Khanam Googoosh

Khonom Googoosh not only a QUEEN OF HEARTS of Iranians but all those souls who love music.  The poem and lyric is probably written by an Afghan singer Ustad Zaland as a gift for Googoosh.The ban imposed on her by conservative government of Iran. Googoosh left the country in 2000.

Translation of song – I have come, wow, wow, I have come, LOVE shouts, I have come; I have come to fund Coquetry, Love shouts woow, I have come; My Sweetheart, I wish you live for one century, sit beside me and become my neighborhood; Become my neighborhood to shade on me, maybe Joining you is my Destiny; I have come, wow, wow, I have come, LOVE shouts, I have come woow; Love came and lodged in my Heart Desert, Manacle my heart with Loyalty; If Love do not Redress my heart, woe, my heart, woe, my heart, woe;

Courtesy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8-duSlrJYY

How This UNIVERSE WAS CREATED!?

by Iqbal Tareen

I am not 100% clear how it was created but we know it was not created within a moment’s notice. Unless a moment was equal to trillions of earth years.

I will pass on any temptation to issue a decisive judgment though. If it was so obvious to everyone who created the universe, we will not have this discussion at all. We will all be in a total agreement. We don’t find lots of people disagreeing on the fact that fire burns. It seems whatever the theories are postulated they can’t stand the test of time. Each new generation seems to be smarter than the previous one. Yesterday’s advanced philosophies are just a common sense today.

The battle between mind and matter will probably continue forever. Both schools of thought share a common premise “God/matter” neither can be created nor can it be destroyed. It only changes its format. Ask a

Sufi, he/she will tell you “God” can be found even in the dead leaves.

Those who believe in matter they can experimentally prove their theory that can be witnessed and testified by anyone. Whereas those who believe in supremacy of God/soul will equally assert that they can see and feel God and they talk to him/her.

Faith is equally hard to refute because it does not require any proof and does not rely on test of reason.

We all agree (I hope) that we even don’t know what should be the ultimate definition or confines of “Universe”. The scope and vastness of universe changes every day if not every moment. It is actually so mind boggling that we have not been able to scratch the surface of it.

WHY SHOULD I BE SAD?

A man proposed a lady who rejected his proposal. Amazingly the man was not SAD. Friends asked him “WHY YOU ARE NOT SAD ALTHOUGH WE KNOW VERY WELL THAT YOU WERE SO EXITED TO MARRY HER”. The man replied “WHY SHOULD I BE SAD? I LOST ONE WHO NEVER LOVED ME WHERE SHE LOST ONE WHO REALLY LOVED HER“

Courtesy: Posted by Najamuddin Ghanghro and wwnf@yahoogourps.com

The great singer of Indo-Pak. Late Iqbal Bano Sings Faiz’s poem- Ham Dakhenge

Courtesy: YouTube

The Sindhi society is not a hate society that dislikes others. Their opposition to mass migrations is due to their natural desire to survive as a nation in their historic land

Washington Sindhis Get-together with Nazir Essani and Discussion on Sindhi Challenges

by: Khalid Hashmani

On June 12, 2009, several members of Sindhi community of the Washington D.C. area had a get-together with a visiting Sindhi Social Development consultant Mr. Nazir Essani at a local restaurant. Apart from customary introductions, the group had an excellent discussion session about the current situation in Sindh and the challenges that must be met by Sindhis to survive as a nation. Those who participated in the discussion included Nazir Jawaid Bhutto, Essani, Khalid Hashmani, Ali Nawaz Memon, Sarfraz Memon, Hanif Sangi, Aijaz Sindhi, and Iqbal Tareen.

Kashmir Peace Rally in Washington DC

Invites you and your family to participate at Kashmir Peace Rally In Front of the White House, Lafayette Park / (Nearest metro: McPherson Square (Blue & Orange Lines) Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. What Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India Does Not Want President Obama to talk about! That the Kashmir is recognized by the United Nations as a disputed territory whose status is yet to be determined by its people.

That Kashmir is the most dangerous place on earth. (President Bill Clinton)

That Kashmir is the most beautiful prison on earth. (European Parliament)

That Kashmir is the largest military concentration anywhere in the world. (International Educational Development)

Thai Massage!!

The elephant that massages Thai girls delicately!

Courtesy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVJSdqImiHM

Ever green Sindhi song – Seka Me..

Sindhi Sangat Presents Jhankaar, Sindhi Dance and Sindhi Music programme in Dubai. Deeba Sehar sings Bhagwanti Navani’s ever green song Seka Me.

Courtesy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Rl21SO24c&feature=player_embedded#

Grand Sindhi Drama Festival : AAYO NAO ZAMANO TODAY!

NIROO & NU SINDHU ART ACADEMY ANNOUNCING ONCE AGAIN! 12th GRAND SINDHI DRAMA FESTIVAL IN MUMBAI!

THREE SUPERHIT SINDHI PLAYS – 20TH, 21ST & 22ND NOV. NATIONAL COLLEGE, BANDRA – DAILY 7.30 PM

Aju ji peshkash – 20 Nov 2009

Aayo Nao Zamano – World renowned record breaking family drama!

BE THERE, FOR SINDHYAT, FOR SINDHI AND FOR ASLI SINDHI DHAMAAL

NU SINDHU ART ACADEMY

Baluchistan International Conference on Nov. 21-22, 2009 Washington DC

The first Baluchistan International Conference is aimed at creating awareness. The conference has been organized to highlight Baluch issues — and to pay tributes to slain Baluch freedom fighter Nawabzada Balaach Marri, 41, an elected member of the Baluchistan state assembly and son of legendary Baluch leader Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri.

