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Celebrating Pakistan Independence Day

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irth of Pakistan, as an inde- dismissed as prime minister on exiting from Liaqat Bagh, Rawal- February 7: Baldia Town factory pendent country, took place charges of bad governance and cor- pindi after making her speech. 2008 inferno case takes a dramatic turn on 14 August, 1947. Indeed, ruption. 1993: President Ishaq Khan February-March: Pakistan People’s when a report by Rangers in the the massive migration, amid wide- and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Party (PPP) nominee Yusuf Raza Sindh High Court claims that the spread communal violence, ethnic both resign under pressure from Gilani becomes PM at head of coa- Muttahida Qaumi Movement is becleansing/genocide, trainloads of military. lition with Nawaz Sharif’s Muslim hind the deadly fire that claimed the slaughtered Muslims and the merci- General elections bring Benazir League party following parliamen- lives of at least 258 factory workers. lessly raped young women was hor- Bhutto back to power. 1996: Presi- tary elections in February. August: March 11: A heavy contingent of rible. Price tag was so high, so was dent Leghari dismisses Bhutto President Musharraf resigns after Rangers raids the MQM headquarthe comfort of freedom. government on corruption charg- the two main governing parties ters Nine Zero in Azizabad Karachi, Mr. Jinnah said, “You are free to go es. 1997: Nawaz Sharif returns as agree to launch impeachment pro- rounding up dozens of party workto your temples; you are free to go to prime minister after his Pakistan ceedings against him. ers, besides seizing a huge quantity your mosques or to any other place Muslim League party wins elec- After days of protests, government of arms and ammunition from the of worship in this state of Pakistan. tions. 1998: Pakistan goes ahead yields to demands for reinstatement premises.

You may belong to any religion or with its own nuclear tests after India of judges dismissed by former Presi- August 22: Punjab election comcaste or creed – that has nothing to explodes several nuclear devices. dent Musharraf. mission’s tribunal order re-polling do with the business of the state.”

May 1999-Kargil conflict: Pakistan In April, Swat agreement breaks in National Assembly constituency, Chronology of events: Defence forces clash to repulse the down after Taleban-linked militants NA-122, declaring the election in 1948--Sadly, Muhammed Ali Jin- advancing Indian military in the icy seek to extend their control. Govern- the constituency null and void --denah, founding leader of Pakistan, heights around Kargil in Indian-held ment launches offensive to retake seating Speaker National Assembly dies. First war with India over dis- Kashmir. control of Swat from militants. In Ayaz Sadiq forthwith and accepting puted territory of Kashmir takes 1999 October - General Pervez November, President Zardari hands Imran Khan’s petition challenging place. 1951:Jinnah’s successor Lia- Musharraf seizes power in coup. control of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal the 2013 election result. quat Ali Khan is assassinated. 1956: 2000 April - Nawaz Sharif sen- to PM Yousuf Raza Gilani in appar- August 26: Asif Zardari’s key aide Constitution proclaims Pakistan an tenced to life imprisonment on hi- ent attempt to ease political pressure. and former Petroleum Minister, Dr. Islamic republic. (1958) Martial law jacking and terrorism charges over 2010 April: The National Assembly Asim Hussain, is arrested by law is declared and General Ayub Khan his actions to prevent the 1999 coup. approves package of wide-ranging enforcement agencies on corruption takes over and becomes president in 2000 December - Nawaz Sharif goes constitutional reforms. Measures in- charges.

1960. 1965 Indo-Pak second war is into exile in Saudi Arabia under a clude transferring key powers from November 26: Dr. Asim gets acfought over Kashmir. 1969: General deal. 2001 June: Gen Musharraf office of president to prime minister. cused of harbouring and providing Ayub Khan quits and General Yahya becomes president while remaining 2011 November: Pakistan shuts medical treatment to militants and Khan takes over. 1970: Victory in as Chief of the army staff (COAS). down NATO supply routes after a criminals at his hospital in Karachi. general elections in East Pakistan 2001 September - Musharraf joins NATO attack on military outposts The Panama Papers: A massive infor breakaway Awami League, leads the US in the war on terror. The US kills 25 Pakistani soldiers. 2012 vestigation into the secretive offto rising tension with West Paki- lifts some sanctions imposed after June: Supreme Court disqualifies shore companies owned by the stan. 1971: East Pakistan breaks Pakistan’s nuclear tests in 1998. Prime Minister Gilani from hold- world’s political and business elite, away and proclaims sovereignty as 2002 August: President Musharraf ing office after he declines to appeal sparked controversy in several Bangladesh with Indian help. 1973: grants himself sweeping new pow- against a token sentence in Presi- countries including Pakistan, with Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto becomes prime ers, including the right to dismiss an dent Zardari Swiss case. Parliament Mr Sharif last month offering the approves Water and Power Minister formation a judicial commission to minister. The constitution of Pa- elected parliament. kistan is re-tailored. 1977: Deadly 2004 May: Pakistan is readmitted to Raja Pervez Ashraf as his succes- probe his family’s alleged links to sor. 2013 June: Parliament approves offshore accounts. (Dawn.com) riots erupt over allegations of vote- Commonwealth. rigging by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s Pa- 2007 March: President Mushar- Nawaz Sharif as prime minister af- We are obligated to keep paying kistan People’s Party (PPP). raf suspends Chief Justice Iftikhar ter his Muslim League-N wins par- tribute to those who dedicated their General Zia-ul-Haq usurps the con- Muhammad Chaudhry, triggering a liamentary elections in May. July: lives to earn freedom for us. stitution in a coup. 1978: He be- countrywide wave of protests. Su- Mamnoon Hussain is elected as Although, the Pakistanis celebrate the Independence Day with patriotcomes president and launches cam- preme Court reinstates Chief Justice president by the parliament. paign to introduce Islamic system in Chaudhry. October: Ex-prime min- In 2013 November, Lt Gen Raheel ism, yet they should remember what Pakistan. 1979: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto ister Benazir Bhutto returns from Sharif takes over as head of the Jinnah’s dream was. Sadly, many among us seem to have forgotten the is executed on charges of murder. exile. Around 200 well wishers army/COAS. 1980: The US pledges military as- die in a suicide bomb targeting her 2014: Operation Zarb-e-Azb has reason for the formation of Pakistan. sistance to Pakistan following Sovi- homecoming parade from the Kara- been a great success, yet enemy has Zero tolerance: The state or non state penetrated in all corners of the coun- actors cannot be allowed to disrupt et intervention in Afghanistan.1986: chi Airport.

Bhutto’s daughter Benazir returns November: Musharraf wins presi- try. The military is alert enough to Pak-China economic corridor.

Hopefully, a military combing operafrom exile to lead PPP in campaign dential election but is challenged eliminate the menace. for fresh elections.

by Supreme Court. He declares 2015:January 8: Imran Khan mar- tion would repulse the enemy-spon1988 August: President Zia, the US emergency rule, dismisses Chief ries Reham Khan, but marriage falls sored disturbance sooner the better.

It’s August 2016, Pakistan is lucky ambassador and top Pakistan army Justice Chaudhry and appoints new apart a few months later. commanders die in mysterious air Supreme Court, which validates January 30: Around sixty people enough to survive against the odds; crash. Ghulam Ishaq Khan takes his re-election. Former PM Nawaz lose life and over four dozen are in- this gives everyone hope. over the presidency. In November, Sharif returns from exile. Decem- jured due to a powerful bomb blast Benazir Bhutto’s PPP wins general ber - State of emergency is lifted. at Shikarpur Imambargah minutes election. 1990 - Benazir Bhutto is Benazir Bhutto is assassinated while before the Friday prayers.

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Editorial & Int. News Local Day, the current issue of the Miracle newspaper that was Special Pak to be published on Friday, August 19, is being published Faith Immigration on August 14, 2016. Our next issue will be printed on its Politics Health regular date of Friday, Sep 2, 2016, In sha Allah.

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QUETTA: A powerful suicide bomb blast here at Sandeman Civil Hospital left 71 persons, including lawyers and journalists, dead and 108 critically injured.

The suicide bomber blew himself up outside the gate of emergency ward of the hospital. Senior leader Baz Muhammad Kakar was among the 25 lawyers killed while two journalists also became victims.

Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri and Inspector General of Police Ahsan Mehboob confirmed that it was a suicide bomb explosion.

Former Supreme Court Bar Association president Kamran Murtaza said senior lawyer leader and ex-president of Balochistan High Court Bar Association Baz Muhammad Kakar and other senior lawyer leaders were killed in the blast.

“Twenty-five lawyers were killed while most of the injured were also lawyers,” he added.

According to Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti, some 71 persons had died so far while 108 others were injured. The terrorists targeted lawyers who were gathered at the hospital where the body of Balochistan Bar Association President Bilal Anwar Kasi was brought after being gunned down by unknown armed men on Manno Jan Road earlier in the morning.A cameraman of a private TV channel was among the dead. Besides lawyers, the injured also included journalists.

“Shehzad Khan, cameraman of private channel Aaj News and Mehmood, cameraman of Dawn News, died in the blast while covering the lawyers who gathered at the hospital after the body of their slain leader was brought there,” a police official said. Most of the dead and the injured were

lawyers, he added.

