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2008-02-22 |
Protestants are agents of Jews![]() In daily Jang, the great religious scholar Dr Israr Ahmad wrote that the Palestine issue is not being solved because of the American influence. The blind support for Israel by America has a history. The Protestants sect of Christianity was formed by Jews, which is why Protestants are Jews agents. These agents are playing the central role in the Jewish conspiracy. At the moment, America is the leader of the Protestant sect. Greater Israel ![]() In daily Jang, the great religious scholar Dr Israr Ahmad wrote that Jews want to create a Greater Israel that includes Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt and the Nile Delta, southern Turkey and northern Hijaz, including the holy city of Medina. They have the full support of Protestant Christian countries like America and Britian. The unipolar world is already controlled by Jews. They control the World Bank, IMF, World Trade Organisation and the stock markets of the world. Stage actresses in trouble ![]() As reported in Daily Pakistan, a notorious criminal, Nadi Phangi, has threatened stage actresses for ransom. He also threatened to blow up the theatres with bombs if the actresses didnt come up with money. A few months ago, the criminal fired at famous actress and dancer Saima Khan and injured her at the instigation of a rival stage dancer. Stage actresses and actors demand protection from police for the artists. Musharraf to stage a few bombs blasts: Imran Khan ![]() As reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, the head of Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan expressed his suspicion that Musharraf will postpone elections by arranging a few bomb explosions. He said that the PMLQ is dead and wants to come into power with the help of Musharraf. He said that rigging is planned by the government to push the country to the verge of destruction. Motorcycle horn used as a detonator ![]() As reported in daily Jang, wife of suicide bomber Abid Hunzalla was not surprised to hear that her husband had died in a suicide attack. She received his last letter a month ago and police alerted the department. He used two big milk containers from milk vendors to store explosives and used a horn as an igniter. The group was trained by a major (r) Ahsan ul Haq. This is not the first time that a military persons name has come up in terrorism. Was there an ideology of Pakistan? ![]() Columnist Nazir Naji wrote in daily Jang, that he has demanded many times for someone to show him the term ideology of Pakistan in the writings of Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal. They always referred to the Two Nation Theory in their writings or speeches. They were intellectuals and knew the difference between theory and ideology. The majority of religious leaders who rose as the champions of ideology of Pakistan during Yahya Khans era were against Quaid-e-Azam and the creation of Pakistan. I am always shown extracts of Quaid-e-Azams speeches where he was replying to the allegations of mullahs and religious leaders. Character assassination of Bilawal Bhutto ![]() As reported in daily Khabrain, certain forces have started a character assassination of Bilawal Bhutto on his nomination as heir to Benazir Bhuttos Pakistan Peoples Party. A photograph was issued to defame him. Allegations of relations with girls and alcohol are being levelled at him by publishing photographs. The British Daily Mail issued a photograph of a stage play of his personal life. Jinn strangles a sorcerer of 36 years ![]() As reported in daily Khabrain, in Renala Khurd, two daughters of Rehmat Ali, engaged with the sons of a relative, were under a jinns spell. He contacted Shafiq alias Tedi who got rid of the jinn by a sacred spell over a mobile phone. After a few days, another daughter came under the spell of a jinn and again the baba was called. During the holy chanting, the baba suddenly became silent. He was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead. Amnesty International condemns rijm in Iran As reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, human rights organisation Amnesty International demanded Iran to stop rijm (stoning to death) punishment. Amnesty showed concern about punishments like rijm in Iran. Strange marriage in Medina ![]() According to daily Nawa-e-Waqt, a resident of Mecca went with his father to see his future bride in Medina. The young man didnt like the girl and refused to marry. His father offered himself and the girls family accepted the proposal. The young man is now confused how he would accept the girl as a mother as the marriage is going to take place next month. Failed strategists of Pakistan ![]() Columnist Nazir Naji wrote in daily Jang, that our diplomats and intellectuals believe that Americans have no knowledge of this region. Pakistan has a short history of strategic failure and failed foreign policies, but its intellectuals insistence that Americans have no idea of this region is surprising. Especially the assertion