Murdered of Pakistan origin person in East London

Islamabad, 28 Jan:-A British Asian of Pakistani origin has been murdered in the the East London Muslim dominated area of East Ham.Detectives from the Homicide and Serious Crime Command (HSCC) have appealed for information and witnesses following the abduction and murder of a 24-year-old man on Monday.

Police said Syed Shazad Abbas died in Royal London Hospital early on Tuesday , 24-hours after he was found with serious head injuries. His next of kin have been informed. A postmortem examination is due to be held but no date has yet being fixed.

According to te details Police were called early morning on Monday by a member of the public reporting that he had seen a man being beaten and dragged into a white coloured car. Despite an extensive search of the area, officers could not trace the car.

Two hours later police were called by the London Ambulance Service to a nearby road where Abbas had been found lying partially clothed on the pavement by railings to some waste ground. He was taken to the Royal London Hospital where his condition was described as critical.

Whilst officers continued to search for the car which belonged to the victim, they received another call to reports of a burnt out vehicle at another place. On arrival they found the Audi that belonged to the victim.

It is believed that Abbas had been visiting his sister before returning to his home just after 03:00hrs local time. As he was walking towards his house, he was grabbed by three men and dragged into the Audi which was driven off by a fourth suspect.

The victim was not seen or heard of again until he was discovered hours later.The suspects have been described as black men in

Institutional conflict who will win?

Do you think that the present government and democracy are going on same track? Obviously not. The government does not appear to be on the same track and this entails danger for democracy.

The Government has said it would respect the decision of the court but some observers feel more needs to be done to show it indeed would do.

Two pillars of the State, judiciary and the executive face the risk of coming into confrontation. Hopefully both sides so far have avoided this path.

We already have many other very serious issues to resolve. Now one more critical issue has emerged. It will have far reaching effects on the political scene of the country. It will decide on the relationship between the judiciary and government.

People are watching the matter with great interest and of course with concern. The annulment of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) by the Supreme Court of Pakistan is being widely discussed by the people from all sections of the society.

The attitude of the government is also one of the causes of the current situation. Let us face it, this problem would not disappear by just sitting idle.

Since it has caused tension, it would have to be tackled in right earnest.

The current situation arose when The Supreme Court of Pakistan declared the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) null and void on 16th December 2009. This verdict took the matter right back to pre-5th November 2007 position, when as if, NRO did not exist.

This set in motion a debate that would continue for a long time. It came as a shock for some who allegedly had benefited from the NRO but hailed by many others.

The verdict was announced by the full bench of the court comprising 17 judges. It was a unanimous decision with no dissension. . This matter by itself is of great significance.

This was very important verdict and hailed by the people. They said it had brought good news for them at a time when the country was besieged with so many problems. The judiciary won great laurels from a large group of the analysts, members of the civil society, activists and the opposition politicians from various parties.

It is quite ironic that the Pakistani politicians always declare their great support for democracy. They hail the democratic system as best and a solid guarantee for solving many of the problems that confront the nation.

However, many of them just provide lip-service to democracy . When it comes to implementing the democracy they utterly fail to do so. Rather their conduct is generally contrary to the norms of democracy.

They always forget that rule of law and adherence to the constitution is the first principle of democracy, because the constitution reflects the aspirations, rights and will of the people...

It should be kept in mind that when the court declared NRO unconstitutional, it did not affect the position of the president since he is protected by Article six of the Constitution.

It may be asked did this historic decision of the court affect the government.
It is not first time in Pakistan that the court announced a decision against the government of the day.

There are many instances all over the world of the courts having taken decisions against the governments. China, Bangladesh the United states and India are to name just a few where verdicts were announced against the governments.

Efforts have begun in Bangladesh to make constitution secular after the Supreme Court threw out the Fifth Amendment which permitted religious parties to take part in elections.” Bangladesh may then return to its secular roots.