Deteriorating Political and Security Situation in Sindh

World Sindhi Institute , Washington DC, Press Release

On Saturday 14th November 2009 , a board meeting of the The World Sindhi Institute was convened in Washington D.C., to deliberate on the deteriorating political and security situation in Sindh, one manifestation of which was the recent targeted killing of Nisar Baloch , a highly respected and committed social justice and environmental activist of Lyari-Golimar, in Karachi Sindh.

World Sindhi Institute , endorses the formation of the recent Sindh Joint Action Committee(SJAC) , convened by Usman Baloch and endorsed by Chairman Jiay Sindh Mahaz Abdul Khaliq Junejo, central leader of Baloch National Front Wahab Baloch, President JSQM Karachi chapter Elahi Bakhsh Bikak, Sindh Tarraqi Passand Party STPP’s Gulzar Soomro, Awami Tehreeq’s Mazhar Raojo, Sindh National Front’s Nawaz Summo, Labour Party’s Younus Rao, Sindhiani Tehreek’s Fehmida Soomro, Nasir Kareem Baloch and Gattar Baghicha Bachao Tehreek’s Nadir Baloch and others

The World Sindhi Institute is of the view that coordinated, peaceful , nonviolent and united action of political forces in Sindh is the need of the hour. The SJAC has been convened to protect the rights of Sindh and against all the forces that continue to hatch conspiracies against the indigenous people of Sindh, thereby depriving them of their historical and fundamental rights of living in peace on their own land…

Humaira Rahman, General Secretary, The World Sindhi Institute, Washington D.C & Toronto, Canada

Telling Truth becomes a revolutionary act

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell.

WASHINGTON DIARY: Tourism and the extremist threat

by Dr. Manzur Ejaz

Courtesy: Wichaar, November 18th, 2009

Despite finishing the Taliban, the core conservative ideology may survive and keep suffocating the country. Such an ideology will not allow the economy to grow in many new areas in which Pakistan has a lot of potential. Tourism is one such sector, but it needs an open society where everyone is welcome

Sitting at Frankfurt airport, waiting for my flight to Delhi, I indulged in conversation with an American couple, both in their 70s, who were on their way to see the Taj Mahal. The retired executive of a big corporation was treating his wife to see this world marvel. Similarly, standing at a small bazaar in Jodhpur, a city in Rajasthan, India, I saw hordes of Western tourists, all there to see a city that is no different than Sahiwal or Sargodha other than an old palace, a common sight in Rajasthan.

The road infrastructure is better in Rajasthan than most parts of Utter Pradesh, with new highways and roads connecting even remote parts. Most of the major cities like Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Bikaner are just old beaten down towns with some new life in the largest city Jaipur. Some of the tourist destinations are tiny cities like Chichawatni — the neighbouring town to Harappa — with nothing much to see except a castle in need of serious repair. And yet, Rajasthan and many other parts of India have become the preferred destination for tourists. It will not be surprising if the statistics show that revenue from tourism has become the bread and butter of many states like Rajasthan.

Most parts of Pakistan have equally good or better road infrastructure than Rajasthan but lack in every other facility that tourists seek. Pakistan has an abundance of important historical sites, including Harappa, Mohenjodaro and Taxila, prime locations of the Sikh faith and many castles and palaces to attract tourists from all around the world. After all, the remains of the Indus Valley Civilisation and structures built by Hindu rajas and Muslim rulers are all over Pakistan. Hilly states, the Cholistan and Thar Deserts add to the stunning beauty of Pakistani territory. Yet, touring Pakistan is horrifying for its own expatriates.

Everyone knows that proliferation of religious extremism and jihadists have scared away foreign capital and potential tourists who can bring billions of dollars to Pakistani coffers. Leaving aside the old story, the problem is that Pakistan’s permanent establishment is trying its best to protect its core faith-centric ideology, which is the reason for all the trouble Pakistan now faces.

A recent issue of the fake “The Dawn”, not the Karachi-based respected daily, by a group of fifth columnists and ‘patriotic’ journalists was circulated on the internet. The fifth columnists included some enlightened opinion-makers. The short list of ‘patriots’ included the ones who are still sticking to the ideology and foreign policy that has brought the country to the brink of collapse. Most observers believe that circulation of such a list, through a fake newspaper, was the work of the intelligence agencies, notorious for triggering such malicious propaganda stunts.

Of course the Pakistani military is fighting the Taliban with full force. Despite the cynical view in some circles about its sincerity, it is easy to see why the military has to finish such a force. The military, as a group along with its industrial complex — the largest in the country — is at the top of the beneficiaries of the Pakistani state. Therefore the military’s interests are directly threatened if the Pakistani state is endangered. Using jihadists for proxy wars was another matter but when its own interests are at stake, the military is not going to be a bystander. Therefore the military action against the Taliban is very real and most probably will succeed, though it may take some time.

Despite the crusade against the Taliban and some other extremist groups, it seems that the military is trying to hold on to its own core ideology that has evolved during the last 60 years. The key components of this core ideology comprise an anti-India obsession and the use of religion as the state ideology. Both are linked: Muslim identity is deemed essential to fight Hindu India and vice versa. An anti-India religious identity has been made so pivotal that to fight the Taliban, the military has to dub them as Indian agents. This may be partially true, but everyone knows who created and trained the Taliban.

