From 1973 constitution :-
Freedom of assembly and association. Article. 16, 17 :-
” Every citizen shall have the right to assemble peacefully and without arms, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interest of public order ”
Another view of the ANP rally. That as one more gruesome video appears on internet where the animals are in control killing another guy. Since the video is too fast to comprehend here is the still shot.
ANP Rally at Maripur Road 11th May 2008
Are we surprised? Definitely not, and one needs to be too naive to know who could do it. And rest assure, this will be JUST-ANOTHER scandal going down the drain. So well, ladies and gentlemen just like it happens in every fairy (devil) tale of this city once again an accident, fire, or some similar drama had to happen to save the MAN from being humiliated. This is what THE NEWS came up with few days back and this is now where the script is heading :- ( What’s interesting (or may be not interesting) is none of the local channels are reporting this. Probably the 90-factor is too difficult to ignore. )
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The master file containing the secret official record and copies of 3,128 eligibility certificates of government properties sold in Karachi in open market and the official correspondence of former housing minister Safwanullah, has been stolen from the housing ministry.
A top source has confirmed that the government had been informed that the master file containing the lethal evidence against the former housing minister and couple of other favourite officials of the ministry who had collaborated with him in the issuance of these illegal certificates, is said to have landed at the headquarter of a political party in Karachi.
The file contained the relevant information and the hand written decisions of the former minister. The official order of inquiry into the stealing of the master file reads that “the master file was submitted to the minister housing Safwanullah and since then it was missing”.
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The purpose of city nazim Mustafa Kamal’s on-going trip to the United States has been the subject of much discussion lately. All three major English dailies, Dawn, The News and Daily Times have carried stories on it recently.
On Monday, Daily Times reported he was getting “special treatment” from the State Department because they viewed him as a potential future leader of the country. The report in Monday’s The News was also on similar lines, it quoted CNN’s State Department Correspondent Zain Virje as saying that the mayor of Karachi was a “guest with a mission”. Daily Times also published the full transcript of the interview Kamal gave to Virje, and even though Kamal played down speculation about the purpose of his visit, telling Dawn’s Anwer Iqbal that he had come to the United States to urge American businessmen to invest in his city, speculation is still rife. (more…)
Despite repeated rhetoric by the authorities (March 31, 2007: No leniency in plastic bag ban says Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy, Dr Saghir Ahmed, April 30, 2007: Drive against plastic bags intensified, city district government claims, March 17, 2007:Plastic bag transportation in and out of the city to be checked says city nazim Mustafa Kamal), it has become increasingly apparent that the environment is the last thing on their agenda. Since the ban against plastic bags below the 30 micron weight limit was put into place last year, both the local city district and provincial governments have come out several times with tall claims about strict enforcement of the ban. Yet we see in practice that their claims couldn’t be further from the truth. (more…)
Founded in 2004 the “Karachi Vocal Ensemble” has appeared regularly at various events, including at the Alliance française. Its repertoire varies from madrigal to musical. They are accompanied at the piano by Ayesha Tariq and Hiroko Yasunori.
Program:
1)Waltz in F major (F. Chopin)
2) Sonata no. 17, 2nd and 3rd movement (W.A. Mozart)
3) Se lontan ben mio tu sei (W.A. Mozart)
4) Plaisir d’amour (J. Martini)
5) Consolation (F. Liszt)
6) Habanera (from ‘Carmen’ by G. Bizet)
Short Interval
7) None but the lonely heart (P.I. Tchaikovsky)
8) Etude no. 4 (F. Chopin)
9) Scherzo no. 1 (F. Chopin)
10) Veris leta facies (from ‘Carmina Burana’ by C. Orff)
11) Tourdion (P. Attaingnant)
12) Gnomenreigen or Dance of the Gnomes (F. Liszt)
Participant list:
Piano: Ayesha Tariq, Hiroko Yasunori
Conductor: Ayesha Fiaz Uddin
Sopranos: Iris Yang, Kazuyo Arae, Maartje Fiaz Uddin, Magdalena Khan, Sanam Saeed,
Altos: Ayesha Tariq, Hiroko Yasunori, Mrs. Lee, Ruth Bavington, Saman Shamsie
Tenors: Michael Menezes, Momin Zafar, Omer Jamil
Basses: Austen Freitas, Dr. Graham Platts, Arthur Rodrigues
On: Saturday 03 May, 2008
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Karim Administrator Alliance Française de Karachi Plot, St. 1, Block 8, Kehkashan, Clifton, Karachi.
