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Fatwa "Urgently Needed" - Whether Selling Undergarments Is Haram Or Halal :mrgreen:

A Dozen Shopkeepers In KPK Were Arrested For Selling Women Undergarments In Public
Pakistan’s ideology has always differed from the masses. The conservative thinking, which is joint by religion in the backdrop, sometimes comes out with unimaginable results.
In a first of its kind revelation, almost 15 shopkeepers in Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were arrested for selling women undergarments, namely bra, and panties in public.
Apparently, these shopkeepers were arrested and fined by the Assistant Commissioner of Buner, who must be a KPPSC or an FPSC officer, hailing from the cadre of services. The shops were situated adjacent to the Shrine of Pir Baba, which is why strict action was taken against it. Yet another reason, why something like the Religious Police ( Mutaween ) is needed in Pakistan. Saudi clerics' expertise can be drawn upon in the initial establishment of such a unit !
Now, the first question that arises is, that are women undergarments an item of obscenity. Isn’t it taught to us throughout our lives by elders and society that women are supposed to wear undergarments? If it is so, where are they to buy them? Does the bureaucracy and jirga system of Buner expect for foreign undergarments outlets to open stores with tinted windows? Another reason, why a "fatwa" on this "important matter" is urgently needed . Maulana Sami-ul- Haq ( of the Akora Khattack Islamic Seminary ) is probably the most suitable Maulana for the job :mrgreen:
Concerned authorities, namely the Deputy Commissioner and the Commissioner of Buner need to handle this situation before it blows out of proportion. Respecting a Shrine in its own place, needs of women are to be respected as well.
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Aid Eid Greetings From Pakistan :mrgreen:
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Imran Awan Wants GPS Removed for Uber Job & Child Care – But He Doesn’t Drive for Uber, Kids are in Pakistan
“IT specialist” Imran Awan worked for Debbie Wasserman Schultz for thirteen years since she was first elected to national office in 2004 as a Florida representative.
She only fired him after he was arrested and would have kept paying her “IT expert” even after he fled to Pakistan.
The Awan brothers IT ring had access to emails and computer data from an estimated 800 lawmakers and staffers.Three Pakistani brothers who managed the IT affairs for several Democratic government officials were relieved of their duties in February on suspicion that they accessed specific computer networks without permission, also known as hacking.Imran Awan, who started working for Wasserman Schultz in 2005, received $164,600 in 2016, with close to $20,000 of that coming from Wasserman Schultz. Not counting other family family members on the payroll . Not counting the fraud "done on the job" as well !
His brother Jamal, who started working as a staffer in 2014, was paid $157,350.12 in 2016. Abid, who started working in 2005, was paid $160,943 in 2016.Imran’s wife, Hina Alvi, who was employed as a staffer since February 2007, was paid 168,300 in 2016. Rao Abbas was paid $85,049 in 2016. Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan were barred from computer networks at the House of Representatives in February. Most of the House Members fired the Awans subsequently. Only Debbie Wasserman Schultz kept Imran Awan on the pay roll up to the day he got arrest for Bank Fraud after trying to flee the country.
According to Redditt — Imran Awan is now released with an GPS ankle monitor until his preliminary hearing on Aug. 21.More information is coming out on Imran Awan and his criminal activities.
Awan pretended to be his wife when requesting a loan from the Congressional Federal Credit Union and got it! He had the credit union wire $165,000 to PAKISTAN – no questions asked.In public lawsuits in Fairfax County, Va., the brothers have been accused of life insurance fraud as well as fraud involving a car dealership.
On Friday Imran’s attorney asked the DC court to to remove his GPS monitoring device so he could continue his Uber job and see his kids in an emergency. Now Uber says Imran Awan does not work for them. Imran Awan’s children fled to Pakistan with their mother.
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Peregrine wrote:Here is an Article by Dr. Kaiser Bengali - Dated February 26, 2016

‘CPEC is the real game-changer’
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anupmisra wrote:Great find! So, in a year and half Herr Kaiser does an about turn. Perhaps the "check in the mail" never arrived?
SSridhar wrote:Peregrine ji, brilliant.
SSridhar Ji & anupmisra Ji :

Re : Dr. Kaiser Brngali

Your above Two messages stimulated me to further exertions and I can report the following :

On GHQ’s pressure, Zardari holds Bengali’s appointment for NEC - JUNE 6, 2012

President Asif Ali Zardari has withheld the summary of Dr Kaiser Bengali’s appointment as member of the National Economic Council (NEC) after the military establishment’s intervention, Pakistan Today has learnt.
Dr Bengali, an economist and former advisor to the Sindh chief minister on planning and development, was nominated by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 6 as an NEC member from Sindh. However, according to sources privy to the president, Zardari withheld Bengali’s appointment after pressure from the General Headquarters (GHQ).

Sources said the prime minister had sent the summary of Bengali’s appointment under Article 156 of the constitution. According to Article 156, the president should constitute the NEC, consisting of the prime minister as the chairman of the council, chief ministers of all provinces and one member from each province which would be nominated by the chief ministers and four others members as the prime minister may nominate from time to time.