In this backdrop, the danger is that despite finishing the Taliban, the core conservative ideology may survive and keep suffocating the country. Such an ideology will not allow the economy to grow in many new areas in which Pakistan has a lot of potential. Tourism is one such sector, but it needs an open society where everyone is welcome.

If wishes were horses…

by: Omar Ali

I think they are hunting for a way out, but there is no easy way out. In the end, its likely to be a messy exit, not a brilliant victory for any side. Those of us who are a safe distance away will have the satisfaction of gloating over the defeat of the great satan, but within Afghanistan and Pakistan, the defeat will be followed by some very nasty “re-balancing” .

In the end, the “West” will suffer much less than the victorious tribes. And I don’t just mean Afghanis. I think Saudi Arabia is getting ready to play “regional power” in Yemen and will regret the day they got suckered into that mess. ISI will again rent itself out to Saudi intelligence and China. India and Iran may cooperate. Sharp operators on all sides will make big bucks, but the prospects for the common people are not rosy.

It would be much better if NATO was able to establish a working regime and exit smoothly without getting India, Iran and Pakistan to restart their stupid proxy war in Afghanistan. but, if wishes were horses…. And what happened after the Soviets left? We should not stop our discussion at celebrations of the great satan’s defeat. The United States is still a great power and will remain one for many years even if current trends are not reversed. What will happen to the Afghan people after “victory”?

Courtesy and Thanks: Omar Ali and CRDP@yahoogroups.com

Sindhis would welcome U.S. consulate in Sukkur

Sukkur, Sindh

by: Gul Agha

The Pakistani press has no problem keeping the consulates in Karachi and Lahore. But now that the US is taking an interest in disbursing billions of dollars in education and development assistance funds directly to Sindhi areas, they are screaming against US consulate in Sindhi area, calling it “suspicious”. A consulate in Sakharu should a…lso help Sindhis get visas and improve cultural exchanges, as I have heard that the Pakistani staff in the cities is sometimes hostile and biased against their cases. For Sindhis, it would be a very welcome move to have a consulate in Sakharu, and it will help the US understand the Sindhi perspective, thus improving relations with U.S.

Courtesy: Gul Agha and Sindhi e-lists.

Why not a civilian head of ISI?

By Kamran Shafi

Courtesy: Daily Dawn, Tuesday, 17 Nov, 2009

IN view of the fact that the cardinal sin of the federal government to try and put the ISI under civilian control is cited as a reason behind all the obituaries presently being written about the imminent fall of a) just the president; b) all the major politicians; and c) the whole shoot, I’ve been trolling through the Internet to see how just many of the world’s top intelligence services are headed by serving military (in Pakistan’s case, read ‘army’) officers. And how many are appointed by the army chief. Consider what I’ve come up with.

Meera she is!

by Shazia Habib

Meera

 

Meera is one of the biggest film stars in Pakistan. How did she become so big is the question. Sure, she is one of the most beautiful women in the world and beauty is always a plus.  But that is not all. Not only she is an actress, she is a true celebrity! She knows how to do it.

She is in the media all the time, be it totally denying a marriage that she does not want anymore, or a kissing scene in an indian movie that Pakistani standards do not allow her to do, or getting caught on Camera rehearsing for her show, she is always in the news.

I call it rehearsing. There is a video on the net of meera in which she is repeating few sentences in English over and over again, before the taping of her show. She is trying to memorize her lines, like anyone else who has a show would do.

Sindh Ja Qudrati waseela – Sindh je hawaley kario

By: Raja Jee

Rasool Bux Palijo’s Quomi Awami Long March is on its way to Karachi and will reach at Ghaghar Phattak, the outskirt of Karachi on 18th November and will march four days in Karachi. On 22 November as its last 46th day it will be turned in Grand Peaceful Public Gathering from Mazar-e-Quid to Press Club Karachi, Sindh.

President Zardari pardons 59 Christians in Pakistan

President pardons 59 Christians in Pakistan

By: George Masih

Courtesy: Christian Today, Monday, 16 November 2009

About 59 Christian prisoners in Pakistan received a new lease of life when President Asif Ali Zardari pardoned and freed them on Friday. Heeding to an appeal by ‘Life for All’, a Lahore-based Christian organization, the President released the prisoners who were falsely accused of minor crimes and languished in jails without obtaining legal aid due to financial constraints.

Power struggle threatens Pakistan’s leader

President Asif Zardari

Zardari attempting to fend off maneuvers by military, intelligence

[(Extract from the article)...The prospect of a military takeover — long an option in Pakistan — is overblown, say officials in both the government and the military. Kayani is indeed ambitious but he understands the consequences of a military takeover, particularly with regard to continued U.S. military aid, said one official...On the other side, Pakistani officials say Zardari understands the very real and dire consequences of firing Kayani]

By Robert Windrem, Senior investigative producer

Courtesy: NBC News, Mon., Nov . 16, 2009

Pakistan’s civilian and military leaders are tangling in a series of political confrontations that could lead to a constitutional crisis or worse after the New Year, officials in both Islamabad and Washington tell NBC News.

A wonderful folk Sindhi song – Peirein Pawandee Saan..

by: Ahmed-Makhdoom, London, U.K.

A wonderful young man from my motherland, an illustrious and brilliant son of Jeejal Sindhrree, Joji Shaikh Saaeen, may Lord reward him for his Sindhyat and Sindhiness, sent me a video of an old nostalgic Sindhi folk song:پيزين پوندي سان چوندي سان Peirein Pawandee Saan..

