Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Sept 05, 2015

[Avinash R]

Kasuri and his biradar Sudheendra Kulkarni doing Gandhigiri

[uddu]

[Lisa]

Interesting comparison

Is Erdogan turning Turkey into the new Pakistan?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... istan.html

[Falijee]

As has been commented before on BRF, no one in Pakistan can survive (politically), if he does not toe the official line (Eg, "peace with honour" as mouthed by his ex-boss- the Kammandu ).
Kasuri is as opportunistic as they come.
As for his denials about OBL in Pakiland (" I was the FM, not interior minister"), you can draw your own conclusions! And he had the nerve to "use" Dilip Kumar for a photo op gimmick !; as one reader, commented after reading the farticle , this is crass opportunism at its worst....
To summarize, IMHO, this visit is just to drum up sales of his book (promotion, Amreeki style, complete with press conference, photo-ops, TV, radio, newspaper interviews to coincide with his appearance!)

[Anujan]

That editorial in DT is incredible. I wonder at the source of the confidence... can't be just China.

Was this what PEMRA sent a warning about? "No criticizing our Saudi Birathers"?

[venkat_r]

CRS, I appreciate you for going to such discussions/meetings and asking pointed questions. May your tribe increase.

Thx boss for the compliment. What pains me is that whenever I go to such events, and believe me, I have been to several, I don't understand why Indians are so coy to speak up for the crimes committed by TSP, and instead allow the India TSP equal equal narrative to be the dominant theme.

I guess what happens is that in these kinds of events, everyone, from TSP RAPE, to gora bahadurs, to Indians on the panel, they obsess about India's faults so much (heck even the shameful Dadri slaughter of a Muslim man came up yesterday; WTF has that got to do with India TSP tensions), that most of the Indians in the audience are feel ashamed.

Now, I don't mean to pat myself on the back, but the true test of one's Indian pride is to stand up during times like this, and take a stand even if you are dismissed as a "Hindu extremist" and laughed at. One pompous American woman and an African American student all but called me that yesterday. My hitting out at Raza Rumi struck a raw nerve, especially when I drew the 9/11 analogy because that hit home the anger of us Indians and clearly contrasted with TSP perfidy. (they asked me to apologize to Raza Rumi).

But as long as the TSP RAPE like Raza Rumi talk "piss" BS and how Indian media is fueling tensions, then the colonial bahadurs can sit and nod their heads in approval about how much India & TSP have in common but 2 like juveniles they squabble, and most of the examples given as symptoms of this never ending squabble are from India, which may have an indirect bearing, but have the effect of completely blanketing out TSP crimes, the actual source of the discord.

Quoting the full post for comment as it is important. Great job sir!!, Hats off to you.

[Prem]

That editorial in DT is incredible. I wonder at the source of the confidence... can't be just China.

Iran has moved in as was expected, now that it itself feels unshackled.Pakis are known to have a good sense of the direction of the breeze. Loyalty is not their strong suit.

This also means Saudis are Nuke Nude to save their Crude from crusader Dudes , Yahood and may need the Shaaran of Shrewd Hanood Discarding their habitual Brood. Bastions of Maleechians cracking one by one under their own Paapkaram and Adharm. Interesting time ahead for region with millennium plus long human conscience dead.

[Falijee]

Foreign Exchange Reserve Increase From 6 Billion Dollars ( June 2014) To 15 Billion Dollars (Oct 2015)

KARACHI:

After almost half its term at the helm, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) still continues to fend off allegations of election rigging and dismissive remarks over the country’s economic performance. While the government blows the trumpet of increasing foreign exchange reserves, critics tend to be indifferent over the progress as well, terming most of it as plagued with debt and borrowing.

But a quick look at the timeline and accompanying notes reinforces the popTular view that the increase in SBP-held foreign exchange reserves is mostly on the back of money that the government has either raised from global investors or borrowed from international financial institutions.

In other words, ignore the dictum of "living within your means", spend on necessities of life only (food, shelter, education) and do not buy expensive toys (arms) from your favourite stores ( Massa, Chini -blothers, Ummahs ) which you do not need.

In its many reports on the economy, the SBP has made it abundantly clear that it is not particularly fond of the government’s approach to shore up foreign exchange reserves on borrowed funds.

The process of borrowing (AKA 'begging') was initiated by no less than the Father Of The Nation when he "offered" his country to Massa in return for money on the pretext of "helping the West fight the' menace' of communism"; the results now are for all to see

The dire situation on the external-sector front left PML-N’s economic wizard Ishaq Dar with no choice but to seek help from the IMF – the lender of last resort.

