Month: September 2008

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Amir Liaquat Hussain on Ahmedis


I had written this post based upon a letter published in Dawn on 20th September. It said that Aamir Liaquat Hussain incited people to kill Ahmadis without fear. At the time of writing the post I had not seen the programme myself. I have now seen the entire programme on YouTube and now I feel that at no time he said anything to incite people to kill Ahmadis.



Please see the following two clips.



Part 1.



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Part 2.





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The letter said that Aamir Liaquat Hussain repeatedly urged that Ahmadis should be killed.





Dr Amir urged fundamentalist Muslims to kill without fear, and this statement was repeated by him and two other Islamic scholars several times during a popular television show.

I have not deleted the original post which is retained completely below. If any part from the programme is missing in which he incited killings of Ahmadis, then kindly let me know.





Aamir Liaquat Hussain has declared in his programme “Alim Online” that members of Ahmedi sect should be put to death. The Ahmedis were declared non-Muslims by the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto after an uprising in 1970s.



The programme was aired on September 7 in which the former Minister of State for religious affairs urged people to kill Ahmedis without fear. This statement was repeated by him and the other two scholars during the programme.



Amir Liaquat Hussain was expelled from his party nearly one and half years ago and he was asked to resign from the ministry. In his anger he not only resigned as minister but also resigned from his seat in the National Assembly.



Amir Liaquat prefers to call himself Dr Amir Liaquat Hussain, even though he does not hold a Ph. D. degree. He was a student at Liaquat Medical University where he did not complete his course. He obtained degrees from some online universities which were not recognized by the University Grants Commission of Pakistan. His documents were challenged in the National Assembly by Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan and he could not come up with a proper reply.



He does not hold any religious degree as well. He does not know Quran and certainly does not have knowledge of Islamic Jurisprudence. Despite this lack of knowledge he has considerable viewership of his programme which speaks volumes about the dearth of religious knowledge in general public.









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Nawaz Sharif resorting to horse trading to save the Punjab government


By ruling out the possibility of an alliance with PML-Q , Mian Nawaz Sharif has actually bid farewell to his political insight. It is certainly not a matter of principle because if it had been so, he would have never joined PPP government as a coalition partner.


To form alliance with PML-Q will be only mixing rice with rice but to form alliance with PPP was mixing one grain with a totally different kind of grain.


If he does not want any alliance with PML – Q, why is he holding out a bait to their parliamentarians?







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More judges taken oath in Pakistan


The PPP government has almost completed the task of restoration of deposed judges, of course in her own way. Four Supreme Court judges took their oath today only a few hours before the President Zardari’s address to the joint session of the parliament.


The government gave an open choice and the honourable judges used their own brain and wisdom to listen to the call. I think that the judges realized that if they did not take oath, they stand to lose a lot. They also realized that the political leadership of the country was not sincere in restoration of judges on the guidelines given in the Murree declaration which called for declaring the act of 2nd November 2007 as unconstitutional. 


The lawyers community of Pakistan gave a lot of sacrifices for the independence of judiciary, but the meek judges, as always, succumbed to temptations of perks and priviliges.







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Opposition leader to head public accounts committee in Pakistan


By allowing Chaudhry Nisar to get elected Chairman of Public Accounts Committee unopposed Asif Ali Zardari once again made a great move for sure success. No doubt, in a democratic set up this post usually goes to the leader of opposition, but such things seldom happens in Pakistan. This time it has happened as it should have happened.


Chaudhry Nisar is the right choice as a leader of opposition and consequently the head of the PAC. What is the game?


 The game can be seen between the lines of the statement that Chaudhry Nisar made after his election as PAC chief. He said,” The opposition would not protest during the President’s speech.” 







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Faltering economy and Bomb blasts

Pakistan is an unfortunate country. It is faced with difficult times. It has always been faced with difficult times. I have been hearing since my childhood that the country is passing through difficult times. Pakistan came to prominence after the 9/11 attack in the United States as the front line ally in the war againt terror. When I say that it is an unfortunate country I mean that despite being the front line ally and doing all it can, making all sorts of sacrifices, it is being accused of harboring Taliban and Al Qaeda elements. It is alleged that there are safe havens inside Pakistan along the Afghanistan border where Taliban and Al Qaeda are taking positions.

There have been a number of suicide bomb attacks in the country in which hundreds of people of lost their lives. Suicide attacks were an unknown phenomenon in Pakistan before the bloody war on terror. It has now become common. Suicide attacks are increasing day by day.

As a result of the deteriorating law and order situations and political uncertainty, the economy of the country, which has gained some stability during the past eight years, is in really bad shape. The foreign reserves of the country are depleting by each passing day. The current account deficit is increasing. Pakistani rupee has shee considerable value against dollar during the past six months.

Now there has been another deadly attack in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The target was the Marriott hotel which is frequented by foreigners in the city. The blast has destroyed the building of the hotel completely. It is being said that at least 1000 kg explosive material was used to carry out the attack. It is feared that death toll may reach 100. Hundreds have been injured.

Pakistan has to pay a heavy price for each bomb attack. The foreign investors are not coming in the country and the local investors are taking their investment out of the country. I wonder what would happen in the coming days.

The sad thing is this that our leaders do not seem to be perturbed. They are busy in the murky power game. May God help Pakistan
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Bomb blast at Marriott Hotel Islamabad


The building of Marriott Hotel in Islamabad has once again been rocked by powerful bomb explosions. At the time of writing of this post the building of the hotel is engulfed in flames and at least forty people have been killed and another one hundred injured.

It is said that two trucks with large quantity of explosive materials were used in the attack.  The explosion was so severe that its report was heard throughout Islamabad.

The explosion is a clear reminder of the fact that Pakistan is in the grip of Taliban and militants who can strike at their will. The hotel building was located in high security zone but this did not deter the militants to carry out their nefarious design.

I think that the government of Pakistan must formulate a clear cut policy against militants and start a ruthless operation against them. The half hearted approach so far has only compounded the problem.

Update: At least 40 people have been killed in the deadly suicide bomb attack at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. The figure can go up. The building is still in fire and it is feared that it may collapse.








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Islamabad rocked by bomb blast


Islamabad has been rocked a large bomb explosion. The explosion has occurred in Marriot Hotel Islamabad. It is said that two trucks laden with explosives were used to carry out the attack. The area near the hotel is in pitch darkness and the buildig as I see on television is in flames. The explosion has caused severe damage to the hotel building.


It is feared that a large number of people are trapped in the hotel building. A large number of people have been injured. Large number of casualties are feared.







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Pakistani Rupee hits record low

Pakistani rupee touched new record low against dollar because of weak economic fundamentals and global financial crisis. The rupee was traded at 78.15 rupees to the dollar. Another factor which is causing pressure on rupee is the shortage of dollar from market due to swap operations of the State Bank of Pakistan. The central bank has been buying dollars from the market with a commitment to sell them back in future.

The rupee has shed 21 percent this year largely because of poor management and deteriorating balance of payments positions. I do not see any improvement in this situation in the near future because of apathetic attitude of the government which does not seem to be concerned at all. It is only taking back subsidies on essential items in order to cover losses. This decision has made life miserable for ordinary Pakistanis.
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