Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Expats can help the Swat IDPs
Pakistanis and individuals of Pakistani descent living in the United States, Canada, and Europe can help out by donating to:
Helping Hand
Islamic Relief USA
Islamic Relief Worldwide
Mercy Corps
Helping Hand
Islamic Relief USA
Islamic Relief Worldwide
Mercy Corps
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
How can people living in USA help the war-stricken displaced people of Swat, Pakistan?
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, USA appealed today (May 19, 2009)to the Americans/ people living there to contribute to the Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Swat and adjoining areas of Pakistan as under:
Write SWAT and send as a text message from mobile/cell phone to 20222 and an amount of US$ 5/- will be deducted and credited to the fund for the purpose.
So, I also request them to help these people in distress by as many text messages as they can afford.
Write SWAT and send as a text message from mobile/cell phone to 20222 and an amount of US$ 5/- will be deducted and credited to the fund for the purpose.
So, I also request them to help these people in distress by as many text messages as they can afford.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Donate to war-affected people of Pakistan
The NWFP Government has established with immediate effect the “Chief Minister’s Fund for Internally Displaced Persons 2009” in the provincial section of accounts. Donations on account of the fund will be received at all branches of State Bank of Pakistan, all treasuries and branches of scheduled banks.
The fund will receive donations from both domestic and international donors. The contributions from abroad will be received at all the branches of Nationalized Commercial Banks where such branches exist while in other foreign countries contributions will be received at Pakistan Missions and remitted to the State Bank of Pakistan .
Meanwhile, the provincial government has appealed all well-to-do people, philanthropists, welfare organizations and overseas Pakistanis to deposit their donations in the said account to help the IDPs.
National Bank of Pakistan Account # Branch Code 0386, CA 19449-7
Contacts: +92-91-9218106 & 9211931
+92-91-300-5960512
+92-937-9230572-73
The fund will receive donations from both domestic and international donors. The contributions from abroad will be received at all the branches of Nationalized Commercial Banks where such branches exist while in other foreign countries contributions will be received at Pakistan Missions and remitted to the State Bank of Pakistan .
Meanwhile, the provincial government has appealed all well-to-do people, philanthropists, welfare organizations and overseas Pakistanis to deposit their donations in the said account to help the IDPs.
National Bank of Pakistan Account # Branch Code 0386, CA 19449-7
Contacts: +92-91-9218106 & 9211931
+92-91-300-5960512
+92-937-9230572-73
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Who is not worried?
A man went to a psychiatrist and told him he was very upset, worried and tense. If I am not treated immediately, I am going to commit suicide. Doctor advised him to go to the theater where a joker makes people laugh and they return home happily and forget all their tensions and worries.
The patient replied, " Doctor sahib! I am that man who makes the people laugh."
The patient replied, " Doctor sahib! I am that man who makes the people laugh."
Fire and Media
A red-colored vehicle was busy in its work. A child asked me, " What's this vehicle doing?" I told him, "Its extinguishing fire."
A few yards away, the child asked me again about lot of Media/ Press vehicles busy in work, " What are these vehicles for?"
I told him, " These are adding fuel to the fire."
A few yards away, the child asked me again about lot of Media/ Press vehicles busy in work, " What are these vehicles for?"
I told him, " These are adding fuel to the fire."
Nuke tests by India, followed by Pakistan in 1999
Exactly a decade ago on May, 09, 1999 I wrote this letter to the then Prime Minister of Pakistan and other top leaders at the helm of affairs.
Last day we were praying Maghrib prayers in mosque in our village, when we heard automatic bursts of aerial fire just in front of the mosque.
On quickly finishing the prayers, everybody rushed out of the mosque to enquire about the incident.
On enquiry it was revealed that one Lewanai, meaning MAD MAN, a poor of the poorest of the village had done that for testing his newly purchased Kalashnikov.
On further enquiry as to why did he choose this time and place, it was said that he wanted to let everybody know that he possessed the weapon, when people were gathered for the prayers.
Vajpayee, the newly and marginally elected Indian Prime Minister is not much different to Lewanai with regard to his nuclear tests at the time when his government is confronted with a multitude of crises.
35 million Indians live below the poverty line today. Do these poor Indians need bread or bombs? Recently I had a stopover at the Terminal 2 of the Indra Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi while traveling from Kuala Lumpur, where I witnessed its miserable and suffocating condition, especially of the toilets at the so-called international airport.
I think the Indian leaders need to draw their attention to the amelioration of the plight of the people and their living conditions than gaining cheap popularity by exploding bombs ignoring the poorest of the poor and the world opinion.
I hope our leaders will behave in a responsible manner and will not follow suit but instead concentrate on improving the hitherto staggering economy and other issues and will not imitate Lewanai or Vajpayee.
Copy to:
1. President of Pakistan
2. Prime Minster of Pakistan
3. Foreign Minister of Pakistan
4. Chief of the Army Staff, GHQ
5. Dr. A. Qadeer Khan, Kahuta
Last day we were praying Maghrib prayers in mosque in our village, when we heard automatic bursts of aerial fire just in front of the mosque.
On quickly finishing the prayers, everybody rushed out of the mosque to enquire about the incident.
On enquiry it was revealed that one Lewanai, meaning MAD MAN, a poor of the poorest of the village had done that for testing his newly purchased Kalashnikov.
On further enquiry as to why did he choose this time and place, it was said that he wanted to let everybody know that he possessed the weapon, when people were gathered for the prayers.
Vajpayee, the newly and marginally elected Indian Prime Minister is not much different to Lewanai with regard to his nuclear tests at the time when his government is confronted with a multitude of crises.
35 million Indians live below the poverty line today. Do these poor Indians need bread or bombs? Recently I had a stopover at the Terminal 2 of the Indra Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi while traveling from Kuala Lumpur, where I witnessed its miserable and suffocating condition, especially of the toilets at the so-called international airport.
I think the Indian leaders need to draw their attention to the amelioration of the plight of the people and their living conditions than gaining cheap popularity by exploding bombs ignoring the poorest of the poor and the world opinion.
I hope our leaders will behave in a responsible manner and will not follow suit but instead concentrate on improving the hitherto staggering economy and other issues and will not imitate Lewanai or Vajpayee.
Copy to:
1. President of Pakistan
2. Prime Minster of Pakistan
3. Foreign Minister of Pakistan
4. Chief of the Army Staff, GHQ
5. Dr. A. Qadeer Khan, Kahuta
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