Burden the future generation of uneducated Aam Abduls with a debt load, you know that will not be paid .

As one reader sarcastically commented on the reliability of Paki Data ( echoing my own views )
Add a few numbers, bring to a boil while stirring well. Add mirch, masala and serve hot. That is the recipe for cooking the Pakistani Numbers soup.

[ramana]

Interesting comparison

Is Erdogan turning Turkey into the new Pakistan?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... istan.html

Bet was influenced by BRF posts here.

[Paul]

[A_Gupta]

In other words, ignore the dictum of "living within your means", spend on necessities of life only (food, shelter, education) and do not buy expensive toys (arms) from your favourite stores ( Massa, Chini -blothers, Ummahs ) which you do not need.

This is an old Pakjabi problem. In the British raj era, before Pakjab was Pak, the Musalman landlords of Punjab would famously live way beyond their means, and to finance a lavish lifestyle, would borrow money from the Hindu baniyas - for consumption, not for capital-formation. When they were unable to pay back the loans, there was the danger of the Hindu baniyas taking their land. But these were the "sword-arm" of the British Indian empire. So the British passed a law, the Punjab Land Alienation Act of 1900, which essentially prevented the creditors from seizing land as payment of debts.

[johneeG]

In other words, ignore the dictum of "living within your means", spend on necessities of life only (food, shelter, education) and do not buy expensive toys (arms) from your favourite stores ( Massa, Chini -blothers, Ummahs ) which you do not need.

This is an old Pakjabi problem. In the British raj era, before Pakjab was Pak, the Musalman landlords of Punjab would famously live way beyond their means, and to finance a lavish lifestyle, would borrow money from the Hindu baniyas - for consumption, not for capital-formation. When they were unable to pay back the loans, there was the danger of the Hindu baniyas taking their land. But these were the "sword-arm" of the British Indian empire. So the British passed a law, the Punjab Land Alienation Act of 1900, which essentially prevented the creditors from seizing land as payment of debts.

So, basically, Pakjabi landlords and Brits lived happily on Hindhu baniya money. Sounds like a dream for the pakjabis. I think they are hoping for a redux of this affair.

The lesson is not to trust the foreigners and to develop one's own arms.

[Falijee]

Prime Minister Of Pakistan Denies Receiving Money From ISI
Also Had Denied Earlier Press Reports That He Is A Serial Loan Defaulter

SLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) top leader and current Prime Minister of Pakistan has denied all the allegations of taking money from country’s top spy agency ISI.

According to media reports, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials contacted PM and investigated about Asghar Khan case.

To a question from investigation team, PM responded categorically that ‘neither received money nor any such offer from anyone.”

“Why should be blamed? only because someone mentioned my name in his diary?” PM responded.

Earlier, Asghar Khan, Air Marshal (retd) Asghar Khan had mentioned Nawaz Sharif including many other leaders for receiving money from spy agency in 1996.

[ramana]

In other words, ignore the dictum of "living within your means", spend on necessities of life only (food, shelter, education) and do not buy expensive toys (arms) from your favourite stores ( Massa, Chini -blothers, Ummahs ) which you do not need.

This is an old Pakjabi problem. In the British raj era, before Pakjab was Pak, the Musalman landlords of Punjab would famously live way beyond their means, and to finance a lavish lifestyle, would borrow money from the Hindu baniyas - for consumption, not for capital-formation. When they were unable to pay back the loans, there was the danger of the Hindu baniyas taking their land. But these were the "sword-arm" of the British Indian empire. So the British passed a law, the Punjab Land Alienation Act of 1900, which essentially prevented the creditors from seizing land as payment of debts.

So Pakistan is a beggar state from before it was formed.

[Falijee]

Mumtaz Qadri Death Penalty Verdict May Result In Asia Bibi Being Attacked In Jail

Asia Bibi isolated in prison over security fears AFP — Published about 12 hours ago

ISLAMABAD: Asia Bibi, a Christian woman on death row for blasphemy, has been put in isolation over fears of attacks by vigilantes enraged over a high-profile ruling in another blasphemy case that moderates said struck a blow against religious extremism.

Prison officials and rights activists said this week that they were concerned for Asia Bibi's life due to the security threat and her worsening health.