of those intellectuals who were involved in formation and implementation of these failed policies. Sharia position of divorce via SMS ![]() As reported in Daily Pakistan, Mufti Karam of Jamia Azhar are discussing the position of divorce via SMS. A woman received a divorce through an SMS because she didnt attend her furious husbands telephone call. The two Gulf States and Qatar recognised the divorce through the phone but Muslim scholars in Singapore rejected this type of divorce. Ulema in Malaysia accepted divorce via telephone and rejected Mahathir Mohammads suggestion to fine those who divorce via telephone. The Rana and Rashid rule Pakistans Cricket ![]() As reported in Daily Pakistan, two families are ruling Pakistans cricket. Haroon Rashid is in charge of the youth development, his brother Umar Rashid is the coach of the womens cricket team, Mehmood Rashid is a match referee and Mohtashim Rashid is a fielding coach. Another family is of Shafqat Rana, who is the member of the selection committee, his brother Azmat Rana, who is the regional academy coach and Sultan Rana, the developing officer. The golden era of Muslim history ![]() Columnist Khalid Ansari, wrote that majlis shora and mushawarat (consultation) was first shown to the world when the West was sleeping and was uncivilised. Baghdad was the capital of the Muslim world in 762 AD and was the centre of science, philosophy and other branches of knowledge. The Western historians call the 10th and 11th centuries as the golden period of Islam. How can I tell you that those who gave the worldly knowledge to the world have now become terrorists and uncivilised. Benazir realised militants threat Sherry Rehman wrote in daily Khabrain, that Benazir Bhutto was the architect of foreign policy of peaceful relations with the neighbours. She had a foresight and could see into the future, which is why she was anxious to write her will before her death. She was the only leader who considered the challenge of war against extremists and militants in Pakistan. She always said that its not some other countrys war but our own war for the survival of Pakistan. She never compromised on women issues. Shoaib Maliks marriage scandal ![]() According to daily Khabrain magazine, captain of Pakistan cricket team, Shoaib Malik, said that no scandal surfaced during his Indian tour a few months back. He said that in 2001, he befriended a girl named Ayesha on the Internet. She sent her pictures in which she looked beautiful and he promised to marry her. His brother-in-law, Imran Zafar said that he acquired photographs of Ayesha through his friend in Saudi Arabia and these were different from her earlier photographs. When the situation got cleared, Shoaib Malik broke up with her. Sportsmans spirit of politicians Ali Asghar Abbas wrote in Daily Pakistan magazine, that all politicians, with different points of view, have termed the assassination of Benazir Bhutto as a national tragedy. All the sportsmen who are running their horses in the field of politics have shown a sportsmans spirit which is necessary for the beauty of this game. The politicians have called her a martyr of democracy. They have shut the mouths of some elements that are always ready to malign the politicians. Shoaib married Ayesha on telephone ![]() According to daily Khabrain magazine, M A Siddique, father-in-law of Shoaib Akhtar, said that the marriage ceremony was held in Banjara Hill hotel in Hyderabad and he booked a room for their honeymoon in Taj Khrishna. He said Shoaib Akhtar performed the nikah ceremony over a telephone from Sailkot. He said that he has the marriage certificate of Ayesha and Shoaib with their signatures. He said that Bob Woolmer congratulated him and the whole team was present in the marriage ceremony. |
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Woolmer jury unable to decide on cause of his death | |
2007-11-29 | |
The 11-member panel deliberated for about four hours before returning an "open" verdict, which means they decided they had not heard sufficient evidence to declare Woolmer's death an accident, a homicide or the result of natural causes. The jury foreman said the panel felt there were too many contradictions to reach a clear conclusion. The inquest had heard testimony from more than 50 witnesses and medical experts over five weeks. "We came to an open verdict because the evidence presented to us was very weak. There were too many what-ifs and too many loopholes," he said. The jury was expected to decide whether anyone was responsible for the death. According to police it will now be up to Jamaica's coroner, Patrick Murphy, to decide the cause of death. He refused to comment after closing the inquest. Police authorities and attorney Jermaine Spence, who represented the International Cricket Council at the inquest, also did not speak to reporters. Jamaican police called off their murder investigation three months later, saying that three independent pathologists, from Britain, South Africa and Canada, concluded that the coach died from natural causes, most likely heart disease. | |