Faridullah, reporter of Dunya News and Fateh Shakir, cameraman of 92 News, were among the injured. Advocate Sangat Jamaldini, son of Senator Jahanzeb Jamaldini, was also reportedly injured.The police said the unknown miscreants opened indiscriminate fire at Bilal Anwar Kasi, killing him on the spot. His body was later shifted to Sandeman Civil Hospital for postmortem and legal formalities.

Soon after the targeted killing of Bilal Anwar Kasi, a large number of lawyers reached Civil Hospital. Media teams also reached there to cover the incident. During that, a powerful bomb explosion happened, leaving many dead and injured, the police said.

The blast, which was heard at far away places, created panic and harassment among the people. Several vehicles parked in the premises of the hospital were also damaged while window panes of the hospital and nearby buildings were shattered.

The firing also took place at the hospital soon after the incident. The law enforcement agencies including the Frontier Corps, Police and Balochistan Constabulary cordoned off the entire areas.Most of the injured were shifted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Quetta .

The hospital sources said some 37 bodies were placed at Sandeman Civil Hospital, 15 at CMH Quetta and the remaining at other hospitals. According to the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), it was a suicide explosion.

“Eight kilogram explosives and ball bearings were used in the blast,” the BDS said. “No cavity was found at the blast site while bearings were found at the walls.” It confirmed that a suicide bomber had blown himself up.

Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri strongly condemned the blast and said the culprits involved in this act of terror would be brought to justice. “Stern action will be taken against the elements involved in acts of terror,” he said.He directed the authorities concerned to provide all health care facilities to the injured.

Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti said the terrorists had attacked the lawyers. The personnel deployed for the hospital’s security would be taken to task for their lapse, he said, adding that an inquiry would be held to look into their negligence.

“Balochistan is in conflict zone and the government and the people of the province are in a state of war. They are fighting against terrorists and our war will continue till complete elimination of the terrorists,” he said. Source:

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Turkey and Russia have reached a clear consensus on normalising ties, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin said in a press conference following a meeting between the two. Putin said the two discussed the expansion of economic ties between the two countries. “The return of our tourists to Turkey is on our agenda,â€? Putin said, adding that the two countries are working to restore charter ights from Russia to Turkey. Erdogan said steps will be taken in “joint investment issuesâ€? and other economic ties, adding that a gas project with Russia will be made a reality soon. It was the ďŹ rst meeting between Putin and Erdogan since Turkey shot down a Russian ďŹ ghter jet last November, sparking a deep diplomatic crisis. â€? Putin said as the two met. Erdogan said that Turkey was entering a “very dierent periodâ€? in relations with Russia, and that solidarity between the two countries would help the resolution of regional problems. Erdogan also thanked his Russian counterpart for a telephone call after the failed coup attempt on July 15, saying it “brought our people great happinessâ€?. Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands, reporting from St Petersburg, said that “one of the interesting things about the whole spat between Russia and Turkey is how much of it seemed to be driven by the personalities of the two leaders; not actually to do with any of the interests the two countries sharedâ€?.

Now, following the failed coup attempt, analysts say ties between the two could deepen - with Erdogan publicly making it clear he feels let down by the United States and the European Union.

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Why midnight of 15 August 1947 for Indian Independence?

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hhy was the h midnight id i h off 15thh August 1947 chosen as the date & time for Indian Independence? We can divide the above question into 3 sub-questions:

Why 1947?

Why 15th Aug? Why midnight?

Let us pick each of the above and find out the answers

Why 1947?

The awakening of masses by Gandhi and the activities of Bose behind the scenes (of strengthening Indian National Army) which had intensified during 1940s were already a cause of concern for the British.

By the time the World War II had come to an end in 1945, the British were financially weak

(sources indicate they were in the verge of bankruptcy) and were struggling to rule their own country, let alone their colonies. The victory of Labour party in the Britain elections of 1945 was received very well by our freedom fighters because the Labour party had promised to work on granting independence to English colonies including India.

Lord Wavell initiated talks with Indian leaders for Indian Independence and inspite of several disagreements and disruptions, it was gaining momentum and in Feb 1947, Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the last viceroy of India to oversee the transfer of power.

The plan initially was to transfer power from Britain to India by June 1948. Immediately after assuming power in Feb 1947, Lord Mountbatten had begun a series of talks with Indian leaders for a consensus. But things were not so simple especially due to conflicts between Jinnah & Nehru on the matter of partition.

Jinnah’s demand for a separate nation had instigated large scale communal disturbances across India and upon passing of each day, situation was going out of control. This was cer-

Happy 70th Independence Day ith continuous support and encouragement from both within and outside of Canada, The Miracle team feels proud to launch another special colourful edition on the occasion of 70th Independence Day of Pakistan and India. First let us remember the recent victims of Quetta while we do Duaa for all Muslim Ummah across the globe, whether they are victims of natural or man-made disasters. I would take the opportunity to thank the supporters and well wishers of ‘The Miracle’ for providing continuous support through advertisements of their businesses, sharing their thoughts in writing with our readers, especially Mr. Shams Jilani, Mr. Aslam Hayat, Mr. Azhar Syed, Mr. Tariq M.

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Keep up the good work not only for the Miracle, but for all. We are proudly continuing our ten year old tradition of Azadi editions.

This Miracle special edition provides you special from the independence day aspect, a broad overview of Pakistan has been published for all our readers, through articles as well as images. We have also included information about sub continent as a display of peace and harmony wished by both communities. Pakistan as a nation has been go-

tainly not something expected by Mountbatten and hence such circumstances forced him to prepone the date of independence by almost an year, from 1948 to 1947. It was decided in the meeting (related to independence & partition) on June 3, 1947 which was aptly titled “June 3 Mountbatten plan”. h astrologers l d the h midnight id i h hhour the suggested between Aug 14 and 15 due to the simple reaWhy 15th Aug? It was Lord Mountbatten who had personally son that the day according to English starts at decided the date of Aug 15 because he had con- 12 AM, but according to Hindu calendar, starts sidered that date to be “very lucky” for his ca- at sunrise.Detailed reasons can be found in this reer. During the World War II, it was on Aug 15, astrological analysis: 1945 (Japan timezone) that the Japanese Army The astrologers had insisted that the speech of had surrendered before him (Lord Mountbatten acknowledgement of transfer of power be done within the 48 minutes window (referred to as was the commander of the allied forces).

“Abhijeet Muhurta”) which lasted between 24 Why midnight?

When the date of independence was decided in minutes before and after 12:15am i.e between “June 3 plan” and announced to public, there 11:51pm & 12:39am. Nehru had to deliver a was an outrage among astrologers across the speech only within that timeframe and an addicountry because 15-Aug-1947 was an “unfor- tional constraint was that the speech had to end tunate & unholy” date according to astrological by 12 AM, so that the holy conch (Shanka) be calculations. Alternative dates were suggested blown to herald the birth of a new nation at the but Lord Mountbatten was adamant on Aug 15 stroke of midnight hour, and the rest is history. (since it was his lucky date). As a workaround, http://guruprasad.net/posts/why-midnightp of-15-august-1947-for-indian-independence.

ing through some serious crises since past few years, ranging from unrest in Northern Areas, natural disasters across the country and energy crisis. Mainstream media and foreign governments have often been critical and unkind to the country. As Pakistani Canadians, we not only have to the responsibility of being faithful and loyal to Canada but also represent our distinct cultural identity in a positive manner. I am very proud that I am a Muslim and Pakistani Canadian, and it is my duty to promote not only the Canadian values but also our Pakistani businessmen community, that is serving Canadians day and night. I have high respect for these people who contribute to the economic prosperity of Canada and are also equipping their future generations with high education and skills to serve this country and making it stronger and more prosperous. At the end, I

once again request to all Pakistani Canadians that be proud of your Pakistani origin, andd live here with peace and dignity as ambassadors. Promote Pakistani businesses and their products and make your contribution in benefiting both Canadian and Pakistani economies.

Feel free to comment on this colourful issue as your concerns and suggestions are highly appreciated for improving our quality in future.

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Abu Bakrah (R), stated that the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Narrated Ibn ‘Umar: Allah’s Apostle said: Islam is based on (the following) five (principles): 1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah’s Apostle. 2. To offer the (compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully and perfectly. 3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity) . 4. To perform Hajj. (i.e. Pilgrimage g g to Mecca)) 5. To observe fast duringg the month of Ramadan. Sahih Bukhari

Understanding Islam and Muslims in the West today, whereas Muslims have religion always uppermost in their minds, and make no division between secular and sacred. They believe that the Divine Law, the Shari’a, should be taken very seriously, which is why issues related to religion are still so important.

By: Islamic Texts Society Source: Islamic Affairs Department-Embassy of Saudi Arabia.

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slam is not a new religion, but the same truth that God revealed through all His prophets to every people. For a fifth of the world’s population, Islam is both a religion and a complete way of life. Muslims follow a religion of peace, mercy, and forgiveness, and the majority have nothing to do with the extremely grave events which have come to be associated with their faith.

Who are the Muslims?

One billion people from a vast range of races, nationalities and cultures across the globe – from the southern Philippines to Nigeria – are united by their common Islamic faith. About 18% live in the Arab world; the world’s largest Muslim community is in Indonesia; substantial parts of Asia and most of Africa are Muslim, while significant minorities are to be found in the Soviet Union, China, North and South America, and Europe.