Why are the Western NGO's silent on this innocent women's plight and why no pressure is being applied for her release; after all, Raymond Davis a spy caught red-handed, was able to escape so-called Paki justice

The move comes after "genuine" threats to her life were issued in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that upheld the death sentence for Mumtaz Qadri, the killer of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer, who sought blasphemy law reform in a separate, high-profile case.

Just asking - Can Raheel, who is being touted in the Paki press, as The New Saviour intervene on her behalf?

The mother-of-five, whose plight has prompted prayers from the Vatican, has been on death row since she was convicted in 2010 of committing blasphemy during an argument with a Muslim woman over a bowl of water.

Soothing words will not work in this case; concerted international pressure needs to be applied.

Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Pakistan. The country has never executed anyone on the charge — but anyone convicted, or even just accused, of insulting Islam risks a violent and bloody death at the hands of vigilantes.

Mob and/ or vigilante justice remains supreme; anyone challenging same, is automatically dubbed anti Islam .

"She (Bibi) could be killed by any inmate or even a prison guard, so we have to be careful," a prison official told AFP.

A second official confirmed that Bibi had been isolated, adding: "We are concerned for her life."

The second official, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, said Bibi's health had deteriorated.

Rights activists and family sources also voiced concerns for Bibi's health and said she suffers from asthma.

Bibi denies the charges against her. The Supreme Court agreed in July to hear an appeal against her sentence, but no date has yet been set.

No lawyer is going to touch this case with a ten foot pole, if he values his life on earth

Bibi is being held in a cramped, windowless cell in a high security zone of the prison, where other death row inmates are confined, the prison official told AFP this week.

The official, who said she has come into contact with Bibi several times while serving her food, said she appears withdrawn.

"I found her either staring at the floor or coughing," she said, adding prison officials were reluctant to come into contact with the dishes Bibi used for fear of contracting her illness.

At one point, she said, Bibi was temporarily allowed to prepare her own food after she refused to eat prison meals fearing that officials would try to poison her.

Bibi's husband has written to President Mamnoon Hussain to ask for her to be pardoned and allowed to move to France.

Critics including European governments say Pakistan's blasphemy laws are often misused to settle personal scores.

Christians make up around 1.6 per cent of the country's 200 million people.

The fate of the other major minority is no better in Islamic Pakistan ; also other "unright" Muslims are being killed left and right in this "Land Of the Pure"

[Falijee]

Ex Defence Minister Now Denies " Pakistan Leadership Knew About Osama's Presence"

PLEASE PICK YOUR CHOICE OF BELOW:
1. Trick Question By Indian Media
2. Damage Control In Full Swing
3. Ex Minister Taken To Task By the New Saviour and/or Badmaash.
4. Denial Mode Switched On
5. Paki Incompetence
6. None Of the Above ( Please Explain On Separate Page)

[Falijee]

US Not Leaving Afghanistan Anytime Soon

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Wednesday indicated the United States would maintain extra troops in Afghanistan beyond the end of next year.

Under current plans, the United States will draw-down its troop numbers by the end of 2016 from about 10,000 currently to a crew of only about 1,000.

Echoing remarks he made at a Nato meeting in Brussels last week, Carter said it was important for the United States “to formulate options for 2016 and beyond and make adjustments to the planned US presence based on current circumstances.”

The Obama administration has come under criticism for its planned withdrawal of forces, with opponents saying the move opens up Afghanistan to more attacks by the Taliban, who just two weeks ago captured the city of Kunduz.

A swift response by US-trained Afghan security forces led to an eventual Taliban retreat.

“It's important to say these things because the narrative that we're leaving Afghanistan is self-defeating,” Carter told an Army conference in Washington.

“We're not, we can't, and to do so would not be to take advantage of the success we've had to date.” Nato forces have been in Afghanistan since 2001.

Though the United States represents by far the largest contingent, Carter last week said several Nato defense ministers told him they were open to modifications to current plans.

More overtime now at ISI HQ in Isloo ?

[shiv]

I am posting this editorial in DT today to show how much the Saudi-Pakistani relationship has slid. This could not have been expected even last year. This is the time for India to drive a wedge. We can no longer be mute spectators when it comes to Pakistan. Let us remember that Saudi-Pakistani relationship wasn't normal until mid 1960s.

Saudi defiance - Edit, DT

Hey maybe the Saudis would like to know about this? I Tweeted the KSA embassy in Khan with a link
https://twitter.com/bennedose/status/654468063861932032

[A_Gupta]

So, basically, Pakjabi landlords and Brits lived happily on Hindhu baniya money. Sounds like a dream for the pakjabis. I think they are hoping for a redux of this affair.

