Bharat Rakshak

Abbasi's Misguided Optimism About The So-Called Tax Amnesty Scheme Will Back-Fire For Sure

QUETTA: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday said the people opposing the government’s newly introduced amnesty scheme and tax reforms should reveal their own tax filings first, taking a jibe at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. IMO, Abbasi himself, when he was Minister Of Petroleum under Ganja, if rumours are to be believed, enriched himself quite well. So, the Pot should not call the Kettle black

The PTI chief on Friday rejected the government’s new amnesty scheme allowing Pakistanis to remit offshore wealth at only two per cent tax rate. Khan termed the amnesty scheme a brazen attempt by Prime Minister Abbasi to save criminals.“Why would PM seek to do this just 45 days before government term ends? And why just two weeks before budget? This is a tax on honest people – a slap on the face of honest taxpayers,” Khan had tweeted. When it comes to financial shenanigans Imran is also not far behind ! You have only to look at his own Bani Gala back yard. How he and other influential Pakis manipulated the Municipal Laws Of Isloo to construct their expensive kothis

Speaking at an inaugural event in Balochistan’s Kharan district, Abbasi sought to explain the significance of the scheme. “A historic step was taken on Thursday in the form of the tax reform,” he said. “The aim of this scheme is to unite everyone to jointly pay taxes which are possible for everyone.” Abbasi may not be "in Miftah's decision making loop". But the FATF "management" has already shot down this idea of a tax amnesty scheme being kosher under their laws, and Miftah has been accordingly informed !

Abbasi said that it is a monumental change as the tax rate of the country has never been reduced to half of what it was. “If tax is 36 per cent, people are unable to pay it, creating a divide, with a reduction, everyone will be liable for taxes, and the aim of the reform will be fulfilled,” he said, adding that it is the citizens responsibility to give back to the country in the form of tax. He should pay his full share of taxes first, then preach to the awaam later

“Pakistan’s economy will flourish immensely, and we won’t have to look at others for support,” he added, hinting towards the United States threats of cutting foreign aid and assistance. If history is any indicator, Pakistan is going to be a "beggar" nation, available for sale to the highest bidder, for a long, long, time .

For God's Allah's Sake, When Is Pakistan Going To Be "Truly Islamic"

LAHORE: A video has recently surfaced on the social media of a rickshaw driver masturbating in front of female students in broad daylight outside one of the gates of the Punjab University New Campus, raising a question mark on the security arrangements in place in the area. Tauba, tauba, and that too, in the "most prestigious" University Of Pakistan. !.

The video, which was captured by a female student of the varsity, shows the driver making lewd gestures.Posted on Facebook, the video was said to have been filmed at the PU gate beside the Institute of Business Administration (IBA).“Every day on front gates of Punjab University, especially on gate # 15, girls are being harassed. Guards and every other person who belongs to this university are silent on this serious issue,” reads the video’s caption.] This is why the authorities should cancel the decision to open a transgender school in La-Whore !

The psychology student, who caught the perverted rickshaw driver on camera, told Pakistan Today on condition of anonymity that it was “a routine matter” and “not restricted to any single day”. She made the video while on her way home. “University boys and the people in public transport, mostly rickshaw walas, are involved in making sexual advances every other day at the gates,” she added. This is what happens when STRICT segregation is practiced and natural human feelings are not allowed in the name of Malsi !

When approached by Pakistan Today, PU spokesperson Khurram Shahzad denied that the video was shot anywhere inside the university’s premises. He expressed disappointment and called harassment an overall concern of the society. Spend less on military , and more on educating the Abduls !!!

He added that an anti-harassment inquiry committee was fully functional in PU under the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010, where students and staff members could lodge their complaints.

Paki Interior Minister "Walks On Egg Shells" When It Comes To Criticizing The Cheenis Over The Recent Incident In Khanewal

ISLAMABAD: Referring to a recent incident in Khanewal in which Chinese engineers had thrashed policemen, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said the Chinese are ‘guests’ who are in the country for its development. But, for God's Allah's sake they were on a prowl for "Paki Islamic Meat" ( if you know what I mean! ) on their time off from their work

Speaking to reporters in Islamabad, the interior minister said Chinese workers and engineers are playing a role in the development of Pakistan, but they should also respect the Pakistani law,” the minister said. A "behind the scene" protest must be lodged with the Chini Govt, for sure !

