Google banned in IranAs reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, the Iranian government banned the search engine Google and other websites. The National Council of Information secretary Hamid Shehryari said that it was part of the governmentÂ’s campaign to ban obscene and human rights websites that criticise the government.
APDM formed by agencies to split two big parties
According to daily Khabrain, Jamaat Islami head, Haider Farooq Maudoodi said that the secret agencies created APDM after IJI and MMA. He said that the purpose of APDM is to pitch the two big parties against each other. Qazi Hussain filed his petition against Pervez Musharraf to remove the obstacles against his presidential elections. The nation will remember that these people supported Musharraf with the 17th amendment. He said that they defrauded people in 1977 in the name of Islam to kill democracy and help impose dictatorship in the country.
Credit card businesses in decline
As reported in Daily Pakistan, according to a report by the State Bank of Pakistan, commercial banks are spending crores of rupees of advertising to promote credit cards business. During the last quarter of 2006-7 credit card business grew only 2.1 per cent. Credit card holders have to pay up to 40 per cent interest. Users complain that late charges are imposed even when the payments are paid on time.
Bomb blast in a hospital in Mohmand Agency
As reported in daily Khabrain, a local hospital Al Sehat hospital in Mohmand Agency was blown up by unknown assailants that destroyed the books, equipment and medicine worth lacs of rupees. The assailant dragged the guard of hospital and threw bombs on the hospital. A local jirga gave an ultimatum of one week to the shop owners of CD shops and drugs shops to wrap up their business.
Actor Mir Zaman planning four marriages
As reported in daily Khabrain, actor and director Mir Zaman married the actress Salma Shah. Mir Zaman is working in tele-films and directing Pashto films. He said this is his second marriage and he plans to marry two more as Islam allows four marriages. His three films are being released on Eid ul Fitr.
Supreme Court should support nation now
As reported in daily Jang, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, head of the Clerical Alliance said that the nation supported the Chief justice and now it is the duty of Supreme Court to support the nation. He said that Pervez Musharraf is illegally occupying the post of president and army chief. He said that the nation and they would not accept the wrong decision and they would continue the political struggle.
Javed Hashmi considers Fazl ur Rehman as Wali
As reported in daily Khabrain, during the press conference in Islamabad, Javed Hashmi said that Fazl ur Rehman told him earlier that he would meet Nawaz Sharif in Jeddah and his Umrah should not be spoilt by holding him in Pakistan. He said that he accepts the maulana as a Wali (saint) and that they canÂ’t harm their relations with Saudi Arabia.
French scholar looted in Makli
Daily Express editorial said that the French researcher and scholar, Madame Francis alias Farida, who is researching on mysticism went to Makli. But she was looted in the shrine of Darga Abdullah Shah Sahab. She lost all her manuscripts, documents and other valuables in her bag. She staged a protest in front of the TPO Thatta. Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim and the governor of Sindh will take note of her suffering before she raises the issue in international forum and causes damage. The government will make sure that culprits are nabbed and her belongings return to her.
MMA wants Supreme Court to clean their mess
Columnist Ayaz Amir wrote in daily Express, that the religious politicians of the MMA helped Pervez Musharraf with the 17th amendment and are now challenging a part of that agreement in the Supreme Court. They helped to spread this dirt and now they want the Supreme Court to clean it. It is unjust to expect the Supreme Court to solve all the problems in pakistan. Political parties have also some responsibilities.
Imam masjid arrested for sodomy
As reported in daily Jang, the Imam Masjid Qari Mujahid of famous Bilal mosque in Sabza Zar was arrested for sodomising a 12 year old student who was learning the Quran by heart. On the complaint of the student and the medical legal report, the police arrested the Imam Masjid and booked him for forced sexual assault.
Fake notes from ATM machines
As reported in daily Jang, a government servant drawing money on a cheque received a fake fuve hundred note from a bank. Consumers have also complained about getting fake currency notes from ATM machines. A bank executive said that itÂ’s impossible to stop the circulation of fake notes and consumers should check the notes.
Bomb blast to blow up Buddha sculpture in Swat
As reported in daily Khabrain, a local extremist tried to damage the statue of Buddha by bomb blast in Malam Jabba, Swat but the statue was safe. Local Taliban consider these images of Buddha to be un-Islamic. It should be remembered that the Taliban in Afghanistan also blew up the two largest rock carved standing Buddha sculptures in Bamayan. The act was condemned by the international community.
People selling marriage certificates as ‘antiques’
In daily Jang, columnist and poetess Kishwar Naheed wrote that soon after the Westerners started buying antiques, people started selling the marriage certificates of their grandfathers as the agreements of Panipat. People were selling by stitching old cloth into new sheets as ‘antique.’ Western donors started funding Afghan women and crass commercial embroidery developed. Old traditional swati tanka hand sewn rillis, Punjabi, Sindhi and Balochi embroidery are now forgotten while Indians rediscovered their traditional tukra lukhnavi and patiala floral embroidery and made new innovations.
