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rs15.00 vol ii no 221 22 pages karachi — edition pakistantoday.com.pk tuesday, 7 February, 2012 rabi-ul-awal 14, 1433 SC’s patience runs out, suspends membership of 28 lawmakers LAhore been dismissed for less than 100 in first SAjjAD hAfEEz innings, stormed back and won a Test. ISLAMABAD the other, Senator Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, As they say what does not kill you, makes MASooD REhMAn was engaged in talks with a high-level hat Pakistan would inflict the you stronger, Pakistan cricket has risen Iranian delegation in Islamabad. These 28 worst possible defeat on the from the debris of the infamous fixing fi - The Supreme Court’s decision to suspend 28 members of the parliament and provincial world’s premier best in the asco and resurrected itself in a fashion members of the Senate, national and assemblies were elected when the Election Arabian desert, was purely a most extraordinary, most glorious and in - provincial assemblies on Monday put the Commission was incomplete after the fantasy stuff less than a month deed miraculous. A side with nowhere to government in an awkward and passage of the 18th Amendment. The ago. This was Pakistan’s first call a home, a virtual pariah, has humili - embarrassing position as among the Supreme Court decision is being seen an eTver whitewash of England and it could ated the side, playing against whom suspended members were two federal unnecessary haste, as the government has not have come at a more opportune ministers – one of who, Senator Dr Asim Continued on page 04 Continued on page 04 time. This was also the first incident in DUBAI: England captain Andrew Strauss Hussain, was accompanying the prime more than a century when a side having sCoreboard & related stories | pages 18-20 reacts after Pakistan’s victory on Monday. afp minister on an official visit to Qatar – while shaikh, hussain get advisory positions | page 03 KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:02 AM Page 2

02 News Tuesday , 7 February 2012 KArAChI NewS ForeIgN NewS Today’s fisherfolk to launch compaign against BhAShA DAM Senate elections to be held on time: fazl Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II marks 60-year reign Quick Look Story on Page 08 Story on Page 06 Story on Page 17

I’ll resign if it’ll improve PIA: Ahmad Mukhtar ISLAMABAD: After receiving flack from senators for the near collapse situation of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar on Monday admit - ted failure and matters were beyond the management’s con - trol and offered to resign if it could improve the situation. “It is true that the PIA is making losses. It is true that its of - ficials are disrespectful to customers. If the PIA improves with my departure, let me know. I will go,” he told senators as the senate met at the parliament house. “I am not living on the salary that I am getting as federal minister,” he added. He denied political inductions in PIA and linked the financial losses to the change in rupee-dollar parity and the policies of the previous government. He said, “In 2008, PIA suffered a Rs 34 billion loss due to change in rupee-dollar parity.” He also defended what the senators termed as the high salaries of top PIA officials, saying they were at par with market rate. He said that out of engineering depart - ment 7,000 workers, 4000 were surplus. StAff REPoRt Pakistan, Qatar agree to cooperate in energy, trade DOHA : Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabar Al Thani on Monday agreed to cooperate in the energy sector and expand trade between the two countries. In this connection, the two sides signed agreements to collaborate in multiple areas, mainly import of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and coopera - tion between the two governments on security. LAhoRE: Rescue workers carry a dead body retrieved from the debris of a factory that collapsed after a cylinder explosion on Monday. Nadeem Ijaz Gilani and Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani wit - nessed the signing ceremony of two agreements and four memoranda of understanding, as the representatives of Pak - istan and Qatar’s respective ministries inked the documents. I saw FC men killing Following exclusive and delegation-level talks at the Amiri 13 dead as factory, three Diwan - the office of Qatar’s prime minister, the two leaders two citizens: Umrani discussed ways to further promote trade and investment ties in order to add substance to the bilateral relations. The two QuettA sides discussed diverse issues, including joint development of StAff REPoRt hydropower sector, identification of sources of financing, ex - houses collapse in Lahore Making a stunning disclosure, PPP ploration of investment opportunities in energy sector, reha - Balochistan President Sadiq Umrani said bilitation of existing hydropower plants and construction of shift whereas workers of night shift early to tell when they would be on Monday that he and two other minis - the national highway and motorway infrastructure. LAhore ShAfIQ ShARIf were also present in the factory. able to finish the operation. ters witnessed killing of two citizens by Pointing out the issue of finalisation of transnational formali - After the explosion, rescue Rescue 1122 Director General Frontier Corps (FC) personnel on Main ties to import Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) at the earliest, Prime T least 13 persons, in - workers, including staffers of Res - Dr Rizwan Nazir said the search Quetta-Kalat National Highway. Minister Gilani said Pakistan was interested in importing 500 cluding seven women cue 1122, civil defence and Falah-e- will continue throughout the night. During the debate over the resolution con - million cubic feet LNG per day from Qatar that produces 77 and five children, were Insaniat Foundation of the “We are trying to recover maxi - demning killing of Baloch women in million tonnes per annum of LNG. The imported LNG would killed and many others Jamaatud Dawa rushed to the mum victims alive, which has Karachi, Umrani said that a few months be initially provided to the power houses in Pakistan to gener - A ago, he accompanied with information trapped under rubble when a 25- scene. Workers and volunteers used slowed the rescue operation. We ate 2,500 Megawatt of electricity. AgEncIES year-old three-storey pharmaceu - hammers, axes, chisels and shovels might be able to pull out the vic - minister Yunis Mullazai and home and tical factory in the Hassan Town to shift the rubble and pull out those tims till the early hours of Tuesday tribal affairs minister Zafar Zahri, was re - area on Multan Road collapsed on who were buried under the rubble. but the removal of debris would turning after condoling the death of PPP Three policemen dismissed Monday after a boiler and gas Rescue workers continued digging continue for a day or two,” he said. leader Agha Irfan Karim’s mother when cylinder explosion. Three houses till late night through the rubble, ‘ILLEGAL’: Locals said the factory they saw FC personnel holding two blind situated adjacent to the aforesaid desperate to answer the cries of help was operating in the residential area folded and hand cuffed men at the roadside for demanding Nikkah Nama pharmaceutical factory were also from people trapped beneath con - illegally. Rana Amjad, a local, told near Mangochar on the highway. Umrani razed to the ground. crete slabs as sobbing relatives the reporters that the factory was il - said that the FC men gunned down both ISLAMABAD: Three police officers of the Aabpara Police The three-storey building of urged rescuers to do everything pos - legal and he had filed a petition in the men and their bodies were found from Station were dismissed from service on Monday for harassing Orient Labs (Pvt) Limited, a local sible to recover their loved ones. the court in 2005. He said the court the area the next day. The PPP leader ac - a married couple and demanding their ‘Nikkah Nama’ at a pharmaceutical company that Hospital sources confirmed dismissed his petition in 2007 after cused the FC of being involved in killing of picket. SP City Zone Captain (r) Ilayas, dismissed Head Con - manufactured veterinary medi - the death of 12 people and injuries which he had stopped following the innocent people and protested against de - stable Asif Hussain and constables Akhtar Hameed and cines, caved in due to a boiler and to 13 others, as rescue workers case. District Coordination Officer ployment of FC on the Sibbi Highway. He Muhammad Hanif from service after finding them guilty of ha - a gas cylinder explosion at the turned on floodlights to carry out (DCO) Ahad Cheema told reporters said that FC personnel also killed two inno - rassing a married couple and demanding their Nikkah Nama. premises between 8:30 to 9am. the recovery operation after dusk. that the factory was sealed thrice by cent people and injured four others near The police officers were accused of harassing a married couple Around 100 factory workers, The rescue effort was ham - the authorities and he could not say Bakhtiarabad in Sibi and the House should at Chand-Tara police picket near Shakarparian and demand - mostly women and children, were pered by narrow lanes and it took how it started working again. He also debate on this issue. Balochistan ing their Nikkah Nama on Friday. Upon receiving informa - buried under the debris. According time for heavy cranes and excava - said he had ordered a detailed en - Roads and Bridges Minister Ali Madad Jat - tion, the SP had reached the scene and suspended the officer to the duty roster 62 workers, in - tors to reach the area. Rescue offi - quiry into the incident and would tak said that if three ministers witnessed after hearing the aggrieved couple and ordered an inquiry. On cluding 45 males and 17 females, cials termed the incident a huge reveal the details to the public once the murder of two men then why Umrani Monday he dismissed them from service. StAff REPoRt signed in at work for the morning disaster. They added that it was too the report is revealed. kept it a secret for the last four months. KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:02 AM Page 3

Tuesday , 7 February 2012 News 03 ArTS & eNTerTAINMeNT SPorTS CoMMeNT I’ve signed a British film: Veena Malik Pakistan break 100-year record factory collapse: Disregard to building by-laws. A serious provocation: Today’s Contradiction in words and actions of the government. Dr faisal Bari says: Spring is in the air? On our changing attitude towards parks and social spaces. Waqqas Mir says: Quick Constitutionalism…: The Judiciary on a steamroll. Syed hassan Belal zaidi says: Dirty Laundry: The problems of journalists. Look Story on Page 15 Story on Page 18 Articles on Page 12-13

Shaikh, hussain made Domki’s wife, Daughter’s murDer BLA claims adviser, special Punjabi barber’s assistant to PM SC sets 4-day ultimatum targeted killing ISLAMABAD QuettA MIAn ABRAR ShAhzADA zULfIQAR

Following the suspension of 28 members of the Five people, including a Punjabi bar - parliament and provincial assemblies by the for arrest of killers ber were killed and two injured in fir - supreme court, the federal government on ing incidents on Sunday. Monday appointed Dr Hafeez Shaikh as ad - The banned Baloch Liberation Army viser to the prime minister on finance and Dr ISLAMABAD (BLA) claimed the barber’s killing. Asim Hussain as special assistant to the pre - StAff REPoRt Police said two armed men barged mier on petroleum. Baloch minister resigns over into a barber shop in Naushki town, The decision came after the government suf - xPRESSING concerns over some 160 km west of Quetta and fered an unexpected embarrassment when the the brutal killing of provin - Domki family killing sprayed the place with bullets. Two memberships of Finance Minister Senator Dr cial minister Mir Bakhtiar people, including Rahim Yar Khan Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and Petroleum Minister Domki’s wife and daughter QuettA resident Pahlwan Fayaaz Ahmad and Dr Asim Hussain were suspended at a time E StAff REPoRt on January 30 in Karachi, the local Kashmir Khan sustained critical when the former was engaged in talks with the Supreme Court on Monday observed bullet wounds and succumbed to Iranian delegation and the latter was accompa - that it was one of the most sensitive Balochistan Minister without portfolio, Nasreen Rahman Khaithran from their injuries before being taken to nying the prime minister on an official visit to incidents having its own repercus - the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) on Monday announced her hospital. Qatar. sions on the situation prevailing in resignation as provincial cabinet member in protest over the murder of Police arrived and cordoned off the Dr Shaikh was scheduled to address a joint Balochistan, and gave the provincial the women of MPA Bakhtiyar Domki’s family in Karachi on January 31. area. Police said the incident ap - press conference with vice president of Iran’s government four days to arrest the Nasreen made the announcement during a press conference at Quetta peared to be a targeted killing and international affairs in the evening. After his murderers. Press Club. Nasreen Khaithran, elected in direct election on a PML-Q barber Fayyaz was the target. Eyewit - suspension, the press conference was can - A three-member bench headed by ticket, expressed her concern over the situation in Balochistan and said, nesses told police the assailants were celled. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad “Earlier, Baloch youth were being targeted, but now even women are covering their faces and were riding a The apex court order had affected at least three Chaudhry observed that the incident being targeted.” She said targeting women and children is not only against motorbike. Police after completing federal and one provincial minister, who lost had resulted in unrest in the entire Baloch and Islamic customs but also against humanity. She said Balochis - legal formalities handed over bodies their jobs for the time being due to their elec - province as the public had observed a tan Assembly lawmakers had staged walkouts and passed a resolution to to heirs. tion by an incomplete election commission. complete strike in the province. condemn the killing but nothing had come of it. She said that in the cir - Fayyaz Ahmed had been injured in a The cabinet division also issued notifications in Appearing on notice, Sindh In - cumstances, as a woman member of the assembly, she felt obliged to re - similar attack two years ago. this regard which would take the tally of the spector General Police Mushtaq sign from her so-called ministry. She said she had been minister without Baloch Liberation Army’s spokesman advisers to the prime minister to five. Ahmed Shah submitted a report over department for four years but worked to serve the people of Balochistan. Meerak Baloch calling from unknown Senior jurist Senator SM Zafar told Pakistan the incident, but the court rejected it “I await the Chief Minister’s decision to accept my resignation,” she said. location claimed responsibility for Today that under the constitution, the prime saying that so far no effective the killing of a barber in Naushki. minister could not appoint more than five ad - progress had been made by police. In another incident, a man killed his visers besides ministers. “In our view, the Sindh IG should the president of Pakistan had tele - but the law enforcement agencies of wife and her alleged paramour in Those whose membership has been suspended have taken all necessary steps in trac - phoned him twice about the case. He Sindh had not benefited from it. Dhadar area of district Kachhi. included three federal ministers – Minister for ing the offenders and causing their informed the court that police had Sindh Advocate General Fateh Levies Forces said accused Moham - Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Minister for arrest,” the court said. traced the killers of three lawyers in Malik contended that overall law and mad Nawaz shot dead his wife and Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim The Sindh IG stated that exten - Karachi. order in the province was good, ex - another man and escaped. The bodies Hussain and Minister for Narcotics Control sive measures were being taken by Meanwhile, expressing dissatis - cept few sectarian incidents, which were taken to nearby hospital for au - Khuda Bakhsh Khan Rajar, while one Balochis - him and he was confident that he faction over the Sindh government had taken place recently. topsy. They said the incident was a tan minister Maulvi Mohammed Sarwar Khan would succeed in arresting the cul - for not fully implementing the court’s The court observed that these “honour killing”. A case was regis - Musakhel is also included in the list. prits. He requested the court to give judgement in the Karcahi targeted sectarian incidents should also not be tered. The major political parties of the country have him time. “Mr IG, this is your per - killing case, the chief justice said the taking place, as it was the duty of the In another incident, a person was been equally affected due to the apex court de - sonal responsibility to arrest the cul - court had given very supportive government to maintain law and killed and two others ounded in Dera cision as the membership of eight PPP mem - prits without fear and favour - go judgement, which empowered the law order. The court directed the Sindh Allayar town in Jaffarabad district. bers of assemblies and Senate, seven from the ahead,” the CJ remarked. enforcement agencies to remove the AG and the IG to appear in person on Unknown motorcyclists opened fire PML-N, four members from the PML-Q, three Justice Khilji Arif Hussain hinted “no-go areas” and depoliticise the po - the next date of hearing along with killing Zubair and wounding two oth - from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), that there might be foreign hand be - lice but it was not complied with. the progress report. ers and escaped. two independents and two independent mem - hind this incident. The IG said he He said every section of the society The proceedings were adjourned Police moved the dead and injured to bers have been suspended. knew the importance of the matter as had welcomed the court’s judgement, until February 10. hospital. The list includes three senators, nine members of the national assembly, nine members of the Punjab Assembly, four members of the Sindh Assembly, two members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and one member of US extends olive branch the Balochistan Assembly. Legal and constitutional experts say the minis - with delivery of three f-16s ters were given different portfolios on the basis of their memberships of their respective as - ISLAMABAD “The F-16 C/D Block 52 air - semblies or the Senate. ShAIQ hUSSAIn craft is a high-tech fighter aircraft “However, if any lawmaker has lost his seat or equipped with state-of-the-art his membership is suspended, he/she cannot In a fresh sign of thaw in Pakistan- avionics suite and latest weapons perform his official duties as a minister,” said United States strained relations, with Night Precision Attack capa - Justice (r) Wajihuddin Ahmed. the US on Monday delivered three bility,” the PAF spokesman said. However, the jurist, who has been a staunch F-16 aircraft to Pakistan, which in - A security official, who re - supporter of independent judiciary, criticised cluded a new fighter plane and two quested anonymity, said that US the court’s decision and said the court should that were returned after being re - had also been working with the not set new precedent by giving the legislature furbished. PAF to modernise 45 F-16s from or executive a premium on default. “One F-16 D Block 52 and two its existing fighter fleet through “The court should have rather set aside the F-16 Block 15 MLU (Mid Life Up - the US foreign military financing election of several MPs by an incomplete elec - grade) aircraft arrived from USA at security assistance programme. tion commission. This is not the job of the PAF Shahbaz Base. The arrival of He said although there had court to wait for specific legislation by parlia - last F-16 D Block 52 aircraft been serious tension between the ment, rather the court has to make decisions marked the completion of delivery two sides in the wake of NATO on existing laws,” he added. of 18 aircraft of this category,” said airstrikes on Pakistani border He said the by-election of 28 members of the a PAF spokesman in a statement. posts in Mohmand Agency on No - parliament and provincial assemblies had not “The other two F-16 Block 15 vember 26 last year, the two sides been conducted under the constitution. aircraft, which arrived on Monday, had been able to keep the F-16s’ “On one had, the government did not complete were earlier sent to USA for Mid delivery to Pakistan on the track. the election commission under the constitution Life Upgrade and have been deliv - Asked whether the US deliv - and it also wanted the court to validate its ered to PAF on time,” it said. ered the fighter planes to Pakistan wrongdoing of holding by-polls under the in - To commemorate the cere - despite the standoff between the complete election body,” he said. Wajihuddin mony, a simple ceremony was held two states as a part of confidence Ahmed added that political parties should also at PAF Shahbaz Base, which was building measures (CBMs), he said have not sought validation by the court of an il - attended by a large number of PAF it could be the reason, but he legal act committed by the government. officials. would not comment more on that. KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:02 AM Page 4

News Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 govt-military tensions British judge orders Numero Uno threat to Pakistan’s Pakistan’s economic release on political stability: Moody’s bail of radical cleric ISLAMABAD performance has weakened: IMF StAff REPoRt LONDON: A British judge decimated! KArAChI durable and inclusive growth central bank financing of the on Monday ordered the re - Tensions between the civilian ISMAIL DILAWAR/AgEncIES over the medium term. Wel - budget needs to be curtailed. lease on bail of radical cleric istan’s cricket’s darkest days are government and military in coming the Pakistani authori - Improve India relations: Sep - Abu Qatada, allegedly a for - over. Misbah has augured the Pakistan pose a threat to The International Monetary ties’ intention to reduce the arately, noting that investment mer top aide of al Qaeda chief it was discredited less than two dawn of the new day. And most political stability, while the Fund (IMF) on Monday said fiscal deficit, the IMF directors climate in Pakistan is not Osama bin Laden, despite years ago. Those were extraordi - importantly we are in post Ijaz presence of a high debt burden that while external pressures encouraged them to take more good, the IMF said improving government concerns he nary days, and so is this total Butt era. This xI is not our best and faltering donor support are mounting, Pakistan’s eco - resolute action to mobilise rev - relations with India and the re - poses a security risk. The wipeout. Saeed Ajmal and Abdur but Misbah-ul-Haq with his further pressure country’s nomic performance has weak - enues and rationalise public cent WTO tariff exemptions British Interior Ministry con - Rehman scripted this triumph poise and calm has rendered it finances and high susceptibility ened and the country expenditure. In particular, the for 75 items should help the demned the decision, saying with their magic fingers. They an aura of stability and calm - to event risk, Moody’s continues to fall short of its directors saw merit in broad - country to overcome its cur - the 51-year-old is “a danger - tormented and tortured England ness. He is neither charismatic, Investors Service said on economic potential. ening the tax base, restructur - rent economic crisis. ous man who we believe poses — the torment only changed nor glamorous and flam - Monday. In its annual report, The fund also projected ing public enterprises, The IMF mission chief for a real threat to our security forms; after sheer strangulation bouyant, but is serene and Moody has retained B3 rating Pakistan’s dollar reserves to eliminating poorly targeted Pakistan Adnan Mazarei in a and who has not changed in would came the humiliation of calm. He has all that Pakistan for Pakistan, but said the rating deplete to $ 12.1 billion from subsidies, and phasing out conference call with reporters his views or attitude to the doosra and teesra. needs at this moment. He has reflected the country’s low the current $ 16.8 billion by commodity procurement op - after concluding its consulta - UK.” Britain has been trying England had time with instilled a spirit that was most economic, institutional and the end of the fiscal year. “The erations. They recommended tion with Pakistan said the to deport Qatada to Jordan them, but chasing a target in needed at this point of time. He government financial strengths beginning of repayments to strengthening the framework country’s security scenario and for the past six years but its excess of 300 was way beyond has inspired Azhar Ali, Adnan and its high susceptibility to the IMF will likely put further for fiscal devolution and the general economic health are a efforts were blocked last their reach. The whole last day, Akmal and Asad Shafiq to de - event risk. It said the rating pressure on the balance of incentives for provincial gov - problem, even though its lead - month by the European Court England crawled slower than liver and establish themselves outlook was stable, although payments this year,” the IMF ernments to raise revenue. ers have taken some steps to of Human Rights, which said snail. Alastair Cook and An - in the side. And significantly pressures on the balance of said. SBP is accommodative: “Monetary policy is now too address the situation. Mazarei evidence against him may drew Strauss tried to put up a Younus Khan is leading the way payments had re-emerged. The The international lending accommodative, and should said it is correct to say that have been obtained through semblance of a fight already for the younger. broad policy framework had agency was also critical of the be tightened if inflation or ex - Pakistan economy is facing torture. Following the Euro - doomed. Kevin Pietersen de - This resurgence has come not been robust enough to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ternal pressures increase,” huge vulnerabilities and risks. pean ruling, Qatada applied to lighted the fans with some in lands away from home. On ensure support from donors for its “more accommodative” they said. The bank asked Pak - It is because of growing global the Special Immigration Ap - lofted drives but it was only a greener surfaces Pakistan will and creditors, or to effectively monetary policies saying the istan to take immediate meas - economic pressures and it peals Commission in Britain matter of time that Pakistan be tested, but Pakistan has contain macroeconomic central bank was directly or in - ures to stabilise growing needs to build buffers, he to be released from the high- would put an end to it. Misbah never quite struggled against imbalances, which have arisen directly financing the fiscal budget pressures and raise in - added. He said the investment security Long Lartin jail in first served a slow strangula - bounce as much as the rest of since the global financial crisis deficits. In its February 3 Ex - terest rates to contain rising climate in Pakistan is not very Worcestershire, central Eng - tion, then put Umar Gul to fin - the sub continental sides. in 2008.The report said that ecutive Board’s assessment, inflation. The IMF projected a good, and steps need to be land. Lawyer Ed Fitzgerald ish the job. Then England tail With self belief, stability and the recent deterioration in the Fund called upon Islam - widening of Pakistan’s budget taken to attract it. “Improving told the commission that slogged itself to destruction right policies, Pakistan would Pakistan’s relations with the abad to reorient macroeco - deficit in fiscal 2011/12 to 7 relations with India and WTO Qatada’s detention for six and with significant number of establish itself as a side which US and the end of the IMF nomic and structural policies percent of gross domestic tariff exemptions for 75 items a half years while fighting de - overs remaining. Poor Prior would make winning a habit programme had removed to stem near-term risks to product, much higher than the recently should help Pakistan,” portation “has now gone on was left stranded on 49. Pak - and no one will be surprised support to the external balance macroeconomic stability, and government’s revised budget the IMF official said in re - for too long to be reasonable if it topples the top sides. of payments. to lay the foundation for target of 4.7 percent. It said sponse to a question. or lawful”. afp SC’s patience runs out, suspends membership of 28 lawmakers

