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KARACHI: A young resident of Orangi Town on Saturday became the sixth victim of the deadly Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the ‘brain-eating’ amoeba, this year in Sindh, officials said.
Mohammad Muallim, 22, who had been under treatment at the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) for the past two days, was the fifth patient to have died from the disease in May, the officials added.The officials also confirmed to Dawn the presence of another young patient suffering from the disease in a government health facility.The lethal amoeba, which survives on the bacteria in warm waters and enters the human brain through nasal cavity and eats up its tissues, could only be eliminated through proper chlorination or boiling of water.The officials said that Muallim, who resided in Orangi Town’s MPR Colony, had been brought to the CHK two days ago in a critical condition and admitted to the medical intensive care unit. He died at the hospital after falling into a coma on Saturday, they said.“The patient had a history of three days of severe headache, nausea and irritability,” said Karachi health director Dr Zafar Ejaz while speaking to Dawn.The health officials said the patient was initially treated at some private health facilities for malaria and then for meningitis and finally the family shifted him to the CHK when his condition deteriorated. “He was at the ICU where his condition never improved and doctors pronounced him dead today,” said Dr Ejaz.Before him, four cases were reported from Karachi — a teenage girl, a middle-aged woman, a 37-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy — and all of them died. The only patient who had contracted the disease from an area out of Karachi was a 40-year-old man from Thatta.
I think this $46 billion investment with a 45% interest rate into Pakistan is an elaborate black-money white washing scheme by the chinese netas, nothing else.
Nothing of value will ever be built in Pakistan, the chinese netas will pour in their black money, Badmash sharif will take his cut after posing for all those curtain raising, MOU-signing ceremonies, and a year later, the chinese will take back their black money, which has now been whitewashed and shown as profits from their pakistan projects
Remember Pakistan is a dependent of China and the'll do as the powers-that-be ordain from Beijing.
With the Americans, it is quite possible that the pakistanis were routing some of the AID money back to DC, using it for wining and dining netas via their lobbyists.
During a press conference at a local hotel in Islamabad, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islami Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman asked the Pakistani armed forces to launch a military operation against women wearing jeans all over Pakistan.
According to him, the immodesty of women is the cause behind earthquakes, inflation and other kinds of disasters.
Fazlur Rehman went on to say that a woman who is not covered like a 'sack of flour' is a mobile weapon of mass destruction for her state and that Pakistan has multitude of such nuclear missiles in all its major cities.
Rehman then blamed 'immodest women' for the Baluchistan crisis, lack of energy supply and the deteriorating security situation in Pakistan.
Fazlur Rehman was suggesting that, if these women are wrapped in sacks and kept inside homes and if the Shariah law was in place, then the Taliban brothers would not be attacking Pakistan.
Fazlur Rehman also talked about the demerits of the operation against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Justifying his angst, Fazlur Rehman said that Taliban were not Pakistan’s enemy and the forces needed to target the real enemies of Pakistan.
Providing a solution he continued saying that once Allah stops delivering his wrath via the Taliban, the economy would automatically improve through foreign investment leading to improvement in the energy situation {Is he criticizing Allah?}.
Rehman then openly requested the army chief and the prime minister to openly declare war against Pakistani women and launch a military operation.
Well, Bakis have a broven method for extracting energy from the Djinn. An inverse correlation between women who wear jeans and presence of djinns has been also broven. So the bious Maulana is right. May the Taliban's wrath be delivered with full force so that Bakistan can pursue the path of purity.
Fazlur Rehman also talked about the demerits of the operation against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Justifying his angst, Fazlur Rehman said that Taliban were not Pakistan’s enemy and the forces needed to target the real enemies of Pakistan.
Providing a solution he continued saying that once Allah stops delivering his wrath via the Taliban, the economy would automatically improve through foreign investment leading to improvement in the energy situation {Is he criticizing Allah?}.
So by his logic, the Baki Fauj by taking on the Taliban (wrath of Allah) in operation Zub-Zub-Asb are blaspheming against Allah. Someone please remind me what should be done to blasphemers in Bakistan?
He quoted the International PEW Survey in 2012 which found Pakistanis as the leading nation, who believed in hard work. Other global Survey found Pakistan scoring high on happiness, anti-fragility, philanthropy, charity, friendliness, hospitality and friendship.
He quoted the International PEW Survey in 2012 which found Pakistanis as the leading nation, who believed in hard work. Other global Survey found Pakistan scoring high on happiness, anti-fragility, philanthropy, charity, friendliness, hospitality and friendship.
