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Below  are excerpts from the dissenting notes of the Supreme Court’s Panamagate case, written by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa. Justice Khosa headed the five member bench which was split 2:3 in its verdict. 1. Justice Khosa opened with a quote from  The Godfather 2. He said other institutions failed or refused to probe Nawaz 3. He said the court took up the case so a PM could not have a ‘field day’ 4. Khosa said Nawaz was not truthful 5. How were London properties acquired? 6. Dubai factory was not mentioned in PM’s first or second address 7. Factory in Makkah or Jeddah, Khosa asked 8. PM said the record was available, his lawyer said it wasn’t

THE spectacle of Sharjeel Memon — a former provincial minister accused of siphoning billions of rupees — being presented a gold crown by his supporters on his return home, two years after leaving the country, was utterly disgusting. He was eulogised for what his party men described as his “services for the people”. Out on protective bail, the minister declared the corruption cases against him to be “political victimisation” and vowed to fight for justice.

FOR no other known reason but to avoid being seen as violating the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), India sent a 10-member delegation to Pakistan from March 20 to 21, for the 113th meeting of the Permanent Indus Waters Commission. India had practically declined these mandatory annual meetings since May 2015. It is a positive development, even if the result was predictably inconclusive.

WHILE disposing of a civil petition recently, the Supreme Court opted for a diagnostic approach and incorporated 15 points for the improvement of the criminal justice system. One, taking cognisance of the inconvenience often confronted by complainants regarding non-registration of FIRs, the court explicitly pronounced that under Section 154 of the CrPC, the police have no discretion to decline registration. Two, to discourage false complaints where applicable, cases under Sections 182 and 211 are to be registered. Three, many individuals are nominated as the accused in the FIR registered for a single case, particularly in the rural areas. Such tactics are employed to book as many male members from the accused side as possible. To discourage such practices the court observed that “no person should be arrested unless there is sufficient evidence available with the police to support such arrest”.

IMPORTANT POINTS ·           2.6 million Words in the bloated report authored by Sir John Chilcot and his committee. ·          Commissioned by the then British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2009, the inquiry has examined the run-up, conduct and aftermath of the 2003 Anglo-American invasion of Iraq in exhaustive detail.

THE ISLAMIC DEPICTION OF MOSQUE  1.  How much  Surah the Quran contains: a.124  b.109  c. 114  d. 220 Note:  The Quran contains  114 surahs , amoung which   Makki Surahs   86 . and  Madani Surahs 28.  A common myth persists that the number of verses in the Quran is  6,666 . In fact, the total number of verses in all chapters is  6,236 , although this varies depending on how (or if) the Basmala appearing at the start of each chapter are counted. 2. The Nisab of Zakat in gold is: a.18 Tolas  b. 24 Tolas  c. 7 ½ Tolas  d. 35 Tolas NOTE:  Zakat is paid at almost a uniform rate of 2 1/2%. The minimum standard of surplus of wealth over which Zakat is charged is known as Nisab. It differs with different kinds of property. In case of silver it is 52 1/2 Tolas (634 grams), in case of gold it is 7 1/2 Tolas (88 grams). The Nisab for cash is the same as that of gold and silver.  The minimum prescribed limit on which Zakat becomes obligatory on silver is 52 1/2 Tolas (634

Time and again ethnic violence has caused unrest in various parts of the country. Sindh, however, has often been the most affected because incidents of violence have left deep-rooted scars on the ethnically polarised province. Ethnic disturbances in Sindh first began in 1952 when, during an Ashura procession, some rumours created tensions between Sindhi and Urdu speaking residents and an infuriated crowd burnt down a police station. The district administration prevented further aggravation by efficiently handling the situation.

Explain how Kalabag dam is bone of contention between the provinces? what is the actual reality behind the relics of Kalabag dam. Is Kalabag the panacea to all our Sufferings?    THE UNTOLD FACTS — I  Naseer Memon September 4, 2016. DEBUNKING THE MYTHS ABOUT THE CONTROVERSIAL KALABAGH DAM. Recently, a serving chairman of Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda), launched a campaign in favour of the Kalabagh Dam. His article ‘Kalabagh Dam — sifting facts from fiction’ was published in newspapers in many parts. Zafar Mahmood, who has now resigned as chairman Wapda, brought to the fore several facts but left several facts untold. It was unbecoming for the head of Wapda to use his official position to lend favour to a project that has been repudiated by the elected assemblies and people of three provinces. They were forced to think that, perhaps, only an official from Punjab could enjoy this liberty. This episode further tarnished the federal character of Wapda in t

No other flag must fly higher. When displayed or flown alongside other national flags, the National Flag must be displayed or flown at the same height as the other national flags, never lower. When displayed alongside provincial, military or corporate flags, the National Flag must be higher. When tied to a mast, it must be tied only at the left (at the beginning of the white bar) and left to fly freely without any obstruction. Must not touch the ground, shoes or feet or anything unclean. Must never be flown in darkness.