Continued From page 1 the government of yet another vote. The ECP from conducting by-polls but to ensure five members elected on reserved seats in Supreme Court decision came after the gov - that electoral lists were transparent to meet various assemblies have been suspended. already summoned the National Assembly ernment failed to give legal cover to these 28 the constitutional requirement. A four- The MPAs include Syed Basit and the Senate sessions to table the 20th legislators despite the apex court’s repeated member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Ahmed Sultan, Ajmal Asif, Ahmed Mu - Amendment Bill for giving a legal cover to directions. The court had given the govern - Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif jtaba Gilani, Sardar Meer Badshah Qais - the election of these 28 legislators. The move ment a deadline to amend the constitution Hussain, Justice Tariq Parvez and Justice rani, Malik Saiful Malook Khokhar, Ijaz has deprived the already numbers’-weak by February 6. The 18th Amendment was Sarmad Jalal Osmany issued the order while Ahmed, Malik Ghulam Raza, Saifuddin Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government passed in April 2010 and consequently an hearing a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek- Khalid, Ghulam Qadir Bettani, Rashad the support of its four National Assembly independent election commission was e-Insaaf chief Imran Khan, who had asked Khan, Sarwar Musakhel, Humaira Awais and two Senate members. Senator Syed formed in June 2011. These 28 legislators the apex court to declare as invalid the by- Shahid, Rana Rizvi, Arif Masih, Rasheed Sajid Hussain Zaidi, who belongs to the Pak - were elected during the intervening period polls that were held with electoral rolls con - Khan Bhai and Chettan Mal. The chief istan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F), between April 2010 and June 2011. And, the taining bogus votes. “The 28 elected justice observed that parliamentarians can also not vote in favour of the 20th government did not amend the constitution representatives shall remain suspended with should have themselves refused the Amendment. Besides Dr Hafeez Shaikh and since June 2011, as a result of which the SC all legal consequences and will be revived perks and privileges, adding that the Dr Asim Hussain, PPP MNAs who were sus - finally suspended the memberships of these after the passage of 20th Amendment in the court had shown much restraint in the pended are Chaudhry Asghar Ali Jutt, 28 legislators. The SC apparently exercised Constitution,” the chief justice said in his matter, because ever since the 18th Jamshed Ahmed Dasti, Chaudhry Tasadduq restraint as it did not declare the election of order. Those whose memberships have been Amendment was passed, it had been Masud Khan and Khadija Aamir Yar Malik. these legislators null and void, giving the suspended also include Minister for Nar - pointing out that the EC was not consti - A PML-Quaid member, Owais Ahmed government a chance to amend the consti - cotics Control Khuda Bux Rajar, Muham - tuted according to the constitutional pro - Khan Leghari, who had developed differ - tution. However, their memberships would mad Akhtar Khan Kanju (independent), visions and rules, but no progress was ences with his party but was bound by the remain suspended until the passage of the Sardar Shafqat Hayat Khan (PML-N) and made. While appreciating National Data - constitution not to take a position other than 20th constitutional amendment. Sardar Mumtaz Khan (PML-N). Besides base and Registration Authority, the that of his party, has also been suspended. The SC, however, rejected an appeal to them, memberships of 11 members of the chief justice directed its counsel Afnan The PML-Q is also an ally of the govern - impede forthcoming by-elections, saying the provincial assemblies of Balochistan, Pun - Kundi to finalise the electoral list within ment’s and Owais’ suspension has deprived court never passed an order to disallow the jab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh and stipulated time, February 25. No load shedding PPP-PmL-N taLks Continued From page 22 be made soon,” the source from today! added. The source said the “Opposition leader Nisar and PML-N leadership was also fac - Continued From page 22 Senator Ishaq Dar visited ing immense pressure from its Nawaz Sharif on Monday and parliamentarians elected during wherein actual variation was came direct from Lahore to at - the period of incomplete elec - passed on to the user of tend another round of talks held tion commission. Later, Nisar electricity for each relevant at the opposition leader’s cham - conceded that the government month. “No new additional fuel ber at the Parliament House,” and opposition sides had en - adjustment surcharge has been the source said. Raza Rabbani, tered a deadlock over the care - introduced,” he added. Naveed Qamar and Khursheed taker setup. He said the Separately, Interior Minister Shah represented the govern - government wanted to give ex - ment in dialogue while Ishaq tension to the chief election Rehman Malik told the House Dar, Nisar, Khwaja Asif, Sardar commissioner Justice (r) Hamid that “enemy hand is involved Ayaz Sadiq and Zahid Hamid Ali Mirza, who he claimed, was in Balochistan to destabilise represented the PML-N. a close confidant of President the country”, urging that the JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Asif Ali Zardari. killing of 60 personnel of FC in Rehman and PPP-Sherpao chief “We are demanding an in - the last 30 days should also be Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao also dependent election commission condemned. “The personnel of took part in talks. The source since the past eight months but FC are protecting us and their said it had been decided in prin - to no avail. We have been af - killing should be condemned in ciple that the PML-N would fected by rigged elections in past the strongest terms”, Malik support the 20th Amendment and this is why we are making said when he spoke about the Bill and a formal announcement this demand. Without our help, killing of wife and daughter of would likely be announced at a the government cannot resolve MPA Mir Bakhtiar Domki. He press conference to be held at any issue,” he said. Asked said an enquiry into the Punjab House on Tuesday. The whether the opposition stood incident had been initiated. source said both sides had divided during the talks, Nisar However, after the suo motu agreed on four conditions set by conceded that Sherpao had fully notice of the Supreme Court, the PML-N, while only one con - supported the PML-N’s view - the progress had come to a dition was yet to be resolved. point while Fazlur Rehman had standstill. To a calling- “Both sides have made supported his party’s demands headway and the government slightly. Fazl said the consulta - attention notice, State Minister has decided to handover the tion process would continue and for Production Khawja Shiraz control of Shaikh Zayed Hospi - differences would hopefully be told the House that the total tal Lahore to the Punjab govern - resolved. Religious Affairs Min - public debt of the government ment within a day or two. ister Syed Khursheed Shah said was still within the limits and Moreover, the appointment of that whenever the government had not crossed the benchmark an independent chief election and opposition entered a dia - set in Fiscal Responsibility and commissioner in consensus with logue, they talked about the Debt Limitation Act 2005. the opposition leader would also good of the country. KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:02 AM Page 5

Tuesday , 7 February , 2012 News 05 Govt wants unanimous 20th Amendment: PM

g PPP minister says party has reached agreement with PML-N over unanimous passage of bill

ISLAMABAD tion commission. Gilani said the Pak - hatched to stop the Senate election, how - APP istan People’s Party (PPP) was not a one- ever, the government remained commit - timer and had always suffered because of ted to holding the election. kashmir issue cornerstone of RIME Minister Yousaf Raza rigging in the elections and wanted to en - When asked about his expected talks Gilani on Sunday said the sure transparency in the polls. in Qatar and discussion on the future of Pakistan’s foreign policy: gilani government wanted unani - He said a conspiracy was being Afghanistan, Gilani said a stable mous passage of the 20th hatched against the creation of a Seraiki Afghanistan was vital. “If there is any po - ISLAMABAD: While reiterating Pakistan’s commitment to continue extending Constitutional Amendment province and the government would work litical reconciliation that is Afghan-led moral, political and diplomatic support to Kashmiris in their just struggle for the aPnd was holding discussions with allies even more effectively for its creation. and Afghan-owned, we will support it.” right to self-determination, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said Kashmir issue and opposition to reach a mutual under - He said some people talked of the Gilani said Pakistan was part of a core remained the cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign policy. “We are committed to continue standing. restoration of Bahawalpur state earlier, group that included Afghanistan and the with the moral, political and diplomatic support to Kashmiris. The whole nation Responding to questions of reporters at but the move had fizzled out as there United States and it met regularly. including all political parties are united on the cause of Kashmir,” Gilani said while the end of the inaugural session of Seerat- could not be a state within the state. About reports of the restoration of addressing the Kashmir Convention held at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat in un-Nabi (PBUH) Conference, the prime Asked whether he feared the courts, Gi - NATO supply, the prime minister re - connection with the Kashmir Solidarity Day on Sunday. The prime minister said minister said since the parliament passed lani said the case was proceeding as part ferred to statements by some political Kashmir policy had been the focus of the PPP-led government in line with the vision the previous amendments with consensus, of a process. He, however, said it was the parties who said they would not let these of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, as the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was founded on the government desired to go ahead with media that from day one had been giving supplies open. He said the government the cause of Kashmir. Gilani said the success of the PPP in the Azad Kashmir elections the 20th Amendment in the same manner. dates of the collapse of government. To had not taken the decision to halt sup - was also dividend of the party’s policy on Kashmir and the support to Kashmiris, He said since the amendment was a very a question, the prime minister regretted plies on the request of these parties, but adding that observing February 5 as Kashmir Solidarity Day was the initiative of serious matter and the apex court had also that since long, not even a single govern - because of national interest. He said the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and was given permanency by Benazir Bhutto. However, directed to get a nod from parliament, ment was allowed to complete its term government would follow the recommen - since Pakistan is a responsible country and nation as well as a responsible nuclear therefore, the government was discussing and it had led to a spate of problems that dations of the parliamentary committee power, it has to make responsible policies. With four wars already fought on this the matter with its allies. the nation was facing today. on relations with the US, as these would issue, the region still is a flash-point,” he said adding that, “But in the 21st century, we He said the process was going on and He said Pakistan and India were cre - represent the views of the entire nation. cannot afford wars.” “We want to resolve the issues through dialogue, diplomacy, it was passing through the Parliamentary ated on the same date, but there was a Meanwhile, Senior PPP leader and prudent policy and national consensus,” he remarked. Gilani said the country’s Committee for Law and Justice and dif - stark difference in how they continued Minister for Religious Affairs Khurshi policies should be made with national consensus and by the chosen representatives of ferent phases to seek point of view of the with their system. The completion of Shah told reporters on Monday that the masses, not by individuals. He said there were question marks in Pakistan’s policy on opposition parties. He said the govern - term by the parliament is in the interest PPP and PML-N had reached a consensus Afghanistan, as it was made by a dictator, who was wearing four hats: the chairman ment wanted free, fair and transparent of the country, he added. on the 20th Constitutional Amendment Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, chief of army staff, the president and chief executive, elections through an independent elec - Gilani said several conspiracies were Bill, 2012. but could not sustain the pressure after a call from the US under secretary. APP PTI UK leadership ‘No polio case changed reported in FATA

LoNDoN MAjID KhAttAK this year’ PeShAWAr Upholding merit and democracy in the StAff REPoRt party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf election committee removed its UK No polio case has been reported from coordinator Rabia Zia after she lost anywhere in FATA until now this year and confidence of the party workers. two rounds of campaign were held in the Rabia, a close friend of Imran Khan, Tribal Areas in January and February has been sidelined by the party election against one campaign at the country-level committee for her alleged failure to in January in which every child was given organise the party and remove the two doses instead of one and short grievances of party workers across the interval additional doses, participants of UK, sources told Pakistan Today. the Political Agent’s Conference on Polio On demands of party workers in the Eradication in FATA said on Monday. The UK, Hamid Khan, senior vice president conference was chaired by Khyber and chairman of the PTI election Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood committee conducted election and 850 Kausar. The meeting reviewed the overall party members took part in the process situation and the way forward to polio to elect new office bearers for the eight eradication efforts in FATA. Political zones of the party in the UK. According agents and DCOs briefed the meeting on to the results announced by Hamid the situation in their respective domains Khan, Asim Khan was elected the PTI and highlighted the efforts made by them London president, Saeed Ahmad for in this regard. The FATA admin and East of England, Asim Basra for coordination secretary informed the southeast, Dr Sabreena Razzaq for meeting that the NEAP was being strictly southwest, Amer Chisti for northwest, DohA: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza gilani is being received by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh hamad Bin jassim Bin jaber Bin implemented and the guideline policy was Asif Khan for Yorkshire and Humber Muhammad Al thani at Amiri Dewan on Monday. being followed in letter and spirit. and Akram Dhareeja was elected president for East Midlands. A party source told Pakistan Today that committed workers of the party were elected in a transparent manner and appreciated the election committee for SC moved against new Reko Diq licences holding free and fair intra-party elections in the UK. He also welcomed the committee ISLAMABAD lease transparently and fairly in accor - decision to remove PTI UK coordinator, StAff REPoRt dance with the law and the rules”. a move he said would help unite the He said the court in its order had — allows agencies more time to party in the UK. The election The Supreme Court was moved on Mon - also directed the Balochistan govern - committee decision to abolish the post day to restrain the Balochistan chief ment to inform the court registrar after submit reports on Balochistan of party coordinator and dividing the minister and the head of the Mines and the competent authority took a decision UK into eight zones had annoyed Rabia Minerals Development Directorate of over the matter. He said during the 120 ISLAMABAD: A three-member Supreme Court (SC) bench on Monday allowed Zia. Rabia became controversial for the province to grant approval to the days of the court order, the chief minis - the ISI and MI to submit their reports over the worsening law and order in running a one-woman show for the last new licencees to start exploration at the ter and the minister of mining managed Balochistan until February 10. The bench headed by CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry was few years. She had set up a separate Reko Diq gold and copper mines. to get five limited companies incorpo - hearing a petition filed by Balochistan High Court Bar Association (BHCBA) group in the party and refused to accept The application was filed by former rated in the Security and Exchange Com - President Hadi Shakeel against target killings, kidnapping for ransom and the the new PTI body in the UK. federal minister and Senator Azam Swati mission of Pakistan and issued them 11 overall worsening law and order in the province. During the hearing, the court through his counsel Tariq Asad request - exploration licences illegally. observed that no body was bothered to realise the sensitivity of Balochistan. The ing the court to restrain the respondents He said these companies were regis - CJP noted that Balochistan should be considered as the country’s limbs. Justice – the chief minister and head of the tered in Quetta and Karachi between May Khilji Arif Hussain said that Balochistan was soul of Pakistan and if the soul 1 soldier killed, 12 Mines and Minerals Development Direc - and September, 2011 and ELs were issued would not be alive then there would be no Pakistan. Balochistan Advocate torate of Balochistan - to give approval to immediately in August and September General Amanullah Kanrani said that steps were being taken to make the the new licencees between EL-90 to EL- 2011. He said these companies were not situation normal. Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul Haq said that he could not injured in attack 102 to start exploration at the Reko Diq known as mining companies, adding that get reports from the MI and ISI on which he requested the court to grant some mines. The applicant, however, requested they were consisted of Pakistani directors more time, which the court allowed. StAff REPoRt PArAChINAr the court to order respondents to allow but names of three Chinese citizens were onLInE EL-24 (Benway Corporation) to continue included as directors in two companies. the new blocks were named as ELs 90, 91, riod of two years, but two ELs, EL-94 and its work within its duly allotted licence He said the Chinese individuals were not 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99,100,101, 102. EL-102 have been transferred and sold A soldier was killed and twelve injured until the final adjudication of the instant known to be of recognised credentials, Two of these new blocks, EL-91 and EL- within four months of their allotment. when militants attacked a security application. The applicant submitted that adding that the new companies were reg - 92 were owned by an American mining He said a Canadian company, ME forces’ vehicle in Kurram Agency, his petition over the matter was pending istered in haste and given these licenses company but the licences for the blocks Resource Corp, had already announced sources said Monday. adjudication and was fixed for February which, experts of the industry say, was were cancelled and these were renamed that it had entered into an agreement to The militants hurled a hand grenade 7 wherein the court had passed an in - done in a non-transparent manner as no EL-23 and EL-24, and given to the newly- acquire 70 percent of stakes in two explo - and fired bullets on the vehicle in terim order on May 25, 2011 that “the re - bids were called and the qualifications of registered firms. Besides this, he said sev - ration licences - EL-94 and EL-102, six Shaheed Anudand, near the Pak-Afghan straining order of February 3, 2011 is the bidding companies were not properly eral other irregularities have also been kilometres west of Reko Diq for a pay - border. One soldier died on the spot recalled and the competent authority in ascertained. done. He said under the Balochistan Min - ment of $6 million. It named its partners while twelve injured were removed to the Balochistan government will expedi - He said each of these five companies ing Rules 2002, the Exploration Licences as Adza Minerals for EL-94 and Pure CMH Tull. tiously decide TCC’s for grant of mining was given an area of about 500 sq km and (ELs) may not be transferred before a pe - Minerals for EL-102, until December. KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:03 AM Page 6

06News Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 PML-N denies selling Senate tickets LAhore StAff REPoRt

