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arun wrote:Suicide attack near ANP meeting in Peshawar kills 11, injures 49

'I announce today that this blasphemer, this sinner who has spoken nonsense about the holy Prophet, anyone who murders him, I will reward him with $100,000,' Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour told a news conference on Saturday, to applause.

'I invite the Taliban brothers and the al Qaeda brothers to join me in this blessed mission.'

Carl wrote:[Actually Dara Shikoh said that he thought the Upanishads were the "kitab al-baatin" (the inner Book) that the Qur'an refers to. So the Qur'an was only the "zaahiri" External book, or the "qeshri" Surface Layer as some marginalized Sufis complain.I strongly encourage the likes of Tarek Fatah and motorma Habib to focus on this Dara Shikoh versus Aurangzeb idea.

At least 16 people including policemen and minors were killed and near 35 more wounded in a suicide bomb blast that tore through an Awami National Party (ANP) corner meeting here on Tuesday evening, Geo News reported.

Reportedly, the moderate intensity blast struck when at least 200-300 ANP workers as well as leaders were attending a public meeting in Yakatoot area of Peshawar.

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for what was the fourth deadly attack on politicians or political parties in three days as the country prepares to hold historic polls on May 11

ramana wrote:Don't forget the late lamented Omar Khalidi used to haunt that area when alive and his ghost haunts now! am sure there is an active infrastructure in place that will be unearthed.

arun wrote:^^^ More "Fired" than "In the Line of Fire"

Carl wrote: Actually Dara Shikoh said that he thought the Upanishads were the "kitab al-baatin" (the inner Book) that the Qur'an refers to. So the Qur'an was only the "zaahiri" External book, or the "qeshri" Surface Layer as some marginalized Sufis complain.

I strongly encourage the likes of Tarek Fatah and motorma Habib to focus on this Dara Shikoh versus Aurangzeb idea.

ramana wrote:That gives you a chance to tell us about the two Imams!

BTW do you know of Imam Bayildi?

KARACHI: A major earthquake struck a region near the Iran-Pakistan border on Tuesday, killing 34 people in different parts of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials said.The worst-hit areas from the 7.8 magnitude quake were reported to be close to the Pakistan-Iran border.Officials confirmed to Dawn.com that up to 34 people had died due to the earthquake, while 80 were reported to be injured in the Mashkel area of Balochistan’s Washuk district alone.Several hundred houses were also reported to have collapsed, raising fears of further casualties in the area. Dozens of shops and buildings have also been destroyed by the tremors.According to the most recent reports, two Pakistan Army helicopters carrying medical teams and supplies have reached Mashkel, where personnel are now busy in relief and rescue efforts.The epicenter was reported by the United States geological Survey to be in southeast Iran in an area of mountains and desert. It was located 201 km southeast of the Iranian city of Zahedan and 250 km northwest of Turbat in Pakistan, USGS said.

Assh-faque H Khan

Economic experts within and outside Pakistan unanimously agree that the country’s economy has never been in such a bad shape as it is today. Five years of economic mismanagement and poor governance by the previous regime have not only destroyed the economy of Pakistan but also severely weakened the key institutions of the country.Let me dwell on what is in store for the country. The foreign exchange reserves of the SBP are depleting fast and have already plummeted to a dangerously low level. In the last ten months (since July 2012), the SBP has lost $4.1 billion in its reserves and $1.164 billion only in the last five weeks, that is, it is down from $7.861 billion on March 1 to $6.697 billion on April 5. The country will have to retire $0.838 billion of IMF loans during the period until June 30.With little or no chance of sufficient external inflows in the absence of the IMF programme, the SBP’s reserves are likely to fall further to $5.859 billion by end-June 2013. We must not forget that the SBP has borrowed $2.325 billion from commercial banks in the forward market. Adjusting for this purchase, the SBP’s reserves would stand at $3.534 billion by end-June – sufficient to trigger a crisis of confidence.Where are we taking this country? Why is everybody a silent spectator? Is this the way we want to take this 180 million people strong nuclear power forward? No sir! Enough is enough. Brotherly and friendly countries including the international financial institutions are nervously watching our decay. Many of them have expressed their views in recent weeks. No one will come forward to bail us out until we realise that we are in a deep crisis and make efforts to set our house in order.The SBP is bent upon misguiding the people by releasing dated reports. It has released two quarterly reports simultaneously in mid-April 2013, covering the period of July-December 2012. Much water has passed under the bridge during the last four months.
The external balance of payments is in a highly precarious condition today than it was some four months ago. Reading the report, ordinary people will get a not-so-frightening message but those who follow the economy of Pakistan will consider the reports as a deliberate attempt to misguide the people at large and those who matter in particular.The SBP’s reserves are at a dangerously low level and in the absence of substantial inflows, they will reach a point by end-June 2013 when Pakistan will face serious difficulties in honouring its external debt obligations. What will happen then?Second, if Pakistan defaults in its single debt payment the chances of which are strong, its L/C (letter of credit) will not be honoured. It will be able to import only to the extent that it has cash dollar to pay for. We may expect substantial cuts in imports including POL products. In turn, massive cuts in imports will adversely affect economic activity.Third, a slowdown in economic activity and massive cut in imports will reduce tax collection. Expenditure will have to be cut down drastically to keep the budget deficit at a manageable level. If we fail to drastically cut expenditure, budget deficit will be high and its financing would come from domestic sources alone – perhaps mostly from the SBP, with all its inflationary consequences. As the common man experiences the adverse economic consequences of these events, there is sure to be social unrest.The country will be forced to impose exchange control and will not allow foreign exchange to go out of the country. A crisis of confidence will be set in motion. All this is likely to happen soon, particularly at a time when the country is in the grip of election campaigns and there is no credible economic team in place.
Enough is enough. This is not the way a country can be governed. This is nothing but a mockery of the country. My recommendations are as follows. Put in place a credible finance minister and a professional economic team without wasting time. Take the economy seriously before it is too late. Immediately start negotiations with the IMF for a bailout programme. Appoint an ‘educated’ Begging minister to lead the Pakistani delegation at the spring meeting of the IMF-World Bank. Add some professional Lotanomists in the team to assist the finance minister in his parley with the IMF. We are in a crisis. No one will come forward to bail us out unless we become serious on the economic front.

