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| India-Pakistan |
| Nuggets from the Urdu press |
| 2011-05-23 |
| F-16s useless against drones Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Nawa-e-Waqt (18 April 2011) that even if Pakistan’s F-16 warplanes were made to fly 24 hours they could not bring down the US drones targeting people inside Pakistan’s frontier. But air force chief Rao Qamar contradicted him saying the Pak Air Force had the capability of bringing down the drones. Punjab law minister added that according to General Kayani the army could bring down the drones. Bhutto and Mujib both killed by America! Famous columnist Hamid Mir wrote in Jang (18 April 2011) that America killed Bhutto because he was going against America’s policy. When he mentioned the killing of Bhutto by America to American ambassador and scholar Ms Shaffer she asked for proof, on which Mir said Kissinger had threatened Bhutto publicly after Bhutto’s nuclear programme was discovered. About Mujib too he said that although the Bangladeshi army shot him, it was mastermind America who killed him. Zardari’s father and Babar were Bhutto’s enemies Veteran politician Mumtaz Bhutto told Jang (19 April 2011) that Hakim Ali Zardari – President Zardari’s father – and PPP’s Law Minister Babar Awan were both enemies of Bhutto once but opportunism attracted them to the party. Get China to stop American drones! Disgusted by loss of sovereignty of Pakistan, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif was quoted by Jinnah (18 April 2011) as saying as he left for a tour of China that all links with the US should be broken in favour of China who should help stop the drones. Hizbut Tahrir wants khilafat instead of democracy Banned organisation Hizbut Tahrir was reported by Jinnah (18 April 2011) holding a rally at Regal Chowk in Lahore where it called for the establishment of khilafat as against democracy which was against Islam. The rally was lathi-charged and water-cannoned by the police. Banned Hizb also held a similar rally in Peshawar. Eunuchs become maulvi! Reported in daily Express (19 April 2011) several eunuchs (khusra) of Lahore and Karachi expressed dissatisfaction with their careers as dancing transvestites and decided to become clerics instead. They stopped shaving hard and let their beards grow long after which they were greatly respected in society. In their photographs they looked like some famous religious politicians of Pakistan. They said they felt spiritually elated too. Pakistan too important for America! World famous strategist ex-ISI boss Hameed Gil told Express (17 April 2011) that after the drones crisis Pakistan had become even more important for America and therefore it should not be scared of Washington. PPP spokesperson Sharmila Farooqi said no one should stage a Long March against drones. Amjad Islam Amjad defrauded Daily Jinnah (20 April 2011) reported that some fraudsters in Karachi were informing people how they had come into possessing a car by lots only if they would remit money in an account before getting it. The fraudsters sent in pretty girls to the houses of the ‘lucky winners’ with flowers and sweets. After the money was remitted however the company giving out cars simply disappeared. The paper informed that famous Urdu poet and writer Amjad Islam Amjad was trapped like this and had lost his life’s savings. Pak-Afghan talks useless! Veteran politician Naseem Ahir told Jinnah (17 April 2011) that recent Pak-Afghan talks would be useless because they were mere American drama because both were taking orders from America. He said America was strong in Pakistan but back home it was very weak. General Akhtar for blocking NATO supplies General (Retd) Naseer Akhtar told Jinnah (17 April 2011) that if Pakistan wanted the drone attacks stopped it should block the NATO supply trucks going across Pakistan to Afghanistan. He said Pakistan should actually tell the Americans that it was going to block the supplies. Americans turned terrorists Daily Jinnah (20 April 2011) reported that there was a growing trend among Muslim immigrants in the US to turn extremist in their thinking and also to go to regions of crisis and take part in what they considered jihad against America. Young Umar went from the US to Somalia where he grew into a hardline Islamist. He was a Christian with a Muslim father and turned to Islam after leaving his mother’s religion. Adam Ghadan in California also converted to Islam and is now inside Al Qaeda. Pakistani Faisal Shahzad was an American who turned extremist and came to Pakistan to take training as a terrorist under Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud. Major Hasan Nidal an American army doctor is facing trial for murdering Americans in revenge. Pakistan trying to control Afghanistan PMLQ leader Gohar Ayub told Jinnah (17 April 2011) that Pakistan was trying to control events in Afghanistan after America decided to get out of there after NATO was unsuccessful to achieve its objectives. He said if Americans sent a sweeper to Pakistan the Pakistani rulers will start saluting him. Judiciary should not destroy democracy President of the Supreme Court Bar Council Asma Jahangir was quoted by Jinnah (14 April 2011) as saying that she was going to tell the judiciary that it should not sink democracy (baira na daboa jai). She said one judge was going to retire in two and a half weeks when he was confirmed which put a load on the treasury. She was addressing the Multan bar. The smiling columnist Famous columnist, who according to him smiles every time he rebuts the Americans, Hamid Mir wrote in Jang (14 April 2011) that once American officer Deputy Secretary of State Richard Boucher complained to him that he was unfairly accusing America of killing Bhutto. The columnist smiled attractively and replied that it was not an accusation but a fact. America had used military generals, religious parties and secular leaders like Asghar Khan. He gave reference of Irshad Tirmizi the ISI brigadier who had mentioned it in his book. Use Mithaq-e-Madina type of order Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif was quoted in Jang (14 April 2011) as saying that to end terrorism some social order based on Mithaq-e-Madina should be brought about. He said Musharraf had brought the current terrorism on Pakistan. He was addressing the Rangers Headquarters. Awan ate sweets after Bhutto’s death! Son of General Zia, Ijazul Haq told Jang (14 April 2011) that PPP law minister Babar Awan was once linked to Jamaat Islami and General Zia and had demanded death to Bhutto when the latter was in jail. After Bhutto was killed Awan publicly ate sweets to celebrate his hanging. In daily Jinnah, Ijaz said that Awan used to raise slogans in his father’s name. When Babar was not given ticket by the PMLN he joined the PPP 15 years ago. Gaddafi loved pretty nurses Daily Nawa-e-Waqt (15 April 2011) reported that the beautiful Ukrainian nurse who was close to Gaddafi stated that the dictator was very fond of having pretty girls around him but he did not do anything improper with them. Universities without vice chancellors Reported in Nawa-e-Waqt (14 April 2011) 6 of the universities in the province of Punjab were functioning without vice-chancellors. This situation prevailed since two years. The education university has invited candidates for the post twice but because of torrents of sifarish from powerful people no appointment was made, rendering the universities dysfunctional. |
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