Admission: Free passes available at the reception prior to the concert.
For more call on 5873402, 5862864.
I was seriously disgusted after reading the following news article about a man who committed suicide after being harassed by MCB’s recovery staff.
Due to the alleged immense pressure and threats from the loan recovery staff of a bank, a man committed suicide inside his house within the jurisdiction of the New Karachi police station.
According to his father, Mohammed Munchi:
Mohammed Tufail, 27, was residing in New Karachi, which is where he committed suicide.
He added that his son, Tufail, got married a few years back and had one son. Due to some differences with Tufail, his wife had left him and gone to her parents’ house. A few months back, he had also gone through another setback, suffering a big financial loss in his LPG business.
Later, he applied for a loan from the Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB). Due to a delay in the payment of an installment, the recovery staff of the MCB started visiting his house and threatening him with dire consequences.
On Sunday, when Tufail was present at his house, the recovery personnel once again came calling and began to continuously pressurize his son. Tufail’s sister was home and the recovery team went to the point of grabbing her hand and harassing her. Their neighbors are eye-witnesses to this event. After a heated argument, the MCB recovery staff left.
This harassment of his sister was the last nail to Tufail’s self-esteem’s coffin, because earlier he already had suffered a huge loss in business. He locked himself inside his room and hanged himself from a ceiling fan.
Station House Officer, New Karachi, Pervez Gujjar, commented that they are waiting for the statement of the family and, as soon as they approached the police for the registration of an FIR against the recovery staff of the MCB, they would oblige.
Will the Recovery Staff of MCB tried readily in court? Will Tufail receive any justice? What was his fault?
This is not the first time that I’ve read and heard about the antics done by recovery staff of banks. They don’t only bad-mouth on phone but harass by coming over at office/home address. They are trained to go and pummel down the doors and pursue the “loan offenders”.
However, bank loans are available on silver platter, provided on dropping a few names and documents (which can even be fake). What is the remedy of this? Whatever the condition maybe, why there are not strict terms and policies used by banks so that such people are saved from the system and vice versa. Why give a bankrupt person loan? How many more to follow with our fast-paced and stressful work life?
Updated.
Breaking NEWS : Fire broke out at 6th floor in New Sindh Secretariat building. (more…)
Breaking News:-
Reports coming in suggest there has been a breakthrough in a crucial meeting between PPP and MQM and a final formula has been agreed upon by both sides to run the future gov. in Sindh. MQM will get its share through 8 ministries and 5 advisory positions. Asif Ali Zardari who is in Dubai at the moment has also given his approval on this agreement. We may hear a press conference shortly this even or tomorrow probably.
More soon . . .
Experts (even COWASJEE ) have supported CDGK’s stance on KWSB and KBCA in a latest tussle (here here) with provincial gov. which may well decide the future shape of relations between the two sides i.e PPP and MQM. Personally from what i have been able to gather i too stay on CDGKs side. While all of us (especially me) dont spare CDGK for any shortcomings its unjust to take them to task when they are not fully empowered.
It has become a tradition to just throw every other evil into CDGK’s lap so when they talk about unity of command and control and coordination experts believe they are right. Today’s DAWN reports this story on the latest legal (and political) battle that has just began. A seminar on Karachi Strategic Development Plan-2020 organised by NGO Shehri. Ronald D’Souza of Shehri had this to say :
“We as Shehri believe that these two areas (water and sanitation and building control) should be with the city government”
On Thursday, the Sindh government through two notifications took over the administrative control of the KWSB and the KBCA and appointed Local Government Minister Agha Siraj Durrani as the authority and chairman of the two bodies, respectively. However, the city government, in retaliation, issued two notifications on Friday in pursuance of the earlier orders of the Sindh government and made the KWSB and the KBCA as water and sanitation and building control groups of offices.
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