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n an unpr ecede nted move, the S enate has de cide d to initiate an intra- institutional di al ogue to pr event the col l ision of state institutions. F or that pur pos e, the S enate chairman intend s to invite the army chief and the S upr eme C ourt chief j ustice for di scussion with members of the uppe r house of pa rl iament.

O ne cannot doubt the earnestness of the efforts of Raza Rabbani, the S enate chairman, and his de sire to take the nation out of the current pol itical turmoil and to stabil ise the de mocratic pr ocess in the country .

B ut the pr opos al of such a di al ogue to resol ve the crisis of de mocracy appe ars ridi cul ousl y s impl istic.

W hat doe s the S enate chairman expe ct to achieve by cal l ing the army chief and the chief j ustice to pa rl iament? D oes he real l y think that such an intra- institutional di al ogue can remove the basic sources of tension among them? W hat he fail s to unde rstand is that the exi sting imbal ance of pow er among the state institutions is sym pt omatic rather than the cause of di stortion in the pow er structure.

S uch naiveté is hardl y expe cted from a seasoned pa rl iamentarian hol di ng such an esteemed pos ition. W hil e the entire di scourse is focused on the disqualification of N awaz S harif by the S upr eme C ourt unde r a controversial articl e of the C onstitution, the real issues unde rmining the po l itical sys tem and the de mocratic pr ocess have been compl etel y i gnored.

One wonders whether the effort is real l y for the establ ishment of civil ian supr emacy . S urel y , pa rl iament must de bate removing any pr ovision of the C onstitution that

it de ems inappr opr iate. B ut not for pr otecting one pe rson.

I t is not the rul ing against the former pr ime minister but the rel entl ess attack on the j udi ciary that is threatening the de mocratic pr ocess.

The al l egation that the j udge s have conspi red to de rail de mocracy is an obstruction of j ustice. I n fact, it is the ousted pr ime minister who has take n the col l ision pa th. S o what is the chief j ustice suppos ed to tel l pa rl iament? M ust he assure pa rl iament that el ected l eade rs enj oy impuni ty even if they are found to be viol ating the l aw and committing pe rj ury?

“It is not the ruling against the former PM but the attack on the judiciary that threatens democracy.”

It is indeed the job of parliament, and not of the judiciary, to amend the Constitution. Being a member of the legal fraternity himself, the honourable chairman of the Senate must also know that the judiciary is a separate branch of the state and is not answerable to the executive or the legislature. Is there any precedent of the chief justice being called by parliament anywhere in the world?

Senator Rabbani is right that all institutions of the state must work within the constitutional framework. But what he must also realise is that it is a virtually dysfunctional parliament and the absence of an institutional decision-making process has caused the widening of the power imbalance.

It is highly inappropriate to blame the judiciary when political leaders approach the apex court even on

issues that should have been settled in parliament. The Panamagate case is one such example. Instead of summoning the chief justice, parliament might want to focus on removing its own shortcomings.

Undoubtedly, civil-military relations have remained a major source of problems hampering the democratic process in the country. There is no denying the fact that civilian supremacy is essential in a democratic dispensation. Indeed, the existing imbalance of power in favour of the military is one of the reasons for political instability in the country.

But this situation cannot be changed without making some fundamental reforms in the political system itself in order to make the executive and legislature more effective. The issue cannot be resolved through a dialogue between the army chief and parliament. Sadly, the only focus is on matters related to the disqualification issue rather than reviewing the present crisis in its entirety.

Unsurprisingly, the ousted prime minister took no time in endorsing the Senate chairman’s initiative, though one is not sure that he really believes the move could deliver any substantive outcome. Sharif is now trying to remould himself as a ‘revolutionary’. He also vows to change the Constitution.

But no one knows what kind of revolution he is really talking about.

He laments that five judges have thrown out the people’s mandate.

He described his show of political power on GT Road under full official protocol as the rejection of the court’s verdict against him. Sharif ’s war on the judiciary is reminiscent of the storming of the Supreme Court by his own party men in

1997.It was amusing to see the ousted prime minister sad at the fact that no prime minister in the country’s 70-year history had been allowed to complete his or her term.

What he is not telling the people is that he himself was instrumental in the removal of some of them over the past three decades.

It is also true that no elected leader has been as responsible for undermining the civilian institutions as Sharif was during his three terms.

What he is not accepting is that it is only he who has been removed — his party is still in power and functioning under a new prime minister.It appears certain that parliament will complete its five- year term. It is the term of parliament that is enshrined in the Constitution and not of the prime minister.

It is so apparent that all his talk about democracy and civilian supremacy is about personal political survival Surely, there is a need for drastically reforming the political system to strengthen democracy. For that, we don’t require any intra-institutional dialogue but a new social contract that would guarantee the rule of law and the strict adherence of all state institutions to the Constitution.

Most importantly, democracy must not become a means to perpetuate dynastic rule. The people’s mandate does not give elected leaders immunity from the law. Democracy can only survive if the trust of the electorate is also respected by political parties and their leaders.

Courtesty By:Zahid Hussain The writer is an author and journalist.

Wa a n l a y s a l i l i n s a n i i l l a m a ’ s a ’ a a T h a t m a n c a n h a v e n o t h i n g b u t w h a t h e s t r i v e s f o r. secul ar commitment to social j us uswomen, m en and t he sick” .

Escalating violence “ O ver the l ast few weeks more than tice” .There is a l ong l ine of such 70 P al estinian chil dr en have been activist groups . W ho are pr oving and rhetoric against arrested by the I srael i occupa tion the real sol ida rity , pl ural ism, and minorities forces, more than 10 P al estin- secul arism and t rue rel igion.

By:Herman Thind ian civil ians in and around A l A qs a May Allah-Creator Director of Communications M osque have been inj ured and GOD bless them.

PMSMF some ki l l ed. , B C ) The events of A ugust ‘Excellent Solidarity’! “ The I mam of A l A qs a was shot on ISCC and MAT Remem- (12, S urrey 2017 V irginia are but j ust the ber Heather Heyer & l atest in ainseries July 18 after evening prayers by IsBy: Gulshan Aalani of events of escaThe real sign of sol ida rity was rael i O ccupa tion F orces. l ating viol ence and rhetoric against Virginia Troopers shown at the D emo- R al l y at the A rt A l A qs a is the third most H ol y site minorities and against the rights of Gallery on 28th July, against the to M usl ims, which is unde r J orda al l pe op l e. W e have seen the rhetoThe I sl amic S upr eme ric of hate grow l oude r not j ust in viol ence and il l treatment of P al es- nian custodi an and a revered hol y ( C al gary) site for C hristians and J ews al ike . C ouncil of C anada ( I S C C ) and the U nited S tates but al so here in tinian p eopl e.

The wond erful spe ake rs from d if- more I nterfaith H uman R ights M usl ims A gainst Terrorism ( M A T) C anada . W hat happe ned ye sterda y ferent rel igious backgr ound and or- G roups are pr otesting against the honour H eather H eye r; an A meri- was not a pr otest or a march but a can woman who stood up against race riot pl anned and pe rpe trated ganiz ations pr esented their concern P al estinian tragedi es. hatred and bigotry and gave her by national ists and right wing ex for the human rights abuses, and S uch activists reminds us of B E S A l ife in C harl ottesvil l e, V irginia, tremists whose agenda it is to di the M usl ims who saved J ews in oppr ession of P al estinian pe opl e.

U S A on the weeke nd whil e she minish and erode any and al l civil W W I I , and the most remark a bl e The concerned spe ake rs incl ud ed S ister M aria A therton a pr o- P al es- work of H uman R ights pr o- P al es- was attendi ng anti- racism ral l y . rights and return us to a society ful l tine activist writer, freel ance J our- tinian F reedom F l otil l a C oal ition I S C C and M A T strongl y conde mn of bigotry and hatred. W e at P M S F nal ist and a member of C anadi an group cap tured and their horren- viol ence and terrorism carried out conde mn the “ unite the right” P al estine A sso., B r. H anna K awas dous sufferings, mainly the cap- by the hateful and racist indi vid u- movement, we cal l it for what it most pr ominent active C hairman tured a former N D P M P J im M anl y al s and organiz ations in the U nited is, a fascist and racist supr emacist a senior who endured the suffer- S tates and C anada . of C P A ., movement, and we pl edge to conR ev. M arianna H arris of U nited ings by the I srael i authority and ISCC and MAT offer deep con- tinue to fight racism and all other C hurch S ocial activist worki ng to- said: “We are committed to non- dol ence and sym pa thies to H eath- forms of di scrimination. W e are wards pe ace with j ustice in I srael viol ence, and to raising the il l egal er H eye r’ s famil y . W e honour al so grateful to the brave pe opl e & P al estine- and to end I srael oc- siege of G az a” . M ost of the such H eather and stand with her fam- that stood up against this bigotry H .R . groups are non- viol ent and ily. ISCC and MAT also offer deep and offer our condolences to the cupa tion, condol ences and sym pa thies to the famil y and friends of H eather H ey R abi D avid, B r. M usa I smail of pe ace ke epe rs.

B C M A , S id S hniad of national Though, the traged y of viol ence famil ies of two V irginia Troope rs; er who l ost her l ife at the hands of steering committee member of I n- from the op p osition is never end ing. B erke B ates and J ay C ul l en. They hate. de pe nde nt J ewish V oices, and B r. “ The C hurch’ s stand on this issue gave their l ives whil e pr otecting in- F or minorities, pe opl e of col our, reflects its overall commitment to nocent pe opl e against hatred. W e L B G TQ pe opl e we advi se against M ohammad K al l as.

U nbel ievabl e gruesome traged ies pr ogressive val ues. O pos ition to honour them and stand with their travel to certain regions in the the I srael i occupa tion is mounting famil ies. being repor ted.

S outhern U nited S tates, and sugTens of thousands of P al estinians in the ranks of increasing num- “We should not forget the sacrifices gest ext reme vigil ance when travehave been repe ated bombarde d by bers of pr ogressive organiz ations of H eather H eye r, B erke B ates and l ing to any other A merican de stinatear gas bombs, phys ical force, around the worl d, among pe opl e of J ay C ul l en. They gave their l ives tions. brutal iz ed and terroriz ed by the Z i- a range of rel igious de nominations, for pe ace and l ove. They gave their as wel l as those whose motivation lives in fighting against hatred, teronist mil itary” .

D ail y ki l l ings, fascist brutal ity , for being invol ved in the P al estine rorism, viol ence and racism” , said fal se impr isonment of chil dr en, sol ida rity movement is a strictl y I mam S ye d S oharwardy .

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KARACHI: A spectacular air show was hel d at K arachi’ s S ea V iew B each to cel ebrate the country’ s 71s t I nde pe nde nce D ay .

The air show, organised by the P aki stan A ir F orce ( P A F ) , featured aircraft of the P A F , as wel l as aerobatic teams from Turke y and S audi A rabia.The event was attende d by S indh C hief M inister M urad A l i S hah and C orps C ommande r L t G en S hahid B aig Mirza. The PAF’s JF-17 and F-16 fighter j ets pa rticipa ted in the air show, al ong with other ty pe s of aircraft.

M eanwhil e, P reside nt M amnoon H ussain, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sohail Aman, senior civil and military offi-

cial s, as wel l as a l arge section of the publ ic, attende d a simil ar event in I sl amabad. The spe cial ap pe arance of ‘ S ol o Turk’ — the famous aerobatic team of the Turki sh A ir F orce — and the international l y accl aimed ‘ S audi H awks ’ of R oya l S audi A ir F orce al ongside P A F j ets adde d col our to the event. The P A F and army’ s P uma, A ugusta and M i- 17 hel icopt ers al so pa rticipa ted in the air show. C ommandos al so di spl aye d an air drop and fly-past from the helicopters.

P A F ’ s J F - 17 Thunde r al so pa rticipa ted in the event. I n the end , a pa ra- dr op was conduc ted by c ommandos of the P A F , a rmy a nd na vy .

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Civil, military officials for cooperation with Kabul to remove terror support networks in afghanistan Top- l evel civil and mil itary officials during a meeting of the N ational S ecurity C ommittee ( N S C ) in I sl amabad on W edne sda y resol ved to work with the A fghan government for the resol ution of issues incl udi ng cross-border firing and the “ suppo rt network in A fghanistan for terrorist incide nts in P aki stan” , a pr ess handout said.The officials reaffirmed their continued commitment to pe ace and stabil ity in A fghanistan through an A fghan- owned and A fghan- l ed pe ace pr ocess, accordi ng to the statement.“ The forum resol ved to work at al l l evel s with the pe opl e and government of A fghanistan for removal of al l irritants including repeated cross-border fire and suppor t network in A fghanistan for terrorist incide nts in P aki stan,” the statement said.

A ttend ees of the N S C meeting chaired by P rime M inister S hahid K haqa n A bbasi reviewed the country’ s internal and ext ernal security situation and foreign pol icy impe ratives within a regional and gl obal context .