It should not be forgotten that the NRO verdict is based upon the constitution, the sacrosanct of which has been so important for the government officials, who never get tired of declaring their firm resolve to uphold the sanctity of 1973 Constitution.

The NRO was promulgated by former president Pervaiz Musharraf in the name of reconciliation under which the corruption charges against politicians were dropped.

The NRO was issued by Pervez Musharraf under 35 politicians including Asif Ali Zardari and 250 bureaucrats on 5th October 2007,

Should he leave his designation and presidency claim and quite or continue his President ship under the article 248?

The NRO was in fact a deal struck by Musharraf regime with Pakistan People’s Party and it gave safe exit to former president.

Under this deal cases pending in courts against many people prior to 1999 stood withdrawn.

The people who had benefited from the NRO came to be known its beneficiaries some of them were very prominent people of the country.

Many of them were leading politicians. The list carried the names of the president, Federal Minister and bureaucrats.

The opponents of the Government saw it as a golden opportunity to express their sentiments. It was a good chance for them to condemn their opponents.

In the opinion of some leading lawyers the ministers and officials who were beneficiaries of NRO should resign on the basis of the verdict of the court.

However, there was also other side of the picture. The people who were put on the list did not resign.

They said they would continue to hold office until proven guilty in the court of law.

This indeed is an important argument. Many of them said they had not done any wrong and their names should be removed from the list of beneficiaries.

They announced their intention of seeking help from the judiciary. They would go to courts and prove their innocence. They claimed the charges leveled against them were false.

Now the question arises how their names appeared on the list if they were innocent.
But they in fact will remain innocent until progven, guilty. This is what the law decrees. The norms of justice also say the same, not guilty unless proven.

Some say the beneficiaries should resign on moral grounds and get their names cleared by courts rather then they continuing to hold office.

But the beneficiaries of NRO refused to do....... Who is right or otherwise, only time will tell? But it is certainly a difficult question and needs an answer. The sooner the answer is received the better.

One other thing, however, is well known that some members of parliament in India have cases pending against them. But they have not resigned. Their stand is well known. They have said first let the courts prove them guilty. Only then they will resign is what they say.

It is a hard fact, first prove the wrong committed by the beneficiaries and then ask them to resign, however, it is also a hard fact, and they should go to courts and get their names cleared.

This is in their own interest. The people without carrying any blame would certainly serve the nation better.

The Government has announced that it respected the judiciary and would abide by its verdict.

The Supreme Court had announced its verdict in a short note. It would give a detailed verdict later.

It is believed that many beneficiaries of the defunct NRO would then have to go to courts.

They would not have any option other then this course to follow. Whatever may be result, the political situation in the country would not remain the same. This is for sure.

The people were aware of the all conspiracies against them and democratic system. In the opinion of many people democracy is not threatened, but would rather be strengthened by judicial activism provided it is balanced and sagacious like it did in striking down the NRO.

Those who understand the dynamics of this country and society are very well aware of the fact that pulls the strings here.

In any civilized country, opinion makers are those who are highly qualified and carry a lot of respect .In Pakistan this is done by media, analysts and intellectual who are playing major role with honesty such as in the current situation.

The situation that has emerged after the annulment of NRO will leave its effect. Many people despite having tremendous influence in the society will perhaps see the end of their importance.

This is what the people have demanded. The corrupt and the bad should be weeded out. Only then the country would flourish and prosper.

Different color of Islamabad

Islamabad is known that a Buddhist town once existed in the region.Relics and human skulls and Items of pottery and utensils dating back to prehistory have also been found dating back to 5000 B.C. that show this region was home to Stone Age people who used the banks of Swaan River as their settlement.The Stone Age people developed small communities in the region at around 3000 BC, leading to the early roots of civilization here. Situated at one end of the Indus Valley Civilization.

This area was the first habitation of the Aryan community from Central Asia.The civilization flourished here between the 23rd and 18th centuries BC. Some of the earliest Stone Age artefacts in the world have been found on the plateau, dating from 500,000 to 100,000 years.