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday denied allegations that the party was selling Senate tickets for millions of rupees saying that such allegations hold no ground and are aimed at spoiling the party’s reputation. “Had we brokered a deal for the Senate polls, we would have carried it out with the PPP to get candidates elected unopposed instead of selling Senate tickets to PML-Q Likeminded leaders Humayun Akhtar and Haroon Akhtar,” a senior PML-N leader told Pakistan Today. Punjab government spokesman Pervaiz Rashid said that the PML-N’s track record mirrored its mindset and policy. “We never believe in sale and purchase of Senate tickets. The PML-N is a democratic party and promotes only democratic norms,” he said. “None of the present PML-N senators including Mushahidullah, Zafarullah Shah, Pervaiz Rashid, Najma Hameed and Raja Zafarul Haq were rich but selected for the Upper House. If money had been the criteria, they would not have been awarded Senate tickets,” he said. On the Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling suspending the membership of 28 parliamentarians until passage of the 20th Constitutional Amendment, Rashid said that although no PML-N legislator was KARAchI: A man distributes langar among the participants of a Milad procession on MA jinnah Road. ONLINe affected but it respected the judgment. Senate elections Imran fears civil to be held on 5 countries ban import war in Afghanistan time: Fazl ISLAMABAD of Pakistani drugs after onLInE Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PIT) Chairman Imran Khan said a coalition government must be set up in Kabul or there will be more bloodshed when ISAF troops pull PIC deaths, SC told out. In an interview with Sky TV on Monday, Imran said, “My fear is that they will leave a far bigger mess than the g SC directs establishment of Drug regulatory Authority within 10 days Soviets left as a civil war may ensue now.” “The Afghan army is now well armed and ISLAMABAD spective chief ministers. During the reports, instead of proper investiga - belongs to the Northern Alliance. The StAff REPoRt hearing, the court expressed dismay tion. Khan told the court that a joint in - Pashtun majority is with the Taliban and over the government’s failure to set up vestigation team of FIA officials and are not armed,” he added. “Once NATO HE Supreme Court di - a dug regulatory authority, even after drug inspectors was constituted on the leaves there will be a civil war, a power PeShAWAr rected the federal govern - the devolution of health department to directions of the Interior Ministry and struggle replicating what happened after nnI ment to establish a drug the provinces, calling it a serious mat - it was investigating the matter. the Russians left. Hundreds of thousands regulatory authority ter. Justice Jillani noted that five coun - The report stated that investigation of people died”, he said. Senate elections will be held according to within 10 days after it was tries had banned the import of was initiated against three pharmaceu - schedule and general elections will also Tinformed on Monday that five coun - Pakistani drugs, while the government tical manufacturers – Alpha Pharma, be held this year, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam- tries had banned the import of Pak - was registering cases against the ac - Pharmawise and Mega Pharma – and Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur istani drugs after the deaths of over 135 cused on media reports instead of in - the samples of their drugs had been girls’ school blown up Rehman said on Monday. He was talking cardiac patients in Lahore due to spu - quiry findings. sent to Karachi Drug Testing Labora - to journalists. Fazl said that those rious medicine. The court expressed apprehensions tory. He said according to the lab re - ShABQADAr people, who had boycotted the 2008 A three-member bench of Justice and terminated proceedings when it was port, the drugs of Alpha Pharma were onLInE general elections, should not create a Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, Justice informed that Punjab Advocate General found spurious, besides its manufac - hurdle in democracy’s path. The JUI-F Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Mian Ashtar Auaf Ali could not turn up as he turing licence had also expired. Unknown militants on Monday chief said that the MMA’s revival was Saqib Nisar directed the Punjab advo - was on the way to the court. The court Ashtar Ausaf Ali told the court that destroyed the building of a girls’ school possible without the Jamaat-e-Islami cate general and representatives of the however resumed proceedings after the autopsy of three people, who died due in Shabqadar area of Charsadda. A 6 kg (JI) but he will try to persuade the party federal government to convey the advocate-general appeared. to reaction to drugs, had been con - explosive was attached to the school in this regard. Fazl said that horse- court’s reservations over the matter to The bench expressed dissatisfac - ducted to ascertain the causes. building at Ghalchi Goarna village. The trading could be avoided in the Senate their respective governments. tion over the Federal Investigation In this regard, he said action had blast destroyed two rooms and damaged elections if all political parties agreed to The court directed that the copies Agency’s (FIA) report into the matter been taken against Efroz Phrama, one partially. The school administration seat adjustments. He denied playing the of the decision about the establishment and told FIA’s Director (Legal) Karachi and those responsible had said the school had 245 students role of a messenger between the PPP and of drug regulatory authority be made Muhammad Azam Khan that the re - been placed on the Exit Control List enrolled. Police registered an FIR PML-N. The JUI-F chief welcomed the available to all chief secretaries, who port indicated as if the cases were reg - (ECL). Later, the court adjourned pro - against unknown persons and started Doha dialogue for regional stability. would provide these copies to their re - istered against the accused on press ceedings until February 17. investigations. CJP urges officers not to malam jabba jeep work for any individual rally a success ISLAMABAD the public interest”, he said. SWAt StAff REPoRt “As a young officer I would like you hARoon SIRAj to instill some fundamental values CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry urged officers right at this initial stage of your career. A jeep rally was held in on Monday to make it sure that they are You are working for the state of Pak - Malam Jabba, some working for Pakistan and not for any istan and not for any individual 9000 feet above from individual whether he is their boss or a whether your bosses or the political sea level. 21 jeep drivers political leader. leaders. You have to follow rules and participated from which He was addressing under training regulations at all cost without fear or 15 were from Islamabad officers at the National Institute of favour,” the CJP said. and the rest were locals. Management. The CJP asked them to He said that Quaid-e-Azam Muham - The twisting track at take a principled stand on decisions mad Ali Jinnah in his famous address to Shahi Goot was selected based on merit and do not entertain Gazetted Officers of Chittagong said for the race, which made any extraneous pressure or influence, that, “You have to do your duty as ser - it a difficult task. How - which might result in faulty decision vants; you are not connected with this ever, the contenders making. “I assure you that you will find political or that political party; that is showed their skills, providing recreation and enjoyment to viewers. The jeeps drove the superior courts of the country be - not your business. Make the people feel on with chains around their tyres to protect the vehicles from sliding of the mountain hind your back in cases where you are that you are their servants and friends, you do that, people will have confidence sides. Both locals and tourists witnessed the event with great interest. On one hand forced to make decisions which are not maintain the highest standard of hon - and trust in you and will look upon you they enjoyed the snowfall, on the other the rally entertained them. Viewers said the covered under the rules and are not in our, integrity, justice and fair-play. If as friends and well wishers.” jeep rally will help promote tourism in Swat. KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:03 AM Page 7

Tuesday, 7 February, 2012

Fisherfolk to launch campaign against Bhasha Dam Save the Indus! 08

three DeaD, eight sick Death by biryani: poisonous or poisoned? ■ Food and blood samples of deceased sent for chemical examination to Services hospital

KArAChI Sources in the medico-legal depart - ness after treatment at ASH said that they the home of Rehmat to eat the niyaz for in-law of the two deceased brothers. StAff REPoRt ment at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) ate biryani,” he said. “The police are waiting 12th of Rabiul Awal. FIVE KILLED: At least five people were told Pakistan Today that samples of blood for the chemical report to initiate action The SHO said that the poisonous food killed across the city on Sunday and Mon - YSTERY surrounds the and food in the stomach of the deceased against the people responsible, as the ap - was prepared on the eve of 12th Rabiul day, police said. A 17-year-old youth, iden - death of two brothers and were sent for chemical examination to the parent reason behind the deaths was con - Awal and was later consumed in the house tified as Ejaz, was killed by a stray-bullet a woman who died on Sun - Services Hospital and the chemical exam - sumption of poisonous food.” and also distributed among the neighbours. when he was standing on the rooftop of his day after eating biryani iner is yet to send the report. Sohrab Goth SHO Abdul Ghaffar Ja - He said that the police were also look - house in Haji Murid Goth. An 18-year-old cooked as niyaz at a func - “Eight more people [who fell sick after mani said that a woman among three peo - ing for the shopkeeper from where the food youth, Abdul Majeed, was gunned down Mtion organised on the 12th of Rabiul Awal. eating the food] were shifted to the Jinnah ple was killed and eight others fell material was purchased. “No arrests have over personal enmity near Garam Chashma Three people, including a woman, had Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), unconscious when they consumed poison - been made as yet,” he added. in Manghopir. A 30-year-old man, Anayat- died in a house while eight others in the where officials stated their condition to be ous food in the Mohammadi Goth, Scheme On Monday, Malir Senior Superinten - ur Rehman, was shot dead near the Football neighbourhood fell unconscious report - stable,” they added. Talking with Pakistan 33, Sohrab Goth. dent of Police Rao Anwar Ahmed sus - Ground in Baldia No 8. A 70-year-old man, edly after consuming poisonous food stuff Today, Gadap Superintendent of Police The deceased were identified as Fa - pended Ahsanabad Police Post In-charge Fazal, was killed over old enmity in limits of the last day. Malik Altaf said the reason behind the rooq, 20, his brother Khaliq, sons of Sub-Inspector Rana Liaquat on negligence. Jamshed Quarters police station. A 45-year- Despite the passage of around 36 death of the three people cannot be ascer - Nehram and Lubna, 25, wife of Ali Rehmat, A case (130/12) under sections 302 and old man, Ghulam Hussain, was murdered at hours, police say that nothing can be ascer - tained as yet due to the unavailability of the who also fell unconscious after eating the 337-J of the Pakistan Panel Code was the Ali Town truck stand in Sachal Goth. tained until they receive the chemical re - chemical investigation report. biryani cooked by the deceased woman. lodged against unidentified suspects on the The three-day old body of a youth was found port of the samples sent for laboratory tests. “The people who regained conscious - Reportedly, the brothers had arrived at complaint of Shabbir Hussain, the brother- near the Jungle School in Baldia. A longer winter this time around!

imran ali

KArAChI cluding Karachi until Tuesday (today) AMAR gURIRo evening due to the presence of a shallow westerly wave that emerged on Sunday and is The month of February usually means the still looming over Kashmir and its adjoining start of spring and cold weather receding in hilly areas. According to its weather advisory, Karachi, but the persistent chill in the city Karachi witnessed an average 14 degrees Cel - this time around is being seen as an effect of sius on Monday with the lowest temperature global climate change by experts. recorded at seven degrees Celsius, which is The Pakistan Meteorological Department rare in the city. Weather experts and environ - forecasted on Monday that the cold weather mentalists are of the view that climate change will continue in most parts of the country in - has extended the period of seasons. Shortage of SHC judges piling on the cases

KArAChI banned organisations are also pending before IMDAD SooMRo the SHC benches. Several cases have had no hearings With only 12 judges working on the 40 seats despite being filed in the SHC many reserved in the Sindh High Court (SHC), months ago. more than 70,000 cases of different natures Meanwhile, over 100,000 cases are remain pending before the province’s upper also pending in the 437 sub-ordinate (dis - judicial forum. trict) courts of 27 districts of Sindh that At least 300 appeals, constitutional are working under the administrative su - petitions, civil suits among other cases are pervision of the SHC. being put before single, divisional, appel - According to legal experts, the vacant late, special benches and other special tri - seats of judges in high courts need to be filled bunals on daily basis, but only 20 to 30 within a period of 30 days. matters can be proceeded as SHC Chief However, despite the passage of many Justice Mushir Alam has directed the staff months, the 28 positions remain vacant, re - of the court to present only 40 matters be - sulting in immense difficulties for the liti - fore the benches. gants, witnesses, defence lawyers and other Three different constitutional petitions persons relevant. are under proceedings before a three-mem - It is worth mentioning that the SHC’s ber bench headed by Justice Maqbool Baqar. principle bench at Karachi is the only high The petitions seeking immediate placement court of the country where matters of civil na - of judges on the vacant positions were filed ture over the tune of Rs 3 million proceed due by the SHC bar associations of Karachi and to Karachi being a port city. In the remaining Sukkur and an individual petitioner. part of the province and the country, all civil More than 50 cases of missing persons matters whatever their valuation proceed in belonging to different nationalist parties and the courts of senior civil judges. KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:03 AM Page 8

PakistaN today 08 karachi Tuesday, 7 February, 2012

INTerNaTIONaL day Of aCTIONS fOr rIverS ON marCH 14 Fisherfolk to launch campaign against BhAShA DAm KArAChI have shifted to other waters and the process of mi - and their livelihoods affected. Karachi, Gulab Shah from Thatta, Ishaq Meerani AMAR gURIRo gration is going on. On March 14, the PFF has planned a variety of from Kashmore, Hussain Bakhsh Meerani from Fisherfolk community activists from differ - activities - theatres, cultural programmes and ral - Kambar-Shahdadkot, Mithan Mallah from Badin, HE Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) ent areas pointed out that the displacement is lies - to sensitise the community about their nat - Khuda Bakhsh Baloch and Aslam Baloch from announced on Monday that it will start not only happening in the coastal areas, but ural resources, which are the property of their Gwadar in Balochistan and Ghulam Rasool and a campaign against the construction of those living along inland waters also are facing future generations. Rahimdad from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa partici - Bhasha Dam on March 14, the Interna - troubles because their resources are depleted Saeed Baloch and Majeed Motani from pated in the meeting. tional Day of Action for Rivers. The community will stage protest rallies TThe smaller provinces of the country, espe - against destructive river development projects, cially Sindh, have always severely opposed mega for raising awareness about the dangers of large dams on Indus River. When the current govern - dams, elevating the call for adopting truly sus - ment again announced the construction of the tainable ways of meeting community needs for controversial Bhasha Dam, the decision panicked water and energy and uniting growing voices for the fisherfolk community of Sindh. the life-giving river. March 14 is the International Day of Action The Indus River is facing an acute water for Rivers. Every year, hundreds around the world shortage for many years. A policy change at the raise their voice to celebrate the world’s rivers. It state level is required to ensure its natural flow is day to celebrate victories such as removal of by removing manmade hindrances and rehabili - dams and restoration of rivers. tation of forests, so that the communities de - “Not only the fisherfolk of Sindh alone, but pending on these resources for their livelihood we will also motivate those in Balochistan, Punjab take a sigh of relief. and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to come forward to This can happen only through unity among protest controversial mega projects including various communities, especially fisherfolk and Bhasha Dam,” said PFF Chairperson Mohammed farmers, who pay more price of the state’s negli - Ali Shah. gence in the shape of floods and droughts. In a meeting represented by the marine and The movement will be extended to the entire inland waters across the country, it was decided country against the contract system on fresh water that fisherfolk would be motivated to be ready for bodies to ensure the safety of life and livelihood a struggle. of the poor fisherfolks living along them. The meeting chaired by Mohammed Ali Shah Saeed Baloch said the government should take asked the participants to strengthen unity among the issue of fisherfolk seriously and ensure pro - the fisherfolk community, who are the direct ben - tection of their rights. eficiaries of the Indus River. “Four million people are directly involved in “If the river will stream safely without dis - the fishing sector in the country. If they are ig - ruption by dams, the people will live happily. Oth - nored, they will start a campaign for the protec - erwise, disasters will affect people, especially tion of their rights,” he said. those tail-end communities,” said Shah. Majeed Motani said it is not only the issue of “We are going to show our strength on the Indus delta but all fisherfolk and farmers, who de - occasion to express solidarity with the world com - pend on the Indus River for fish and cultivating munity, oppose building of more dams and dis - lands. “Sea intrusion is increasing, occupying play the will to keep the Indus River streaming. more lands and residential settlements and pas - We do not need dams but want to see the river tures, leaving the indigenous people to live in a flowing the whole year to save our remaining helpless situation,” he added. lands, crops, pastures and villages, which are The PFF activists pointed out that at least 300 under threat due to persistent sea intrusion,” he water bodies are under the control of contractors added. despite official orders to replace the system by is - Focusing on Sindh, they said government de - suing licences to bona fide fisherfolk. partments do not have updated information on The PFF also announced that it would hold a the current status of water bodies, which have ei - national farmers conference on March 25in Hy - ther deteriorated due to the disconnection of their derabad in which hundreds of fisherfolk and feeding sources, the canals. Hundreds of families farmers will participate. karachi does public transportation in style

trANSPortAtIoN NAtIoN then made into patterns, pictures or natural out at passengers coming from behind. Other ABBIE fEntRESS SWAnSon scenes — waterfalls, mountains and peacocks decor, such as chains with amulets, dangle are popular — and affixed onto tin sheets that from the front and back bus bumpers. Icing Hundreds of minibuses get commuters cover the bus exteriors. The names of bus op- on the cake is flags, tassels and strings of around Pakistan’s bustling port city erators or artists who decorated the buses — beads. After you’ve seen the buses by day, Karachi. Since there is no other viable Brothers, Prince Khan, VIP — are often take a drive through Karachi at night: that’s means of public transportation, the found on the vehicles, as are eyes that look when tiny lights on the buses are all lit up. buses get packed fast and can be risky to ride since they don’t stop for passengers to get on and off and riders often have to pile up on top of the buses if there’s no space in the bus cabin. These turn many Karachi locals off. But the vi - brant good looks of the buses coupled with the fact that they are made by local artisans make Karachi buses the coolest form of public trans - portation I’ve seen to date. Karachi’s minibuses take months to decorate before they hit the road. First they are painted a base colour. Then ar- tisans cut eye-catching red, or - ange, blue, green and yellow plastic reflector sheets (chamak patti) into shapes — like hearts, di- amonds and flowers — into small pieces with scissors. The shapes are KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:03 AM Page 9

PakistaN today Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 karachi 09 Government spends ‘CAA needs to derisory funds on redesign airspace’ healthcare: pma ■ Air traffic controllers point out safety issues through ■ Association’s president demands establishing drug letter written to director general of the authority regulatory authority, recalling drugs that don’t meet who’s criteria, and developing mechanism to deal with emergencies like Lahore drug scandal

KArAChI scandal. StAff REPoRt He said it is appalling that four or five drugs were identified when the issue of drug After the 18th constitutional amendment’s reactions was raised. adoption, the government has failed to de - “Our laboratories are not competent velop and maintain a procedure for registra - enough to discover the problem in the Isotab tion, testing and verification of tablets. It was the University of London newly-introduced drugs in the market, said School of Pharmacy that traced Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Presi - pyrimethamine in Isotab. This has exposed dent Dr S Tipu Sultan on Monday during a what standards the Health Ministry is fol - press conference at the Karachi Press Club. lowing when registering new drugs in Pak - Sultan said health and medical services istan,” he added. have always been ignored by the govern - According to the PMA, “The current ments of Pakistan, and derisory funds are issue of drugs and the loss of over a hundred spent on healthcare provision and health in - lives could have been avoided if the ministry frastructure, due to which every component had been vigilant enough to monitor the of the healthcare system is suffering. standard of drugs.” He said similar unfortunate incidents The association’s president said another could occur in the future if the Drugs Act of serious example is registration of biological KArAChI front include: large area to be scanned tor could not be established, while the 1976 and the rules framed therein are not drugs in Pakistan, as insulins, interferons WAQAR hAMzA on the radar; limited/poor radar cover - ‘rest relief’ as recommended by the CAA updated in line with the World Health Or - and vaccines are more complex and highly age; complex route structure; numerous chief medical officer, cannot be pro - ganisation (WHO)’s guidelines. sensitive than other usual drugs. HERE is a dire need of cre - conflict points in the close proximity of vided, therefore, the fatigued controller He demanded the government to imme - WHO’s guidelines are being violated in ation or realignment of the the Pak-Afghan border; increased num - is liable to make a mistake. diately establish a drug regulatory authority, registering biological drugs in Pakistan and routes of one more sector in ber of conflicts as a result of the imple - It was further stated that “this in - recall all drugs that do not meet WHO’s cri - posing as a serious threat for patients suffer - the airspace of the western mentation of the RVSM in the KAB formation had been conveyed to the teria, and develop immediate mechanism to ing with chronic diseases like diabetes and area of the country in order to airspace. concerned from time to time but no ef - deal with emergencies like the Lahore drug hepatitis, he added. rTeduce the conflict points near the Pak- Similarly, no discrete standby fre - fort has been made in this regard”. Yet, Afghan border. quency is available for individual sec - they assured the authority of their sup - The air traffic controllers have high - tors, and the same is the case for port to provide best possible air traffic lighted safety issues in a letter written standby satellite communication in services in the national interest and the Domki killings: JSQM terms to the director general of the Civil Avia - case of satellite outage. The air traffic traveling public. tion Authority on January 30, stating controllers further mentioned that They submitted that air traffic con - that the authority is facing critical safety the un-serviceability of the Pak Data trolling is a highly sensitive job which concerns. Com Data on the January 1, when the requires lot of training, dedication and PPP worse than dictators “The creation of one more sector in satellite link was down, resulted in concentration and a tension-free envi - LAH ACC/realignment of the routes to the total loss of radar data and satel - ronment, as the growing air traffic den - KArAChI hamdagh Khan Bugti’s sister rial government.” reduce the conflict points near Pak- lite based communications for two sity continuously demands a StAff REPoRt and the slain Nawab Akbar Bikak said, “Security Afghan border have been a requirement hours. change/improvement in the air traffic Shahbaz Khan Bugti’s grand - agencies first sent bullet-rid - that has been highlighted a number of “During this time no air traffic serv - control equipment, procedures and re - The Jeay Sindh Qaumi daughter. dled bodies of Sindhi and times by the controllers and various ices could be provided in the area of designing of the airspace and creation of Mahaz (JSQM) staged a JSQM leaders criticised Baloch political activists, and safety assessments,” the air traffic con - maximum conflictions which is sup - more area control centres. demonstration in front of the security agencies for “their now they are sending bodies trollers stated in the letter. posed to be most heavily guarded and The air traffic controllers said the Karachi Press Club on Mon - role in the killings”. JSQM of our women. The so-called They further highlighted the impor - watched airspace in the area control of CAA and air traffic control of Pakistan day to protest the murder of Karachi President Ilahi human rights and civil soci - tant areas where immediate attention of the western area. During this period, the enjoy a good reputation which has been Balochistan Assembly mem - Bakhsh Bikak said, “Pakistan ety organisations and the so- the CAA is needed to avoid any unto - aircraft flew through this dangerous air - lauded by the international community. ber Mir Bakhtiar Domki’s People’s Party’s so-called called democratic parties are ward incidents in near future. The space at their own without any ATS They demanded that to improve and wife, daughter and driver democratic government has silent on this cruel act.” Sind - major issue is that the area controller of being provided to them,” it was stated in maintain this reputation, the con - near the metropolitan’s Gizri proven itself to be worse for his are with their Baloch west (at Lahore airports) is overbur - the letter. straints/deficiencies should be immedi - flyover last Tuesday (January the people of Sindh and brothers and sisters at this dened. Besides, due to the shortage of ately removed in the interest of 31). Domki’s wife was Bra - Balochistan than any dictato - crucial time, he added. The issues the area controller con - manpower, the much needed extra sec - traveling public safety. At its 10th convocation, Iqra University gives 3 PhDs to the nation ■ 300 degrees, 12 gold medals conferred

KArAChI guest on the occasion. convocation was that Iqra Sindh,” he said. PRESS RELEASE Twelve students, showing University awarded three “The credit goes to the significant performance in doctorate degrees for the first management and faculty The Iqra University conferred their higher education at the time - in management, edu - members of the Iqra Univer - degrees upon 300 students - university, were awarded cation and telecommunica - sity for this remarkable ranging from graduation to gold medals by Sindh Gover - tion engineering. Kamran achievement in such a small masters - at its 10th convoca - nor Dr Ishratul Ebad. They Raza was awarded a PhD de - time. It is again a pleasure to tion on Saturday. were: Muniba Hussain, Kiran gree in engineering sciences, know that Iqra University is The degrees were Saleem, Asma Afzal, Syed M Yousuf Sharjeel in educa - not only producing PhD stu - awarded in business adminis - Mohammad Umer, Moin tion and learning sciences dents, but also secured the tration, computer science, Uddin Kashif, Syed Moham - and Munir Ahmed Shah in status of the number one re - fashion design, textile design, mad Ghazaal, Hamid Saeed business administration. search university in Pakistan telecommunication, engi - Khan, Sara Hassan, Javeria At the beginning of the in the field of social sciences,” neering and media sciences Jawed, Mannal Jayyad Dar, convocation, vice chancellor he added. programmes. Senior Educa - Humaira Shaikh and Sayed UAG Isani highlighted the He said universities must tion and Literacy Minister Pir Tariq Hussain. performance of his univer - be involved in the nation- Mazharul Haq was the chief The main highlight of the sity. building activity. “The Iqra Pir Mazharul Haq in his University has not increased speech said it was an honour fees for the last six years and for him to be at the convoca - also improved the level of ed - tion. ucation. The progress of the “I am pleased to know university has been remark - that Higher Education Com - able in the last few years and mission has awarded the top it has established more cam - category of W4 to the Iqra puses,” he added. University for maintaining At the end of the convo - higher education and infra - cation, the university’s chan - structure. The chartered in - cellor Hunaid Hussain spection and evaluation Lakhani thanked the chief committee has also awarded guest, parents and the media it the first position; this is the and wished the students luck best private university in for a bright future. KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:03 AM Page 10

