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Falijee wrote:So, the "Bad Sharif" did, what the " Good Sharif", could not or would not do, in spite of his being part of the "extended family" of the Saudi Royal House

SSridhar wrote:It was Gen. Raheel Sharif who vehemently opposed committing PA to the Yemen theatre, a decision which was duly conveyed by the messenger Nawaz Sharif to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. Now that the Yemen situation has somewhat stabilized, Pakistan is trying to claw back into the Saudi good books. I also do not put it beyond the capabilities of Gen Raheel Sharif and his co-conspiratorial Corps Commanders to have led Nawaz up one garden path then and saying something diametrically opposite to King Salman now. As the Daily Times editorial opined, this visit by the General to KSA was probably even without permission or knowledge of Nawaz,

ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan has refused to confirm renunciation of nationality by its India-based singer Adnan Sami over his alleged disrespectful behaviour towards his national identity.
Authorities have refused to issue the “renunciation of citizenship certificate” to the famous singer in a move which can hurt his efforts to adopt the Indian nationality. The certificate is necessary for any Pakistani citizen who wants to adopt the citizenship of any other country.

Officials dealing with his renunciation process said on Tuesday the refusal came after the singer threw away his nationality documents. “Why would we issue the certificate to a man who has no respect for ‘sacred’ documents,” a senior officer of the interior ministry told The Express Tribune.

Meanwhile, more than 2,000 Pakistanis have renounced their citizenship this year alone....

Subur Mugaseth taught in colleges in Tamil Nadu till she was elected to the Rajya Sabha between 1960 and 1966. The illustrious daughter of Calicut passed away in 1966, leaving behind GP and a son.The second daughter Nargis Mugaseth studied to become a doctor. She too fell in love and married a class mate, Kodandera Ganapathy, a Kodava. Dr. Ganapathy joined the army in 1942 and died in action. The young Nargis was in the family way and gave birth to a daughter, Saraswathi Ganapathy.

Nargis followed her sister and joined the Madras government medical service. Saraswati met and fell in love with Girish Karnad who was then an editor of Oxford University Press, Chennai. They have a daughter Shalmalee Radha and a son Raghu Amay.

Karan M wrote:Asking this here since we have some diggajs on the thread.

SSridhar wrote:

Falijee wrote:So, the "Bad Sharif" did, what the " Good Sharif", could not or would not do, in spite of his being part of the "extended family" of the Saudi Royal House

It was Gen. Raheel Sharif who vehemently opposed committing PA to the Yemen theatre, a decision which was duly conveyed by the messenger Nawaz Sharif to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. Now that the Yemen situation has somewhat stabilized, Pakistan is trying to claw back into the Saudi good books. I also do not put it beyond the capabilities of Gen Raheel Sharif and his co-conspiratorial Corps Commanders to have led Nawaz up one garden path then and saying something diametrically opposite to King Salman now. As the Daily Times editorial opined, this visit by the General to KSA was probably even without permission or knowledge of Nawaz,

Problems for politicians if governance didn't get better before 30th November - Rauf Klasra

SSridhar wrote:Karan M, No. The one mentioned here has already passed away. He is known as GP and was a prominent diplomat of the Nehru/IG era. More details here. He was also India's High Commissioner to Pakistan but in the 60s perhaps. Hence the confusion. His father was the famous bureaucrat-turned-Minister in Nehru's Cabinet N.Gopalaswamy Ayyangar who surreptitiously introduced Article 370 over the objection of so many Congress leaders after Nehru & Abdullah had finalized it secretively. The other G.Parthasarathy who was our High Commissioner too in Pakistan in the 90s is the one who appears on TV channels and writes columns especially in Business Line.

Will stand by you against injustice, PM tells Hindu community

KARACHI:
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said all the religious communities living in Pakistan enjoyed equal rights and reiterated his stance to safeguard them against injustice.
“Every community living here whether Hindu, Muslim or Parsi,( no christians ?) belongs to me and I belong to them. I am the prime minister of all communities,” he said, while addressing a ceremony to mark the Hindu religious festival of Diwali.

“It’s my duty to help and facilitate you. If you are in distress, I will stand with you. Even if a Muslim commits an injustice, I will stand with the victim,” he added.

He lauded the role played by the Hindu community in the development of the country, saying they played a significant role in the realms of education, judiciary, health and sports.

