ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Thursday 27 December 2012 14 Safar 1434 - Volume 17 Number 5561 Price: QR2 GOIC launches Pakistan to industrial play India in market portal final today Business | 17 Sport | 28 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 OPINION Getting family Why was Gulf security pact visas tough for adopted quietly? HE 33rd TGCC some expats Supreme Council sum- mit which Procedures found challenging concluded in Manama BY FAZEENA SALEEM Khalid Al Sayed an expatriate is living in a sublet on Tuesday EDITOR-IN-CHIEF accommodation. adopted DOHA: A number of expatri- Talking about interviews for an amended version of the ates have been complaining that family visa, an expatriate said he security agreement signed they are facing difficulties in appeared for one and was asked by interior ministers in their getting residency visas for their basic questions like about his 31st meeting on November wives and children despite the job and salary. “I was asked to 13. According to social fact that they fulfil the neces- check for the visa status online media networks, the agree- sary requirements. after three days. When I did my ment includes six chapters Some say they are left wonder- visa request was rejected,” said and 45 articles to maintain ing why their family visa requests Mohamed Hazim, who works as security and stability in the were turned down without any a senior supervisor in a bank. Gulf countries, and empha- reasons being assigned although He has been here for four sises the importance of close they appeared for interviews and years and gets more than QR cooperation. submitted relevant documents. 10,000 as monthly salary. “I don’t The security agreement was Then, there are others who say know what more I can do to get in deep freeze for many years they have given up hope to get a a visa. I finally gave up trying for because of Kuwait’s reserva- family visa after making repeated it,” he said. The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at the graduation ceremony of the 35th batch of Qatar University tion about what it considered attempts. A special panel comprising offi- female students, at Qatar National Convention Centre, yesterday. violation of its Constitution Some of these people say that cials from different government regarding territorial sov- one of the problems is that a fam- bodies including the Ministry of ereignty and fundamental ily visa applicant is sometimes Labour scans every family visa freedoms. However, the aboli- asked to produce rent contract application and interviews the 848 QU students receive degrees tion of the national assembly to show he has a place to keep his applicant before taking a decision. in Kuwait and the one-vote family, but this contract is hard The committee last year raised system adopted for parliament to produce. the minimum monthly salary slab DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani, and the Doctor of Pharmacy election has created a situa- First, because the document to QR10,000 for expatriates want- Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Governor of Qatar Central Bank, programme. tion which is conducive for needs to be ratified by the munici- ing to sponsor their wives and yesterday presented certificates were among the many dignitar- As the largest college in Qatar approval of the pact. pality of the area concerned. The children. to 117 top ranking female stu- ies who attended the graduation University, the College of Arts and The Middle East is cur- municipality would not attest a “I submitted the application dents of Qatar University in a ceremony. Sciences had the highest number rently passing through a dif- rent agreement (between a ten- even with attested copies of my graduation ceremony held at Addressing the convocation, of graduates at 353. The College of ficult phase after two years ant and landlord) if it is not reg- wife’s educational certificates. All the Qatar National Convention Prof Al Misnad said: “You join a Business and Economics had 176 of Arab Spring revolutions, istered with it. my certificates and marriage certif- Centre (QNCC). list of highly accomplished alumni graduates, College of Engineering and many Arab countries are To get a tenancy agreement icate were attested by the Foreign The first women’s graduation and are part of Qatar University’s 106, College of Education 78, facing not only political insta- registered with a municipality, the Consular office here. My applica- ceremony of Qatar University history of quality and excellence. College of Shariah and Islamic bility, but also intellectual landlord must pay one percent of tion was rejected,” said Michel attended by the Emir saw a total We look to you as our ambassa- Studies 64, College of Law 17, and dissent. The Gulf states are annual rent as fee. So, not many Thomas, an auditor who has been of 848 students receiving their dors who will strengthen our links College of Pharmacy 14. not immune to these devel- landlords prefer to register rent here for more than six years. certificates -- 808 bachelor’s with the community and inspire The ten diploma-level graduates opments. Therefore, it is not agreements. “My wife and daughter were degrees, 10 diplomas, 21 master’s the generation of young women were all women from the College surprising that some Kuwaiti Secondly, since most people here on a visit visa, unfortu- degrees and nine doctoral degrees. who will follow in your footsteps. of Education. The master’s level intellectuals, through social prefer to stay in sub-let homes nately, they had to leave last They graduates received their We wish you all the very best graduates included seven MBAs, media, have expressed con- due to rents being very high, get- week,” he said. certificates from Prof Sheikha for a future filled with learning seven M.Ed graduates in Education cern about some clauses of the ting a rent contract attested by Some of the applicants have Abdulla Al Misnad, President, experiences that will heighten the Leadership, four M.Eng graduates in security pact, which has been the municipality is impracticable. been asked at the interview to Qatar University, and deans of knowledge and skills you gained Computing, and three M.Ed gradu- leaked to electronic media, and In many a case, the authorities produce rent contracts of their their respective colleges. at Qatar University.” ates in Special Education. The nine some said signing the agree- also insist on an applicant produc- homes duly certified by the H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh This year’s convocation saw the doctoral level graduates were all ment would be ‘dangerous’. ing an electricity and water bill in municipality. Al Sada, Minister of Energy first batch of students graduat- women from the College of Pharmacy. It is shameful that citizens his name, which is not possible if Continued on page 6 and Industry, and H E Sheikh ing from the honours programme Continued on page 4 in the Gulf are not aware of the security pact or its contents. Continued on page 6 Eight Indians among 60 UAE security forces arrest prisoners pardoned Mursi calls for national unity cell planning attacks DOHA: At least eight Indians were among a CAIRO: Egyptian President Keen to be seen as tough but opposition spokesman, said. number of prisoners granted the Emiri par- Mohammed Mursi admitted yes- fair, Mursi said it was time for The charter states that the DUBAI: Security forces in the United Arab don on Qatar’s National Day on December 18. terday that Egypt’s economy faces all political forces to put aside principles of Shariah are the main Emirates have arrested a cell of UAE and Saudi Diplomatic circles say a total of 60 prisoners of serious problems after he enacted their differences and start work- source of legislation and that Islamic Arabian citizens which was planning to carry out various nationalities were pardoned this year. a new, bitterly contested constitu- ing together to bring economic authorities will be consulted on militant attacks in both countries and other states, The pardoned Indians were convicted for vari- tion that is supposed to help end stability. “I will make all efforts, Shariah — a source of concern to the official news agency WAM said yesterday. ous crimes and were serving varying jail terms. political unrest and allow him to together with you, to push forward the Christian minority and others. Those arrested had acquired materials and They were from different regions of India. While focus on the financial crisis. the economy which faces huge In his speech, Mursi said he equipment for use in what WAM called terrorist five of them were Muslims, two were Hindus and Mursi, catapulted into power challenges and has great opportu- would introduce incentives to operations. “The security authorities in the UAE, one Christian. by his Islamist allies this year, nities to grow,” Mursi said in his make Egypt an attractive place in coordination with the related security parties in The crimes for which the Indians were convicted believes that adopting the con- first address to the nation since the for business once again, and he Saudi Arabia, announced the arrest of an organised included adultery, bribery (two convicts), causing stitution quickly and holding adoption of the constitution. would consider making changes cell from the deviant group that was planning to accidental death, entering into other’s property elections to a permanent new The text won about 64 percent in the cabinet as part of his plan. carry out actions against national security of both without permission, fraud and issuing cheques parliament soon will help to end in a two-stage referendum, paving He also appeared keen to seem countries and some brotherly states,” WAM said.