“The presidency received a summary of Dr Qaiser Bengali’s appointment from the Prime Minister’s House on May 7, but the president withheld the summary after the GHQ’s intervention,” the source said. “The military establishment has raised serious reservations over Dr Bengali’s appointment as NEC member from Sindh after his articles on corruption in the National Logistic Cell (NLC) run by the army,” he said.

In his articles published in some national newspapers, Dr Bengali made corruption allegations against Pakistan Army officials in the NLC, besides holding the army responsible for the destruction of Pakistan Railways to make way for the NLC.

“Dr Bengali also accused Pakistan Army of occupying Railways’ land worth billions of rupees after making the Railways dysfunctional,” he said.

“After the GHQ’s intervention of GHQ, the president has withheld the summary of the appointment of Dr Kaiser Bengali as member of NEC from Sindh and asked the prime minister to send an alternate name to fulfil the constitutional requirement,” he added.

My Comments : Seemingly there is Bad Blood between Dr. Bengali and the "Phauj"
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anupmisra wrote:
Peregrine wrote:Here is an Article by Dr. Kaiser Bengali - Dated February 26, 2016

‘CPEC is the real game-changer’
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Great find! So, in a year and half Herr Kaiser does an about turn. Perhaps the "check in the mail" never arrived?
He is clearly a lifafa journalist and talking head, but irrespective of tall that, he is a delusional moron like the rest of them. On a show a couple of days back on Paki TV he was claiming that he had a blueprint to make them financially independent and loan-free in 3 years and an export powerhouse in 10.
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Peregrine wrote: On GHQ’s pressure, Zardari holds Bengali’s appointment for NEC - JUNE 6, 2012
“The presidency received a summary of Dr Qaiser Bengali’s appointment from the Prime Minister’s House on May 7, but the president withheld the summary after the GHQ’s intervention,” the source said. “The military establishment has raised serious reservations over Dr Bengali’s appointment as NEC member from Sindh after his articles on corruption in the National Logistic Cell (NLC) run by the army,” he said.
So, the PA had access to all transactions happening between the PM and the President ! Moles in PM's office, President's office or both.

In any case, Kaiser Bengali was deeply involved in the CPEC project by all accounts right from the beginning. Now, he has turned against it?
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X-posting from CPEC thread.

The first case of corruption in CPEC has been reported . . . . AoA

Chinese envoy rejects corruption claims against Shehbaz - Daily Times
The Chinese government has rejected allegations of corruption levelled against Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, saying reports of him receiving kickbacks from the Multan Metro Bus project through a ‘fake’ Chinese firm are false.

Responding to a tweet, Acting Ambassador Zhao Lijian said that the Chinese company in the middle of the scandal, Jiangsu Yabaite Technology Co Ltd, was not operating in Pakistan and had presented “fake letters to cheat [the] government”. He added that the Chinese government had taken action against the firm.


“Thx for advice. This Chinese company Yabeite was not working in Pakistan. It made up some fake letters to cheat government and was punished,” he tweeted. In another tweet, the diplomat said CPEC projects were transparent and clean and there was zero tolerance for corruption.

The Punjab chief minister welcomed the ‘vindication’ of his stance on the issue in a tweet. “I bow my head before Him, for it isn’t my vindication alone, it is magnificent vindication of all my colleagues and govt of Punjab…thanks!,” he tweeted. {Who is 'Him'?, the Chinese ambassador?}


A Chinese regulatory authority had released a report stating that the Punjab chief minister had received more than Rs 10 million in kickbacks from the Multan Metro Bus project through Jiangsu Yabaite Technology Co Ltd, a Chinese company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

According to the report, Jiangsu is being probed by Chinese authorities after unusual transactions of money were detected in the company’s accounts. Pakistan, however, came into focus only after the Chinese company informed authorities in Beijing that the money involved in its unusual transactions was actually the profits it had earned from the Multan Metro Bus project through its Pakistani partner company, Capital Engineering and Construction Company (Pvt) Ltd.

The channel claimed in its report that on further investigation, the Chinese board ‘discovered’ that the company in Pakistan belonged to Shehbaz Sharif.


According to the report, the China Securities Regulatory Commission approached the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and asked for its assistance pursuant to International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCOs) and Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU) about Jiangsu Yabaite and Capital Engineering and Construction Company.

The CSRC also inquired from the SECP whether these two companies had participated in the construction of Multan Metro Bus Project, as claimed by Yabaite. The SECP approached the State Bank of Pakistan as well as the Federal Board of Revenue to know if there was any bank account of the Capital Engineering Company in the country, or any record of tax returns. The SECP also wrote to Pakistan Engineering Council to inquire if any such engineering company was registered with the council but no such company was found in the council’s record.

Yabaite, in light of the investigations, submitted to the CSRC two appreciation letters: one allegedly from Shehbaz Sharif, another from Senator Kulsoom Parveen, who hails from Balochistan, and one blank paper signed by Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, which endorsed Senator Parveen’s letter in May 2017.