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Tuesday , 7 February , 2012 Editor’s mail 11 The other side of missing persons’ story Brazen injustice The death of four – Amir, Saboor, The case highlights lacunae not only in Camp and Kamra Complex, should have avoid presence on dates of hearing, and The hideous crime of poor Saleem Arab and Tehsinullah – ‘in custody’, out of the law but also in the resolve to imple - been allowed to run free – if they were not judges take the plea of nothing concrete Shehzad’s murder simply went 11 ‘missing persons’ – others include Dr ment law, besides it raises a lot many going to their respective homes – to kill presented before them – the terrorist will unchecked. The shady murderers, let Niaz, Mazhar, Shafiq, Basit, Majid, Ma’az, questions as to: more and more people? remain beyond the grip of law. alone the trial and punishment, have sim - and Farman – apparently makes a solid a) how far the judges, the prosecuting c) Why was it deemed necessary to In other countries, judges wear masks ply not been identified. A commission case against the law enforcement agencies officials, investigators, lawyers, jail offi - trial the accused in the military court, as during the court proceedings so that they comprising of judges and policemen has as their families accuse them of torture or cials and their families would be subjected an alternative to the civil court where they and their children cannot be harassed. miserably failed to deliver justice. It’s an slow poisoning during the interrogation; to terror threats, harassments and fear of had already managed their release? Secondly, this we have to realise as a na - insult to the intelligence of all those people but the acceptance by the court of the de - kidnapping? As in the above case all the 11 It is again a positive development that tion that the fear of few individuals is sec - and journalists who had reposed hope and tailed explanation submitted by the ISI accused were acquitted by the court be - the surviving seven civilians who were ondary to anything worse going to happen confidence in the investigation process of about their vanishing under the guise of cause of ‘no evidence’. The irony is that all once charged under the Army Act with against the state or collective peace of en - this commission. intelligence operatives following their re - those acquitted did not go home, clean and conspiring to attack military personnel tire nation. Allow me to ask what’s the point of lease from Adiala, and the provision of calm. They stage-managed to be picked up and installations no longer face court mar - Individuals offer their sacrifice in the celebrating an independent judiciary genuine medical records, bills of medi - by phony ‘intelligence operatives’ in order tial. war for the collective protection of a coun - when justice cannot be delivered? Why cines purchased for treatment of the dead to vanish from the scene to further their The lesson from this is very clear. Un - try, why can’t every one of us become sol - celebrate an independent media when the men and their death certificates, etc in the terror designs. less we set in course the system of prose - dier when there is a question of national punishment for revealing the truth is ab - court is a fact that leads to believe that all b) Why the merchants of death, who cution and punishment – police does not security, solidarity and integrity? duction, truth and finally murder? Why what is being propagated about the miss - had already killed around 50 people in the bring right FIR to begin with, witnesses F Z KHAN pursue education plans when it is the law ing persons is not all true. suicide attacks outside the GHQ, at Hamza adulterate the facts out of fear, lawyers Islamabad of the jungle which has to prevail? We have a tradition of setting up commission panels for the slightest of occurrences, but how to end corruption? how are we to arrive upon substantial re - Pakistan ranks 42nd amongst the sults when those presiding as judges are most corrupt nations in the world made to succumb before the diabolical (Transparency International, 2011). Cor - forces of the system? ruption is at its peak in the country. Its There have been a number of credible roots are widespread in courts, politics, voices holding the ISI responsible for and bureaucracy. Saleem’s murder. If there is even a grain Corruption, bribery, dishonesty and of truth in the fact that the intelligence devaluation of merit are different as - agencies are responsible for Saleem She - pects of the same evil. Corruption plays hzad’s murder, then these espionage peo - a pivotal role in the destruction of our ple are no different from the ruffians and nation. It has been the cause of uncer - ruthless bombers. In such a situation, DG tainty in the country, individuation in ISI Ahmed Shuja Pasha should have re - the society, dissatisfaction amongst the signed and the culprits brought to justice. masses, distraction from ethics, and de - The irony is that the guardians of the terioration of law and order. country are seen to be sharing similarities Where there is no justice, corruption with criminals, to say the least, and then finds its way. The second main reason of they have the audacity to walk away with corruption is the competition amongst a cocky boldness as if the people are people in meeting high standards of life. meant to be condemned to silence. This is The third main reason is poor perform - sheer highhandedness and brazen injus - ance on the part of institutions and lack tice. of effective accountability. ABDUL HASEEB SHAIKH It is necessary to bring justice in the Lahore society in order to eliminate corruption. It is also justice to bring balance be - rationalise bills dates tween an individual’s duties and his in - It has been continuously experienced come. This is the reason why the police that the due dates of payment of bills are in general is known to take bribes while being mentioned on the bills without any Motorway Police is away from this evil thought process. For example, PTCL and to much extent. Having no justice does SNGPL bills are due in the 3rd and 4rth not imply to take bribes. A sensitive and forced to live like animals week of a month. honest man should keep his clothes Additionally, the last date of payment clean. The situation in the country has deteriorated to such levels What has happened to the idea of justice and equality? Noth - of the credit card dues of banks are also Policymakers should bring balance that it is not possible to stay afloat financially anymore, at least ing seems to be working the way the founding father wanted it within the 3rd and 4th week of a month, between duties and income of every in - not without being a part of the elite class or upper class of soci - to work. We have lost track of principles of policy enumerated in obviously to manipulate a default. Some of dividual, and formulate clear policies ety. The middle class and the lower middle class have been rele - the constitution. And all the politicians are responsible for this. the banks inform about the due date by based on justice. Furthermore, the gov - gated to feed on what little is available to them, after the rich HADIA JAVED SMS but then the statements arrive late. ernment is required to ensure the rule of have consumed to their fill. Lahore Obviously, one cannot pay the amount in - law which includes not only equal appli - timated by SMS as the bill has to be phys - cation of law but also equal protection ically verified. I would like to request the by law. Similarly, courts are demanded historic corruption of our overburdened people. are concerned, no one has even tried to Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, to to provide cheap and efficient justice. DR MUHAMMAD YAQOOB BHATTI bring reforms to them, at least in terror - please rationalise the dates of payment of Moreover, those who occupy respon - Almost all the national papers carried Lahore ism cases. Since, most of terrorists have bills between 10th-15th of each month for sible chairs should make their account a news of 8600 billion rupees or 93 bil - been acquitted on ‘absence of evidence, the ease of the general public. open to public and should be ready for lion dollars worth corruption loss to Pak - Anti-terror laws incidents of illegal detentions by law en - MAJOR (retd) TALAAT KHURSHID accountability at any instant. Last but istan under the watch of twin supremoes forcement agencies have also been a com - Rawalpindi not the least, the active role of media to of the country which is downright shame - It’s a common impression that out - mon practice which created a state of eradicate corruption is emphasised as it ful. laws are usually at large in Pakistan. Tar - confrontation among some state institu - Force him to resign not only keeps a vigilant eye on the in - If there is an iota of shame left in our get killings, suicide bombings are a tions. stitutions but also makes people aware duo of leaders they would have resigned routine matter here. The terrorists, after The recapturing of Adiala Jail prison - The Minister of Railways, Ghulam by disseminating information. at this public humiliation of their leader - committing crime, easily make their way. ers highlights such a state of affairs. These Bilour, responsible for stopping a fully The pervasive corruption could be ship. It appears we are led by master pro - The law enforcement agencies, civil and suspects, according to law enforcement running and profitable government entity, curbed in this way. Intense punishments moters of corruption that has no parallel military both, have to face the wrath of agencies, were involved in planning and the Railways, has said that he would re - do not check corruption; instead, they in the world. people and media for not capturing the facilitating suicide attacks on GHQ, sign from his post if the finance ministry increase it. The amount of $93 billion would have culprits or not taking preventive meas - Hamza Camp and Kamra Air Base besides did not release money for the Railways. MUHAMMAD SALAR KHAN freed us of all national and IMF debts for ures. twin suicide attacks on security forces. I think it is an excellent opportunity Lahore all times to come. We could have built at But, the reality is different. The agen - The tug of war between state institu - for the government of Pakistan to part least seven mega hydroelectric dams in cies do their part of work. They take pre- tions has been capitalised by terrorists. ways with him (before the people of Pak - The age joke the country making us an industrial and emptive measures, conduct search There is need to realise the fact that Pak - istan publicly bring justice to him for his agricultural giant of South Asia. Instead, istan has been entangled in terrorism, the Indian Supreme Court has asked the operations and even hunt down many ter - wrong steps). we have accumulated scores of billions of release of such terrorists hints towards federal government whether it is willing rorists but all their efforts go in vain once The government should not release crushing debt that has kept us in the some loopholes in our judicial system to take back its earlier decision wherein the case is sent for legal proceedings. In payments to the Railways and force the poverty grind of masses that are selling which needs to be amended properly in Indian Army Chief V K Singh’s applica - most cases, the terrorists have been ac - minister to keep his word on resigning. their children and committing suicides at order to eradicate terrorism. Besides tion concerning his date of birth was re - quitted on the pretext of ‘lack of evidence’. This will help fix 80 percent of the prob - a record level. bringing reforms in anti-terror laws, there jected. The prolonged and complicated legal pro - lems at Railways and make the organisa - The pitiable condition of the poor is is need to implement them in letter and V K Singh has approached the cedures can also be blamed for releasing tion a healthy profitable organisation once daily shown on TV channels but our cor - spirit. Supreme Court for correction of an of such lethal terrorists who have been again. ruption crocodiles only shed false tears to ANWAR MAHMOOD earlier mistake when his date of birth wreaking havoc in Pakistan. DR AKEKH KHAN collect more votes to ride over the backs Rawalpindi was recorded as 1950 at the time of re - As far as complicated legal procedures Peshawar cruitment while his actual birth date is 1951. When the arguments were ongoing India’s logic offensive in the court on Army Chief V K Singh’s Jawed Naqvi startled the readers show with Mr Aiyar as the main guest and active media talks, seminar speeches, No one like him has been assigned age, an SMS was circulating in Pakistani when he disclosed in his article published Hafiz Saeed, the chief of Jamaat-ud- think-tank meetings and informal discus - the task to counter him and give him be - circles. It highlights the difference be - on the editorial pages of a leading English Dawa via phone link, the latter lost his sions with the visiting leader speaks of fitting replies in a pragmatic manner so tween Indian and Pakistani democracies: daily that the Indian Congress party cool when Aiyar deliberately questioned something part of the agenda which Mr that Pakistan’s case is fought effectively. in India, government determines the age leader Mani Shankar Aiyar was visiting his contention that the Indians did not Jawed Naqvi referred to. Through his logic offensive, Mr Aiyar, of the army chief while in Pakistan the Pakistan on a special mission that is part accept Pakistan and said he should be ar - The problem is not in giving way to while sitting in the enemy country is ag - army chief determines the age of govern - of Track II diplomacy possibly aimed at rested and brought before a terrorism Track II diplomacy, but the problem is gressively fighting for his country’s inter - ment. bringing ‘consensus’ between the Pak - court. with the loose counterparts assigned to ests, and no one on the intellectual front It may be a joke but someday Pak - istani and Indian government as well as Though India’s ruling Congress party counter the very well read and articulate in Pakistan is coming to the fore as his istani democracy will be strong enough its people on a number of issues, includ - has disapproved of Mr Aiyar’s appearing Mani Shankar, who has apparently counterweight. Not that there is no one, to stand on its own feet, not just a part of ing Kashmir and nuclear. And he was on the Pakistani TV talk show with the pushed everyone to the wall, be it the for - in fact there are many, but it seems it is the troika – government, army and here. plea that “even the perception of interac - eign office veterans and civil or military- all being managed to move ahead their Supreme Court. The same day a leading TV channel tion with somebody accused of such retired wisdom-tycoons, who have own way. MASOOD KHAN that is also spearheading the Pakistan- heinous crimes like 26/11… is not accept - actually hijacked or at least greatly influ - FAROOQ ADIL Jubail, Saudi Arabia India ‘peace’ campaign, conducted a talk able”, yet conducting of talk shows, inter - enced the policymaking. Rawalpindi

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12 comment Tuesday , 7 February , 2012 Factory collapse A free-for-all Spring is in the air? he fact that it was a drug factory that collapsed the change in how we use parks in Lahore gives the event a particular emotional resonance, given the recent spurious drugs case complained to the management, and the There were a couple of changes that my in the city. The two incidents were unrelated, management did try to dissuade people from friend did not appreciate. He has noticed that T wearing shorts to the track. But eventually even in the morning, around 8-9am there are yes, with the pharmaceutical sector aspect being a mere coincidence, but in a way, they are similar. They are both they themselves realised the ridiculousness some younger people, in school/college uni - the result of inadequate regulatory enforcement; urban of the effort and returned to saner policies. forms, who are roaming or sitting around in zoning laws in one case and drug inspection in the other. And people also relaxed quite a bit about the park. These are clearly people who have what other people wore to the point that now either not gone to their educational institu - The factory was constructed and was allowed to even though people might notice interesting tion or have bunked from school/college to operate within a residential area. Apart from the choice of clothing some young people made, be at the park. Sometimes these are all-boys innumerable other reasons why industrial units aren’t it was hardly ever commented on loudly, groups and sometimes they are mixed allowed in such localities is the one that rescue agencies made an issue of or complained against. groups. If these young people are over-eigh - are facing as this goes to press: heavy duty equipment My friend also pointed out two more in - teen college students, then clearly it is up to cannot make it to the area. “Negative space” within By Dr Faisal Bari teresting trends. He said that there were a lot them to decide if this is the best use of their industrial units differs from those found in residential more women who came to the track now, in time or should they be in classes. But if it is units. In the case of the latter, bodies like the LDA have percentage terms, than before, and from under-eighteen school boys/girls, clearly by-laws that stipulate a mere foot or two from the was asking a friend, who has been across all ages. And where women who used there is an issue here. My friend wanted park boundary wall whereas in industrial set ups, it is much going for a walk to a park in Lahore for to come before would get a lot of stares and management to deny under-eighteen school more. And it makes sense. The likelihood of fire, the total the last fifteen years, and out of the fif - had to live with that, now there was a lot less children entry into the park. But I feel it is re - number of people inhabiting the space etc. This is only teen for the last ten years in the morn - staring at women. People spent a lot more ally the parents and school managements ing and around the same time, what speaking of instances like the one being discussed, when time ‘doing their own thing’ and worrying who are responsible for looking after this and sIort of changes he had noticed in the people less about what others were doing or who park management should not concern itself rescue work is to take place. Other aspects like biohazard who came for a walk and in his surroundings. they were. with the problem. At one level, if students are could be discussed at another time, in another editorial He said that for one there were a lot more In fact, he also mentioned that some going to bunk classes, what better place to go on another sad episode. people who came to the park now, even in the years ago there was hardly any woman, irre - to than parks? At least they will gain some - Alas, industrial units are not the only violators of early morning, and irrespective of whether it spective of age, who would come to the park thing from exercise and the fresh air. zoning laws. Commercial property, too, merits a was the height of summer or the coldest day alone or not accompanied by a man. Now Do the above suggest that people, across mention. The mushrooming education sector has left of winter, leaving aside rainy days of course, there were quite a lot of women who came age and gender, are becoming more health Lahore and most other cities with a multitude of schools than before. Though he was talking of ab - alone and walked on the track alone. Though conscious? That there is more awareness placed smack in the middle of residential areas, much to solute numbers, but even allowing for popu - there were plenty who came in small groups about the need to exercise, a few times a week the dismay of the other residents. This also risks the lives lation growth and increased density in the as well. at least, and people are taking it more seri - of the very children that go to these schools. locality, he felt that the increase in numbers There was also a change in how people ously? Do the gender and dress trends, and was more than what population growth had started to interact with each other as the ‘doing one’s own thing’ trend indicate These commercial outlets, like the drug factory in would have warranted. And, more interest - well. For many years my friend noticed that signs of acceptance of diversity and more tol - Lahore’s incident yesterday, are not operating in some ingly, where there used to be mostly older most people who came to the park would just erance for others and the need to give others grey area within the law. There’s no loophole that they people who would come to the park for a take their exercise and then leave, but over their space? Since the park entry fee is very have found here. It is just that laws become irrelevant in walk, now you could see people of all ages in the last few years people have started to in - low and the park gets people from a wide in - the absence of adequate enforcement. When the well- the park. The older ones still walked but teract socially as well. A number of older peo - come spectrum, from lower middle class to connected manage to get their concerns around the laws many of the younger people jogged and ran ple, possibly past retirement age, had formed high income group, do the changes in park and inspections officials’ palms can be greased off. as well. groups that not only walked together but population and their attitudes indicate some - The advent of the younger generations joined in gup shup on some mornings. They thing about wider trends in urban life in Pak - had made the parks livelier and more colour - even have breakfast together on some morn - istan? And does the tendency to invest in A serious provocation ful. And there was more variety in dress, es - ings. My friend did not know of how these groups again, after the selfish and self-ori - pecially in the summer, as well. There is quite groups had come to be formed, and how they ented and self-centred 1980s and 1990s, in - a range of dress forms on display. Among organised for breakfasts and so on, but they dicate a changing social space in Pakistan? Playing with fire in Balochistan men it varies from sports wear to shalwar were getting together regularly, and they One does hope there is some of the above he killing of Balochistan MPA Bakhtiar Domki’s kameez, while amongst women the range were also getting bigger as well, attracting in the changes that have been observed in the wife and daughter in Karachi was a highly goes from sports wear to full hijab. And irre - more and more people to the gup shup. Is so - park exercise-taking population. sensitive issue. Domki’s wife was Nawab Akbar spective of the covered area, clothes go from cial space changing in Pakistan? Are we get - the ordinary to very visibly expensive Bugti’s grand daughter and the sister of the ting ready to be more organised and creating The writer is an Associate Professor of T branded ones. Some younger people wore social 'neighbourhoods' to fill the gap of non - Economics at LUMS (currently on leave) Baloch insurgent leader Brahmdagh Bugti. This required shorts to the track. Interestingly, when some existent cultural and political forums? Or am and a Senior Advisor at Open Society an immediate high level probe and an action against started to wear running shorts, instead of I reading too much into the trends men - Foundation (OSF). He can be reached at those responsible. What the police did instead was to try longer Bermudas, some of the older people tioned above? [email protected] to hush up the matter by hastily declaring that the killings were a probable outcome of tribal feuds or personal enmity. The incident led to a three-day strike in Balochistan. The Provincial Assembly passed a resolution condemning it. A prominent tribal MPA complained that even the women of the Bugti family Constitutionalism... were not being spared. A provincial minister said the killings were part of the ongoing “Baloch genocide and ... and the burden of being just ethnic cleansing”. Another provincial minister resigned approach towards cases that end up but that is irrelevant for the purposes have to bear the sight of an apex in protest. Belatedly, Interior Minister Rehman Malik before them. of a debate involving the constitu - court according hearings to matters declared the killings were masterminded by the yet to be Constitutions empower and at tion. that excite the press while unglam - identified “third force” and promised the formation of a the same time bind courts. The limits In recent orders on the issue, the orous matters get dragged on for high level investigation committee which still remains of the judicial function may not al - Supreme Court has made reference years. dormant. Within a few days the killings turned into a ways appeal to the common man’s to not just the constitution but also Questioning the PM’s violation burning issue in Balochistan. sense of that most abstract thing constitutionalism. The latter concept of his oath could lead to some raising called ‘justice’ but that is the respect includes a set of practices that envis - questions about the oaths and sub - The firing by FC personnel on a demonstration of the that institutions operating under a ages restraints being placed on all in - sequent violations by justices of the Domki tribesmen on Friday led to the death of two. This system based on separation of pow - stitutions. By taking it upon itself to Supreme Court as well. One lawyers’ would add further to the tensions and may even lead to ers must show to each other. The dictate what the Executive can or movement was not and will never be reprisals. What is happening is against the government’s By Waqqas Mir idea of courts stepping in whenever cannot do the apex court will not be enough to wipe away the blots on the policy and the sense of the parliamentary consensus they think a country is not being run aiding constitutionalism. Supreme Court and its history. The requiring the initiation of peace dialogue with the he Constitution Avenue in Is - well enough may sound attractive to We cannot allow ourselves to be resulting discourse will be uncom - militant leadership. What appears to be the case is that lamabad these days epito - some but in the long run it spells swayed by the arguments that if the fortable and ugly. Laws regarding hidden hands are creating conditions to abort the peace T mises uneasy relationships nothing but disaster; most impor - Executive is not doing its job prop - contempt cannot always be used to moves. Hopes have been aroused by the orders given by between neighbours. There are tantly for the courts itself. An infla - erly then the courts should step in to save reputations, for reputations are the CJP to arrest those behind the killings by Friday. The those, and apparently in majority, tion of orders hurts and never aids a solve the problem. The courts’ job is more uncomfortably enduring. What CJP has also declared the incident as “one of the most who see the power tussle between court’s reputation. to engage in judicial review of Exec - precedent will the Supreme Court set the Executive and the Supreme The Honourable Supreme Court utive’s actions in limited matters and by going after the PM? What hits will sensitive cases in the country”. Court in simplistic terms. For them has given a fantastic amount of at - not to dictate things. Surely we can - it take to its reputation when it is not Repressive methods to control insurgency have the recent actions of the Honourable tention to matters under the NRO. not argue, by the same logic, that if consistent in its approach? And turned what was only a spark into a flame. During the Court represent the struggle of a ju - Regrettably, the Court did not see its courts do not do their job properly surely it cannot be consistent. last few weeks, five incidents of attacks on FC have led to diciary enforcing the letter and spirit function as having ended with the then the Executive or the Legislature The talk of practicing law is al - the killing of about 50 security personnel and several of our constitution. The fact that decision on the petitions that were should be out convicting people? If ways glamorous. But as all young insurgents. There is a need to conduct a thorough probe judges are taking on the Executive, filed before it. It took it upon itself to the Executive fails in its job to pros - lawyers learn after law school, the into Karachi killings and punish those behind them. The they say, is a triumph of the rule of carry out oversight of everything that ecute someone then it will have to bulk of our work is done sitting be - government has to urgently undertake talks with the law and ideals of accountability. This it felt should have been done. Most pay a price for that at the polls. And hind a desk, poring over detail and nationalist parties and the militant leadership to bring narrative argues that if the people at controversial among this is the mat - if the people do not think that it is spending long hours in courts over peace to the province. This has to be done before the the helm of affairs are not held ac - ter of writing to the Swiss authorities important enough then you have to matters that do not make headlines. countable, it undermines the basic regarding cases involving the presi - lump it even if you like throwing However, those matters affect the flame is turned into a conflagration. tenets of any legal system. Of course, dent. darts at Asif Zardari’s photo pinned common man’s life far more directly this narrative has an emotional ap - There is no doubt that the presi - to the back of your bedroom door. than the matter of whether the Exec - peal but not placing it in context dent has immunity under our consti - There is also the issue of institu - utive should write certain letters. means that it receives unquestioned tution. The argument made by Mr tional morality and other burdens. You see, there is nothing glamorous acceptance. Aitzaz Ahsan that the provision re - The apex court has finite resources about the rule of law and media Dedicated to the legacy of the late Hameed Nizami Institutions and especially apex garding immunity should be seen as and a finite amount of time in which frenzy is definitely not a part of it. courts, however, carry burdens – of a constitutional command should to take up cases. If the court is intent Arif Nizami history, socio-political context and have settled the matter. Whether or on showing that it can take on pow - The writer is a Barrister and Editor their own morality. Furthermore, not the Executive wants to prosecute erful interests, then the military es - an Advocate of the High Courts. Lahore – Ph: 042-36298305-10 Fax: 042-36298302 courts are in the business of estab - someone is and should be the Exec - tablishment and petitions holding it He is currently pursuing an LLM Karachi – Ph: 021-34330811-3 Fax: 021-34330900 lishing and following what we utive’s decision. You may not like it accountable should top the list. at a law school in the United Islamabad – Ph: 051-2287414-6 Fax: 051-2287417 lawyers call precedents. They derive because your favorite pastime is talk - Apart from that the backlog of cases States. He can be reached at Web: www.pakistantoday.com.pk Email: [email protected] their validity from a consistency of ing about how corrupt Asif Zardari is is immense. Litigants should not [email protected] KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:03 AM Page 13 Tuesday , 7 February , 2012 comment 13