Do Islam and Christianity have different origins? the Day of Judgement and individual accountability for actions; in God’s complete authority over human destiny and in life after death. Muslims believe in a chain of prophets starting with Adam and including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elias, Jonah, John the Baptist, and Jesus, peace be upon them. But God’s final message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal message and a summing-up of all that has gone before was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through Gabriel.

How does someone become a Muslim?

Simply by saying ‘there is no god apart from God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God.’ By this declaration the believer announces his or her faith in all God’s messengers, and the scriptures they brought.

What does Islam mean?

What do Muslims believe?

The Arabic word ‘Islam’ simply means ‘submission’, and derives from a word meaning ‘peace’. In a religious context it means complete submission to the will of God. ‘Mohammedanism’ is thus a misnomer because it suggests that Muslims worship Muhammad rather than God. ‘Allah’ is the Arabic name for God, which is used

by Arab Muslims and Christians alike.

Muslims believe in One, Unique, Incom- Why does Islam often seem strange? parable God; in the Angels created by Islam may seem exotic or even extreme in Him; in the prophets through whom His the modern world. Perhaps this is because revelations were brought to mankind; in religion does not dominate everyday life

Names Of A l l a h (SWT) & Mohammad (PBUH) Last edition Al Wali name of Allah(swt) Names were Muqtasid Mohammad(saw) name.

No. Together with Judaism, they go back to the prophet and patriarch Abraham, and their three prophets are directly descended from his sons, Muhammad from the elder son Ishmael, and Moses and Jesus from the younger son Isaac. Abraham established the settlement which today is the city of Makkah, and built the Ka’ba towards which all Muslims turn when they pray.

What is the Ka’ba?

The Ka`ba is the place of worship which God commanded Abraham and Ishmael to build over four thousand years ago.

The building was constructed of stone on what many believe was the original site of a sanctuary established by Adam. God commanded Abraham to summon all mankind to visit this place, and when pilgrims go there today they say ‘At Thy service, O Lord’, in response to Abraham’s summons.

Who is Muhammad?

Muhammad, was born in Makkah in the year 570, at a time when Christianity was not yet fully established in Europe. Since his father died before his birth, and his mother shortly afterwards, he was raised

by his uncle from the respected tribe of Quraysh. As he grew up, he became known for his truthfulness, generosity and sincerity, so that he was sought after for his ability to arbitrate in disputes. The historians describe him as calm and meditative.

Muhammad was of a deeply religious nature, and had long detested the decadence of his society. It became his habit to meditate from time to time in the Cave of Hira near the summit of Jabal al-Nur, the ‘Mountain of Light’ near Makkah.

How did Muhammad become a prophet and a messenger of God?

At the age of 40, while engaged in a meditative retreat, Muhammad received his first revelation from God through the Angel Gabriel. This revelation, which continued for twenty-three years, is known as the Quran.

As soon as he began to recite the words he heard from Gabriel, and to preach the truth which God had revealed to him, he and his small group of followers suffered bitter persecution, which grew so fierce that in the year 622 God gave them the command to emigrate. This event, the Hijra, ‘migration’, in which they left Makkah for the city of Madinah some 260 miles to the north, marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar.

After several years, the Prophet and his followers were able to return to Makkah, where they forgave their enemies and established Islam definitively. Before the Prophet died at the age of 63, the greater part of Arabia was Muslim, and within a century of his death Islam had spread to Spain in the West and as far East as China.

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The Birth of a Nation Price of the Freedom

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idnight 14-15 August 1947, a broadcast in English, followed by in Urdu reached the listeners “ This is Pakistan Broadcasting Service”.

This broadcast was followed by recitation of Holy Quran (Surah Al Fatah 1-4)

by Maulana Zahir al Qasmi. This was followed by a “na’at” by Muhammad Azam Chishti, a “qaseeda” by Hafeez Jalandhari (later the architect of Pakistan National Anthem), an orchestra composed by Khawaja Khurshid Anwar and a “qawwali” by Santoo Khan and others.14 August 1947, a day in the history when philosopher Allama Iqbal, who felt that a separate nation for Muslims was essential in an otherwise Hindu-dominated subcontinent. The cause found d a leader in Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who became known as Father of the Nation and d eventually persuaded the British to partition the region into Muslim-majority Pakistan, and Hindu-majority India.

In the meantime Choudhary Rahmat Ali a ambridge student coined the word “PAKISTAN” for a would-be Muslim country, which was published The British now realized that Muslims were on 28th January 1933 in the pamphlet “Now or Never.” He made the a powerful entity and could not be ignored. name an acronym of the different states/ But at the same time they never wanted to homelands/regions, which broke down into: annoy the Hindus who were in majority.

P(Punjab), A(Afghania - a reference to the Therefore in 1946, a delegation from EngNorth West Frontier Province), K(Kashmir), land arrived with three suggestions: (1) The S(Sindh) and TAN(BalochisTAN), thus Constituent Assembly should prepare the constitution, (2) Adoption of federal form forming “’PAK - STAN’”.

An “i”’ was later added to the the name of government and (3) British India to be to ease pronunciation, producing “PAKI- divided in three groups: (a) First Group Muslim majority provinces of Bengal and STAN.” Asam, (b) Second Group - Punjab, NWFP, The Lahore Resolution The British Government under the new con- Sind and Balochistan and (c) the Hindu mastitution held the elections in 1937, in which jority Third Group. All groups should comCongress gained majority and formed gov- pulsorily remain in the Federation for TEN ernment in six large provinces. In conniv- YEARS, after which they had the choice to ance with the government, Hindus started get separated and become independent. persecuting the Muslims and Hindi was in- Congress obviously rejected the proposal troduced instead of Urdu. The introduction since it saw creation of Pakistan after ten of “Bande Matram”, the Hindus’ national years while Muslims rejected it since they anthem did the rest. Therefore, the Mus- could not wait for ten years. Therefore lim League decided to ask for a separate Muslim League started a country wide homeland for themselves as by now it was campaign to expose the covert collaboraclear that both Hindus and Muslims could tion between the Congress and the govnot co-exist under one flag. In the 27th an- ernment. After the failure of a provisional nual session on 23 March 1940 at Lahore, government in 1946, where Congress and the Muslim League under Jinnah demanded League members could not sit together, on a separate homeland for the Muslims of 20 February 1947 the British Prime MinisIndian sub-continent. Thereafter, Muslims ter Lord Attlee declared that British govall over India were asked to join Muslims ernment would transfer power to people of League to safe guard their identity. In the subcontinent by June 1947. However the meantime the 2nd world War had already new Viceroy Lord Mountbatten assessed started and the British government wanted that there was no hope for a political recwhole hearted Indian support, therefore onciliation and only solution was division the Viceroy promised that the constitution of British India into two independent states; would be framed in consultation with repre- Bharat (India) for Hindus and Pakistan for Muslims. On June3, 1947, the partition of sentatives of the people after the war.

In 1942 Sir Stafford Cripps proposed do- British India and establishment of Pakistan minion status to India under British Crown. on 14th August 1947 was announced.

While Congress rejected the proposal since End of an Empire it wanted full control over the affairs of the With the creation of Pakistan on 14 August government, Muslim League rejected it 1947, the British Indian Empire faded into since it didn’t promise a separate homeland the history. But left behind many scars that for them. Thereafter between 1942-45 many still haunt peace and stability in the region. attempts were made to break the deadlock, Kashmir being the major dispute because of but the Congress refused to accept the sepa- which not only peace in the region is unrate identity for the Muslims. This further attainable but has brought India and Pakiunited the Muslims, which resulted into stan face to face on a number of occasions. land slide victory for Muslims in 1945-46 The latest escalation in year 2002 almost elections. It clearly showed that Muslims brought the two nations at brink of war and were a separate entity and that their demand at a nuclear flash point. So long the dispute remains unresolved, no worthwhile peace for a separate homeland was just. can be ensured in the region and people of The Final Days The one year period between 1946 till parti- both countries would continue to suffer. tion of India was very confusing, disturbing Source: http://www.pakistanpaedia.com/ and crucial for the future of the Muslims. hist/hist3.html

n 14 August 1947, just 10 minutes before midnight, All India Radio (AIR) broadcast its last programme and thereafter, a song composed

by Khawaja Khurshid Anwar was aired by the Lahore radio station. Then a minute before midnight a broadcast (in English by Mr Zahoor Ahmed and in Urdu by Mustapha ali Hamadani) informed the awaiting listeners that exactly at midnight Pakistan will emerge as an independent state on the world map. Then at exactly at

Road

to Independence

This part has been divided into various segments to conform to the developments that gradually took place between 1857 to1947 - the last century foothold of the British in the British India.

“Jange-e-Azadi” (War of Independence)

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lthough the British Empire expanded, the native Indians never accepted their dominance. On May 10, 1857, Indian soldiers of the British Indian Army, drawn mostly from Muslim units from Bengal, rose against the British in the Meerut garrison some 80 km from Delhi and marched to Delhi. The rising was mainly to protest against the use of the newly issued rifle bullets, alleged to have a wax sealing made of the fats of pigs that was to be removed from the teeth before use. Since pigs are forbidden in the Islam, the Muslim soldiers resented its use and took up arms against their British masters.