Islamabad is home to many migrants from other regions of Pakistan and has a surprising cultural and religious diversity of considerable antiquity.

Modern Islamabad is based on the old settlement known as Saidpur. The region later became a Sikh town and became an important trading centre. The British seized the region from the Sikhs in 1849 and built Asia’s largest cantonment in the region.
When Pakistan came into being in 1947, Karachi was its first capital. However, in 1960, Islamabad was constructed as a forward capital due to certain reasons.

Traditionally, the development was focused on the colonial centre of Karachi and President Ayub Khan wanted it to be equally distributed. Moreover, Karachi was located at one end of the country making it vulnerable to attacks from the sea and a capital which was easily accessible from all parts of the country was needed. The new selected location of Islamabad was closer to GHQ in Rawalpindi and the disputed territory of Kashmir in the North.

In 1958, a commission was constituted to select a suitable site for the national capital with particular emphasis on location, climate, logistics, and defence requirements along with other attributes. After extensive study, research, and thorough review of various sites, the commission recommended the area northeast of Rawalpindi.

A Greek firm of architect Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis designed the master plan of the city which was triangular in shape, based on a Grid plan, with its apex towards the Margalla Hills.

The planning and construction was largely headed by the Greek urban planner Constantinos A. Doxiadis which divided the urban area into eight main zones: administrative, diplomatic, residential, institutional, industrial, and commercial areas, a greenbelt, and a national park.

The city was built during the 1960s to replace Karachi as Pakistan's capital. However, the capital was not moved directly from Karachi to Islamabad. It was first shifted to Rawalpindi and then to Islamabad after all the developmental works was finished.

The city came to life on 26 October 1966, when the first office building was occupied.The name “Islamabad” was chosen to reflect the country’s ideology.
Islamabad (Meaning "Abode of Islam") is the capital of Pakistan, and is the tenth largest city in Pakistan with an estimated population of over 673,766 in 2009.The Rawalpindi/Islamabad Metropolitan Area is the third largest in Pakistan, with a population of over 4.5 million inhabitants.

Islamabad is located in the Pothohar Plateau in the north of the country, within the Islamabad Capital Territory. The region has historically been a part of the crossroads of Punjab and North-West Frontier Province, Margalla pass being a gateway to the North-West Frontier Province.

Islamabad is one of the greenest and most well-planned cities of South Asia.
According to a survey, Islamabad is considered the cleanest city in Pakistan.The city is well-organized and divided into different sectors and zones.The city is home to Faisal Mosque, the largest mosque in South Asia and the sixth largest mosque in the World.

Islamabad is the hub all the governmental activities while Rawalpindi is the centre of all industrial, commercial, and military activities. The two cities are considered sister cities and are highly dependent for the development of the metropolitan.

The main language spoken in Islamabad is Urdu which is predominantly used within the city due to an ethnic mix of populations. English, being the official language of Pakistan is also commonly understood. Other languages include Punjabi, Pashto, Saraiki, Sindhi Hindkoh and Pothohari. Islamabad has the highest literacy ratio in Pakistan, at 72.88%.


Islamabad features an atypical version of a humid subtropical climate, with long and very hot summers, a monsoon season and short and chilly winters. The hottest months are from May to July.

Islamabad in contrast to its sister city Rawalpindi is lush green, spacious and peaceful.

Today it is the heart of Pakistan, a charming city which perfectly symbolizes the aspirations of a young and dynamic nation that looks forward to a glorious future for its people, a city which accepts modern ideas but at the same time recognizes and cherishes its traditional values and its past history.

Blast in Pakistan

Pakistan 8 Jan 2010:-Six people have been killed and many others injured in an explosion occurred in a house located in Balida Town area of Karachi on Friday.

DIG West Abdul Majeed Dasti has confirmed the killing of six people. The bodies are still trapped under the rubbles of the part of the house that caved-in due to explosion as bomb disposal squad is searching for more explosives.