Beautiful rendition of Murshid Saheb Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s Peirein Pawandee Saan, Chawandee Saan – an immortal and immaculate Sindhi folk song – ably and comfortably sung by Renu Gidoomal and beautifully and decently presented in a dance form by a young Sindhi girl. Thses were the Sindhis, who are not living in their motherland, – they live in India. Still, they have not forgotten their beautiful heritage and what their culture is, traditions, norms, practices, principles and decent ways of life are.

Like a true full-blooded Sindhi, Saainni Renu gave a beautiful rendition of ‘peirein pawandee saan,’ that brought age-old memories trickling by, when I used to go to the shrine of murshid Bhittai Saaeen and listen to the faqeers of the Bhittai darbaar. At one such pilgrimage to the shrine, I was in company of Madam Annemarie Schimmel, according to her, a true “joggiaannee” and “faqeeriyaannee” of SaaIeen Bhitai ghottu. She used to call me ‘Cactus of Thar’ (Thooharr)

On that occasion, too, she asked me, “Thooharr, can you ask faqeer saaeen to sing, ‘peirein pawandee saan, chawandee saan‘?” She was mesmerised by this song and with quivering voice and tears wailing from her eyes she started to sing in whispers along with the noble faqeers. She was a foremost, formidable and famous admirer of Bhittai Saaeen, and used to refer to him as her ‘murshid.’

Pakistan’s National Finance Commission (NFC) Awards – A tool to exploit Sindh

By Naseer Memon (English Translation by: Khalid Hashmani)

[Backdrop: As the Pakistani establishment including their new political party partners mull over the upcoming NFC award, the people of Sindh have dug their heals and want that the awards be fair and follow the best practices of other similar countries such as India. The grass-root political workers from all political parties in Sindh who have long criticized the inequalities of NFC award are joining hands to bring an end to the exploiting aspects of the award. In this backdrop, SaeeN Naseer Memon has once again written a timely and detailed analysis of the exploiting nature of current NFC awards. He urges the ruling party that as the inequities in the form of NFC started after 1973 constitution when PPP was in power; the time has come for PPP to play its role in correcting this historic form of exploitation and restore fairness to all provinces. It is hoped that the information in this article would enable those who are engaged in lobbying and advocacy activities on behalf of Sindh to get it in front of decision makers and influencers. ]

Basic inequities of Current NFC Awards

The critical inequities of the NFC award lie in three areas – first it is distributed solely on the basis of population, second it covers almost all of the revenue generation in Pakistan, and third it enables the federal government to keep a lion’s share for itself.

How Pakistan and other countries collect and distribute revenues to Provinces?

In 1974, 1979, and 1990 NFC awards, provinces received 80% of total revenue collected and 20% was kept by the federal government. However, starting 1996 during the rule of an interim government headed by PPP’s Miraj Malik and when the Chief Minister was Mumtaz Bhutto, the federal share was drastically increased to 62.5% leaving only 37.5% for the provinces.

Obama’s Sindh connection

- Khalid Hashmani, McLean, Virginia
The story about Obama’s connection to Sindh is posted on several other Internet resources. Some of these are quoted below. It appears that in addition to Larkana, Karachi, and Shikarpur, he may also have traveled to Hyderabad.

My guess that Mr. Obama’s press secretary, Bill Burton’s quote that “also traveling to Hyderabad, in India” is based on his ignorance about our Hyderabad in Sindh, Pakistan. If confirmed, we ought to contact Mr. Hasan Chandio and approach Senator Obama (who may be President-elect tomorrow) and brief him on the violation of Sindhi rights.

Enslavement And Perversion Of Sindhi Media

by: Ahmed Makhdoom, London, U.K.

Recently, a very dear friend from my motherland, sent me a Video, which was supposed to be a Sindhi folk song. Indeed, it was a Sindhi folk song, with poetry and lyrics of Murshid Saaeen Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. But, that was all. The actors seen dancing were not Sindhis – they were aliens. The dance that they were performing was not a Sindhi dance, it was alien – far, far, very far removed from decency and real Sindhi culture, that we Sindhis are proud of not just in our motherland, but all over the world, wherever Sindis, live and work and had made their homes with their kith and kin.

Why Sindhi media is blocking coverage of Awami Tahreek’s Long March??? Raise your voice.

by: Shamshad Khuwaja

The way Sindhi media is ignoring the Long March of Awami Tahreek is not only shocking but rather an unethical act.. The Long March started from Kandhkot on 8th October and is being organized against ongoing unemployment, price-hike, terrorism, lawlessness and acute shortage of water in Sindh. For the last 39 days thousands of brave women and men passing through the tribal no-go-areas, towns, big cities and hundreds of thousands gathered in Hyderabad.

PPP has miserably failed to deliver & lost its image – says Ayaz Latif Palijo

Ayaz Latif Palijo President Awami Threek

AT supports PPP govt despite ‘anti-Sindh policies’

Courtesy: Daily dawn, Sunday, 15 Nov, 2009

THATTA, Nov 14: Leaders of the Awami Tehrik have opposed attempts to dislodge the PPP government. Speaking to participants of a long march off the National Highway, they said that although the government adopted anti-Sindh polices and failed to solve basic issues of people, the AT would not anyone to topple its government AT leader Rasool Bux Palijo, president Ayaz Latif Palijo and Sindhiani Tehrik leader Zahida Shaikh were addressing participants of the long march off the National Highway on Saturday. Hundreds of people joined them to express solidarity. Participants raised slogans and staged a sit-in. Songs were also sung in solidarity with the People’s Party.

