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Angelina Jolie Visits Nowshera..!!

GrApEwAtEr — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:03:40 GMT

Angelina Jolie who has always been a goodwill ambassador to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees landed in Nowshera, northwestern Pakistan on tuesday for the huminatarian cause to help the flood victims.

She wanted to meet the mothers who lost their children in these floods which happened in Nowshera.

Jolie visited a refugee camp near Jalozai and identified the condition of distress in Pakistan to be intensely complex and hopes to do something for them in her short visit itself.

The flood which has led to 1700 deaths and affected 17 million people might be able to genrate more funds for the flood affected victims due to Jolie�s two day visit to Pakistan.

She was seen wearing a black headscarf along with a black robe to respect the country�s traditional islamic culture.

Plan Of Burning Quran In CHurch..!!

GrApEwAtEr — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:05:17 GMT

I Was Watching CNN...
They Reported Something
They Reported That A Church In Florida Has Planned That Quran Will Be Burned On 9/11..!!
Why ?
To Get The Attention Of The American People Of The Radical Islam (This Was What CNN Correspondant Stated)

ALLAH Kher Karay Aur Muslims Ko Itna Strong Banaye K Wo Aisay Waqiyat Ko Rok Sakain Ameen :)

No Evidence

JAHANGEER — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:20:17 GMT

Gillani Said!

JAHANGEER — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:17:45 GMT

Lahore triple blasts

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Saffron, Zafran

rubab sameer — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:15:45 GMT

Saffron (The Red Gold of Iran)

In quality (color and flavor), Iran�s saffron is among the best in the world. The use and advantage of saffron are as follows:

Use in foods: imparts flavor and color
Use in medicines and remedies: as an appetizer, as an aid in digestion, tranquillizer of the nervous system, pain reliever, pain reliever, strengthens the memory and physical powers, is used in the treatment of dysentery, measles, fever, jaundice, hepatitis�
Use in chemicals: in dyes and carotenoid for coloring.

Iran is the largest producer and exporter of saffron in the world.

Pakistani cleaner returns $50,000

J o g i — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:42:20 GMT

Essa Khan, 51, discovered the money in $100 notes left in the room of a Japanese worker at the Serena Hotel in Gilgit.

He has been invited to receive an award from a state governor for his honesty.
"My duty with the hotel and my family upbringing teaches me nothing else," he said.

"I want people around the world to know that there are many good people in Pakistan - everybody is not a terrorist here."

Pakistan town submerged amid fight to rebuild levees

Dastan — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:33:41 GMT

Sujawal, a town of some 250,000 people, has been submerged while people battle to save the nearby city of Thatta, reports say.

Authorities are still trying to rebuild levees around Thatta against the raging Indus river.

But water is still advancing on the all-but-abandoned city, reports say.

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"We fled so hastily that we could not even pick up our belongings," Amena Bibi, a mother of four, told the BBC.

"We are sitting in this graveyard under the blazing sun, looking for shade here and there. We have nothing to eat. The floodwater swept away our cows and buffalo."

Future hunger
The international aid agency Oxfam says Pakistan will face devastating problems in the future, unless flood reconstruction efforts begin immediately.

A month after the floods began, the effort is still focused on the first stage of relief, rescuing and evacuating people.

Gilani announces Rs50m for AJK flood victims

Dastan — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:29:38 GMT

Gilani announces Rs50m for AJK flood victims

* PM visits flood-affected areas of Azad Kashmir

* Directs 100MW powerhouse on Neelum River

ATHMUQAM: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday announced Rs 50 million for the relief of flood-affected people in Azad Jammu and Kashmir besides directing construction of a 100-megawatt powerhouse on Neelum River to meet the electricity demands of the state.

Addressing a large gathering at Kel village in Neelum district during his visit to the flood-affected areas, the prime minister announced doubling of salaries of AJK police personnel. He declared Kel a sub-division of the district and said the Board of Investment had been directed to carry out a study aimed at promoting tourism and attracting foreign investment in the area.