Grant for Terror Hit Area by Government of Pakistan

Thursday, January 7, 2010
Federal govt to bear expenditures of terror hit areas

Friday January 08, 2010 PAKISTAN:-Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has issued 17 billion rupees for the Malakand division for people who were killed in durring war in terror at terror hit area.Prime Minister Thursday, January 7, 2010
Federal govt to bear expenditures of terror hit areas in Peshawer.

Friday January 08, 2010 PAKISTAN:-Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has issued 17 billion rupees for the Malakand division for people who were killed in durring war in terror at terror hit area.Prime Minister has said that the federal government of Pakistan will bear the expenditures of terror hit areas.

He said the government launched military operation against terrorists with complete consensus and reconciliation by getting all the political parties united and the whole nation is united with it, which he termed big achievement of the government.

He said restoration of affectees is unique example in the world and best crop of wheat and rice is wonderful success, adding, sugar issue would be resolved soon and new projects have been started for resolving the power crises.

"No war could be won without the support of nation and our armed forces and institutions have the complete support of the nation and this is why we are achieving success", he added.

Appreciating the people of NWFP accommodating millions of affectees, he said they accommodated millions of people in their homes by following the teachings of Prophet (PBUH) and served them, which is exemplary.

Paying rich tributes to officials of security forces for sacrificing their lives, he said their names would be remembered in golden words because they sacrificed their lives for our future and coming generations.

"The war on terror is being fought freely but billions of rupees are spent on it and it is happening because of best planning", he pointed out.

Referring to consensus NFC award, the Prime Minister said: "the government succeeded in giving the gift in form of consensus NFC award through its reconciliation policy as dictator failed to do so, because only democratic people can do so", he remarked.

About the sugar crises, he said the government has fixed sugar price as Rs. 45/kg but the issue is due to some reasons but we will restore it and sugar crises would not be allowed.

We have taken some practically steps and the country is also facing power and gas crises, which will be resolved through strategy but not by money, Gilani said and added that we needed some time because if had the previous government started projects, then it would not have faced such crises today.

He said we have started work on projects and hoped the government would succeed in overcoming the gas and power crises.

According to him, the government has divided the terror hit areas into three categories; first category included Bajaur Agency, Mohmand Agency, Khyber Agency, Orakzai Agency, Kurram Agency, North and South Waziristan of FATA, Malakand of PATA, Swat, Buner, Shangla, Upper and Lower Dir and settled areas, including Hangu, Bannu, Tank, Kohat and Chitral, 2nd category included less affected areas Charsadda, Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan, Battagram, Lakki Marwat, Swabi and Mardan and 3rd category included Nowshehra, Haripur, Abbott Abad, Mansehra, Kohistan.


Gilani said if the taxpayers of category-1 and 2 paid their old taxes with areas and custom duties by June 30th, 2010, then they would be declared exempted from fine and surcharge and also they would not have to pay tax on electricity and withholding tax on units.


He also announced remission of tax and custom on export in these areas and also federal excise duty on other items except cement, sugar, drinks and cigarettes and also sales tax on these items.


The Prime Minister also announced remission of 50 percent exemption for category-2 areas from Jan 30 in sales tax and federal excise duty and announced facility of payment of taxes in easy installments for all the three regions.


Announcing exemption of electricity and gas bills in Malakand division from May to September 2009, he said the State Bank is planning to announce various incentives for the restoration of business and industrial units, under which mark up would be decreased.


Waiving 2.66 billion loans under the Prime Minister package of small farmers in FATA and Malakand, he said the State Bank will start credit scheme card of worth 1 billion rupees for the traders of small and rural areas and small loans of Buner, Swat, Malakand and Chitral would be waived off.


Referring to power outages in the country, he directed the NWFP Chief Minister to fix timings with MD PEPCO, under which load shedding would be carried out.