The officials also expressed concern over the increasing frequency of ceasefire violations across the Line of Control and strongly condemned human rights violations of the people of India-held Kashmir, according to the statement.The participants of the meet-

ing reiterated that regional peace and progress was directly linked to resolution of all outstanding issues, including the Kashmir issue.They expressed satisfaction over the gains of anti-terrorism operations particularly Raddul Fasaad and Khyber-4, and resolved to continue the operations until terrorism is completely eliminated.

Attendees of the meeting included Defence Minister Khurram Dastagir, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, National Security Advisor Lt. Gen (R) Nasser Khan Janjua, and Director General Inter-Services Intelligence Lt. Gen. Naveed Mukhtar.

Qadri vows to take sharifs to task for Model town incident

In an effort to “request” the L ahore H igh C ourt (LHC) to make the Najfi commission repor t on the 2014 M ode l Town tragedy publ ic, the famil ies of the victims — on P aki stan A wami Tehreek ( P A T) chairman Tahirul Q adr i’ s cal l — staged a sit- in on L ahore’ s M al l R oad on W edne sda y .

A l ong with Q adr i, the pr otesters were j oined by A wami M usl im L eague chief S heikh R ashid and P aki stan Tehreek- i- I nsaf’ s F awad C haudhr y and F irdous A shiq A wan.

W hil e addr essing the pr otesters, Q adr i said that the “ murde rers” of the M ode l Town victims “ have onl y l ost their pos ition in the government” after the P anamagate case ver-

di ct, “ but the time is not far when you wil l l ose your l ife for murde ring the innocent pe opl e of M ode l Town.”

A ssuring the crowd that he woul d not stop until the cul pr its of the M ode l Town incident have been taken to task, Qadri said: “ The struggl e is not over ye t. W e wil l continue on this pa th until j ustice is served.”

eCP rejects Pti’s appeal to halt foreign funding case proceedings

The E l ection C ommission of P aki stan ( E C P ) has rej ected P aki stan Tehreek- i- I nsaf’ s ( P TI ) appe al to hal t the el ection body’ s pr oceedi ngs on the foreign fundi ng case, issuing the pa rty ye t another “ l ast chance” to submit its full financial records — this time

by S ept ember 7.

F ol l owing the initial arguments on W edne sda y , the el ection body had reserved its j udge ment on the appe al . P TI ’ s l awye r A nwar M ansoor had aske d the E C P to stop the pr oceedi ngs in the foreign fund ing case as a simil ar case is al so being heard at the S upr eme C ourt against his cl ient.

M ansoor, on W edne sda y morning, submitted his client’s reply before the five-member tribunal of the E C P , chaired by the chief el ection commissioner, which has been hearing a petition filed by Akbar S. Babar — a former P TI member.

B abar’ s pe tition al so seeks pa rty chairman Imran Khan’s disqualification on the charges of col l ecting pa rty funds from “ pr ohibited” sources. The submitted rep l y , however, di d not contain any de tail s of the pa rty’ s funds .

W hen the pe titioner’ s l awye r, A hmed H assan, poi nted out that the de tail s sought by the E C P were missing from the respons e, M ansoor tol d the court that the rel evant doc uments had already been filed with the Supr eme C ourt, addi ng that the E C P is a pa rty to the case that is ongoing in the ape x court.

M ansoor tol d the E C P tribunal that the S C had not aske d for the pa rty’ s entire fund ing history .“ P erhaps there is an el ement of pr ej udi ce in some corner of the E C P ,” the l awye r al l eged.

D ismissing his cl aims, the commissioner said that seeki ng de tail s doe s not mean that pr ej udi ce exi sts.“ A s a pa rty to the S C case, the E C P shoul d not pr oceed with hearings on this case,” M ansoor maintained.

The commissioner tol d the l awye r that it woul d have been better if he appr oached the S C with a reque st to hal t the E C P pr oceedi ngs.The pe titioner’ s l awye r, however, argued that the nature of the case being heard in the apex court was different from that of the E C P case.H assan adde d that if the P TI submitted the de tail s of its funds , it woul d become cl ear if they were received from pr ohibited sources or not. H e aske d the E C P not to hear P TI ’ s reque st, cl aiming that it was an attempt to avoid furnishing the financial de tail s.“ The P TI has been aske d to submit the de tail s 21 t imes,” he said.

I n M ay this ye ar, the E C P had given the P TI another chance to produce its financial records in the foreign fundi ng case — de spi te issuing the same di rectives twice before.

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The new B .C . N D P government wil l raise the minimum wage by 50 cents an hour in S ept ember, and move to a $15an- hour rate by 201 — a l ong- sought move by l abour and anti- p overty groups but one met with wary concern in the business sector. O n S ept . 15, the minimum wage wil l increase to $1 1.3 5 an hour, a commitment from the pr evious L iberal government the N D P wil l impl ement. The government wil l al so increase l iquor servers’ wages by 50 cents to $10.10 an hour. M inister of L abour H arry B ains said on Tuesda y that the hike this fal l is j ust a “ steppi ng- stone” . R aising the minimum wage is onl y one way the new government will make life more affordable for B ritish C ol umbians, but it’ s an impor tant start,” he said. B ains said the government l istened to business owners and recogniz ed the need for a gradua l strategy for increasing wages to minimiz e the impa ct on businesses. “ I t’ s pr edi ctabl e. I t’ s incremental . ( B usiness owners) can l ook at their structure and costs ahead of time know ing ful l wel l what their costs wil l be,” he said. The N D P di d not pr ovide a timel ine for the gradua l impl ementation of the $15an- hour rate. I t pl ans to set up a commission that wil l consul t with stake hol de rs and de termine how to increase the hourl y minimum wage to $15.

A wage hike to $15an- hour by 201 is too much, too soon, for smal l businesses, said R ichard Truscott, the C anadi an F ede ration of I nde p ende nt B usiness’ s B .C . and A l berta spoke sman. “ To get to $15 an hour you’ re l ooki ng at much l arger increases the next four ye ars to get there. W e’ re tal ki ng a dol l ar or more de pe ndi ng on the impl ementation schedul e,” he said. L arge corpor ations can use economies of scal e or automation to mitigate higher l abour costs, but many smal l businesses woul d not have the resources to absorb the hike and may have to resort to cutting j obs, foregoing hiring, scal ing back on empl oye e hours, or p assing al ong the cost to consumers with higher pr ices. “ There are adj ustments that have to be made . I t’ s not going to be an easy pi l l to swal l ow,” said Truscott, cal l ing on the government to conside r a l onger pha sed- in pe riod, pe rhaps six ye ars, simil ar to S eattl e. A nita G uberman, C E O of the S urrey B oard of Trade , said her group supp orts a minimum- wage increase tied to the consumer pr ice inde x,

but said smal l businesses wil l be impa cted by the wage hike . “ W e need to be cautious and sensitive and hel p smal l business,” said H uberman. “ I unde rstand the pa th ( the government is) going dow n, taki ng care of citiz ens, but they al so have the oppor tunity here to tak e care of business.” H uberman and Truscott said the government can use other pol icy l evers to soften the bl ow on smal l businesses, whether that’ s in the form of tax cuts or backing off on other policy changes such as the carbon tax increase or changes to empl oy ment rul es. W hen aske d whether the government is conside ring any mitigating measures, B ains said that wil l be unde r conside ration when F inance M inister C arol e J ames and P remier J ohn H organ put together the budge t. M achiko P urse, who works at a hotdog stand in dow ntown V ancouver, said a $15an- hour minimum wage is much- need ed. “ V ancouver is a very expe nsive city .

M any pe opl e are l iving pa yc heque to p ay cheque .” S he di d wonde r, however, whether the cost of goods woul d al so go up, and add ed “ mayb e there won’ t be much change.”

O riginal l y from J apa n, P urse, 42, said she can only afford to make ends meet because her husband al so works . “ B ut if I ’ m a singl e mom and I have a 10- ye ar- ol d da ughter, it is not pos sibl e to l ive on a minimum wage.”

C onnor M cR ae, an E S L teacher in V ancouver, said he sees both side s of the argument, but his gut reaction is that a $15an- hour minimum wage is a good thing. “ I ’ d say it comes do wn to pr incipl es and what are your ide al s,” he said. “ I t’ s taki ng care of our pe opl e, same thing if you think pe opl e de serve the right to heal th insurance, they de serve the right of a minimum wage that’ s l ivabl e.”

Source: The Province

and ki l l ed at l east 2 7 others at a marke t in northeast N igeria on Tuesda y , two l ocal officials said, in an attack bearing the hallmark of B oko H aram. Two more suicide bombers de tonated their de vices at the gates to a nearby refugee camp, woundi ng many pe opl e, an emergency services official said. The regional E mergency A gency said 45 pe opl e were “ critical l y inj ured” . The de ath tol l coul d be as high as 30. In all, at least 83 people were wounde d in the three expl osions near the city of M aidugur i, the epi centre of the l ongrunning conflict between government forces and B oko H aram. N igeria’ s mil itary l ast ye ar wrested back l arge swaths of territory from the armed group. B ut they have struck back with renewed z eal since J une, ki l l ing at l east 143 pe opl e before Tuesda y’ s bombings and weake ning the army’ s control . The group has waged an eight- ye ar war to create an I sl amic state in northeast N igeria and pr ovoke d international outrage by ki dna p pi ng more than 20 school girl s know n as the Chibok Girls in April 2014. More than 80 of the nearl y 20 0 school girl s who were stil l missing after a mass B oko H aram abduc tion in northeast N igeria in 2014 were freed in M ay in exc hange for p risoners. I ts betterknow n faction, l ed by A bubaka r S heka u, has mainl y based itsel f in the spr awl ing S ambisa forest and has been characterised by its use of women and chil d ren as suicide bombers targeting mosque s and marke ts. F iya so S oy -

omb, E di tor of the I nternational C entre for I nvestigative R epor ting in N igeria, tol d A l J az eera that B oko H aram l ike s to use femal e suicide bombers because they are harde r to de tect. “ F ol l owing the trend of attacks , it’ s cl ear that there has been an ups urge since the release of [more than 80] girls in exchange for B oko H aram commande rs - that’ s a big factor.” A rival faction - based in the L ake C had region, l ed by A bu M usab al - B arnawi and boasting ties to the I sl amic S tate of I raq and the L evant ( I S I L , al so know n as I S I S ) has in the meantime qui etl y become a de adl y force capa bl e of carryi ng out highl y- organised attacks . L ast month, an oil pr ospe cting team was capt ured by al - B arnawi’ s group.

A t l east 37 pe opl e, incl udi ng members of the team, di ed when rescuers from the mil itary and vigil antes attempt ed to free them.

The B oko H aram rebel l ion has ki l l ed 20, people and forced some 2.7 million to flee their homes in the l ast eight ye ars.

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suspected Boko Haram bombers kill dozens in Nigeria femal e suicide bomber bl ew hersel f up

R epubl ican and D emocratic l awmake rs are reacting to U .S .

P reside nt D onal d Trump’ s l atest comments on the viol ence over the weeke nd in C harl ottesvil l e, V a. S enior and l ongtime members of Trump’ s R epubl ican P arty di sagreed with the pr eside nt’ s statement. R epubl ican H ouse S pe ake r P aul R ya n said on Twitter that “ bigotry is counter to al l this country stands for,” whil e A riz ona S en. J ohn M cC ain said, “ There’ s no moral equi val ency between racists and A mericans standi ng up to de fy hate and bigotry .” R epubl ican members of C ongress and the S enate al so weighed in, with S en. J erry M oran of K ansas sayi ng “ no one, espe cial l y P O TU S , shoul d ever tol erate” white supr emacy , bigotry and racism.

C ongresswoman I l eana R os- L ehtinen of Florida tweeted: “Blaming ‘both sides’ for #C harl ottesvil l e? ! N o.” L awmake rs across the aisl e j oined R epubl icans in de nouncing Trump’ s “ both side s” comment. S en. B rian S chatz of H awaii, who is J ewish, said “ words cannot expr ess my di sgust and di sappoi ntment” in Trump’s comments, adding: “This is not my pr eside nt.” S en. E l iz abeth W arren of M assachusetts said Trump “ j ust de fende d neo- N az is and bl amed those who conde mn

their racism and hate.” D emocratic l eade rship warned Trump’ s comments coul d embol de n white national ists. S enate minority l eade r C huck S chumer said, “ W hen D avid D uke and white supr emacists cheer your remarks , you’ re doi ng it very , very wrong.”

