JULY 15 - Various international news sources are reporting that it is revealed in the last will of Michael Jackson that he wanted to be buried according to Muslim traditions, since he had converted to Islam some time back. Some say he converted in November 2007.
Jackson’s family is considering to arrange the Muslim funeral and burial tradition as was desired by him. His family says they truly respect Jacko’s will and his new faith.
His funeral is due to be carried out on Friday, according to reports.
Meanwhile speculations are rife that Jacko died of drug overdose and that his doctor is involved in the whole scenario.
Also read: What Michael Jackson's cook knows: http://www.despardes.com/chanachoor/2009/20090714.html
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Blast kills at least 11 in Mian Channu
JULY 13: The death toll of Mian Channu blast has reached to 11 as two more blast victims died in the hospital. 70 are reported injured, several in critical condition.
Mian Channu is located about 90 kilometres east of Multan in the Punjab province.
During rescue operations at the blast site, Rockets, bombs and other explosives have been recovered. Police said around 25 homes were flattened due to the force of the explosion.
According to The News citing sources, blast took place at a house of Hafiz Riaz where children were gathered for religious education. Several houses were destroyed in the blast as many people are still trapped under the rubble. Rescue operations are underway.
Dr. Naeem of tehsil headquarter hospital has confirmed the killing of nine people including seven children, a woman and a man. DCO Khaniwal said the situation is unclear.
Police sources said the blast formed a big crater at the scene. The injured were rushed to hospital among which 12 are reported in critical condition.
PM Gilani has condemned the blast and called inquiry report.
Mian Channu is located about 90 kilometres east of Multan in the Punjab province.
During rescue operations at the blast site, Rockets, bombs and other explosives have been recovered. Police said around 25 homes were flattened due to the force of the explosion.
According to The News citing sources, blast took place at a house of Hafiz Riaz where children were gathered for religious education. Several houses were destroyed in the blast as many people are still trapped under the rubble. Rescue operations are underway.
Dr. Naeem of tehsil headquarter hospital has confirmed the killing of nine people including seven children, a woman and a man. DCO Khaniwal said the situation is unclear.
Police sources said the blast formed a big crater at the scene. The injured were rushed to hospital among which 12 are reported in critical condition.
PM Gilani has condemned the blast and called inquiry report.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
SAJA Convention
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Two drone strikes in 1 day- Toll 35 but may increase
JUL 8 - At least 25 people have reportedly been killed in a second US missile strike targeting militants and locals in the northwest tribal belt, both US and Pakistani medias reported today.
The strike targeted militants' suspected vehicles in Makeen area near WANA district of South Waziristan Agency.
According to news reports, four guided missiles fired from a US drone hit five vehicles allegedly carrying suspected Taliban fighters, killing 25 of them and destroying the vehicles in the blitz. The death toll may rise, reported AFP.
Earlier today, 10 militants were killed in another US missile strike in the same region.
The strike targeted militants' suspected vehicles in Makeen area near WANA district of South Waziristan Agency.
According to news reports, four guided missiles fired from a US drone hit five vehicles allegedly carrying suspected Taliban fighters, killing 25 of them and destroying the vehicles in the blitz. The death toll may rise, reported AFP.
Earlier today, 10 militants were killed in another US missile strike in the same region.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Random Thoughts.
July 2 - Mushtaq Minhas on his July 2nd episode of Bolta Pakistan had an interesting response to a caller's (from USA) observation that diesel in USA cost Rs37 or 47 per liter while in Pakistan it was costing more than double - may be four times I do not recall the exact figure he quoted.
Mushtaq's response to the caller: USA had a vast fuel reserve. It also gets cheaper fuel from its negihbors like Canada and Latin America.
If having vast (untapped) reserve of oil and being close to the exporters of oil to it is a valid rationale, then bottled water in USA should be almost free!
After all USA is surrounded on all sides by oceans from where water supply can be FREE. It also has a vast reserve of underground water.