The lesson is not to trust the foreigners and to develop one's own arms.

Forgive me, off-topic, but there is a majorly damaging effect on the character of a people who are accustomed to living on the proceeds of conquest, or by rent-seeking -- living off other people's labor like feudals; living off resource extraction, like Saudis with their oil; living off protection money from businesses; living off protection money by sitting on top of a trade route (Pakistan or the medieval sultans of Central Asia); or blackmailing other nations for "aid" (Pakistan); living off a colony, like West Pakistan did with East Pakistan. These cause a degeneration in character, in my opinion.

The only way for a nation to grow high character in its people, in my opinion, is for the people to have to live by work and enjoy the fruits of their own labor.

[Falijee]

India Not Blamed For Water Shortage

Water shortage worsens for Rabi crops

ISLAMABAD: As the provinces start sowing Rabi crops, the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) is anticipating increase in water shortage to around 20 per cent, much higher than estimated a fortnight ago.
So the earlier numbers were fudged as usual !

Informed sources told Dawn on Tuesday that Irsa is considering requesting the provinces to prepare contingency plans in view of higher water shortage to cater for crop watering requirements.

The sources, however, said the regulator had to change its water estimates within a fortnight because river flows in the Indus and Kabul were not improving as anticipated and hence an adjustment in water probabilities would need to be made at the earliest to avoid loss to the crops at a later stage. The sources said the flows in the Jhelum region were moving almost in the same region as predicted earlier.

Interesting comment by one Paki reader - copy and pasted below :
"Politicians should help by saying that they will reduce their water usage by importing Swiss water for drinking showering etc. They should also use that for their swimming pools and washing their red hands."

[ArmenT]

Sorry for rehashing this, but the kulkarni madarc***d is wearing an Orange overcoat over a green kurta. This is no accident. Orange on the outside but green on the inside. Shove that book up his kundi sideways, I say.
On a side note, he looks like he shoved his face far up Kasuri's kundi and came out shining.
-M

Jo Lahore mein G@n*u so Mumbai mein bhi G@n*u.
Gautam

Last I checked, two of the colors on the Indian flag are saffron (not orange) and green. Just saying....

[sudhan]

From the daily whines

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/1 ... is-helpful

Pakistan uphold one of its finest traditions..

GUBO to the guy with the biggest gun. Here its Their DM who keeps the flag flying high..

'Russians have historical relations with Syria. Russia is also concerned about the rise of Islamic State in Syria and this terrorist group is not only a threat to Syria or Iraq or countries of that region but it is threat to all mankind,” Asif said. Over the last 24 hours, Russia’s military aircraft have attacked positions of the Islamic State in the Hama, Idlib, Latakia and Raqqa provinces of Syria.

Oh wow.. Major musharraf kissing underway..

Very soon there will be denial (Once IMF threatens to stop funding their ponzi scheme they have going to pay off debts) .. claiming the media took him out-of-context.

[SSridhar]

I Tweeted the KSA embassy in Khan with a link
https://twitter.com/bennedose/status/654468063861932032

Excellent, shiv.

[A_Gupta]

Water shortage worsens for Rabi crops

At the time of the Gurdaspur terrorist attack, Pakistan was having floods. So it is not an intrinsic shortage of water, but rather, inadequate water management that results in water shortages just a few months later.

[Agnimitra]

In other words, ignore the dictum of "living within your means", spend on necessities of life only (food, shelter, education) and do not buy expensive toys (arms) from your favourite stores ( Massa, Chini -blothers, Ummahs ) which you do not need.

This is an old Pakjabi problem. In the British raj era, before Pakjab was Pak, the Musalman landlords of Punjab would famously live way beyond their means, and to finance a lavish lifestyle, would borrow money from the Hindu baniyas - for consumption, not for capital-formation. When they were unable to pay back the loans, there was the danger of the Hindu baniyas taking their land. But these were the "sword-arm" of the British Indian empire. So the British passed a law, the Punjab Land Alienation Act of 1900, which essentially prevented the creditors from seizing land as payment of debts.

Very interesting. Please tweet this. The genesis of the Pakjabi's so-called "love-hate" relationship with "Hindu bania" as well as white master.

[JE Menon]

Shiv, copied your idea and tweeted at the Saudi embassy UK and Adel Al Jubair (top Saudi foreign ministry chap, public face to the world of royal family).