“CPEC is an opportunity of the century for Pakistan, he said, adding law should take its course when such incidents take place and they should never impact two countries’ relations.

“We have to prove to the world that we are a peaceful and democratic nation,” he said. By implication, he means that Pakistan is not a peaceful and democratic nation. !

Commenting on the sit-ins by Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the minister said that such sit-ins are damaging not only the development process but also Pakistan’s image in the world.

Hindu MNA Defects To Immy's PTI Party

Exodus From Ganja's PML Continues Unabated

The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Bhawan Das on Saturday jumped the ship and announced his joining of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in a meeting with former president Asif Ali Zardari at Zardari House in Nawabshah. Bhawan Das, who hails from Sanghar district, was elected as an MNA on a seat reserved for non-Muslims on the PML-N ticket in 2013 general elections.

Last year in July, former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Naz Baloch had also joined the PPP after she announced to part ways with the PTI at a press conference held at PPP Media Cell in Karachi along with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Zardari’s sister Faryal Talpur. Ganja's Party's MLA and MPA - with "some" help from the Deep State - is being cannibalised between Dus Percenti and Immy. Pretty soon, just a carcass of the party will remain

Pakistan "Being Hurt" At The LOC Again

The Foreign Office on Saturday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner, as yet another ceasefire violation by India along the Line of Control (LoC) claimed a woman’s life. India should open a "sub office" in the Paki FO. "Summonising" will become "easy"

Falijee wrote:‘Drunk’ American diplomat kills sole breadwinner of family

The briefing, although intended to highlight Indian atrocities in held Kashmir, drifted to US-Pakistan ties and the Afghan dispute.

“Pakistan does not want aid. It wants honour, dignity, respect and a recognition of what it has done, although we do recognise the suspension undermines our efforts to fight terrorism.”

“We are quite committed to eliminating terrorism with our own resources.”

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday successfully conducted a mock exercise involving landing a passenger plane at the New Islamabad International Airport.

The flight — which carried members of PIA staff and their families

The flight was scheduled to take off at 12:30pm but was delayed as the boarding process of some PIA pilots and their families took longer than expected.

The construction work on the new airport started in April 2007.

...facilities to accommodate two double-decker Airbus A380s, the world’s largest airplane, 15 remote bays and seven remote bays for small aircraft such as ATRs.

Emirates, Oman Air, Air China, Qatar Airways, Gulf Air, Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways, Etihad Airways, Saudia, Kuwait Airways.

PML-N taking steps to promote Pakistan's culture across world: Ahsan

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government is making hectic ( after 71 years !) efforts to project soft image of the country.

Ahsan Iqbal said time has come to project country’s beauty and its culture to the outside world. To the "outside world", Pakistan is well known for IT ( the other kind ) and the Culture Of Pakistaniyat, as "broadcasted" recently by the UAE ( Dubai) Minister Of National Security.

Facebook Plans For Paki Elections Announced In Advance Loud And Clear !

WASHINGTON: Facebook announced on Friday that it will require any political ads on its platform to state who is paying for the message, and would verify the identity of the payer, in a bid to curb outside election interference.

Mark Zuckerberg
on Friday
With important elections coming up in the US, Mexico, Brazil, India, Pakistan and more countries in the next year, one of my top priorities for 2018 is making sure we support positive discourse and prevent interference in these elections.

More than 2,401 Pakistani nationals, who recently acquired costly properties worth over US$4 billion in Dubai, may get whitened their undeclared assets abroad under the new amnesty scheme, introduced by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government this week.

95% investors have not declared their Dubai assets.

saip wrote:A bout the diplomat hitting the motor cycle, is there a light at intersection? Looks like the SUV is not speeding but going very slowly and the motor cyclist cuts across the road without watching and hit by the SUV.

