tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44269607767578716632024-03-14T11:12:44.493+05:00TEHELKA PAKISTANPakistan's Premier Online NewspaperUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-53926433961439400422023-06-22T23:32:00.001+05:002023-06-22T23:32:28.941+05:00DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE & INVESTIGATION (INLAND REVENUE) LAHORE RECOVERS SALES TAX EVASION WORTH BILLIONS OF RUPEES<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; letter-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWfWSOEOCt5ecDumQVd06xE311ezJ3JJJSU2bNynlSmP7QY-4LejZA2g7_dnGnXX9xcsKjvZo-lWDuk6JKf6EynEMgdLwsRJ9vxJG3RmGZQBGprwoS0JCT86IubbrWtb301mtIrtZ1CIngk0SPgBf_BkzqDN-fh9bKAuR5f6FSbZdRxYO9K_zZdKcRo4/s259/Fbr2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWfWSOEOCt5ecDumQVd06xE311ezJ3JJJSU2bNynlSmP7QY-4LejZA2g7_dnGnXX9xcsKjvZo-lWDuk6JKf6EynEMgdLwsRJ9vxJG3RmGZQBGprwoS0JCT86IubbrWtb301mtIrtZ1CIngk0SPgBf_BkzqDN-fh9bKAuR5f6FSbZdRxYO9K_zZdKcRo4/w286-h214/Fbr2.jpg" width="286" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation (Inland Revenue) Lahore has detected sales tax evasion worth billions of rupees by a reputed company. The company had issued illegal credit notes of huge amounts in Annexure-C of the sales tax returns without corresponding debit notes from the buyers. In this way, the company suppressed output tax to reduce its sales tax liability for the tax periods in which illegal credit notes were issued and thus deprived the national exchequer from due tax revenue. The team of Directorate gathered information meticulously without disturbing the business activity of the company and initiated proceedings under section 38 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 and retrieved the record and documents from the business premises. Thereafter, the company management agreed to deposit the amount of sales tax involved in the credit note issued/claimed in the return of March 2023 along with default surcharge. Thus, timely intervention by the Directorate has led to recovery of sales tax amounting to Rs.1358 Million and default surcharge of Rs.26 Million on 20th June, 2023. The Federal Board of Revenue is committed to eradicate the menace of tax evasion and tax frauds in order to provide level playing field to the businesses that are tax-compliant and contributing to the national exchequer. Accordingly, to place a system check on such fake credit notes, the sales tax return has been amended to disallow suppliers of goods to issue/claim credit notes in the returns without first issuance of debit notes by the corresponding buyers.</span></div></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-49881350460383271162022-06-19T22:05:00.001+05:002022-06-19T22:05:43.571+05:00TV Anchor Mureed Abbas murder case hearing adjourned<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81jiATmuaVq5VMh6cR10obqYYZhmWVFcgmQ9QlmAxli9NIniNaOg__lsPoWauV56uFD6A3fd_Xe_Tnrc8fSYdzU7-12QkqI6wr1r-X6aTFQ3qW-jjhls2wbk50bmIuj4xpTgdegeRqS-Fu0Stzpym-hLT-MBSDAb8fshfjuO0fqxaMlNCk9nOkbsl/s960/mur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81jiATmuaVq5VMh6cR10obqYYZhmWVFcgmQ9QlmAxli9NIniNaOg__lsPoWauV56uFD6A3fd_Xe_Tnrc8fSYdzU7-12QkqI6wr1r-X6aTFQ3qW-jjhls2wbk50bmIuj4xpTgdegeRqS-Fu0Stzpym-hLT-MBSDAb8fshfjuO0fqxaMlNCk9nOkbsl/w411-h548/mur.jpg" width="411" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br />Mureed Abbas murder case hearing was adjourned till July 2, Judge Faraz Chandio was transferred. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Additional District and Sessions Judge Hatem Aziz Solangi has been appointed. The trial of the case could not start even after three years have passed since the murder of Mureed Abbas. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Accused Atif Zaman is in jail on judicial remand. One accused Adil Zaman is still at large. The court adjourned further hearing of the case till July 2.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan24.8607343 67.0011364-3.4494995361788447 31.844886399999993 53.170968136178843 102.1573864tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-28999236929206946512022-05-24T11:02:00.000+05:002022-05-24T11:02:12.017+05:00DS Karachi emphasizes on improving Railways efficiency, safety<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjLknh53gy6dC23_RRZ10lnvnotFop_VnxyIBAnxpEqVsK83IOgqHdP-wBTN3cyLGwjkagKh7uzgWyl9SVDWH-Q6aQkDaWSf-Ucd6VOsCWoRxq_J-QFAvvkHpBVrps3ghyNpcxmjbCXcnmhAfvNr1hDq8oTeTVDvcfaeefa8a3yDEZML9spOFzIstAA/s1280/3.jpg" style="clear: left; color: #336699; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjLknh53gy6dC23_RRZ10lnvnotFop_VnxyIBAnxpEqVsK83IOgqHdP-wBTN3cyLGwjkagKh7uzgWyl9SVDWH-Q6aQkDaWSf-Ucd6VOsCWoRxq_J-QFAvvkHpBVrps3ghyNpcxmjbCXcnmhAfvNr1hDq8oTeTVDvcfaeefa8a3yDEZML9spOFzIstAA/s320/3.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div> <b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">By Abdul Qadir Qureshi</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> </span><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><i>(Pakistan News & Features Services)</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><i><br /></i><div style="text-align: justify;">Emphasizing the imperative need for ensuring immaculate safety aspect in train operation, the Divisional Superintendent Railways, Karachi Division, Kashif Rashed Yusufani, called upon the Divisional Officers and all other concerned personnel to contribute their bit in achieving the cherished objective of providing hazard-free service to railway passengers. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He was speaking as chief guest at a one ‘Train Safery Operation seminar organized at the Technical Training Center on his directive. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The seminar was attended by Divisional officers, Assistants, Train examiners, PWI, Guards, Station Masters and other relevant officials. The main objective was to acquaint them about how to take measures in advance to cope with accidents. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmGJrFWv2pgioYwd9kb65BJN00u4gUBPOBlxy6i2E5hs-cvyT5y6YtqwVJzZnL3DPGLLc6OlXnjAZusunjHoCN2OJS6Cqt3lQsuqA4gllGFmYJ1ix6Xz4-36QHbPJYbHI6-iqbkz4--Y4tQBjvOUJcE5qfc8KqEn0YpnVhTbLCzrDYmKpOwWs8pKEiw/s1280/1.jpg" style="clear: right; color: #336699; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmGJrFWv2pgioYwd9kb65BJN00u4gUBPOBlxy6i2E5hs-cvyT5y6YtqwVJzZnL3DPGLLc6OlXnjAZusunjHoCN2OJS6Cqt3lQsuqA4gllGFmYJ1ix6Xz4-36QHbPJYbHI6-iqbkz4--Y4tQBjvOUJcE5qfc8KqEn0YpnVhTbLCzrDYmKpOwWs8pKEiw/s320/1.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div>The DS was appreciative of the officials and the staff members who were working efficiently despite problems of material and staff shortage.