The Punjab chief minister, as well as the two senators, have categorically denied writing any such letter. Shahbaz had vehemently rejected the allegations in a press conference on Wednesday.
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China tightening visa rules, say businessmen :eek:
KARACHI: A growing number of Chinese nationals are coming to Pakistan in the wake of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).According to reported figures, 71,000 Chinese nationals visited Pakistan in 2016, and 27,596 visa extensions were granted in that year, up by 41 per cent from a year earlier. Which may "explain" the rapid "Chinification of Pakistan" :mrgreen:
But a rising number of people in the business community of Pakistan are now saying that visas for China are becoming increasingly difficult to get. Moreover, even when they are granted, the validity period is seldom more than three months, and they are for single entry only. But the unilateral gesture is not being reciprocated by the "taller than mountain fliend " . Maybe, something to do with the "Pakistaniyat" of the applicants :twisted:
Pakistan Soap Manufact­urers Association (PSMA) Chairman Abdullah Zaki said the Chinese government should review its policy and grant multiple-entry visas to members of the business community, with a validity period of at least one year. But how many "soaps and shampoos" can Pakistan export to China :mrgreen:
Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Shamim Firpo said visa rules and other regulations need to be eased, especially for Pakistan’s trader community, in view of the friendly bilateral relations and the CPEC. “But instead of getting friendlier, the rules are becoming more stringent than even those of the United States,” he laments.
That is going a bit too far :eek:
An auto-part importer said that for the last two years the Chinese government has been asking for a police character certificate for the first-time visa applicants as well as those who have not visited for the last two years. “The general impression among our members is that visiting China is getting complicated,” he said, adding that European countries and the United States grant five-year visas. So, the "special reputation" of the Pakis has already reached China as well !
Association of Pakistan Motorcycle Assemblers (APMA) Chairman Sabir Sheikh said China should at least relax its visa policy for those businessmen who have dealt with Chinese counterparts for the last 10 years and have been frequent travellers. The Chinese government must have the record of these Pakistani people, he said.
Another trader, who did not wish to speak for attribution for fear of complicating future visa applications, said travel agents have made some kind of an arrangement whereby with their help some 20 to 25 visa forms are submitted on holidays at Chinese embassy or consulates.The first-time visitor to China pays Rs100,000 to the travel agent while the regular visitor to China hands over Rs35,000-40,000. Resultantly, the application is processed smoothly. Difficulties arise if one tries to approach consular authorities directly. Against a hefty fee, the agent makes all arrangements for the character certificate as well as an invitation from Chinese businesses.No data is available on how many Pakistanis visited China in 2016, and how that figure would compare with preceding months. So, the travel agents are trying to circumvent the system for the sake of their commission ?
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Pakistan urges Myanmar to investigate reports of Rohingya Muslims’ massacre

Pakistan should keep its mouth shut and not "lecture" Myanmar on the treatment of its Muslim minorities . First, "clean up" your own house, in terms of how minorities are treated in your own country, and then you will have the moral right to speak on behalf of the so-called persecuted Ummah :twisted:
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Paki Editorial "Cautions" Present And Past Officials In The Foreign Ministry From Washing Their (Diplomatic) Dirty Linen In Full Glare Of The Public In Light Of Recent Revelations. :mrgreen:

Basit-Aizaz spat
by DailyTimes
In the age of social media, there is very little that escapes the radar. And with the perpetual risk of information leakage, like in this case, unresolved differences and personal rivalries are bound to come out in the open sooner rather than later. It is encouraging that the association of former ambassadors has also taken notice of the episode. But the need of the hour is for the ministry to evolve mechanisms that can effectively take care of both personal and professional differences among its diplomats.*
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"Loud Mouth" Mush Openly Admits That That Dawood Is In Pakistan And That The Deep State Is "Using" Him Against India :D

'Dawood Ibrahim may be in Pakistan', says Musharraf

The frustrated Kammundu, now that he has been made a "scapegoat" by the Pakjabi dominated fauj, for BB's murder, has now been lashing left and right in media appearances and divulging so-called " state secrets " like there is no tomorrow for him :twisted:
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UN Official ‘Deeply Alarmed’ By Condition Of Iranian Prison Protesters
A United Nations human rights investigator has urged Iran to find a “prompt solution” to a prolonged hunger strike by prisoners protesting their conditions and their unexplained transfer to a high-security section of a prison outside Tehran.UN special rapporteur Asma Jahangir on August 31 said she was “deeply alarmed” by reports of the deteriorating conditions of about 53 prisoners, including 15 followers of the Baha'i faith.
Substitute, Ahmedis for Bahais and Islamabad for Tehran, in this news report, and Asma may well be describing the condition of Qadianis ( or Ahmedis as they are known !) in Pakiland !!! :twisted:
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Excessive meat eating on Eid may cause serious health threats
Eating too much meat on and after Eidul Azha may cause stomach related serious health threats along with complications even in apparently healthy persons 8) while among chronic patients, the consumption of excessive amounts of heavy and spicy meat dishes regularly on Eid days may cause severe complications.
It is worth mentioning here that eating excessive amounts of meat may cause heart disease, kidney diseases, osteoporosis (softening of bones), and cancer
Dr. Khawaja said the best way to avoid health threats is that people should follow the teachings of Islam
There you have it. The answer to all problems....