At Delhi, they captured the famous “Lal Qila” (Red Fort) and reinstated Bahadar Shah Zafar (the last Mughul monarch) to throne. Soldiers in other garrisons also followed the suit and soon much of north and central India was plunged into a year-long insurrection against the British. The British reacted and laid a siege of the Fort, which continued for a while but finally the British owing to their access to artillery and large number of forces stormed the Fort. Bahadur Shah Zafar fled to Humayun’s tomb. The British plundered Delhi and killed many Indian soldiers (and civilians) and artillery was set up in the main mosque in the city to bombard suspected localities, specially the homes of the Muslim nobility. The British forces also arrested Bahadur Shah and days after the arrest, a British officer William Hodson shot Shah’s sons Mirza Moghul, Mirza Khizr Sultan, and Mirza Abu Bakr and shamefully presented their heads to the Shah.

Ali Garh to Muslim League As a consequence to 1857 events, the British government brought India under the direct control of Crown and a Viceroy was appointed to represent the Crown. They also increased the number of British soldiers in relation to native and allowed only British soldiers to handle artillery. In 1877 Queen Victoria took the title of Empress of India.

Bahadur Shah was exiled to Rangoon, in Burma where he died in 1862, finally bringing the Mughal dynasty to an end. Although the “Jange-e-Azadi” (Liberation War) was brutally quelched, the spark for independence and throwing away the yoke of slavery at the hands of the British had been ignited.

While the War of Independence had many

repercussions, the intolerance towards the Muslims by the British increased manifold and the Muslims felt deprived and left out in fields of education and representation in government service. Attacks by Hindu fundamentalists against religious conversion, cow killing, and the preservation of Urdu in Arabic script deepened their fears of minority status.

In order to keep the Muslims in the mainstream, rose Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and launched a movement for Muslim regeneration that culminated in the founding of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh in 1875 (later renamed Aligarh Muslim University in 1921). Its objective was to educate Muslims by emphasizing the compatibility of Islam with western knowledge.

On 30 December 1906 the All-India Muslim League was founded to safeguard the interests of the Muslims. A delegation also met with the viceroy, Gilbert John Elliot, seeking special considerations in government service and electorates. This had positive effect and in 1911 When King-Emperor George V visited India, he announced the reversal of the partition of Bengal and the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to present day New Delhi.

Jinnah and Pakistan Movement Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who had initially joined the Congress was grossly dissatisfied with the Congress attitude towards Muslims and thus joined the Muslim League in 1913.

It was with his efforts that Congress recognized the separate position of the Muslims and the Muslims’ demand for a separate electorate as a part of the Lucknow Pact.

However the Hindu prejudice against the Muslims could not be hidden for long and the publication of Nehru Report (1928) was a great setback to Lucknow Pact, since the Nehru Report negated all its clauses. It became evident that Congress and Hindus wanted to become the ruler of India on the basis of numerical strength and make Muslims their subjects. This was not acceptable to Muslims since they had ruled India for centuries and after British subjugation, they were again to fall under the Hindus as their subjects. Jinnah therefore refused to accept the report and presented his famous 14 Points to solve the political problems in India.

The Muslims wished that their separate identity should be recognized and provided constitutional safeguards to protect their rights. It was then that the first proponents of independent Muslim nation began to appear. Among the first of these was writer/

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a new nation was carved out of the British India after a long and tiring struggle of Muslims of India. For years since 711 AD, when Muhammad Bin Qasim invaded the Indian sub-continent, Muslims had been the rulers till subjugated by the British in 1857. Therefore, the independence in 1947 from the British yoke was a God-given opportunity to live as per the aspirations of Islamic values.

From 1947 till date, Pakistan’s history has seen many ups and downs, finally losing half of it in 1971. The history of Pakistan can easily be divided into roughly 10-years brackets, each having own peculiarities and repercussions on its future.

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en and women are born to complement each h other. h T To support each h other. And that’s the purpose of their presence in this world. A country prospers only if and when both are allowed to depict their talent and contribute something to the society to make it a better place to live in. It’s ridiculous to suppress one or other.

No country can shine until its women are not as successful as its men or vice versa.

At the time of the independence of Pakistan, Quaid -e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of the nation, talked about the importance of the role of women and their empowerment for the betterment of Pakistan on several occasions. And his sister, Fatima Jinnah, became the role model for his words.

Since then, the women of Pakistan are striving hard to overcome all the hurdles in becoming successful to make an identity of their own. Many have succeeded, and became internationally recognized, often award-winning. But there a few unsung heroes of Pakistan who would deserve the worldwide recognition, too.

Pakistani Woman Gets “Google Funding” On Her First Try Umaimah Mendhro is one of the very few people who won funding from Google on her first pitch. It sounds like a lucky break, but she had been putting together an extensive plan for a very long time!

Even when she was young, Umaimah wanted to build and lead her own multi-national company. Going to Harvard University also played a prominent role in her childhood aspirations.

Even though she comes from an extremely humble background she still had dreams of one day making a big name for herself!

Pakistani woman wins global humanitarian award A Pakistani woman has been awarded the first-ever Global Humanitarian Award for Women’s and Children’s Health for her contributions to Pakistan’s health and education sector.

Chairman of the Aman Foundation, Fayeeza Naqvi, along with her husband Arif Naqvi was honoured as one of the four winners of the first-ever Global Humanitarian Award for Women’s and Children’s Health at the 2016 International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Nusa Dua, Indonesia.

Upon winning the award, Naqvi said, “Aman is dedicated to promoting the centrality of family, and dignity of life for all.

The ‘Sukh’ program was created with this mission in mind, and seeks to foster gender equality, by giving women the power of choice.

Pakistani doctor wins global entrepreneurship award for doctHERs Sara is the co-founder of doctHERs, a digital platform that links poverty-stricken communities to high quality healthcare by inducting qualified female doctors into the workforce.

The idea behind the platform is to convert existing community spaces into walk-in clinics where patients, assisted by paramedical staff, connect to female doctors online through a state-ofthe-art ICT health platform. doctHERs has so far impacted 15000 lives directly and 100000 lives indirectly. Currently with fifteen doctors, five nurses and five specialists doctHERs aims to help more than 1.2

million mill mi llio ionn patients pati pa tien ents ts by by 2020.doctHERs 2020 20 20.d .doc octH tHER ERss was was co founded Dr. f d d by b Dr. D Asher A h Hassan, H D Iff Iffat Zafar Z f and Dr. Sara Saeed in 2014.

Hyderabad woman wins Commonwealth award for excellence in education Mona Prakash Mahtani, a resident of Hyderabad, received the Commonwealth Youth Award for Excellence, 2016, in the field of education.

The award was given at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London by Youth Affairs director Katherine Ellis. The award is given to young people under the age of 30 years who have significantly contributed to social uplift.

Mahtani is the only Pakistani to receive this award in 2016. Some 17 young people from 53 Commonwealth countries were selected for the award. Mahtani was earlier conferred United Nations Development Programme’s N-Peace award.

Mona founded Dewan Farm School in her village, a primary school targeting poor and minority families. Since its establishment, Dewan has expanded its annual attendance from three to 75 pupils.

Pakistani activist Tabassum Adnan receives Nelson Mandela award Pakistani women’s rights activist from Swat, Tabassum Adnan, has won the prestigious Nelson Mandela – Graça Machel Innovation Award 2016. The award was publicly announced at a ceremony held today (Thursday) in Bogotá, Colombia as part of the International Civil Society Week (ICSW) hosted by CIVICUS in collaboration with the Confederación Colombiana de ONG. Sharmeen Obaid wins second Oscar award Sharmeen ObaidChinoy on Sunday became the first Pakistani to win two Oscar awards.

Sharmeen won in the Best Documentary Short Subject for A Girl In The River in the 88th Academy awards. The documentary which sheds light on honour killings in Pakistan follows the story of a teenage girl shot in the face by her own family.

Pakistan-born, Komal Ahmad, develops phone app to feed almost 600,000 homeless people One lunch changed Komal Ahmad’s life.

It was 2011. She had just come back from Navy summer training and was attending the University of California at Berkeley to start work on her undergraduate degree.

While she was walking near campus one fall day, a homeless man approached her, asking for money to buy food because he was hungry. Instead of giving him cash, Ahmad invited the man to lunch. As they ate, he told her his story. He was a soldier recently returned from Iraq and had a bad turn of luck.

“He’d already gone on two deployments and now he’s come back, he’s 26 and on the side of the road begging for food,” Ahmad said. “It just blew my mind.”

Pakistani female doctor wins prestigious HRH Prince of Wales Award ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani female doctor has been announced the winner of prestigious third HRH The Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize by Uni-

vers ve rsit ityy of Cambridge Cam C ambr brid idge ge versity d U il A and Unilever, According to details Dr Sara Saeed 29 has won the third HRH The Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize announced by University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and world s known company Unilever.

Pakistani-American Doctor honoured by Barak Obama.

WA S H I N G T O N : U.S. President Barack Obama has felicitated a PakistaniAmerican doctor with the nation’s top honour on the field of technology and innovation. 53-yearold Humayun, who is a grandson of personal physician of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for invention, development, and application of bioelectronics in medicine, including a retinal prosthesis for restoring vision to the blind, thereby significantly improving patients’ quality of life..

Pakistan’s first Formula electric car enters US competition Just a few days ago, National University of Science and Technology (NUST) made news as it was named among 150 best young universities in the world. The varsity certainly deserves its place in the list with its students having built Pakistan’s first electric powered formula racing car.