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He exhorted the officials and subordinates in charges to essential ensure carrying out now and then inspection of various railway installations and told them that timely inspections will surely reduce problems by 60-70 percent because such inspections would surely help pin point the safety related problems. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He emphasized that no one should hide the problems, if identified, whether it related to track system, rolling stock or engine defection and the same should be forwarded to concerned officials for immediate remedial action.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PO843cyhOEtzr5cZD3_OV_QcRIIG-Yka-WzvK7QqG8xa1KcI4EMYVL3QMbyo0Y0sdFIj9kYZY86Z9yN1E0ace4Oq0XzfxHqlPd52PrFjJKOguSnTFdnjMYmy0klWHwd-27a0jfkrfSrM3QhZKqUcJCbHI-RaBEaspj2137_7zV3A33BDPGsxuYKP1g/s1280/2.jpg" style="clear: left; color: #336699; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PO843cyhOEtzr5cZD3_OV_QcRIIG-Yka-WzvK7QqG8xa1KcI4EMYVL3QMbyo0Y0sdFIj9kYZY86Z9yN1E0ace4Oq0XzfxHqlPd52PrFjJKOguSnTFdnjMYmy0klWHwd-27a0jfkrfSrM3QhZKqUcJCbHI-RaBEaspj2137_7zV3A33BDPGsxuYKP1g/s320/2.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div>“The staff must necessarily share the same with their officials as hiding the same or keeping it in abeyance, will be harmful for the railway,” he declared, adding that they will have to work together in making Pakistan Railways a profitable entity. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">His emphasis was that rules and regulations must be observed fully as only this could help the organization in making further advancements.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the occasion Divisional Transportation Officer (DTO) Sajjad Ahmed Wagho, apprised the seminar participants about the importance of the event in detail and recalled that many lives were lost in trains accidents during the past few years besides accruing financial losses to the railway which also caused damage to the Railways credibility. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVr7nlmLQiqHhSfiYt5M5OX6F6Z1hSKDFdv8Hq3fbDDPMix1NKv_1tThol8PzBeyjuhmzHc-YVEhxwUAv2FmVuspkACR7Xl1nFiFXny8dhfKnB8bdJh8KppBTNbbth1fJ9Ps2rm90f_yUmq8WKZW98PhfPpTJfTwdCLs7U8Z03jSlaeWFu3geRGqyFTQ/s1280/4.jpg" style="clear: right; color: #336699; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVr7nlmLQiqHhSfiYt5M5OX6F6Z1hSKDFdv8Hq3fbDDPMix1NKv_1tThol8PzBeyjuhmzHc-YVEhxwUAv2FmVuspkACR7Xl1nFiFXny8dhfKnB8bdJh8KppBTNbbth1fJ9Ps2rm90f_yUmq8WKZW98PhfPpTJfTwdCLs7U8Z03jSlaeWFu3geRGqyFTQ/s320/4.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div>The seminar was informed about three main reasons for accidents which were the condition of tracks, rolling stock problems and human error. Besides, natural calamities, subversion, material shortage and problems in defective signaling system were identified as other causes of accidents. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The seminar proposed setting up of safety cell, procurement of safety materials, surprise inspections and taking immediate corrective measures of minor deficiencies as short term remedies. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The seminar was attended, among others, by Deputy DS Shahid Hussain Sammpn, DCO Ishaq Baluch, DME-I Junaid Ahmed, DME-II Habibullah Maher, DN-I Kamran Ghauri, Assistant Operating Officer Shahid Hussain Khilji, Assistant Transportation Officer, Jahan Babar, Station Managers Karachi Cantonment, Karachi City, Keamari, Kotri and Hyderabad.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-45035841815877520082022-05-23T22:01:00.000+05:002022-05-23T22:01:12.816+05:00JDC provided walk-through gates to Karachi University<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvcMRacMrYmH3ExwVDMo9qk9o5lOdIxmcYKhVw30YgLgdwAp59TPRDHVDl_Fo3o5flrNSGL8AvYUMNnDF76DedEMBtrXJ0sxx2Iqkc_Ymd5uE3FAXnH8dhVdvkjtU66r9HNbA4iMwv7dVDmhDH5IkchtZRENF9vAdbNfmAErb08s2Bng1Cmc-wRt-/s2048/JDC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvcMRacMrYmH3ExwVDMo9qk9o5lOdIxmcYKhVw30YgLgdwAp59TPRDHVDl_Fo3o5flrNSGL8AvYUMNnDF76DedEMBtrXJ0sxx2Iqkc_Ymd5uE3FAXnH8dhVdvkjtU66r9HNbA4iMwv7dVDmhDH5IkchtZRENF9vAdbNfmAErb08s2Bng1Cmc-wRt-/w399-h224/JDC.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: inherit; font-size: 28px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In order to protect the lives of 45,000 students, teachers, and others studying at Karachi University after the recent terrorist attack on the Chinese teachers and to save the students from waiting in the scorching sun, the welfare organization JDC </span>provided <span style="font-family: inherit;">8 security walk-through gates for all the entrances. The walk-through gate was handed over to the Registrar, University of Karachi, Prof. Dr. Maqsood Ali Ansari.</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZLah_ndNDg3zXRFefpFJl9Q_NV-rViRlXqC6TKuyL3uwWfoyncnFJSCbz_PWB_9V8NtDowTWZd-2_Hb0MZwaqpFIp6PNY90rd3KTpYeyz7fCJJUCKOb50YbwL2iDT8M-wRFN00ugYIz1wUXxNfHAmBkONgx9K3swZN1iGJe2UCZveSw0P6bkB54m/s2048/jdc1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZLah_ndNDg3zXRFefpFJl9Q_NV-rViRlXqC6TKuyL3uwWfoyncnFJSCbz_PWB_9V8NtDowTWZd-2_Hb0MZwaqpFIp6PNY90rd3KTpYeyz7fCJJUCKOb50YbwL2iDT8M-wRFN00ugYIz1wUXxNfHAmBkONgx9K3swZN1iGJe2UCZveSw0P6bkB54m/s320/jdc1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta" data-placeholder="Translation" dir="ltr" id="tw-target-text" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; border: none; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: -2px; margin-top: -2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0.14em 2px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: isolate; width: 270px;"><span style="color: #202124; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 28px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></pre>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-48937010980464496512020-08-07T21:08:00.002+05:002020-08-07T21:08:29.563+05:00Significance of Diamer-Bhasha dam highlighted<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Pakistan's newly posted Ambassador to China, Moin-ul-Haq has highlighted the importance of construction of the Diamer-Bhasha dam which is expected to bring about across the board benefits in socio-economic sectors of the country. </div>
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The Ambassador in his twitter account highlighted the significance of the project apparently following the publication of an article in ‘The Global Times’ acclaimed as one of the most popular English newspapers in China. </div>
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"The key project is yet another concrete example of close Pak-China Friendship" the Ambassador reckoned. </div>
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The newspaper article titled ‘China aids construction of Pakistan’s ‘Three Gorges Dam’ despite pandemic’ had pointed out that despite the novel coronavirus pandemic, China and Pakistan were stepping up efforts on committed projects focusing on cooperation in industrial development, agriculture and the improvement of people's livelihoods. </div>