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Jamaican pathologist insists Woolmer was slain |
2007-06-14 |
![]() Police relied on Seshaiahs autopsy in March when they announced Woolmer, 58, had been strangled in his hotel room a day after Pakistan was ousted from the Cricket World Cup. The announcement shocked the cricket world and triggered a high-profile homicide investigation. But on Tuesday Jamaican police said three independent pathologists from Britain, South Africa and Canada determined that Woolmer died of natural causes, and closed the murder probe. Seshaiah told the Observer he is confident the coach was slain. Woolmer is not a first for me, he said. I have been doing autopsies here since 1995. An opposition lawmaker called for Seshaiah to be fired. He led the investigation team down a wrong path, Derrick Smith said in a television interview outside parliament. Now that we have found out that he has made an error, he should be terminated. |
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2007-06-11 |
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2007-06-04 | |
![]() As reported in the daily Jang, a child protection and welfare institute raided a childrens centre where they found six children chained by the Social Welfare department employee at Lari Adda in Multan. They were kept without food for 12 hours and were victims of sexual assault; blue films were made to blackmail them. These children were sent to truck drivers and hotel employees for sex. Disease attacks sacred Buddhist tree As reported in daily Express, the sacred tree under which Siddhartha Gautama was enlightened is under the attack of disease and its leaves are falling rapidly. The Buddhi tree in Buddha Gia city is 2550 years old and is being preserved as historical heritage by the United Nations. A scientist said the disease is due to the lack of humidity close to its roots. Actions are being taken to remedy the sickness. Indians among richest men in England As reported in the daily Jang foreigners, especially Indians, are fast becoming the richest men in England. The richest man in England is steel manufacturer Lakshmi Narian Mittal, whereas the queen of England is at position number 229. Ismaili spiritual leader Prince Karim Agha Khan is the 51st richest man in England. Out of the ten richest British-Asians, nine are Indians and only one is Pakistani. The untold story of shaheed Amir Cheema According to a feature in milli edition of Nawa-e-Waqt, the same Amir Cheema who attacked Danish newspapers for publishing blasphemous cartoons got a job at a textile factory on Raiwind road. There, he objected to the design of floor tiles, because they seemed similar to Quranic verses. He offered to replace these tiles with his own money. After his request was rejected he quit the job and went onto a textile factory in Karachi. Mushtaq Ahmad gave champagne to Bob Woolmer As reported in the daily Jang, the ex media manager of Pakistans Cricket team, PJ Mir said that Mushtaq Ahmad gave champagne bottles to Coach Bob Woolmer. Mushtaq Ahmad said, Bob Woolmer came to my room when a ball injured me, and took the bottles with him, as I dont drink alcohol. A friend of Mushtaqs, who is a resident of England, gave him these bottles. Qazi apologises for his role in 17th Amendment As reported in the daily Nawa-e-Waqt, the ameer of Jamaat Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmad apologised for his role in the 17th Amendment and said that they were tricked by a liar. He said that only joint resignation would help remove General Musharraf. He said they would not arm themselves to face the armed malachia in Karachi. He said that he takes the responsibility of Maulana Fazl ur Rehman and Muslim League (N) should take responsibility for the PPP. Hafiz Quran travelled to Spain as Sikh As reported in the daily Nawa-e-Waqt, a hafiz Quran Abid Muneer tried to reach Spain using the passport of a British Sikh. He was arrested in Dubai by immigration officials and sent back to Pakistan. He told Pakistani officials that his two brothers are in Spain and had arranged fake documents through human traffickers to reach Spain. He said instead of a bright future he now faces lockup in Pakistan. Accept Islam in ten days or else As reported in the daily Jang, local Taliban threatened Khyber Medical College in Peshawar to make burqa (veil) compulsory for female students or to get ready for bomb attacks on the college. In another incident, a letter warned the Christian community of Charsadda that all resident Christians shall embrace Islam or leave the locality in ten days. If the deadline is not met, they will respond with a bombing. Iblis (Satan) summoned by court As reported in the Daily Pakistan, Abdul Sattar filed a strange lawsuit against Iblis (Satan) and he was summoned to court. Abdul Sattar claimed that Mohammad Aslam (chela) was his good friend and he was trying to lure him into the world of sin at the behest of Tariq Pervez (Iblis), whom Mohmmad Aslam calls his Guru. He said, by the grace of God, he had not been trapped by their designs.