Will stand by you against injustice, PM tells Hindu community

KARACHI:
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said all the religious communities living in Pakistan enjoyed equal rights and reiterated his stance to safeguard them against injustice.
“Every community living here whether Hindu, Muslim or Parsi,( no christians ?) belongs to me and I belong to them. I am the prime minister of all communities,” he said, while addressing a ceremony to mark the Hindu religious festival of Diwali.

“It’s my duty to help and facilitate you. If you are in distress, I will stand with you. Even if a Muslim commits an injustice, I will stand with the victim,” he added.

He lauded the role played by the Hindu community in the development of the country, saying they played a significant role in the realms of education, judiciary, health and sports.

sudeepj wrote:<OT>Diggaj: Mighty elephants who guard the Earth in all eight directions. (disha = direction, gaj = elephant). Also used as an adjective to say 'mighty and wise as the diggaj'</OT>

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday passed the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill 2015 aimed at protecting court officials, witnesses and indemnity against prosecution in any other court of law.

Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, Chaudhary Jaffar Iqbal piloted the bill to further amend the Pakistan Army Act 1952 in the House.

New section 2C is inserted after section 2B in the bill which says protection to witnesses, President, Members of the Court, Defending Officers, Prosecutors and persons concerned with Court Proceedings.

Members from the Opposition, Naveed Qamar, Dr Shireen Mazari, Dr Arif Alvi, Sahibzada Tariq-ullah, Dr Nafeesa Shah questioned the new amendment to the bill and its need.

Responding to the various questions by the opposition members, Jaffar Iqbal said that it was a part of 21st amendment which was made to ensure peace and stability in the country.

He said it was need of hour and the amendment has helped curtail terrorism and terrorist activities in the country.

Jaffar Iqbal said the bill was passed by the Senate and was thoroughly debated in standing committees of both houses.

The statement of objects and reasons of the bill says that an extraordinary situation and circumstances exist which demand special measures for speedy trail of certain offences relating to terrorism, waging war or insurrection against Pakistan and prevention of acts threatening security of Pakistan by any terrorist group using name of religion or sect and members of such armed groups’ wings and militia.

There exists a grave threat to the integrity of Pakistan owing to raising of arms and insurrection by terrorist groups.

These groups are funded by foreign and local elements using name of religion or sect.

They have to be severely dealt with under the law.

In order to ensure proper conduct of trails special measures for protection and indemnity against legal proceedings as well as arrest or detention of the accused persons it is desirable that during the conduct of said trials security and safety of court officials must never get compromised.

Therefore, special measures for protection of such officials and indemnity against arrest, detention of terrorists are required.

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surinder wrote:Does anyone know if Scottish people played a big role in Indian colonization and rule? I heard that Scots made a lot of money and the Royal Bank of Scotland was involved in the exploitation of India.

This is what a white mughal Scott has to say on this subject:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... itain.html

sodit disqus_jVR2bDjI7w • a year ago

There was an Irish comedian performing at the Auckland Comedy Festival a couple of years ago. He drew parallels between Ireland and New Zealand, which are pertinent to Scotland as well.

This Irishman told the audience that he'd observed in New Zealand a fervent wish to outdo the Australians. Whatever the issue, the Kiwis had either to do it differently or better than the Australians. Whereas, when he was in Australia no one gave a thought to New Zealanders, they just got on with their lives, and if NZ was ever brought to their attention, they were honestly politely civil about their neighbours. This, he told his audience, was exactly the same relationship as the Irish had towards England, and that of the English to the Irish Republic.

I reckon the Scots have a similar relationship with England. It seems to be the way of smaller countries in close proximity to larger ones.

LokeshC wrote: The triumph is also mobile and can go with a "cold start team" into Bakistan which makes them completely nuke nood and mijjile nood as someone mentioned.

I think the four fathers will correct course, and start attacking any kind of structure in India that they percieve would result in Indian technological machine catching up with the west. i.e. They will use local politics, spies, murder (of nuke scientists for ex), to keep us down. For that they need a pliable govt. at the center.

SLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday gave its assent to an amendment to the Pakistan Army Act (PAA), 1952, providing legal cover to the arrests already made by law-enforcement agencies, including the army.Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal, parliamentary secretary for defence, presented the bill — which has already been passed by the Senate — in the lower house. The law has already been in force in the form of a presidential ordinance since February of this year and now, pending the president’s assent, the bill will pass into law.The bill seeks an amendment in Section 2 of the PAA, allowing military courts to hold in-camera trials and conceal the names of court officials “for the protection of witnesses, president, members, prosecutors, defending officers and other persons concerned in court proceedings”.“Any person arrested, detained or held in custody by the armed forces, civil armed forces or law-enforcement agencies and kept under arrest, custody or detention before the coming into force of the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2015, shall be deemed to have been arrested or detained pursuant to the provision of this act.”Change provides retrospective cover to arrests made by law-enforcement agenciesThe bill also provides indemnity to officials of the military court from any other court of law.Legal expert Ahmer Bilal Soofi, who specialises in international law and conflict resolution, told Dawn this amendment should be viewed as a ‘law of war’ rather than a ‘law of peacetime’.As observed in the judgment handed down by the Supreme Court in the 21st amendment case, the country currently faces a unique situation, where non-state actors were up against the state of Pakistan, he said.Since this amendment was meant to deal with actors who had been found involved in or were suspected of waging an armed struggle against the state, countries the world over have opted for extreme measures to deal with such individuals.

Falijee wrote:Pakistan: Mystery artist draws penis over potholes in Islamabad to get them fixed

The method seemed to have worked in Manchester, where authorities fixed the potholes within 48-hours, but it is yet to be seen if it will any impact on the Pakistani officials.

It will only work, if the Saudi and other rich Ummah Brothers cough up enough moolah, on the true and trusted pretext of "Islam is in danger" as right now, Pakis are almost insolvent

chetak wrote:are the two Parthasarathys' related by any chance??

arun wrote:59 most powerful images in Pakistan history ………………….

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JF-17 finds buyer at Dubai Air Show: report

But Be sure to read the fine print, buried in the farticle

According to Chinese media reports, the aircraft’s developers have already signed a contract with an anonymous buyer (why the secrecy hainji )as they look forward to more orders in the future.

In June at International Paris Air Show, Pakistan secured its first ever export order for its JF-17 Thunder fighter.

....Khalid Mahmood said “A contract has been signed with an Asian country.” However the name of the country was not disclosed and deliveries are likely to begin in 2017.

A day after Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif underlined the need for matching initiatives on the part of the government to secure long-term gains of the operations against terrorists and enduring peace in the country, the federal government on Wednesday categorically stated that it will continue to pursue the national action plan (NAP) and all other initiatives to bring about a positive change in the life of the common man.

“However, it is to be noted that implementation of the national action plan is a shared responsibility and all institutions have to play their role while remaining within the ambit of the constitution”, a government spokesman said in a press statement.

'Pak Army Chief Will Visit US On His Own Not At Invitation'

From Lalit K JhaWashington, Nov 11 (PTI)
Pakistan army chief GeneralRaheel Sharif will visit the US on his own as there was no official invitation either from his American counterpart orthe Pentagon, according to defence officials.
"Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif will bevisiting Washington from November 16 to 19. Sharif istravelling to Washington of his own volition and Department of Defence officials are meeting with General Raheel at his request," a Defence Department official told PTI yesterday.

This is one of the rarest of the rare occasions that aPakistani army chief is visiting the US without any invitation. Defence department official said that there is "no official invitation" for General Sharif to visit the US.

According to officials, Sharif has requested for meetingswith Defence Secretary Ashton Carter, Chairman of the US JointChiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford and US Army ChiefGeneral Mark A Milley. He is also expected to fly down to theCentral Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

It is learnt that Sharif on his second visit to the US as the top Pakistani commander has also requested for a meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry and several powerful lawmakers.

Veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes Pakistan can go to India and play a series but only after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) gets written assurance of revenue sharing from its Indian counterpart.

“We can go and play in India but I back the stance of the PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan that we first need written guarantees from the Indian board about everything,” Afridi was quoted as saying by IBNLive.

“I remember the last time we went to India in 2012-13 they (BCCI) earned in crores of rupees and we got nothing,” Afridi said.

He said that while resumption of cricketing ties between India and Pakistan was important and the PCB had also been trying its best to arrange the series in December, it was BCCI which had deferred the issue.
The BCCI on Tuesday proposed a limited-over series with Pakistan, comprising five one-day and two Twenty20 internationals, but reiterated that the Indian team would not be travelling to Pakistan or UAE for the matches.

“To play against Pakistan we need to get government permission. So we need to speak to the government and abide by whatever decision the government takes.”