Ironically however, bottled water in USA costs $4 or more a gallon - double of fuel. Gas (I mean petrol) costs between $2 and $2.50 a gallon only and that even now. It was cheaper before. What is the real rationale?
US establishment has insured that the component of fuel cost as part of the production costs of anything and everything in USA is always bare minimal. How?
My two cents: By insuring majority fuel imports (directly or indirectly) are from such countries, for instance, like Saudia, where oil is not a national wealth, therefore not subject to price increases to fund public lifestyle growth. Trickel down economy is unknown. The kingdom thus can arbitrarily decide how much to sell for and how much to produce.
As for Latin America, the countries have deliberately been forced to remain economically at a level where cost of producing oil does not increase. Labor is cheap! Sans institutions, prices are fixed arbitrarily too.
Mushtaq's response to the caller: USA had a vast fuel reserve. It also gets cheaper fuel from its negihbors like Canada and Latin America.
If having vast (untapped) reserve of oil and being close to the exporters of oil to it is a valid rationale, then bottled water in USA should be almost free!
After all USA is surrounded on all sides by oceans from where water supply can be FREE. It also has a vast reserve of underground water.
Ironically however, bottled water in USA costs $4 or more a gallon - double of fuel. Gas (I mean petrol) costs between $2 and $2.50 a gallon only and that even now. It was cheaper before. What is the real rationale?
US establishment has insured that the component of fuel cost as part of the production costs of anything and everything in USA is always bare minimal. How?
My two cents: By insuring majority fuel imports (directly or indirectly) are from such countries, for instance, like Saudia, where oil is not a national wealth, therefore not subject to price increases to fund public lifestyle growth. Trickel down economy is unknown. The kingdom thus can arbitrarily decide how much to sell for and how much to produce.
As for Latin America, the countries have deliberately been forced to remain economically at a level where cost of producing oil does not increase. Labor is cheap! Sans institutions, prices are fixed arbitrarily too.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Chaos Order II- You reap what you sow!
JUN 23 - Pakistan ki cricket team nay 20 over per mubni world cup match Sri Lankan team kay khilaf jeet kar bohut hi maqbool huwi.
Bohut hi khushi ki baath hai aur har Pakistani koh bohut khush hona bhi chahiyeh. Qaum koh bohut arsey keh baadh aik khushi ki khabar mili hai joh usney ab dil sey apnaya hai. Allah khair karey.
Aakhri dafha aisi acchhi khabar May 1998 mey mili thi jab qaum ney India key khilaf jawabi nuclear tests kar key sabit kar dya tha keh Pakistan apney dushman kay khilaf zaroorat parney per nehley per dehla bhi karna janta hai.
Nawaz Sharif chooh keh oos daur keh Wazeer i Azam thay is liyeh us kamiyabi keh mubarkbadh keh haqdaar baney aur baney chaltey aa rahey hain ji.
Poori qaum ney is baar Pakistan team kay jeet per jashan manaya aur poorey mulk mein is khabar ka khush asloobi say istiqbaal kya.
Sadr Zardari sahib ney jitney wali cricket team keh har fardh koh 5 lakh rupeye deney kah ilaan bhi kya. Saath hi saath Wazeer e Azam Gilani sahib ney apney siyasi haisiyat kay mutabiq team koh khaney per daawat bhi dih hai.
Gilani sahib ney cricket team membaran koh koi paisey deney yah na naah deneh ka faislah kya hai keh nahin hamein iska maaloom nahin hai. Na koi aisi khabar shayeh huwi hai ab tak.
Such baath toh yeh hai kay mujhey itni khushi nahi huwi is jeet per jaisa keh pehley kay jeeton per karta tha.
Baath darasal yeh hai keh agar koi swimmer darya cross karney ki saal ho saal training leh aur paisey leh laikin sirf aik chota sah taalaab cross karney ki hi salahiyat show karey toh kya humey uskay performance per khush hona chahiyeh?