Columnist Afzal Rehan wrote in the Daily Pakistan, that the Islamic Ideological Council, in a detailed judgment, called constructing a mosque on illegally acquired land as against Islam. The judgment was given on the petition by the National Institute of Sociology against the forced construction of a mosque on its land. MQM can't face jihad forces According to the daily Nawa-e-Waqt, strategist intellectual Hameed Gul said the government is responsible for the Karachi killings. He said the government is pursuing an imperialist agenda for civil war in Pakistan (after Afghanistan and Iraq). He said the chief justice helped Karachi citizens by not allowing the privatization of steel mills. Dhakka start Iranian Mahan Air aircraft According to the daily Jang, an interesting situation developed when dozens of PIA officials pushed Iranian Mahan Air aircraft to send it back to Iran. When the airplane crew forgot to place an engine part called tobar on the plane, 60 to 70 PIA workers and passengers started to push the plane. Iranian planes have previously been started like this on a number of occasions. | |
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Police to say Woolmer died of natural causes |
2007-06-03 |
![]() Woolmer was found dead on the floor of his Kingston hotel bedroom on March 18 after Pakistan had been beaten by minnows Ireland in the World Cup, hastening their premature exit from the competition. An initial post-mortem said the former England Test batsmen had died of asphyxiation but, after a review by London's Metropolitan Police, Jamaican officers now privately agree no third party was involved in his death, the paper said. "Mr Woolmer was not a well man. It is now accepted that he died of natural causes," the source was quoted as saying. The paper also quoted a colleague of investigating officer Mark Shields, Jamaica's Deputy Commissioner of Police, criticising his conduct. "With hindsight, he should have ensured a second post-mortem was carried out. Instead of saying the death was suspicious, he rushed out a statement saying it was murder. He is going to be a laughing stock," the colleague is quoted as saying. The paper said a news conference would be held in Kingston next week. |
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Whatmore turns down offer to coach Pak cricket team |
2007-05-25 |
The coach of Bangladesh team, Dav Whatmore has turned down an offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board to consider coaching its national team. A Pakistan Cricket Board official confirmed that negotiations with Whatmore had failed to come through. "He has rejected our offer to have negotiations and has given no reasons for this," the official said in Karachi. Whatmore's refusal would come as a big blow to the board as Sri Lankan coach Tom Moody, who was also approached, ignored its offer. "Moody was asked to give his contact details but he refused saying he didn't want to deal with the Pakistan board," a source said. Pakistan is searching for a new coach after the tragic death of Bob Woolmer during the World Cup on March 18, a day after Pakistan lost to Ireland and were bundled out of the prestigious tournament. While Whatmore, who has also coached Sri Lanka, has ended his contract with Bangladesh and is negotiating with India, Moody who guided the Lankans to the final of the recent World Cup has signed up as coach of the Western Australian state |
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'Woolmer died of heart attack' |
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2007-05-03 |
![]() As reported in daily Express, expresident of Pakistan Mohammad Rafiq Tarrar said that he is still the president of Pakistan because President Musharraf is not elected according to the constitution. Speaking to journalists in front of the Supreme Court he said that the united front of the political parties would dislodge the president, General Musharraf. False lawyers beaten by genuine lawyers As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the supporters of Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry beat up the pro-Musharraf lawyers who shouted slogans in favour of President Musharraf. The pro-Musharraf lawyers came with Punjab MPA Khalid Gharral and Deputy Prosecutor General Asjad Gharral from Lahore and Gujrat with a few union nazims and private people in lawyer attire. A fake lawyer, Qari Iftikhar, who is a moazan in the Punjab Institute of Cardiologys mosque said that a bus full of lawyers was brought from Lahore. Sex pills in Pakistan According to daily Khabrain, after the ban on the American sex drug Viagra in Pakistan, the local non registered drug companies, fake doctors and fake hakims are importing the chemical used in Viagra, SLIDNIFIL from China. The chemical is filled in capsules that are sold with names like Niagra, Vagra, Vinagra, Godagra. According to the Drug Act of 1974, the manufacturing