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/227588 ... th-threats
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Imran's official residence, BANI- GALA officially re-named :twisted:
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Running where?

IN the introduction to Pakistan at the Crossroad, Christophe Jaffrelot labels Pakistan as a “client state” and a “pivotal state”. For long, we had been dubbed an ideological state and a security state.

None of these titles are too flattering, but they are not inaccurate. The status of being a client and a pivot stems from Jaffrelot’s observation about Pakistan’s “ability to navigate at the interface of domestic and external dynamics”.

This has been increasingly in evidence with the passage of time as the country is sucked deeper into the quagmire of external and internal conflict and instability. The two are intricately intertwined. That is what we are witnessing today in the wake of President Donald Trump’s announcement of Aug 21 of America’s Afghan policy and the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif by the Supreme Court’s judgement in July.

What is bizarre is the conduct of our foreign and security policies in a manner that blatantly ignores the needs and interests of the people of Pakistan. These policies are designed to protect the economic and political privileges of a civilian and military oligarchy.

Of course, the beneficiaries do not admit that. They have excelled in navigating the stormy waters of regional confrontation by drawing on the support of outside powers rather than consolidating the country’s political economy so that it doesn’t have to lean on others to pull its chestnuts out of the fire.

To cope with this situation, successive governments have depended on a massive inflow of arms and economic aid from abroad which have naturally come with strings attached. In the process, we have tried to achieve the impossible feat of befriending the US, Britain, the Arabs, Iran, China and Russia — all at the same time. Meanwhile, we have also been accused of manipulating the non-state actors that our security aims have spawned. Given the contradictions in this, we have managed to tread on quite a few toes and annoy friends of long standing. All this has been done against the backdrop of strained relations with India, our proclaimed enemy number one.

The focus has been more on security than unifying the country, integrating the people and befriending India. The outcome has proved to be counterproductive. We have not become a military powerhouse. Nor have the people emerged as a well-knit nation. The ambition of becoming a nuclear power has cost us heavily making Pakistan more vulnerable and insecure than ever.

The non-state actors — considered ‘strategic assets’ — have proved most detrimental to our well-being. Since 1947 when tribesmen entered Kashmir at a time when the maharaja had entered into a standstill agreement with Pakistan, we have been accused of using non-state actors when needed. Instead of the normal tools of diplomacy being accessed, Operation Gibraltar in the Kashmir Valley in 1965, the various lashkars in Kashmir and Kargil and the so-called Mujahideen and Taliban in Afghanistan relied on force.

Today we feel the US has betrayed us. But should we not blame ourselves as well? First, we extended a helping hand to Messrs Brzezinski and Carter in 1979 when they drew up their sinister scheme of making Afghanistan ‘Russia’s Vietnam’. At American behest, ‘freedom fighters’ sent across the Durand Line to provoke the Russians and start a war in Afghanistan that has still to end. After 9/11, we have been running with the hare and hunting with the hounds much to the annoyance of the Americans as well as the jihadists. Both have reacted. American drone attacks and Islamist suicide bombings have crushed our people.

Where the present crisis is concerned, Beijing has duly responded by issuing a statement of support. At the moment, China is the only countervailing option we seem to have. But in the long term, overdependence on China is not advisable either.

The Chinese have developed their own model of bringing territory under their sphere of influence. They are known to pour huge amounts of loans into countries that cannot repay them within the specified period. The practice has been for the creditor to penalise the recipient state by taking control of the projects funded by Chinese loans.

At the root of the choices that Pakistan has made lies the country’s fear of India and its determination to establish parity with it. Even after 70 years we have not managed to negotiate a pragmatic working relationship with the Indians. Given our smaller size and fewer resources, they have gained the upper hand even in the game of surreptitious measures.

The need of the hour is to reach some understanding with India eschewing violence. Secondly, we must recognise that we can no longer continue to be a nation of beggars that depends on outside patrons to fund our economy. There will always be a price to pay. We have to learn to be self-reliant.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iZKX53gA4g

Pak airforce chief admits, Pak started all wars, 40 % funds spend on army, 1 % on education
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Xposted from the “Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)”.