Woh alag baath hai keh qaum ka expectations level itna gir chuka ho keh itni khushi hi kaafi hai.
Meri nazar mein 20 over per mubni match jitna aik naalaa cross karney keh mutaradif hai. Baath woh hogi jab Test Match jita jaye. Yah phir 50 overs wala match jita jaye.
Performance time aur standards koh lower kar keh teemein apni salahiyaton ka meyar qaum say accept nahi kara sakti hain. Ishi tarha jaisey kisi aik battle koh jeet kar war koh jeetney ka haq nahin jataya ja sakta.
Woh alag baath hai keh koi karigar Tajmahal bananey ki salahiyat bhool jaye. Is sooruth mein usko practice karaney keh liyeh Tajmahal ki jagha koi maqbara bananey ka theka de dya jaye toh koi mazaheqa nahi. Is maqbarey koh bananey mein us karigar koh mubarak baadh husool karney ki zaroorath nahin hai. Agar woh aisa karta hai toh ghalat baath hai.
Pakistan mein bohut saarey standards gir gaye hain. Values bhi narrow down ho gaye hain. Adum siyasi nizam, adum judiciary nizam aur adum iqtisadi nizam ki wajha sey goals and objectives bhi majmuyee taur per low ho gaye hain. Jab keh dunya aagey barhti ja rahi hai jis tarha internet barhta ja raha hai.
Kya hamari asli jeet yani kamiyabi 20 overs keh match keh level ki hi hai ya phir 5-days international test match keh level ki hai? Zara aap khud sochein is baath koh?
Kya shortcuts le kar hi hum kamayab ho saktey hain? Kya rules of games change kar hi hum asli kamayabi keh darkinar ho saktey hain?
Taareekh ney apna standard khud muqqarrur kya huwa hai. Taareekh ney na toh koi short cut accept kya hai na hi koi short cut koh recorgnize kya hai.
Taareekh short cut lenay wali qaumon yah teemon yah shakhsiyaton koh yaadh bhi nahi rakhti. In fact, hiqarat ki nigah seh dekhti hai.
Hamarey South Asia mein teen log hain yani Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Shaikh Mujibur Rehman aur Indira Gandhi jinho nay short cuts liyeh. Kuch dinoh keh liyeh woh maqbool huweh aur unki qaumon neh khushiyan manayeein. Us keh baadh ka haal hum sub koh pata hai.
Mera khayal hai keh agar qaum ishi tarha choti khushiyan seh faizyab ho sakti hai toh hamey chahiyeh keh siyasat daanon koh bhi team 20 ki tarha aik chota sa ilaqa hukoomat karney keh liyeh deh dein.
Jub hukoomat karney per kamiyab ho jayein toh T20team ki kamiyabi ki tarha hum bhi in siyasat danoh koh mubarak baadh de kar mulk keh bari team mein accept kar saktey hain.
Is baath mein koi mazaheqa nahin. Practice makes perfect.
Bohut hi khushi ki baath hai aur har Pakistani koh bohut khush hona bhi chahiyeh. Qaum koh bohut arsey keh baadh aik khushi ki khabar mili hai joh usney ab dil sey apnaya hai. Allah khair karey.
Aakhri dafha aisi acchhi khabar May 1998 mey mili thi jab qaum ney India key khilaf jawabi nuclear tests kar key sabit kar dya tha keh Pakistan apney dushman kay khilaf zaroorat parney per nehley per dehla bhi karna janta hai.
Nawaz Sharif chooh keh oos daur keh Wazeer i Azam thay is liyeh us kamiyabi keh mubarkbadh keh haqdaar baney aur baney chaltey aa rahey hain ji.
Poori qaum ney is baar Pakistan team kay jeet per jashan manaya aur poorey mulk mein is khabar ka khush asloobi say istiqbaal kya.
Sadr Zardari sahib ney jitney wali cricket team keh har fardh koh 5 lakh rupeye deney kah ilaan bhi kya. Saath hi saath Wazeer e Azam Gilani sahib ney apney siyasi haisiyat kay mutabiq team koh khaney per daawat bhi dih hai.