UNFORTUNATE SINDH BANK

by: DR ALI AKBAR DHAKAN, KARACHI, SINDH

In late eighties, after bearing considerable resistance of federal government and State Bank, the provinces of Punjab and NWFP were able to establish provincial Banks such as Bank of Punjab and the Bank of Khyber. Both banks are functioning as commercial Banks providing people of their provinces benefits of employment, finance, training and economic development.

Why all the responsibility for all problems is being put upon President Zardari?

by Tausif Kamal

If Zardari is forced out before his term it would be the beginning of the end of our nascent restoration of democracy. I’m no supporter of PPP or Zaradari but why all the responsibilty for all the country’s problems is being heaped upon one man, who has been in , power’ (whatever that means ) for not even two years.

If anybody has to go down, its “K”. He’s directing an inept war in slow motion against the enemy, Talibans/ Jihadists. Under his command GHQ has been attacked… Talibans are murdering and terrorizing the citizens of the country at will.

It has taken many years or indeed decades for the existential and debilitating problems of Taliban/ Jihadist terrorism, Baluchistan insurgency and the dead-end state of the economy to germinate and develop. They did not come about overnight. Its obvious that the reactionary forces in Pakistan, the Islamist parties like JI, right wing media and groups , pro-military establishment etc are spearheading a campaign to remove Zardari, to sidestep the PPP govt and to grab power themselves. Eventually such a move will derail whatever democracy we have. Since nurturing democracy in Pakistan is the core agenda of CRDP we all should be concerned about this possibly destructive move and I suggest that we take some action. [Courtesy: Tausif and crdp@yahoogroups.com]

Reasons of constipation

Reasons of constipation are unhealthy diet, Digestive health imbalance, Lack of exercise, parasites in colon and others. May help>> Take- Psyllium Husk/Isapgul (in Sindhi- Ispanger Jee Tooie) 3 grams, Vitamin C 250mg two times (morning and evening), Magnesium 20 mg, Plain yogurt (early in the morning and bed time), fresh washed vegetables and 8 to 10 glasses of clean fresh water.

Crises emerged in Pakistan is a result of last 62 years’ policies

Wrong policies gave birth to crises in Pakistan

The Jeay Sindh Mahaz has said that the crises being faced by Pakistan are not the product of one day but the outcome of wrong government policies during the last 62 years. Central executive committee of the party, which met in Radhan on Friday, discussed the political situation of the country. The meeting said the crises that had emerged in the shape of Kerry-Lugar bill, NRO, religious terrorism, bankruptcy of the state institutions, judicial crisis and corrupt practices of ministers and advisers were the logical result of bad governance of the rulers during the last 62 years.

Parchan Shaal Panvar Dhola

Sindhi Sufiano Kalam , Sanam Marvi & Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Courtesy: PTV, YouTube

Source- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEmzd441Dik

Saudi beheads Indian, two Sri Lankans

RIYADH: Two Sri Lankans, one of them a woman, and an Indian were beheaded by the sword in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Wednesday for theft and murder, the Saudi interior ministry said. Mohammed Barmil from India and Sri Lankan Bandar Nikar entered the home of Mariam Hussein, a Saudi woman, suffocated her and stole money and jewelery, official SPA news agency reported, quoting a ministry statement. They had entered with the help of Hussein’s Sri Lankan maid, Halima Abdelkader, the ministry said. The beheading took to 59 the number of execution in Saudi Arabia this year. Last year, Saudi Arabia put 102 people to death. Capital punishment can be imposed for crimes of rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking under country’s strict Islamic sharia laws. [Source - Weekly the Contact, 11 to 17 Nov., 2009, Issue # 326 (29)]

WSI International Seminar in Washington DC – Sindhi Rights and US-Pakistan Partnership Law

by: Khalid Hashmani

Washington DC – The World Sindhi Institute (WSI) (www.worldsindhi.org) organized an International Seminar in Washington DC on November 13, 2009. The topic of the seminar was “US-Pakistan Relations in the Back-Drop Of Kerry-Lugar Bill” and held at the Middle East Institute. The panelists included Ambassador Wendy Chamberlin, Dr. Stephen P. Cohen Cohen, and Zahid Makhdoom. The session was moderated by Mr. Sohail Ansari, General Secretary of WSI. Several prominent Americans and Canadians of Sindhi, Baloch, and Pathan origin attended this highly interactive and candid session.

Digestive problems

If you are experiencing abdominal gas, burping, burning, bloating, abdominal swelling, abdominal discomfort, winds more than normal, constipation or diarrhea, cracked nails, food allergies, irregular bowels, mood swings, anxiety, poor memory, skin problems and you are more than 40 years then it might be possible that you have Low stomach acid levels (low stomach acid levels symptom, are mostly as same as Acid reflux symptoms), low digestive-enzyme levels and leaky-gut syndrome.

May help>> Cut sugar and refine carbohydrates (cakes, cookies, candies etc), chew properly, do not drink water just after meal, eat beetroot (Chakunder), eat raw vegetables and fruits, (especially radish/moori/mooli), papito/papaya, gineger (adraq), Onions (basr), Garliq (thoom), take multi-vitamins and mineral, and plain yogurt early in the morning with a glass of water (lasi) every day up to 6 months to 2 years, depends on the severity of problem.