of English medicine needs a license from the Ministry of Health but the manufacturing of Aryuvedic, Homeopathic and Tib-e-unani medicine have no legal control. Girl killed for shaking hands with a cousin As reported in daily Express, in Ghakhar Mandi a man killed his young daughter who shook hands with her cousin in a marriage ceremony. His second wife instigated him and he beat her savagely with a hammer and broke her hands and legs and smashed her head. She was buried secretly in the night. Preach team for the World Cup As reported in daily Jang, the media manager of the Pakistani cricket team, PJ Mir, said that the Pakistani cricket team players were more focused on preaching Islam than playing the World Cup in the West Indies. The other teams were also present in the West Indies but Pakistanis players were more enthusiastic about converting non-Muslims. He said the foreign journalists wanted to know why the Pakistani players were saying the azaan in the airplane. No Indian films in Pakistani cinemas As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the chairperson of the zonal standing committee for sports and culture of Chambers of Commerce, Sangeeta Begum, said that cinemas showing Indian films would be burnt down. She said cinema owners earned money from Pakistani films and now that the Pakistan film industry is facing hard times, the cinema owners are looking towards India. Inspector caught red-handed As reported in Daily Pakistan, DSP Dunyapur raided a police station and caught a police inspector red-handed without his clothes with a 16 year old girl and an empty bottle of liquor. The mother of the girl was sitting in the SHOs office. According to legal experts the raid of the DSP is against the Womens Protection Bill and the Police Order 2000. The SHO said that he was being victimized because he stopped the monthly of the DSP by raiding gambling dens. He said the girl was the daughter of his adopted sister. Aunty Shamim and Jamia Hafsa As reported in daily Jang, the victim of the violence and abduction at the hands of Jamia Hafsa students, Aunty Shamim, said that the madarassa is full of automatic weapons and the students are planning to take over Parliament. The maulvi of the Jamia is spreading terrorism under the guise of Islam. She said that if the situation remained the same she would have to migrate from Pakistan. Sharia Courts by ulema are un-Islamic As reported in daily Jang, the well known religious scholar and intellectual Javed Ghamidi said that creating sharia courts and punishing culprits is not the job of ulema (religious scholars). He said that establishing courts is the responsibility of government. God Almighty has restricted muslims to live in social discipline and the responsibility of the ulema is to preach the message of Islam. The ulema can only suggest or point out the problems in a society. Jamaat Islami wants Inzi back as captain As reported in daily Jang, the general secretary of Jamaat Islami Munnawar Hassan said that Inzamam ul Haq shall be made captain again to avoid the worsening of cricket team crises. He said Bob Woolmer was not killed and a conspiracy is being hatched against us. If the MMA came to power they wouldnt ban women from playing cricket in Pakistan. Divided protest against Jamia Hafsa As reported in daily Express, separate agitations were organised by the PPP, Muslim League (Q) and various NGOs against the forced implementation of shariat by the Jamia Hafsa students. Mahnaz Rafi said that Islam doesnt allow building mosques and madrassas on illegally acquired land. The PPP General Secretary Pervez Ashrad said that the state within the state wouldnt be allowed by the PPP. Informer maulvi attacked in Kasur According to Daily Pakistan, a famous khatib of Jamia Faridia Ahle Hadith, Kasur, Maulana Barakullah, was invited to a house and his one foot long beard, moustashe and eyebrows were shaved at gun point. The culprits who sold liquor suspected him of providing information to the police. The amir and senator of Jamiat Ahle Hadith Pir Sajid Mir and other ulema were furious and wanted strict punishment for the culprits. Police arrested three culprits while the others are still at large. |
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Muslim radicals 'killed Woolmer' |
2007-05-02 |