India has sucessfully kept out of the BRICS Xiamen declaration any endorsement for pet intiatives of the Peoples Republic of China namely the One Belt One Road (OBOR) and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Despite Peoples Republic of China pre Xiamen BRICS meet fulminations opposing India bringing up of Islamic Republic of Pakistan sponsored Mohammadden Terrorism at the BRICS meet, India has sucessfully got the BRICS Xiamen declaration that the Peoples Republic of China was hell bent on blocking, to mention of Mohammadden Terrorism emanating from the Mohammadden Terrorism Fomenting Islamic Republic of Pakistan by getting the declaration to include Mohammadden Terrorist groups originating in the Islamic Republic such as India Centric Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) included. Other Islamic Republic of Pakistan resident Mohammadden Terrorist groups included are the Haqqani Network. The fly in the onitment is that undoubtedly owing to the PRC going to bat for Iron Brother Pakistan, the Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was also included not to mention the PRC’s Mohammadden bogeyman, Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM). See 48.

Full text of BRICS Leaders Xiamen Declaration from our MEA’s website:

BRICS Leaders Xiamen Declaration
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The Chini-fication Of Pakistan Also Includes A Slice Of Chinese Pork In Isloo :D

Pakistan: A slice of China in Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan - Sitting in his open-air kitchen in the heart of a busy shopping centre in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, Zhang Yan Xu does not seem to have a care in the world.The tall, broad-shouldered chef seems a genial sort, who exults in his inability to communicate with his customers.
"No English," he says, smiling broadly. "No Urdu." :roll:
Behind him, his wife looks up briefly from the chopping board, before getting back to the serious business of rolling and folding fresh dumplings for the customers downstairs. The Xus work at Hong Du Ramen, the latest in a glut of Chinese restaurants, grocery stores, guesthouses and language centres to open up across Pakistan, aimed mainly at the country's growing population of Chinese citizens. So, the customer base is strictly Chinese !
Two years after it was announced, CPEC's first "early harvest" infrastructure projects are now coming online, with work under way on dozens more. The tip of the proverbial iceberg, before the Chinese take over Pakiland !
"This year is, as we call it, the year of early harvest," says Lijian Zhao, China's deputy ambassador to Pakistan. "The ultimate goal is to help Pakistan to develop the economy … to help to accelerate the industrialisation process."
The 43 projects that directly fall under the CPEC banner have seen a tripling of the number of Chinese nationals resident in Pakistan to more than 30,000, according to the Chinese embassy in Islamabad. In addition, Reuters reported, that more than 71,000 Chinese nationals visited on short-term visas last year. But the Chinese are not "reciprocating" the famous Paki hospitality and are inserting strict conditions on issuance of visa to Paki passport holders :mrgreen:
Zhao, the Chinese deputy ambassador, says he's a regular visitor to the new Chinese grocery stores, stocking up on traditional ingredients that are just not available anywhere else in the South Asian country.
"I go for those markets. [Even the embassy] cannot bring everything from China," he says.
The aptly named Firstop (a portmanteau of 'First Stop') is one of the largest such stores in Islamabad. The supermarket's shelves are lined with products manufactured in China: everything from noodles to hardhat construction helmets, sea kelp to stationery, spice mixes to industrial meat grinders.
The language barrier is a major stumbling block for many Chinese visitors, says Hassan. Most Chinese do not speak Urdu, Pakistan's native language, or English, which is spoken by a smaller subset of Pakistanis. As such, he says, the Chinese seem to be setting up a parallel world in the South Asian country."Right now, there is a whole Chinese life here," says Hassan, who speaks broken Mandarin. "There are thousands of Chinese people in Islamabad, and they have everything they need to live comfortably. Now they even have clubs for them … everything is provided to them."
One of those things, somewhat surprisingly in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is pork. The import and consumption of pork, which is forbidden in Islam, is illegal in Pakistan. On Ni Hao's shelves, however, you will find everything from pig snouts to trotters, from sausage to dried ham cuts.
Is the Mullah Brigade, specially Maulana Ghazi of Lal Masjid been made aware of the sale of this "haram" item :twisted:
Raza says customs officials at Pakistan's borders are not able to decipher the Chinese labels on most imported food products, and so Ni Hao is able to steer clear of trouble. But more than that, he says, if products are marked in Chinese, customs officials seem less inclined to check them. "It's already happening, obviously. The products are coming in, so that means they are allowing it." Pakistani customs officials denied to Al Jazeera that any such policy was in place.
Pakistani Govt cannot afford to alienate the Chinese by banning import and sale of pork products, a staple of their diet :twisted:
Questions of security, however, seem far from Zhang Yan Xu's mind, as he and his wife prepare for the afternoon rush at Hong Du Ramen. At the small hole-in-the-wall restaurant, waiter Ahsan Ibrar tends to the salads lying on the sideboard. Customers are expected to help themselves, he says. There are no frills and no fuss. No menu, either: the restaurant only serves its eponymous noodles. The few signs and the writing on the restaurant's whiteboard are all in Chinese. "No one speaks English," exclaims Ibrar, who was hired as a cleaner but was quickly promoted to cashier and translator-in-chief (a fact only somewhat hampered by the fact that he does not speak Chinese). It scarcely seems to matter, though. Business is booming, he says, and there is more than enough money to go around. Not long before another "Lal Masjid like situation" arises, IMO :mrgreen:
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Falijee wrote:The Chini-fication Of Pakistan Also Includes A Slice Of Chinese Pork In Isloo :D
One of those things, somewhat surprisingly in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is pork. The import and consumption of pork, which is forbidden in Islam, is illegal in Pakistan.
This above quote made me google what else is "verboten in der islamische republik" (Why, you ask? It's a national holiday here in the US today and I have plenty of time on my hands. I will probably have pork ribs at a couple of family BBQs today).

