PML-N OUT IN THE COLD

                PML-N OUT IN THE COLD

Since the wave of change has begun from Minto Park Minaare-e-Pakistan Jalsa of PTI, PML-N has lost its mind.
The massive public support to PTI right in the heart of PML-N fort lahore, has surely made their nights sleep-less and right ofter the Jalsa all the cadres of PNL-N starte uttering ridiculous statements. With every passing day these anti-PTI statements have got more and more ridiculous. The biggest goon of PML-N Mr. Rana Sanaullah came out with his best non-sense talk beating his previous best against Late Salman Taseer. Despite his loose talk Rana Sanaullah was unable to grab attention as everyone took it as normal routine of Rana.

And even the statement from the Gen. Nawaz Sharif was not a shocker as he accused Army of backing Imran Khan and warned General Kiyani to stop this right now. The wounds 12 October 1999 carried by Sharif has not healed yet and has made him insecure regarding Army. He always blame Army and agencies of conpiracies against him but never talks about his royal attitude towards Army and they way he has humilated Army twice during his rule. He was responsible for bringing forth Pervez Musharaf thorugh non-transparent process and by by-passing the deserving and competent Generals just to serve his personal liking. Musharraf proved to be a cancer not only for Sharif but also for the entire nation whether it be Economy, Politics, Army, Society, religion and Judicial sytem. Pakistani nation has paid heavily for this un-forgiveable mistake of Nawaz Sharif
Does't it amaze you that agencies and Army as claimed by PML-N were able to bring out so many people out of their homes to participate in PTI jalsa. It means that the popularity graph of the Army has risen which was badly affected by the acts of Musharraf. Lets suppose that Army is supporting Imran Khan, then whats  wrong about it. Army is one the most important organs of Pakistano state and the most powerful also. If they are inclined to an honest and upright politician whom they think will take this crisis-ridden nation out of this chatotic situation then what crime they are committing.

I (Murtaza Abbas) have never attended a political rally in my entire life and have no political affiliation whatsoever but Imran Khan’s 30^th october rally was the first i have ever attended and  was not forced by anyone to go there nor were any of the other people who were present there at that point of time to witness a change in history.

Listen  PML-N , Imran Khan has not been backed by military establishment, he has reached to this point after long and hard struggle. They are just attracted to him due to his neat and clean character, his unquestionable patriotism and dedication to serve the Pakistani nation and his heroics in Pakistan cricket. The continuous struggle of Khan speaks of his mental and inner strength. Attaining, this very position in this society which is politically misguided and is dominated by Fuedal partnership between 2 parties PML-n and PPPP, was just a miracle and a man of Imran Khan's caliber can make such micracles happen. The roar of Imran Khan has awakened the nation and nothing can stop this change from coming.

SYED MOHAMMAD MURTAZA ABBAS

SECTION D

Trekking

Pakistan is a dreamland for trekkers and hikers. Most of the trekking routes situated in the Mountain Ranges of Karakoram, Western Himalayas, and Hindukush. The best trekking season is between May to end of October each year. Situated in the heart of the South Asian sub-continent, it is a country with rich history and cultural tradition, captivating in its own right. Pakistan is situated between 24.5 and 36.75 degree north latitude and 61 and 75.5 degree east longitude. It is bordered by China in the North, Afghanistan and Iran in the West and India in the East. Arabian Sea lies to its South with 1000 kilometers long coastline with fascinating beaches. In these great mountain ranges, found the mountains of awe-inspiring heights, longest glaciers on earth outside the Polar Regions, valleys of unsurpassable beauty, dotted with quiet lakes, crystal clear blue water, through with murmuring streams and springs and thundering rivers, above all the mighty river Indus.

The Karakoram Highway and further secondary roads have made it easier and quicker to reach starting points of the treks into the regions. Enjoyable trekking programs ranging from a few days to 40 days can be arranged. Some of smaller routes can also be connected jointly. Numerous treks passes through fierce and rugged scenery, lead over long glaciers and end at the base of a high peak, some of the trekking routes cross high passes, some of which have become technical ascents due to drastic changes in the pattern and movement of glaciers.

Covered accommodations or hotel is not very frequent, but frequently the trekker, hikers has to depend on camping gears. Wood is very limited and oil/gas-burning stove is very important. Air flights operates between, Islamabad-Skardu, Islamabad-Gilgit, and Peshawar-Islamabad-Chitral, subject to clear weather conditions. The roads between these cities are paved. Other secondary roads in the side valleys are rough and dusty, but beautiful. Jeep services are available between one important point and another and they carry passenger too. However, a journey by one of these conveyances is painful. One can laso hire special jeeps at the main cities of Gilgit, Hunza, Chitral, Skardu, Khaplu and Shigar.