Only sheer jealousy would make anyone believe that all this is untrue.
Addressing the media on the first anniversary of the Narendra Modi government, Ms Swaraj said India has adhered to three principles regarding Pakistan. "We will try and solve every issue through talks, talks will be only between the two nations without any third party intervention and the talks will be held only in an environment free of terror," she said.
"As said earlier, our dialogue with Pakistan will only materialize in a peaceful milieu. This zone will be created only when Pakistan takes action against the (terror) perpetrators like Lakhvi and others," she added.
sushma swaraj has also denied any possibility of indo pak cricket series.
All we need now is an "insider report" of cabinet tension between Sushma Swaral and Modi/Jaitley etc for BRF to start saying that Swaraj's statement means nothing After all we on BRF are "ahead of the curve" in knowing that news reports and reporters always tell the truth.
Comer wrote:Sheep bladders can prevent earthquakes though. If women wear pants or jeans made out of sheep bladders the earthquake problem would be solved.
no use. the earthquake is in the maulana's kacchas. The serpent stirreth onlee.
Addressing the media on the first anniversary of the Narendra Modi government, Ms Swaraj said India has adhered to three principles regarding Pakistan. "We will try and solve every issue through talks, talks will be only between the two nations without any third party intervention and the talks will be held only in an environment free of terror," she said.
"As said earlier, our dialogue with Pakistan will only materialize in a peaceful milieu. This zone will be created only when Pakistan takes action against the (terror) perpetrators like Lakhvi and others," she added.
neerajmaurya wrote:^^
sushma swaraj has also denied any possibility of indo pak cricket series.
"No decision has been taken. Where has this information come that this (Indo-Pak cricket series) has been decided and that I was not consulted. No decision has been taken," Swaraj said when asked about the reports that India will be playing bilateral cricket series with Pakistan.
sushma swaraj has also denied any possibility of indo pak cricket series.
All we need now is an "insider report" of cabinet tension between Sushma Swaral and Modi/Jaitley etc for BRF to start saying that Swaraj's statement means nothing After all we on BRF are "ahead of the curve" in knowing that news reports and reporters always tell the truth.
Pakistan policy of Narendra Modi's government is suffering from both paralysis and drift. They can't even make up their mind about cricket series and foreign secretary talks. There is a severe rift between Modi and his ministers because Modi is a Hindu fascist suit-boot wearing dictator. Minorities in India are feeling insecure. Indian democracy is a sham and it is being murdered.
AoA.
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Where are those posters who were claiming sell out by Modi Govt and cursing AJ.
Some posters sometimes are so ahead of the curve that they end up banging their head against their own arse!!
shiv wrote:
sushma swaraj has also denied any possibility of indo pak cricket series.
All we need now is an "insider report" of cabinet tension between Sushma Swaral and Modi/Jaitley etc for BRF to start saying that Swaraj's statement means nothing After all we on BRF are "ahead of the curve" in knowing that news reports and reporters always tell the truth.
Pakistan policy of Narendra Modi's government is suffering from both paralysis and drift. They can't even make up their mind about cricket series and foreign secretary talks. There is a severe rift between Modi and his ministers because Modi is a Hindu fascist suit-boot wearing dictator.
AoA.
Sdre Bania Yindoo says that no decision has been taken. She did not say that series is cancelled.
Shows that some of the ministers in NM govt are crpto WKK and are no better than MMS.
Why did they not arrest Shahryar Khan in Kolkatta and throw him in Tihar for landing at wrong airport.
These Pakis have NM sarkaar by its balls
Why we have such weak govts where TSP can spit in our face and yet live to brag abt it.
We should have followed USA and kick pakistan in the teeth.
VikasRaina wrote:Where are those posters who were claiming sell out by Modi Govt and cursing AJ.
Some posters sometimes are so ahead of the curve that they end up banging their head against their own arse!!
Newbies mostly...
This is their first encounter with DDM lifafa journalism.
Registered sex offender Basam Syed, busted Tuesday for pressing against a straphanger’s backside on an East Side subway, was somehow free despite 28 prior arrests — including four while on probation for a 2014 sex crime.
But his mom insisted Friday that her oft-arrested offspring is only looking for the right woman. “It’s not easy to find a wife and have kids,” she declared outside their Queens home. “She has to be a Pakistani. She has to be a Muslim girl.”
Syed, 35, was arrested after the grinding incident on a northbound No. 4 train. One year ago, he was found guilty of rubbing his genitals against the buttocks of another woman riding the No. 6 train.
His other arrests run the gamut from drug charges to burglary to tongue-kissing a 4-year-old boy.