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The Diamer-Bhasha Dam and Power Project, also referred to as the ‘Three Gorges Project’ joined a long list of bilateral cooperation efforts between the two countries. </div>
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“As a country with an agricultural population accounting for about 60 percent of its total population and agriculture accounting for more than 20 percent of its GDP, the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam remained of great strategic significance for improving Pakistan's water security and sustainable development and it has therefore been supported by successive governments,” Wang Zhihua, economic and commercial minister counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, told the Global Times. </div>
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"The Diamer-Bhasha Dam and Power Project, being the third largest dam in Pakistan, will achieve multipurpose objectives. It will increase the water storage capacity of Pakistan from 30 to 48 days. The people of Pakistan are grateful to China, which has once again decided to help Pakistan secure and ensure its strategic water security in the 21st century," Syed Hasan Javed, director of the Chinese Studies Center of Excellence at the National University of Science and Technology in Islamabad (NUST), remarked. </div>
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Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif escaped a shoe attack
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The police arrested the attacker who threw a shoe at the
chief minister but missed his target. However, Shahbaz showed no reaction to
the incident and remained calm on the stage. Later on, he ordered the release
of the attacker, named Imdad Ali, working in a private Sindhi television.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Earlier, the security staff had arrested the attacker to
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The chief minister said that he and his government believes in freedom of
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Before throwing the show, the attacker raised slogans
against the expected restrictions on a news channel. He told journalists that
he was not ashamed of his act. He said that he flushed out his anger by
throwing shoe. The journalists also condemned the incident, and said the
attacker should have registered his anger in a separate meeting with the chief
minister. <a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/24-Apr-2014/cm-narrowly-escapes-shoe-attack-in-lahore" target="_blank">(DailyTimes)</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-57686929069596179062013-10-26T15:43:00.000+05:002013-10-26T15:43:05.717+05:00Actor Sarwat Gilani Is Engaged To Fahad Mirza<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sarwat Gilani and Fahad Mirza are engaged to be married. Resuscitating the
concept of true love, Gilani told</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: inherit;"> </span></b></span><strong><i><span style="color: #555555; font-family: inherit;">The Express Tribune</span></i></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: inherit;"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="color: #555555; font-family: inherit;">how she was fated to reunite with the
man who she met a decade ago. What has often been dismissed as idealistic, the
couple’s story depicts the notion that love conquers all.</span></strong><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia;">The couple, who exchanged rings on October
11 this year, celebrated their union with an intimate gathering of around 70 on
the roof-top garden of her residence. In an up-close and personal interview, a
happy and love-struck Gilani flaunted her diamond ring with a twinkle in her
eyes. While Gilani wore an Amna Aqeel outfit on her engagement day with hair
and make-up done by Natasha’s Salon, Mirza sported a white<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>boski</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>shalwar kameez from Moosajees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia;">On the question of how and where she met
Mirza, Gilani smilingly proclaimed, “We met 10 years ago, in the year 2003 to
be precise. We liked each other then but I was busy acquiring a degree in
Communication Design from the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, and
he was studying at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Dow</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Medical</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype></st1:place>,
pursuing his plans of becoming a surgeon.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia;">Explaining how grueling student life can be,
she said, “Those days were tough as far as studying and getting the degree were
concerned…<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Aur amma abba ki
koshish thi ke hum graduate kerlain</i>!” she remarked jokingly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia;">“Today, however, it [our story] has unfolded
to be very<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>filmi</i>” she
said. “Some time back, I was performing in a stage play<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Dhaani</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and Fahad came to watch it. Later, he
texted me and said that he saw the play. That’s how we got in touch with each
other for the first time after really long,” she exclaimed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia;">“Initially, I thought we both must be at
different stages in life. People would joke about us being together but we used
to laugh it off. And it just so happened that in the process of proving them
wrong, we proved them right by falling in love, again!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia;">As the resilient Gilani begins a new chapter
in her life, she doesn’t shy away from shedding light on her past, where she
was married and got divorced a couple of years thereafter. She was briefly
married to Omer Saleem, the brother of TV personality Ali Saleem. “I got
married as a rebound. When you are vulnerable, nothing seems reasonable. You
try to satisfy your heart and prove your point. That didn’t work out for me. I
thought the love was merely a four-letter word. Also, when you are heartbroken,
you lose faith in love. But life goes on and you realise, as you grow up, that
being in love doesn’t mean you can’t be practical. You can be both at the same
time.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia;">After her marriage didn’t work, she found
solace in acting and painting. “I focused on my work, primarily on these two