H ouse minority l eade r N ancy P el osi said in a statement that “ there is onl y one side ,” and A mericans “ de serve a pr eside nt who unde rstands that.” D emocratic G ov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia directly rebuffed Trump’ s comments regardi ng the viol ence that recentl y marred his state. “ N eo- N az is, K l ansmen and white supr emacists came to C harl ottesvil l e heavil y armed, spe wing hatred and looking for a fight,” he said in a statement. “ This was not ‘ both side s.’ ” Source: CBC News

crossing with Iraq for the first time since 1990, according to Saudi local news media and officials. Abdul Aziz al-Shammari, Saudi charge d’affaires in Baghdad, said on Tuesda y “ the crossing that wil l ope n soon wil l be de di cated to the transpor tation of goods ” . The M ecca newspa pe r repor ted that Saudi and Iraqi officials toured the site on M onda y and spoke with I raqi rel igious pi l grims, who had access to the crossing onl y once annual l y dur ing the H aj j pi l grimage season. S ohaib al - R awi, the governor of I raq’ s southwestern A nbar pr ovince, whose staff was on hand for the ceremonies, said the I raqi government had d epl oye d troops to pr otect the de sert route l eadi ng to A rar and called its opening a “significant move” to boost ties “ This is a great start for further future coope ration between I raq and S audi A rabia,” said al - R awi. The borde r was cl osed after B aghda d and R iya dh cut ties fol l owing former I raqi P reside nt S adda m H ussein’ s invasion of K uwait. The announcement fol l ows a de cision by the S audi cabinet on M onda y to establ ish a j oint trade commission with I raq. S audi A rabia and the U nited A rab E mirates are both currentl y wooing their northern neighbour in an effort to halt the growing regional influence of archrival I ran. The S unni- l ed A rab G ul f countries have hosted influential Iraqi Shia l eade r M uqt ada al - S adr for tal k s with their crown pr inces in recent weeks , rare visits after ye ars of troubl ed rel ations. S adr ’ s of-

fice said his meeting with Mohammed bin S al man, the S audi crown pr ince, resul ted in an agreement for S audi A rabia to don ate $10m in aid to the I raqi government and study pos sibl e investments in S hia regions of southern I raq. The ope ning of borde r crossings for trade was al so on a l ist of goal s for the talks published by Sadr’s office.

S adr commands a l arge fol l owing among the urban poor of B aghda d and southern I raq and is one of few I raqi S hia l eade rs to ke ep some di stance from the I ranian government. The S audi - I raqi rappr ochement ext ends back to 2015 when S audi A rabia reope ned its embassy in B aghda d fol l owing a 25- ye ar break. A de l al - J ubeir, S audi foreign minister, visited B aghda d in F ebruary , and the two countries announced in J une they woul d set up a coordi nation council to upgr ade ties.

Source: Al-Jazeera

tional section of J edda h, l isted as a U nesco worl d heritage site, the S audi civil de fence said on W edne sda y .

S audi civil de fence said 60 pe opl e had evacuated their homes when the fire broke late on Tuesda y in A l - B al ad, a historic di strict in the R ed S ea city of J edda h which da tes back to the 8th century.

The bl az e compl etel y de stroye d three buil d ings and seriousl y da maged three others, civil de fence said. There were no repor ts of inj uries.

J edda h, S audi A rabia’ s second l argest city after the capi tal R iya dh, is l isted as a U N E S C O worl d heritage site. The city is home to 19th-century houses known for their R oshan, a di stinctive woode n facade .

L ocated in M akka h pr ovince, l ong been the arrival poi nt for pi neyi ng to M akka h city for haj j , pi l grimage which this ye ar take month.

saudi arabia to reopen border with iraq after 27 years S audi A rabia pl ans to ope n the A rar borde r

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S tatement by the P rime M inister on P ak istan’ s I nd ep end ence D ay O ttawa, O ntario A ugust 1 4 , 2 0 1 7

The P rime M inister, J ustin Trud eau, tod ay issued the fol l owing statement on P ak istan’ s Independence Day: “ Tod ay , we j oin P ak istani communities in C anad a and around the worl d to cel ebrate seven d ecad es of P ak istan’ s ind ep end ence. “ O ur two countries establ ished a d ip l omatic rel ationship shortl y after P ak istan was d ecl ared a sovereign nation in 1947. We continue to work together to advance shared priorities, incl ud ing governance and d emocracy , regional security , p overty red uction, p ol io erad ication, trad e, d efence, and the fight against climate change. “ The p eop l e- to- p eop l e connections between C anad a and Pakistan are older still. People from what is now Pakistan first migrated to C anad a wel l over a century ago and , since then, our connections have continued to grow. “ A s we mark the 1 5 0 th anniversary of C onfed eration in 2 0 1 7 , we honour the many cul tures and communities that mak e C anad a such a wond erful p l ace to l ive. P ak istani- C anad ians continue to mak e maj or contributions to our country , and hel p mak e C anad a the p rosp erous, vibrant, and op en p l ace it is tod ay . “ O n behal f of the G overnment of Canada, Sophie and I offer our best wishes to al l those cel ebrating Pakistan’s Independence Day.”

Flag Hoisting Ceremony at the Pakistan High Commission, ottawa

A ugust 1 4 , H igh C ommissioner Tariq A z im Khan hoisted, the national flag at the High Commission for P ak istan at O ttawa to mark 7 0 th A nniversary of P ak istan’ s I nd ep end ence. N ational anthem was p l ay ed on the occasion.

W hil e ad d ressing the I nd ep end ence D ay ceremony the H igh C ommissioner said that P ak istan is p rogressing in al l areas of l ife and we shoul d be p roud of our resil ient nation. H e said that there are areas which need imp rovement but sl owl y and stead il y we are mak ing p rogress.

H e said that our found ing fathers buil t the C ountry from scratch at the time of ind ep end ence, we l ack ed formal institutional cap acity , and we had no real cap ital . Y et in l ast 7 0 y ears we have p rogressed and d evel op ed to a stage that tod ay we are a nucl ear cap abl e missil e p ower, he ad d ed . “ W e have consol id ated our heavy mechanical ind ustry and now buil d ing state of the art submarines and fighter jets. Our industry has not only fulfilled the domestic requirements but we are al so ex p orting our p rod ucts to other countries” he und erl ined .

H e urged the community members to work together for buil d ing true image of P ak istan which is reflective of our national strides.

To commemorate P ak istan’ s I nd ep end ence D ay at the C anad ian P arl iament, the C anad ian A rmed F orces p resented ceremonial guard . The H igh C ommissioner Tariq A z im K han and the High Commission Officials witnessed the Canad ian mil itary d ril l from the V I P section. A huge number of C anad ians and community members were al so p resent on the occasion.

I t may be mentioned that the C ommand ing O fficer of Ceremonial Guard on behalf of all sold iers ex tend ed invitation to the H igh C ommissioner to view the change of guard ceremony on 7 0 th anniversary of P ak istan’ s I nd ep end ence.

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Narrated / Authority of: Abu Huraira The P rophe t was aske d, “ W hich is the best de ed? ” H e said, “ To bel ieve in A l l ah and H is A pos tl e.” H e was then aske d, “ W hich is the next ( in goodne ss) ? ” H e said, “ To pa rticipa te in J ihad in A l l ah’ s C ause.” H e was then aske d, “ W hich is the next ? ” H e said, “ To pe rform H aj j - M abrur.” Hadith no: 594 Sahi Bukhari

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BY: AHMED ALI aj j , al so k nown as the greater p il grimage, is an amaz ing p henomenon which engul fs the hearts and mind s of M usl ims from al l across the gl obe. I t is an event which is ind eed sp ectacul ar; a mass sea of human will and flesh surging along the p ath once traversed by A braham , the cal l er to I sl amic monotheism. I t is a p il grimage that is centered around the p rime max im of monotheism, every action and ritual maintaining a d irect rel ationship with it. I nasmuch as H aj j being the singl e most imp ortant and sp iritual j ourney that man wil l und ertak e, it is p ertinent to note that most are unaware of the Q ur’ anic verses rel ating to it.

I t is in this vein that we shal l be tak ing a brief l ook at a few verses in S urah H aj j where A l l ah sp eak s of this most bl essed j ourney . The d iscussion begins with the verse, “ A nd ( remember) when W e ap p ointed for A braham the p l ace of the H ouse ( say ing) ‘ D o not ascribe any thing as a p artner to M e and p urify M y H ouse for those who circumbul ate, stand , bow, and p rostrate.’ ” The verse commences the d iscussion about Hajj through introducing it as an affair which stems from Abraham. We find that the ap p ointment of the house ( K abah) coup l ed with p ure monotheism as A l l ah establ ished for A braham H is H ouse al ong with H is house rul es. I n k eep ing with H is guid el ines, H e articul ates accep tabl e and p l easing behavior: circumbulating, standing, bowing, and p rostration - al l forms of p hy sical worship . Thus, the verse in q uestion affirms tawhid (monotheism), the action of tawhid ( al - U l uhiy ah) , the d irection ( q ibl ah) of tawhid , and the P rop het of tawhid . I t is through such p oints that man may achieve eternal bl iss; by bel ieving in the monotheistic nature of A l l ah without ascribing any form of p artnership to him, by worship p ing H im in l ine with H is monotheistic nature through the p rescribed actions of circumbul ating, stand ing, bowing, and p rostrating; facing the K abah whil e committing these acts; and fol l owing the mil l ah ( rel igion) of A braham who was a monotheist himsel f.

A braham , the F riend of A l l ah , is given sol e imp ortance in rel ation to the K abah, and was honored through being command ed to buil d the K abah where A l l ah d ecreed . I t was buil t out of taq wa and found ed up on obed ience, he and his son built this great edifice and a part of his offspring remained in Makk ah l iving al ongsid e it. A s for A l l ah’ s command to p urify H is H ouse, it was to p urify it from p ol y theism and d isobed ience, and from imp urities and d irt. A l l ah, the M ost H igh, ascribes the H ouse to himsel f through H is usage of the p ronoun ‘ my ’ , and in d oing so sanctified and honored this blessed structure. I t is to this end that ` U mar b. A l -

K hattab said when k issing the bl ack stone, “ V eril y I k now that y ou are merel y a stone, you neither harm nor benefit. Were it not for the fact that the P rop het k issed y ou, I never woul d have, ” since his k iss was merel y because of its sanctified nature which God afford ed it, and not because it is sp ecial in and of itsel f.

A l l ah then say s, ” A nd p rocl aim unto mank ind the P il grimage. They wil l come to y ou on foot and on every l ean camel ; they wil l come from every d eep ravine, so that they may witness things that are of benefit to them, and mention the name of A l l ah on ap p ointed d ay s over the beast of cattl e that H e has bestowed up on them. Then eat thereof and feed therewith the p oor unfortunate.”

A fter being command ing to buil d the sanctified structure, Abraham was told to call mank ind to und ertak e the p il grimage. I t is mentioned the A braham said , “ M y L ord , how can I cal l mank ind when my voice cannot reach them? ” S o it was said , “ C al l , and its convey ance is up on us.” S imil arl y , the famous ex egete I bn A l - ’ A rabi states that “ A l l ah command ed him to cl imb A bi Q ubais [4] and call out, “O mankind, Allah has ord ained up on y ou the H aj j , so und ertak e the P il grimage.” S o none were l eft ex cep t that A l l ah convey ed the cal l of A braham to them...” The verse then states the means by which the p il grims shal l resp ond to the cal l , and their coming from “ every d eep ravine” is from every far and d esol ate p l ace, so much so that the believers will flock from all corners of the earth - this miracul ous statement is evid ent tod ay where p eop l e of al l national ities and races arrive at the sacred H ouse. I nterestingl y A l l ah states that “ they

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wil l come to y ou” as in to A braham instead of the H ouse itsel f. This p assage emp hasiz es the l ink between the H aj j and A braham, and that the H aj j is to resp ond to the cal l of monotheism - it is in effect an act of monotheism. F urthermore, in resp ond ing to A braham we become of him, as A l l ah states “ V eril y , among mank ind who have the best cl aim to A braham are those who fol l owed him.”

Thus, the H aj j establ ishes the connection between the M usl ims and A braham since we are the onl y p eop l e to fol l ow in his way , in both d eed and intent.

As for “the things that are of benefit”, they are of two types: religious and worldly. As for the religious benefit, it is to engage in worship and fulfill one’s duty to Allah . As for the worl d l y gain, it is to gain an income and some profit. Ibn `Abbas said the verse pertained to benefit in this life and the hereafter. “As for benefit in the hereafter, it is to resid e in eternal bl iss; and as for this l ife, it is benefit in regards to profit and business undertakings.” [7] In this regards, the majority of ex egetes state that the meaning of the verse “ There is no sin on y ou if y ou seek the Bounty of your Lord...” [8] is that there is no harm nor sin in undertaking profitable ventures d uring the H aj j as l ong as it d oes not interfere with carry ing out the p rescribed ritual s. I n regard s to mentioning the name of A l l ah on the ap p ointed d ay s, then this is to slaughter the sacrifice in His Glorious name as wel l as to p raise and thank A l l ah for H is many bounties. I bn ` A bbas stated the ‘ ap pointed days’ are the first ten days of the month of Dhul Hijjah. [9] The ‘beast of cattl e’ is record ed in the Q ur’ an as the bahimatul an’ am which are camel s, cows, and sheep .