M.Yar Khan Khichi

BBA II

Sec D

What will follow the NATO strikes?

Pakistan has closed the NATO supply route and asked the US to vacate the Shamsi base. The prime minister has threatened that relations with the US would not be business as usual. What is next in US-Pakistan relations?

Whom does the Shamsi base belong to? And what does the US use it for?
Before analyzing the implications of the US leaving Shamsi base, there is substantial confusion even within Pakistan about whom the airbase belongs to. According to available reports, the airbase has belonged to the UAE since 1992, thanks to an agreement between the UAE and Pakistan. Why would Pakistan lease an airbase in Balochistan, few hundred kilometres from Quetta, to the UAE? For recreational purposes of the UAE royalty, who liked to land in Shamsi and indulge in some hunting. So much for the sovereignty of Pakistan!

According to further reports, it was the UAE that handed over this base to the US and not Pakistan. One is not sure of the legal arrangement between the UAE and Pakistan; although Pakistan has made it clear more than once that the US cannot use this base for undertaking military operations. It could be used only for transport purposes along with the Jacobabad airbase in Sindh.

The Pakistani defence minister statement made a reference to Shamsi after the killing of Osama bin Laden:  “When US forces will not operate from there, no drone attacks will be carried out. Islamabad has been pressuring the US to vacate the base even before the May 2 raid in which US Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden. After the raid we told them again.”

Given the double game that Pakistan has played vis-à-vis the US in terms of privately accepting the drone attacks while publicly condemning them, the facts are unlikely to be released.

Will the NATO supplies be totally cut-off?
The NATO supply lines are a huge leverage that Islamabad has vis-à-vis the US. However, it is also imperative to understand that allowing the US access to supply lines from Karachi port to Kabul is not indicative of Pakistan’s part in fighting the war on terrorism. There is a substantial commission attached to this process. While Pakistan is likely to suffer economically due to the cut-off, the US will face the primary brunt of this cessation.

Hence either the US will have to look for alternative supply routes or pressurize Islamabad in a different way. If Pakistan closes the NATO supply lines, the US could threaten to suspend aid to Islamabad. Pakistan gets ‘pay-per-truck’ for the NATO supply lines, so closing them would not hurt the country that much monetarily. However, American aid is imperative for the survival of Pakistan’s economy and its suspension would affect the country significantly. No other country provides as much aid to Pakistan as the US. Even China, with whom Islamabad shares a relationship ‘higher than the Himalayas and deeper than the oceans’, does not provide that much liquid cash to Pakistan. Either Islamabad expects the US to continue its charity, or hopes that every Pakistani citizen would miraculously agree to expand the tax net.

It is safe to expect that Pakistan would like to get a few more apologies and further aid before silently agreeing to reopen the NATO supply lines. The question of sovereignty will be mortgaged until the next round of crisis erupts.

The Pakistani leadership has been fooling its people since General Musharraf on the question of sovereignty. One the on hand it has privately yielded to the US, and on the other, aroused anti-American sentiments amongst the public.

Bonn without Pakistan?
Islamabad has also announced that it would not take part in the Bonn dialogue. Can this be read as a protest against the NATO air strike? The Bonn conference is aimed at working towards stability in Afghanistan after 2014. Pakistan’s positive role is extremely important to build a stable Afghanistan. With Iran already politically untouchable for the US, it is extremely important to have Pakistan as a part of the process. While many would like to critique the role of Islamabad in building a stable Afghanistan, it would be a bigger problem if left outside the Afghan solution. Pakistan no doubt also understands that Afghanistan would become a bigger problem to its own security if it is not part of any Afghan dialogue process.

Did US not calculate these outcomes?Why did the US fail to calculate these outcomes? Or, what could have gone into the decision-making that ultimately led to the NATO attack on the two Pakistani posts? Perhaps the US was waiting for a chance to ‘teach a lesson’ to Pakistan.

This was a disaster waiting to happen. Bigger problems would follow.

Asad Ullah Khan Niazi
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Sec D BBA 2

Background of Pakistan Politics

Background

Although a self-styled "revolutionary", Imran Khan's politics are far from the fevered streets of the Arab Spring. The difference is democracy: whereas across the Muslim world, dissidents are fighting for the right to vote, Pakistanis already have it. But many dislike the leaders those elections have thrown up, hence the current upheaval.