Pakistani scientist develops ground-breaking technology for early cancer cell detection Pakistani electrical engineer at the University of Texas at Arlington has developed a new cancer cell detection method that will be able to improve early diagnosis of cancer. Samir Iqbal, an associate professor in the Electrical Engineering Department, detailed his team’s results in a recent Nature’s Scientific Reports paper called “Effects of Nanotexture on Electrical Profiling of Single Tumor Cell and Detection of Cancer from Blood in Microfluidic Channels.” The tool works by tracking cellular behavior in real time using nanotextured walls that mimic layers of body tissue.

Pakistani boy wins second prize at NASA contest A Pakistani boy secured second prize at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Space Settlement Design Contest 2015.

Shah Mir Aizaz, a student of O’ Levels, participated in the annual design competition for students from grade 7 to grade 12, sponsored by the NASA Ames Research Center and the National Space Society NSS. He won second prize for his design titled, ‘Beyond Infinity – Eros Outer Atmosphere Settlement’.

Waqas Ali, from Pakistan, wins bronze at Microsoft World Championship DALLAS: Waqas Ali, a student from Mirpur Mathelo in Ghotki district, has bagged a bronze medal for PowerPoint 2013 at the Microsoft Office Specialist World Cham-

pionship (MOSWC) Dal2015 hheld ld iin D l las, Texas recently.

Ali, who paid for the trip himself, was the only participant from Pakistan at the 14th MOSWC, which attracted 600,000 participants this year, all competing to demonstrate their mastery of various Microsoft Office products. The final round saw 145 students from 47 countries battling it out for the top slots.

Pakistani, 16-year-old, boy becomes a millionaire after winning International Dota 2 Competition The Dota 2 team from US based eSports organization Evil Geniuses (EG) won The International 2015with Pakistani Syed Sumail Hassan playing an important role in the team’s victory. Evil Geniuses won $6.6 million from the tournament’s $18 million prize pool, the largest prize pool for a single gaming tournament to date. “The International” is an annual Dota 2 tournament hosted by the game’s developers Valve themselves. This is the first time an American team has won.

Sumail who hails from Karachi, Pakistan and currently resides in the US, came into the spotlight when he won Dota 2’s Asian championship with the same team. He started playing the original Dota when he was 8 and has been playing professionally since moving to the US in 2014. Of his other 4 EG teammates, 3 are Americans while one is Canadian.

Pakistani Origined becomes Scottish Govt minister for transport Humza Yousaf, a Muslim politician elected to the Scottish parliament, says he is delighted as the grandson of a Pakistani bus conductor to become the Minister for Transport in the Scottish government.

Pakistani Student design a solar powered car The fertile land of Pakistan is known for producing some the beast minds world has seen. The people however, share a special rapport with technologies; the late Arfa Karim and hacker Shahmeer Amir are good examples.The talent is not just limited to computers the youth is also good with automobiles, as a group of students hailing from Peshawar have designed a solar-powered car, which can run at a top speed of 80 kilometers per hour.

According to local media reports, the students are pursuing electrical engineering from CECOS University of Information Technology and Emerging Sciences.

The group comprises of five members i.e.

Ibrarullah, Ahmad Yousha, Muhammad Ghufran, Izaz Ahmad, and Ihsanullah, which designed the car as part of their final year project. The car can drive for 25km on a single charged battery.

Reports added that the students have installed a plug-in charging port into the car.

“Everyone can simply charge the car at their homes or any other place where electricity is available,” added Ibrarullah

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Thareek Pakistan Activict Begum Rana Liaquat Ali Khan

By Nafisa Nafisa Siddiqui

The History of the Pakistan Independance movement will be incomplete without mentioning the services of the great Muslim women who struggle for freedom along with the men, Begum Rana Liaquat Ali khan also known as the “Mother of Pakistan” is one of them.

She was born on February 1905, Almora, India. She did double First class Honors , BA in Economics and BT in Religion studies, later she obtained MSC in Economics and Sociology.

She started her career as a professor in Ecnomics from Indraprastha college, Delhi, where she met Liaquat Ali Khan when he came to deliver a lecture on Law and Justice. They got married in December 1932.

She was a source of inspiration and strength to her great husband in his struggle for the emancipation of the

Muslims of the Indo-Pakistan sub-continent and in revitalizing the Muslim League. Liaquat Ali khan and Begum Rana became a defining moment in Pakistan’s history when she accompanied her husband to London, in May 1933 to meet Mohammad Ali Jinnah and convinced him to return to British occupied India to resume the leadership of the All India Muslim League. Her residence ‘Gul-e-Ra’ana’ in Delhi was the centre of all major political activities of the All-India Muslim League. Rana Liaquat Ali became an executive member of Jinnah’s Working Committee and served there as economical adviser.

She devoted herself to the task of creating political consciousness amongst the Muslim women, her struggle for a free homeland for Muslims of India continued till the creation of Pakistan in 1947.

Mr.Liaquat Ali Khan, after independ-

ence elected as the Pakistan’s first priminister and she became First Lady of Pakistan.

She made strenuous efforts in 1947 for the rehabilitation of refugees coming from India and founded ‘All-Pakistan Women’s National Guard’ to help the refugees in settling down in their new country.

She firmly believed that education and economic independence were two of the most important factors that would help women recognize and achieve their just rights.In 1949 she called for an all Pakistan women conference, which announced the formation of a voluntary non political organization” All Pakistan Women As-

sociation (APWA)”for the social, educational and cultural uplift of the women.She was nominated as its first president. To recognize the struggle of APWA the Government of Pakistan established APWA College in Lahore. Begum Liaquat also founded “Rana Liaquat Ali Khan College of Home Economics” in Karachi, Lahore and Dhaka. Other important women’s bodies that she founded included the Business and Professional Women’s Club, the Friends of APWA and the International Women’s Club.She also founded a string of industrial homes and working places for working women where they could earn a respectable living. Among these institutions the prominent ones were: Rana Liaquat Model Colony for Craftsmen Karachi, Gule Rana Nusrat Industrial Community Centre Karachi, Voluntary Health and Nutrition Association and Pakistan Cottage Industries Shop.

After the assassination of her husband Liaquat Ali Khan she went on to start her career as a “states woman” that lasted more than 2 decades.Begum Rana Served the country as Brigadier general in Pakistan Army(honorary) from 1947 -1951. She was the first woman who was appointment as the Governor of Sindh and Chancellor of University of Karachi.

Begum Liaquat Ali was the first Muslim woman delegate to the United Nations in 1952. In 1954 She was appointed as Ambassador to Nether land, an honour to be the first woman ambassador of Pakistan, she also worked as Ambassador for Pakistan in Italy and Tunisia. She joined “Rana Liaquat Ali Khan Government College of Home Economics” as Professor. The college awarded her with the honorary degree “Doctor of Philosophy in Economics”.

She was a die-hard crusader for women’s rights. She single-handedly attacked General Zia-ul-Haq for passing Islamic laws that were contradictory to Islamic teachings and clearly against women.

In recognition of her life-long struggle for women’s rights, she was awarded the United Nation’s Human Rights Award in 1978. Her other awards and medals include the Jane Adam’s Medal in 1950 (USA), Woman of Achievement Medal 1950 (USA), Mother of Pakistan in 1950 ,Nishan-I-Imtiaz in 1959, Grand Cross of Orange Nassau in 1961 (the Netherlands), International Gimbel Award 1961-62 , Woman of the World in 1965 chosen by the Turkish Women’s Association, Ankara and Vavaliera di Gran Croce in 1966 (Italy). She was a legend, a role model for women and well respected citizen of Pakistan her services are always going to be remember by peoples of Pakistan.

Reference:Wikipedia

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• 14 August ‘47: Pakistan attends 6th Universal Scouts Jamboree in France • 15 August ‘47: Royal Pakistan Air Force’s HQ established at Peshawar • 15 August ‘47: First cabinet formed Liaquat Ali Khan appointed first PM • 18 September ‘47: Karachi Stock Exchange established - with 5 companies value Rs. 371 million • 30 Sept ‘47: Pakistan becomes member of UNO - Afghanistan voted against • 23 January ‘48: Fisrt navel vessel “Dilawar” joins Pakistan Shipping Corporation • 9 June ‘48: Pakistan attends London Olympics - Hockey team under Colonel Dara lost to UK in semis • 26 November ‘48: First air crash of Pakistan - Pak Airways aircraft crashes near Vihari - 21 die • 12 February ‘50: Foundation stone of Kotri Barrage by Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din • 21 July ‘50: Trich Mir (41st highest peak) scaled by Norwegian Team, including one Pakistani • 30 October ‘50: Peshawar University inaugurated by Liaquat Ali Khan • 28 February ‘51: First population census - total population 78,742,000 • 10 October ‘51: Natural gas found at Sui, Balochistan • 28 December ‘51: Inauguration of Pakistan Ordnance Factories,Wah • 1951: Completion of 107 miles long famous BRB (Banmban Wala Ravia Bedian) Link canal • 2 October ‘52: Foundation stone of TIP laid at Haripur • 31 January ‘53: Commodore Hafiz Muhammad Siddique appointed first native navel chief • 4 June ‘53: 8125 Meters high Nanga Parbat scaled by a German for the first time • 31 July ‘54: K-2 scaled by Italian expedition • 13 August ‘54: Hafeez Jalandhari sings his own written National Anthem on Radio Pakistan • 8 September ‘54: Pakistan joins SEATO • 7 October ‘54: Chaudhry Zafar Ali appointed first judge of International Court of Justice • 22 November ‘54: Prime Minister M Ali Bogra announces formation of ONE UNIT • 1954 - Manila Olympics Pakistan’s Muhammad Din wins first gold for Pakistan • March ‘55: Hollywood MGM’s film “Bhawani Junction” shot at Lahore Railway station • 18 April ‘55: Pakistan attends Bandung Conference (Indonesia) • July ‘55: First devaluation of Pak rupee: Re’s value dropped from Rs. 3.30 per US $ to Rs.4.76 • 26 February ‘56: First constitution of Pakistan approved