Similarly, the prime minister asked cellular companies to initiate and strengthen their services in the area, which would help promote tourism in this region. Azad Kashmir President Raja Zulqarnain Khan, Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmad, Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira, Water and Power Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour were also present on the occasion.

Gilani said that the government was utilising all resources to mitigate the sufferings of the flood-affected people, and the spirit and determination of the nation was the biggest support to face the challenges confronting the country. He appreciated the efforts of all provinces, political parties and non-government organisations in the rescue and relief of the flood-affected people.

The prime minister assured the flood victims that soon after the completion of damage-need assessment, compensation would be given to all the affected families without any delay. He said that the devastation of the floods was enormous and no country could cope up with such situation single-handedly. He lauded the support of the international community in this hour of need.

Separately, Prime Minister Gilani directed to convert the Railways Hospital Sukkur into a dedicated medical facility for treatment of patients with the acute watery diarrhoea. Keeping in view the heat and humidity in the south, he took this step to control the outbreak of water borne diseases in the flood-affected areas.

He directed the Railways Ministry to place its hospital in Sukkur at the disposal of the Health Ministry which will convert the hospital into a dedicated medical facility for the treatment of water borne diseases. He said that no additional expenses will accrue to run the facility nor the existing staff will be displaced in any manner from the hospital. app

Democracy versus dictatorship

JAHANGEER — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:27:24 GMT

A woman called me and started crying over the phone. She said she had been collecting money for the last five years so that her mother could perform hajj but each time the government increased the cost; this year the increase was by Rs38,000. She said that this was her mother�s last wish but now it seems it would remain unrealised. �If my mother dies without performing hajj, I will send the money to the prime minister and ask him to spend it on his protocol instead.�
I trembled with fear because I know Allah is very close to the hearts of the poor and He listens to the plight of the oppressed.
Another call I received was from Mansehra. Khalid Mehmood said he was a poor carpenter. However, his business was booming and prosperity knocked at his door during Pervez Musharraf�s days. Good food to eat and his children admitted to good schools. �Then I was told Musharraf is a dictator, an American agent and against Islam and Pakistan so I also shouted: �Go Musharraf, go� with other people�. The democratic government came followed by slump and poverty. No money to pay the school fee, or for petrol or the utility bills. �The worst dictatorship is better than the best democracy. Please keep your democracy and return me the dictatorship.� Again I shuddered � since I like democracy but I could see that it had not delivered.
The last call was from Karachi. It was different and more interesting.
The man on the other end of the line said that Pakistan has had four military dictators: Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan, Ziaul Haq and Pervez Musharraf. All four left the corridors of power with full protocol and their lives ended honourably. Ayub and Musharraf left the presidency with guards of honour. Musharraf is enjoying a relaxing time in London and Ayub had spent his last days on a rocking chair comfortably in his lawn. Yahya Khan�s coffin was wrapped in the Pakistan flag and was given a salute. As for Zia, when he died, the eyes of the entire nation were full of tears on his death.
Contrary to that the end of democratic leaders was not good. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged and only a couple of prisoners participated in his funeral prayers. He was buried in the darkness of the night. Two of the Benazir�s governments were dismissed disgracefully and no one came out in her support. She met a tragic death. Nawaz Sharif was arrested along with his family and was exiled. Ninety per cent of his party men betrayed him. Chaudhry Shujaat and Pervaiz Elahi currently are in search of face-saving as well.
Why is it that in Pakistan dictators often do not meet unfortunate ends while democratically-elected leaders do?
�The answer is the state of poor common people� the man said. They lived better lives, filled with less pain, and they had food and medicine and this was during the time dictators were in power. As for democratic leaders instead of providing �roti, kapra aur makan� for the people, they deprived them of these things and this only increased their troubles. That is why, the man said, ordinary people prayed for dictators.
�If the present rulers do not understand this point and do not wipe the tears of the poor people, the same thing will happen again.�
And then the call dropped.
Published in the Express Tribune, June 10th, 2010

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�Airblue cockpit had a third person�

Khushboo — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:23:46 GMT

ISLAMABAD: A team investigating the crash of the ill-fated Airblue jetliner on July 28 in Islamabad has detected the possible presence of a third person in the cockpit. Under normal circumstances, a cockpit is not supposed to have anyone other than the pilot and the co-pilot.