Staying out of trouble in Pakistan: Guide to local laws
Bottom line: In addition to government sanctioned laws, there is also Islamic law to consider in Pakistan.
Pakistan is a Muslim country in the midst of severe sectarian violence.
the penalty for drug offences tend to be quite severe and do include the death penalty. Even possessing small quantities of "soft" drugs for personal recreational purposes can result in long jail sentences, heavy fines, deportation or all of them at once
Pakistan also has the death penalty for serious crimes such as murder and rape, but it also includes blasphemy and unlawful assembly.
Certain forms of sexual conduct are illegal under Pakistani law. Homosexuality and sodomy are both illegal, with penalties ranging up to life imprisonment. It is also illegal for unmarried heterosexual couples to live together
Importation of alcohol or pork related products is illegal in Pakistan, and yes, they do mean it.
in Pakistan as attempting to convert a Muslim or encouraging one to abandon religion altogether is illegal.
corporal punishment is sometimes enforced for Muslims who commit such crimes as robbery, public drunkenness, and general consumption of alcohol.
As in all countries experiencing violent outbreaks avoid taking photographs of airports, military and government buildings or installations or anything that might be considered sensitive.
Be careful not to offend the strict Islamic codes of dress and behaviour, this may cause unwanted attention from both the populace and the police.
Sadly, women may be targets of harassment, and especially so if they are unaccompanied.
during Ramadan, eating, drinking and smoking between sunrise and sunset is forbidden to Muslims and while technically not illegal for non-Muslims, is something that should be avoided in public just to stay on the safe side.
Did I miss anything?

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In big win for India, BRICS declaration deplores terror in region, slams Pakistan-based Lashkar, Jaish, Haqqani
NEW DELHI: In a big win for India, and for the first time, BRICS countries on Monday slammed Pakistan without naming it, as they "deplored" terror attacks in member countries and the "violence caused" by Pakistan-based terror outfits. The 'BRICS Xiamen Declaration' specifically named the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and the Taliban, ISIL/DAISH and Al-Qaida. In addition, the BRICS members+ also called for greater efficiency in designation of terrorists. This is particularly significant, because it is BRICS member China that has been blocking designating Jaishe-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar.
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It is rohingya time in balkistan. Everyone including malalalala in the islamic republic is concerned about the rohingyas and has something to say. Its as if the bakis have now a found a new cause-celebre. For example, a sampling of today's headlines:

Pakistan deeply concerned over killing, displacement of Rohingya Muslimshttps://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/22772 ... ya-Muslims

Shah condemns atrocities being committed against Rohingya Muslimshttps://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/22773 ... ya-Muslims

Bilawal Bhutto condemns genocide of Rohingya Muslimshttps://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/22773 ... ya-Muslims

Malala ‘heartbroken’ at sufferings of Rohingya Muslimshttps://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/22772 ... ya-Muslims

Why doesn't bakistan open its gates?
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Building Of Schools Outsourced To China

China to build 50 schools in FATA
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from the baki interview
If we recall, Gwadar came into the spotlight after the Kargil war because a need was felt to have a port for naval purposes. India tried to blockade the port at Karachi and sent ships but this plan failed. As the sea is rough in the summer, the crew got sea-sick and returned. The Karachi-Gwadar Road (Coastal Highway) was also constructed during that time, mainly for defence reasons. Till then it had been completely neglected and its economic potential had not come under discussion. I am not against building infrastructure for security reasons; my point is that we must acknowledge it was for defence reasons and not to exploit its economic potential.
What idiots!! Check out the reason on why Indian naval blockade failed it claims that the Indian navy crew got sea sick?
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Falijee wrote:The Chini-fication Of Pakistan Also Includes A Slice Of Chinese Pork In Isloo :D

Pakistan: A slice of China in Islamabad
Pretty soon PAK will be referred to as PAKC - Pakistan Autonomous Khita of China. We have seen the template of Tibet Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region etc. Awaiting the days of Chinese choreographed dancing of Paki mullahs.
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SBajwa wrote:
from the baki interview
If we recall, Gwadar came into the spotlight after the Kargil war because a need was felt to have a port for naval purposes. India tried to blockade the port at Karachi and sent ships but this plan failed. As the sea is rough in the summer, the crew got sea-sick and returned. The Karachi-Gwadar Road (Coastal Highway) was also constructed during that time, mainly for defence reasons. Till then it had been completely neglected and its economic potential had not come under discussion. I am not against building infrastructure for security reasons; my point is that we must acknowledge it was for defence reasons and not to exploit its economic potential.
What idiots!! Check out the reason on why Indian naval blockade failed it claims that the Indian navy crew got sea sick?
This guy is one of the top economists of Pakistan, gives you a good indication of the level of their thought processes and the standards of their discourse.
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Falijee wrote:The Chini-fication Of Pakistan Also Includes A Slice Of Chinese Pork In Isloo :D

Pakistan: A slice of China in Islamabad
Pakis and Chinis are pole opposite to be allies. All we need to do is sit on our Musharaff and let this Chinification continue.