dirty Laundry Controlling the old guard Accountability is a priority I want to name names and point fingers, but I can’t. honour among f ‘nature abhors a vacuum’, what ex - As part of the whole mechanism of ac - thieves and that sort of thing plains the vacuum in the towering per - countability, a more efficient system of Isonality department today? Jinnah, ombudsmen and consumer courts with upper-lip temperament of Yawn; or of millions. Including their own em - Gandhi, Churchill, Mao, Ataturk – where teeth is required, men and women of edu - the criticise-everything-because-our- ployees. They treat everything like a are such people when we need them? cation and standing who can investigate man-is-in-opposition style of Lahore- number game, because as owners of In today’s Pakistan, the scum has risen public complaints against the various state based N-mouthpiece. Others’ agendas, sprawling empires, that’s what their to the top while the bottom is at its murki - departments with a degree of neutrality. like that of the Red-and-White Media currency is. It’s all about the numbers. est. Imran Khan seems to be the most tow - Imran is viewed as being too close Group and the Maya Khan conglomer - Revenue targets, ratings, profit mar - ering it gets which is rather worrying, his both to the military establishment and to ate, are more complex. There are spe - gins and cutbacks. People? Employ - party consisting of the same feudals and the religious right wing parties. Although cial interests, friends of the boss, ees? Readers? Viewers? Just another government ministers he once criticised he has stated repeatedly that he is against friends of the bosses’ sons and daugh - statistic on the Powerpoint projection now regrouped on his end of the pitch. any unconstitutional military moves in ters, political partners and business ri - of their wealth. Maybe he has little choice. Pakistan, he has remained relatively silent vals that must be dealt with. As is too But that doesn’t matter, does it? If Mr Khan is looking to ‘eliminate cor - about the religious right since the PTI’s often said, most of the media groups in It’s alright to keep your employees ruption and save the country,’ has he some upward swing last year. existence today, except maybe the starving while you sip champagne and sort of homeopathic remedy according to While Pakistan’s problems with its Mighty obvious three oldest ones, were founded devour caviar in the comfort of your which syringes contaminated with the militant religious right occupy world cen - merely to provide the owners’ other many mansions. It is only natural for a same disease are to be used to eliminate tre stage, its repeated lapses into military By Syed hassan Belal Zaidi businesses with cover; political, finan - family of spoilt, rich brats who haven’t the corruption destroying this country? rule are of as much concern. An overly cial and legal cover. And thanks to the done an honest day’s work in their en - Poverty, malfunctioning institutions, cosy relationship with the military will def - I make my living off the evening news unique way these groups played their tire lives to deem it unnecessary to pay no justice or education, pathetic leader - initely undermine any attempts to “rid Just gimme something, something I cards, we in Pakistan now enjoy those who work to build their glorious ship – everyone knows these factors con - Pakistan of corruption, endemic poverty, can use tremendous media freedom, to the pyramids. It’s also perfectly reasonable tribute to a corrupt society and we have and violence.” People love it when you lose point that there seems to be no system to revoke the hard-earned salary raises them all. Since none of these are going According to Trust Law, a Thomson They love dirty laundry of checks or balances on the fourth es - of those who toil endlessly just so your anywhere fast, it is doubly important for Reuters Foundation Service, there is a on Henley had the right idea tate. son can afford to learn how to live a life Imran to concentrate on setting up an ef - substantial link between military owned when he sang about the news Dyed-in-the-wool journalists will free of substances to use and abuse. fective system of accountability. If a differ - businesses and corruption. Dbusiness. Because that’s just tell you that all this talk of putting the It’s also perfectly commonplace for the ence is to be made, performance must be It appears that the Armed Forces of what the news business in Pakistan media on a leash is detrimental to the seth to undo everything the seth’s son stringently scrutinised at every level to Pakistan may be in control of almost 13 has become; a wad of soiled undergar - greater cause. They will try to convince does, because they don’t share the prevent a repetition of old mistakes. Every percent of the country’s land. This land ments being aired in public, un - you that, in fact, letting the media op - same vision for the organisation. And incidence of nepotism, injustice and op - made over to it for purposes related to de - washed. But that doesn’t mean that the erate as a free agent with no regulation it is next to godliness to ensure that pression must be punished more severely fence (for the establishment of defence individuals who work for our media and all the power in the world is the anyone who has taken bullets, bombs than it would normally warrant until some academies, training sites etc) is instead houses are invertebrate, obnoxious, way things are and should be done. Sa - and the threat of imminent death for semblance of sanity prevails. used for farms run on a commercial basis, reptilian beings who would sell their hafi-gardi, they will tell you, is neces - family members does not remain tied An old guard in power under another and leased on a highly lucrative scale to own mothers for a scoop. In fact, most sary in a situation where most other to your worthless, moralising organi - name will not wish to upset an applecart civilians such as the Defence Housing journalists, be they newsroom hands institutions are inept or impotent. In sation. It makes me sad to say this, but that has delivered the choicest apples di - schemes in various cities. The armed or intrepid reporters and cameraper - such cases, the media becomes the the group most hated for over-sensa - rectly into their hands all this while. In - forces also hold major stakes in the coun - sons (who may or may not be putting final forum for redressal of popular tionalisation is perhaps the only one centives that work for less corrupt try’s natural gas, and ‘runs its own Lique - their lives on the line everyday), are ac - grievances that actually holds any that treats its employees like human societies: a promise of fied Petroleum Gas (LPG) marketing and tually some of the most intelligent, sway. I say to these people: “What a beings. Not completely, mind you, but By rabia Ahmed peace, general prosperity, distribution company.’ It is sobering sensitive and down-to-earth people load of croc”! just enough that they look like a pride in personal per - thought how lucrative a business this must I’ve ever come across. But there’s such Every single issue ever highlighted anointed saints in this bazaar of za - formance, none of these be, given the country’s crippling power a thing known as organisational by the news media, be it loadshedding meer-faroshs. are strong enough for shortage these days where new gas con - mizaaj, which permeates the core of or inflation or political misde - From the day I signed my first job people so steeped and ex - nections for example are not available and every sahafi and, for the bulk of their meanours, are all dictated by that par - contract with a (then) respected news - perienced in corrupt citizens are being forced to rely increas - time spent in the field, becomes a part ticular group’s allegiances. So you paper to the day that my employment practices. Strategies and ingly on LPG cylinders. of their persona. This has more to do should not expect Tez TV to report on at a moralising media house was ter - incentives must be ‘By allowing militaries (whose sole with people’s expectations from the recent ill-managed concert ram - minated because I was too loyal to the evolved to meet their ex - purpose is to defend the country) such in - journos than their own selves. So the page that cost innocent college girls cause; it has been a rollercoaster ride pectations, at least to fluence and authority, the civilian govern - streetwise crime reporter becomes an their lives just because the owner of for me. For nearly eight years, I wan - some extent. In what ment essentially weakens its position and over-the-top version of Chuck Norris said colleges also owns the TV channel dered from city to city, media house to could be a controversial allows the armed forces to play a signifi - just so he can ask important people in question. You should, however, ex - news organisation, looking for a call - move, salaries of govern - cant role in society.’ Trust Law holds these tough questions and get away with it. pect them to blow out of proportion ing that would let me do what I’m good ment officials such as businesses responsible for creating an un - It’s a character, a persona. It’s his job every single story about the govern - at, telling true stories. But even today, members of the police fair commercial environment biased to - to be like that. In real life, that man has ment’s ‘mismanagement of Punjab’ in this very column, I have to water- could be raised to a higher wards the military, for the exploitation sacrificed more for his profession than just so they can say “See, our time was - down my narrative. I want to name level than they currently and depletion for a country’s natural re - you and I ever could. Keep this in mind n’t this bad!” You’re right, it wasn’t, be - names and point fingers, but I can’t. enjoy, strictly enforced sources, and for actively working against the next time a promo for the crime cause you weren’t there to twist your Honour among thieves and that sort of and conditional upon bet - any lessening of its (the military’s) advan - show ‘FIR’ comes on and you’re statements to make them sound like thing. But a time comes when you have ter performance. This tages. tempted to poke fun at Faheem Sid - they were coming from Saddam Hus - to stick your head out the window and may appear to be an un - Imran has many well-wishers, and I diqui’s bad impersonation of the host sein rather than Shahbaz Sharif. yell, “I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not reasonable goal for a poor am one of them. It is however not an easy from America’s Most Wanted. This game of one-upmanship goes going to take this anymore!” country like Pakistan task he has undertaken and he must not The news game is not about the in - beyond political gain. Media mag - That time is now. That person is until you consider that expect to run the country like a cute little dividual. It’s about the group. Every nates, despite being perfectly rational you. the cost of corruption ac - cricket match. For a start, the umpires are major media house, bar none, has an and reasonable individuals in their cording to report in this not neutral and the boundaries are much agenda. Some agendas are pretty own right, seem to depart on power- Follow @mightyobvious on Twit - newspaper last November too far away. And then the other team straightforward, like the anti-govern - fuelled acid trips when faced with ter for more incoherence in 160 char - is a whopping 2 billion throws too many bouncers and the pitch is ment-yet-watered-down-with-a-stiff- making decisions that affect the lives acters or less dollars per year. way too pitted. KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:04 AM Page 14

14 Tuesday , 7 February , 2012 Madonna and Nicki Minaj rock iN liMelight Super Bowl show

INDIANAPoLIS pledged not to repeat the sins of her past ABc pop star predecessor, Janet Jackson, and expose herself on stage. She succeeded in ADONNA went over the that, but there was one glaring wardrobe top with the Super Bowl malfunction-she zipped a curly blonde halftime show as only lock of hair into the coat she wore for her the Queen of Pop could, final song, making it look like she had a doing a sequin and gold- mane of lustrous chest hair underneath all sMtudded medley of some of her greatest those sequins. M.I.A., the U.K.-born rap - hits-‘Vogue’, ‘Like a Prayer’-and a couple per/pop star who joined Madonna for of her newer songs. The Material Girl ‘Give Me All Your Luvin,’ did worse, though, and gave the entire Super Bowl viewing audience the middle finger, pre - sumably causing the second-long freeze frame that happened midway through ‘Give Me All Your Luvin.’ The show began with a Cleopatra-like Madonna rising up from an army of gladiator dancers. Wear - ing what appeared to be 5-inch stiletto MUMBAI: Aamir Khan with wife Kiran rao, Arjun rampal with wife Mehr Jesia, Aishwarya rai Bachchan, Dia Mirza and boots, she performed complicated dance Kareena Kapoor with Saif Ali Khan attend the wedding reception of actors ritesh Deshmukh and genelia D'Souza. afp routines with few flaws, most memorably when she did the ‘Party Rock’ shuffle with the crazy kids from LMFAO. (Prior to that, she slipped and almost tumbled over a set of risers.) M.I.A and Nicki Minaj guest starred, joining Madonna in a pep rally-esque performance of her lat - est single. Cee Lo stole the show at the end, donning a silver marching band hel - met and a glimmering black robe to duet “Like a Prayer” with Madonna. But the ba ck up dancers deserve the most praise- whether leaping over bleachers or jump - ing on a tightrope, they nailed it. Concepteur’s Lounge BerLIN: US actress Scarlett Johansson holds wows peshawar with sale her trophy for ‘Best International Actress’ during the 47th golden Camera awards. afp NeWS DeSK discount is being offered on all the stock available in their store, which includes Concepteur’s Lounge is the first multi- BnB Accessories, Mahin Erum’s stitched brand store in Peshawar, and it’s already and unstitched clothes and newcomers creating waves due to their exceptional such as Nadia Yasin. “I am extremely ex - line-up of designers and excellent customer cited about this sale and feel it will do ex - services. Amongst the big names stocking ceptionally well,” said Ayesha Khurram, at Concepteur’s Lounge are Ayesha Khur - who is one of the many designers partici - ram, Karma, Nadya Mistry and Taneez who pating in Concepteur’s Lounge’s first sale. is stocking her silver jewellery at the store. Adnan Zoraiz, the owner of Pharaoh’s Concepteur’s Lounge is a joint venture Closet, one of the brands stocking at Con - between two motivated and ambitious cepteur’s Lounge adds: “Concepteur’s women, Dr Naila Junaid and Yasmin Azam, Lounge will go a long way because it’s the who launched Concepteur’s Lounge with first store that has taken the radical step the sole purpose of developing a market for of bringing on board top designers from high end designer wear in Peshawar. all over Pakistan. Pharaoh’s Closet wishes Nicki Minaj “We began this store to satisfy the the store all the best for their first sale.” performs dearth of high-end designer stores and to Centrally located at 3-C, Main Abdara during the provide the women of Peshawar access to Road, University Town, Peshawar, this Bridgestone high end designer wear at the same time store is easily accessible to all. Keeping the Super Bowl that such stock hits Lahore,” said Junaid. conditions in Peshawar in mind, the own - BerLIN: Morgan Freeman holds his trophy XLvI halftime Concepteur’s Lounge was established ers of Concepteur’s Lounge has made sure Show in about a month ago, and has launched that around the clock security is provided for ‘International Lifetime Achievement’ their first sale. A whopping 50 percent to shoppers at the store. at the 47th golden Camera awards. afp Indianapolis. afp

MUMBAI: Apparently Abhishek Bachchan has been dropped from Priyanka: ‘Will pay no heed to SRK the Tips film being directed by Mohit Suri following the ‘Players’ debacle. Director Mohit Suri was to make his first film outside the Bhatt banner with Tips and the romance stories’ film was supposed to star season of controversial reality show ‘Bigg Abhishek Bachchan and Fardeen Boss’. ever since she has been making MUMBAI: In spite of having back-to-back hits with ‘Don 2’ and ‘Agneepath’ in her kitty, Khan in lead roles. however headlines for her alleged link up with her Priyanka Chopra has found little time to make merry to things seem to have changed in ‘Bigg Boss’ inmate, actor Ashmit Patel, or her celebrate the success. reason- news of her alleged recent times. Buzz is that after sudden disappearance while shooting for the relationship with Shah rukh Khan has been doing the poor performance of the Bollywood movie ‘Mumbai 125 kilometres’. Ali constant rounds. The lady is mighty peeved of the mega-budget multi-starrer says he makes sure he doesn't do anything concocted ‘special friendship’ news and had clearly ‘Players’, the makers were wary that gives a bad name to his country. stated that she wouldn’t discuss him in public. one of casting Abhishek Bachchan. An “whatever films I do, I make sure that I don't mention of SrK and PC goes all red. The actor refuses industry insider reveals, “Amongst do scenes or say dialogues or do stuff that to speak about her alleged romance with SrK, but the star-studded cast of Players, Pakistani actress veena Malik is controversy's could hurt people back home. In my capacity, I accepts it’s upsetting if people focus on it day in and Abhishek Bachchan clearly was favourite child but it would be unfair to judge try and keep everyone happy but that's just day out. Talking to a daily, she said, “of course, one the lead. The dismal performance the entire country on the basis of what she me. everybody has their own style of gets bothered besides feeling hurt and upset about it. of the film has largely affected does in India, actor-singer Ali Zafar says. “you working,” he added. For Ali, being controversial But I don’t think that makes people stop (writing). So, his standing. Soon after the box- have to understand that she's an individual is not the best method to boost one's career. there’s no point (giving it any importance).” The office fate of ‘Players’ was out, and you can't judge the entire community on “It's unfortunate. I think one should avoid actor was indifferent over pictures published a Tips were against the idea of the basis of one person's behaviour. you controversies as long as possible, they may few days ago, followed by gossip over their having Abhishek Bachchan play shouldn't even judge Pakistan through me. help you in the short run, but I don't think growing closeness. But recently when PC the lead in their film.” The Pakistan is not like Ali Zafar or veena Malik,” those who are talented need controversies to was asked to explain the statement she makers however would want to Ali said. “And such individuals are there in boost their career,” he said. “It's always good once made that she needs someone ‘who maintain that Abhishek was only very entertainment industry. In India also to stay away so that you can work smoothly. can control her’, the sultry lass said, “well, considered and never finalised there are women who ride on controversies. It you try to stay away from trouble for your I am an independent and a free-spirited for the film. Abhishek Bachchan's happens everywhere. It happens even in own sake and for the sake of other people. I girl. And I mentioned ‘control’ because I last few films including ‘game, hollywood,” he added. veena came to think anybody who comes from there feel I’m a bit of a wild kid. Besides, I also Khelein hum Jee Jaan Sey’ limelight after her link up with tainted (Pakistan) to here (India) should be cautious have always been a little control freak. and ‘raavan’ were box-office Pakistani bowler Mohammad Asif. She rose to and conscious, otherwise it puts others into Plus, it has to be someone whom I disasters. It's time he ‘gets fame in India after appearing in the fourth bad light,” he added. nEWS DESK respect too.” zEEnEWS idea’ of the situation and plays his cards well. AgEncIES KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:04 AM Page 15 15

