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India-Pakistan |
Nuggets from the Urdu Press |
2007-04-15 |
Crazy for Parveen! As reported in daily Khabrain, a new song by Abrar ul Haq caused a lot of fights in different areas in Punjab. In Pattoki a group of labourers were playing Abrar ul HaqÂ’s song Parveen when another group objected that three of their young girls were named Parveen and thus it was an attack on their honour. The fight left eight people injured. In another incident a fight broke out when some young boys were singing this song loudly in a street. Bob Woolmer was not responsible As reported in daily Jang, the ex captain of the Pakistan cricket team, Imran Khan, said that the poor performance of the Pakistan team was responsible for the death of Bob Woolmer. He said Bob was not responsible for the defeat of Pakistan in the World Cup. The responsibility of a coach is to work on the technique of cricketers and it is the team players who are responsible for their performance in the field. Bob was the greatest coach and a great human being. He always accepted criticism with openness. He united the team into one unit but unfortunately our players spoiled all his efforts. He died because he couldnÂ’t absorb the defeat against Ireland. Tablighi Jamaat robbed in Sara-e-Alamgir According to daily Khabrain, four armed men snatched 22 thousand rupees, mobile phones and identity cards from eight members of the Tablighi Jamaat in a village Chak Sikander in Sara-e-Alamgir. The police arrested one dacoit and the rest are still at large. Sami ul Haq was denied British visa According to daily Nawa-i-Waqt, the British high commission slapped a ban on the entry of the head of the Jamiat Ulema Islam (S) Maulana Sami ul Haq and denied him a visa to participate in All PartiesÂ’ Conference in Britian. The British government alleged that the statements of Sami ul Haq support terrorism and are against the interest of British people. Bob Woolmer was unlike Pakistanis In daily Express, the famous columnist Javed Chaudhry wrote that Bob Woolmer died because of the Pakistan cricket teamÂ’s defeat while the head of PCB Nasim Ashraf and Pakistan captain Inzamam ul Haq are still alive. Bob Woolmer lived in Pakistan but couldnÂ’t learn the art of self aggrandizing. There is a difference between Bob Woolmer and the Pakistani nation. He had a conscience and couldnÂ’t face the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in his heart and gave his life. In Pakistan there are 16 crore people but no one has a heart like Bob Woolmer. Punjabi Taliban in Waziristan Daily Pakistan wrote in an editorial that warriors from Punjab and other parts of Pakistan have started converging on Sheen Warsak, Waziristan. The other group consists of Uzbeks under the command of Tahir Yeldeshev who has the support of local tribes. After the beheading of two Arab warriors the two groups are entrenched in their positions on the hills. After the killing of Arab commander Sheikh Asad Ullah the two groups are at war with each other. PPP is like a zoo As reported in daily Nawa-i-Waqt, when a central leader of Pakistan PeopleÂ’s Party came on stage to deliver a speech, one youth wing leader, Shabbir Babar, objected that the ISI agents wouldnÂ’t be allowed to address the PeopleÂ’s Party workers. Jehangir Babar said that the PeopleÂ’s Party is like a zoo where scorpions, snakes, elephants, lions and sparrows have gathered. Conspiracy against Afghan jihad In daily Pakistan, the ex prime minister of Afghanistan and warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar wrote that the history of AfghanistanÂ’s last three decades is unforgettable resistance, freedom and Islamic jihad. Our enemies call it internal fighting and fasad. Afghans are proud that the renaissance of Islamic jihad long forgotten by Muslims started from Afghanistan. The mujahideen of Chechnya, Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq and other countries got training and learned their lessons from Afghanistan. In a brinjal According to daily Khabrain, a brinjal was cut and the name of Allah could be seen very clearly in the house of Zafar Iqbal Bhatti in Shahzada Shaheed Colony, Gujranwala. They were impressed with the miracle and sent the photograph to all the newspapers. Conspiracy in Wana killings As reported in daily Express, the leader of the clerical alliance, MMA, and Naib Amir of Jamaat Islami, Liaqat Baloch said that the killings in Wana, North Waziristan are a deep conspiracy against the unity of autonomy of Pakistan. He said America wants unstability in tribal areas to destroy the unity of Pakistan. He said the problems shall be solved according to the peace deal in Waziristan. Hamid Gul in commando uniform As reported in daily Khabrian, the ex head of the ISI Hamid Gul warned the government that he would bring 22 lac retired army men on the streets. He was wearing commando uniform when he addressed the mob who gathered in front of the Supreme Court. |
Posted by:Fred |
#5 Maybe you should have, RC. |
Posted by: Jackal 2007-04-15 20:49 |
#4 In another incident a fight broke out when some young boys were singing this song loudly in a street. How well I remember the "Oh, Sherry" riots of the late '80s... and the time we burnt downtown Cincinnati when we heard Ben Folds Five's "Kate". |
Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-04-15 17:47 |
#3 Praise Gawd! Nuggets for the weak! As reported in daily Jang, the ex captain of the Pakistan cricket team Always a fun start to a stoooooooreee. I can't go any further. I've been away from the nuggets so long Ima weak and puny like. |
Posted by: Shipman 2007-04-15 16:19 |
#2 Bob was the greatest coach and a great human being. He always accepted criticism with openness. He united the team into one unit but unfortunately our players spoiled all his efforts. He died because he couldnÂ’t absorb the defeat against Ireland. well, that, ...plus the poison and strangling |
Posted by: Frank G 2007-04-15 12:50 |
#1 A reminder of what a Through the Looking Glass world Pakistan is. One group attacks another because a popular love song contains the name of their daughters, hence their daughters' honour was impuned... a cut brinjal (whatever that is) showed the name of Allah written therein -- what odds those who saw it could actually read? |
Posted by: trailing wife 2007-04-15 12:07 |