art forms. I was bouncing between these two loves of mine… I took refuge in
them,” she said. Today, as her life takes another favourable turn, she is
happier than ever and has given a special place to Mirza in her life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia;">When asked why Mirza is the one for her, she
smiled and said, “Well, there have been actors and other people who have been
interested but something or the other just wouldn’t click. I wanted commitment;
I am strictly a one-man woman.” She went on to say, “With Fahad, there was
familiarity, an association… and our family wanted us to consider it. Also,
there was an established comfort level between our families. I have found Fahad
to be a sincere person. With others, I wasn’t too sure but with Fahad, it
seemed like it was written in stone.” Acknowledging how supportive Mirza has
been, she said, “Whenever I tire down, he encourages me to strive and quotes
Rumi to boost my will.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Gilani looks thrilled about tying the knot. She hopes that the couple will have
“a very exciting journey” but that one must know that it’s not all fun and
games. “One should know when to give in and when to give up. Family must always
be the priority” is the talented actor’s mantra.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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exterminate all the secret hideouts of terrorists who have nothing to do with
the peace of the country; rather their aims are to horrify citizens in the name
of so-called slogans and manifestos of justice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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operation in Karachi successful, adding that this job can’t be made successful
without cooperation and coordination of the MQM which is real representative of
people in the metropolis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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consulted about the targeted actions, adding that had the govt sought
cooperation from all political parties, the targeted action would have been a
success from the very beginning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-9980917454554474082013-09-13T12:35:00.000+05:002013-09-13T12:35:24.657+05:005 year girl sexually assaulted in Lahore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-12254700696003005692013-06-13T00:38:00.000+05:002013-06-13T00:38:02.246+05:00Karachi Central jail under threat, alleged terrorists shifted<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Five alleged terrorists belonging to different outlawed organisations including Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, were shifted to different prisons in rural Sindh due to security concerns. According to jail officials, the decision was taken due to reports that terrorist organisations plan to attack Central Jail Karachi and free their members. The inmates who were shifted includ Mohammad Abdullah aka Taimur, son of Riaz Shahid; Waseem Barodi, son of Sami Ahmed; Hafiz Qasim Abdul Rasheed, Mohammad Shafiq alias Bashir and Inamullah.(DailyTimes)</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-16969628503515135232013-03-20T17:21:00.000+05:002013-03-21T22:31:29.750+05:00Cheque distribution at CM House: Harmful drinking water served,10 women fall unconscious<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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least 10 women, belonging to the families of the victims who lost their lives
in Karachi’s Abbas Town bombing, fell unconscious when they were served harmful
drinking water during an event to distribute cheques at Sindh Chief Minister
House here on Tuesday. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah was scheduled to
distribute compensatory cheques among the families that lost their homes and
loved ones in the bombing that killed 51 people and injured over 140 others. </span></div>
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water. Around 10 women fell unconscious after drinking the water served to
them. Later, when to news come to the surface, the CM House’s spokesman said
that the water served by the caterers in event was harmful for health. He,
however, said that only two people including a woman and a man fell unconscious
after drinking the water. Meanwhile, nine people were shifted to the Civil
Hospital Karachi in the early hours of Tuesday when they fell unconscious after
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-26880234224756918572013-01-21T21:22:00.003+05:002013-01-21T21:29:12.308+05:00An open letter to SC: List of dual nationals submitted Begum Shehnaz Sheikh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">PML-Q’s former MNA Begum Shehnaz Sheikh submitted through an open letter to the Supreme Court on Monday a list of parliamentarians having dual nationality.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In her open letter written to the Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, she alleged that the cases of all the parliamentarians having dual nationality were not equally dealt with. She requested the apex court to put the procedure pertaining to reimbursement of benefits enjoyed by the dual nationality holder parliamentarians, on hold until the final verdict on the pending review pleas of the dual nationality holders was delivered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In her letter, she mentioned the names of 20 dual nationality holder parliamentarians. She said a few of those, whose membership was suspended by the apex court, still continued to remain at their offices. The letter includes the names of Asim Hussain, Raza Haroon, Shahbeen Rizvi, Tayyib Hussain, Fauzia Ejaz and Jameel Ashraf.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Shehnaz Sheikh alleged that she was not justly dealt with despite she had tendered her resignation. She claimed that all dual nationality holder members of parliament were not equally treated. She said all dual nationality holder parliamentarians were not directed to return all the monetary benefits they had drawn during the period they occupied public offices and other emoluments from the public exchequer, including monthly remunerations, TA/DA and facilities of accommodation, along with other perks etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She requested the apex court to stop all proceedings of reimbursement of monetary benefits granted to the suspended parliamentarians until a decision came on the review pleas filed against the Supreme Court’s verdict of disqualifying 11 members of parliament.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It may be recalled here that the membership of Begum Shehnaz Sheikh was suspended by the Supreme Court in October 2012 for holding Australian nationality, while being a Pakistani national and a member of the parliament.