NeWS DeSK HE is yet to make her Bolly - i’ve signed a British film: wood debut, but Pakistani star - let Veena Malik is already contemplating international cinema. The controversial actor iSnformed the Indian media that she has signed a British film, in which she has a powerful role."I am getting many offers Veena Malik from across the globe," she said. "Recently, ‘Ocularpation: Wall Street’ a UK film team was in Dubai and I was short-listing a few offers that would suit Riya Sen and Veena. Buzz has it that the di - me. I have zeroed in on a few fashion proj - rector of the film, Rajeev Ruia, is keen to seeks naked truth ects and a film. I can't reveal more at the cast the two ladies in an item number moment," says Veena, who is currently in and had been canning their scenes Dubai. Though the filmmakers in India are separately for the film. "I am not sure of Wall Street crying foul over her films here falling be - about the item number because I have hind schedule, Veena says she will honour already shot two songs. I haven't really NeW YorK all her commitments. Director Hemant worked with Riya till now. But if the AfP Madhukar had reportedly said Veena has 11 filmmaker chooses to shoot a song crore riding on her and she is yet to shoot with her, I will definitely do it. After All that glitters on Wall Street is fool's the climax of his thriller, ‘Mumbai 125 all, she's a wonderful actor," says gold for a New York artist, Zefry Kms’, which is expected to hit screens later Veena. Finally, ask Veena about Throwell, who has gone to extreme this year. "All my producers and directors wrestler and Payal Rohatgi's lengths to bare his views on the world's are well aware of my schedule and I will not boyfriend Sangram Singh, who most famous finance centre. The let anyone down. I am the leading lady and turned down the offer of joining exhibition transfers the angry I am sure there are crores and crores riding Veena's telly Swayamvar, despite sentiments of the Occupy Wall Street SILIgURI: An Indian on me," she laughs. When asked if Veena is being offered an astronomical sum protests to the rarefied atmosphere of model displays an upset that her item number from her re - of money and she says, "Did he? the art gallery. Housed in a bare-walled ensemble designed cently released film that starred Akshay Well, I can only laugh about it." industrial space, ‘Ocularpation: Wall Khanna was removed during the special Meanwhile, the actor reveals that Street’ features rows of golden objects by students of the that the 36-year-old artist says International Institute screening for anti-corruption activist Anna wants to make the switch from Hazare at Ralegaon Siddhi and she retorts, women-oriented roles to comedy. "I represent the Financial District's chief of fashion Design "Well, it is the director's call and he knows believe it is very tough to make professions. There are brooms for the (InIfD) Siliguri during better where to screen the song and where someone laugh and after the spoofs janitors, piggybanks for bankers, the 'India fashion he shouldn't." The latest rumour in tinsel in my item number in my last re - handcuffs for police, high-heeled Week'. afP town is that there is tension brewing be - lease, I am hoping I will get some sandals for prostitutes, paper coffee tween the two actors of ‘Zindagi 50-50’, comedy roles soon," she signs off. mugs and Blackberry phones, neck ties, legal pads and a FedEx box -- all real and ready to use, except for being encased in gold-coloured paint. “Gold in this body of work references the current American financial dream: sold as a glitter jewel of bling and hype, but House of HSy to launch in fact a fantasy whose value is a thin layer of myth and speculation.” new print collections and limited edition eid Collection Is the 'X factor' INDIANAPoLIS: NeWS DeSK from global culture referencing the Ot - bloodbath over? Singer Seal attends toman Empire, paisleys from Persia, florals the Super Bowl. afp Having introduced a debut collection of from Havana, Ikat from South America to LoS ANGeLeS fabrics and prints last year to much popu - the regal embroideries and motifs of Luc - AgEncIES larity and acclaim, the House of HSY intro - know. The World of HSY Prints and now duces a brand new designer lawn collection HSY Nation will also feature the unisex After unexpected exits by Paula Abdul, for the season with The World of HSY print options. Speaking about the expan - Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones, a Prints this coming March to be sion of his prints into three an - source tells The Hollywood Reporter followed by a limited edition nual collections, head designer that L.A. Reid, the Epic Records chief prints collection later in the sum - and CEO of the HSY design has signed a deal to return to judge the mer, specifically for Eid. The house Hassan Sheheryar Yasin Fox show next year. He was the one x House of HSY also proudly an - said “We are incredibly excited to Factor cast member audiences seemed nounces the launch of a brand be expanding our design and re - to embrace. Reid, a veteran music new collection this year, HSY Na - tail to three distinct collection of executive, was among the talents who tion – a range of prints that has prints this year, all launching one truly shined during the show's been designed, printed and after the other, marking a com - inaugural run, showing no hesitation priced to cater to a wider diversity plete HSY lawn journey the sea - when it came to expressing his opinion of people, thereby bringing the fashion son.” The World of HSY Prints will be honestly. In fact, his candid critiques houses’ coveted aesthetic to a larger audi - exhibited in Lahore on the 9th and 10th had many thinking Reid was meaner ence of women in Pakistan. HSY Nation March 2012 and Karachi on the 10th and than one-time Mr Nasty, Cowell. Who will be available in April directly through a 11th of March 2012 with an Eid collection else might be sitting to his and Cowell's list of nationwide stockists. This year and to be retailed through distributors later side on next year's x Factor? Rumours as manifest across all three collections, the this summer. HSY Nation will be available are that Beyonce or Mariah Carey design house draws aesthetic inspiration on April through stockists only. might be coming to the show.

MUMBAI: celebrities from all walks ‘Players’ failure of life have been logging on to their Yuvraj Singh contracts cancer imran Khan gears up for micro-blogging sites to wish cricketer Yuvraj Singh a speedy costs Abhishek recovery. the dashing all-rounder was diagnosed with lung cancer last Bachchan his ‘Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola’ month. he is presently in the US, Prayers undergoing chemotherapy. here’s next film MUMBAI: Imran Khan will sport a bearded, pierced ears look for vishal Bhardwaj's ‘Matru ki taking a look at what the celebrities Bijlee ka Mandola’ and the actor is working on tweeted: his looks and hopes to live up to the AMItABh BAchchAn: “Shocked to pour in for filmmaker's exacting standards. “when learn of Yuvraj Singh down with such an established director approaches cancer..Yuvraj if you read this, know you it always feels good. vishal is one of that we all pray for you. All shall and his recovery the finest directors working today. when will be well.” he approached me, it was a great honour,” Abhishek Bachchan thanked Yuvi said Imran whose ‘ek Main Aur ekk Tu’ is for birthday wishes and wrote: releasing on Friday. “he (Bhardwaj) has “@yuvsingh09 thank you so much his own standard. I always question my brother. get well soon. Big hug.” myself whether I will be able to live up to DIA MIRzA: “Very upset to hear that standard. So I am glad about it,” about Yuvraj! Let's pray for his he added. Talking about his recovery. I know he's a fighter and new look in the film, Imran he'll win this match.” said: “I have pierced my KUnAL KohLI: “Yuvraj has done so ears and am growing my much for Indian cricket. this world beard. we have not even cup might not have happened started the shooting.” without him. Let's pray for his ‘Matru ki Bijlee ka recovery. get well Yuvi.” Mandola’ is a romantic AMEEShA PAtEL: “Praying comedy and it also stars for my friend Yuvraj. Anushka Sharma. The 29- he has to get well. year-old said that he will Everyone pls pray “start shooting for vishal's for him. he must film from valentine's Day”. fight this awful AgEncIES illness.” zEEnEWS KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:04 AM Page 16 16 Foreign News Tuesday , 7 February , 2012 US has good fix on Iranian N- programme: Barack Obama WAShINGtoN AfP

President Barack Obama said the United States had a good fix on the progress of Iran’s nuclear program and had long prepared a military response in the Gulf should it become necessary. Obama made his latest attempt to calm speculation about a possible Israeli or US strike on Iran in the short-term in an interview aired on NBC Monday, but said it was tough to figure out political dynamics inside the Islamic republic. “We do have a pretty good bead on what is happening with their nuclear program,” Obama said. “Do we know all the dynamics inside of Iran? — absolutely not. “One of the difficulties is Iran itself is a lot more divided now than it was, knowing who is making decisions at any given time inside of Iran is tough. Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has accused Obama of not sufficiently laying the groundwork for any military action against Iran’s nuclear program, but Obama disagreed. “We have done extensive planning over the last several years about all our various options... we are prepared to exercise these options should the need arise,” he said, but stressed he was seeking a diplomatic solution to the showdown. On Sunday, Obama also talked about Iran in earlier parts of the interview aired on NBC before annual Super Bowl American football championship game. He said Washington was working “in lockstep” cAIRo: Egyptian protesters throw stones at riot policemen outside cairo’s security headquarters on Monday during ongoing clashes in the wake of deadly football violence and amid calls with Israel to bring Iran to heel despite by activists for civil disobedience in Egypt. afp suggestions the allies had different perceptions of the current threat from Tehran. “I don’t think Israel has made a decision” to strike Iranian facilities, Obama said in a pre-Super Bowl interview with NBC. When asked if Washington would be rahul gandhi consulted first should Israel move ahead with those plans, he said he could not go into At least 47 killed in not obsessed specifics but added that the two allies had “closer intelligence and military consultations” than ever before. “My number with Pm role one priority continues to be the security of the United States. But also, the security of LuCKNoW Israel. And we’re going to make sure that we Syria as regime AfP work in lockstep, as we proceed to try to solve this — hopefully diplomatically.” Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India’s famous Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, on Monday said he was not obsessed with becoming prime egypt clashes minister. Gandhi, 41, is widely viewed as presses crackdown a prime minister-in-waiting, but has so far avoided roles in the cabinet, enter fifth day preferring instead to focus on building up BeIrut which began at dawn, was mainly tar - with Lebanon, the rights watchdog a youth movement for the ruling Congress CAIro AfP geting the neighbourhoods of said, adding that three civilians were party. He has taken centre-stage in Khaldiyeh, Baba Amro, Inshaat and Bab killed in the neighbouring town of Ma - AfP campaigning for the party ahead of the T least 44 civilians were Sbaa, the Britain-based group said said. daya. “Troops backed by hundreds of crucial elections in his home state Uttar Protesters and police clashed again outside killed across Syria on Syrian state television accused “armed armoured vehicles have launched an Pradesh, which begins voting in multi- Cairo’s security headquarters on Monday in Monday and scores were gangs” of being behind the latest vio - assault on the town of Zabadani ... stage poll on Wednesday. “All the political the wake of deadly football violence and injured as regime troops lence in Homs. The Observatory said which is undergoing heavy tank leaders in India, all the top ones, have amid calls by activists for civil disobedience pounded the city of Homs five people were also killed on Monday shelling,” the Observatory said. In one obsession — prime ministership. This Awith mortars and launched an assault in shelling by security forces on the town Idlib, four civilians were also killed, is not the obsession of Rahul Gandhi,” he in Egypt. Overnight, police fired birdshot at demonstrators in roads leading to the on Zabadani, near the capital, activists of Rastan, in Homs province. three of them — two woman and a child said at a press conference in Varanasi, interior ministry, the scene of days of said. State media said three soldiers Elsewhere, two civilians, including — in a rocket attack on a field. about 280 kilometres (175 miles) from clashes sparked by the deaths of 74 people were also killed by what it said was an a child, were killed when their car came Opposition groups and activists at state capital Lucknow. “I have another on Wednesday in football-related violence “armed terrorist gang” in the northwest under fire from security forces at the weekend had said that at least 200 obsession. I want to correct the way we in the northern city of Port Said. After a province of Idlib. Sarghaya, near Damascus. In the coun - civilians were killed in Homs overnight have been working in this state. I believe calm morning, clashes erupted again in the The Syrian Observatory for Human try’s second city of Aleppo in the north, Friday during a heavy tank and mortar it is a monumental crime not to hear the area, just blocks away from the capital’s Rights said at least 29 civilians were a 45-year-old male passenger aboard a bombardment by regime forces. “Nail voice of the people.” Gandhi’s reply came iconic Tahrir Square and government killed in the central city of Homs, but bus was shot dead, the Observatory bombs” were also reported to have when asked to comment on his sister buildings, where protesters and police added that the death toll was likely to said. The army also launched a fierce been used against civilians. On Sunday, Priyanka’s remarks during an election hurled rocks at each other, an AFP rise because many of the wounded had assault on the town of Zabadani, north - activists reported more shelling in the rally that he was not focused on becoming photographer said. Activists blame the suffered critical injuries. The shelling, west of the capital and near the border city, with at least 23 civilians killed. the prime minister. interior ministry and the ruling military council, which took power when president Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year, for failing to prevent the football violence. Students from several universities and pro- russia blasts ‘western hysteria’ over syria veto democracy activists have called in a statement posted on the Internet for “a general strike and civil disobedience” on MoSCoW Assad. “Some comments from the West nied by the head of the Russian Foreign February 11, the anniversary of Mubarak’s AfP on the UN Security Council vote, I would Intelligence Agency (SVR) Mikhail Frad - US closes ouster. In Cairo, police have erected several say, are indecent and bordering on hyste - kov, would deliver a message from Presi - concrete block walls on roads leading to the Russia Monday condemned as hysterical ria,” Lavrov told reporters in Moscow dent Dmitry Medvedev to Assad on ministry, which has become the nerve the angry Western reaction to its veto of after a meeting with Bahraini counterpart Tuesday. But Lavrov would not divulge Syria embassy centre of the violence that has left 12 people a UN resolution condemning Syria’s Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa. the purpose of the mission. “When you go dead since Thursday. The interior minister crackdown on protestors, as its top diplo - “Such hysterical comments are aimed on a mission on the order of the head of WASHINGTON: The United States accuses protesters of trying to storm the mat prepared for a mission to Damascus. at suppressing what is actually happening state then the purpose of the mission is closed its embassy in Syria and pulled ministry building, which the demonstrators After blocking the resolution on Sat - and what has happened,” said Lavrov. “It usually only revealed to the person it is out remaining staff on Monday after deny. Wednesday’s clashes in Port Said, urday with its Security Council ally China, reminds me of the proverb: ‘he who gets addressed to. If I tell you everything now, Damascus refused to address security pitting fans of home team Al-Masry against Moscow has been painted in Western cap - angry is rarely right’,” he added. Lavrov then what is the point?” “You can talk to concerns, senior State Department Cairo’s Al-Ahly, marked one of the itals as the diplomatic villain of the crisis reaffirmed Russia’s position that the res - people just through the media. And some officials told CNN. Western powers deadliest incidents in football history. and even told by a French minister it olution was wrong to blame Assad’s countries prefer to do things this way. But have vowed to seek new ways to punish Protesters and several commentators needed a “kick in the ass”. But Foreign regime alone for the violence and said the foreign policy demands a more classical President Bashar al-Assad’s accuse ex-members of the Mubarak regime Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed frustra - text should have also taken aim at the op - approach.” Lavrov regretted that Western government amid growing outrage over — many of whom are now in jail — of tion that the West did not postpone the position. “In Syria there is more than one powers had not postponed the vote, say - the veto by Russia and China of a UN seeking revenge for their fall from grace by vote until after his trip Tuesday to Dam - source of violence. There are several ing that Moscow had asked for a delay of resolution condemning Syria for its instigating violence in the past 12 months, ascus, a still mysterious visit where he will there,” he said. Russian news agency a few days so that the outcome of his visit deadly crackdown on nearly 11 months including the Port Said events. deliver a message to President Bashar al- ITAR-TASS said that Lavrov, accompa - to Syria could be discussed. of protest. afp KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:04 AM Page 17 Tuesday , 7 February , 2012 Foreign News 17 Deadly cold front continues as dam bursts in Bulgaria WArSAW about 800 people. National radio reported tims found in abandoned and unheated Overall, 107 people have died of hy - giant ENI warned earned it may have to AfP two other people were killed when their car homes, fire escapes or makeshift shelters pothermia in Poland since winter hit in cut gas supplied to customers after short - was swept off a bridge. “People are in on Europe’s streets. November. The current cold snap began at falls in gas imports from Russia. HE toll from Europe’s killer cold panic,” regional mayor Mihail Liskov said In a bid to save lives, Poland’s home - the end of January and across the conti - Elsewhere across Europe, authorities snap hit at least 360 on Monday on national radio. “Ninety percent of the less shelters have dropped a ban on nent, authorities have reported at least 360 struggled to clear clogged roads and run - with nine new victims found in village is under water.” drunken individuals. Monika Golebiewska, weather-related deaths. In neighbouring ways that left tens of thousands of trav - Poland, most of them homeless, Two larger dams in southern Bulgaria a Warsaw police officer whose beat is a Lithuania, where the mercury has dipped ellers stranded over the weekend. After and five drowned when a Bul - risked spilling over and residents were told daily patrol bringing food and clothing to to minus 31 Celsius (minus 24 Fahrenheit), cancelling half its flights Sunday, operators gTarian dam burst after torrential rain. to prepare to evacuate. Heavy rains also the homeless in the city’s hardscrabble the deaths of 12 more people over the of London’s Heathrow Airport, the world’s The rain and snowstorms lashing triggered a landslide that derailed a train Praga district, said she has been unrelent - weekend brought the cold snap’s toll to busiest passenger hub, said its schedule southern Bulgaria collapsed the dam early near the Turkish border. No injuries were ingly busy since the cold snap started. 23.Hungarian authorities have reported at was almost back to normal Monday. While Monday, submerging the small village of reported. Meanwhile, temperatures in “New (fatal) cases are reported to us daily. least 12 dead since the onset of the cold. parts of Britain were beginning to warm Biser under 2.5 metres (eight feet) of Poland plunged to as low as minus 24 de - Just today we got calls telling us about two Italian authorities continued to clear up above freezing, other European nations re - water, emergency services said. Biser grees Celsius (minus 11 Fahrenheit), bring - new ones, one of someone who was living after a rare snow storm blanketed Rome mained in an icy grip. In the Czech town mayor Zlatka Valkova told state news ing another deadly night for the homeless. in a tent and another of someone in an over the weekend and crews struggled to of Kvilda, near the Czech-German border, agency BTA three elderly men had As has been the case throughout the 10- abandoned train station,” Golebiewska restore power to about 60,000 homes the temperature hit minus 39.4 Celsius drowned in their homes and a massive res - day-old cold snap, transients have borne said. “I’ve got more and more people to across the country, especially in the Tuscan (minus 38.92 Fahrenheit), the lowest cue effort was under way in the village of the brunt of the suffering, with frozen vic - feed, but just 40 portions of soup a day.” cities of Siena and Arezzo. Italian energy recorded in the country this winter. Philippine quake kills 43 MANILA AfP

At least 43 people were killed when a powerful earthquake triggered landslides, collapsed homes and smashed bridges across the central Philippines on Monday, authorities said. The 6.8-magntiude quake hit a narrow strait between the heavily populated island provinces of Negros and Cebu around lunchtime, with aftershocks nearly as strong causing further panic throughout the day. The worst-hit area appeared to be Guihulngan, a coastal city in Negros close to the quake’s epicentre, with 39 people confirmed killed there, according to local military commander Colonel Francisco Patrimonio. He and local police said most of the victims had died as landslides buried homes, while others in the city of 100,000 people died as houses collapsed under the pressure of the quake itself. “Some private homes collapsed along with our court house and parts of the public market. We got people out of the buildings but we could not evacuate the homes,” police chief Senior Inspector Alvin Futalan told AFP. Four other people were confirmed killed in other parts of Negros, where power outages were widespread and bridges as well as other vital infrastructure had been damaged, according to Patrimonio.He and KIEV: A woman feeds a bird in a park in the center of the Ukrainian capital on Monday after heavy snowfall across the country. At least 131 people have died in Ukraine as a result of other government officials warned the the bitterly cold weather that has swept the country for the past nine days. afp death toll may rise, with reports of dozens of other people injured or missing in Guihulngan and nearby areas.However, they said it was impossible to determine Abbas to head the exact number of missing, as power and many phone lines in the region were down and roads to the mountainous areas were Britain’s Queen elizabeth II interim Palestinian impassable because of the landslides. Patrimonio said that authorities were government having to deal with looting, as well as the immediate rescue efforts, as some people marks 60-year reign DohA took advantage of the chaos. AfP

KING’S LYNN local officials. “I think we are lucky to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas AfP have her, I really do. She’s rock solid,” will head an interim national consensus Court renews Norway said Jean Garbutt, 77, who came from government under a deal signed in Qatar Queen Elizabeth II renewed her vow to Yorkshire in northern England espe - on Monday, ending a long-running gunman’s detention serve on Monday as she made a low-key cially to see the monarch. disagreement that had stalled Palestinian start to five months of diamond jubilee Colin Edwards, 71, from North reconciliation. The full line-up of the oSLo celebrations marking her 60 years on Wales, said he had composed a poem government, which will supervise the AfP the throne. Six decades after the death for the queen which he hoped to give run-up to long-delayed presidential and of her father King George VI on Febru - her, adding: “She is absolutely amazing, legislative elections, will be announced in An Oslo court Monday ruled that the ary 6, 1952 made the young princess a she is warm, gracious and dedicated to Cairo next week at a meeting of all the gunman who killed 77 people in July’s queen overnight, the monarch said in a her job. She is an inspiration.” The Palestinian factions. The deal was sealed twin attacks in Norway will be held in message to her subjects that she wanted queen’s involvement in jubilee events in by Fatah head Abbas and Hamas chief custody till his trial opens on April 16 and to “dedicate myself anew to your serv - the coming months will be restricted to Khaled Meshaal at a ceremony in Doha rejected his plea for immediate release. ice”. The 85-year-old also thanked the Britain, but other members of the royal in the presence of Qatar’s emir Sheikh Anders Behring Breivik, a 32-year-old nation for “the wonderful support and family will criss-cross the Common - Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. The so- right-wing extremist, told the court at his encouragement that you have given to wealth in her place, from Canada to tiny called “Doha Declaration” is the latest detention hearing that he had committed me and Prince Philip over these years,” Tuvalu in the Pacific. Prime Minister attempt by the rival movements to the massacre to “defend the ethnic a reference to her husband of 64 years, David Cameron said the queen had implement a reconciliation deal signed Norwegian population.” “I do not accept who recently underwent heart surgery. guided the country “with experience, last April. The declaration states that the imprisonment. I demand to be In contrast to the lavish celebrations dignity and quiet authority” — and he new Palestinian government will immediately released,” he told the court planned for the official jubilee in June, dismissed suggestions she was “simply comprise “independent technocrats,” and after entering the courtroom and making Monday’s anniversary was business as a glittering ornament”. will also be responsible for overseeing a gesture which his lawyer Geir Lippestad usual for the queen as a mark of respect “That misunderstands our con - reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip. described as a “right-wing salute”. for her beloved “Papa”. stitution and it underestimates our The new government will “facilitate the Behring Breivik, who has claimed to be on About 100 well-wishers braved queen. Always dedicated, always res - implementation of presidential and a crusade against multi-culturalism and snow-covered streets to greet the olute and always respected, she is a parliamentary elections,” according to the “Muslim invasion” of Europe, set off a queen as she visited the town hall in source of wisdom and continuity,” he the declaration which was read out to car bomb outside government buildings King’s Lynn in eastern England. Peo - said. “All my life, and for the lives of reporters. Speaking to reporters after in Oslo on July 22, killing eight people. ple waved homemade signs saying most people in this country, she has signing the declaration, Abbas said his Fatah movement “did not sign this He then went to Utoeya island, some 40 “we love you ma’am” and urging her always been there for us.” Prime agreement for show... but because we kilometres (25 miles) northwest of Oslo, “long to reign over us”. The queen, Minister Julia Gillard of Australia, plan to implement it.” “Reconciliation and, dressed as a police officer, spent who wore a turquoise hat with feath - where the queen was greeted by is in the Palestinian and Arab national more than an hour methodically shooting ers and an ivory-coloured coat with cheering crowds last year, was the interest,” he said pledging to and killing another 69 people, mainly turquoise buttons, arrived in a black first overseas leader to congratulate implement all terms of the agreement teens, attending a summer camp hosted Range Rover to polite applause, be - her, saying her jubilee was a “truly “as fast as possible.” by the ruling Labour Party’s youth wing. fore going inside the building with remarkable event”. KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:05 AM Page 18