About provision of sui gas, he said the line member of SNGPL would be from NWFP, adding, with the establishment of CRB Bank Kinnal in Dera Ismail Khan would generate millions of job opportunities, which would help in overcoming unemployment.



The Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Giliani announced 50 million rupees grant for Shuhada Trust in terror hit area. has said that the federal government will bear the expenditures of terror hit areas.

He said the government launched military operation against terrorists with complete consensus and reconciliation by getting all the political parties united and the whole nation is united with it, which he termed big achievement of the government.

He said restoration of affectees is unique example in the world and best crop of wheat and rice is wonderful success, adding, sugar issue would be resolved soon and new projects have been started for resolving the power crises.

"No war could be won without the support of nation and our armed forces and institutions have the complete support of the nation and this is why we are achieving success", he added.

Appreciating the people of NWFP accommodating millions of affectees, he said they accommodated millions of people in their homes by following the teachings of Prophet (PBUH) and served them, which is exemplary.

Paying rich tributes to officials of security forces for sacrificing their lives, he said their names would be remembered in golden words because they sacrificed their lives for our future and coming generations.

"The war on terror is being fought freely but billions of rupees are spent on it and it is happening because of best planning", he pointed out.

Referring to consensus NFC award, the Prime Minister said: "the government succeeded in giving the gift in form of consensus NFC award through its reconciliation policy as dictator failed to do so, because only democratic people can do so", he remarked.

About the sugar crises, he said the government has fixed sugar price as Rs. 45/kg but the issue is due to some reasons but we will restore it and sugar crises would not be allowed.

We have taken some practically steps and the country is also facing power and gas crises, which will be resolved through strategy but not by money, Gilani said and added that we needed some time because if had the previous government started projects, then it would not have faced such crises today.

He said we have started work on projects and hoped the government would succeed in overcoming the gas and power crises.

According to him, the government has divided the terror hit areas into three categories; first category included Bajaur Agency, Mohmand Agency, Khyber Agency, Orakzai Agency, Kurram Agency, North and South Waziristan of FATA, Malakand of PATA, Swat, Buner, Shangla, Upper and Lower Dir and settled areas, including Hangu, Bannu, Tank, Kohat and Chitral, 2nd category included less affected areas Charsadda, Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan, Battagram, Lakki Marwat, Swabi and Mardan and 3rd category included Nowshehra, Haripur, Abbott Abad, Mansehra, Kohistan.

Gilani said if the taxpayers of category-1 and 2 paid their old taxes with areas and custom duties by June 30th, 2010, then they would be declared exempted from fine and surcharge and also they would not have to pay tax on electricity and withholding tax on units.

He also announced remission of tax and custom on export in these areas and also federal excise duty on other items except cement, sugar, drinks and cigarettes and also sales tax on these items.

The Prime Minister also announced remission of 50 percent exemption for category-2 areas from Jan 30 in sales tax and federal excise duty and announced facility of payment of taxes in easy installments for all the three regions.

Announcing exemption of electricity and gas bills in Malakand division from May to September 2009, he said the State Bank is planning to announce various incentives for the restoration of business and industrial units, under which mark up would be decreased.

Waiving 2.66 billion loans under the Prime Minister package of small farmers in FATA and Malakand, he said the State Bank will start credit scheme card of worth 1 billion rupees for the traders of small and rural areas and small loans of Buner, Swat, Malakand and Chitral would be waived off.

Referring to power outages in the country, he directed the NWFP Chief Minister to fix timings with MD PEPCO, under which load shedding would be carried out.

About provision of sui gas, he said the line member of SNGPL would be from NWFP, adding, with the establishment of CRB Bank Kinnal in Dera Ismail Khan would generate millions of job opportunities, which would help in overcoming unemployment.

The Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Giliani announced 50 million rupees grant for Shuhada Trust in terror hit area.

Federal govt to bear expenditures of terror hit areas

Friday January 08, 2010 PAKISTAN:-Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has issued 17 billion rupees for the Malakand division for people who were killed in durring war in terror at terror hit area.Prime Minister has said that the federal government will bear the expenditures of terror hit areas.