A failed Pakistani asylum seeker has admitted murdering his two-year-old daughter, almost severing her head, in an alleged revenge act to “punish” his wife.Sohail A., 34, began his trial in a Hamburg court this Wednesday, accused of violently terrorising his wife, 32, and their two children before allegedly killing his tiny daughter Ayesha in October last year. Shocking in the tradition of "Pakistaniyat"

The couple was married according to Shariah and the union is not recognised under German law, the Hamburger Morgenpost reports.According to the indictment, Sohail was angered because his wife did not want her daughter returned to Pakistan, and when she left to report him for making death threats, he killed their daughter in a fit of rage. If he did not want his daughter, raised in Germany, then why the eff, did he have one !

The prosecution also accuses Sohail of several attacks on his five-year-old stepson, including throttling him, as well as beating his partner, in the years before the killing. He should have been locked up much before !

Sohail’s defence lawyer read a statement to the court on Wednesday morning, admitting the killing but denying the alleged motive. Sohail was in Germany despite his asylum application having been rejected six years ago. Something definitely wrong with the Immigration Law, or its implementation

His statement said: “The prosecution’s assumption that I acted out of anger over my wife and out of revenge is wrong. I was desperate, the situation seemed hopeless, everything seemed to break down around me. “I loved my daughter above all else. It is inconceivable for me to live without them, I blame myself.” Sohail reportedly arrived in Germany in 2011, staying in Hamburg before fleeing the city after killing his daughter.

He was finally tracked down in northern Spain, where he was arrested at a friend’s house after applying for a new Pakistani passport so he could return to his native country. Court papers reveal he killed his daughter “by almost completely separating the child’s head from her body”.The wife is due to testify to the court via a video link this Friday, so she does not have to share a room with Sohail again. The trial continues. And the Pakistani Consulate/ Embassy where he applied for a Brand New Green Book - wonder if "due diligence" would have been performed on his application

anupmisra wrote:Spinning it, as usual. The more you read in between the lines, the more you realize its all wishful thinking!

PIA test flight lands safely at New Islamabad International Airport
Thanks be to gaad!

Rest snipped ...

Number of international airlines flying to slummabad: 10. They have built 15 jet bridges!!

Emirates, Oman Air, Air China, Qatar Airways, Gulf Air, Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways, Etihad Airways, Saudia, Kuwait Airways.

Anupmisra-ji:
" Extra Five Bays" built to "accomodate" the expected ( very shortly from Dubai, Saudia, Germany, Italy, Greece and France ) Paki returnees/ deportees that will arrive very shortly by air to Isloo's new airport . IMO, there is going to be a "multiplier effect" to the recent statement of the UAE ( Dubai) Minister Of Security . So, they have NOT built 5 extra jet bridges

https://www.dawn.com/news/1400157/pia-t ... al-airport
https://www.skyscanner.net/flights-to/i ... mabad.html

anupmisra wrote:Number of international airlines flying to slummabad: 10. They have built 15 jet bridges!!

Emirates, Oman Air, Air China, Qatar Airways, Gulf Air, Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways, Etihad Airways, Saudia, Kuwait Airways.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1400157/pia-t ... al-airport
https://www.skyscanner.net/flights-to/i ... mabad.html

saip wrote:A bout the diplomat hitting the motor cycle, is there a light at intersection? Looks like the SUV is not speeding but going very slowly and the motor cyclist cuts across the road without watching and hit by the SUV.

yensoy wrote:1. The video appears to be in slo-mo, probably 2x or 3x slower - see the clock on the top left.
2. SUV went through the red light. Probably they are instructed to never stop at red lights. Bad things happen at red lights. Also bad things happen to those wanting to visit red lights as the Chinese found out.
3. Attache might have had a beer or glass of wine, but him being drunk at 2:45pm is very unlikely, unless he was a habitual drunkard.

Peregrine wrote:BUT AT THE CROSS-ROADS THE SUV IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE MOTOR CYCLE AND THUS HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY.