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A dream come true, says Mohsin Page 20 Pakistan complete historic whitewash ScoREBoARD PAKIStAn, 1st innings: 99 (Asad Shafiq 45; S. Broad 4-36, j. Anderson 3-35) EngLAnD, 1st innings: 141 (A. Strauss 56; Abdul Rehman 5-40, Saeed Ajmal 3-59) PAKIStAn, 2nd innings: 365 (Azhar Ali 157, Younis Khan 127; M. Panesar 5-124, g. Swann 3-101) EngLAnD, 2nd innings: A. Strauss lbw b Rehman 26 A. cook c Younis b Ajmal 49 j. trott c Rehman b Ajmal 18 K. Pietersen b Ajmal 18 I. Bell c Shafiq b gul 10 E. Morgan c Adnan b gul 31 M. Prior not out 49 S. Broad c Umar b gul 18 g. Swann c Shafiq b gul 1 j. Anderson c Younis b Ajmal 9 M. Panesar lbw b Rehman 8 EXtRAS: (b4, lb8, nb3) 15 totAL: 252 fall of wickets: 1-48 (Strauss), 2-85 (trott), 3-116 (Pietersen), 4-119 (cook), 5-156 (Bell), 6-159 (Morgan), 7-196 (Broad), 8- 203 (Swann), 9-237 (Anderson). BoWLIng: gul 20-5-61-4 (nb2), cheema 4-0-9-0, hafeez 5- 2-6-0, Rehman 41.3-10-97-2, Ajmal 27-9-67-4 overs: 97.3 Result: Pakistan won by 71 runs toss: Pakistan Umpires: Simon taufel (AUS) and Steve Davis (AUS) tV umpire: Shavir tarapore (InD) Match referee: jeff crowe (nzL)

Ajmal to give Rehman a catch at deep back - ward square. Broad was dropped in an excep - tionally difficult catch at short fine leg by Azhar Ali just before tea off Rehman. Overall, there have been 73 wickets by spinners. Earlier, Pakistan earlier added just 22 runs to their overnight score of 2-222 when Younus was trapped in front by Stuart Broad (1-55) for 115. Pakistan captain Misbah-ul- Haq (31) and Azhar Ali added 87 runs in a partnership that lasted almost 40 overs as they tested the patience of the likes of England spinners Monty Panesar (5-124) and Graeme Swann (3-101) who bowled over 95 overs be - DUBAI: Pakistan’s cricketers pose for photographers after their victory in the third and final Test match. afp tween them. Panesar made the crucial break - DuBAI gave England some hope as Pakistan floored Prior and Stuart Broad took England to tea Test. On the day, England skipper Andrew through when he had Misbah out lbw, AShER BUtt four catches, two of Alastair Cook and one with 172 for six on board but right after the Strauss was the first to be dropped by triggering a massive collapse that saw Pak - each of Andrew Strauss and Stuart Broad. break, Gul sent Broad and Swann back with wicket keeper Adnan Akmal for 26 off istan lose seven wickets for 34 runs. Panesar AKISTAN completed their England, resuming on day four at 36, lost score at 203 for 8. Prior with James Ander - Umar Gul. However that drop did not dismissed Asad Shafiq (5) and Adnan Akmal first ever whitewash of Eng - two wickets for 89 runs by lunch and were son delayed Pakistan’s march to win with a prove costly as Strauss at the same score (0) while Swann took the wickets of Abdur land Monday as they won the looking comfortable playing the spinners. couple of boundaries. After Ajmal sent was trapped leg before by Abdur Rehman. Rehman (1) and Saeed Ajmal (1). Swann then third and final Test of the Things turned around in the second session James Anderson (9), Rehman sent Monty Cook, who was dropped for four runs by got the all-important wicket of Azhar Ali, who three-match rubber by 71 runs when Ajmal dismissed Kevin Pietersen for 18 Panesar trapping him LBW, Prior was left Taufeeq Umar on Sunday (on the third day), faced 442 deliveries at the crease in an innings hPere at the Dubai International Stadium. and then got Alastair Cook for 49. stranded at 49 not out. Overall Pakistan was dropped again when he was on 28 as Gul that lasted almost nine hours. Panesar England were bowled out for 252 in 97.3 Misbahul Haq then brought in Umar took 25 reviews and had success in four missed an easy catch at deep backward square wrapped up the innings in his 57th over when overs on the fourth day. They had a good Gul from the pavilion end to claim the while a total of 44 LBWs were recorded in off Rehman. Jonathan Trott played 64 balls he removed Umar Gul (four) lbw as England start in their chase of 324. Poor fielding also scalps of Ian Bell and Eoin Morgan. Matt the entire series with 17 alone in the final and scored 18. He top edged a doosra from carried the momentum into their run chase. Pakistan break 100-year record Aamer Sohail stone. Sachin Tendulkar, who reached spin. Only twice before have spinners praises Azhar, Asad stats corner the milestone at the age of 26 years and picked up more wkts in a 3-Test series. S. PerVeZ QAISer 313 days, holds the record. n There have been 43 leg-before dismissals DuBAI AKISTAN secured a whitewash n Pakistan’s win had a lot to do with the in the series which was the highest for a StAff REPoRt over England with a 71-run victory performance of their spinners. They three-match series. The previous highest P late on the fourth day in the third picked up 48 wickets in the series at an was 33 lbw dismissals in the West In - The former Pakistan captain, Aamer Sohail and final Test match at Dubai International average of 15.64. It was the highest num - dies-Pakistan series in 1992-93. The 43 is all praise for Pakistan’s young batsmen. Cricket Stadium on Monday (February 6). ber of wickets taken by Pakistan spinners leg before dismissals also equalled the He singled out Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq, Pakistan have won the first Test match by in a three-Test series with the previous record of most dismissals in a series. and feels that the two players have grown 10 wickets at Dubai while recorded a 72-run highest being 45 against England in 1987- There were same number of leg before from boys to men in the series against Eng - victory in the second Test match at Abu 88. The average of the Pakistan spinners dismissals in the six- Test series between land in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dhabi. Pakistan became the first team in (15.64) is the second-best in a series of Australia and England in England in Pakistan has done an exceptional job in the over 100 years to win a Test after scoring three-plus matches against England. The 1981 and five-Test series between West Test series against England. The most heart - less than 100 in the first innings of the series also witnessed 75 wkts falling to Indies and England in England in 2000. ening thing for Pakistan cricket in the series match. The last time this occurred was against England has been the fact that al - when England scored 76 but still defeated most all the players have made crucial con - South Africa in 1907. It is also the ninth VIcTOry AFTEr LESS THAN 100 IN THE FIrST INNINGS OF THE TEST: tributions. Batsmen from both teams have time overall that a team has won despite a ScOrE WINNEr LOSEr VENuE SEASON MArGIN struggled in the series but Pakistan’s two score of less than 100 in the first innings. 63 Australia England The Oval 1882 7 runs young-guns have played crucial little cameos n It was the first time since 1907 when Eng - 45 England Australia Sydney 1887-88 13 runs in the series. Their partnership in the second land defeated South Africa at Leeds after 75 England Australia Melbourne 1894-95 94 runs innings of the Abu Dhabi Test turned out to making 76 and sixth time overall that a 92 England South Africa Cape Town 1898-99 210 runs be a match-winning one. While speaking to Pakpassion, Sohail praised the maturity of team had won a Test after being bowled 76 England South Africa Leeds 1907 53 runs out for less than 100 in their first innings. Azhar and Asad and said that this augurs 99 Pakistan England Dubai 2011-12 71 runs n England have lost all Test in a series for well for the future of Pakistan cricket. Aamer the seventh time. It was their first white - PAKISTAN'S WHITE WASHES IN TESTS said, “During the course of the Abu Dhabi wash against Pakistan and first white - Test match Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq grew wash in a series of three or more matches SEASON VENuE OPPONENT rESuLT cAPTAIN from being boys to men, in terms of Interna - since their 5-0 loss in Aussie in 2006-07 1982-83 Pakistan Australia 3-0 Imran Khan tional cricket. They coped well with the pres - n Twice in a few months, the leading Test 1990-91 Pakistan New Zealand 3-0 Javed Miandad sure and they both approached their innings side in the world has been found wanting. 1997-98 Pakistan West Indies 3-0 Wasim Akram very well.” Azhar scored his second Test India were whitewashed in England last 2003-04 Pakistan Bangladesh 3-0 Rashid Latif hundred of his career in the second innings summer 0-4 and now England have suf - 2011-12 Emirates England 3-0 Misbah-ul-Haq of the third Test. He and Asad scored valiant fered a similar humiliation. MOST LEG-BEFOrE IN A TEST SErIES half-centuries in the Abu Dhabi Test, which n Alastair Cook became the 13th English - set the platform for Pakistan’s win. How - man and 55th batsman overall to score LBW TESTS SErIES SEASON ever, former Pakistan captain is still happy 6000 or more runs in Tests. The left hand 43 6 Australia in England 1981 with the crucial knocks of the two young - opening batsman from Gloucester 43 5 West Indies in England 2000 sters. “Neither went on to make a big score reached this milestone during his 49-run 43 3 Pakistan v England in UAE 2011-12 but their contributions really affected the re - knock. It was 131 innings of his 75th Test 42 4 Australia in West Indies 1998-99 sult of the second Test match. Their com - match. At 27 years and 43 days, he is the 40 6 Australia in England 1989 bined effort and partnership was more second youngest man to reach the mile - important than an individual hundred.” KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:05 AM Page 19

Tuesday , 7 February , 2012 sports 19 hilfenhaus steps in for injured Lee Pakistan rising fast on ICC table DuBAI hind number-two ranked South Africa. played in New Zealand from 7-27 March. SYDNeY StAff REPoRt England, in contrast, has retained For Pakistan, this is its highest rat - ICC Test Championship AfP its number-one ranking which it has ing since it climbed to 108 ratings AKISTAN has narrowed the held since beating India in England last points in May 2007. It is also the first table after the conclusion Australia called up swing bowler Ben Hil - gap with the top four sides in summer. Nevertheless, Andrew time Pakistan has beaten England in all of Pakistan and England fenhaus on Monday to replace injured pace - the Reliance ICC Test Cham - Strauss’s side has plummeted from 125 the Tests of a series in 22 attempts. Test series man Brett Lee for the one-day international pionship table after beating ratings points to 118 ratings points to For England, it was its first series P lead second-ranked South Africa by just loss since 2008-2009 when it suffered 1 England 118 against Sri Lanka. Hilfenhaus was instru - number-one ranked England by 3-0 in mental in Australia's Test whitewash of the three-Test series which finished in one ratings point, placing their lead in a 1-0 series defeat to the West Indies 2 South Africa 117 India, where he was the top wicket-taker Dubai on Monday. jeopardy even before they head to Sri while it is the first time since the 2006- with 27 scalps for an average 17.22, and se - Pakistan had entered the series in Lanka for a two-Test series starting 2007 Ashes in Australia that England 3 India 111 lectors said he would stand in for Lee at Fri - fifth position on 99 ratings points and next month. has lost all the Tests of a series. 4 Australia 111 day's one-dayer in Perth. "The bowling though it has not gained any place on Pakistan’s 3-0 series win over Eng - Pakistan’s next Test series is against attack for Perth is likely to be the same as the Championship table, it has moved land has also kept alive South Africa’s Sri Lanka in May-June and while it will 5 Pakistan 108 the one that did so well in Melbourne and to 108 ratings points and within striking chances of finishing as the number-one have to win that series comfortably to 6 Sri Lanka 98 Ben will be in Perth to provide cover," said distance of the top four for the first time ranked side at the 1 April annual cut-off retain its rating, it can gain a place or 7 West Indies 88 national selector John Inverarity. Lee has since 2007. date and with it win a prize of two depending on how the series in been ruled out of action for up to six weeks Misbah-ul-Haq’s men are now just US$175,000. To make this happen, the England this summer between the two 8 New Zealand 83 Proteas will have to win all the three higher-ranked sides in England and after fracturing the little toe of his right foot three ratings points behind India and 9 Bangladesh 4 when he was struck by a ball against India Australia, and nine ratings points be - Tests against New Zealand which will be South Africa pans out. in Friday's Twenty20 in Melbourne. Aus - tralia opened the tri-nation ODI series with a convincing 65-run win over India on Sun - day. India meet Sri Lanka on Wednesday and Australia and Sri Lanka square off on National women’s Friday. Inverarity said Mitchell Marsh, who stepped in for the then appendicitis-af - pakistani ambassador flicted Lee in Australia's ODI series against Netball begins South Africa in October, had also been con - firmed for Sunday's ODI against India. LAhore Marsh, 20, has been playing domestic fix - wants series with India StAff REPoRt tures in his native Perth. The 10th National Women’s Netball Dubai UAE and former Ambassador in Libya, of them are awaiting. Championship commenced here at the StAff REPoRt Jamil Ahmed Khan has been acknowl - “It’s not only the Indian or Pakistan Lahore University of Management and US in 5-0 Fed Cup edged by the Government of Pakistan community but all the Commonwealth Sciences (LUMS) on Monday. Vice Chan - Pakistan’s Ambassador to UAE Jamil for bringing many positives to Pak - nations who want to see series between cellor LUMS Syed Babar Ali inaugurated whitewash of Belarus Ahmed Khan has said that like the istan. Pakistan and India,” he added. the championship. Pakistan Netball Fed - cricket team, Pakistani nation has a He further stated that the Pakistan The Pakistan ambassador further eration (PNF) President Zafar Iqbal, sec - community in Pakistan was happy to stated that the Pakistan community NeW YorK great talent. Talking to journalists retary Muddassar Arain, IOC member in here at the Dubai International Sta - see the Pakistan team in action here in needed support because last year they AfP Pakistan Syed Shahid Ali, Punjab Netball dium, where he was present to watch the UAE. sent $1.8 billion which increased to 2 Association (PNA) president Syed Sha - the Pakistan cricket team beat Eng - He further added that he had billion this year and it is expected to The United States defeated Belarus 5-0 in haryar Ali and secretary Chaudhry land, he said that frequent holding of talked with the Pakistan government rise next year. their Fed Cup World Group-II tie at Rizwan were also present on the occasion. Pakistan’s home series in UAE has in - and the PCB for holding the India se - On a question, he said that he Worcester, Massachusetts, on Sunday. During the opening ceremony, a creased his responsibilities but he ries here and had also talked with the would ask President to spare sometime Serena Williams rallied from a set down to renowned music band presented national loves to see the team play here. Indian ambassador and he has written to Pakistan and England ODI here in beat Anastasia Yakimova 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in anthem on flute and then girls performed As the Ambassador of Pakistan to to his government and the BCCI and all the UAE. the day's first singles match to give the aerobics. The captain of all teams also Americans an unassailable 3-0 lead. Her took oath and then championship was for - elder sister Venus, playing her first official mally announced opened. As many as five match since last August, teamed with matches were played on the first day. In Liezel Huber for a 6-1, 6-2 doubles victory the first match of the day, Sindh defeated over Yakimova and Daria Kustova for the younus bats for disabled cricketers Balochistan 9-3. Ayesha was top for Sindh final US point, after Christina McHale team. In the second match, Army crushed beat Kustova 6-0, 6-1 in the meaningless DuBAI istan captain is Salim Karim. Some of the players in both Islamabad 28-0. Amama Qadri and fourth singles. Venus is a seven-time StAff REPoRt the teams are exceptionally talented. Farhan Saeed, a fast Quratul Ain were top scorers for Army. In Grand Slam champion, but had not played bowler from Karachi and an amputee generates good pace the third match, WAPDA beat Khyber PK since pulling out of the US Open, when Pakistan's star batsman Younus Khan has a soft side to - jumping onto a crutch in order to deliver the ball. by 17-6 as Robina of WAPDA was top she announced she had been diagnosed wards cricketers who are unable to play the game. England has Callum Flynn, who has a replacement scorer. In the fourth match of the day, with the auto-immune disorder Sjogren According to Gulf News, Younus had launched the Pak - knee following a battle with bone cancer and pacer Daniel Punjab edged out LUMS by 6-2 as Sadad Syndrome. Serena, a 13-ti me Grand Slam istan national team for physically disabled cricketers and Holder, who has played for county side Gloucestershire's top scored for Punjab. In the fifth match champion, had opened her weekend with even supports their initiative. This team has arrived here second eleven despite the absence of his left hand and fore - of the LGS thrashed FATA by 2-0 and a victory over Olga Govortsova on Satur - to play three One-day Internationals and two Twenty20 arm. Incidentally, Pakistan skipper Karim right leg is with - Mahnoor of LGS was the top performer. day, when McHale beat Yakimova. Yaki - matches against England with physical disability from Feb - ered by polio and his left leg was damaged in an accident. Talking on the occasion, Syed Shaharyar mova was a late replacement for ruary 11 to 19 at the International Cricket Council Global He has been a driving force of the Pakistan team which he Ali said that he was assigned the Netball Australian Open champion Victoria Cricket Academy grounds. “The most important part of this assembled in 2006 by funding that team's activities out of assignment and he was trying hard to Azarenka, whose triumph in Melbourne campaign is that disabled people can't be ignored as they his own pocket. boost the game across the Punjab. saw her claim the women's world number are part of our daily life,” he said. "The series will start with the T20 next Saturday and one ranking. Azarenka had been expected Soon after launching the Pakistan team, Khan had ap - Sunday (February 11 and 12 February), with 40-over ODIs to lead Belarus but pulled out with a sore pealed to the Pakistan Cricket Board and even citizens to on February 14, 17 and 19. Entrance is free to see this Masterly Moore stars lower back. She said travel from Australia come forward and help establish the team. England 15 unique cricket contest," said Maqbul Dudhia, General had exacerbated the problem. member squad will be led by James Williams while Pak - Manager - Sports Business for Dubai Sports City. for Master Paints LAhore StAff REPoRt Formula One: Vettel out for F1 hat-trick Gaston Moore earned Master Paints a comprehensive title victory with his JereZ De LA FroNterA get everything out of ourselves, so we'll classy ride against Bank Alfalah in the AfP see how we get on with the new car." final of the Caanchi & Lugari Polo Cup "Obviously we hope our car is better 2012 on Sunday while Guard Rice se - World champion Sebastian Vettel said than all the others, but it will be difficult cured third place in the tournament. Monday his back-to-back title triumphs because the cars will be fairly similar, Moore’s five goal earned Master Paints a in the last two years would count for little with the gaps closer than they have 9-4 win against Bank Alfalah in which when the 2012 Grand Prix season gets been." Red Bull team principal Christian Sufi Muhammad Amir and Saqib Khan underway in Australia on March 18. Horner said that the aim with the new Khakwani were also very instrumental. On the day when Red Bull used the car was to improve. Amir began the campaign with a solo ef - Internet to unveil their new "fourth gen - "Of course, when you've achieved fort and interestingly all the goals eration" RB8 car, the 24-year-old Ger - what we have, particularly in 2011, we've scored were either solo efforts or a com - man took the time out to dwell on his set a very high standard for ourselves," bined move. So there were no goals on hopes of making it a hat-trick of world ti - he said. "But we're always looking to im - fouls. tles. "It's difficult to say (what will hap - prove, we're always looking, in all areas, In the subsidiary final, Guard Rice took pen). Every season we start from zero to try and do better. full advantage of their one and half goal again," Vettel said. "Unlike other sports, "For Sebastian, he's still evolving, handicap to down Hataff Security 9½-7. in tennis for instance, you're the number still getting stronger. We saw that in 2011 All the four riders of Guard Rice Raja one in the world and there is a certain and I think we're only going to see that Temur Nadeem, Taimur Ali Malik, gap between you and the number two. again in 2012. "As he gains experience, Ahmed Ali Tiwana and Hamza Mawaz "You have this cushion and it doesn't knowledge and he matures, he's getting Khan worked together to get to the win matter if it's one year or another year, stronger and stronger." while Vieri Antinoripayed a major role you still have it. "Whereas for us it all up by early October with three races still impossibly high standards. "Obviously The new RB8 car, designed by in Hataff’s efforts while Mir Shoaib starts from zero again, zero points, to go. Team-mate Marc Webber went on we had a great year (last year). We'll al - Adrian Newey and unveiled on the Inter - Ahmad and Bilal Haye supported him. where everyone has the same chance and to take third place. Together, their all- ways look back to 2011 and think how net, showed it to have the same "platy - Later chief guest Maj Gen (Retd) we are all building our new cars. conquering Red Bulls dominated the special it was," he said. "To be honest pus" snubbed nose as all the other cars Muhammad Ali, Chief Executive Officer "Until we put them on track to race constructors championship, finishing you don't start the season with expecta - this season with the exception of Punjab Livestock & Dairy Development each other we don't really know. So we'll well ahead of McLaren and Ferrari. tions to have the same or a similar sea - McLaren. Board, gave the prizes to the winning see, but I'm as confident as I can be at Their performances prompted For - son again. Webber will have the first opportu - team and he matches were supervised this point. "Hopefully we will have a mula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone to "We know how hard it is to be that nity to take to the track in the new car by umpires Simon Mclaren Tosh, Santi - good couple of days testing with the car declare that he would prefer if there was consistent, always there and finishing when the first tests take place here on ago Mendivil, and James Harper and to prepare well for the season." Vettel more of a competition in the sport and nearly every race on the podium. "The Tuesday and Wednesday with Vettel tak - were referreed by James Harper and had his second world title last year sown Vettel agrees that he has set himself near target is obviously to try to do it again, to ing over for Thursday and Friday. Vieri Antinori. KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:05 AM Page 20