The furious protests that erupted in Indian-administered Kashmir on July 8 are a poignant reminder that popular sentiment cannot be ignored merely because it does not fit in with the nationalist narrative of an unrepresentative government. That is especially true where popular sentiment is grounded in the cause of a unique identity. In the absence of legitimate political forums, such sentiment foments unrest which builds until circumstances provide a martyr such as Burhan Wani, the young rebel whose killing by Indian security forces has ignited the protests in Kashmir.

Theresa May is the new Conservative Party leader and will become the UK's second female prime minister on Wednesday, taking charge at one of the most turbulent times in recent political history. The 59-year-old home secretary's carefully cultivated image of political dependability and unflappability appears to have made her the right person at the right time as the fallout from the UK's vote to leave the EU smashed possible rivals out of contention.

Democratically elected war criminal With the Chilcot Report finally out, we now know for a fact that Blair is a war criminal, that this man - as the prime minister of a Western democracy - is the cause of more murder and mayhem in the world than the entire gang of subterranean creatures called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) and all other militant groups put together.

  Syed Muhammad Abubakar July 3, 2016 Leave a comment Water is a source of life for multiple sectors, especially agriculture, industry, energy, and transport. Investments in the water sector are needed to ensure water security, protecting the society from water-related risks, as well as supporting economic growth and social well-being. But economic growth has its own pros and cons. On one hand, it can induce water scarcity, but on the other it can provide the resources needed to ensure water availability and address various water-related risks.

By Farrukh Saleem July 03, 2016 Capital suggestion Solar power in Pakistan. On December 17, 2015, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) approved upfront (advance) tariff for Solar PV (photovoltaic) Power Plants at Rs14.76 per kWh (years 1-10, North Region). Solar power in Dubai. On June 27, 2016, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) selected bidder for the 800 MW third phase of a solar park that will be constructed based on the independent power producer model. The selected bidder, a Masdar-led consortium including Spanish companies, had submitted a world-record-low of 2.99 US cents per kWh. Solar power in Pakistan at Rs14.76 per kWh and solar power in Dubai at 2.99 US cents per kWh. Why?

                    why Pakistan has historically been unable to build constructive ties with its neighbours with the sole exception of China Just a month before the China-US summit in 2002, the Chinese presidential plane was found bugged and an investigation highlighted that spying gadgets were planted by US officials during the refurbishment of the plane in Texas. The world anticipated that this controversy would lead to the cancelling of the summit or, at least, would overshadow the talks — skewing the space for bilateral discussion on other important matters.

Budget 2016 -17. The Key Points • budget with a total outlay of Rs 4.39 trillion for the fiscal year 2016-17 • growth target at 5.7pc in the next FY 2016-17. • Budget deficit with a Rs 1.2 trillion, or 3.8pc of the GDP (4.3% in previous year) i.e. gap in income and expenditure, so the • fiscal deficit at 3.8pc of the GDP FY 2016-17, • tax-to-GDP ratio target to over 10pc for FY 2016-17 (7% previous year • Rs700bn allocated for agricultural loans FY 2016-17 • The defence budget has been increased 10pc for FY16-17 to Rs860.2bn from Rs781bn last fiscal year.

                     Christians and Muslims have one striking thing in common: they are both “people of the book” And they both have an obligation to spread the Word — to get those Holy Books into the hands and hearts of as many people as they can. (The Jews, the third people of the book, do not feel quite the same obligation.) Spreading the Word is hard. The Bible is almost 800,000 words long and is full of about begetting. The Koran is a mere four-fifths of the length of the New Testament; but some Westerners find it an even more difficult read. Yet over 100m copies of the Bible are sold or given away every year. Annual Bible sales in America are worth between $425m and $650m; Gideon's International gives away a Bible every second. The Bible is available all or in part in 2,426 languages, covering 95% of the world's population. The Koran is not only the most widely read book in the Islamic world but also the most widely recited (“Koran” means “recitation”). There is

This is a very brief account of what happened in Kargil in 1999. It is meant for those readers who are totally unaware about the broad details of this operation. Ones interested in details about tactical and strategical aspects and lessons learnt etc, are requested to do their own research on the Internet. The Kargil Conflict was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Occupied Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LOC). The conflict is also referred to as “Operation Koh-e-Paima”. MUSHARAF and JASWANT SINGH talking ABOUT KARGIL dispute in  The Outsider With Tim Sebastian show .    In India, the conflict is also referred to as  Operation Vijay  ( Hindi :  विजय , lit. "Victory") which was the name of the Indian operation to clear the Kargil sector strategic town of kargil  The cause of the conflict was the infiltration of Pakistani soldiers and Kashmiri militant