The Pakistani government is considering an increase in defence spending by 13 per cent to Rs627 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14, DawnNews reported. Defence allocation for the current fiscal year was Rs545 billion, which makes over 18 per cent of the country’s overall budget.

It was decided to give out 2.90 billion rupees for the ongoing expenditures of the housing ministry and Rs3.80 billion is suggested for its development projects.

ramana wrote:Don't forget the late lamented Omar Khalidi used to haunt that area when alive and his ghost haunts now! am sure there is an active infrastructure in place that will be unearthed.

Authorities suspect whoever perpetrated the Boston Marathon attacks carried heavy bombs made from pressure cookers in nylon bags or backpacks to launch the worst bombings on U.S. soil since security was stepped up following the September 11, 2001, hijacked plane attacks.

The magazine is called "Inspire" and intelligence officials believe that an American citizen named Samir Khan, now living in Yemen, is the driving force behind the publication.

Anujan wrote:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/ ... 6T20130417
Boston Marathon bombs believed packed in pressure cookers

Authorities suspect whoever perpetrated the Boston Marathon attacks carried heavy bombs made from pressure cookers in nylon bags or backpacks to launch the worst bombings on U.S. soil since security was stepped up following the September 11, 2001, hijacked plane attacks.
PigLet fingerprint folks.

KARACHI: : Pakistan cricket hit a new low as the scheduling of domestic matches is now being dictated by broadcasters in order to accommodate the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches.
The President’s Cup semi-final between HBL and SNGPL was forced to start one hour before the normal scheduled timing of 9:30 am as the IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and KKR was set to start at 3:30 pm, according to Pakistan Standard Time.

Gagan wrote:One should encourage Musharraf to be the Quaid-e-azam of Mohajirstan, since Pakistan seems to have deserted him and all his sacrifices.

AoA

Carl wrote: Sheikh Google tells me "Imam Bayildi" is a Turkish eggplant dish!
Its been said that Sufism is the good cop that gets the dopamine flowing...

a Pakistani resident physician in Boston wrote about the fear he felt at being a potential suspect.

"As a 20-something Pakistani male with dark stubble (an ode more to my hectic schedule as a resident in the intensive-care unit than to any aesthetic or ideology), would I not fit the bill? I know I look like Hollywood's favorite post-cold-war movie villain. I've had plenty of experience getting intimately frisked at airports," Haider Javed Warraich wrote in New York Times, adding, "What would I tell them when they asked where I was from (a question I am often posed)? Wouldn't it be easier to just tell people I was from India or Bangladesh?"

Anujan wrote:Though every terrorist has a paki connection, Not all pakis are terrorists. The world should realize this.

Anujan wrote:Though every terrorist has a paki connection, Not all pakis are terrorists. The world should realize this.

ramana wrote:

Anujan wrote:Though every terrorist has a paki connection, Not all pakis are terrorists. The world should realize this.

The pakis only host them:OBL, Mullah Omar, Zawhari, Khalid Sheikh Mohd, Ramzi, Dawood Ibrahim, Omar Sheikh, Memons et al.....

Anujan wrote:Though every terrorist has a paki connection, Not all pakis are terrorists. The world should realize this.

ramana wrote:Sufisim is a Turkic construct. Naqshbandi Sufis (those you see in Jodha Akbar swooning to the music) are a major force in spread of Turkic Islam. The Wahabis want to rip the non-Arabic face of Sufism already. Wahabism is a contuer to sufist soft Islam.

In India the WKKdiots and Punjabs still are under spell of Sufi music not knowing that music is haram in Islam and these guys singing about "rab" are all unIslamic.

KLNMurthy wrote:

Anujan wrote:Though every terrorist has a paki connection, Not all pakis are terrorists. The world should realize this.

World should also realize that pakistan is a victim of terrorism and has paid a huge price for a war not its own.

But the world is run by the Zionists who are pampering Hindus and spoiling Pakistan's image.

kish wrote:

Anujan wrote:Though every terrorist has a paki connection, Not all pakis are terrorists. The world should realize this.
But, all pakis has the potential to become terrorist

Imran Khan’s home in Pakistan was attacked on Wednesday evening by members of his own political party angered by their failure to secure nominations for elections next month.

Sushupti wrote:@NitiCentral 1m
#Breaking Musharraf flees Islamabad court complex after arrest order issued against him.