�The investigators have reportedly heard the voice of a third person in the cockpit of the Airblue jetliner,� a source close to the investigation told Dawn on condition of anonymity.

The voice has been extracted from the Cockpit Voice Recorder, according to the source, and the investigators were looking into various possibilities and aspects.

The CVR, which is part of the �Black Box�, is a flight recorder used to document the audio environment in the cockpit of an aircraft. In order to record and document the audio environment, microphones are installed in the pilots� headsets and in the roof of the cockpit.

The source said that the data of communication between the control tower and the pilot were available with the investigators. Dawn has also learnt that the pilot and control tower communicated with each other for two minutes and 25 seconds.

Two teams are currently investigating the air crash in which 152 people were killed. One of them is headed by Air Commodore Khawaja Abdul Majeed, president of the Civil Aviation Authority�s Safety Investigation Board. It is focussing on human factors, possibility of technical fault and weather conditions.

The second team, headed by Federal Investigation Agency Director General Zafarullah Khan, has been assigned the task of investigating the possibility of �sabotage�.

The source said that investigators were trying to determine why the aircraft drifted five nautical miles away from its original route. �The late pilot was very experienced and professional with thousands of flying hours under his belt; hence the fact that the plane strayed five nautical miles from the original route is also a cause for concern for investigators,� he said. The source said that six investigators were yet to hold a joint meeting.

When asked if there was a third voice in the audio recording of the cockpit, CAA director general Air Commodore (retd) Junaid Amin told Dawn: �I am not aware of the presence of a third person in the cockpit� you cannot judge from the audio whether there was a third person�.�

No fault in Airblue aircraft

An analysis of the Black Box of the ill-fated Airblue aircraft which crashed on July 28 has revealed that it had no technical fault at the time of the accident.

In intimation to A-320 operators across the world, Airbus said there was no need to update the procedures or make fresh recommendations after the ED 202 crash because all flight systems were working normally before the aircraft slammed into the fog-covered mountains.

All 152 passengers on board were killed.

The advisory was based on a preliminary analysis of flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder by Bureau d�Enquetes et d�Analyses.

A final outcome of the investigation may take months, but preliminary investigations have set the direction for the probe.

According to aviation experts, the Airbus communication implies that technical malfunctioning has been effectively ruled out as the cause of the incident and it is up to the investigation team constituted by the Civil Aviation Authority to determine if the crash occurred because of pilot error, bad weather, control tower fault or any other factor.

The cockpit voice recording readouts have also revealed that the pilots belatedly realised that they were flying into terrain. The first officer of the flight was heard screaming �Sir, pull up, pull up� moments before the crash.

This revelation has been supported by the findings of local investigators which show that before hitting the mountains the aircraft had climbed from 2,600 feet to 3,100 feet. The aircraft was circling for Runway 12, where it was to attempt visual landing.

Sources privy to the investigations believe the pilot got panicked after realising that he was flying into the terrain and had turned the autopilot �heading bug� to the left at more than 180 degrees.

The aircraft, experts say, takes the shortest possible route in such situation and instead of turning left moved towards right.

Why did the aircraft go so close to the hills? Several explanations are being dished out, but the most commonly heard of in the aviation circles say that the pilot while circling for Runway 12 was on Flight Management Computer, but instead of following the prescribed route he had probably created a �visual circuit using place bearing distance waypoints� that put him in the wrong place.