(The News)</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-42462570096871664162012-11-14T21:28:00.000+05:002012-11-14T21:28:46.066+05:00Diwali Symbolizes The Triumph Of Good Over Evil And It Is The Festival Of Lights: Altaf Hussain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="ArticleContent" id="ctl00_MainContent_lblDetail" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The Chief of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Mr Altaf Hussain has greeted the Hindu community in Pakistan and throughout the world on the occasion of the festival of Diwali. He said that Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the Hindu community and it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. It is also the occasion of joy, mirth and happiness and celebrated as a festival of lights.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Mr Hussain said that all religions teach about respecting the places of worship and festivals of other religions besides recognizing the dignity of mankind. Those who do not follow these basic precepts of their religion are, in fact, acting contrary to the teachings of their religion.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Mr Hussain asked the Hindu community to offer prayers for peace and promotion of religious tolerance and harmony in the country. He asked them to offer special prayers for elimination of the heartless terrorists who were killing innocent people.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25px; text-align: justify;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-4173974978275410102012-07-29T20:51:00.000+05:002012-07-29T20:55:23.854+05:00Ansar, Sarim burney split over hindu boy's televised conversion<br />
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<strong style="color: #555555; font-size: 13px;">The conversion to Islam of a Hindu boy working with the Ansar Burney Trust has split the Burney brothers with one defending it and the other calling it a ‘drama’.</strong></div>
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On Wednesday, chat show host Maya Khan opened the doors to another controversy by televising live Sunil’s conversion in the prime-time Ramazan slot.</div>
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Sunil works at the Ansar Burney Trust, a human rights organisation whose chairman, Ansar, was recently in the headlines for the case of the Pakistani sailors taken hostage by Somali pirates.</div>
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Ansar skewered the conversion, called it a ‘drama’, and announced that he would sue Maya Khan. He publicly lashed out at his younger brother Sarim on Twitter, saying that he had dismissed Sarim three months ago from the trust on corruption charges.</div>
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“If we [want] to save our country, we shall have to fight against corruption, and I started it from my own office at Karachi,” said Ansar tweeting about his brother Sarim. Talking to the Indian media, Ansar said that “[Sunil] was offered incentives, and though keen, he had no idea as to what was happening.”</div>
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Sarim was the vice chairman at the Ansar Burney Trust, which was started in 1980 as the Prisoners Aid Society. He dismissed the corruption allegations, saying that Ansar had always handled the funds and the accounts. “Ansar should know about corruption as he was directly involved with the monetary affairs of the organisation,” Sarim told The Express Tribune. He maintained that he had separated their work for the past three months and formed his own trust, Sarim Burney Welfare Trust. “This did not please Ansar as he always wants to be in the limelight,” alleged Sarim.</div>
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Sarim maintained that Ansar had settled in London 22 years ago and he had been running the organisation and “keeping his name alive”. Today Sarim has removed the signboards with Ansar’s name, and replaced it with his own at their office in Arambagh.</div>
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Sarim backed the conversion. “I have seen the boy fast when he had not embraced Islam. He did it of his own free will. Being miles away, how can Ansar say that it was forced?” Sarim also claimed that Sunil worked for the Sarim Burney Welfare Trust and not the Ansar Burney Welfare Trust.</div>
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Ansar has served as the federal human rights minister, and the UN’s expert adviser on human rights. He is currently in London and could not be immediately reached for comment.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 20px;">The continuing spilling of blood in sectarian killings in Quetta and Gilgit Baltistan manifests a blatant failure to address religious intolerance in society, which constitutes one of the biggest threats for the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said on Wednesday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 20px;">The Commission said in a statement: “HRCP is alarmed by the continuing sectarian bloodshed in Pakistan, particularly in Quetta and Gilgit Baltistan. The killings demonstrate a disturbing pattern and appear to be part of a well-planned sequence. It has been stated that miscreants from Afghanistan have been involved. That may be one problem but it certainly is not the only one. The mindless bloodshed that we witness day in and day out is rooted in religious intolerance cultivated by the state. Politics in the name of religion has substantially worsened what was already an appalling situation. It is alarming that no one responsible for these killings has been nabbed in years. The people are paying the price of indifference with their lives. Rather than wasting time on <em>addressing mere symptoms,</em>the root cause of the problem must be identified and addressed. Instead of living in denial, we must now identify the policies that strengthen extremism and promote faith-based hatred in society. These constitute the single biggest threat to Pakistan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 20px;">In these perilous times, all those who believe in people’s rights, human dignity and Pakistan’s future must not remain silent. Otherwise the consequences for the country will be unimaginably disastrous. It is time for the government, all democratic-minded political parties and conscious citizens to join hands to think of a way out of this brutal vortex in order to rescue the state that has been held to ransom by extremism and obscurantism.”</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-72546688970943073392012-02-12T00:28:00.000+05:002012-02-12T00:28:05.543+05:00HRCP has deep concern at Sindh University situation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Channar on January 2, unjustified action has been taken against