From Kabul to Kashmir

Selig Herrison

By Selig S. Harrison | Courtesy: NEWSWEEK, Nov 13, 2009

By all rights, the United States and India should be bound together by the shared tragedies of 9/11 and last year’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai. India’s size, economic-growth trajectory, and rising power as a stable, secular democracy in a dangerous part of the world ought to make it a key U.S. partner.

WASHINGTON DIARY: Their rich and ours

Dr. Manzur Ejaz

Dr. Manzur Ejaz

Courtesy: Wichaar, November 11th, 2009

One can detect the difference of behavioural patterns of the rich and powerful in the western and developing world. It is likely that the members (or their spouses) of the highest legislative bodies of the US would be going to stores for grocery shopping and to take care of other chores. Many of them can hardly afford domestic help. Therefore they remain close to the basic realities of their society.

Forty-six of the richest Germans have startled the world by posting an online petition asking their government to raise their taxes to help society out of the economic downturn. Similarly, when President Bush was cutting taxes for the rich Americans Warren Buffet, one of the richest US investors protested and said that he is already paying lower taxes than his secretary. Why do some rich people in western countries, unlike their counterparts in countries like Pakistan, preach higher taxes for themselves?

Most probably the western rich class, or part of it, believes that they are an organic part of society. Probably they feel that if society gets sick, their well being will be jeopardised as well. On the contrary, the rich in countries like Pakistan are used to the impoverishment of the general masses. They do not relate to society as an organic whole and consider themselves a separate category from it. Consequently, when the economic conditions deteriorate and the general public suffers, they remain unconcerned. As a matter of fact they thrive on the impoverishment of the common man.

We want Peace and No war

Movie: Border, Sung by: Hariharan

Courtesy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy4X9gt1ZT4

Punjab Takes Away Revenues of Sindh – says NFC Action Committee Sindh

Javed Qazi

OPEN LETTER TO PML-N CHIEF NAWAZ SHARIF

Population Tyranny of Punjab Takes Away Revenues of Sindh

Courtesy and Thanks: Daily Ibrat, Nov. 13, 2009

By Javed Qazi, Karachi, Sindh

Respected Sir,

We acknowledge to the fact that you, your family and the Party had struggled at a great length for the restoration of democracy in the country. Your sacrifices have bare fruit that today not only the democracy is restored but also judiciary is relatively independent. We categorically share with you the same principle that these are fundamentally the military dictatorships that have weakened the country and it is only the democratic process which not only strengthens the democracy but shall also make the country become stable and sovereign along with the democratic process. Having this common interest with you today we feel contented to discuss with you this fact as well that ours is the democracy which has federalism as its basic component.

Properties of Altaf Hussain in UK

MQM Chief, Altaf Hussain

Courtesy: The Asia Journal & PkPolitic.com

by Roger Harding for The Asian Journal

For years the founder of leader of Pakistan’s Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has spoken about financial misappropriation and irregularities of the country’s feudal and industrial rulers through alleged or real misuse of power.

But British Land Registry records now revealed that Altaf Hussain, the charismatic middle class leader of Pakistan’s third largest political party could not curb the temptation of acquiring a series of expensive and middle class properties in the British capital – one of the most expensive cities in the world. [To view MQM Chief, Altaf Hussain's properties in UK, click here or click the following link]

http://pkpolitics.com/2009/11/13/properties-of-altaf-hussain-in-uk/

Does your face match with the area under your eyes? Here’s help for combating dark circles and under-eye puffiness

Causes : Dark circles are often caused due to sleeplessness or disturbed sleep. If you find yourself developing dark circles, you need to first catch up on your sleep. Genetics too could predispose you to developing dark circles.?

Other factors causing dark under-eye circles include: Drinking an excess of beverages that contain caffeine? Smoking, Allergies, Thyroid problems, A lack of iron in your body during menstruation. This often contributes to dark circles, which is why some women have a tendency to develop dark circles during their period.?
Remedies – First of all, try and figure out the reason you have developed dark circles. Have you always had them? Are they a recent occurrence? Does your mother have dark circles under the eyes as well? Once you can pinpoint the cause for dark circles, it would be much easier for you to get rid of them.?

Khairpur, Sindh : Now strawberry being cultivated in Sindh

Khairpur gets ‘sweet charlies’ from US

By Amin Ahmed

Courtesy: daily dawn, Thursday, 12 Nov, 2009

ISLAMABAD: Strawberry is no longer a fruit grown only in cool, hilly areas, as it is now being cultivated in the plains of Sindh.

Pakistanis will be able to taste two new varieties of the fruit in the beginning of the next year.

‘Sweet Charlie’ and ‘Festival’ are the varieties of strawberry whose saplings have been imported from the United States and planted in Khairpur, an area also known for the production of dates. The varieties have never been grown in Pakistan before. The Competitiveness Support Fund (CSF) is working on the project in collaboration with the Sindh government.

World Fisheries Day on November 21st, 2009

World Fisheries Day is celebrated every year on November 21st throughout the world by the fisher folk communities. From the very of it’s inception in 1998, Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum has been celebrating and observing this event every year. Maintaining the tradition this year, PFF has also decided to celebrate World Fisheries Day as a one week celebrations from 16 to 21 November.

OBAMA HARBINGER OF PEACE

by Dr Ali Akbar M. Dhakan, Shanti Nagar Karachi, Sindh

In circumstances of economic and financial, social and environmental crises all over the world, the new President of America Mr Barack Obama, people think him as the hope for a peace in the world by his equitable policies and hope he will prove as a harbinger of peace.