...register "a strong protest" against the killing of a Pakistani citizen

a fast-moving SUV, said to be driven by Col Joseph Emanuel Hall — the defence and air attaché at the US embassy in Islamabad (Hmmm...lets see how we can milk this)

...tragic death of the motorcyclist... (tsk..tsk..tsk..bechara was the only bread winner in the family of 200)

The foreign secretary conveyed that "justice will take its course in accordance with the law of the land and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961".(Whoa!! Pakis raised the ante on this one to the highest level so fast before the ambassador could say "how much")

...a case was registered against the driver under Sections 279 (Rash driving or riding on a public way), 320 (Punishment for manslaughter by rash or negligent driving), 337-G (Punishment for hurt by rash or negligent driving) and 427 (Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) of the Pakistan Penal Code.(That's right. See, we have a rule book and we just threw it at the bad colonel)

Nikhil T wrote:Another Raymond Davis blood money opportunity, hainji! I'll say this is Pakis new strategy to get some $$$ in the foreign exchange reserves.

Pashtun Tahafuz Movement's (PTM) grand gathering in Peshawar kicked off on Sunday afternoon with the speakers demanding the release of missing persons as well as provision of basic human rights to the Pakhtun community in Pakistan (note - not full human rights but just the basic ones will do).

People numbering in thousands...intermittently chanted the slogan da sang azadi da (what kind of freedom is this) — their movement's rallying cry.

"We are only the 'agents' of our nation," he said, addressing allegations that the movement is being backed by foreign agencies.

"In Karachi, money is taken in return for bodies. Even Genghis Khan did not take money after killing people"

we will bring [former president] Musharraf to the courts

"Fruit from Wana and Swat is being sold in Lahore instead of Peshawar."

"In Waziristan, the 'good Taliban' are threatening the people"

The Islamabad sit-in would end only after an international guarantee, Pashteen told the audience. (Should have cited the UN and Vienna Convention for good effect)

"The people of Fata have been rendered homeless while their belongings have been destroyed" (Referring to the scorched earth policy of the TSPA)

"Sindhis, Baloch and even the oppressed Punjabis are looking towards you today"

ISLAMABAD:
A US diplomat hit and killed a motorcyclist as he jumped traffic signals in Islamabad on Saturday. Police said Colonel Joseph Emanuel Hall, defence and air attaché at the US Embassy, hit the motorcyclists at a traffic signal at the intersection of Margalla Road and 7th Avenue at around 3pm.“The traffic signal was red but he broke it and hit the motorcyclists coming from other side,” a senior police officer told The Express Tribune. Police said there were two youngsters on the motorcycle, one of whom died on the spot while the other sustained injuries. Making a judgement before full investigations are complete. Typical Paki behaviour !

At the police station, the US official produced his diplomatic card issued by the Foreign Office as well as his driving licence. Police also contacted the US Embassy which sent its security chief to the police station.“We have impounded his car and have also kept his diplomatic card and driving licence. We informed the Foreign Office and handed him over to US Embassy officials as per rules,” another officer said. So, he did not "escape" after scuffle with the police, as one Paki newspaper initially reported. Whipping up Anti- Amreeki sentiments is part of the overall plan, it seems. So much so for "objective" reporting

Meanwhile, the Foreign Office said they were looking into the incident.“An accident involving a US Embassy vehicle occurred in Islamabad. Ministry of Foreign Affairs is looking into the matter. Investigations are being carried out,” tweeted FO spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal. Pakistan needs US Moolah ASAP. Pakistan is in no position to "challenge" Massa ! A few millions of rupees, under the auspices of Sharia Law, will quietly change hands. The Islam Brigade will make some "few noises" . And the case will be closed .

In a stark similarity, in February 2013, a Capital Development Authority (CDA) employee died and his companion was injured critically when an over speeding vehicle with US embassy number plate hit their motorcycle. So, there are precedents !

Doubts Being Expressed In Pakiland About That Saarc Summit That Is Going To Be Held In Isloo

India has hinted at pulling out of the 2018 summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) scheduled to be held in Pakistan, reported Radio Pakistan.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi threatened to sabotage the summit or pull away from the initiative altogether while meeting his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli in New Delhi on Saturday. Premier Sharma is currently in India on a three-day visit.