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Thursday said: “HRCP notes with alarm that the services of two
representatives of Sindh University Teachers’ Association, Dr. Arfana
Mallah and Dr. Azhar Ali Shah, have been terminated and show-cause
notices issued to other teachers. The university had only reopened a few
days ago on the assurance of the Sindh Governor that the
vice-chancellor of Sindh University, who is past the age of retirement,
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“HRCP also has serious reservations over
the authorities’ apathetic approach towards acknowledging and addressing
teachers’ concerns. It defies reason why the teachers must protests for
weeks upon weeks before their concerns register on the official radar.
The teachers have protested long and in a peaceful manner for demands
that are not unreasonable: a judicial probe into the assassination of
Professor Bashir, withdrawal of police and Rangers from the campus,
restoration of student unions and removal of the vice chancellor.</div>
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that Sindh University and most other universities in the province are
headed by academics who have crossed the retirement age. In a recent
meeting with the HRCP vice-chairperson for Sindh and members of HRCP
Council, the Sindh Governor had agreed to look into the issues
concerning the Sindh University. HRCP calls upon the Governor, in his
capacity as chancellor of Sindh University, to rescind the decisions
regarding the dismissal and issuance of show-cause notices to teachers
and take effective steps to fulfil the government’s obligation to ensure
an atmosphere free from intimidation and conducive for academic
progress at the university.”</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-60383829090512787882012-02-03T00:15:00.001+05:002012-02-03T00:15:20.532+05:00NGOs to sue channel for Maya Khan dating raid episode<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While many berated her and called her team ‘vigil aunties’ and her
tactics a ‘witch hunt’, Maya Khan has also come under fire from four
local non-governmental organisations for her morning show episode aired
on 17th January. These NGOs have taken the matter to the Supreme Court
and plan to file a suit against a private TV channel concerning a
morning show episode. Maya Khan, the former host of a morning show,
‘hunted’ down dating couples in a Karachi park along with a group of
about 15 women and a cameraman for an episode of her show. Her actions
sparked outrage across the country, forcing the channel to fire her
after she refused to issue an apology. (Pakistan Today)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-83990730790264795762012-01-13T15:51:00.000+05:002012-01-13T15:51:40.523+05:00Earn Quick, Easy Money: Be Careful<br />
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“Earn Quick, Easy Money.” The headline has caught the attention of many internet users that fall for the trap of numerous mega online scams operating in the country. In the name of online home-based businesses, a significant number of fraudsters have been fleecing innocent people, Pakistan Today learnt on Thursday. Due to absence and poor implementation of cyber-crime laws, the scam operators have set up well-furnished corporate offices in the heart of big cities, including Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad, while a few of them have penetrated in to the relatively small towns or rural suburbs. Interviews with a number of alleged scam operators reveal that they pocket millions of rupees by fleecing innocent people in a couple of months only. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />A conservative estimate suggests that an online franchise operator that registers about 100 members each month bags over a million rupees per month. Their standard modus operandi provides them an opportunity to sail smoothly for four to five months without paying a single penny to their members, who deposit them subscription fee ranging from Rs 5,500 to Rs 18,000. In most cases, people complain that these fraudsters vanish away in six to eight months by fleecing Rs 5 to Rs 10 million and start a new business with a new identity in other cities. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />How it operates? <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Speaking to Pakistan Today, operator of a similar business, Imran, claimed that his company was an authorised franchisee of a Canadian firm that dealt in online advertisement. “We get advertisement posting jobs from the Canadian company and sublet the contract to local individuals against a membership of Rs 5,500 to Rs 18,000, depending on the size and rate of return on the job,” he maintained. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Responding to a question, he said, “Though, it is an online advertisement posting business but it mainly depends on conventional advertising. We spend nearly Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000 per month on banners, newspaper and cable advertisements to attract new members.” He disclosed that he had been in this business for over a year and had been registering around 35-40 members every month. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />However, Imran failed to substantiate his claim that his firm was affiliated to some Canadian company as he could not produce any documentation or registration certificate. His company’s website, quickearnonline.com, does not show any registration or affiliation information either. The website does not have any postal address of the company, except for two addresses of the Lahore-based franchisees. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />What is the business? <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />The ad-posting business is similar to the controversial multi-level marketing (MLM) model, as most companies operating in the country have parent foreign company, master-franchisees, franchisees, sub-franchisees and ad-posters or individual members. All these franchisees offer attractive packages, usually in US dollars, along with the comfort of working from home. They market it as a home-based business, with returns ranging from Rs 9,000 to Rs 35,000 per month, after having paid a membership fee. In addition, if a franchisee or an individual introduces a new franchisee or member, they offer him the money equivalent to $10 to $100 per member, while a franchise costs around $500 to $800. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />After registering with a franchisee, the ad-poster’s job starts. The so-called franchisee gives a piece of code, usually in the hypertext mark-up language (HTML), to its new members, which they have to paste on classified websites and forums. Usually, this code posts advertisements of their own company or some unknown local products, which clearly indicates that the entire scheme has no relationship with any foreign firm. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />How is it a scam? <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />A simple inquiry can find thousands of victims since it employs chain marketing strategies. Several victims of this ad-posting business told Pakistan Today that they invested their hard-earned savings for supplementing their income, but could not even get their investment back. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />They revealed that at the time of registration, these companies offered lucrative packages but after completing the massive task of posting around 50,000 to 80,000 ads on various websites, they were refused prompt payments. One of the victims said, “These companies maintain a corporate environment and have separate account sections. The Accounts’ staff usually point out mistakes in the completed jobs and try to deduct a lion’s share from the promised remuneration. And when someone agrees even on the deducted amount, they ask him for a month or two for processing. They present the excuse that all transactions are processed through the parent company, which is based in some foreign country.” <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />They pointed out that several companies, including visiononline.com, homebasedmoney.com and earnonline.com, had vanished during the past few months, without paying to their members. The victims indicated that the scam operators operate on rented premises mostly and leave no clue behind them. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />What do the experts say? <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Speaking to Pakistan Today, Director of Pakistan’s pioneer IT company, BrainTel, Amjad Farooq Alvi said that although the country had laws related to cyber-crimes, their implementation was questionable. Citing the example of the internet service providers and telephone pre-paid calling cards, he said that both businesses had failed in the country because there were no regulations. Several companies disappear after selling calling cards worth millions of rupees but no action has been taken against them yet, he lamented. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Amjad pointed out that IT had changed the strategies of all businesses, including the advertisement industry. Earlier, advertisement was done through conventional media, including the newspapers, radio and TV, however advertisement is done on the internet now. He said that this turnaround had created various opportunities that did not exist in the past, but at the same time, it required new legislation and improved implementation. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />He concluded that both the advertising and IT industries had to play their role along with the law enforcement agencies to curb this menace and save the industry’s reputation.(Pakistan Today)</div>
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The Human Rights
Commission of Pakistan has condoled and condemned the brutal killing of
Zarteef Afridi, HRCP coordinator in Khyber Agency, and called upon the
government to apprehend his killers and address growing threats facing
human rights defenders in the region.<span id="ecxmore-1187"></span>
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In a statement issued on
Thursday, the Commission said: “HRCP is grieved at the murder earlier
today of Zarteef Afridi in Khyber Agency. Zarteef was a tireless human
rights defender who dedicated his life to promoting human rights,
tolerance and peace in a region beset with conflict. Repeated threats to
his life had failed to deter him from his work. In his death, the civil
society has lost a committed campaigner for the cause of human rights.
HRCP is grieved at his death and condoles with Zarteef’s family at their
loss.</div>
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Zarteef’s murder also
underscores the escalating threats that those working for human rights
face in Pakistan, particularly in the tribal areas. HRCP calls upon the
government to realize its duty to do everything within its power to
apprehend Zarteef’s killers and show through its actions in the next few
days its commitment to protect and facilitate human rights defenders.”</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-56720825022317045872011-09-27T23:37:00.003+05:002011-09-27T23:38:00.805+05:00Shoaib Akthar’s Controversially Yours launched in New Delhi<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lLtd-RV9nXc/ToA54_PnZzI/AAAAAAAABxs/AJIr0viLjPc/s1600/Shoaib%2BLaunch%2BTop.jpg" style="clear: right; color: #2288bb; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656584783189731122" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lLtd-RV9nXc/ToA54_PnZzI/AAAAAAAABxs/AJIr0viLjPc/s320/Shoaib%2BLaunch%2BTop.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="224" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Former Test cricketer Shoaib Akhtar’s autobiography titled Controversially Yours, sparking controversy right away, was released in New Delhi, India, on September 23.<br /><br />The book was launched at a hotel in the Indian capital and the ceremony was also attended by Pakistan High Commissioner to India, Shahid Malik.<br /><br />The Pakistan speedster has confessed to having tampered with the ball and also questioned the class and temperament of India's batting icons, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.<br /><br />“Almost all Pakistani fast bowlers have tampered with the ball. I may be the first one to openly admit to it but everybody is doing it. To be honest, every team in the world tampers with the ball. We probably started it but no team is innocent and virtually every fast bowler does it. That is the only way to survive because the wickets are so slow. I have tampered with the ball on many occasions,” he admitted.<br /><br />Shoaib offered a solution to the problem of ball tampering by writing that the only way to stop this is for the ICC to ensure that at least some pitches are prepared in favour of the bowlers.<br /><br />The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has distanced itself from Shoaib’s remarks, saying he was no longer associated with the board and was free to do whatever he wants.<br /><br />Shoaib, who was a genuine match-winner, remained at the centre of many controversies in his stormy career which finally came to an end with the Cricket World Cup 2011 in which Pakistan reached the semifinals.<br /><br />Shoaib engineered quite a few victories for Pakistan in every format of the game but many people believed that he could have given more to country if he disciplined himself and refrained from uncalled for controversies.