Once it reaches substantial mass, print some posters on pork being sold need jinnah's burial or something like that and paste it overnight.

As the pious start rioting ...we grab the popcorn. :rotfl:
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nam wrote:
Falijee wrote:The Chini-fication Of Pakistan Also Includes A Slice Of Chinese Pork In Isloo :D

Pakistan: A slice of China in Islamabad
Pakis and Chinis are pole opposite to be allies. All we need to do is sit on our Musharaff and let this Chinification continue.

Once it reaches substantial mass, print some posters on pork being sold need jinnah's burial or something like that and paste it overnight.

As the pious start rioting ...we grab the popcorn. :rotfl:
All the more so since about 90% of the population will get no benefits from all the chinification, only the elites are getting some benefits, that too temporary. The only ones who really benefits are the politicians and generals who will squirrel away their cut to cooler climes in the west.
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( only ) 50,000 tonne of animal waste cleared from Lahore streets.
The Lahore Waste Management Company collected and disposed of more than 50,000 tonne animal waste on Eidul Azha and following two days.
Compared to the previous years, sanitation operation was more effective as LWMC cleared all major roads and thickly populated areas on Eid day when animal waste load was enormous. Lack of significant rains on Eid day and taru also helped proper lifting and disposal of offal and other animal waste from various localities of Lahore. LWMC also managed lifting of waste on Monday when the city received significant rains.Last year, LWMC collected and disposed of 30,000 tonne animal waste. Last year it was 30,000. This year it is 50,000. ! So, Eid "Qurbani" was done with a gusto :mrgreen:
The administration, however, failed to check hazardous activity of burning of pai (foot) and preparing siri (head) at mobile shops in every nook and corner of Lahore
He said that Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif would announce prize for staff on successful sanitation operation. :roll: Where the animal waste was ultimately disposed off, is anybody's guess !
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Lt-Col, two FC men martyred in Panjgur attack
QUETTA: Three security personnel were martyred and three other FC men, including an army officer on deputation, injured in an ambush by militants in the Shangar area of Panjgur district on Monday evening
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Why China agreed to include Pak-based terror groups in BRICS declaration?

BEIJING: China on Monday said that Pakistan-based terrorist outfits like JeM, LeT and the Haqqani network have been included in the BRICS joint declaration due to concerns about their violent activities in the region.

Defending the move to include these terror groups for the first time in the BRICS joint declaration, foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said BRICS countries have "shown their concerns to the violent activities raised by these organisations".

"These organisations are all sanctioned by the UN Security Council and have a significant impact for Afghanistan issue," Geng told in a written response to a strong reference in the BRICS countries about these terror groups.

He, however, skirted a response to a question on whether the naming of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) by the BRICS in which China is a prominent member marks a change in Beijing's stand of opposing the UN ban against the group's chief Masood Azhar.

"On the counter terrorism cooperation among the BRICS countries, we are very satisfied with the achievements made by the BRICS. We have a working group on terrorism," he said.

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AoA and martial law!! ‘Next generation of militants may emerge from academic institutes
Leading academicians have called for a coordinated and strong policy to check extremism that they believe is no more limited to conventional madressahs (seminaries) but can now be found in reputed public and private educational institutions, negating the ‘myth’ that radicalisation is linked with poverty and illiteracy.
Vice chancellors and other officials of around 40 varsities, both private and public, attended the seminar.
The law enforcers and academics agreed to set up vigilance committees, enhancing surveillance, organising seminars at varsity auditoriums to sensitise the faculty members and students
“Radicalisation [is] growing at academic institutes with the CTD assessing that the next generation of militants [is] more likely to have university education rather than a madressah background
Citing the case of Noreen Leghari who was radicalised through ‘social media’, the CTD SSP Operations said the varsity administration later told them that they had “detected certain behavioural changes” among several girls of the medical university, as a group of 10 to 15 girls used to attend ‘dars’ in ‘isolation’.
There [is] a thin line between preaching and radicalisation
certain youths of academic institutes had a global agenda and they wanted to fight wars.
Referring to the case of a private university teacher who trained his son and other close relatives to prepare improvised explosive devices
Dr Noor Ahmed Shaikh proposed seeking help of psychiatrists to monitor activities of students
Unbelievable!! Extraordinarily astonishingly mind blowing! Implausible and preposterous. Sindh has 40 universities!?!

