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Posts published in “Day: April 12, 2015

Is history irrelevant: Anwer Mooraj in The Express Tribune, April 12th, 2015.

There was a time, not too long ago, when a local TV channel hosted a competition in which a number of schools participated. Usually two took part at a time. It was an exciting event… full of tension and anxiety. The audience was made up of students from the two educational institutions that had come to cheer their envoys. I don’t think the organisers were looking for potential rocket scientists… just the pick of the…

The first Pakistani: by Nadeem F. Paracha in Dawn, Sunday Magazine, April 12th, 2015

Ever since the early 1970s, the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), has been frequently organising ‘Yaum Babul Islam’ — an event in which the party celebrates the conquest of Sindh by Arab commander Mohammad Bin Qasim (in the 8th century CE), explaining it as the ‘advent of Islam in South Asia’. Speakers at this event also describe Qasim as the ‘first Pakistani’ and then trace and place the creation of Pakistan to the arrival of the Arab commander…

On Bilawal’s behalf: edit in Dawn, April 12th, 2015.

IT is good to know that at least someone from the Bhutto Zardari household wants to and is allowed to pursue business and agriculture rather than politics as a career. But even as we learn, on the authority of a person no less than her father, that young Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari has chosen to stay away from politics, the focus remains on the future plans of her brother Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Former president Asif Zardari…

Taxing The Parliament: edit in The Nation, April 12th, 2015.

The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) recent strategy is openly disclosing the names of the parliamentarians and their exact tax returns seems to be effective, the public attention has forced them to be more forthcoming, and as a result the amount of revenue collected has increased by 88%, compared to the last fiscal year. While the immediate strategy and its result are commendable, it does pose questions for the FBR when it comes to their…

Gojal residents threaten to boycott G-B polls

GILGIT: Residents of Gojal Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Hunza-Nagar district have threatened to boycott elections in the region if they are not allocated an additional seat in the legislative assembly. Moreover, they have urged the government to declare Hunza as a separate district. These demands were put forward through Gojal-Hunza Awakening Movement, a citizen-based organisation, during a news conference at Gilgit Press Club on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Alwaiz Aslam, a social activist and resident…

Opp parties to protest during PM’s visit to Gilgit : by Meraj Alam in The Nation, April 12th, 2015.

GILGIT – Opposition political parties in Gilgit Baltistan have decided to stage protest demonstrations during Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Gilgit. Member of Gilgit Baltistan Council and PPP provisional leader Amjad Husain told The Nation that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit prior to elections is tantamount to pre-polls rigging. He said that Nawaz’s visit will influence public opening as he would announce mega projects aimed at luring people to cast votes for his…