Comer wrote:Sheep bladders can prevent earthquakes though. If women wear pants or jeans made out of sheep bladders the earthquake problem would be solved.
no use. the earthquake is in the maulana's kacchas. The serpent stirreth onlee.
Multatuli wrote:
True, the Abrahamics can not deal with *diversity*...
Being different (diversity) invites marginalization, ethnic cleansing and genocide not only in Islamic societies but also the Christian White West. We only have to look at what happened and still happens to the Native Americans and African Americans.
shiv wrote:
There is a fundamental indoctrination of every single Muslim, moderate or not, that evil cannot come from Islam and evil cannot come from a Muslim. Both these are blatant untruths that are defended by the simple expedient of "deflecting blame" - i.e if it is evil, it ain't Islam, and it can't be by a Muslim. But the indoctrination poses a problem for those of us who have to deal with good, friendly Muslims.
Valid points, but there is a new need to look at groups that seek "homogeneity" and those that want to preserve "diversity." This is different than the geo-political problem of TSP - one should not confuse the two.
Counter Intuitive Outlook:
Homogeneity requires diversity - else what will it rile against? If the natural order is diversity, the world has been moving unnaturally towards homogeneity. A role reversal is begging to happen, is India ready to lead diversity?
Diversity sometimes manifests unnatural hierarchy to defend itself against the onslaught of homogeneity. This is introverted and caustic - in India's case rampant pursuit of Westernal ideals has left the middle-class unable to recognize and sympathize with those less fortunate. Making them easy prey to the homogeneity argument.
The way forward for diversity is not acceptance of homogeneity - either in cowardice or in super intelligence, but to challenge incrementally all that homogeneity holds dear. Fighting homogeneity involves accepting all claims to homogeneity and asking each why their one claim is superior to any other. Further, it will also mean taking the fight to where homogeneity originates - will those places like the Islamabad, Vatican, Mecca or Salt-Lake City allow diversity and accept Temples and diverse worship or not?
Hindustan times new article: wrote:
The government of Pakistan’s Punjab province has given "presidential" security to the Zimbabwe cricket team to ensure no terror incident takes place during its tour.
Sounds like the security was better than that of "Prime Ministerial" security - one provided to Benazir Bhutto
Garam hawa bakwaas by Najam Sethi.
Who the phuck is Cynthia Hall hain ji? Some paki abdul pretending to be wimmens, someone like hazrat zaid hamid or chooha (rat) types ISI bootlickers ?
Yeah right! India will arm some asset with a nuclear device ! Hadd of paki delusional thinking.
Multatuli wrote:
True, the Abrahamics can not deal with *diversity*...
Being different (diversity) invites marginalization, ethnic cleansing and genocide not only in Islamic societies but also the Christian White West. We only have to look at what happened and still happens to the Native Americans and African Americans.
shiv wrote:
There is a fundamental indoctrination of every single Muslim, moderate or not, that evil cannot come from Islam and evil cannot come from a Muslim. Both these are blatant untruths that are defended by the simple expedient of "deflecting blame" - i.e if it is evil, it ain't Islam, and it can't be by a Muslim. But the indoctrination poses a problem for those of us who have to deal with good, friendly Muslims.
Valid points, but there is a new need to look at groups that seek "homogeneity" and those that want to preserve "diversity." This is different than the geo-political problem of TSP - one should not confuse the two.
Counter Intuitive Outlook:
Homogeneity requires diversity - else what will it rile against? If the natural order is diversity, the world has been moving unnaturally towards homogeneity. A role reversal is begging to happen, is India ready to lead diversity?
Diversity sometimes manifests unnatural hierarchy to defend itself against the onslaught of homogeneity. This is introverted and caustic - in India's case rampant pursuit of Westernal ideals has left the middle-class unable to recognize and sympathize with those less fortunate. Making them easy prey to the homogeneity argument.
The way forward for diversity is not acceptance of homogeneity - either in cowardice or in super intelligence, but to challenge incrementally all that homogeneity holds dear. Fighting homogeneity involves accepting all claims to homogeneity and asking each why their one claim is superior to any other. Further, it will also mean taking the fight to where homogeneity originates - will those places like the Islamabad, Vatican, Mecca or Salt-Lake City allow diversity and accept Temples and diverse worship or not?
Accommodating unitary exclusivist world-views is a moral conundrum (or a paradox) for a society that respects and believes in diversity and inclusivism. How can a society be inclusivist if it does not tolerate exclusivist idealogies contraray to the inclusive nature of the society. If it does tolerate exclusivist idealogies doesn't it harm its inclusivism?