[Falijee]

India should stop its conspiracies to destabilise Pakistan:FO
Nothing new being reported over except by this "official spokeperson" ; however, the underlying tone from the statements almost implies plea for "talk".
Sure Ganja's Agenda with Ombaba will include "some complaining"

[Anujan]

Nytimes.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/wo ... oogle.com/

U.S. Exploring Deal to Limit Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal

By DAVID E. SANGER
OCTOBER 15, 2015
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is exploring a deal with Pakistan that would limit the scope of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, the fastest-growing on earth. The discussions are the first in the decade since one of the founders of its nuclear program, Abdul Qadeer Khan, was caught selling the country’s nuclear technology around the world.

The talks are being held in advance of the arrival of Pakistan’s prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, in Washington next week. They focus on American concern that Pakistan might be on the verge of deploying a small tactical nuclear weapon — explicitly modeled on weapons the United States put in Europe during the Cold War to deter a Soviet invasion — that would be far harder to secure than the country’s arsenal of larger weapons.

So they have successfully held a nuke gun to their head and bargained.

[saip]

Pakistan submarine fires at four Indian boats, 24 fishermen arrested

Link

Pakistan using subs to hunt Indian fishermen now?

[ramana]

Kasuri and his biradar Sudheendra Kulkarni doing Gandhigiri

If Kachori and his ilk had done Gandhigiri before 1947 none of the killings would have happened.

[uddu]

Pakistan submarine fires at four Indian boats, 24 fishermen arrested

Link

Pakistan using subs to hunt Indian fishermen now?

The port is at around 60 km from the international boundary.

[saip]

I do not believe the sub came near the port, only the fishermen are from that port (whatever the news item might have said). But if it did, India is in deep doodoo.

[uddu]

Isis' Grand Plan: Acquire Nuke from Pakistan to Attack US
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/isis-grand-pla ... -us-633438

Isis says that after having seized "tanks, rocket launchers, missile systems, anti-aircraft systems", it will now acquire a nuclear weapon through deals with 'corrupt officials' in Pakistan.

"The Islamic State has billions of dollars in the bank, so they call on their wilayah (chapter) in Pakistan to purchase a nuclear device through weapons dealers with links to corrupt officials in the region," says the article, titled 'The Perfect Storm'.

""The nuke and accompanying mujahidin arrive on the shorelines of South America and are transported through the porous borders of Central America before arriving in Mexico and up to the border with the United States. From there it's just a quick hop through a smuggling tunnel and hey presto, they're mingling with another 12 million 'illegal' aliens in America with a nuclear bomb in the trunk of their car."

Apart from its nuclear ambitions, the ninth issue of Dabiq titled 'They Plot And Allah Plots' praises the Texas attack by two gunmen on a Prophet drawing contest, and justifies the group's enslavement and rape of Yazidi girls.

[saip]

That kachori guy seems to have a problem with his knees.

[ramana]

RahulG also has knee problems. Can't sit dharmically.

[Prem]

Kasuri and his biradar Sudheendra Kulkarni doing Gandhigiri
If Kachori and his ilk had done Gandhigiri before 1947 none of the killings would have happened.

These Kacche Dhagge can sing now
Hum Tum Chorri se, Baandhe Ik Dorri se
Aaye Baitthiye Hazoor ,
Arrrre Yeh Banandan hai Harami Saa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdfuCtLbm34

[Falijee]

Ganja Sharif Cancels Visit To Chicago Due to Potential Protests By Kaptaan's Party
Sharif shortens visit to US

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is reported to have shortened his visit to the United States from five to three days, cancelling at least two major engagements in the process.

The prime minister had earlier planned to arrive in Chicago on Oct 19 to address a meeting of potential Pakistani-American investors the following day.
The visit to Chicago, however, has been cancelled, apparently because the government fears that the PTI may turn it into a protest against the prime minister, as it did in New York last month when the finance minister went to a mosque to say his Eid prayers.

So the organisers planned a community meeting in Washington on Oct 23. The Chicago meeting was planned jointly by the Pakistan Embassy and the local chapter of PML-N. Hundreds of invitations had already been sent for this meeting by Oct 12, when the invitees received another email from the organisers saying that the event has been cancelled.
Since the organisers offered no explanation, the cancellation caused wild speculations, ranging from a possible PTI protest to the “sensitive nature of the PM’s engagements in Washington that require the PM’s complete attention,” as a local PML-N office-bearer explained.