This is reiterated by the had ith of ` A bd ul l ah b. ` A bbas as narrated by A bu J amrah Nasr b. `Imran Ad-Duba’ī when he asked I bn ` A bbas about the tamattu’ H aj j and sacrifice. [10] In reference to the discussion pertaining to the benefits of Hajj, the bahimatul an’am are also a benefit in this life and the next since the one selling them benefits financially, and the one who slaughters them benefits in the hereafter. It is then from the d ivine mercy and wisd om of A l l ah the M ost H igh that he al l ows the sl aughterer ( who now benefits from his sacrifice in this life) and the poor to eat from the sacrificial meat.

I n end ing the H aj j , A l l ah say s, ” Then l et them mak e an end of their unk emp tness and p ay their vows and go around the ancient H ouse. Their ‘ unk emp tness’ is the hair on their head s that they have l et grow and been unabl e to ful l y comb or cut d uring their time in the state of ihram, and ‘ to mak e and end ’ is to either shave or trim one’ s hair. A s for p ay ing their vows, it is the p romises they have mad e to the A l mighty concerning their H aj j , `Umrah or sacrifice. They are then ordered to comp l ete their H aj j by means of the tawaf al - ifad ah, the p rincip l e circumambul ation of the ancient H ouse. The H ouse is stated as being ancient since Allah says that “first H ouse ( of worship ) ap p ointed for mank ind was that at B ak k ah ( M ak k ah) , ful l of bl essing, and guidance for the universe.” [12] A l l ah then states, “ That; and whose ex tol s the sacred things of A l l ah, it wil l be wel l for him in the sight of his Lord.” The first word of the verse ( “ that” ) is to establ ish the verses which have p reced ed as being the d ecisive command s of H aj j and thus means, ‘ that is the command ’ . A s for ex tol l ing the sacred things of A l l ah , it is ex tremel y imp ortant since it is amongst the actions which A l l ah l oves and al l ows the sl ave to d raw cl ose to his L ord . The ‘ sacred things’ are every thing that A l l ah has mad e sacred and ord ered to be ex al ted , such as sal ah ( ritual worship ) , the manasik ( ritual s of H aj j ) , the haram ( sacred vicinity ) , the ihram ( the state of a p il grim) , the sacrifice, and all other matters that req uire ex al tation and l ove since al l these forms of worship stem from an obed ient heart and subservient l imbs. I t is to this effect that A l l ah say s, “ That ( is the command ) .

And whoso extols the offerings consecrated to A l l ah, it surel y is from the p iety of the hearts. [ The H aj j , j ust l ik e the other p il l ars of I sl am combines sp iritual ity with p hy sical action and remind s us that monotheism is not onl y a bel ief we maintain within our hearts and utter with our l ip s, but a p rincip l e we l ive out through our actions, regard l ess as to whether we be p il grims or in a normal state going about our d ail y l ives.

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P o l i t i C s

John Horgan and your New Democrat government Hard at work building a better B.C.

P remier J ohn H organ and the N ew D emocrat government have been work ing hard over these first few weeks, maki ng a better B .C ., fol l owing 16 ye ars of a B .C . L iberal government that onl y cared about their weal thy friends and s uppor ters.

Since July 18, when Premier Horgan and his cabinet were sworn in, the new B .C . government has been worki ng to make life more affordable for British C ol umbians, create good j obs and op por tunities across our great pr ovince, and restore and strengthen impor tant services.

H ere are j ust a few things P remier H organ and the N ew D emocrat government have al ready done within a few short weeks: Supports for people affected by the wildfires I mmedi atel y fol l owing the swearing- in of the new government, P remier J ohn H organ and the new B .C . government made addressing the wildfires and supporting people and businesses affected by them the most urgent pr iority . W ithin 2 4 hours, a task force that incl ud es members of cabinet was establ ished that

immed iatel y went to the front l ines to d etermine the scop e of the p robl em, and d etermine what was need ed . The new government al so p l ed ged ongoing financial support for p eop l e forced to evacuate their communities until they are al l owed to return home.

S tandi ng up for B C ’ s interests in the face of K ind er M organ The N ew D emocrat government took action on our commitment to pr otect B ritish C ol umbia’ s interests in the face of the pr opos ed expa nsion of the K inde r M organ pi pe l ine and increased tanker traffic. New Democrats said they woul d use every tool in the tool box to pr otect our economy , environment and thousands of exi sting j obs, and that work has begun. The first steps incl ude securing Thomas B erger as ex ternal l egal counsel , seeki ng opt ions for the B .C . government to pa rticipa te in l egal chal l enges, and ensuring the pr ovince engages in meaningful consul tation with I ndi genous pe opl e concerning the pr oj ect.

R estoring the H uman R ights C ommission U nde r the B .C . L iberal government, B .C . was the onl y pr ovince without a H uman R ight C ommission, and B ritish C ol umbians de serve better. That’ s why J ohn H organ and the N ew D emocrat government announced they wil l reestabl ish a human rights commission to fight inequality and discrimination in all its forms.

E l iminated tuition fees on A d ul t B asic E d ucation and E ngl ish L anguage L earning p rograms

P remier J ohn H organ wants to make it easier for al l B ritish C ol umbians to get ahead. Removing financial roadblocks l ike these is an impor tant step towards investing in an economy that works for everyone .

S endi ng the S ite C pr oj ect for an inde pe nde nt review The B .C . L iberal government refused to al l ow our inde pe nde nt energy watchdog to exa mine the S ite C p roj ect. I nstead, the B .C . L iberal s j ust wanted to “ get it pa st the poi nt of no return” unscrutinised, and regardl ess of whether there would be a massive financial impact on pe opl e across the pr ovince.

A s pr omised, the N ew D emocrat government is finally sending the project to review so that the best- informed de cisions can be made in the interests of B .C . famil ies.

I ncreased income assistance and di sabil ity pa ym ents by $10 The p revious B .C . L iberal government were onl y l ook ing out for their weal thy friend s, whil e every one el se was l eft to fend for themsel ves and the most vul nerable suffered.

The N ew D emocrat government is there for pe opl e, and this immedi ate increase was an impor tant pa rt of our government’ s commitment to create a compr ehensive pove rty r educ tion pl an.

A review of the H ul l car A qui fer to ensure dr inki ng water is safe A s concerns mounted about the safety of dr inki ng water, pe opl e in the H ul l car V al l ey were hitting brick wal l s with the pr evious B .C . L iberal government who seemed m ostl y unc oncerned.

The new government has announced a new review to ensure agricul tural p ractices are consistent with ensuring safe d rink ing water.

P urchasing the W aneta D am through B C H y d ro O wning the W aneta D am and generat-

ing station is expe cted to hel p ke ep rates affordable for British Columbians, and wil l suppor t l ocal j obs for many ye ars.

E stabl ishing a stand- al one M inistry for M ental H eal th and A di ctions dur ing overdos e crisis The first priority of this new ministry is to save l ives immedi atel y in the face of the overdos e crisis, and this invol ves meeting with pe opl e on the front l ines of the crisis.

Taking steps toward affordable and qua l ity c hil dc are U nde r the B .C . L iberal government’ s watch, chil dc are became l ess and l ess accessibl e, and more and more expe nsive – forcing some pa rents to make tough de cisions about their careers.

A s pr omised, P remier J ohn H organ and the N ew D emocrat government want to make child care affordable, and a first step toward that was to establ ish a M inister of S tate for C hil dc are.

There is much more to come, as P remier J ohn H organ and the N ew D emocrat government get to work pr epa ring for the fal l session of the l egisl ature which wil l be about maki ng l ife better for B ritish C ol umbians - something the B .C .

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Pakistan Festival (2017) Made History!!

n A ugust 1 3 , thousand p eop l e came together to cel ebrate 7 0 th P ak istan’ s ind ep end ence at B ritish C ol umbia’ s S ix th P ak istan F estival . The overwhel ming successful event was hel d at J ack P ool e P l az a in d owntown V ancouver. The huge turnout of the P ak istani community and others at C anad a Place and fluttering of Pakistan’s flag side by sid e with that of C anad a with serene B urrard I nl et and gorgeous N orth S hore M ountains in the back ground , was a p roud moment and a thril l ing ex p erience.

The ex otic l ocation has immensel y ad d ed to the ex q uisiteness of the event.

The event p rovid ed a wind ow into P ak istan’ s arts and crafts, cuisine, fashion and music.

Since the first Pakistani Festival, the tradition was continued this y ear by ind ivid ual s rep resenting P ak istan- C anad a A ssociation, P ak istani Y outh C ouncil and P ak istani C anad ian W omen’ s S ociety , al ong with P ak istani businesses and the P ak istani community at l arge with the great contribution and sup ervision of C onsul ate G eneral of P ak istan in V ancouver.

G ol d , S il ver , B ronz e and M ed ia sp onsors p l ay ed their rol e wel l in success of the festival .

O nce again, the goal was to strengthen the community and to share their uniq ue cul ture and heritage with their fel l ow C anad ians.

M embers of l ocal business community , both P ak istani and non- P ak istani, ex tend ed their hel p ing hand s by giving money and time to the festival . The p resence of vend ors from other communities and fed eral p ol itical p arties at this y ear’ s festival was al so a good sign, showing the increased p op ul arity of the event across communities. P l anning for this event began many months p rior to the event. A l l humd ul l il l ah the motivation and enthusiasm of al l hard work ing vol unteers and management committee paid off.

The event was cond ucted beautiful l y by M s.

A y esha Q ureshi al ong with the l ocal tal ents.

The official celebration started with a colourful P arad e and a p rocession of sp ecial guests and d ignitaries l ed by y oung k id s d ressed in cul tural dresses holding Pakistani flags and women carry ing a big P ak istani F l ag throughout the p l az a and to the stage.

The p rogram started with Tal awat e Q uran, and then a wel come ad d ress given by the organiz ing committee, incl ud ing D r. M ohammad Tariq .

M any sp eeches were d el ivered from honourabl e d ignitaries, incl ud ing S enator S al ma A taul l ahj an, F ed eral and P rovincial M inisters, council l ors, and rep resentative from C I B C , N ex t segment was a col l ection of beautiful and col ourful p resentations by chil d ren on national songs p resenting P rovincial d resses and d ances. This was fol l owed by a fascinating cul tural fashion show. O n the musical entertainment sid e, M s. W ania J ibran from A l berta, and M r N auman K hal id ril ed up the crowd with P ak istani p op and cl assical songs.

At the plaza many tents surrounded the field al ong with a massive stage and sound sy stem set up for the variety of entertainment. F ood vend ors from the community brought the event to life with the aroma and flavour of traditional P ak istani cuisine.

A S p ecial thank s goes to the C ity of V ancouver, sp onsors and d ed icated team of vol unteers.

O veral l it was a wond erful F estival in V ancouver history This festival has been a maj or step for the P ak istani community und er the l ead ership of entire P ak istani C onsul ate G eneral Team, who continues to mak e brid ges between l ocal P ak istani A ssociations and many other ind ivid ual s.

The Miracle Media congratulates all 2017 Pakistan Festival committee members and highly appreciates their day and night efforts of many weeks at a such a beautiful venue in Vancouver Downtown.

70th Independence Day celebrated at Consul General Residence

The I nd ep end ence D ay of P ak istan was cel ebrated on A ugust 1 4 in a simp l e and graceful ceremony at the resid ence of C onsul G eneral of P ak istan in V ancouver. The day’s events included a flag hoisting ceremony .

M r. F ahad A mj ad , V ice C onsul was the master of ceremony . The ceremony started with the recitation of Q uranby M ufti A sim R asheed . M r. F ahad A mj ad then read messages from the P resid ent of P ak istan H on. M amnoon H ussain and the P rime M inister K hak han A bbas-

si. S p ecial guest S enator S al ma A taul l ahj an al so ad d ressed at this event. D r.

M uhammad Tariq , the C onsul G eneral , first congratulated all the Pakistani community on the 7 0 th I nd ep end ence D ay of P ak istan and highl ighted the imp ortance of d ay in history of P ak istan.H e briefed the aud ience about current satisfactory situation of P ak istan. H e thank ed every one who j oined him and his team at this historical occasion and the F l ag hoisting ceremony .A l arge number of community members were invited for this event.

12 l o C a l islam Unravelled dinner meeting with ajax MP Mark Holland Dhul Qadah 25. 1438 August 18, 2017

On August 8, Islam Unravelled had Dinner meeting w/ Parliamentary Secretary the M inister of P ubl ic S afety M ark H ol l and M P

of A j ax, O ntario. Thank you B rother B il al C heema for O rganiz ing another great meet that wil l and c an l ead t o many be autiful

things to come through I sl am unravel l ed f or S arai our l ocal M P of S urrey C entre for this community a nd ot hers. being pr esent and s ome great words for a A l so woul d l ike to thank R ande ep S ingh new beginning. G reat work br others

Baabul ilm education society hosted an eid Dinner

By: Dr. Mohammad Akbar B aabul I l m E duc ation S ociety hosted an E id D inner in honour of M inister for C itiz en S ervices, J inny S ims. A l so pr esent on the occasion were some members of pa rl iment and

pe opl e from C anadi an acade mia. op r tant M usl im festivities and M usl im val ues in pa rticul ar.

