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GEMS FROM P25 literacy, backwardness, intolerance, ob- but also makes their fulfillment very struggle under one symbol and one Looking for a
[the ill] that may be in men’s hearts, scurantism and militancy.” rewarding and meritorious. But as party,” Kamal said.
and guidance and grace unto all who He admitted that “corruption and religion is also primarily a discipline, “The gist of Farooq Bhai’s speech Good Match
believe [in Him]. nepotism have eaten the nation like ter- man did not appreciate it. Instead of is that we need one manifesto, one
Say: “In [this] bounty of God mites from within. He made an appeal getting disciplined and changed by symbol and one party to continue our Looking for a good match for
and in His grace – in this, then, let to the so-called “elite”: “Let society treat religion, man changed the religion struggle for the people of Pakistan,” our sister. Sister is from Pakistan,
them rejoice: it is better than all the corrupt with contempt so that the itself according to his own passions he asserted. 37 years old, Sunni Muslim, 5 ft 5”,
[the worldly wealth] that they may fear of God is put into them and they at and desires. Because of this perver- The PSP chief said that if a Mu- has not been married before, As-
amass!” least hide and feel ashamed instead of sion, corruption and tempering, hajir leader is not ready to embrace sociate in Arts/Vocational Nurs-
showing off their ill-gotten riches.” the God-given religion of man has other ethnicities, he will only encour- ing, US citizen. Family-oriented,
Chapter 10, Verses 61-62 We had hopes then before matters fallen apart…Our objective in writ- age more hatred against the Muhajir practicing Muslim, good family
And in whatever condition went awry, that we perhaps had a man ing this book is to remined ourselves community. This has been the reason values. Please contact at:
thou mayest find thyself, [O Proph- intent on focusing on Jinnah’s vision, and all people of the world that God why Karachi has been so wracked by marriage916@gmail.com
et,] and whatever discourse of this who, with strength and support, would Almighty, who alone is the Creator, violence in the past, he said. or 214 699 9430
[divine writ] thou mayest be recit- ensure that it became reality. Maintainer, and Sustainer of the Uni- “It is for the sake of Pakistan, for
ing, and whatever work you [all, O But time and circumstance and verse, without any shareholders and the sake of the Muhajir community modalities of the newly envisioned
men] may do – [remember that] We preoccupations other than with the elu- partners. He alone is the Superpower, that I do not want my politics to be political alliance will be announced
are your witness [from the moment] sive dream, took its toll. The general was and none else. The purpose of our solely about Muhajirs. There should later, Kamal made it clear that “it
when you enter upon it: for, not even sidetracked. External interests were fo- life is that He and He alone is to be be no areas in the city that are inac- would be anything but MQM”.
an atom’s weight [of whatever there cused on the waging of the international obeyed, worshiped, and served, and cessible to members of one ethnic “I am not backing down from
is] on earth or in heaven escapes thy war against terrorism which demanded we are accountable to Him in the life group or the other. what I stand for — we came to bring
Sustainer’s knowledge; and neither that Pakistan put in place some sort of hereafter for the use of all our facul- “I appreciate that Farooq Bhai down Altaf Hussain and destroy his
is there anything smaller than that, democratic system as a showcase to pla- ties and His bounties.” took such a major step; that he set his toxic legacy,” he maintained.
or larger, but is recorded in [His] cate Western powers. ego aside to see eye to eye with us on The PSP chief said, “Farooq Sat-
clear decree. To do this, Musharraf maintains, GROUP FROM P3 this. We took this decision (to merge) tar may not be comfortable with PSP
Oh, verily, they who are close to he could not but succumb to the will Pakistan had rejected US ob- not because of how much we would at this moment, but we have categori-
God – no fear need they have, and of the people as ostensibly manifested jections to the China-Pakistan Eco- individually gain or lose, but how cally decided that we will not unite
neither shall they grieve. through a general election. He had no nomic Corridor, after which US of- much our people would gain or lose,” under the name of MQM.”
choice but to accept as legislators many ficials had “recognized” that their explained Kamal. VERIFICATION FROM P3
REFORMIST FROM P24 of the corrupt, the old robbers, and rath- objections to development projects Without naming the MQM “If biometric verification is
though he has not been thought of er than extracting what he could from in “controversial areas” were incor- founder, Kamal said that one man extremely important, the National
recently as a challenger to Prince their ill-gotten gains, letting them stand rect. had been pushing the Muhajirs into Database and Registration Author-
Mohammed. trial, be sentenced and perhaps jailed, The foreign secretary said Is- an abyss. ity (Nadra) should carry it out for
Saudi Twitter accounts re- they were installed in the assemblies and lamabad had informed Washington “Drunk out of his senses, he the Saudi authorities,” he added.
leased several other names of those several were given cabinet portfolios. that all areas of its territory had been would demand the splitting of a prov- The document also stated that
arrested, including Alwalid al-Ibra- To finalize the democratic process, cleared of terrorists. However, if the ince. The Muhajir community was Iran, India, Egypt and Bangladesh
him, a Saudi businessman with ties such as it is, the general did a deal with US provided actionable intelligence the one suffering, they would be the have refused to abide by Saudi Ara-
to the royal family who runs the the forces of obscurantism, the militant regarding the presence of terrorists one who would face the embarrass- bia’s condition.