Gilani sahib ney cricket team membaran koh koi paisey deney yah na naah deneh ka faislah kya hai keh nahin hamein iska maaloom nahin hai. Na koi aisi khabar shayeh huwi hai ab tak.
Such baath toh yeh hai kay mujhey itni khushi nahi huwi is jeet per jaisa keh pehley kay jeeton per karta tha.
Baath darasal yeh hai keh agar koi swimmer darya cross karney ki saal ho saal training leh aur paisey leh laikin sirf aik chota sah taalaab cross karney ki hi salahiyat show karey toh kya humey uskay performance per khush hona chahiyeh?
Woh alag baath hai keh qaum ka expectations level itna gir chuka ho keh itni khushi hi kaafi hai.
Meri nazar mein 20 over per mubni match jitna aik naalaa cross karney keh mutaradif hai. Baath woh hogi jab Test Match jita jaye. Yah phir 50 overs wala match jita jaye.
Performance time aur standards koh lower kar keh teemein apni salahiyaton ka meyar qaum say accept nahi kara sakti hain. Ishi tarha jaisey kisi aik battle koh jeet kar war koh jeetney ka haq nahin jataya ja sakta.
Woh alag baath hai keh koi karigar Tajmahal bananey ki salahiyat bhool jaye. Is sooruth mein usko practice karaney keh liyeh Tajmahal ki jagha koi maqbara bananey ka theka de dya jaye toh koi mazaheqa nahi. Is maqbarey koh bananey mein us karigar koh mubarak baadh husool karney ki zaroorath nahin hai. Agar woh aisa karta hai toh ghalat baath hai.
Pakistan mein bohut saarey standards gir gaye hain. Values bhi narrow down ho gaye hain. Adum siyasi nizam, adum judiciary nizam aur adum iqtisadi nizam ki wajha sey goals and objectives bhi majmuyee taur per low ho gaye hain. Jab keh dunya aagey barhti ja rahi hai jis tarha internet barhta ja raha hai.
Kya hamari asli jeet yani kamiyabi 20 overs keh match keh level ki hi hai ya phir 5-days international test match keh level ki hai? Zara aap khud sochein is baath koh?
Kya shortcuts le kar hi hum kamayab ho saktey hain? Kya rules of games change kar hi hum asli kamayabi keh darkinar ho saktey hain?
Taareekh ney apna standard khud muqqarrur kya huwa hai. Taareekh ney na toh koi short cut accept kya hai na hi koi short cut koh recorgnize kya hai.
Taareekh short cut lenay wali qaumon yah teemon yah shakhsiyaton koh yaadh bhi nahi rakhti. In fact, hiqarat ki nigah seh dekhti hai.
Hamarey South Asia mein teen log hain yani Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Shaikh Mujibur Rehman aur Indira Gandhi jinho nay short cuts liyeh. Kuch dinoh keh liyeh woh maqbool huweh aur unki qaumon neh khushiyan manayeein. Us keh baadh ka haal hum sub koh pata hai.
Mera khayal hai keh agar qaum ishi tarha choti khushiyan seh faizyab ho sakti hai toh hamey chahiyeh keh siyasat daanon koh bhi team 20 ki tarha aik chota sa ilaqa hukoomat karney keh liyeh deh dein.
Jub hukoomat karney per kamiyab ho jayein toh T20team ki kamiyabi ki tarha hum bhi in siyasat danoh koh mubarak baadh de kar mulk keh bari team mein accept kar saktey hain.
Is baath mein koi mazaheqa nahin. Practice makes perfect.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Darya Darya Hai Aur Sahil Sahil Hai
Kehtey hain keh Darya Darya hota hai aur Sahil Sahil hota hai. Na Darya Sahil ban sakta hai aur na hi Sahil Darya ban sakta hai.