The ide a of arranging this type of gathering is to reach out The D inner was attende d by about 40 pe opl e, mostl y nonto non- musl im C anadi ans and appr aise them of our rel i- M usl im C anadi an. gioous val ues, impr tance of R amada n, E id, and other im-

O n A ug 4 th, The S urrey P ol ice D epa rtment information centre team visited A mir H amaz a M usal l ah S urrey to edu cate the pe opl e about how to l ive in neighbourhood in a pe aceful environment.

The team of three addr essed indi vidua l l y and fo- op l ice de pa rtment, so they can take pr ompt accused at how to control the crime situations in our tions again those, your community coope ration yout h, women and seniors. I n any case everyone wil l be more hel p f or us. shoul d contact immedi atel y to the crime stoppe r

Surrey Police Department Information Session at Amir Hamaza Musallah Surrey

annual Pakistan Festival 2017 inaugural ceremony at Marriott Pinnacle Vancouver

Solidarity Rally Held in Vancouver Canada

I ndi ans A broad for P l ural ist I ndi a ( I A P I ) based in S urrey , C anad a was set up by few I ndi ans who are concerned about the state of affairs in India against minorities.

The group states, “ There has been a sys tematic attack on the rich pl ural ist society and cul ture of I ndi a since N arendr a

M odi came to pow er with a B hartiya J anata P arty ( B J P ) maj ority i n 2014.”

I A P I bel ieves I ndi a unde r M odi is turning into a fascist theocratic H indu R ashtra, a state serving a maj oritarian agenda that is identified with the “nation.” Where Institutions are

subverted, educ ation command eered, di ssent suppr essed through viol ence and intimida tion, and D al its and minorities increasingl y subj ected to mob viol ence encouraged through impuni ty . Courtesy:Alameen Post

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over 600,000 syrians return home, mainly to aleppo: UN GENEVA: More than 600,000 displaced S yr ians have returned to their homes since the beginning of the ye ar, with most of them heading to Aleppo, according to figures from the I nternational O rganiz ation for M igration ( I O M ) .

Between January and the end of July, 602,759 d isp l aced S y rians returned to their homes, many of them citing an imp roved economic and security situation in the areas they had fled from, the IOM said in a statement.

A total of 84 percent of those who have returned had take n refuge el sewhere within the war- ravaged country , whil e the remaining 16 pe rcent returned from neighboring countries Turke y , L ebanon, J orda n and I raq.

M ore than a qua rter of returnees said they di d so to pr otect their assets and pr ope rties, whil e nearl y the same number referred to the impr oved economic situation in their pl ace of origin, and 1 1 pe rcent cited the impr oved s ecurity s ituation there.

F ourteen pe rcent po inted to the worsening economic situation in their pl ace of refuge, the I O M said.

B ut whil e most of the returns had been spon taneous, it warned they were “ not necessaril y vol untary , s afe or sustainabl e,” it said.

A l eppo governorate, the scene of the harsh-

est battl es of S yr ia’ s bl oody six- ye ar war, had received 67 pe rcent of al l returnees so far this ye ar, t he I O M said.

A nd within the governorate, A l eppo city , which was recapt ured by the S yr ian army last December after a suffocating five-month siege, ha s received m ost returnees, i t said.

M any of those returning meanwhil e must struggl e to get bare necessities, with onl y 41 percent having access to clean water and 39 pe rcent with access to heal th services.

This “ is da ngerousl y l ow as the country’ s infrastructure has been ext remel y da maged by the conflict,” the IOM said.

A nd even as returns from within S yr ia espe cial l y appe ar to be on the rise, the agency warned that the war- torn country is stil l seeing high rates of fresh di spl acement. “ F rom J anuary to J ul y 2017, an estimated 808,661 people were displaced, many for the second or third time, and over 6 mil l ion in total currentl y remain di spl aced within the country ,” it said.

S epa ratel y , U N agencies have expr essed “ de ep concern” for the safety and security of nearl y 50, S yr ians strande d in the de sert near their war- wracke d country’ s southern borde r with J orda n.

A statement issued on S unda y in A mman

said an estimated ,04 pe opl e at H ada l at and 45,0 mostl y women and chil dr en at R ukba n were stuck on the frontier.

A suicide bombing cl aimed by D aesh in J une l ast ye ar ki l l ed seven J orda nian sol di ers in noman’ s l and near the R ukba n borde r crossing.

S oon afterward, the army de cl ared J orda n’ s de sert regions that stretch northeast to S yr ia and e ast to I raq “ cl osed m il itary z ones.”

Jordan is part of the US-led coalition fighting D aesh. “ A irstrike s have been repo rted in the area in the l ast few da ys , causing serious di stress and pa nic among the popu l ation fearing for their l ives with the heightened risk of escal ated hos til ities,” S unda y’ s statement said.

I t said that al though no casual ties have ye t been repor ted among the strand ed S yr ians, “ the area is increasingl y unsafe,” pr ompt ing

P reside nt H assan R ouhani warned on Tuesda y that I ran coul d abandon its 2 015 nucl ear de al with worl d pow ers within hours if the U nited S tates ke eps on impos ing new sanctions.I n a spe ech to pa rl iament, he al so hit out at U S counterpa rt D onal d Trump sayi ng that he had shown the worl d that W ashington was “ not a good pa rtner” .

R ouhani’ s comments come with the nucl ear de al unde r mounting p ressure after Tehran carried out missil e tests and strike s, and W ashington impos ed new sanctions - - with each accusing the other of viol ating the spi rit of the agreement.

R ouhani warned that I ran was ready to wal k out of the 2015 de al , which saw the l ifting of most international sanctions in return for curbs on its nucl ear pr ogramme if W ashington pe rsisted. “ Those who try to return to the l anguage of

pa st de l usions,” he said in the tel evised addr ess.“ I f they want to go back to that ex perience, definitely in a short time ─ not weeks or months, but in the scal e of hours and days ─ we will return to our previous situation very m uch more stronger.”

H e said I ran di d pr efer to stick with the nucl ear de al , which he cal l ed “ a mode l of victory for pe ace and di pl omacy over war and unil ateral ism” but that this was not the “ onl y opt ion” .R ouhani said Trump had shown he was an unrel iabl e pa rtner not j ust for I ran but for U S al l ies. “ I n recent months, the worl d has witnessed that the U S , in addi tion to its constant and repe titive breaki ng of its pr omises in the J C P O A ( nucl ear de al ) , has ignored several other gl obal agreements and shown its al l ies that the U S is neither a good pa rtner nor a

H e highl ighted Trump’ s d ecisions to withdr aw from the P aris cl imate agreement and international trade de al s.

I ran’ s pa rl iament on S unda y appr oved more than hal f a bil l ion dol l ars in fundi ng for the country’ s missil e pr ogramme and foreign ope rations of the el ite R evol utionary G uards in respons e to the new U S sanctions.

‘Wanted to nominate women’ R ouhani was addr essing l awmake rs as de l iberations start over his new ministerial l ine- up, which must be appr oved by l awmake rs in the coming da ys .

The p resid ent, who started his second term a fortnight ago, has faced criticism from reformists over his el d erl y and al l - mal e cabinet. “ I wanted to nominate three women ministers but it di d not happe n,” he said, without ex p l aining why .“ A l l ministers must use wom-

some pe opl e to l eave.

This ex p osed them to “ further d anger and d ep rivation in an inhosp itabl e d esert l ocation, unsure of where to go in search of safety .”

The U N said the most vul nerabl e, mostl y women and chil dr en, were unabl e to return home because of the war in S yr ia.

J orda n shares a de sert borde r of more than 370 km with S yr ia.

The U N refugee agency says it has registered more than 6 5 0 , 0 0 0 S y rian refugees in Jordan since the conflict began. Amman says it is hosting 1 .3 mil l ion S y rian refugees.

Source: AN_Mobile Arab News

iran says can quit nuclear deal if Us keeps adding sanctions en in high- rank ing p ositions... and esp ecial l y threats and sanctions are pr isoners of their rel iabl e negotiating pa rty ,” he said. femal e ad visers and d ep uties, ” he ad d ed .

Rouhani, a 68-year-old moderate cleric, won a resoundi ng re- el ection victory in M ay in l arge pa rt due to the backi ng of reformists who suppor ted his message of greater civil l iberties and e qua l ity .

M any fel t l et dow n by the l ack of women ministers, sayi ng he had bowed to pr essure from the conservative rel igious establ ishment, al though he di d appoi nt two femal e vice presidents and a senior aide ─ positions which do not requi re pa rl iamentary appr oval .H e de fende d his cabinet sel ections on Tuesda y , and poi nted to his choice for a new tel ecoms minister, 35- ye ar- ol d M ohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, as “our first experience in choosing from the yout h, someone who has grown up a fter the revol ution” .

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Home organic Home

Y ou go organic in the pr oduc e aisl e, make up counter, and even at the l iquor store to avoid the heal th impa cts of harmful tox ins.

B ut what about your home? C oul d chemical s seepi ng from househol d items such as cabinetry , cl eaning pr oduc ts, and pa ints be maki ng you s ick?

There’s no place like home to shake off the day’s stress. But consider this: according to the U S E nvironmental P rotection A gency , indoor concentrations of vol atil e organic compounds ( V O C s) — j ust one group of chemical s that are often the source of heal th pr obl ems—a re up to 10 times higher indo ors than outd oors.V O C s ( incl udi ng benz ene and formal de hyd e, which cause cancer) and other chemical s such as tol uene ( a rep rod uctive tox in) and 1 , 4 - d iox ane ( a carcinogen) are p resent in househol d p rod ucts, incl ud ing p aints, varnishes, wood p reservatives, cl eaning p rod ucts, and furnishings. The tox ic soup can cause ey e, nose, and throat irritation; head aches; nausea; d amage to the l iver, k id ney , or central nervous sy stem; or cancer.

But don’t lose hope: there are plenty of pl aces to pr ocure safer pr oduc ts. R ead on to find out which organic, low-toxin, or natural househol d pr oduc ts shoul d be on your rada r.

C abinetry Tradi tional l y , your ki tchen and bathroom cabinets contain formal de hyd e, l ead ing to long-term off-gassing.“It’s almost like you’ re bringing in a bunch of bucke ts of formal d ehyde , sitting them in the middl e of your house, and l etting them evapor ate over the course of months and ye ars,” says M ike R eynol d s, co- founde r and edi tor of E cohome.net. R eynol ds recommends doi ng a G oogl e search for l ocal contractors and ask ing them if they suppl y formal de hyde - free cabinetry .“ P eopl e are more concerned about heal th and home, so contractors are fol l owing suit,” says R eynol ds .

P aint M any pa ints contain V O C s. L ook for l owV O C or V O C - free pa ints at your home im-

provement store.“I would specifically ask when you ’ re buyi ng pa ints if the col ourants have [VOCs] as well,” suggests Reynolds.

M il k pa int and natural pa ints can be pur chased commercial l y , though recipe s can be found onl ine to create your own mil k pa int.

N atural p aints are de rived from substances such as citrus and bal sam, as wel l as mineral s. M il k pa int, which is made with mil k pr otein ( cal l ed casein) and hydr ated l ime, with natural pi gments adde d for col our, has been used for centuries and is safe, nontoxi c, and e nvironmental l y f riendl y .

Wood finishes Reynolds favours natural oil finishes over varnishes. N ot onl y are they aesthetical l y pl easing, but now there are some avail abl e that don’ t contain V O C s. O pt ions incl ude tung oil or l inseed oi l .

M attresses Rest your head on rubber: rubber mattresses are free of glues, springs, flame retardant, and dus t mite sp ray .“ A natural rubber mattress is about as eco- friendl y and free of tox ins as y ou can get,” says L inds ay C oul ter, D avid S uz uki ’ s Q ueen of G reen.F ind these at your mattress retail er, or—a s they can cost thousands new—go onl ine shoppi ng or seek out second- hand mattresses on pl atforms such as C raigsl ist.

B eddi ng O ften, p il l ows are mad e from sy nthetic material s such as p etrol eum- based p ol y ester.

F or an environmental l y friend l y p il l ow that won’t off-gas, try kapok pillows, which are mad e from the sil k thread of the k ap ok tree (Ceiba pentandra) flower. Other healthy pill ow choices incl ud e organic wool or buck wheat. O rganic cotton, sil k , and bamboo d uvets are al so avail abl e at y our l ocal ecobed d ing, l inen, or d ep artment store or onl ine.

