Author: Dr Khalil Ahmad

Will this letter ever be taken notice of? Will we the ordinary citizens of Pakistan ever be able to know the price of the statecraft in Pakistan? Or, the price of the politics in Pakistan?

The Letter:

Daylight larceny

March 10, 2013

I am an 86 year old man who has fought three epic wars against India, the 1948, 1965 and 1971. In my young days, I had sufficient money, which I deposited in Quaid-i-Azam fund, to help my dear mother to live comfortably in newly created Pakistan. I have six sons who all opted to serve our country by joining the armed forces. I was living quite peacefully until bad luck started when one of my sons bought a 250 yards plot in

One of the most precious achievements of human civilization is the value of rule of law, as against the rule of man, ideology or faith. Herein is implied an inherent regard for the life and liberty of each person, his right to profess and practice any religion; in sum his right to live a life of his choice. It is as simple as that – that as against man, ideology and faith, rule of law is tolerant and accommodative of all creeds and all cultures, i.e. to all the individual differences of mind and body found in human beings. It looks upon each and every person as by birth endowed with certain inalienable rights, treats him as equal and without any trace of discrimination; it provides equal protection of law to all; it gives

As I am an ardent lover of the Pak Tea House, as it has played an important role in my intellectual training and so many other souls, and also as I knew quite a bit of what was happening to the Pak Tea House then and to the owner of this property through friends who were part of the management of the Halqa-e-Arbaab-e-Zauq and attempts to save the Pak Tea House from disappearing, in response to both of these of articles, I wrote Reliving Pak Tea House.

Actually, I wanted to contribute to this debate, but was uncertain whether The Express Tribune would

Hence, I think I should give only the links to such news items and of course from such newspapers which I happen to see.

Government allows MPs to stay put at Parliament Lodges till next polls

[The News, March 7, 2013]

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[The News, March 7, 2013]

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[The News, March 7, 2013]

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Mehmood Mandviwalla is a practicing lawyer, a profession that disqualifies him from holding the position. He is also a partner at Mandviwalla and Zafar – advocates and legal consultants.

The State Bank of Pakistan Act 1956 states: “The Directors shall be eminent professionals from the fields of economics, finance, banking and accountancy, to be appointed by the federal government. Those appointed to the board shall have no conflict of interest with the business of the bank.”

The clause, which was inserted in the act in March last year, was aimed at depoliticising the board and ensuring that relevant people sit on the board, which is entrusted with vast powers in the SBP policymaking.

Mehmood was

First the contents:

Synopsis

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Chapter I – The Indian Background

Chapter II – The Central Asian Background

Chapter III – The Pendulum Oscillates

Chapter IV – The Period of Quest (The IbadatKhana)

Appendix A. The Muslim Rulers of the 16th century (The Mahzar)

Appendix B. Three Paintings of the Ibadat Khana

Chapter V – The Forces at Work

Section 1. The Sunnis at the Court of Akbar

Section 2. The Shias at the Court of Akbar

Section 3. The Hindus at the Court of Akbar

Section 4. The Zoroastrians at the Court of Akbar

Section 5. The Jains at the Court of Akbar

Section 6. The Sikhs at

According to documents, the authority announced a compensation award for the affectees (affected!) of sectors C-13, C-14, C-15 and C-16 on Dec 2, 2008 promising to compensate them within six months under land sharing policy. 

However, the poor affectees (affected!) with no political connections have yet to receive compensation for the land, they owned for hundreds of years. Similarly, the affectees (affected!) of Sector D-13 are also waiting for compensation for last many years. 

However, documents revealed that a former director general of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and two former members of CDA Board immediately got plots

Today’s The Express Tribune carried the following news:

Newsdesk: The investigators in the modern forensics department in Karachi have concluded that 90 persons were killed using the same three pistols in the provincial capital. The victims include Shia, Sunni and members of political parties, Special Assistant of the Sindh Home Ministry, Sharfudding Memon told BBC that in some of the cases not only weapons used were common but also the strategy used for the same. According to police statistics, last year 2,300 persons were killed in Karachi whereas in 2011 the number was 1,800. Memon said that the forensic department in Karachi is established on modern lines and using its state-of-the-art technology it has investigated about 1,100 cases of murder in the city.

See the picture of the news item:

[The Express Tribune, February 21, 2013]

Yesterday, an Urdu daily,

Obviously, if one doesn’t follow moral principles, no rules, no laws could restrain him from doing what he is intent upon doing!

In view of the forthcoming general elections in the country, “The ECP (Election Commission of Pakistan) has slapped a ban on ads carrying pictures of political leaders on TV channels and newspapers. It also warned of action over violation of its directives.” (The News, January 4, 2013) 

However, among other things, for the last few days, newspapers are publishing the following ads with pictures of “men of opinion” commending the “Services of the Government of Sindh.”

See some more instances:

[The Express Tribune, The News, February 19, 2013]

[The Express Tribune, The News, February 20, 2013]

See the previously posted instances!