PAKISTAN

• 9 January ‘57: Singing of National Anthem in schools made mandatory • 15 January ‘57: Silver jubilee celebration of opening of Sukkur (Lloyd’s) Barrage • 2 February ‘57: Foundation stone of GUDDU barrage laid by President Sikander Mirza • 22 April ‘57: Air Vice Marshal Asghar Khan becomes first native Chief of Air Staff • 24 December ‘57: Photograph of Quaid -e-azam appears on the first Rs.100 currency note • 5 March ‘58: First Dry Port of Pakistan inaugurated at Karachi by the President Sikander Mirza • 24 April ‘58: WAPDA established • May’58: Pakistan wins 13 medals, (5gold,5 silver 4 bronze) at Tokyo Asian games • 22 August ‘58: Subedar M Iqbal of Pakistan army breaks world record in Hammer Throw (209.5 ft) • 23 August ‘58: Pakistani swimmer Brojan Das sets world record of 10 Hours 35 Minutes of crossing the English Channel • 7 September ‘58: Gwader port town purchased from Oman for 4 million British Pounds • 7 October ‘58: President Sikander Mirza imposes Martial Law, appoints General M Ayub Khan as MLA • 27 October ‘58: President Sikander Mirza removed and General M Ayub Khan becomes President • 1965 Second war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir • 1969: Martial law declared; Ayub Khan resigns; General Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan assumes presidency

• 1970 First general elections; Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Awami League secures absolute majority in new National Assembly; West Pakistan-dominated government declines to convene assembly • 1971 East Pakistan attempts to secede; civil war begins; Bangladesh declares itself independent issued; India intervenes on behalf of Bengali separatists; Pakistani military surrenders to Indian armed forces; Yahya Khan resigns; Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto becomes president of Pakistan

• 1972: Bhutto and India’s Prime Minister Indira Gandhi sign Simla agreement which adjusts cease-fire line between the two countries and creates new Line of Control • 1973: New constitution goes into effect; Bhutto becomes prime minister • 1976: Diplomatic ties established be-

tween Pakistan and Bangladesh • 1977: General Mohammad Zia ul-Haq proclaims martial law

• 1978: Zia becomes Pakistan’s sixth president • 1979: Islamic penal code introduced; Bhutto hanged • 1983: Zia announces that martial law will be lifted, says army will retain key role in future governments • 1985: General elections held • 1988: Zia dismisses Prime Minister Mohammmad Khan Junejo’s government, orders new elections; Zia killed in mysterious place crash; investigation concludes that his death was caused by “criminal act of sabotage;” elections held; Benazir Bhutto sworn in as first woman prime minister of a Muslim nation • 1990: National elections see Benazir Bhutto’s PPP losing to coalition of rightist parties; Nawaz Sharif elected prime minister • 1993: President Ishaq Khan dismisses Sharif’s government, citing corruption; elections held; Benazir Bhutto’s government wins slim margin; Benazir becomes prime minister President Farooq Leghari dismisses Benazir Bhutto; accuses her government of corruption and nepotism • 1997: National elections held; Sharif comes to power again • 1999: Army citing corruption arrests Sharif and takes over. General Pervaiz Musharraf becomes chief executive of Pakistan.

• 2000: April 6, Nawaz Sharif sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of hijacking and terrorism.May 12: Supreme Court validated the October 1999 coup and granted General Pervez Musharraf executive and legislative authority for three years. December 10: Nawaz Sharif along with family, went into exile in Saudi Arabia.

• 2001: June 20: General Pervez Musharraf assumes office of president while remaining Chief of Army Staff.September 16: US Secretary of State Powell told that Pakistan’s President Musharraf had agreed to support the U.S. anti-terrorist campaign.

• 2002: April 30: Musharraf wins in a referendum.October 10: General election held in the country.November 23: Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali sworn in as

Prime Minister.

• 2003: June 24: President Pervez Musharraf meets G.W. Bush in Camp David. US announces $3-billion five-year economic assistance package for Pakistan.

July 11: Lahore-Delhi bus service resumed after suspension of 18 months. December 14: General Musharraf survived an assassination attempt in Rawalpindi.

• 2004: January 1: General Musharraf won a vote of confidence in the Senate, National Assembly, and provincial assemblies. August 28: Shaukat Aziz becomes Prime Minister.

•2005: July 19: Government of Pakistan launches country-wide crackdown against extremist elements.

October 8: A devastating earthquake in Kashmir and NWFP kills over 80,000 people.

• 2006: January 2: Dr. Shamshad Akhtar assumes office of State Bank Governor having the first woman Governor of SBP. May 14: Charter of democracy (COD) is signed by two former prime ministers of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto in London.

August 26: Akbar Bugti killed by military • 2007: March 9: President Musharraf dismissed Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar. July 20: Iftikhar restored as Chief Justice of Pakistan.

October 18: Bhutto, Benazir returned to Pakistan, after exile of about 8 years.

November 3: Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency, most of the senior judges of Supreme Court ousted. November 16: After completion of 5 years, National Assembly dissolved; Catetaker government of Muhammad Mian Soomro took oath.

November 25: Nawaz Sharif returned Pakistan after 7 years of forced exile.

December 27, 2007: The assassination of Benazir Bhutto occurred on 27 December 2007 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Bhutto, twice Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988–1990; 1993– 1996) and then-leader of the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party

2008: January 2: The Election Commission announces elections will now be held on February 18.Yusuf Raza Gilani is elected as the new Prime Minister.

August 18: Pervaiz Musharraf steps down as President of Pakistan. Mohammadmian Soomro takes over as President. Asif Zardari wins presidential election with 481 votes. September 9: Asif Zardari takes oath as President of Pakistan.

• 2009: February 16: Pakistan government announces a truce with Taliban, accepting a system of Islamic law in the Swat valley, March 9: Militants attack bus with the touring Sri Lankan cricket team. All international cricket matches in Pakistan are suspended. Pakistan also loses its status as hosts for the cricket World Cup 2011.

• 2010: July Extensive flooding after monsoon rains. At least 1,600 people were killed.

1 October: - Pervez Musharraf launches his new political party, the All Pakistan Muslim League, at a club in London. At the launch Musharraf apologies for the “negative actions” he took whilst in power.

• 2011: January - Salmaan Taseer, the governor of Punjab, is shot by one of his bodyguards near his home.

27 January:- A US diplomat,0 Raymond Davis, kills two men on a motorbike in Lahore allegedly in self defence while a companion of the diplomat, who is also an American citizen, crushed to death a bike rider in a hit-and-run incident, following the shooting.

May 1: Death of Osama Bin Laden: A US air strike killed Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad.

August, 2011: PakistanFloods, One Year Later One year ago, record-breaking floods submerged one fifth of Pakistan’s total land area for months, affecting some 20 million residents and causing some $10 billion in damage. Eleven million Pakistanis were left homeless, and the aid organization Oxfam estimates that more than 800,000 remain without permanent shelter to this day.

• November 22: Husain Haqqani resigned as Pakistan Ambassador to the United States following claims of his alleged affiliation with the Memogate controversy.

• November 26: A NATO attack on two Pakistani border checkposts in Salala in the Baizai subdivision of Mohmand Agency in FATA kill 24 soldiers of the Pakistan Army.

2012 January 2 January: India-Pakistan exchange a list of their nuclear installations.

The death toll of a fake medicine crisis at a cardiology hospital in Lahore reaches 112 Raja Pervaiz Ashraf is elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan, following the disqualification of Yousaf Raza Gillani over a contempt of court conviction by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Mehdi Hassan, 84, Pakistani ghazal singer.

SC summons Raja Court issues showcause notice to PM for not writing Swiss letter Summons him on 27th August to explain why contempt proceedings should not be started against him.

NATO containers cross Chaman border the supply to US-led NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan via Chaman border was restored after a suspension of 18 days.

•November: - Taliban suicide bomber kills at least 23 people at a Shia Muslim procession in the Rawalpindi.

2013 January:- Supreme Court orders the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf over corruption allegations

as a minister ddating tii bback k tto hhis i ttime i i i t iin 2010. He denies wrongdoing.The government sacks Balochistan chief minister over bomb blasts in the provincial capital Quetta that kill at least 92 Shia Muslims. Sunni extremist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claims responsibility.

Populist cleric and anti-corruption campaigner Tahirul Qadri leads a nationwide march on Islamabad. The government responds by agreeing to dissolve parliament early and to consult Mr Qadri over the formation of a caretaker government.

