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HEART ATTACKS AND WATER ! by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
15/Oct/2014
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How many folks do you know who say they don't want to drink anything before going to bed because they'll have to get up during the night. Heart Attack and Water - I never knew all of this ! Interesting....... Something else I didn't know ... I asked my Doctor why people need to urinate so much at night time. Answer from my Cardiac Doctor - Gravity holds water in the lower... part of your body
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The Two PMs at the UN by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
8/Oct/2014
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The two pictures below of the two PMs at the UN speak volumes about their international standing. I am sure had MNS known of the sparse audience that he would attract at the UN General Assembly, he would have certainly not undertaken the tour and that too along with his reported cooks, drivers and maids of the first lady that would have saved MILLIONS to the national exchequer. But I suppose Wa
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Eidgah and Eid Prayers BY Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
8/Oct/2014
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I have to admit my poor knowledge of religious matters and would, therefore, ask the more knowledgeable to shed some light on it. The Holy Prophet (SAWAW) used to offer Eid prayers in the open at the outskirts of the city – Medina – as it offered more space than the Masjid e Nabvi for all and more people to congregate there for the occasion. This institution came to be known as Eid Gah and was
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VVIP Hajj BY Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
8/Oct/2014
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The Holy Prophet in his Khutba tul Vida said, “ All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over a black, nor a black has any superiority over a white- except by piety and good action.” He (SAWAW) couldn’t have described more beautifully the EQUALITY of all mankind. Then how come we,
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Resignation by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
29/Sep/2014
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In March 1969 burning of a private transport bus by the students of the Polytechnic School, Rawalpindi, led by the then student rebel rouser Shaikh Rashid was a minor incident from the present day standards, but it made President Ayub Khan” decide to resign. Khawaja Shahabuddin – his cabinet minister, advised him against it saying, “ Sir, just hold a referendum and you will see that the people
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OGDCL shares` sale by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
25/Sep/2014
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SUCCESSIVE floatation of OGDCL`s shares in the past decade or so has left it with 75pc holding of which 10pc is again being floated `in the shortest possible time` as okayed by the cabinet committee. As though we all have short memory or are preoccupied by sit-ins, Merrill Lynch International and Citigroup are back again for some lucrative business.The PPP government`s dole-out of the Qadipur gas
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HAJJ DATES by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
25/Sep/2014
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The ZilHajj moon was sighted yesterday the 24 September 2014 in Saudi Arabia and shall probably be seen today the 25th September in Pakistan. As such Hajj would be performed on 3rd of October 2014 and the Eid ul Azha on the 4th October at Makkah. However, Maulana Popal Zai of Peshawar has announced that Hajj or Eid ul Azha shall be observed on 5th October 2014. Besides the point when would the res
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More Provinces by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
23/Sep/2014
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As if there were already not enough political controversies in the country that Altaf Bhai has thrown in yet another one asking for the creation of a new province in Sindh. Essentially the MQM is eyeing at Karachi with a population of about 20 million majority of which is Urdu speaking and the revenue generation capacity of nearly 70 percent that of Pakistan. Sindh without Karachi will be just lik
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Army Promotions by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
23/Sep/2014
Views:875
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The promotion of six Major Generals to the next higher rank on the retirement of five Lieutenant Generals on their reaching the age of superannuation, which is just a routine matter in the army has created a furore in the media especially the electronic media to the degree where most news analysts and anchors feel obliged to cast their pearls of wisdom through their ignorant and pardon my saying
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