These nuggets are culled from the Urdu press. They are summarised here without comment. Absurd or ridiculous, tft takes no responsibility for themSudan goes crazy over nikah?
Reported in Mashriq a Sudanese scholar had rashly announced that a Moslem woman could become a witness in the solemnisation of nikah in her own right. He also decreed that women could take part in funeral prayers or janaza. He also added that women lining up behind a ma holy man during namaz was also a mere custom and not according to Islam. Truly Islamic Pakistain does none of these things.
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Wajid Shamsul Hasan a burden on exchequer
Daily Mashriq reported that Pakistain's High Commissioner in London who is a PPP appointee, Wajid Shamsul Hasan had become a terrible burden on the national exchequer of a poverty-stricken Pakistain as he was living in a luxurious rented residence for which 25 lakh pounds were being paid. He was also constantly ill for which the charges were being defrayed by Pakistain.
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Bashir Riaz on secret agencies
Writing in Jang Hamid Mir commented that Bashir Riaz had revealed facts about Pak agencies who stalk politicians all over the world but are found sleeping when the Americans violating our air space come in helicopters to invade Abbottabad
... A pleasant city located only 30 convenient miles from Islamabad. The city is noted for its nice weather and good schools. It is the site of Pakistain's military academy, which was within comfortable walking distance of the residence of the late Osama bin Laden....
 Prime Minister breaks loose?
Writing in Jang Saleem Safi stated that Prime Minister Gilani did not consult with President Zardari before dismissing the Defence Secretary, General Lodhi from his job. This was apparent because the president was himself shocked that the PM did this, which also proved that he was merely acting when meeting with the Army chief together with the president. It was learned that wrong kind of people had joined the PM's camp and were advising him to take on the Army.
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Freebies in the Cricket Board
Daily Jinnah reported that a number of people were doing nothing at the Cricket Board of Pakistain but drawing big salaries. Among those who were drawing several lakh rupees per month were: Shafqat Rana, Waseem Bari, Abdul Qadir and Javed Miandad.
| Rename the bloody thing the Locust Board and be done. |
Hamid Mir revealed in Jang that According to Bashir Riaz while Benazir was living in Dubai she was so suspicious of local servants that she imported specially loyal ones from Larkana but soon enough they were taking money in their special accounts and passing on all information to the agencies. They were found to be receiving up to 10,000 dirhams for this snooping.
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'Supreme Court wrong on NRO'
Daily Mashriq reported lawyer leader Asma Jahangir as saying that she did not like the NRO but was convinced that the Supreme Court's view of the NRO was wrong. She said the Court should not have moved against lawyer Babar Awan but let the Bar Association take action against him. Now the Court was scared after suspending his licence.
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A 'doctor' TV anchor traps Benazir
Further revealing facts in Jang Hamid Mir stated that Bashir Riaz memoir talked of a Dr Something TV anchor who arrived in Dubai and tried to show Benazir sitting at a table while a wine bottle sat next to her. Benazir was not aware what the Doctor Anchor was up to till a dancing girl also swung into view, after which she angrily walked out of the interview which the anchor was relaying to his spy masters on cell phone. She told him she knew who he was and for whom he was working. Later Zardari gave a lucrative job to the Doctor Anchor at PTV after the death of Benazir.
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PPP tells PMLN elections in October
Reported in Nawa-e-Waqt PP government had told PMLN leader Ch Nisar Ali Khan that it was ready to hold elections in Sept-Oct 2012 which meant that Senate election will proceed in early March and the budget for 2012-13 would be presented by the PPP government before elections.
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Musharraf acts like a dictator!
Right hand man of
Pervez PervMusharraf
... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ...
, Fawwad Chaudhry told Nawa-e-Waqt that his leader Pervez Musharraf while abroad was acting like a dictator within his party All Pakistain Moslem League and therefore he was thinking of quitting it. He said Musharraf's close adviser Dr Mujtaba was involved in sectarian conflict and was making Musharraf ignore other party members. Daily Express reported that Ch Fawwad might join Tehrik Insaf.
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The sacred ring of the Prophet PBUH
Famous columnist Haroon Rasheed wrote in Jang that the ring (khatam) of the Holy Prophet PTUI!)'>(PTUI!) was a kind of stamp which was lost after his demise because it fell into a well during the rule of Hazrat Usman the Pious Caliph. Despite much effort at filtering water and sand, it could not be found.
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Benazir prayed for Zardari
According to Jang in Hamid Mir column Benazir was in the habit of ringing Zardari and praying over the phone and then breathing the prayer into the phone to bless Zardari and save him from all adverse happenings. This showed how loyal she was to him and appreciated him as her companion.
| It could possibly be that she was religious. I'm not sure how high a probability to assign it, though. |
Daily Jang reported that Pakistain had fallen from 114th position to 115th in the world democracy rating while India had climbed from 40th to 39th position. This was published by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Goodbye, Nawaz Sharif and Zardari!
Writing in Jang Haroon Rasheed stated that the truth was that Pakistain Army was the target of America and that generals Kayani
... four star general, current Chief of Army Staff of the Mighty Pak Army. Kayani is the former Director General of ISI...
and Pasha were in the firing line of Washington but no one was sincere in standing with them.
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
was not honest in his claims and had been disloyal to the nation. Now three people have to leave (rukhsat): Gilani, Zardari and Nawaz Sharif.
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Imran needs six months more of PPP
Daily Express reported Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree...
as saying if the PPP government stayed in power for another six months it would be good for his party. He said if the elections were held before September his party can face problems. He needed more time to consolidate his position while his relations were good (maaqul) with the Army and the game of the PPP government was up (khail khatam).
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Commission advises disciplining of ISI
Columnist Dr Tauseef Ahmad Khan wrote in Express that the Saleem Shahzad Commission had examined the evidence brought before it and had opined that Saleem Shahzad may have been the victim of his relations with the terrorist including Ilyas Kashmiri. The Commission had taken note of the evidence against the ISI and had recommended that it be made better answerable and brought under better discipline.
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Saudi pupils convert American teacher
Jihadi publication al Qalam reported that in Soddy Arabia a class of Moslem pupils learning from an American teacher had persuaded him to change his religion to Islam. He found the pupils so sincere in their presentation of Islam that he quit Christianity and embraced Islam.
| Â But will he remain Muslim once he returns home? |
Columnist Hamid Mir wrote in Jang that Bashir Riaz was such a loyalist of the PPP that Benazir in her last testament asked Zardari to look after the man who was her front man since 1987 and was the organiser of the event of her wedding with Zardari. After her death however he was looked after by Zardari but he chose to return to his home in Lahore and write his memoirs of the Benazir legacy.