• February: -Bomb attack targeting Shia Muslims in Quetta kills 89 people. Police detain Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militant group founder Malik Ishaq after the group claims responsibility.

March:- Caretaker government appointed to oversee parliamentary elections.

• April: - A court orders the arrest of Gen Pervez Musharraf over his attempt to impose house arrest on judges during his military rule in March 2007. Gen Musharraf returned from British exile in March to contest parliamentary elections.

• May: - General Election in Pakistan and PML got heavy mandate , PPP and PTI were at second and third party positions in Federal and Provincial.

•June: Parliament approves Nawaz Sharif as prime minister after his Muslim League-N wins parliamentary elections in May. Taliban conduct systematic campaign of attacks and intimidation, but fail to deter largest g turnout of voters since 1970.

opposition Khan itii politician lit i i i IImran Kh iti h andd anti-government cleric Tahirul Qadri stage rallies demanding Mr Sharif’s resignation.

September:- Arrests of opposition activists amid days of violent anti-government protests on the streets of Islamabad. Government and opposition figures hold talks but fail to resolve differences.

Army carries out further air strikes in the restive North Waziristan region.

October: - Teenager Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan, who was shot in the head by the Taliban but survived to become a campaigner for girls’ education, becomes the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Supporters of leading anti-government cleric Tahirul Qadri end a two-month sitin in Islamabad after failing to force PM Nawaz Sharif to resign.

2014 December - Taliban kills nearly 150 people - mostly children - in an attack on a school in Peshawar.

Government responds to the massacre by lifting a moratorium on the death penalty and launching round-up of terror suspects, although critics complain major terror organisers are left alone.

2015 January-February: - Taliban attack Shia mosques in Sindh and Peshawar in two incidents, killing nearly 80 people and injuring dozens more.

April: - India protests over Pakistan court release on bail of suspected mastermind of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. Human rights activist Sabeen Mehmud shot dead in Karachi.

15 April: Money laundering case: Altaf Hussain’s bail extended till July.

June: - Pakistan acknowledges that eight out of ten Taliban members allegedly jailed for the gun attack on teenage education activist and Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai were secretly acquitted at their trial in April.

July: - Mamnoon Hussain elected president by parliament.

• August:- Heavy rain fall in southern area of Pakistan displacing thousands.

From August 2013- August 5, 2014 6 August 2013: Islamabad on red alert for possible terrorist attack 7 August 2013: Russian government homosexuality position leads to NYC Russian vodka boycott 20 August 2013: Pakistani Prime Minister agrees to put all state executions on hold 2 November 2013: Iran-Pakistan pipeline at risk 8 November 2013: Fuzlullah named Pakistan’s new Taliban leader 10 December 2013: Local government elections held in Balochistan, Pakistan 24 May 2014: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend Modi inauguration 24 July 2014: Security guards attacked in Peshawar, Pakistan 27 July: India and Pakistan accuse each other of ceasefire violation August: - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif orders a judicial inquiry into allegations of fraud during the 2013 elections which brought him to power. Protesters led by

June - Pakistan acknowledges that eight out of ten Taliban members allegedly jailed for the gun attack on teenage education activist and Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai were secretly acquitted at their trial in April.

25 June:-Pakistan heatwave: Death toll over 1,000 inSindh The death toll from a heatwave in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province has passed 1,000, reports say July 27: -The Lahore High Court on Monday formed a larger bench to hear a petition requesting to try Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Husain and other leaders under treason charges.

July 23:- Judicial Commission Report refutes PTI’s 2013 election rigging accusations July 29:,-After the Judicial Commission report negated PTI’s allegations of ‘systematic rigging’ in general elections 2013, Imran Khan and his decision to embark on an antigovernment campaign. However, here are 8 reasons why PTI’s dharna

was not for nothing:August 4: UK police will soon receive legal reference against Altaf Hussain: Ch. Nisar Hussain.

August 5: Military courts get Supreme Court nod. The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday in a majority ruling upheld the establishment of military courts in Pakistan.

August 5: SC decision has strengthened war against terrorism, PM tells NA August 22, Punjab election commission’s tribunal order re-polling in National Assembly constituency, NA-122, declaring the election in the constituency null and void --deseating Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq forthwith and accepting Imran Khan’s petition challenging the 2013 election result.

August 26, Asif Zardari’s key aide and former Petroleum Minister, Dr. Asim Hussain, is arrested by law enforcement agencies on corruption charges. On November 26, Dr. Asim gets accused of harbouring and providing medical treatment to militants and criminals at his hospital in Karachi.

2016 January - Islamist extremists attack Bacha Khan University in Charsadda in north-west Pakistan, killing 19 people and injuring 17 others before security forces killed the four suspected assailants.

March 29, At least 72 killed in suicide blast as terror revisits inAllam Iqbal Park Lahore. Taliban offshoot Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, at a park in Lahore, killing more than 72 people.

May 10, 259 Pakistanis named in fresh Panama Papers leak May 31 PM Nawaz shifted to ICU: Maryam Nawaz August 6, Imran’s political gamble Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s announcement of launching a movement against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over Panama Papers

August 9, 71 killed in blast at Quetta’s civil hospital after lawyer’s killing PTI suspends political activities for three days.

August 9, PTI suspends political activities for three days.

August 11, Parliament session held and heat debated on Civil and Armed forces progress in war and terrorism.

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From the pen of the Founding Editor of ‘The Miracle.’

By:Sqn. Ldr. (R)Nusrat Hussain nh.guidingstar@gmail.com

T

he flight plan of ‘Pakistan ONE’ came in for my signature on the night of 16th August 1988. I was the Duty Air Traffic Controller (DATCO) in the Control Tower at the Air Force Base Chaklala. Pakistan One filed a return flight plan to and from Bhawalpur because the regular Air Traffic Control service was not available at the Bhawalpur airfield. It showed an early morning departure of a C-130 carrying Pakistan ONE, General Zia-ul-Haq, president of Pakistan.

Wing Commander Mashud was the captain of the aircraft and Flt. Lt. Sajid occupied the seat of the copilot. I had personally known both the pilots: I played cricket in the Base cricket team captained by Wing Commander Mashud. He was a soft senior who kept a friendly atmosphere during our cricket matches. Flt. Lt. Sajid was a decent and respectful junior who sometimes visited the Control Tower.

After night duty on my way home, I had to stop my jeep because of the red light on the barrier installed at the road connecting the tarmac of the VVIP aircraft. Because of the flight plan that I had signed late last night, I knew the red stoplight was for the president of Pakistan who must be on his way to the aircraft. Soon the presidential motorcade passed in front of me and I saw General Zial-ul-Haq engaged in a conversation with General Akhtar Abdul Rehman who accompanied him in the back seat of the black limousine. That was the last time I saw General Zia-ul-Haq and General Akhtar Abdul Rehman.

On the eve of 17th August 1988 the crash of the C-130 carrying General Zia-ul-Haq hit the media headlines in Pakistan and all around the world. It also carried ten top generals of the Pakistan Army, Arnold L. Raphel, U.S. Ambassador in Pakistan and General Herbert M. Wassom, the U.S. Chief military attaché in Pakistan.

Squadron Leader Rahat Siddiqui an intelligent fighter pilot of the Pakistan Air Force also boarded the plane. He was an instructor pilot during my cadetship days at the Risalpur academy. Sir Rahat carried the reputation of an honest and hard working instructor. General Zia-ul-Haq personally selected him to perform as his ADC (Aide-de-camp, a French expression of an assistant to a high military officer or president of state.) Thirtyone people on board the plane died in that tragic crash.

Many conspiracy theories erupted after the crash on the national and international screen. Within the country, some blamed the Shia community. A couple of weeks before the crash of General Zia, on 5th August 1988, Allama Arif Hussaini, a renowned Shia leader and Chief of Tehrik-e-Jaffaria Pakistan (TJP), was murdered in Peshawar.

Although, General Zia attended the funeral of the slain leader, some from the Shia community blamed him for the murder of their leader. Copilot Flt. Lt. Sajid of the crashed C-130 had recently converted to the Shia sect in religion and some thought that he had conducted a suicide mission to avenge the murder of Arif Hussaini. The claim of the Shia involvement proved bogus. During my tenure in the ISI in 1989, I heard Brigadier Sagheer hinting the copilot for involvement in the crash. He was then head of the Internal Wing of ISI Later, these claims remained unfounded and were discarded by all the investigating agencies including the ISI. Ejaz-ul-Haq, son of General Zia, on December 1 2012 in an interview on Geo TV, accused General Aslam Beg, then vice-chief of the army of being the person behind the conspiracy to kill his father. He believed in the theory of a missile fired by another aircraft.

Ejaz-ul-Haq further added that Beg prevented autopsies of the dead to hide the facts and instructed for removal of the wreckage of the

plane. However, Ejaz-ul-Haq provided no proof to his claim.

Those who considered it an international conspiracy thought that Zia had created enmity with the Soviet Union by helping the Afghan Mujahedeen. His active role in the war made the Soviets face a humiliating defeat; therefore, K.G.B. involvement in the crash became an obvious logical choice.

Other political analysts pointed towards the U.S history of eliminating dictators after they had performed a wanted task. General Zia had outlived his role after the Russians had signed the withdrawal agreement. The USA lost interest in the region as well as in General Zia-ul-Haq. None of the theories provided any concrete evidence associated with the crash.