C l eaning pr oduc ts A fter being pr essured by consumers and advoc acy groups , most maj or cl eaning manufacturers now l ist the ingredi ents of the pr oduc ts on their websites. A l exa ndr a

S cranton, di rector of science and research for W omen’ s V oices for the E arth advi ses taking a closer look at two elements: fragrance and di sinfectants. F ragrances may be synt hetic, and di sinfectants may be made of unnecessaril y harsh chemical s such as ammonia and c hl orine bl each.

D I Y al l - pur pos e cl eaner F or an easy al ternative, try this al l - pur pos e cl eaner for surfaces such as countertops , floors, and mirrors from Women’s Voices for the E arth.

C ombine 2 cups ( 5 0 mL ) white di stil l ed vinegar, 2 cups ( 50 mL ) water, and an op tional 20 to 30 dr ops of essential oil .H eat in a gl ass container in the microwave until barel y hot to enhance cl eaning pow er.

C onsumers for change A s di rector of science and research for W omen’ s V oices for the E arth, A l exa ndr a S cranton has noticed a shift since 207 when the organiz ation started its advoc acy . B ack then, compa nies bel ieved consumers weren’ t concerned about the ingredi ents in their pr oduc ts. N ow, compa nies are adve rtising that their pr od ucts don’t contain harmful products, offer safer al ternatives, and highl ight their natural ingredi ents.“ I t’ s very much in respons e to what consumers are aski ng for,” says S cranton. D avid S uz uki ’ s Q ueen of G reen bl ogger L inds ay C oul ter suggests using social medi a to send a “ ki nd and generous” message aski ng compa nies about ingredi ents in their pr oduc ts and why they’ re using them.“ D on’ t think that you do n’ t have a say in what pr od ucts actually end up on store shelves: they’re there because you bought them,” says C oul ter.

Quick sweep: 10 of the easiest ways to make your home healthy •Trade sweeping for vacuuming with a HEPA filter to suck up dust particles so they aren’ t rel eased ba ck i nto your home.

•Take your shoes off outside, leaving behind the outd oor chemical s pi cke d up on the sol es of your shoes.

•Dust. Use a microfibre cloth to remove dus t—w hich coul d contain a variety of chemical s incl udi ng pe sticide s, bisphe nol A ( B P A ) , a nd pht hal ates.

•“Start to look with a green lens for all your consumer choices. Y ou might start with l ooki ng in your home,” says C oul ter. “ W hat are you consuming the most of? ” F or ex ampl e, if you eat a l ot of appl es, ensure those appl es are l ocal and or ganic.

•A void fragrance ( l isted as “ p arfum” on p ack aging) , which often contains many of the tox ic chemical s found in items from l aund ry soap s to biod egrad abl e d og p oop bags.

•Purchase plants. They suck pollutants from your indoor air.

•Nix air fresheners. They’re made of chemical s l inke d to pr obl ems such as heada ches, de pr ession, and hormone di srupt ion. O p en a window or simmer herbs and spi ces on the stove to el iminate odour s.

•Avoid using Teflon or nonstick cookware, as heating this cook ware wil l rel ease chemical s that may cause d evel op mental harm or cancer.

•Purge your plastics. Plastics can be toxic— many pr oduc ts, incl udi ng toys , cookw are, and shower curtains, are made from the poi sonous pl astic pol yvi nyl chl oride ( P V C ) .

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PCCA hosts an inspirational evening with Senator Ataullahjan on Pakistan’s Independence Day

A ugust 14, the inde pe nde nce da y of P aki stan, brings back fond memories for many P aki stani C anadi ans who have witnessed the cel ebrations in P aki stan. The da y sp arks pa triotism in many and pr ovid es inspi ration for a better tomorrow.

K eepi ng with the tradi tions of P aki stan, P aki stani C anadi an C ul tural A ssociation’ s women wing arranged a unique and inspi rational evening with P aki stani C anadi an S enator S al ma A ttaul l ahj an to mark the occasion. I t was an intimate gathering of women and young girl s who had the oppor tunity to l earn about S enator A taul l ahj an’ s exp eriences and ask her que stions. G uests were wel comed by co- hosts S aima N az and A rooj Q aiser who conduc ted the entire pr ogram beautiful l y . The pr ogram began with singing of C anadi an national anthem l ed by A l iya h K az mi fol l owed by the P aki stani national anthem. A n inspi ring sl ide show highl ighting P aki stan was then showed on the screens whil e two youn g femal e singers, S ye rish and M al eeha. pr esented national songs. These pr esentations were fol l owed by a candi d interview of S enator A taul l ahj an by S aima N az . A taul l ahj an bared her soul when respondi ng to que stions about her pe rsonal l ife and her expe rience in C anadi an P ol itics. S he spo ke candi dl y about the chal l enges of raising chil dr en in C anada and ke ep ing them in touch with their P aki stani roots. S he al so urged everyone to be pol itical l y active and

make an informed de cision about which pol itical pa rty to suppor t. S he empha siz ed that women shoul d be suppor ting each other and having conversations internal l y about issues that affect them as they raise a col l ective voice. S he fielded various questions from the audience and di scussed issues such as di scrimination against women, conflict between personal values and pa rty pol icies, and worki ng cul ture for women in P aki stan. F inal l y , A taul l ahj an thanke d every one for their suppor t and urged them to contact her about their issues.

F ol l owing the interview, young girl s repr esented the di verse cul ture of P aki stan in various cul tural dr esses. They al so wal ke d around the hall with a huge Pakistani flag symbolizing the famous national song “ I ss P archam k S aye Talay Hum Ek Hain (Under this flag we are one).

P hil ipa D utt, the reigning M iss F raser V al l ey and a pr oud P aki stani C anadi an then took the stage and highl ighted women’ s pr ogress in P aki stan over the pa st 70 ye ars.

A t the end, femal e di rectors and S enator A taul l ahj an were j oined by M ani D eol - F al l on, active member of C onservative P arty , P reside nt and V ice P reside nts of P C C A in a cake cutting ceremony . F or the rest of the evening, A taul l ahj an mingl ed with the guests having informal conversations and pos ing for pi ctures. I t was a night about femal e empow erment and S ena-

tor Ataullahjan’s words offered inspiration. Hats off to Saima Naz, Syeda Bukhari ( P C C A - W omen’ s wing P reside nt) , and the rest of the team for organiz ing this motivating event. A s I wal ke d out of the event, I remembered the quot e from Q uaid- eAzam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan: “No nation can rise to the height of gl ory unl ess your women are side by side with you.” I nde ed, the community can accompl ish amaz ing feats if we work t ogether and s uppor t each other.

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By Scott Stockdale

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Chemotherapy causes Cancer?

espi te the continued use of chemotherap y as the mainstay to treat cancer pa tients, researchers recentl y increased their estimate of the number of C anadi ans who will die from cancer from two-in-five, to one- in- two.

M eanwhil e, a 14- ye ar study publ ished in the J ournal of C l inical O ncol ogy in D ecember 204 cal l ed “ The C ontribution of C yt otoxi c C hemotherapy to 5- ye ar S urvival in A dul t M al ignancies” (Clinical Oncology (2004) 16: 549e560 doi:10.1016/j.clon.2004.06.007) showed that the overal l contribution of curative and adj uvant cyt otox ic chemotherapy to 5- ye ar survival in adul ts was estimated to be 2.3% in A ustral ia and 2.1 % in the U nited S tates.

M oreover, several d octors have stated on the record that chemotherapy actual l y causes more cancer to de vel op in pa tients.

A ccordi ng to D r. J ohn D iamond, M .D ., “ A study of over 10, pa tients shows cl earl y that chemo’ s suppos ed l y strong track record with H odgki n’ s di sease ( l ym phom a) is actual l y a l ie. P atients who unde rwent chemo were 14 times more l ike l y to de vel op l euke mia and 6 times more l ike l y to de vel op cancers of the bones, j oints, and soft tissues than those pa tients who di d not unde rgo chemotherapy .”

M oreover, D r. A l l en L evin and D r.

G l en W arner said chemotherapy actual l y k il l s the pa tients before the cancer doe s.

The l ate D r. G l enn W arner ( he di ed in 20) – one of the most highl y qua l ified cancer specialists in American used al ternative treatments on his cancer pa tients with great success. H e said chemotherapy was ki l l ing pe opl e for profit. “ W e have a mul ti- bil l ion dol l ar indus try that is ki l l ing pe opl e, right and l eft, just for financial gain. Their idea of research is to see whether two dos es of this poi son is better than three dos es of that poi son.”

D r. A l l en L evin concurred with D r.

W arner’ s concl usion that chemotherapy ki l l s pe opl e. “ M ost cancer pa tients in this country di e of chemotherapy . C hemotherapy doe s not el iminate breast, col on, or l ung cancers. This fact has been doc umented for over a de cade , ye t doc tors stil l use chemotherapy for these tumors,” D r.

L evin said.

In his book, The Topic of Cancer: When the K il l ing H as to S top, D ick R ichards cites a number of autops y studi es which have shown that cancer pa tients actual l y di ed from conventional treatments before the tumor had a chance to ki l l them.

D r. P etter G l idde n, a member of the A merican A ssociation of N aturopa thic P hys icians and the I l l inois A ssociation of N aturopa thic P hys icians, who received his B S de gree from the U niversity of M assachusetts in A mhurst and earned his N D from B astyr U niversity in S eattl e, W ashington, said chemotherapy is stil l used because doc tors and pha rmaceutical compa nies make money from it.

“That’s the only reason: not because it’s effective, decreases morbidity, mortality or diminishes any specific cancer rates. I n fact, it doe s the oppos ite.

C hemotherapy boosts cancer growth and l ong- term mortal ity rates. M ost chemotherapy pa tients either di e or are pl agued with il l ness within 10- 15 ye ars after treatment. I t de stroys their immune sys tem, increases neuro- cognitive de cl ine, di srupt s endoc rine functioning and causes organ and metabol ic toxi cities. P atients basical l y l ive in a pe rmanent state of di sease until their de ath.”

M oreover, he adde d that “ The cancer indus try ” ( pha rmaceutical compa nies and doc tors) marginal iz es safe and effective cures whil e pr omoting their pa tented, expe nsive, and toxi c remedi es, whose risks far exceed any benefit. “ This is what they do best, and they do it because it make s money , pl ain and simpl e.”

D r. G l idde n said toxi c chemotherapy dr ugs j ust happe n to take a l ittl e l onger

to ki l l than many other poi sonous substances – such as cya nide and arsenic - and he said they’ re de signed that way for a good r eason. “ W e coul dn’ t have pe ople dropping like flies one week after receiving chemo or the gig woul d be over. A gain, that woul d be bad f or business.”

W ith these ki nd of cl aims, one has to wonde r how researchers manage to pr omul gate a “ one- intwo” chance of survival for those who take conventional cancer treatments, which means chemotherapy and r adi ation.

D r. G l idde n said it’ s cl ear to any trained eye that initial l esions that are doubt ful , or de batabl e, as to whether or not they are mal ignant, repr esent the overwhel ming maj ority of the tumours being de tected. I n other words , pa tients with these l esions are either unl ike l y , or much l ess l ike l y to de vel op mal ignant cancer than those who definitely cancer tumours. B y incl udi ng these initial l esions, which D r. G l idde n characteriz es as “ pr esumed neopl asias” , researchers are able to inflate survival rates for chemotherapy pa tients. “ I t is equa l l y cl ear how often these pr esumed neopl asias ( tumours) , which are often subj ect to both misunde rstandi ng and manipulation, inflate those statistics to the poi nt of impl ausibil ity .”

He added that the reason a five-year relative survival rate is the standa rd used to assess mortal ity rates is due to most cancer pa tients going dow nhil l after this pe riod.

M eanwhil e, D r. G l idde n said if the l ong- term statistics ( ten pl us ye ars) for al l cancers adm inistered chemotherapy pr oduc ed the obj ective da ta on rigorous evaluations, including the cost-effectiveness, impa ct on the immune sys tem, qua l ity of l ife, m orbidi ty a nd m ortal ity , it woul d be very cl ear that chemotherapy make s l ittl e to no contribution to

cancer survival at al l . B ut he intimated that this is not going to happe n any time soon because researchers are funde d by corpor ations - mainl y pha rmaceutical compa nies - which make a fortune from chemotherapy dr ugs. “ N o such study has ever been conduc ted by inde pe nde nt investigators in the history of chemotherapy . The onl y studi es avail abl e come from ( cancer) indus try funde d institutions and scientists and none of them have ever incl usively quantified the above variables.”

H e adde d that cl inical studi es never incl usivel y assess the l ong- term survival and recovery rates of cancer pa tients because da mage to the immune sys tem, organ and metabol ic toxi cities, endo crine chal l enges and neurocognitive pr obl ems sl owl y de vel ops after chemotherapy . “ I t often doe s not begin to manifest throughout the body until several months or even ye ars have pa ssed. I t take s time, but within a 3- 5 ye ar pe riod, most chemotherapy pa tients begin to have many more sym pt oms of di sease than they ever had before their di agnosis, due to and as a di rect resul t of cyt otoxi c dr ug intervention.”