Arabic satellite group MBC; Amr mullahs, and to keep them happy and in in Pakistan, Islamabad would take ment of his speeches.”
al-Dabbagh, the former head of place, has made concessions that are in immediate action, she said. “Today, we are entering this his- PML-N FROM P3
the Saudi Arabian General Invest- direct conflict with the dream that Jin- “In Afghanistan, 45 per cent of toric agreement. I thank the workers that Nawaz Sharif and family had
ment Authority; Ibrahim Assaf, a nah dreamt. This move spells danger, the country is not under government of both parties for enabling this,” Ka- been convinced to desist from attack-
former finance minister, and Bakr and it calls for control. control, which is why the Haqqani mal said, adding that the two leaders ing state institutions, the statement
Binladin, head of the Saudi Binla- At a press conference in New Delhi network and other terror groups do “have left our personal liking and dis- used unusually harsh language to
din Group, a major business con- on July 14, 1947, one month before the not need a safe haven in Pakistan,” liking far behind; now, we are focused criticize the Supreme Court on being
glomerate. birth of this country, Mohammad Ali she said, repeating the state’s new re- on the people of this city”. unable to deliver justice.
Analysts have suggested the ar- Jinnah was asked: “Will Pakistan be a frain on cross-border terrorism. Anything but MQM: Though the PML-N, P30
rest of once-untouchable members secular or theocratic state?” His answer:
of the royal family is a clear sign “You are asking me a question that is ALLIANCE FROM P3
that the crown prince is sidelining absurd. I do not know what a theocratic the kind of po-
potential rivals for the throne. state means.” litical violence it Job opportunity at the Consulate General of Pakistan, Los Angeles
The young Crown Prince Mo- Jinnah’s way was forward, never witnessed in the
hammed has risen from near ob- looking back - progressive, tolerant, past. Position: Consular, Protocol & Administrative Assistant
scurity to become Saudi Arabia’s building rather than destroying, respect- “We seek a
most talked about and powerful ing human rights and freedoms not good working re- Job Description: (i) Work in the Consular Section
prince in less than three years since stamping on them, winning internation- lationship and a
his father ascended to the throne. al respect for policies of tolerance, sanity political alliance (ii) Dealing with public, responding to telephone queries and
The prince’s swift rise to power and care of the people, rather than be- with each other, feeding the data in the computer.
has unnerved more experienced, ing classed as a pariah at odds, with the and this is what (iii) Organizing and coordinating events of the Consulate
elder members of the royal family, times and a world on the move. we wanted to talk
which has long ruled by consensus, Musharraf still tells us that he be- to you all about. (iv) Visiting other cities for consular services on weekends
though ultimate decision-making lieves in the dream. If this be so, it is in- “PSP and (v) Performing protocol duties
remains with the monarch. cumbent on him, though battling against MQM had been (vi) Assisting Consul General and other officers of the
The moves in Saudi Arabia formidable odds, to somehow ensure de li b era t in g
mirror those in China, where Pres- that before he departs from the political these points in Consulate in different assignments.
ident Xi Jinping has used corrup- scene he steers us onto the right path. He the recent past. (vii) Any other assigned responsibilities
tion charges “as a battering ram to has time, and hopefully the will, to en- We need good
consolidate his own power and au- force in the country a system of law and statesmanship
thority”, said John Hannah, the se- order which so far he and his arm have at this juncture. Qualification: (i) Minimum High School graduation
nior counsellor at the Foundation dismally failed to do (his civilian govern- To this end, we (ii) Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office and
for Defense of Democracies, an ment is helpless and hopeless). decided we need Excel. Good inter personnel skills and language skills.
Iran-skeptic think tank in Wash- He and his men have admittedly a positive and
ington whose hawkish geopolitical managed an improvement from the combined effort,” (iii) Holder of local clean driving licence
views often coincide with the king- chaos and mayhem of the twin govern- Sattar explained. (iv) Clean credit history
dom’s. ments of the 1990s. But looking firmly The MQM
Hannah said Prince Moham- towards the future, he (not his helpless chief stressed
med has “latched onto corruption government) must ensure that not only that a united Ka- - Apply alongwith resume; copy of legal status document and color
as a way to consolidate his power are the nation’s children educated, but rachi was neces- photograph.
and remake the regime in his im- rightly educated so that they may not sary for Pakistan.
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resistant. pate in the 21st century. (This article was tar Bhai, all the
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DAUGHTER FROM P8 04, 2004) here with him
(which warrants daily repetition), Mush- — I greet and
arraf asked his countrymen to “sink all re- OBITUARY FROM P18 welcome you all E-mail: apstocg@pakconsulatela.org
ligious and sectarian differences and show the True Divine Guidance sent by here,” began PSP Fax: 310-441-9256
tolerance of each other’s beliefs, views and God through his Messengers and chief Mustafa
thoughts, to shun religious differences.” if all the people truly and sincerely Kamal.
Religious intolerance, said he, has utterly follow this Divine Guidance…True “On behalf Preference will be given to those candidates who reside in close proximity to the
blurred Jinnah’s vision. religion is the most precious asset of the Pak Sar- Consulate
The nation has deviated. Not only of man. It embodies guidance from zameen Party, I
are we unable to tolerate other religions, the Creator and Sovereign of the endorse Farooq
but “we refuse to accommodate the views universe for leading a peaceful life Sattar Bhai’s po- Last date for receiving the application is November 30, 2017
of the various sects of our own religion. on earth. It not only permits the sition when he
We have undermined Islam to a level that fulfillment of all natural demands says that we want
people of the world associate it with il- of mankind in a disciplined way, to continue our
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