Air Commodore Shahid Kamal acted as the Director of Operations/ACAS Plans for the Pakistan Air Force at Air Headquarters at the time. He claimed to be an instructor pilot of Mashud and a US qualified Systems Safety Specialist trained by the USAF. His theory about the crash, later floated on the internet, attracted some interest.

According to him, “When an aircraft rotates during takeoff, the contents of the aircraft tend to shift rearward. Powerful steel and nylon restraints are used to prevent this from happening. If the restraints are slack, work loose or break, the contents will slide towards the tail of the aircraft. This will cause an attendant shift of the center of gravity of the aircraft towards the rear. This rearward shift of the center of gravity will cause the nose of the aircraft to pitch up. The pilot will note this pitch up and try to counter it by pushing forward on the stick.” He termed ‘shift of the center of gravity’ to be the cause of the crash.

Air Commodore Kazim, my course mate and a C-130 pilot, responded to the theory of Shahid Kamal. Kazim claimed to have recreated the crash in a simulator. With the loss of elevator the aircraft behaved exactly the same way as happened at Bahawalpur.

The only option to control the pitch emerged through power manual trim. It would overreact and would bring aircraft into oscillation. A content of sulfur close to the elevator booster confirmed the theory that a small blast ruptured the elevator control.

Air Commodore Abbas Mirza, Assistant Chief of Air Staff Flight Safety, headed the Board of Inquiry formed by the Pakistan Air Force. It also included Air Commodore Muzamil Saeed, Group Captain Zaheer Zaidi and Wing Commander Sabahat Ali Mufti.

The Board comprised of professional engineers, fighter pilots and a C-130 pilot. Six air force technicians from the USA also assisted the board. The board visited the crash site and re-created the actual crash.

It interviewed many eyewitnesses on the ground and thoroughly examined the wreckage. About 40 key pieces of engines, fuel lines, pumps, fluid samples and many other items of the destroyed aircraft were sent to U.S. and Pakistani laboratories for different analysis. The board sought expert advice from the Lockheed Company, makers of the C-130 Hercules plane. It also engaged many professionals from different fields of explosives, flame patterns, forensic analysis, aircraft instruments and airframe structures.

After intensive scrutiny and investigation, the technical inquiry headed by Air Commodore Abbas Mirza submitted a report that spread over 350 pages. The report failed to find any technical reason or pilot error. It pointed to an act of highly sophisticated sabotage. There were no traces of a hit from the ground or air; however, some aircraft parts were found contaminated with strong traces of antimony, potassium, sulfur, phosphorus and, most significantly, pentaerythritol tetra nitrate (PETN) – an explosive used in highly sophisticated sabotage operations. It believed that shortly after takeoff, the detonation of some poisonous gas in the cockpit

Excerpt from the book ‘The Last Salute’ crash near Bahawalpur on 17 August 1988.

instantly paralyzed and incapacitated the pilots without even giving them a chance to transmit any emergency call. The FBI considered it technical failure, but could not produce any solid evidence.

The C-130 Hercules aircraft was considered to be the safest aircraft available in the aviation fleet. According to the U.S. Air Force, until 1989 it had a wear and tear rate of 5 percent compared with 10 percent for the B-52 bomber and 20 percent for other fighter aircraft.

American Ambassador, Arnold L. Raphel and General Wassom, the U.S. Chief military attaché, had gone to Bhawalpur in another small twin engine aircraft. General Zia-ulHaq had gone to witness the field demonstration of the M-1 tank which Pakistan was considering buying from the United States.

After the demonstration he invited the US ambassador to board with him to his C130.

General Wassom, also joined them in the presidential flight. The pilot of the aircraft with the call sign ‘Spark-63’ who brought the U.S. Ambassador and the chief military attaché to Bhawalpur, took off for Islamabad without its passengers. Like many other assassinations of high profile personalities in the past, the people involved in the crime remain a mystery.

After The Crash

Air Marshal Dilawar Hussain then performed as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS) for Operations (OPS). His afternoon nap was disturbed by a telephone call from Air Officer Commanding (AOC) the Air Defense. AOC informed him about the crash of Pakistan ONE killed with all passengers on board. Vice Chief of the Army Staff, General Aslam Beg was on his way to Dhamial Air Base in a separate aircraft after circling over the crash site. Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Hakimullah Durrani was not traceable. A senior officer, Air Commodore Bukhari was sent with a

first generation mobile phone to locate the Air Chief at the Pindi Golf Course. Air Marshal Dilawar rushed to the Central Operation Command (COC) where AOC monitored the in-air situation.

When in contact with the Air Chief, Air Marshal Dilawar passed him the arrival time of General Aslam Beg and advised him to receive the General along with the Naval Chief, Admiral Mohammed Khan, at the Dhamial Air Base of Army Aviation. They were the three top men of Pakistan after the crash of General Zia-ul-Haq and they were to decide the fate of Pakistan that evening.

They decided to follow the constitution. According to the constitution, The Chairman of the Senate would become the president of Pakistan after the death of General Ziaul-Haq. History acknowledged the role of these three powerful men who, after consultation on the Dhamial tarmac, went straight to the house of Chairman of the Senate, Mr. Ghulam Ishaq Khan.

When the three chiefs arrived at the residence of Ghulam Ishaq Khan in Islamabad, his loyal Pathan servant refused to wake up the chairman who was enjoying a sound sleep. It was because of the Pushtoo language used by the Air Chief that the Pathan servant finally woke him. Mr. Ghulam Ishaq Khan at first refused to take over as the president of Pakistan, but then agreed when the three top men assured to back him up. Air Marshal Dilawar called it a splendid work of nature – a man was placed to the highest position in Pakistan while he was sound asleep in his bedroom. Mr. Ghulam Ishaq Khan became the biggest beneficiary of the death of General Zia-ul-Haq. The founding Editor of ‘The Miracle’ is writing his life experiences in the Pakistan Air Force, Bahrain Amiri Air Force and his time in Canada.

We will be publishing excerpt from his book in the upcoming editions of ‘The Miracle.’ The readers are requested to frankly comment on the article.

--The Managing Editor.

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PAK SPECIAL

Pakistani Journalist Israr Ahmed Kasana Visits Surrey On Aug 07, Mr. Balal Hafeez and Mr. Harris Hafeez from Community Times Canada weekly newspaper organized a small gathering with famous Pakistani Media personality Mr. Israr Ahmed Kasana to introduce him with the local Pakistani Community in Vancouver at Al-Madina Restaurant Surrey. CTC also recognized to Mr. Israr Ahmed Kasana for this great services to promote Pakistani Media and Urdu language in Canada. Mr. Kasana just started an Urdu program on OMNI TV from Calgary last week.. Local Print and electronic media invited to delivered few words about journalism in BC.

Mr. Balal said that it was our pleasure to host this beautiful gathering and also on behalf of The Community Times Canada weekly newspaper. Mr. Israr Ahmed Kasana shared his experiences in Pakistan as a journalist in PTV and other print and electronic media. He also expressed his and his family experiences after arrived in Canada as an immigrant and his continuous efforts to get his professional field.

Mr. Haris I would like to thanks all the Media Personalities and community members who came there on a very short notice.

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At its simplest, Pakistani cooking today consists of staple foods which are cheap and abundant. Wheat and other flour products is the mainstay of the diet, one familiar form being CHAPATI, unleavened bread akin to a Mexican tortilla. This is made with dough prepared from whole wheat flour.

Another basic food is LASSI, milk from which curds and butterfat have been removed. Vegetables, usually seasonal, lentils are commonly used. Families with larger incomes eat more meat eggs, and fruits. And the more affluent cook with GHEE, which is clarified butter, instead of with vegetable oil.

From the earliest times, the imaginative - and sometimes heavy - use of spices, herbs, seeds, and flavorings and seasonings have helped cooks transform rather ordinary staple foods into an exotic cuisine.

Consider some of the most common of these in wide use in Pakistan today: chilli powder, turmeric, garlic, paprika, black pepper, red pepper, cumin seed, bay leaf, coriander, cardamom, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, saffron, mace, nutmeg, poppy seeds, aniseed, almonds, pistachios, and yogurt.

Their use in a wide range of pickles, chutneys, preserves, and sauces, together with curries of all descriptions and special treatment for meats, sea, food, vegetables and lentils, gives Pakistani cooking much of its distinctive character.

Cultural influences, whether religious precepts, practices, and ceremonies or local traditions, or even esthetic preferences, have made their contribution toward the evolution of Pakistani cuisine.

Food and The Moghul Emperors A style of cookery called Moghlai’ evolved at the Moghul court and even today it remains centered in Lahore. Some latter-day and widely known survivors of court cookery are, for example, chicken tandoori, a dish in which chicken is cooked at low temperatures in special ovens called TANDOORS, and murgh musallum’ in which the whole chickens are roasted with special spices and ingredients.

SHAHI TUKRA, a dessert of sliced bread, milk, cream, sugar and saffron, is another left-over from the days of the Moghuls. Fruit drinks, squeezed from pomegranates, apples, melons, and mangoes, and called SHARBAT, are an important part of the Moghlai cuisine and, indeed, the inspiration for American “sherberts.”

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Firini, made from cream of rice and milk, is an equally traditional wedding dessert. It is served in clay saucers topped by silver foil.

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