This may be, in no smal l pa rt, because chemotherapy doe s not target cancer cel l s and it ki l l s far more normal cel l s than cancer cel l s and da mages and tox ifies many of the normal cells that do survive.

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Have a Heart For Volunteering?

By Ann Med ford e al l want to be heal thier and feel better. D edi cating our time to hel p others can pr ovide a weal th of mental and physical health benefits. Science has shown that vol unteers can enj oy impr oved rel ationships , l ower stress l evel s, and hi gher overal l l ife satisfaction.

W hat if the ke y to a happi er and heal thier l ife was simpl e and readi l y avail abl e to everyone ? O f course, eating wel l and stayi ng phys ical l y active are essential . B ut the simpl e act of d oing something for someone el se can al so have a pos itive and l asting impa ct on your own heal th—i ncl udi ng your heart heal th.

D oes your heart good W hil e vol unteering is a worthy pur suit al l by itsel f, it doe sn’ t hurt to know that the benefits loop back to you in many ways, incl udi ng your own heart heal th. R esearchers have recentl y found a strong correl ation between vol unteering and a reduc ed risk of high bl ood pr essure.

The study by scientists at C arnegie M el l on U niversity in the U S tracke d more than 1,0 adul ts over a four- ye ar pe riod to de termine what effect volunteerism might

have on their bl ood pr essure and various social and ps yc hol ogi ogical factors. They found that those who repor ted at l east 20 hours of vol unteer work pe r ye ar were 40 pe rcent l ess l ike l y to de vel op hy pe rtension than those who di dn’ t vol unteer.

H el ps you j ust feel better V ol unteering pl ays an impor tant pa rt in a heal thy l ifestyl e—pe opl e who vol unteer tend to feel better and more in control of their heal th.

I n one stud y , more than 75 pe rcent of those who vol unteered indi cated that vol unteering made them feel phys ical l y better and that they fel t their heal th had impr oved over the pr evious ye ar.

V ol unteers are more l ike l y to seek out information on their heal th, maki ng them more engaged pa tients. V ol unteers with chronic heal th issues are better abl e to manage their il l ness by stayi ng active and ke epi ng their mind f ocused on ot her tasks .

The hel p er’ s high R esearchers use the term “ hel pe r’ s high” to de scribe the feel ing we get when we pe rform a good de ed. This pos itive feel ing is expe rienced when endor phi ns are rel eased; it can reduc e pa in and l ower stress l evel s.

The bottom line: we feel good when we do good t hings.

Helps manage stress. The negative effect of stress on our mental heal th is wel l know n.

The health benefits of volunteering include hel pi ng to reduc e stress whil e increasing sel f- esteem and satisfaction with l ife. The U K N ational H eal th S ervice recommends giving back to the community as one of five steps to mental well-being. In addition to l ower stress l evel s, vol unteers repor t impr oved moods and an enriched sense of pur pos e. V ol unteers are more l ike l y to repor t

feel ing cal m and pe aceful , and they score higher on a variety of measures of emotional wel l - being, incl udi ng pe rsonal inde pe nde nce, capa city for rich interpe rsonal rel ationships , a nd ove ral l l ife satisfaction.

M y ow n story I’ve experienced these benefits myself. A few ye ars ago, I de vel ope d a heal th issue after compl ications from surgery , resul ting in spor adi c epi sode s of exc ruciating pa in, l asting hours at a time. W hil e I was ups et and frustrated about my situation, vol unteering on the board of di rectors for a community organization helped keep my mind off my personal challenges. During my first sum-

mer as head of the fundr aising committee, I was abl e to refocus my energy into new ways to dr ive fundi ng for the organiz ation.

I found ways to work through my issues whil e suppor ting my community , even attendi ng a board meeting via conference cal l while suffering a mild pain episode. My fell ow vol unteers were ext remel y suppor tive, and hearing their concerned voices over the phone was a great comfort to me. S pe ndi ng time with a group of engaged and energiz ed pe opl e inspi red me to stay pos itive and active, whil e appr eciating al l the good things in my l ife

Rana Ayyub, a beacon of hope for Minority voices

On Aug 10,, Rana Ayyub’s first program in surrey was hel d at S trawberry hil l l ibrary spons ored by al ameen P ost .The event coordi nator and P rogram E mcee B r S aiya d V aj ahat introduc ed the guest spe ake r to the audi ence. M uch Thanks to the vol unteers M aul ana Z afar, A fz al M al ik, Z anbka M al ik, F atma V aj ahat.

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Your strengths!

Shabnam Khan – Family Counsellor

I t can be easy to appr eciate your strengths - y our sense of humor, your generosity , or your anal yt ical ski l l s. A nd it is al so easy to get dow n on your sel f for having various pe rsonal ity traits you pe rceive as weak nesses - maybe you are qui ck to anger or al ways running l ate. I nstead of getting dow n on your sel f for y our weakne sses try instead to reframe them as something pos itive - as traits that make you uni que l y you.

•Make a list of all your strengths. Include the big ones that are huge compone nts of your pe rsonal ity , l ike your pa tience, al l the way dow n to the smal l things you are good at. S ee how many great qua l ities you contribute to the worl d!

•Now make a list of all your weaknesses.

W rite dow n things y ou don’ t l ike about your pe rsonal ity or you f eel are negative traits.

•Look at your list of weaknesses. Think about way s you coul d see those weakne sses as pos itives. F or exa mpl e, say one of your weakne sses is that you think you tal k too much. Y ou coul d reframe this to a pos itive as, “ I t’ s easy for me to expr ess my opi nion.” “ I ’ m too sensitive” coul d be reframed a s, “ I have empa thy f or others.”

S tay true to your sel f. To appr eciate and accept y oursel f, it is impor tant to know who you are. I t may be hel pf ul to ide ntify your pe rsonal val ues. K nowing what is impor tant to you and maki ng de cisions based on y our pe rsonal val ues hel ps you be authentic and appr eciate your true sel f. M ake sure y our val ues are your own and you a re not simpl y taki ng on the val ues of your friends or famil y . F igure out what is impor tant to you.

•Explore which values are important to you and write them dow n. A concrete l ist of your val ues may hel p you recogniz e when you are being inauthentic to your sel f and y our val ues.

•You may feel like other people may not l ike yo u if they see the “ real ” you. I t may be hel pf ul for you to expl ore these feel ings with someone y ou trust or by writing in a

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D etermine when you feel most your sel f and when you feel the need to pr etend to be someone el se, and expl ore the differences between those situations.

•If you feel you cannot be your sel f around certain friends or famil y , pe rhaps because you fear being made fun of, then it may be a sign that y ou fear rej ection about reveal ing your true sel f.

•The first step to changing your behavior is noticing when y ou d o it. P ay attention and l ater, sp end some time reflecting on what triggered your behavior in a p articul ar situation. I t may tak e a whil e for y ou to feel comfortabl e enough to be y our authentic sel f around other p eop l e. D on’ t be too hard on y oursel f if y ou can’ t d o it right away .

A void comp arisons. C omp aring y oursel f to others can l eave y ou feel ing d iscouraged and j ud gmental .

R emember, y ou general l y see onl y a p iece of others’ every d ay l ives ( p articul arl y on social med ia) . C omp aring y oursel f to someone wil l onl y set y ou up for d isap p ointment and feel ing bad about y oursel f.

•Measure your growth by comparing yourself to who y ou were in the p ast instead . F or ex amp l e, think about y our l ife 1 0 y ears ago. H as it changed ? H ave y ou acq uired new sk il l s, new rel ationship s, or l eft d y sfunctional l ife p atterns behind ? I f y ou feel y ou have stagnated , tak e some step s to mak e some p ositive changes in y our l ife.

•You can also look at your life now and imagine what you would like it to look like five or 10 years in the future. I f y ou d ream of getting a p romotion at work in a few y ears, for ex amp l e, what can y ou d o tod ay to start mak ing p rogress toward s y our goal s? W ork ing toward a goal can hel p y ou to feel more sel f- worth and in control of y our l ife.

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yr ian F amil y L earns their W ay A round their N ew H ometown in B ritish C ool umbia Z ain N adi r, his wife and four ki ds immigrated t o C anada in J anuary , 2017.

The N adi rs areamong hundr eds of thousands of Syrian refugees that had to flee the civil war in their country and take tempo rary shel ter in neighboring J orda n. They di dn’ t l ive in a refugee camp but their l iving condi tion was barel y a ny be tter.

Thanks to the C anadi an government, the Nadirs were flown into Vancouver and assigned pe rmanent reside nt status. W ith no friends or famil y around, Z ain and his wife really felt alone in the first few weeks of being here. W hen the M usl im F ood B ank caseworke r K areem S iddi qui took up the N ad irs’ case, the first thing he did was take them to the l ocal mosque so they coul d get acqua inted with fel l ow A rabic- sp eaki ng men and w omen.

“The biggest trauma this family has suffered is sepa ration from their l oved ones,” K areem asserts. Kareem knew Zain not being fluent in English would not be able to find a job so qui ckl y after moving to C anada so he found him a pr eoccupa tion. H e took Z ain and his entire famil y to the S urrey R ecreation C entre and hel pe d them register for access to the gym and t he swimming pool .

A s pa rt of the spons orship pr ogram, t he N adirs were assigned a fixed monthly income.

K areem met with Z ain and his wife and broke dow n their expe nses by needs and wants. H e then wrote dow n a monthl y budg et to hel p t hem manage their money .

K areem is not shy about setting bounda ries with his new cl ients on what he is wil l ing to help them with. “Within the first meeting itsel f, I l et my cl ients know that I am here to show them how to do things on their own,” K areem says . H e has never had an issue with Z ain in this regard t hough.

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O ur l ife is a j ourney from beginning til l end a test. H ow we take each step de cide s our road and de stination. A s a travel l er needs certain doc uments to travel , we need faith and c ourage, ki ndne ss and b ravery .

R ul es are to ke ep us in check, hel p us to function pr ope rl y . I f every body l ives in good coordi nation, with l ove and ki ndne ss in heart, it hel ps us, pe op l e we de al with etc. R ights and dut ies are two side s of the same coin. W hen we enj oy something, it is the dut y done by ot hers.

O ne shoul d never cheat one’ s own sel f and others. W e give favourabl e exc uses for our behaviour, our weakne ss. That is cheating.

W e shoul d rather accept the truth of our strength and weakne ss. C heating is l ike robbbing the rights of others. S mal l things l ead to big things. A dr op of water is j ust a pa rt of the ocean.

W e can say and behave with thousand l ies but it is al ways truth which stands out at the end. W hy not accept the truth? ? O ne can not buil d s and c astl es.

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“ W henever I give him new information, he impl ements it. I f I give him an addr ess to a pl ace, he doe sn’ t ask me for a ride . H e goes on his own,” K areem says .

K areem bel ieves that it’ s better to be consist consistent in p rovid ing sup p ort to cl ients than to d o a lot at first at the cost of burning oneself out. “ A l ot of times p eop l e hel p new immigrants but then d isap p ear after some time. That’ s when cl ients l ose their trust, ” K areem ad d s.

A s new refugees that arrived in the col d of winter, the Nadirs were given flu shots to ensure they don’ t fal l sick. U nfortunatel y , there was a complication when the flu shot was being adm inistered to Z ain which l ed to a smal l bl ood cl ot and a great de al of pa in. H e was made to bel ieve by some of his acqua intances that his arm woul d never be functional again. K areem reassured Z ain that j ust because he is having medi cines for his pr obl em, it doe sn’ t mean there is something maj orl y w rong with his arm. “ Z ain and his wife’ s biggest chal l enge is l ack of emotional suppor t,” K areem says .

A few week s l ater, Z ain had to rush his wife to the hosp ital because she miscarried her baby .

D ue to l anguage barrier, they were not abl e to und erstand what the d octor was say ing to them. “ I was real l y pl eased that he cal l ed me when he neede d hel p because no one el se was there for them,” K areem recal l s. “ O f al l the pe opl e they kne w, t hey c al l ed m e.”

A fter interpr eting their conversation with

the doc tor, K areem spoke to Z ain’ s wife and comforted her. S he was so moved by his suppor t that she cal l ed him afterwards to thank hi m. “ That to me is p ricel ess, ” K areem stresses.

K areem say s he d oesn’ t need them to thank him but is glad that they appreciate his efforts.

Though the N adi rs had a rocky start on their new j ourney in C anada , they are sl owl y l earning their way around and starting to feel more l ike home.

These are real stories where our vol unteers have an impa ct on members of our community hel pi ng them pr ogress in their l ives.

I nshaA l l ah next week we wil l bring you another story .

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a legendry artist Ustad Nusrat Fateh ali Khan (1948-1997. 20th anniversary)

usrat Fateh Ali Khan 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997), was a Pakistani musician, p rimaril y a singer of Q awwal i, the devotional music of the Sufis.He possessed an extraordi nary range of vocal abil ities and coul d p erform at a high l evel of intensity for several hours.