![]() Reeeeeally? Golly. Gosh. Shucks. Self-destructively murderous Moose limbs? Who'da ever guessed that? The allegations come after preliminary toxicology tests showed Woolmer was rendered helpless with a powerful poison before being strangled. British television program Panorama alleged some players on the Pakistan team follow extremist Muslim movement Tablighi Jamaat, and suggested they may have plotted to kill their coach after he complained about their preoccupation with religion. The team's former media manager, PJ Mir, told the program Woolmer shared his view that the team was suffering as some members of the squad were more interested in praying than playing. "(Bob) wasn't particularly pleased when players were going out to say their prayers in the middle of the game and a substitute was coming in," he said. Mir was forced to flee Pakistan after his comments led to a fatwa being issued against him. He believes Woolmer may have been threatened as well. Woolmer, 58, was found strangled in his Kingston hotel room on March 18, the day after Pakistan crashed out of the World Cup in an upset loss to Ireland. The reports of poison being involved in the murder may serve to explain how the former England player, who stood 1.88m tall, was unable to defend himself as he was being strangled. "Bob Woolmer was a large man and that's why one could argue that it was an extremely strong person, or maybe more than one person, but equally the lack of external injuries suggests that there might be some other factors and that's what we're looking into at the moment," said Jamaican Deputy Police Commissioner Mark Shields Former South Africa cricket star Clive Rice, who was one of Bob Woolmer's best friends, told ninemsn he still thinks the murder is related to match-fixing. "I'd like to hear what Shields has to say about the whole thing before they come to a conclusion like that," Rice said. "When the perpetrators are caught, then we will find out what is going on. If it is players that have gone and done it, there has to be a vast investigation to find out who is associated with those players, and who else was involved, including the bookmakers." Woolmer's body arrived back in Cape Town, where he lived, on Sunday. |
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Cricket coach Woolmer 'poisoned': murder most foul | |
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![]() The gun shots might have contributed something, too... The results of toxicology tests mean it now seems certain the ex-England player was rendered helpless before being strangled, the Panorama programme says. After which he was apparently flung from a 21st story window...
Caught the driver of the truck that ran him over, did they? Now a Panorama investigation has learned that a toxicology report on Woolmer's body shows that there was a drug in his body that would have incapacitated him. They've found the puncture wound from the dart. Now, if they can just tie it to the blowgun... The final results of the report are due to be "It's iocaine powder! I'd bet my life on it!" The policeman leading the murder investigation, Mark Shields, told Panorama that it is "difficult and it's rare" for one man to strangle another. "A lot of force would be needed to do that. Bob Woolmer was a large man and that's why one could argue that it was an extremely strong person or maybe more than one person. But equally the lack of external injuries suggests that there might be some other factors and that's what we're looking into at the moment." "One theory is that the knife between his shoulder blades might have been related to his demise. Now, if we could just figure how...!" | |
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2007-04-22 |
![]() According to Sarerahe in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, a British hermaphrodite has started living in a temple (mandir) in Hyderabad. If a gay man enters an Indian temple, people throng to get his blessings but if a gay man enters a mosque people start refreshing their ablutions. Islamic fiqah allows a separate row for gays in a mosque. People have sympathy with the local gays of Hyderabad because a white gay has usurped their livelihood. American gays have been teaching them the secrets of gays (passivity). Imran Khan brought hash to cricket According to daily Express, ex-cricketer Sarfaraz Nawaz said that after the departure of the Pakistan cricket team, Imran Khan wrote an article in a newspaper and said that Pakistan was a good team that could reach the final. After the defeat at the hands of Ireland he said that the preparation was poor and the Cricket Board had destroyed the system. Sarfaraz said that Imran Khan was responsible for bringing hash smoking and betting into the team. Imran Khan is a liar. Inzamam was responsible for defeat According to daily Khabrain, the ex-captain of the Pakistan cricket team Imran Khan said that the atmosphere of fear spread by Inzamam ul Haq in the national cricket team was responsible for the early exit from the World Cup. He said the dictator captain did not listen to coach Bob Woolmer and he was ignorant about cricket strategy. He is the most unsuccessful captain of the World Cup. Jinnat on the loose in Salanwali As reported in daily Khabrain, after killing one woman and a man by twisting their necks, the murderer Abdul Sattar and a young girl are having fits. People told the correspondent that when the bodies were still in the house, mysterious voices told them to leave the house or they would burn the