Opinion : Why this March is not so much effective?

by Jamil Junejo, Hyderabad, Sindh

Long March of Awami Tehrik from Kashmore to Karachi designed for multiple agendas is in way with vigor and enthusiasm towards its destinations. We can’t resist the temptation of paying glowing tribute to the marchers, walking in scorching sun, especially to daughters of this soil.

Awami Tehrik enjoys a large amount of proportion in contribution towards nationalist politics of Sindh. Some of the most significant aspects of politics of Awami Tehrik can be summed up thus: To evaluate and the analyze the issues in very scientific manner in light of local and international changing realities and to formulate its policies accordingly ;to highlight and create role of women in politics;to explode the myth that nationalist politics of Sindh is only confined to the parties and groups affiliated with ideology of Saeen G.M Sayed and to discard the impression that the from and manifestation of nationalist politics determined by G.M Sayed’s affiliated groups is final an determintal ; to integrate art with politics where by producing it vigiour,enthususiasm,spirit and charm;to create a reasonable and balanced blending of various existing political trends in Sindh viz, democratic, leftist and nationalist into its slogan of Qomi, Awami, Jamhoori, Tabqati Inqalab; and to promote trend of ideological orientation and training into politics.

A letter to Nawaz Sharif on Kerry-Lugar bill – by Farooq Sulehria

A letter to Nawaz Sharif on KLB

Dear Mr. Sharif,

Salam. To be honest, I was not surprised at all to find you and khakis on the same side of fence in case of Kerry-Lugar Bill (KLB). Only a naïve would have believed the radical statements you made about army’s role in politics in the waning months of Pervez Musharraf. How unfortunate! our politicians oppose GHQ’s intervention only selectively. The late Benazir Bhutto welcomed Musharraf’s move on October 12, the way you had hailed her military-sponsored expulsion from Prime Minster’s palatial secretariat. Back in 1980s, many believed her when she would challenge General Zia. On coming to power, she pinned Democracy Medal on General Beg’s malicious chest. Many believed you too when you would grill Musharraf ‘Saab’ (you did not like to call him a general). A year down the line and Shahbaz Sharif was found sneaking his way to GHQ’s in the thick of night.

While your teaming up with khakis is hardly surprising for me, I must confess, I found it pretty saddening. Having humbled a dictator through peaceful means, the lawyers’ movement had restored masses’ confidence in democratic-politica l struggles. Alas! Secret rendezvous at GHQ would only demoralise, depoliticise them yet again. That saddens me and many other. Even you yourself had to condemn it.

Opinion : Power slipping away from Zardari’s hands

Asif Zardari

by: Tausif Kamal

It seems that the GHQ and the right wing fundamental lobby in Pakistan are rattled by the pro- civilian, pro-democracy policy towards Pakistan of President Obama and this US Administration as indicated by the provisions of the Kerry Lugar Bill…The GHQ and its fundo lobby I think senses the power slipping away from their hands and hence they would do anything to weaken the democratic govt. and to overthrow President Zardari, for instance by playing the ‘national security’ card…Towards this end they would use the media and their reactionary columnists, editors, reporters and TV hosts to plant stories and write against Zardari for starters…They think once Zardari is gone, PPP will split and the elected govt will become impotent or it will be toppled and replaced by right wingers and fundoos (PML N, JI etc)….

Courtesy: Tausif Kamal & Pakistani e-lists.

Opinion : Jeay Sindh & Bashir Qureshi

by Chitrkar, Lahore

The only problem is that anyone who thinks that the Jeay Sindh will demonstrate to save Zardari is not familiar with the facts. Bashir Qureshi group is the real Jeay Sindh, they have a very solid dedicated worker base, and they have consistantly worked hard to develop sympathies and support within Sindhis. Yes MQM could support as they have already collaborated in various cities of Sindh in district govt elections and afterward (remember Altaf Hussain was very close to Saeen G.M Sayed). I think this is a hint towards post BB, PPP which will loose support fast amongst Sindhis thanks to Zardari who neither has political base in Sindh nor a place amongst feudals, the political vacuum will give the nationalists a long over-due chance.

Courtesy: Chitrkar, & Pakistani e-lists.

Sindhi columnist Dr. Ayoub Shaikh insulted

Dr Ayoub Shaikh

Sindhi columnist & PPP worker Dr. Ayoub Sheikh when tried to meet president he was asked about VIP card and then humiliated and forcibly thrown out of president’s office and when he made complaint he was insulted. Is this a fair attitude to Sindhi writers? For more details please read Dr. Ayub Shaikh’s column published in daily kawish of November 11, 2009.

Baltistan : MQM’s Fake Rally Picture

Courtesy: Pkpolitics & Cafe Pyala

It has been discovered that a recent picture of MQM’s rally in Sakardu, which was published in Daily Express was actually photoshopped to exaggerate the number of participants in rally. The modified picture was discovered by Cafe Pyala blogger, where he questions:

With Sultan Lakhany about to bring out an English paper – called the Express Tribune – married to the International Herald Tribune, is this the sort of objective, unbiased journalism we can all look forward to? The picture was published on the front page of Daily Express of 6th November 2009. [To see above subjected photo in dialy Express, click here]

This attempt is similar to the Fake World’s 2nd Best Mayor story published..

Advice for JSQM

by Manzoor Chandio, Karachi, Sindh

I’m writing this with reference to many postings on these lists and some JSQM men’s talk with me…JSQM leaders are angry on English and Urdu media’s coverage of their rally in Karachi. Some Awami Tehrik activists are also worried about the press coverage of their long march reaching Karachi soon.