20 sports Tuesday , 7 February , 2012 ‘Congrats Pakistan team, PCB’, Tahir Memon LAhore SPEcIAL coRRESPonDEnt

“Pakistan’s swift resurgence after plumb - ing the depths in 2010 is quite remarkable. From that low to emerge triumphant against the World No 1 team in such a short time and with such aplomb is never easy. There must have been so many fac - tors that have contributed to this turn - around but the one that stands out is leadership – both of the captain, the selec - tors, the management and the Board. My heartiest congratulations to them all over this victory”, said Taher Memon, former marketing consultant of the PCB in the late 1990s when Majid Khan was the CEO. Mr Memon’s association with cricket was not that brief though. In the late 1970s, 1978 to be precise, when Wills became the first long-term corporate sponsor of Pak - istan cricket, Memon was Pakistan To - bacco Company’s point man on cricket promotion. His impact was awesome, not in just making Wills as a brand synony - mous with Pakistan cricket, but also intro - ducing the corporate culture to the Board, its acronym then being the BCCP. His and reputation for hard work and effi - ciency was such that when owing to a clue - less secretary of the Board, the same Ijaz Butt that we have only suffered for full three years as chairman, Pakistan was way behind schedule in marketing and organi - zation of the 1987 World Cup, he was brought in as the executive director of the organizing committee on our side. Both in terms of marketing, organization, and lo - gistical support etc. our part of the World Cup was hailed as superior to India’s by neutral commentators as well as hard-to- please characters, such as Viv Richards. He also authored the sub-continent’s suc - cessful joint bid for the 1996 World Cup – and also assisted in its organization. On Pakistan’s win, Taher Memon says: “This is most fabulous and everyone asso - ciated with this needs to be acknowledged and congratulated. Such performances are not a common thing in the best of times. And when they come after such strife, this needs to be appreciated all the more. Skip - a dream comes true, says mohsin per Misbah ul Haq, his entire team and the DuBAI seen them 44 for 7 before lunch on the spin that ended England's hopes of a in the series but time and again the batting PCB hierarchy deserve plaudits. May this AgEncIES opening day. The fightback started with consolation victory as Umar Gul took failed to respond and Strauss admitted the successful run continues.” the bowlers and was built on by Younis out key middle-order scalps in another constant failures were unexpected. "I'm a Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan compared Khan and Azhar Ali who struck the only penetrative spell. little surprised we didn't get bigger scores India prays for yuvraj his team's whitewash against England to hundreds made in the series. First he struck with the old ball to ex - over the three matches," he said. "That was the 1992 World Cup triumph after the 3- "After being bowled out for 99 nobody tract Ian Bell and then Eoin Morgan with a consistent failure on our part but you have NeW DeLhI 0 margin was sealed with a 71-run victory thought we could come back," Misbah the new ball to ensure no lower-order to give credit to Pakistan. When they got AfP in Dubai. It was the first time since 1907 said. "But that is what this Pakistan team heroics from Stuart Broad or Graeme their noses in front they didn't let us back that a team had won after being dis - has been doing for the last year and a half, Swann. Having also taken a four-wicket in. We have to learn lessons from this. I'm a India's World Cup star Yuvraj Singh will missed in double figures in the first in - coming back in pressure situations. haul in the previous Test in Dubai at the great believer recover from a cancerous tumour, his nings of a Test and completed Pakistan's Everybody performed well, especially the start of the series Misbah was full of you don't be - doctor said on Monday, as politicians, first cleansweep over England. bowlers. Saeed Ajmal and Abdur Rehman praise for his senior fast bowler. come a great sports officials and his team mates ral - "Today is like a dream come true," brought us back into the game then there "He's a wonderful bowler, whenever team lied around the ailing all-rounder. Yuvraj Mohsin told Sky Sports. "It's not a very was a wonderful batting performance we need him he performs well," he said. overnight or is undergoing chemotherapy treatment experienced team but it's very talented. from Younis Khan and Azhar Ali. I think "Today he gave us four precious wickets. a bad team in the United States for a rare condition, Today, the captain and all the players that was the difference in this game." He's a matchwinning bowler and he overnight." mediastinal seminoma, a malignant tu - have proved they are one of the best in As they have throughout the series, showed that again today." mour located between his lungs. Nitesh the world. It's a great achievement for England struggled to combat Pakistan's For Andrew Strauss the defeat com - Rohatgi, a senior Delhi-based oncolo - the Pakistan team." spinners. Ajmal took four wickets in the pleted a chastening three weeks where Eng - gist who has been treating the 30-year- Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq al - final innings to take his series tally to land's credentials as the leading Test team old cricketer, said he was confident ways believed his team could fight back 24 at 14.70 which earned him the Man- have been left in tatters. The bowlers could - Yuvraj will recover from the disease. from their poor first innings which had of-the-Series award. But it wasn't all n't have done more to try and keep their side Pakistan’s tremendous rise from the ashes England beat South Africa having made 76 mads with just a few wins against disen - that the pace bowlers were entirely redun - ball to Rehman, who showed his butter-fin - EXPERt coMMEnt batting first. When that sort of thing hap - chanted opposition to their names. dant, Umar Gul once more revealing his gered team-mates just how it is done. pens, it does not take much to believe in a In hindsight, especially after England’s class yesterday, with four for 61. With memories of their inertia at Abu higher force, even if the celebration was de - poor one-day showing in India and the Given the tweakers’ dominance Dhabi still haunting them, Cook and Kevin layed while Monty Panesar, England’s last sketchy form of their middle order in the throughout the series, England would have Pietersen played a few shots after lunch, man standing, reviewed his lbw against warm-up games here, the warning signs begun yesterday more in hope than expec - Pietersen lofting Rehman for four and six in Abdur Rehman. As bad as England have were there, though England failed to pay tation, as they chased the remaining 288 the space of three balls. But while nobody been here, Pakistan have been excellent. heed until it was too late. runs needed to avoid the ignominy of losing denies Pietersen’s class when attacking, his Under Misbah-ul-Haq and coach Mohsin With two more Test series in Asia this 3-0. On a wearing pitch danger was every - defence is riddled with insecurity, some - Khan they have been transformed, a re - year, England’s batting against spin, both where, though when Adnan Akmal dropped thing Ajmal cannily exploited soon after markable feat considering that just over a naive and confused against Rehman and Strauss off Gul, England’s supporters rallied, when he spun one through the gate. year ago the team were discredited and in Saeed Ajmal here, needs to make serious im - as if sensing a potential upset. As the first part of England’s malfunc - DereK PrINgLe disarray after three of their players were provements, otherwise they won’t be No 1 at The miss did not prove expensive, tioning middle order, Pietersen’s departure caught spot-fixing during the Lord’s Test. the end of the year. In fact, South Africa Strauss falling lbw to Rehman a few balls has normally precipitated a collapse that ECCA is about 1,000 miles south- To slightly misquote Margaret Thatcher, could now topple them by April 1, should later. He reviewed the decision, something has led Ian Bell and Eoin Morgan to follow west of the Dubai International Misbah and Mohsin have brought harmony Graeme Smith’s team manage a clean sweep of a luxury as he was beaten playing back, soon after. Yesterday, though, Cook broke M Cricket Stadium but it was to that from discord and renewed pride from dis - over New Zealand next month. and Cook should have been more honest the fall, the victim as much to Younis Khan’s place that several of Pakistan’s players grace, the pair’s legend assured after secur - As hapless as England’s top order were with his captain given the value of reviews brilliant, flying catch at slip, as to the closed turned upon completing one of the most ing Pakistan’s first clean sweep over against them, Ajmal and Rehman, with 24 when spinners are bowling. bat face that got it there. Actually Morgan amazing Test match victories, and white - England. This series has certainly been one and 19 wickets respectively, were relent - Pakistan fluffed another straightforward batted with some flair, his feet moving bet - washes, in cricket history. of growing disbelief for those who have lessly superb on pitches that suited their chance soon after, this time from Cook, Gul ter against Ajmal and Rehman than at any To win the first two Tests against the watched England’s progress over the past 18 brisk spinning to perfection. With Moham - barely laying hands on the top-edge sweep other time in the series. Boundaries flowed, world’s No 1 Test side would have defied months, as they ascended the summit of the mad Hafeez to chip in, mainly when the down at deep square leg. Not long after, including a six, but his sudden fluency was sporting logic enough but to win this one, Test match rankings. Only confirmed pes - ball was still new, spin claimed 48 of Eng - Cook drew Pakistan into using up their last not transferred to Bell, who looked stuck in after making fewer than 100 runs in the first simists would have foreseen this kind of land’s 60 wickets to fall over the series, the review as he swept at Ajmal, though when quicksand until a horrible poke to cover off innings, hasn’t been done since 1907, when wreckage against a team of cricketing no - most ever by spinners for Pakistan. Not Jonathan Trott tried the shot he skied the Gul ended his predicament. KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:05 AM Page 21

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DUBai: Pakistan’s cricketer abdul rehman (r) celebrates moBiLiNk cuP watch it LiVe with his teammates after he dismissed andrew Strauss. afP ESPN Misbah proud of Sportscenter 08:00PM ‘wonderful’ Pakistan Zaka’s tatement DuBAI too strong, StAff REPoRt

AKISTAN skipper Misbah- says Shoaib ul Haq said Monday his team's 3-0 victory against LAhore England has reestablished StAff REPoRt Pakistan as one of the top tPeams. Pakistan won the third and final The continuing Test by 71 runs on the fourth day at Dubai freeze on Indo- Stadium here on Monday to complete the Pak bilateral first-ever series whitewash against Eng - cricket is "frus - land. "We showed the world again that trating", says we are a power in the cricketing world," Shoaib Akhtar but said Misbah. "Now, it's time to give im - the former pacer portance to the Pakistan team again," does not agree Misbah said after the victory. with PCB Chair - Under Misbah Pakistan have won nine man Zaka Ashraf's of their 15 Tests, lost one and drew five. "politically incorrect" statement that Misbah said Pakistan had emerged from the Indians are intimidated by the various problems especially the spot-fixing prospect of taking on an in-form Pak - istan. "Obviously it is frustrating to see scandal. "That was a big ask for a team, you DUBAI: Pakistan’s cricketer Saeed Ajmal (r) celebrates with teammates after can say we just came out of such problems that the Indians have avoided playing dismissing england’s Alastair Cook. afp and I think the way the team came out and us for some reason or the other all the way the te am is progressing, it's a these years. But I think Zaka Ashraf's wonderful thing," said Misbah. "Every - statement was a bit too strong and he body has to look out for Pakistan cricket Batting let us down needed to be careful while giving com - because everbody was just ignoring our ments because of his position as PCB cricket, our team and lot of things were DuBAI: England captain Andrew Strauss said Monday that batting had let down Chairman," the former pacer said on a said about the team. Our performance his side. "We didn't bat well in all three Tests, to be honest with ourselves. If you television show. should be recognised and Pakistan keep getting out for 140 or 150 then you are not going to win many Test matches," "But it was a bit too strong. I think he cricket should be recognised. "We didn't said Strauss. "We never underestimated Pakistan, they have played meant that Pakistan in its current form get the edge in international fixtures and lot of good cricket in the last 12-18 months, we knew that their spin - could beat anyone. It is also a fact that now we must be given an edge in the in - ners were good enough and they played outstandingly, they are since 1985 we have won more matches ternational scheduling," said Misbah. well led and very tight and cohesive unit and that's important for a against India because we have pro - "You can't keep away a nation from side to play consistently." Strauss praised Saeed Ajmal who took 24 duced some of the most exciting talent international cricket after this perform - wickets in the series and Abdul Rehman who finished with 18. in international cricket," he said. ance. The whole world, the ICC, the play - "You need to give Pakistan huge amount of credit because Akhtar, who retired during the 2011 ing nations should think about it and their two spinners were very impressive and made life World Cup, said it was unfortunate revive our international cricket. "How difficult for ourselves and when we did get in front of that Pakistan and India didn't play long we can play like this? We go home them in Tests they were able to wrest the initiative against each other more often as it de - for four days and then we play our home back in their favour," said Strauss. Strauss denied prived the cricket followers in both series outside (the country). his team ever took Pakistan lightly. StAff REPoRt countries of great contests.

1.) By losing four wickets to 7.) With Trott, Pietersen and what the Umar Gul today, England Morgan all failing to vary - managed to deflect atten - ing degrees, England fans british media tion from their inability to 10 positives had to put up with fewer play Pakistan spinners. “but your team are all for - 2.) Forthcoming failure by 50- eign lolz” comments from over side won’t look so around the world. says glaringly bad now that Test for England 8.) Packed schedule of interna - version has also been tional cricket means there thE gUARDIAn thumped. ers had something to take as they pound the interna - were only three Tests for How quickly things change: on top 3.) Graham Onions has demon - their minds off the disap - tional cricket treadmill. England to lose. of the world one moment, whipping strated his fitness with vigor - pointment and humiliation of 6.) None of the England bats - 9.) England lost second Test by being unsold in IPL auction. men caused disharmony in boys the next. It will not get any ous bursts of drink-carrying, 72 runs; and third Test by while Bopara has proven 5.) Managing to lose each Test in the dressing room by show - easier. There is a one-day series to 71. The gap with Pakistan himself to be an interna - four days has given bowlers ing his team-mates up with be played out here first and then, is narrowing all the time. tional quality twelfth man. an all-too-rare day off; could a big score. Total batting fail - 10.) Monty’s back! 10 days after this tour finishes, 4.) Defeat meant England play - be vital boost to their fitness ure was a true team effort. ALAn tYERS the team leave for Sri Lanka for what, even in these post-Murali days, is sure to be another ordeal by spin, memories of their 10 wicket world cup humiliation at Nicol century as NZ thrash Zimbabwe the hands of Sri Lanka in Colombo, still unfortunately fresh. WhANGAreI AfP ScoREBoARD DAILY tELEgRAPh nEW zEALAnD: Opener Rob Nicol made the fifth highest As bad as England have been R. nicol c S. Masakadza b Utseya 146 one-day international score by a New M. guptill c S. Masakadza b Price 77 here, Pakistan have been Zealand batsman Monday as his side beat j. oram c chakabva b h. Masakadza 59 B. Mccullum c S. Masakadza b Utseya 20 excellent. Under Misbah-ul-Haq Zimbabwe by 141 runs in the second one- K. Williamson c h. Masakadza b Utseya 4 and coach Mohsin Khan they have day international in Whangarei. The victory t. Latham b S. Masakadza 48 D. Brownlie not out 2 been transformed, a remarkable at Cobham Oval, following the 90-run win A. Ellis not out 7 feat considering that just over a in the first ODI, gave New Zealand an un - EXtRAS: (b 1, lb 1, w 7) 9 beatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series totAL: (6 wickets; 50 overs) 372 year ago the team were fall of wickets: 1-131 (guptill), 2-208 (oram), 3-246 and follows the overwhelming innings and (Mccullum), 4-261 (Williamson), 5-353 (nicol), 6-364 discredited and in disarray after 301-run rout of Zimbabwe in their one-off (Latham) three of their players were caught Test. Nicol's man-of-the-match 146 off 134 BoWLIng: S. Masakadza 8-1-68-1 (2w), jarvis 9-1-73-0, Utseya 10-0-71-3, chigumbura 8-0-55-0 (4w), Price 10-0- spot-fixing during the Lord’s Test. balls was the rock upon which New Zealand 67-1 (1w), h. Masakadza 5-0-36-1 built a comprehensive 372 for six before zIMBABWE DAILY MAIL Jacob Oram led a bowling attack that re - h. Masakadza c Brownlie b Southee 5 S. Matsikenyeri c Ellis b Mills 3 Ajmal was the chief tormentor of stricted Zimbabwe to 231 for eight. R. chakabva lbw b oram 11 England's top order, bowling in It was Nicol's second century in only B. taylor c Mccullum b Mills 4 his fifth ODI and he was supported by 77 t. taibu c nethula b nicol 50 tandem for much of the second M. Waller c Mccullum b oram 18 from fellow opener Martin Guptill, and E. chigumbura b oram 63 session with Rehman - who was boundary-bashing cameos from Oram (59 P. Utseya not out 27 unchanged for 30 overs. off 28 deliveries) and 19-year-old Tom WhAngAREI: New Zealand’s rob Nicol hits on shot watched by Zimbabwe’s Taenda Taibu. afp S. Masakadza c Ellis b Williamson 38 R. Price not out 0 thE oBSERVER Latham (48 off 28). New Zealand captain and I thought the batting was absolutely start of play for 35 minutes, New Zealand EXtRAS: (lb4, w8) 12 Brendon McCullum said it was close to outstanding." Zimbabwe skipper Brendan made a cautious start with two maiden totAL: (8 wickets; 50 overs) 231 To come back from 44 for seven being a complete performance. "I thought Taylor, who won the toss and chose to overs before Nicol opened the scoring fall of wickets 1-5 (h. Masakadza), 2-12 (Matsikenyeri), 3-17 (taylor), 4-35 (chakabva), 5-62 (Waller), 6-142 (taibu), 7-167 on the first morning, and 370 on the board was outstanding and I bowl first, admitted his team "were out - with an unorthodox slog which resulted in (chigumbura), 8-231 (S. Masakadza) eventually 99 all out, to win, the thought the boys bowled brilliantly at the played by a much better side again. "I just a top edge over slips for four. But from BoWLIng: Mills 8-1-27-2, Southee 10-0-50-1 (4w), oram 10- start of the innings as well," he said. "It hope my boys try and look at how the there his innings was near faultless, as he 1-29-3 (2w), nethula 10-0-55-0, nicol 4-0-25-1, Ellis first team for more than a century 5-0-25-0 (2w), Williamson 3-0-16-1 was quite hard to bowl them out when Blackcaps go about their business and try stood in a 131-run partnership with Gup - Man-of-the match: Rob nicol, toss: zimbabwe, Series: new to do so from a double figure first they were not looking to score as well so I and replicate that -- not skill wise but till, then a 77-run stand with all-rounder zealand 2-0, Umpires: tony hill (nzL), Rod tucker (AUS), tV innings was worthy of that. thought the bowling was very, very good body language." After rain delayed the Oram who was promoted up the order. umpire: Enamul haque (BAn), Match referee: David Boon (AUS) KHI 07-02-2012_Layout 1 2/7/2012 10:05 AM Page 22

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No load shedding PPP-PML-N talks over from today! 20th Amendment ISLAMABAD remain inconclusive IRfAn BUKhARI ISLAMABAD The woes of the people finally end, albeit MIAn ABRAR for the time being, as Federal Minister for Water and Power Naveed Qamar on Differences between the Pakistan People’s Monday made a startling announcement Party and the Pakistan Muslim League- that there would be no power load Nawaz continued to delay the passage of shedding in the country from today the 20th Constitutional Amendment Bill (Tuesday). Though the parliamentarians in parliament, as it could not be tabled for welcomed the statement with both a sigh of the fourth time on Monday even after the relief and astonishment, the government suspension of memberships of 28 would have to apply financial management legislators by the Supreme Court. and political will to materialise the “dream” Following the Supreme Court order, the the nation has been waiting for so long. To PPP and PML-N, which suffered a major a supplementary question during Question blow equally as most of the suspended Hour, the minister announced that there members belonged to these parties, got would be no power outages in the country engaged in hectic consultations to iron out from February 7. “Line losses have been their differences. However, the talks decreased reasonably due to which load remained inconclusive and the leaders of shedding will be ended from Tuesday,” he all political parties would again meet announced. Qamar said the capacity of the today to thrash out differences on the next power plants had been enhanced to tackle caretaker setup. During the talks, the PPP the current energy crisis, adding that and PML-N debated the important electricity prices were being made condition about installing neutral reasonable and the system of recovery was caretaker government under ‘meaningful also being improved. He said tariff had consultation’ with the opposition leader in been re-nationalised and the government the National Assembly, but the deadlock was implementing many recommendations hampered any headway. The PML-N of the Integrated Energy Sector Recovery leaders contacted Nawaz Sharif twice for Report and Plan. The minister said based fresh directions, a source told Pakistan on the report, key issues of sector were Today . The source added that the identified and sectoral reforms government was reluctant to give a clear recommended thereof were being assurance to the opposition on the implemented. To another question about installation of a neutral caretaker setup in the volume and cost of the line losses and consulta tion with the leader of inefficiency in not recovering electricity opposition in the National Assembly for dues, Qamar said there was 17,415 million upcoming elections. “The government KWh of volume loss valued at an average of offered that the prime minister may give Rs 137 billion in 2008-09, 20.9 percent assurance on the floor of the National loss, 18,194 million KWh of volume loss Assembly. However, Nisar Ali Khan said valued at an average rate of Rs 164 billion his party had a bad experience and the in 2009-10 while 18,735 million KWh of prime minister had violated his volume loss valued at an average rate Rs assurance regarding the appointment of 172 billion in 2010-11. He said the average chairman of National Accountability recovery of electricity bills was 97 percent Bureau (NAB),” the source added. The in 2008-09, 105 percent in 2009-10 and 90 source added that the opposition wanted percent in 2010-11. The minister said an amendment in the constitution about currently the Fuel Price Adjustment (FPA) caretaker setup but the government was being made on a monthly basis, viewed that this would be inappropriate.

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