NDTV quoted Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale as saying that it is not possible to proceed with Saarc “under present circumstances”. Pakistan, because of its paranoia nature, "smells" an Indian hand under anything !

Saarc protocol dictates that summits be held by member states in alphabetical order, while the state hosting the meeting also assumes the chair of the association.

The last summit was held in Kathmandu in 2014. The following meeting, expected to take place in Islamabad in 2016, had to be postponed after some members, led by India, pulled out from the summit. According to NDTV, the summit was called off after Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan also declined to participate in the Islamabad meet. Remains to be seen if the 2018 Meet meets the same fate as that of the 2016 . Keeping them guessing till the "last minute" should be the mantra of Modi

Clarification: An earlier version of this story mentioned Nabeel Javed as the CEO of Saaf Pani project instead of retired Capt Muhammad Usman. The error is regretted.

PS: Not sure if it is an inadvertent error, or a deliberate deceiving to shift the blame on an "innocent person"

One Swallow Does Not A Spring Make

The airhostess Rubina Javaid of the Pakistan International Airlines was filmed feeding the frail man onboard.She was seen asking the man about his wellbeing with great interest and scooping up curry to feed him.

The economically strapped airline uploaded the video on its social media platforms. The Airline "desperately" needs "good" publicity to repair its tainted image

Pakistan Facing An Epidemic Of Rape

A sharp incline has been witnessed in reporting of an incident of such nature ever since the brutal rape and murder of eight-year-old Zainab in Kasur shook the nation a few months ago.

ISLAMABAD: The government is working on a draft bill to replace the presidential ordinance that banned Jamaatud Dawa as well as other organisations and individuals on the watch list of the interior ministry.Sources in the law ministry told Dawn that the proposed draft bill to amend the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997 was likely to be tabled in the upcoming session of the National Assembly scheduled to commence on April 9 (tomorrow). The law ministry was involved in the process for the purpose of vetting the proposed draft bill, the sources said, adding that the military establishment was also on board. Is the Real Govt ( Deep State ) on board with this radical shift

In addition to the draft bill, which is likely to be tabled in the upcoming NA session, Pakistan is preparing a consolidated database of known terrorists and terrorist organisations which will be accessible to financial institutions and law-enforcement agencies of the country to strengthen the regime against money laundering and terror financing. Might be the result of the FATF Danda and to "escape" the dread Black List. How and if it will be implemented is anybody's guess. !

When contacted, Barrister Zafarullah Khan, special assistant to the prime minister, said that the amendment to the ATA was a subject of the interior ministry. He added the law would not introduce anything new, as it would basically ensure compliance to the UNSC Resolutions. Pakistan's ultimate aim is to mollify Massa and get some financial relief from the present stress !

ISLAMABAD: The capital police have been granted permission to establish a Police Station Counter Terrorism Force (CTF) along the lines of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Punjab.The CTF police station will have the Islamabad Capital Territory area under its jurisdiction.

According to police sources, only the appointment of officials — including a station house officer, additional SHO and the moharar — is required to make the station operational.All the cases registered under the Anti-Terrorism Act will be registered by this station as will cases of sectarianism and soon all pending terrorism and sectarian cases will be transferred to this station for investigation. Seems like another attempt to silence political dissent ( like the Pakhtun Movement ) under the guise of "fighting terrorism !

The station will have 50 officials including inspectors, sub-inspectors, assistant sub-inspectors, head constables and constables, the IGP said and that it will be equipped with a high-tech surveillance system worth millions of rupees as well as modern weapons. ( From China under CPEC ) The IGP said high-tech and torture free investigation rooms are also available at this police station along the lines of international investigation standards. He said the new force is established on the pattern of the Punjab CTD and that the aim of assembling the force is to combat real terrorism and sectarian cases effectively and with modern and sophisticated technology.

Vips wrote:Take that you Kufars, Pakistan is now ranked number 1 in FIFA Football team rankings - Urdu style reading from the other end.

Foreign players to take it to greater glory.