Nakal khors at Punjab UniversityAs reported in daily Express, the Higher Education Commission urged action against the teachers of many jamiat (universities). Last year in Punjab University (PU) five teachers copied foreign researchersÂ’ publications and printed their names on them to earn promotions and medals. The university formed three committees in one year and is reluctant to punish the teachers. The universityÂ’s GrantsÂ’ Commission has demanded the removal of these teachers.
Art gallery changed into performing arts hall
As reported in daily Jang, Madiha Gauhar, Usman Peerzada, Samina Ahmad, Khalid Abbas Dar and Asim Bokhari addressed a press conference at the Lahore Press Club saying that the government has reserved the auditorium of the National Art Gallery in Islamabad for the performing arts and any criticism by some visual artists has been misplaced. They said that the artists should show solidarity while people from Jamia Hafsa are rising in the country. Madiha Gauhar said that there is no hall in Islamabad and the auditorium was being used for useless activities like fashion shows.
Violence at Punjab University
As reported in daily Khabrain, a student in the English department in Punjab University was beaten by a student group for talking to a female student. According to the students, the university has 25,000 students and has been held hostage by a student tanzim for decades. The administration said that the student tanzim is not as powerful as before and 35 students were expelled who opposed the administration for creating the music department and holding book fairs at the university.
Nawaz Sharif has got the key
Afamous columnist wrote in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, that Benazir Bhutto has cleverly made herself a popular leader in Pakistan. But, if both Nawaz Sharif and Benazir are allowed to come back to Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif will attract a much bigger crowd than Benazir. Nawaz is no angel however, and he is obsessed with acquiring all powers for himself. He tried to impose his brother on Punjab and had no respect for the free press and the judiciary. But there is no doubt that in his cultural and social behaviour, he is much closer to the majority of Pakistanis.
Who is Khalid Khawaja?
In daily Nawa-e-Waqt lyrical columnist Irfan Siddique, wrote that he saw Khalid Khawaja in a mosque of his mohalla for the first time. After 9/11 when the wives and children of the Arab mujahideen were wandering and no one was ready to support them, he saw two people who were very anxious about them. One was ex MNA from Kohat, Jawed Ibrahim Paracha, and the other was Khalid Khawaja. Soon they formed a defense of human rights and Khalid Khawaja was made the chief coordinator. He was arrested by agencies on January 26.
The role of the media in Pakistan
As reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, the minister for information Mohammad Ali Durrani said that the media has got more freedom today as compared to previous governments. The executive editor of Nawa-e-Waqt Majid Nizami said that the media is not as free as is being suggested. Misinformation in the media is being spread because ministers are spreading confusions about the deal. Similarly a news channel gave the news that an open trial of the Chief Justice would be held by the Supreme Judicial council. Aamer Ahmad Khan of BBC said that the open trial news was mentioned by Qazi Hussain Ahmad who is not an ordinary vendor on the street but a responsible politician.
Beggars, vendors and shepherds are American agents
As reported in daily Express, suspicious Taliban people have distributed pamphlets in the Bajaur agency. The pamphlets said that beggars, vendors and shepherds are American agents and threatened harsh punishments if they didnÂ’t leave the Bajaur agency. According to an English newspaper no organisation accepted the responsibility for the pamphlet.
Ban on loudspeakers in Mauritius
According to daily Express, the head of the Muslim Citizen Council of Mauritius, Fawad Atini said that Muslims never objected to the fireworks of Chinese religious festivals, nor to the bells of Christian churches, then why has a ban has been imposed on using loud speakers from a mosque for Azaan. A local court banned the use of loud speakers of a Hayat ul Islam mosque on the complaint of a local non Muslim who said that the loud noise of the loudspeakers disrupted his routine life.
Research is essential in Islam
As reported in daily Jang, the founder of the Tehreek Minhaj ul Quran said that today there is a lot of knowledge but very little practice. And lots of people who are working on religion have closed their ties with research. He said the body of Islam should not be with arrows of lack of knowledge.
A boy with a tail in Mahabharat
As reported in daily Khabrain, in an Indian city, Bhatinda, a boy was born with an ugly growth similar to a tail in a hospital where a superstitious pundit declared him as an avatar of Hanuman. A crowd gathered to see the boy and the fraud pundit has started minting money by fooling people. The boy is trained by the pundit to bless the people while the child doesnÂ’t even know what he is doing.
Atlas Of Creation proves Darwin wrong
As reported in daily Nawa-e-waqt, a Turkish preacher, Adnan Auktar, alleged that with the help of the skeleton and pictures and quotes from the Holy Quran, the theory of Charles Darwin can be proved wrong. He also proved that there is no connection between DarwinÂ’s theory and communism, and between fascism and terrorism. His book Atlas Of Creation is being distributed free of charge in France. His book is also translated into the Arabic and Malaysian languages.
Mercenaries and jihad soldiers
In daily Express, famous columnist Abdul Qadir Hassan wrote that enlightened moderation was formulated by an American Jew Henry Kissinger and has become the slogan of our government. Henry Kissinger studied the culture and religion of Islam and created this beautiful slogan to counter the challenge of Islam. Enlightened moderation attacks the Islamic commandment of jihad that is linked with extremism and terrorism. If a Muslim doesnÂ’t have passion for jihad then he is a mercenary who like the Muslim soldiers of the British era fought at different fronts in Burma and other places.