E xt endi ng the 6 0 0 - y ear ol d Q awwal i trad ition of his famil y , K han is wid el y cred ited with introd ucing Q awwal i music to international aud iences. H e is popu l arl y k nown as “ S hahenshah- e- Q awwal i” , meaning “ The K ing of K ings of Q awwal i” .B orn in Faisalabad, Khan had his first public performance at the age of 1 6 , at his father’ s chel um.

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Early life and career.

He was the fifth child and first son of Fateh Ali Khan, a musicologist, vocalist, instrumentalist, and qawwal. Khan. Initially, his father did not want Khan to follow the family’s vocation. He had his heart set on Nusrat choosing a much more respectable career path and becoming a doctor or engineer, because he felt Qawwali artists had low social status. However, Khan showed such an aptitude for and interest in Qawwali, that his father finally relented.He began by learning the tabla before moving on to vocals.In 1964 leaving his musical education under the supervision of his paternal uncles, Mubarak Ali Khan and Salamat Ali Khan. [citation needed] He is the uncle of singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

In 1971, after the death of his uncle Mubarak Ali

Khan, Khan became the official leader of the family Qawwali party and the party became known as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan & Party. Khan’s first public performance as the leader of the Qawwali party was at a studio recording broadcast as part of an annual music festival organised by Radio Pakistan, known as Jashne-Baharan. Khan sang mainly in Urdu and Punjabi and occasionally in Persian, Braj Bhasha and Hindi. His first major hit in Pakistan was the song Haq Ali Ali, which was performed in a traditional style and with traditional instrumentation. The song featured restrained use of Khan’s sargam improvisations.

Later career

In the summer of 1985, Khan performed at the World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) festival in London.He performed in Paris in 1985 and 1988. He first visited Japan in 1987, at the invitation of the Japan Foundation. He performed at the

5th Asian Traditional Performing Art Festival in Japan.He also performed at Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York in 1989, earning him admiration from the American audience.

In the 1992–93 academic year, Khan was a Visiting Artist in the Ethnomusicology department at the University of Washington, Seattle, In 1988, Khan teamed with Peter Gabriel on the soundtrack to The Last Temptation of Christ, which led to Khan being signed to Gabriel’s Real World label. He would go on to release five albums of traditional Qawwali through Real World, along with the more experimental albums Mustt Mustt (1990), Night Song (1996), and the posthumous remix album Star Rise (1997).

Khan’s experimental work for Real World, which featured his collaborations with the Canadian guitarist Michael Brook, spurred on several further collaborations with a number of other Western composers and rock musicians. One of the most noteworthy of these collaborations came in 1995, when Khan grouped with Pearl Jam’s lead singer

Eddie Vedder on two songs for the soundtrack to Dead Man Walking. Khan also provided vocals for The Prayer Cycle, which was put together by Jonathan Elias, but died before the tracks could be completed. Alanis Morissette was brought in to sing with his unfinished vocals. In 2002, Gabriel included Khan’s vocals on the posthumously released track “Signal to Noise” on his album Up. Khan’s album Intoxicated Spirit was nominated for a Grammy award in 1997 for best traditional folk album. That same year, his album Night Song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best World Music Album, but lost out to The Chieftains’ album Santiago.

Khan contributed songs to, and performed in, several Pakistani films. Shortly before his death, he composed music for three Bollywood films. which includes the film Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, The movie was released in 1999, It is notable that the two legendary singing sisters of Bollywood, Asha Bhosle and Lata Mangeshkar sang for the songs he composed in his brief stint in Bollywood.

Khan contributed the song “Gurus of Peace” to the album Vande Mataram, composed by A. R. Rahman, and released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s independence. As a posthumous tribute, Rahman later released an album titled Gurus of Peace, which featured “Allah Hoo” by Khan.

Rahman’s. H e d ied of a sud d en card iac arrest at Cromwell Hospital, London on 16 August 1997.

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Mirwaiz welcomes Modi’s Kashmir remark

Addressing the nation on the occasion of the 71st Independence Day, Prime Minister Modi opined that the situation in the Valley cannot be solved by bullets or abuses, but by

embracing Kashmiris.

Strongly condemning the rise of terrorism, Prime Minister Modi assured that while national security remains the top priority of the Centre, no leeway will be given to terrorists.? We are not alone in our fight against terrorism; many countries are actively supporting us. There will be no type of softness against terrorism,? he said, adding, “We are committed to restoring Kashmir’s status of heaven on earth.” ANI

SRINAGAR: Hurriyat (M) chief Mirwaiz U mar F arooq on Tuesda y wel comed the statement of I ndi an P rime M inister N arendr a M odi in which he said that l ove, not bul l ets wil l resol ve K ashmir issue.

M odi had, in his I nde pe nde nce D ay spe ech, on Tuesda y said that “ onl y l ove and not bul l ets or abuse can hel p resol ve the dr agging pr obl em in J ammu and K ashmir” . “ W e are committed for the de vel opm ent of J ammu and K ashmir and this is al so the re-

‘ A p p reciate K ashmiri nation for cel ebrating A ugust 1 5 as B l ack D ay ’ Srinagar, Aug 16 (KNS): Lashkar-e-Toiba C hief M ahmood S hah on W ed nesd ay rej ected the “ fak e sy mp athies” of N arend ra M od i with K ashmiris by tagging this attitud e as an “ act of hy p ocrisy ” .

I n an email ed statement to K N S , L eT sp ok esp erson D r. A bd ul l ah G haz anwi said “ it is a l ong fol l owed trad ition by C hank y aee p up p ets as a say ing goes, ‘ M al ice conceal ed behind sweet tal k ’ .”

“ I f M od i is concerned about the K ashmir issue then why it is that the y outh of K ashmir are being marty red on a d ail y basis? ! W hy it is that each p assing d ay l eaves behind tal es of sorrow and grievance? ! W hy the gravey ard s of K ashmir are being p op ul ated with the p eop l e who once cherished the freed om? ! W hy is it that K ashmiris are being p ut behind bars und er the fak e l aws incl ud ing P S A ? ! , ” he said q uoting M ahmood S hah in the statement. “ The narrative of M od i is d enied by the ground real ities. The minorities are being tor-

tured to d eath. M usl ims are being sel ectivel y targeted . F reed om of rel igion is scarce in O ccup ied K ashmir. I t is the same il l - fated sick agend a up on which M od i was ap p ointed to as I nd ian P rime M inister.” “ The history of M od i is evid ent to his evil barbarism. W e won’ t l et any of such consp iracies tak e p l ace. The K ashmiri nation and M uj ahid een are very wel l aware of these p rox ies and consp iracies.” “ I f M od i is concerned about the sol ution to the K ashmir d isp ute, then he must vacate K ashmir of I nd ian F orces and l et the

By: Zafar Alam Sarwar Islamabad A re we real l y inde pe nde nt?

O r are we stil l on our kne es? S uch are q uestions strik ing pe opl e’ s minds even toda y .

O l d citiz ens who bel ieve in faith, unity and di scipl ine say on occasion of the I nde pe nde nce D ay they are neither free nor inde pe nde nt in the real sense of the word. “ W e’ re economical l y de pe nde nt on others, pol itical l y unpr incipl ed and social l y caught in the cobweb of de p ravity .”

the wake of col ossal l oss of l ife and pr ope rty caused by rains and floods to the lure of lead leaders who al l egedl y never forsake their l uxur iious ways of l ife. “ A l oaf of bread , or better cal l it l ivel ihood with di gnity and honour, is my basic pr ob obl em,” say s the ordi nary citiz en. “ H ow shoul d I cel ebrate the I nde pe nde nce D ay cheerful l y when I have no shel ter and ‘ roti’ pr ice has gone up from Rs.2 to Rs.8?” What about fruit, but ter and ‘ de si ghee pa ratha’ ? “ That’ s beyond m y i magination.”

S urge in pr ices of food items such as sugar pul se, rice, sugar, garl ic, ginger and tomato and l emon doubl es the worries of the common pe opl e who ask w here de mocracy i s.

O ne wonde rs why everybody is tal ki ng about unempl oym ent, corrupt ion and brib-

A businessman or an indus trial ist may not pi ck a man’ s poc ke t, but he may overcharge him as much as he l ike s.

I n the pa st, control for the businessman onl y meant an oppor tunity to create scarcity and resort to bl ack- marke ting to his heart’ s content. A s a resul t, the consumer in utter helplessness would say: “It’s better to have things without control than to have control without things” .

The time is l ong pa st when we coul d de p end upon the pe rsonal righteousness of trad ers, pr oduc ers and pol iticians.

Then, w hat is the need of the hour? “ A sk the man di scipl ined in uniform,” says the ordi nary c itiz en who is in troubl e.

B y the way , the I nde pe nde nce D ay de mands of us to work together whol eheartedl y with

sol ve of every I ndi an,” M odi said in his spe ech from the R ed F ort in D el hi.

M odi said the issue cannot be resol ved by “ gaal i se” ( abuse) or “ gol i se” ( bul l et) but by embracing every K ashmiri

LeT reacts to PM Modi’s statement on Kashmir

U N resol utions for K ashmir be imp l emented without any ex p osure to any k ind of rigging.

The U N resol utions have been signed with written consent of both the stak ehol d ers; P ak istan and I nd ia.”

M ahmood S hah “ ap p reciated and congratul ated the K ashmiri nation for cel ebrating 1 5 th of A ugust as B l ack D ay . S uch an act is evid ent for the worl d to see that I nd ia is not a D emocratic state but a terrorist one, ” he said . ( K N S ) Source: knskashmir.com/news.

Self-reliance leads to independence The eye s of pove rty- hit pe opl e get ope ned in ery .

men engaged in the country’ s de fence sel fl essl y to turn the homel and into a real wel fare state as the architect of P aki stan had envisaged in the l ight of the teachings of I sl am which doe s not appr ove of pr ovincial ism, ethnicity a nd s ectarianism.

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Sri Lanka team to tour Pakistan in September in first visit since 2009 attack S ri L anka ’ s cricke t board has appr oved a tour to P aki stan, eight ye ars after a de adl y mil itant attack on the team brought top international games in the country to a stands til l , officials said on Monday.

S ri L anka C ricke t chief Thil anga S umathip al a said that after a security assessment, the team had been cl eared to pl ay three Twenty20 international s, incl ud ing “ at l east one” in Lahore — the scene of the 2009 attack which l eft eight pe opl e de ad.

A ny tour woul d requi re government appr oval before the team is sent abroad.

L eadi ng cricke t nations have shunned pl ay ing in Pakistan since the 2009 assault, in which gunmen ambushed the S ri L anka n team bus en route to the L ahore stadi um, woundi ng at l east seven pl aye rs. “ W e have had our security exp erts visit and make an assessment; things l ook pos itive with impr ovement al l over the country and espe cial l y with L ahore being cl eared,” S umathipa l a was quot ed a s sayi ng in a statement. “ W e have three T20 games coming up against P aki stan in S ept ember and we woul d l ike to pl ay at l east one of those games in L ahore,” he adde d.

Since 2009, the only international team to visit Pakistan is Zimbabwe, who played five l imited- overs games in L ahore in 2015.

P aki stan pl ay their “ home” international s in the U nited A rab E mirates.

B ut there were hope ful signs when P aki stan successfully staged the final of the Pakistan S up er L eague — the rest of which was played in UAE ─ under heavy security in

M arch.A dr essing the A sian C ricke t C ouncil in C ol ombo at the weeke nd, S umathipa l a cal l ed for an end to P aki stan’ s isol ation and urged c ountries to pl ay t here.

H e recal l ed that several top Test nations di d not want to visit S ri L anka at the height of the Tamil separatist conflict, when bombs were expl odi ng in the capi tal in the mid 1990s.“Sri Lanka suffered through three decade s of terrorism and war and at one stage, no one wanted to come here ─ Pakistan stood by us then, as di d I ndi a,” S umathipa l a said.S ri L anka ende d its l ong- running ethnic war in May 2009 when the top Tamil rebel l eade rship was wipe d out in a mil itary offensive that spa rke d al l egations that 40, Tamil civil ians were ki l l ed by t roops .

The S ri L anka n board statement al so quot ed P aki stan C ricke t B oard chief N aj am S ethi sayi ng that they had set up state- of- the- art security and surveil l ance to combat crime and m ake their cities safe.

S pe aki ng to D awnN ews upon his return from C ol ombo, S ethi said that he was grateful for the de cision made by S umathipa l a to support Pakistan’s efforts to bring international cricke t back t o the country .

S ethi said that he had hel d “ fruitful tal ks ” with S umathipa l a on the side l ines of the C ol ombo summit and adde d that pr epa rations to stage one or two T20 matches in L ahore wil l begin soon. “ O nce S ri L anka has toured P aki stan, the door wil l be ope n for safe pa ssage of other teams to the country ,” he said. www.dawn.com/

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