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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
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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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Police in Schools by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
23/Sep/2014
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What kind of governance or administration is this that the police had (has) occupied about 20 schools and college buildings to accommodate themselves while performing the anti-dharna duties in Islamabad. If the forces was brought from various districts of Punjab, it must have been placed administratively under the control of Islamabad Police, in which case the Islamabad Police should have been
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VIP Culture by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
18/Sep/2014
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Alas, the day had to dawn when the ordinary took on the VIP physically and did not let Rehman Malik and another MNA board the plane which had been delayed for more than two hours allegedly due to the late arrival of the VIPs. Not keeping time seems to be part of our VIP culture. The more important a VIP the more late he arrives for the occasion. Why don’t they try to behave modestly and care mor
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Judges Inconvenience by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
6/Sep/2014
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It is highly deplorable that the honourable judges of the Supreme Court had to traverse a considerable distance on foot to reach the court due to the sit ins (dharna) of PTI and PAT. The honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan had, therefore, to issue orders for the clearance of Red Zone of all such hindrances and obstructions that were causing great inconvenience to the judges.
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Form of Government by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
6/Sep/2014
Views:1444
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If nothing else the long marches by Imran and Dr. Qadri have dawned the realization to all that not all is well with our rulers and the electoral system that elects them. Talks are also rife that apart from the electoral reforms the life of the assemblies should also be curtailed to four years instead of the present five years. In a TV Talk Show someone also mentioned about the presidential form
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