Insertion of place bearing distance waypoints is strictly prohibited by aircraft manufacturers because the Airbus FMC does not have a �fix page� capability, wherein a defined distance can be superimposed on the existing route.

The standard instructions are that any route that is not supported by a ground navigational aid should not be used.

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Rude Racer — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:46:03 GMT

UN to continue aid efforts despite Taliban threats

raych123 — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:38:29 GMT

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nation assured to continue aid efforts in flood-hit areas despite a US official warned that the Tehrik-e-Taliban in Pakistan is planning to attack foreign aid workers participating in flood relief.

"We will not be deterred from doing what we believe we need to do, which is to help the people of Pakistan," John Holmes, the UN humanitarian chief, told a news conference at the world body's headquarters.

�Of course, security issues are there, but we�ll continue to help a very large number affected by the unprecedented floods� Holmes, who is leaving his post, told a news briefing at UN Headquarters in New York.

Holmes said that the United Nations would take "appropriate precautions."

Replying to a question, Holmes said he had not talked to the Pakistan government about beefing up security for the UN aid workers, but the humanitarian team in the country had taken up the matter.

"We take these threats seriously as we did before, take appropriate precautions, but will not be deterred from doing what we need to do, which is to help the people in Pakistan. We hope that others will recognize that that's all we are doing and we are not following any other agenda," he added.

Holmes said that Pakistan�s needs were enormous and the United Nations was scaling up its efforts to help the over 17 million uprooted people. Out of the six million people in dire need, the UN had reached about two million.

There were 80,000 marooned people who can only be reached by air, as he called for more international help. Efforts to expand the relief operations were underway, citing UN�s appeal for 40 more helicopters. The UN was waiting for a response, although Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have already offered to provide them.

The UN appeal for $460 million is more than 70 per cent funded at $325 million, he said, describing the response as �reasonable�. So far the total pledges so far amount to $600 million, moving towards $1billion mark.

The appeal will be substantially revised upwards in mid-September as billions of dollars not only for relief but also for reconstruction of the destroyed infrastructure, homes and other facilities.

RayChannel

Google brings voice to Gmail with free calls

raych123 — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:36:43 GMT

Google just shattered the pay wall between VoIP and telephones, letting Gmail users make free voice calls to the United States and Canada. Google promises that phone calls will remain free �for at least the rest of the year,� while calls to other countries start at $0.02 per minute. The voice service for Gmail will roll out to users over the next few days. To get started using the service, you will have to install the free �voice and video chat� Web-based service to your Gmail account here. Here's how it works: First, you'll need Google's Voice and Video plug-in. Within Gmail's "Chat" window, a �Call phone� option will appear. Up pops a little number pad, on which you can dial the phone you'd like to call. Your Google Voice number, if you have one, will appear as the outbound caller ID, and can be used to receive calls within Gmail. Otherwise, a generic number is shown, Search Engine Land reports. Google doesn't mention whether free VoIP calls will be possible from cell phones, and an official blog post on the subject only shows Gmail's desktop application. However, the number pad that pops up for placing calls has the proportions of a cell-phone screen; maybe that's a hint of things to come.
With the introduction of voice calls in Gmail, Google probably just made a few enemies. The first is Skype, which only allows free VoIP calls to other Skype users. With Gmail, all calls within the United States and Canada are free. I imagine Gmail's calling feature won't go over well with home phone alternatives such as Vonage and MagicJack, not to mention telcos that offer digital phone service. But Google's going to make a lot of people happy, as well.
Home offices could use the Gmail service in lieu of a dedicated landline, and people who don't have landlines and want to cut down on their cell phone minutes could use Google's service for long conversations. If Gmail phone calls remain free beyond this year, it may be time to invest in a wireless headset and a mic.

RayChannel

Pak VS S.Africa T-20

Rude Racer — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:12:33 GMT

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