From the Spiritual stand point, while it might be easier to realize Godhead or Supreme Divinity through a multi-faceted inclusivist path, the reality is that Godhead can also be reached by following several narrow paths and that makes those paths valid theology. Proof is in the pudding and while there have been several Enlightened souls that followed inclusive paths, there are also enlightened souls (genuine Xtian saints and Sufi saints / fakirs) who have attained enlightenment by following exclusivist paths. That makes the problem even more complicated.
Persistently calling out that these paths can be valid theology but faulty in certain aspects of exclusivism and violence (where present) might be one approach towards handling it...
^^^ I am not interested in theology or religion...
Please to accept what I am proposing: take the fight to where homogeneity originates - will those places like the Islamabad, Vatican, Mecca or Salt-Lake City allow diversity and accept Temples and diverse worship or not?
This internal focus and hocus pocus of spirituality is useless. Take the fight to where it originated... accept us!
Gagan wrote:I call the CPEC a hot gas balloon, that'll sink very soon, and most likely a money whitewashing scheme by the cheenis, nothing else.The pakis know this, and are trying to put the blame on everyone, RAA, CIA, Mossad, Martian Intelligence Agency for it.
AXACT was 4% of Paki G-DP, Now PRC stepping into fill that void to keep that portion of Paki Pee-DP to maintain TDP=Terrorist Donkey Products.
Tarek Fatah merely confined his sojourn to Delhi and some parts of the north and that too, hung around the moneyed elite to make these sort of funny claims.
If he actually visited middle class eateries etc, he'd see average people eating etc at the same place cab drivers do and stuff like that.
Only the moneyed elite avoid all the local eat outs and hang around the "rich places".
This guy daringly wants India to give refuge to Rohingyas and he is not asking nicely, rather seems like telling - 'Do this'.
As if he is atop some kind of moral high ground and we're doing some gigantic sin by not opening doors.
Nobody has yet told him that their own BD fauji brethern shelled the rohnigyas trying to find refuge in BD ummah.
On what ground is he trying to pin it on India? We haven't taken the theka of nursing all sundry, specially when we've only been bitten when we accomodated in past.
It is right that he criticizes Islamists etc, but he is clueless yet full of barks when it comes to Hindu RW.
I don't know what exactly he smokes to blurt that way.
Hassan Nisar and Fatah are both usually very critical in their views, but somehow I feel there's a qualitative difference.
Many times Fatah seems to be criticising just for the sake of it or some personal bitterness. It looks a bit cheap and sans dignity.
My personal opinion anyway, I may be wrong.
there are two clues relating to behavior or Tarek Fateh -
(i) Baluchistan connection: it appears that he has some incentive to promote separation of Baluchistan from Pakistan. How and why, I do not know but his statements in this regard are indicative enough.
(ii) He has to sell his book which he has written recently and except India his audience is limited.
So, all in all, money is what ticks him, but he is intelligent enough to make out the deficiencies of Islam and use them to his benefit.
I agree. He has this weird habit of making distinction between Islam and Islamofascism. As if to mean that Islam can be reformed.
During his recent meeting with Taslima Nasreen he defended his viewpoint. Her answer was glorious.
Tarek: “No, I am not running away,” I protest. “I will fight the cancer of Islamofascism until it’s defeated.”
Nasreen: “That’s your problem, Tarek,” she tells me, “stop fooling yourself, (the problem is) Islam, not Islamofascism.”
The chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami, Senator Sirajul Haq, today placed a bounty of Rs 1 billion on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He did this during a speech he made to his party’s supporters in the city of Rawalakot in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, according to ARY News.
Rao Inderjit Singh said he is 'afraid' that ISIS could acquire a nuclear bomb
Indian defence minister said any weapon is likely to come from Pakistan
Mr Singh's comments echo those made in ISIS's propaganda magazine
Terrorists claimed they are 'infinitely' closer to getting hold of a nuclear weapon, adding that they could buy it via corrupt Pakistani officials "
Rajagopal wrote.
I agree. He has this weird habit of making distinction between Islam and Islamofascism. As if to mean that Islam can be reformed.
True. Never could understand Tarek Fateh on this. Islam is a REVEALED religion, so by definition, it cannot be reformed. If it can be, then it cannot be Islam. People like Tarek Fateh are causing damage to themselves, and more damage to Muslims as well by pursuing this ridiculous line of thought. What are they going to reform ? Gabriel said this instead of that to Mohammad ?
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