dead bodies. People are leaving the area in fear and some are thinking about hiring pirs to find a remedy. Internet marriage in Kohat According to daily Khabrain, a 49 year old American woman, Selton, from California, came to Pakistan to marry 28 year old Ali Tipu in Kohat. The internet friendship started in 2003, and she started going to a local mosque to collect information about Islam on the insistence of Ali. She was living in Kohat when she received a frantic call from her mother who was sick and was worried about her due to violence in the Northern areas of NWFP. She left for California; Ali Tipu will join her after two years. Akhand Bharat ka Khannas According to Daily Pakistan, the chief coordinator of Nazria Pakistan Foundation, Main Aziz ul Haq Qureshi, said that Pakistan is not the daughter of the same mother as India is. India is also not our jigar ka tukra. He was responding to a statement by Indian parliament delegation leader Hazari Lal Raghonshi. He warned the Hindus that they would not be dodged by their sweet talk. The friendly ties between Pakistan and India would not be established unless the Indian leadership got rid of the khannas (devil) of Akhand Bharat from their minds. Restaurant employees suffer from hepatitis As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the employees of big hotels, restaurants and a biscuit factory were found to be victims of hepatitis and tuberculosis (TB). The district government checking team found 11 to 13 members of two five star hotels to be suffering from hepatitis and few were also suffering from TB. The food department has conducted 3,600 tests of employees. Music night on Eid Milad-un-Nabi According to Daily Pakistan, different religious leaders have termed the musical night by an English daily paper as treason against the religion on the sacred day of the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). They said that a certain enlightened class wants to shun its religious traditions and spread nudity and freedom among the nation. April Fools Day is against Islam As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the famous ulema karam of the country said that April Fools Day is against the sharia and since April 1 is the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), therefore the whole nation shall abstain from celebrating April Fools Day and shall focus on prayers and religious rituals. Islam strictly forbids spreading false news and rumours. Rival religious groups fight in Tirah As reported in Daily Pakistan, fierce fighting in Bara has claimed the lives of 14 people. Ansar-e-Islam claims it has captured the positions of Lashkar-i-Islam in Tirah Maidan and burned three houses of the Lashkar group. One commander of Ansar Islam, Arshad Khan, was killed with three other fighters. The fighting is still on in the Shalobar area in Tirah. Currency notes from a helicopter As reported in daily Khabrain, in Wazirabad the brother of a pir, Syed Sibte Hassan (Double Shah) who doubled peoples money, spread a rumour that currency notes would be dropped from helicopters on Pakistan Day. Thousands gathered at his place (astana) near the railway lines. A few were injured when some youngsters threw pieces of paper in the air and the mob started running towards the papers. The villagers waited a full day without food or water on the railway lines. Ajoka play is against Islam As reported in Daily Pakistan, Islami Jamiat Talibat said that the Ajoka play, Burqavaganza, ridiculed Islamic teachings. Hijab (veil) is the identity of a Muslim woman that provides her complete security and Islam doesnt teach obscurantism. The play ridiculed the burqa and veil and is part of an anti-Islam campaign. They demanded that the government take action against the theatre and its management. The government should ban such dramas. Madrassas not nurseries of terrorism In daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the head of the Tanzim Jamiat Tuleba Arabia Pakistan in an interview said that the propaganda of terrorist training in madrassas has gone on for some time. The ministers of government, Sheikh Rashid, Chaudhry Shujaat and Ijaz ul Haq have said that the madrassas are not centres of extremism and terrorism. Defending our land against the invaders with money, life and for the protection of Islam is shahadat. Mujahideen are fighting for their survival in Iraq, Kashmir, Afghanistan and other countries. 1,800 khatib trained for family planning According to daily Express, the Provincial Minister for Population Welfare, Nasim Lodhi, has said that according to the social welfare programme 1,800 imams and khatibs have been trained to promote family planning. The minister said that 105 ulema karam have received four days of a master trainer program. These master trainers will conduct workshops to train a further 1,795 ulema karam for two days. |
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