President Asif Ali Zardari is an accidental leader, propelled into the job after his wife, Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated in December 2007. (Police indicted seven people for her killing last month, including two policemen, but the details remain murky.) Zardari has struggled to shake off the "Mr 10%" moniker – a reference to alleged corruption – while deteriorating economic and security conditions have plunged his poll ratings into the low teens.

But the main opposition challenger, Nawaz Sharif, has failed to capitalize on this misfortune. His N-league party, which controls the Punjab government, has grown unpopular for failing to contain an outbreak of dengue fever in recent months. Sharif is also estranged from the powerful military, which launched him into politics in the 1980s, due to his long-standing rivalry with Pervez Musharraf, the general who ousted Sharif from power in 1999.

The turmoil has emboldened challengers. One is Musharraf, who currently lives in exile in London, and has vowed to return to Pakistan next March. But the general faces numerous obstacles, including court prosecutions, security threats and opposition from the army leadership. The other is Khan, until recently viewed as a fringe player in national politics, seen most often on chatshows and protests against drone strikes.
All eyes are now fixed on senate elections next March, which should see Zardari's Pakistan Peoples Party take control of the upper house – and, possibly, pave the way for a second term as president for Zardari.


Saad Nazir - Section D
10u0366
BBA 2

Tourism and terrorism!!!

Pakistan tourism has a very immense importance domestically and internationally. Tourism is an important source of revenue generation and this makes it an important part for Pakistan economic development. Being nation with diverse culture, seasons and landscape Pakistan attracted lot of tourist from all over the globe.

But due to terrorism in Pakistan the terrorist attacks and few of the American tourists were killed which made a image of Pakistan that it is a terrorist country and people stopped visiting Pakistan.  After the attack on Sirilankan team even foreign teams stopped visiting Pakistan so Pakistan is left out.

Even the main hotels in Peshawar, the capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) are deserted and very few foreign tourists can be seen. These places were used to host domestic and foreign guests but since there are no foreign guests the administration is totally finished.

The flow of foreign tourists started to decline in the mid-nineties when different extremist organizations emerged in parts of the NWFP. Organizations like the banned Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariah-i-Mohammadi (TNSM) presented Islam in such a way that foreign tourists lost interest in visiting these areas.

As a result of such happenings, tourism started declining in the Northern Areas and other parts of Pakistan. The fact is that the tourism places received a great setback due to the war on terror.

 Pakistan need to take advantage of its beauty and need international support to make areas tourist attraction again and have to provide security and trust in the mind of tourist to again attract tourist from all over the world.

 

ASIF RAZA BURANA

SEC D 

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You just can’t ignore Pakistan.

You just can’t ignore Pakistan.

As the title says itself Pakistan can’t be ignored by the world as we have some attributes which speak for themselves. Pakistan meaning the “The land of pure” where each day the sun rises with a new hope, with an enduring majesty as the rays of light flushing down towards the snowcapped peaks of Himalaya’s and Nanga Parbat. A land where love finds a meaning in the heart warming hospitability of people, a land where history and ancient civilization mystifies one’s heart, a land where spiritualism unveils its mystery at the shrines of Sufi Saints. This is the land I belong to, this is the land I’ll die for and this is the land that defines my identity.

The Invincible 167 Million:

6th largest Nation of the World.

Pakistan is the world 9^th largest English speaking country. Pakistan is the World 7th largest Pool of Scientists and Engineer.

Pakistan has world 7th largest standing arm forces.

Lalazar often termed as most beautiful place on earth.

Shundur Polo festival at the World’s highest Polo ground.

Karakoram Highway: Eighth Wonder of the World

Pakistan has the Karakoram Highway, World’s highest paved international Road

Gawader, World’s Largest Deep Sea Port.

Khewra Salt Mine: Second Largest Salt Mine in the World.

Thar Desert : One amongst the largest deserts in the World

Nouman Arif Sial
Sec:D

bridging the gap for better pakistan

Pakistan ,a land of purity filled with all the colors of life and a land where against all the adversities raw talent flourishes .Unfortunately though these days our beloved homeland stays in news for all the wrong reasons and if ever we were in need of ambassadors to portray the soft and true side of   Pakistan it is now. One such ambassador is Ali Zafar. Ali Zafar , the name itself tells us the story of unprecedented success he has achieved over a short period of time. Ali Zafar is an accomplished singer besides being a recognized painter, actor, and a model in Pakistan. On a personal front he has achieved a lot but more importantly he has shown the world what Pakistanis are actually capable of and what we aspire to be. Ali Zafar has done a great job in bridging the gap between Pakistan and India by his work across the border. He represents the modern face of Pakistan and we as Pakistanis are proud of his achievements .May Allah give him courage and power to carry the great work on.

SARIM YASIN 

SEC  D

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