https://www.dawn.com/news/1344913/next- ... institutes
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Peregrine wrote:Lt-Col, two FC men martyred in Panjgur attack
QUETTA: Three security personnel were martyred and three other FC men, including an army officer on deputation, injured in an ambush by militants in the Shangar area of Panjgur district on Monday evening
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I though all freedom fighters in b'lochistan had surrendered? These must be raa agents.
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Bhooka Nanga Pakistan To Provide " Humanitarian (lip service) Assistance To Ummah Rohingyas :D

Pakistan to provide humanitarian assistance to Rohingya Muslims: Foreign Minister

Where is the money coming from ?
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Pakistan Stock Exchange suffers worst month of trading in seven years
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) endured its worst month of trading in seven years as continuing political and economic uncertainty plagued the market in August.The KSE-100 index reported its biggest monthly decline since May 2010, falling 10.4pc to reach 41,207 points, its lowest level for 2017. And this was the worst August performance recorded in nine years by the PSX since 2008.
Major losers for the week were reported to be HBL whose stocks declined 18.55pc, Lucky Cement 15.38pc, Mari Petroleum 14.51pc, UBL 6.37pc and Engro 12.75pc.
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Islami "Atomi Takat" Pakistan Sounds Ummah Red Alert !

At least 30,000 Rohingya trapped in Myanmar mountains without food, million protesters in Chechnya decry persecution (PHOTOS + VIDEO)
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Falijee wrote:Building Of Schools Outsourced To China

China to build 50 schools in FATA
That's a new low. These are school damn it, not medical or engineering colleges which may need special equipment and designs. A row of class rooms, with blackboards, desks, lighting, a few toilets and a leveled ground. Pak 'atmi takat' can't even do this? What next, "Impregnating of begum outsourced to China"?
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Vikram Sood's Take On Trump's Tough Talk To Pakistan .

Been there, done that..again?
By Vikram Sood
It was no blood, sweat and tears speech from US President Donald Trump. Americans do not have the stomach for this kind of thing. Instead, what we have today are scowls and bluster from the US, and injured innocence, denial and bluff from Pakistan in response.
Pakistanis know how to handle Americans much better than the other way round, and Rawalpindi has manipulated US foreign policy effectively. It will not create any major incident, or against US interests, in Afghanistan for the next few months. Instead, it will create some provocation in Kashmir to try to bring India into the equation.
The official Pakistani reaction to Trump’s speech was on expected lines. A brazen denial about the existence of terrorists on Pakistani soil along with a comment that instability in the region was because of Pakistan’s long-running dispute with India on Jammu and Kashmir. "Solving Kashmir" - whatever that means - is not going to "solve" instability in the region !
Never mind the Peshawars, Miramshahs and Quetta Shuras, the Lashkare-Taibas and Jaish-e-Mohammeds that roam freely in Pakistan. Inevitably, the Pakistanis also displayed their Saudi and China cards.
The Generals in Rawalpindi are happy that US relations with Iran and Russia are in a dump, thereby limiting US options. Similarly, India’s relations are not going anywhere substantial with Iran, are in the doldrums with Russia, and positively adverse with China. If 170,000 troops could not deter the Taliban when the Taliban were not so strong, it is quite obvious that 3,900 additional troops in Afghanistan will achieve little when the Taliban control 40% of the territory and continue to receive full-spectrum support from Pakistan. Pakistan wants to install an anti-India regime in Afghanistan for its own nefarious purposes !
The Pakistani army will remain duplicitous in its dealings with the West, notably the US. Simultaneously, it cannot afford to annoy its own mullahs and troopers or its Afghan jihadi allies. Pakistan has not moved away from its essential policies all these 16 years since the US invasion of Afghanistan. All its security policies relating to India began in 1947, something that the West usually overlooks, as do many Indians who have made hope, rather than reality, their policy.
Pakistan will play the familiar card: pretend to help, promise more, win accolades from an anxious Trump wanting to show success of his machismo efforts. It will create a situation on the Indian border and win US sympathy and assistance. There will be charades against sections of the Taliban and Haqqani groups.Pakistan may actually be seen to be helpful against al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, while targeting the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). It will take limited action to prevent the killing of Shia, Baloch and Ahmedi groups, but won’t make any concessions to target anti-Indian terror groups in Pakistan. Nor take any action against Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed !
So, nothing will begin to change unless the Taliban are declared terrorists and Pakistan is under threat of being declared a terrorist State. Until then, Pakistan will continue the fight in Afghanistan alongside the Taliban, the Haqqanis, with an unlimited supply of expendable Pakistani foot soldiers.
Trump has sounded tough and determined. This will sound good to an Indian only if the targets include Pakistan-sponsored terrorists against India. It is then that India might be more forthcoming with US policies in Afghanistan. Policies to bring about peace in Afghanistan have to be sustained. Otherwise, Pakistan will once again trump the US and it’ll be a case of been there, done that.
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^^^^ And that's precisely why GoI did go to town gushing over Trump's speech. We all know how it will turn out. And there's the other point that we are not hired helpers for America.
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Batao unko ki tumahre pass "Hai" @ 2.15 :lol:
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