Asma Jahangir's victory is a cause for celebration
From the Blog pakteahouse - > Asma Jahangir's victory is a cause for celebration pakteahouse.wordpress.com — Raza Rumi Asma Jahangir's victory in the Supreme Court Bar Association elections is a major development in the legal and judicial history of Pakistan. She is the first woman to hold this office, and a progressive rights activist as well. Her struggles against injustice, discrimination... . Read Full Post
یہ فاقوں سے اکتا کے مر جانے والے
From the Blog islamabadtonight.spaces.live - > یہ فاقوں سے اکتا کے مر جانے والے islamabadtonight.spaces.live.com — یہ فاقوں سے اکتا کے مر جانے والے نہ آرام شب کو، نہ راحت سویرےغلاضت میں گھر، نالیوں میں بسیرےجو بگڑیں تو اک دوسرے سے لڑا دوزرا ایک روٹی کا ٹکڑا دکھا دویہ ہر ایک کی ٹھوکریں کھانے والےیہ فاقوں سے اکتا کے مر جانے والےیہ مظلوم مخلاق گر سر اٹھائےتو انساں سب سر کشی . Read Full Post
یہ فاقوں سے اکتا کے مر جانے والے
From the Blog islamabadtonight.spaces.live - > یہ فاقوں سے اکتا کے مر جانے والے islamabadtonight.spaces.live.com — یہ فاقوں سے اکتا کے مر جانے والے نہ آرام شب کو، نہ راحت سویرےغلاضت میں گھر، نالیوں میں بسیرےجو بگڑیں تو اک دوسرے سے لڑا دوزرا ایک روٹی کا ٹکڑا دکھا دویہ ہر ایک کی ٹھوکریں کھانے والےیہ فاقوں سے اکتا کے مر جانے والےیہ مظلوم مخلاق گر سر اٹھائےتو انساں سب سر کشی . Read Full Post
A Case for Kalabagh Dam
From the Blog stapins - A Case for Kalabagh Dam October 29th, 2010 Malik Amir Mohammad Khan, The Nawab of Kalabagh,(Mianwali District) Governor of West Pakistan, Wikipedia A defeatist approach is an indefensible approach, particularly in the face of resistance to a project that is intended to help solve serious problems whose impact is being felt across the entire spectrum of social, economic and political life in the country. Any further delay in the construction of Kalabagh Dam would prolong the suffering of the people for want of electricity and water , and cause an incalculable damage to our industry, commerce, agriculture, education, health and, in fact, every aspect of modern existence. The Prime Minister's remark that Kalabagh is a "dead issue" does not behove the chief executive of a country where loadshedding has become an inescapable routine and water scarcity perpetually haunts all and sundry. If agriculture, the base of Pakistan 's economy, remains starved of one of its basic ingredients – water – while a huge quantity (over six million acre feet ) is allowed to flow down to the sea, no government, conscious of the welfare of the people, could turn a blind eye to this unfortunate reality. The tiller of the soil not only gets inadequate supplies from the canal, but also finds his tubewells not operating due to loadshedding. The twin menaces of water and power shortage have become a bane for everyone in the land – from the housewife, the businessman, the student, the sick patient, the farmer, and so on. Unless the government adopts a firm stand and makes serious efforts to convince the dissenting provinces of the benefits of Kalabagh Dam, they would continue to labour under the misconception that, if constructed, it could do them harm rather than good. Kalabagh, as has been repeatedly stated, is a natural site for a reservoir of water, with the result that the cost of building the dam would be minimal; the storage would be 6.1 million acre feet; it would initially generate around 3,000MW of power and with the installation of more turbines even higher; and better still, unlike other dams in the world, its life is virtually endless, as the water flowing into it would be silt-free. No doubt, Bhasha Dam is also important, but a good deal of feasibility and other work are yet to be done; on the other hand, construction on Kalabagh could start at a moment's notice. The government's focus on small dams is misplaced in the sense that their power production and water storage capacities would be negligible, barely able to meet local needs. As against this, Kalabagh and other bigger reservoirs would be able to overcome the current power shortage. We should look towards other countries who have benefited from large dams : the US , as well as China and India , the two neighbours who continue to add to their water storage and power producing capacities by building large reservoirs. While a team of well qualified experts should be constituted to go around dispossessing the opponents of Kalabagh Dam of their wrong notions, actual work on the project should commence. Shireen Mazari . Strategic Thinking and Policy Institute
Meeshaq e Pakistan: 25 year vision
From the Blog stapins - Meeshaq e Pakistan: 25 year vision October 29th, 2010 LAHORE: PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif has reiterated his proposal for evolving a unanimous 25-year national agenda, claiming it would go a long way in steering the country out of prevalent crisis. Talking to media persons at SAFMA office here on Thursday, he said national reconciliation policy was the need of the hour to tackle the challenges facing the country. He said the unanimous strategy to be called ‘ Pakistan Charter’ (Meesaq-e-Pakistan) would be for the betterment of the nation and everyone should contribute towards it. Explaining his vision about the proposed strategy, he said, "We want Pakistan Charter as per constitution of the country to ensure that no institution is given preference over the other and all institutions perform their functions within their limits." He said all stake-holders would be included in the Pakistan Charter, ensuring full respect to the sovereignty of the parliament and supremacy of the constitution. The PML-N chief said, "All people including judges, politicians, generals and lawyers have to sit together to lead our country out of difficulties it is facing today." He said after consensus on the Pakistan Charter, those violating it would be subjected to accountability.—Agencies Strategic Thinking and Policy Institute
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