The PTI protest is a more plausible explanation, as Immy's supporters have been haunting him at all his oversees meetings with local Pakis

But the PM’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz told reporters in Islamabad that Mr Sharif would discuss the stalled dialogue between Pakistan and India with the US president. “A number of other issues would also be discussed,” he added.

Presumably, a copy of the famous 3 part dossier would also be tabled as "proof" of alleged Indian involvement in "destabilization of the Land of The Pure".

[Falijee]

RAW funded MQM, Scotland Yard hands over proofs to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Scotland Yard on Thursday handed over to Pakistan the evidence of Indian intelligence agency RAW funding Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party, Dunya News reported.

The sources told Dunya News that Scotland Yard has handed over a list of over 10 names who were involved in the process.
Who are these "sources"
Reportedly, these people used to take direct funding from the Indian agency and provide it the MQM.

The Scotland Yard has reportedly prepared the list after interrogation from Altaf Hussain and Muhammad Anwar.

Adviser to Prime Minister, Ishtar Ausaf held meetings with the Scotland Yard regarding the case. The government has begun investigation over the issues of RAW funding and money laundering.

A massive operation against terrorism and target killing in Karachi is ongoing and the authorities are also investigating and taking to task the outfits or parties who allegedly have links with foreign funding sources.

MQM has strongly condemned and has been vocal against the targeting them in guise of the operation. Their lawmakers have even resigned from the assemblies in protest.

The word "allegedly" and "reportedly" figure prominently in this propagandu farticle; the mention of some names in the Scotland Yard report that may have been sent to Paki bureaucrats is seen as 400% evidence of RAA involvement in MQM funding.
IMHO, the Pakis are looking for that elusive smoking gun to neutralize Altaf Bhai and his Mojahir supporters. So the Scotland Yard Report may be churned to achieve the desired result

[Falijee]

Paki In- Breeding And The Embarrassing Results In Form Of Children Deformity.
Deformities in Charsadda: Cousin marriages, and the heavy price children pay

PESHAWAR: Standing outside his house with his two blind children in Charsadda's Mian Kalay village, Zahirullah Khan's grief is inconsolable. "Two of my other children also died after reaching puberty," says the tearful father.

For the past 40 years, almost every third home in the village, which is situated some 30 kilometres south of Peshawar, has children suffering from birth defects.

Disabilities range from blindness, cerebral palsy, mental disorders, thalassemia, physical deformities and hearing and speech impairments to name a few.

Doctors have termed generations of inter-family marriages in the village — which has 350 households — as the main cause behind birth defects in children. There are two major tribes in the village, Miya and Shpon, and unions between men and women from solely these two clans is the ongoing tradition.

Obviously, this is not a local problem, but a nation-wide epidemic due to the ,,preference,, for such unions

A local journalist in Charsadda, Muhammad Tayeb, says all the men in the village belong to either of the two aforesaid tribes, and cannot marry other girls due to cultural restrictions.

"Inbreeding can cause problems in first, second and even third generation offspring," says Dr Ali.

The doctor discounts suggestions that environmental factors contribute to the birth defects and deformities, saying that a poor environment is indicated by conditions like diarrhoea and fluid build-up in infants, which has not been seen among the children of Mian Kalay.

In the meantime, he suggests that 'torch test' can be performed on couples to screen for deficiencies that can result in potential birth defects, following which preventive measures can be taken before conceiving.

Such tests and or procedures are possible in a progressive society but not in conservative, orthodox, communities like this one, where a female patient is rarely allowed to be examined by a male doctor or where medical diagnosis or treatment of a female is conducted via the verbal back and forth by the male doctor with the husband, father , brother and other male members.

[Falijee]

Pakistan Passport Makes It To The (Bottom) List

Pakistani passport still among worst in the world: report

The Pakistani passport this month dropped 14 places in the global travel ranking making it one of the worst passports to travel with, a report revealed.

The Visa Restrictions Index 2015, prepared by Henley & Partners, ranked Pakistan at 106th, making it one of four of the worst passports in the world.

In 2014, Pakistan was ranked at 92, sharing the spot with Somalia, with citizens of both countries enjoying visa-free access to only 32 destinations around the world.

So Pakistan and Somalia can enjoy each other, as cousin brothers, but allowance must be made for Pakistan as the elder brother in this relationship, due to its status as the first Islami Atomi Takat, which status it proudly wears, on its Islamic sleeves