He said the government launched military operation against terrorists with complete consensus and reconciliation by getting all the political parties united and the whole nation is united with it, which he termed big achievement of the government.

He said restoration of affectees is unique example in the world and best crop of wheat and rice is wonderful success, adding, sugar issue would be resolved soon and new projects have been started for resolving the power crises.

"No war could be won without the support of nation and our armed forces and institutions have the complete support of the nation and this is why we are achieving success", he added.

Appreciating the people of NWFP accommodating millions of affectees, he said they accommodated millions of people in their homes by following the teachings of Prophet (PBUH) and served them, which is exemplary.

Paying rich tributes to officials of security forces for sacrificing their lives, he said their names would be remembered in golden words because they sacrificed their lives for our future and coming generations.

"The war on terror is being fought freely but billions of rupees are spent on it and it is happening because of best planning", he pointed out.

Referring to consensus NFC award, the Prime Minister said: "the government succeeded in giving the gift in form of consensus NFC award through its reconciliation policy as dictator failed to do so, because only democratic people can do so", he remarked.

About the sugar crises, he said the government has fixed sugar price as Rs. 45/kg but the issue is due to some reasons but we will restore it and sugar crises would not be allowed.

We have taken some practically steps and the country is also facing power and gas crises, which will be resolved through strategy but not by money, Gilani said and added that we needed some time because if had the previous government started projects, then it would not have faced such crises today.

He said we have started work on projects and hoped the government would succeed in overcoming the gas and power crises.

According to him, the government has divided the terror hit areas into three categories; first category included Bajaur Agency, Mohmand Agency, Khyber Agency, Orakzai Agency, Kurram Agency, North and South Waziristan of FATA, Malakand of PATA, Swat, Buner, Shangla, Upper and Lower Dir and settled areas, including Hangu, Bannu, Tank, Kohat and Chitral, 2nd category included less affected areas Charsadda, Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan, Battagram, Lakki Marwat, Swabi and Mardan and 3rd category included Nowshehra, Haripur, Abbott Abad, Mansehra, Kohistan.


Gilani said if the taxpayers of category-1 and 2 paid their old taxes with areas and custom duties by June 30th, 2010, then they would be declared exempted from fine and surcharge and also they would not have to pay tax on electricity and withholding tax on units.


He also announced remission of tax and custom on export in these areas and also federal excise duty on other items except cement, sugar, drinks and cigarettes and also sales tax on these items.


The Prime Minister also announced remission of 50 percent exemption for category-2 areas from Jan 30 in sales tax and federal excise duty and announced facility of payment of taxes in easy installments for all the three regions.


Announcing exemption of electricity and gas bills in Malakand division from May to September 2009, he said the State Bank is planning to announce various incentives for the restoration of business and industrial units, under which mark up would be decreased.


Waiving 2.66 billion loans under the Prime Minister package of small farmers in FATA and Malakand, he said the State Bank will start credit scheme card of worth 1 billion rupees for the traders of small and rural areas and small loans of Buner, Swat, Malakand and Chitral would be waived off.


Referring to power outages in the country, he directed the NWFP Chief Minister to fix timings with MD PEPCO, under which load shedding would be carried out.


About provision of sui gas, he said the line member of SNGPL would be from NWFP, adding, with the establishment of CRB Bank Kinnal in Dera Ismail Khan would generate millions of job opportunities, which would help in overcoming unemployment.



The Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Giliani announced 50 million rupees grant for Shuhada Trust in terror hit area.

Bomb blast in Pakistan

PAKISTAN 8 Jan 2010:- Six people have been killed and many others injured in an explosion occurred in a house located in Balida Town area of Karachi on Friday.

DIG West Abdul Majeed Dasti has confirmed the killing of six people. The bodies are still trapped under the rubbles of the part of the house that caved-in due to explosion as bomb disposal squad is searching for more explosives.