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The Right to Refuse
Begging, as a profession could well compete with many others considered oldest on the list, with very similar characteristics. The first clink of coins falling in the begging bowl takes away one’s self esteem and any left over reluctance for all times to come. From here on, there is no looking [...]
A dinner invitation package by Air Chief Marshal
Open Letter to Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman by Mr. Naeem Sadiq
Dear Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman,
Thank you for inviting me and my wife for a dinner on 6th October 2009 at the PAF Museum. I deeply regret that I would be away from the city on that day, and would not be [...]
An Open Letter to CCPO Karachi, regarding Illegal License Plates
Dear CCPO Karachi,
Greatly appreciate your newspaper initiative of asking citizens to report crime and send pictures of suspicious looking persons and activities. (ccpo.khi@sindhpolice.gov.pk and mms 0333-222-8080). It would provide citizens a good opportunity and a good feeling to be a part of the crime fighting process of the Sindh Police.
You will [...]
Zakat Deduction dependent on Declaration of Fiqh
Can some thing be done to make the lives of citizens less miserable.
This is an appeal addressed to the State Bank Chairman and Members. The matter of compulsory deduction of Zakat could have been resolved had the State Bank not succumbed to an obviously unprofessional and illegal requirement imposed by the government. [...]
The displaced vs the well placed people of Pakistan
“The twins were born as the mother desperately struggled with the pangs of pain, the sound of falling artillery shells, the suffocation of gun powder and the stench of decaying dead bodies. By the time it was morning, the family realized that one of the two babies, had not survived the ordeal [...]
AKU succumbs to Urban Militants
Guest post by Naeem Sadiq
AKU was once perceived as a disciplined, professional and caring hospital. It followed rules, provided excellent health care services and even operated a good patient welfare scheme. We were proud of the great hospital built by Prince Karim Aga Khan in the middle of the town.
The AKU has [...]
Clearance Sale for Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam
Pakistan’s second highest civil award is on clearance sale. Any one who has done or not done any good to Pakistan is welcome to apply. Nationality, status, gender, position, or contribution to any cause is not a criterion. All you need is to appear at the President House, preferably wearing a suit, and [...]
The citation for Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam Awarded to Richard Boucher
Guest post by Naeem Sadiq
The US Assistant Secretary of State, Richard Boucher distinguished himself by undertaking weekly visits to Pakistan – missions that involved great personal hardship and risk to his life. Acting beyond the call of duty , he brokered the NRO deal that allowed some of the [...]
A letter from Heavens
Guest Blog by Naeem Sadiq
27 Dec 2008. Here in Heavens , it is all peace, quiet and tranquility. Today I specially requested for a copy of national newspapers and some clippings from the various talk shows to get an idea of what was going on after I left for my eternal abode. [...]
How they waste public money
Guest Post by Naeem Sadiq
The first accomplishment of our federal minister for post offices and defender of the belief that burying alive of Pakistani women is healthy for the society, was to place a half page coloured ad in all national newspapers (Dec 09, 2008).
The ad estimated to have deprived the [...]