City Nazim Karachi Accused of Silencing another Voice in Karachi: Judiciary should take notice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, AHRC-STM-222-2009, November 9, 2009

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission

PAKISTAN: Human rights defender names his alleged murderers shortly before his death; government fails to provide protection

Mr. Nisar Baloch, aged 46, was shot dead on November 7, by motorbike riders. Police have refused to mention the names of the murderers in the First Investigation Report (FIR), owing to the fact that the accused persons belong to ruling political party, MQM, which has a background of target killings. On November 6, the day before his murder, Nisar Baloch addressed members of the press at a press conference and clearly stated that the City’s Nazim (mayor) Mr. Mustafa Kamal, as well as the Town Nazim of the SITE town, had the intention to murder him. He stated further that he would be murdered the next day by the aforementioned people and by activists of the MQM Altaf Hussain group. He blamed the party in ruling alliance for their encroachment onto the land of Gutter Baghicha, an amenity plot of 1017 acres.

JSQM’s Freedom March

JSQM rally

To read a report of BBC urdu by Aijaz Mahar on JSQM’s Freedom March, please click here or click the following link;

Source – http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/2009/11/091109_sindh_independence.shtml

 

US-Pakistan Relations in the Back-drop of Kerry-Lugar Bill

International Seminar Organized by: The World Sindhi Institute (WSI)

Middle East Institute, Washington, DC, 1761 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036-2882

Friday, November 13th, 2009, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

“Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009” also know as the Kerry-Lugar Bill, has now become a law, governing all U.S. economic assistance to Pakistan for next five years.

The fall of the Berlin Wall: 20 years later

by Alan Woods, London

Courtesy: Marxist.com, Monday, 09 November 2009

Twenty years ago as the Berlin Wall came tumbling down the bourgeoisie in the west was euphoric, rejoicing at the “fall of communism”. Twenty years later things look very different as capitalism has entered its most severe crisis since 1929.

DON`T MESS-UP ISLAMABAD CITY

By Dr Ali Akbar Dhakan

Since the shifting of capital from Karachi to Islamabad after costing about Rs 60 billion in sixties to Sindh, a very nascent stage of the country in the year 1960, and at a very distant place of about 1500 kms away from one corner to another corner.

Shaheed Nisar’s mission can not be killed

Baloch community of Bahrain mourns over the killing of Shaheed Nisar Baloch. The community has organized a condolence meeting on 8th November in Bahrain to pay tribute to slain Baloch political and social activist Shaheed Nisar Baloch. The community has expressed its solidarity to Shaheed’s family on their grave loss and strongly condemns this cowardly act.

Shaheed Nisar Baloch has lived his life for the betterment of the Baloch nation. His social activities against the land mafia an ethnic group in regards to Guttar Baghicha were disturbing the ruling influential ethnic group of Karachi, Sindh. It has been concluded by the community that the murder of Shaheed Nisar Baloch is a part of the Baloch nation’s genocide. Bullets and inhuman torture can not divert Baloch nation from the legacy of our Shaheed.

Students from Rural Sindh and Balochistan visit Washington DC under Pak-US Exchange Program

By Khalid Hashmani

Washington DC, November 2009 — Two separate batches of 26 female and 26 male high school (10th grade) students from the rural areas of Sindh, Balochistan, and FATA areas attended a two-week training in Northern Virginia, a suburb of Washington DC. The training was held during October and November of 2009. Their visit was made possible under a Pakistan-US Cultural program funded by US Aid.

No one bothers about water problem: Abbasi

By Mohammad Hussain Khan

Courtesy: Daily Dawn, Sunday, 08 Nov, 2009

HYDERABAD, Nov 7: Eminent water expert and former chairman of the Technical Committee on Water Resources A.N.G Abbasi has said his report on water should be buried once and for all as no one seems to be ready to implement it.

Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness

Beautiful quotations

Forwarded by chandiramani

- People who know the least always argue the most.  - How long a minute is… depends on what side of the bathroom door you’re on. - We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors but they all have to learn to live in the same box. - If you want your dreams to come true, don’t oversleep. - Everyone has problems, some are just better at hiding them. (Unknown) - Count your life by smiles not tears, count your age by friends not years - We don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change. - No matter how good friends are, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that. - Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. – Always put yourself in the other’s shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too. – People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be. Abraham Lincoln. – The more arguments you win, the fewer friends you’ll have.  – It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument. – Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument is an exchange of ignorance. – People who can hold their tongues rarely have any trouble holding their friends. – Which do you suppose ages faster – whiskey or the man who drinks it ? – Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. – I was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet. – Ever notice that the people who are late are often much jollier than the people who have to wait for them? – The heaviest thing to carry is a grudge.

If You Catch a flu

Catching a flu can make it harder to manage daily life, so you should do everything you can avoid cold or flu. When you are sick with a flu, your body sends out hormones to fight the infection. Having flu may curb your appetite, but it is important to eat something anyway. If you have a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea, you will have to be careful not to allow your body to become dehydrated. Try to average about 1 cup of fluid every hour. If you are diabetic then choose water or sugar-free liquids. There is no medicine that will prevent or cure the common cold or flu, but there are medicines that can relieve some of the symptoms. These tips may help in flu: Take vitamin C espacially from natural source like lemon juice, orange juice, pomegranate juice, etc. Drink Black tea/Green tea/herbal tea without sugar and milk. Brsh and floss your teeth twice a day. If you smoke, quit. Take care of your general health.