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">(<a href="http://jumbopublishing.com/">Jumbopublishing.com</a>)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-9805527761070381422011-08-02T21:20:00.001+05:002011-08-02T21:22:01.561+05:00Altaf Hussain has appealed to the President and Prime Minister to stop the killings of innocent people in Karachi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">MQM Chief Altaf Hussain has appealed to the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to stop the killings of innocent people in Karachi. In a statement he has asked them to restore peace and stop killings in 48 hours and if not, the people of Karachi will be free to exercise their right to protect themselves. He informed them that the terrorists and criminals are roaming around scot-free, they have been allowed to kill at will, loot, plunder and attack the residences of common people, factories, shops etc. Armed terrorists on motorcycle are seen attacking and burning the properties. Mr Hussain has said that he gives a 48 hour notice to the government otherwise the people of Karachi will arrange for their protection. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">He reminded that despite all his sincere efforts and even his appeal for peace, the limits have arrived and valuable innocent lives are being lost. Referring to the migration by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from Mecca to Medina, he said that attacks on his companions continued - and after that the Battle of Badar, Uhad and Khandaq took place. If today the infidels have decided to attack Medina again and again the following the path of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) will be as per the Sunnah. Time will decide if the righteousness will succeed or not.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-86481744443707904402011-03-04T01:15:00.000+05:002011-03-04T01:15:14.489+05:00PTI Strongly Condemns Shahbaz Bhatti's Murder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LnRUU2_aX4Q/TW_2wvWOYII/AAAAAAAADVI/0yKHD9wh1dA/s1600/Imran_Khan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LnRUU2_aX4Q/TW_2wvWOYII/AAAAAAAADVI/0yKHD9wh1dA/s200/Imran_Khan.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has strongly condemned the brutal murder of Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, saying the incident shows government’s total failure in curbing terrorism within the country. How a government that cannot protect its ministers be expected to provide security to its people, they questioned. In a joint statement issued here on Wednesday, the PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Secretary General Dr Arif Alvi, Brig (r) Samson Simon Sharaf, Information Secretary Omer Cheema and Women wing president Fauzia Kasuri, they also condemned the government for showing a criminal neglect by not providing the late Shahbaz Bhatti with proper security and housing in Ministers Enclave despite his voicing security concerns especially in the wake of thew Taseer murder. The continuing government neglect of his pleas shows the careless approach it has towards its minorities. It is sad that the present government used Shahbaz Bhatti to project a soft image of Pakistan internationally, and yet showed criminal neglect in providing him security, the PTI leader commented.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This brutal act of terror is a blot on the Pakistani nation and we must all unite to expose and punish those responsible, they added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile the Spokesperson of the PTI for religious affairs Ejaz Chaudhry, in a separate statement also condemned Bhatti's murder and said it was a deep-rooted conspiracy to belittle Pakistan in the eyes of the world and isolate it in the world community. Islam, he said, provides maximum protection to the minorities. He also demanded of the government to expose the hidden hand behind Bhatti's murder.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-11758148608779899532011-02-11T00:12:00.000+05:002011-02-11T00:12:14.733+05:00HRCP urges govt to ensure Siddique Eido’s release<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yyh9SUVvODc/TVQ4gVe1AyI/AAAAAAAADRs/3Wvq5ppA0VA/s1600/siddeqEido.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yyh9SUVvODc/TVQ4gVe1AyI/AAAAAAAADRs/3Wvq5ppA0VA/s200/siddeqEido.gif" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the Balochistan government to ensure safe recovery of HRCP activist Siddique Eido, who was abducted in Gwadar by men wearing official uniforms on December 21 last.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In a letter to the Balochistan chief minister, HRCP expressed concern that despite the lapse of 50 days no progress had been made in securing the release of Mr Eido. The Commission said: “At the very least, statements of the four policemen of Pasni Police Station accompanying Mr Eido at the time of his abduction must be recorded and they should be asked to provide as much information as they can about the identity of his abductors.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;">HRCP expressed serious concern that Mr Eido may be tortured in custody and that his life was in grave danger. It called upon the government to ensure the safe and immediate recovery of Mr Eido and order that any personnel who had any role in abducting or illegally detaining Mr. Eido be brought to justice.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426960776757871663.post-24457551666479375262011-02-09T16:12:00.001+05:002011-02-09T16:14:50.868+05:00Guilty National heroes should be treated with an iron hand<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salman Butt</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><b>By MOHAMMAD KHAN SIAL</b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><b><i>Karachi</i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our three cricket national heroes, Salmaan Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir have been proved guilty of corruption with heavy punishments resulting in debarring them from cricket for the next 10 years, seven years and five years respectively. Nonetheless, they have immensely defamed the country internationally for their own vested interests. Such an act is no less than treachery. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mohammad Amir</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe that such cases should be treated with an iron hand without any leniency. It was an act of treachery and should be referred to the courts of law. Nevertheless, some influential people will always, for one reason or the other, protect these people who are determined to defame the country worldwide, which is why such cases always resurface.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0