Agar Darya Sahil ko apna lay toh kehtey hain keh Sailab aa jaya karta hai aur agar Sahil Darya koh apna ley toh kehtey hain kah Qehat aa jaya karta hai.
Baat bhi kisi hadh tak sahi hai. Har unsey koh apna hi role ada karna chahiyeh warna anda ghutala (yani garbar) ho jata hai! Ha Ha Ha!
Kal, Saturday Jun 20, 2009 koh mein ney kuch ex-NEDians ki Barbecue party attend ki. New Jersey keh aik haseen picnic spot Spruce Run Reservoir mein arrange kya gya tha. Har saal isi muqaam per kya jata hai. In Ex-NEDians key liyeh yeh picnic ka ihtmimam Arshad Rizvi Sahib kya kartey hain. Hamesha sey. Eid milan party bhi woh hi arrange kartey hain. Is saal bhi karengey, unho ney bataya.
Kaayee saalhon keh baadh mein ney yeh decide kya keh mein chukein aik Ex-NEDian bhi hoon is liyeh mujhey bhi is picnic mein shamil hona chahiyeh. Mein ney phir is dafha is picnic koh attend ki. Bohut hi mazaah aya. Kayee sarey pooraney doston seh aur siyasi saathiyon sey mulaqatein huween.
Picnic keh hi doran barish bhi shurooh ho gayee. Log bhookey thay. Log barish kay bawajoodh barbecue karney per lagey rahey. Dilchasp manzar tha. Tasveerein lin mein ney. Chand yahan paish kar raho hoon. Aik tasvir toh mein ney apney website pkonweb.com aur phir despardes.com key photo sections per bhi lagaye hain.
Mujhey raha nahi gaya jis tarha logh barbecue karney mein masroof thay.
Kehney ka matlab yeh hai keh agar koi shaksh ya kuch log yeh baath teh kar lay keh mein nay yah hum nay yeh kaam har giz karna hai ya hona hai toh aandhi aye yah toofan, woh kaam kum o baish har soorat mein mukammal ho jata hai.
Aur woh kaam waqayee ho gaya. Is picnic mein! Barbecue was done rain or sunshine, come what may!
Azm ki baath hai aur hausley ki zaroorat hoti hai. Baaqi har cheez khud ba khud apni jagha dhoond hi leta hai.
Logon ney baarish keh bawajoodh barbecue chicken tikkey, bun kabab, hot dogs aur deegar items barey mazey leh leh kar banaye aur phir khayeh.
Teh yeh huwa hai keh August 8 koh hum sub phir milengey.
Dekhteh hain aisa hota hai keh nahin - koi wajha nahin kay aisa naa ho. Kyun kay naa toh yahan koi load shedding hoti hai na koi payyah jaam. Sirf mausam ka dar rehta hai laikin. Siyasi mausam ka nahin asal mausam ka. Triple one brigade ka bhi nahin na 'Aye Hamarey Hum Watanoh! kaaur naa hi us mashhoor jumley ka kay ji 'Mein bhoool gaya thaa'.
Ajeeb baath hai keh is dafha mujhey Pakistan kay doh trips ki aik baath bohut zyada yaad aayee. Logon ka har waqt kehna: Aao Baith Kay Baath Kar Letey Hain (ABKBKLH). Is picnic mein aisa koi jumla sunney mein nahin aya. Kisi ney ABKBKLHing nahin ki.
Choon kay sub kum aur baish aik hi age group kay thay is liyeh ya toh cholesterol level, sugar ki position aur blood pressure ka haal poocha ja raha tha yaa phir naukri mein ya karobar mein kya ho raha hai woh poocha ja raha hai. Us kay bar aqs karachi mein aisay hi group ki daawat mein croron ka ghar bananey ki baatein ho rahi theen ya croron ka ghar bana kar us ki baatein ho rahi theen. Farq saaf zahir hai.
Wahan paisa lifestyle hai aur yahan lifestyle hi paisa hai. Kya khayal hai aap ka?
