in Pakistan. People have started calling newspapers and said that cartoon of the prophet Moses are blasphemous. Some people asked the cable operators not to show cartoon network and asked the parents to watch the kids and not allow them to watch the channel.

UN resolutions are useless!
As reported in daily Express, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan who advocates Kashmir become a part of Pakistan, has said the United Nations resolutions have become redundant. He said Pakistan can leave the UN resolutions as a strategy when Bharat is stuck on Attot ang rhetoric and we are stuck with UN resolutions. He said we canÂ’t wait for another 50 years for a referendum for the right of self determination. He said the purpose of UN resolutions is to solve the Kashmir issue.

WomenÂ’s bill will destroy households
As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, a wife named Nasim hit her husband with a heavy stick and opened a wound in his head when he stopped her from going to bazaar. The injured husband, Razzaq, was brought to a hospital where he lamented that WomenÂ’s Protection Bill is responsible for his wounds. He said now a lot of households would be destroyed because of this bill.

Old habits die hard
According to daily Khabrain, the provincial minister for religious affairs, Maulana Amanaullah Haqqani, has said the celebration of Eid on two days is an old issue and canÂ’t be solved in a few days. He said there is no example of Central Ruet-e-Hilal committee during the reign of the righteous Caliphs. If there was such a practice then they should inform us.

Mother of three marries a Pakistani boy
As reported in daily Express, the American lady Domana Mary Petit, who married a Pakistani boy Amir Khan after their love affair on the internet, was already married and had three children from her first husband. She said she has got a divorce from her first husband. She came to Pakistan and married Amir Khan with the consent of his parents. She submitted her marriage certificate and her statement in a civil court.
Posted by:Fred

#5  Hamad killed the female snake with a stone

Was it burried up to its neck, in approved Islamic fashion?
Posted by: Jackal   2007-01-21 08:59  

#4  Hamad killed the female snake with a stone and the male snake ran away. After a while...
the same snake appeared before them and bit them. The couple died in a few hours.


Must've been a Hindoo snake---A Muslem one would've just start looking for another female.
Posted by: gromgoru   2007-01-21 05:40  

#3  
Milk of a goat cures all
..and feta be gud ummmm...
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Man raped by two Kuwaiti women
Earlier the lower court awarded 15 years imprisonment to both the women.

i wonder if Burkas were involved?
*****

Moby Serpent Allegory

#1) Hamad Butt and his wife Salma Butt saw a couple of Cobra Snakes on the banks of Chenab.

#2) Hamad Butt killed the female snake with a stone and the male snake ran away.

#3) After a while, when Mr. and Mrs. Butt were busy talking to each other, the same snake appeared before them and bit them.

#4) The Butt couple died in a few hours.

Moral: Don't ever talk to Butts or you'll get a serious case of the ass.
Posted by: RD   2007-01-21 03:27  

#2  Are we really sure those nukes will ignite?
Posted by: Shipman   2007-01-21 02:34  

#1  I've got a nasty cold. I'll take one order of magic goat milk to go.
Posted by: PBMcL   2007-01-21 00:25  

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