Agar Darya Sahil ko apna lay toh kehtey hain keh Sailab aa jaya karta hai aur agar Sahil Darya koh apna ley toh kehtey hain kah Qehat aa jaya karta hai.
Baat bhi kisi hadh tak sahi hai. Har unsey koh apna hi role ada karna chahiyeh warna anda ghutala (yani garbar) ho jata hai! Ha Ha Ha!
Kal, Saturday Jun 20, 2009 koh mein ney kuch ex-NEDians ki Barbecue party attend ki. New Jersey keh aik haseen picnic spot Spruce Run Reservoir mein arrange kya gya tha. Har saal isi muqaam per kya jata hai. In Ex-NEDians key liyeh yeh picnic ka ihtmimam Arshad Rizvi Sahib kya kartey hain. Hamesha sey. Eid milan party bhi woh hi arrange kartey hain. Is saal bhi karengey, unho ney bataya.
Kaayee saalhon keh baadh mein ney yeh decide kya keh mein chukein aik Ex-NEDian bhi hoon is liyeh mujhey bhi is picnic mein shamil hona chahiyeh. Mein ney phir is dafha is picnic koh attend ki. Bohut hi mazaah aya. Kayee sarey pooraney doston seh aur siyasi saathiyon sey mulaqatein huween.
Picnic keh hi doran barish bhi shurooh ho gayee. Log bhookey thay. Log barish kay bawajoodh barbecue karney per lagey rahey. Dilchasp manzar tha. Tasveerein lin mein ney. Chand yahan paish kar raho hoon. Aik tasvir toh mein ney apney website pkonweb.com aur phir despardes.com key photo sections per bhi lagaye hain.
Mujhey raha nahi gaya jis tarha logh barbecue karney mein masroof thay.
Kehney ka matlab yeh hai keh agar koi shaksh ya kuch log yeh baath teh kar lay keh mein nay yah hum nay yeh kaam har giz karna hai ya hona hai toh aandhi aye yah toofan, woh kaam kum o baish har soorat mein mukammal ho jata hai.
Aur woh kaam waqayee ho gaya. Is picnic mein! Barbecue was done rain or sunshine, come what may!
Azm ki baath hai aur hausley ki zaroorat hoti hai. Baaqi har cheez khud ba khud apni jagha dhoond hi leta hai.
Logon ney baarish keh bawajoodh barbecue chicken tikkey, bun kabab, hot dogs aur deegar items barey mazey leh leh kar banaye aur phir khayeh.
Teh yeh huwa hai keh August 8 koh hum sub phir milengey.
Dekhteh hain aisa hota hai keh nahin - koi wajha nahin kay aisa naa ho. Kyun kay naa toh yahan koi load shedding hoti hai na koi payyah jaam. Sirf mausam ka dar rehta hai laikin. Siyasi mausam ka nahin asal mausam ka. Triple one brigade ka bhi nahin na 'Aye Hamarey Hum Watanoh! kaaur naa hi us mashhoor jumley ka kay ji 'Mein bhoool gaya thaa'.
Ajeeb baath hai keh is dafha mujhey Pakistan kay doh trips ki aik baath bohut zyada yaad aayee. Logon ka har waqt kehna: Aao Baith Kay Baath Kar Letey Hain (ABKBKLH). Is picnic mein aisa koi jumla sunney mein nahin aya. Kisi ney ABKBKLHing nahin ki.
Choon kay sub kum aur baish aik hi age group kay thay is liyeh ya toh cholesterol level, sugar ki position aur blood pressure ka haal poocha ja raha tha yaa phir naukri mein ya karobar mein kya ho raha hai woh poocha ja raha hai. Us kay bar aqs karachi mein aisay hi group ki daawat mein croron ka ghar bananey ki baatein ho rahi theen ya croron ka ghar bana kar us ki baatein ho rahi theen. Farq saaf zahir hai.
Wahan paisa lifestyle hai aur yahan lifestyle hi paisa hai. Kya khayal hai aap ka?
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