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A nice Indian Movie which touches a centuries long issue which has never been addressed in a very entertaining and interesting manner before. Though this is the story of a child who doesn't like to go to school, hates to study but lives in a self-made world where he excels without making any noise and one day he unleashes his powers ... when people watched this movie, for some reason, it reflected their own childhood as well.
Pakistani Government claims that Benazir Bhutto died with a head injury caused by the sun-roof lever stabbed in the back of her head while her bullet-proof car was rushing to avoid the explosions and firing.
Talibans are not taking the responsibility either.
Benazir's killer with a gun -- GEO TV has released some pictures recently. It is available on the web also.
Benazir has detailed everything in her will -- Her son will read the will to the world soon.
What is going to happen next -- A very chaotic situation in Pakistan.
Pakistan is a collage of so many colors - the accent of many patterns and patches, a mosaic of heritage, culture and history.
This country is going through a turmoil again — and it is indefinite at this point.
Only a few decent minds and hearts won’t be able to save the nation unless we really create an army of people who have a sane mindset craving and struggling to find the peace and harmony for the generations to come.
The Jungle Law is prevalent and a rat race is going on. People are humiliating and killing others for money, status and other vested interests. Political and Religious Zealots are roaming with a very different type of agenda. People are losing the family, moral values and hope drastically.
Gun wilding, Bomb-blasts and religios extremism is not the answer — moderation in thoughts, attitudes and in every walk of life is needed — every single citizen has to take the responsibility to make a better Pakistan.
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Thursday
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Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday (Dec. 27, 2007) in a suicide attack as she drove away from a campaign rally attended by thousands of supporters.
The death of the charismatic former prime minister threw the campaign for the Jan. 8 election into chaos. Pakistan is armed with nuclear weapons and is a key U.S. ally in the war on terrorism.
"The United States strongly condemns this cowardly act by murderous extremists who are trying to undermine Pakistan's democracy," President Bush said from his ranch near Crawford, Texas. "Those who committed this crime must be brought to justice."
The attacker struck just minutes after Bhutto addressed a rally of thousands of supporters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, 8 miles south of Islamabad. She was shot in the neck and chest by the attacker, who then blew himself up, said Rehman Malik, Bhutto's security adviser. At least 20 others were killed in the attack.
Bhutto's supporters attacked police, burning tires and election campaign posters in several cities. Many chanted slogans against President Pervez Musharraf, accusing him of complicity in her killing. No one claimed responsibility for the assassination.
Bhutto was born June 21, 1953, in Karachi, SE Pakistan, the eldest child of former premier Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He founded the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and was prime minister from 1971 to 1977.
After completing her early education in Pakistan, she pursued her higher education in the United States. From 1969 to 1973, she attended Radcliffe College, and then Harvard University, where she graduated with a B.A. degree in comparative government.
It was then onto the United Kingdom to study at Oxford from 1973 to 1977. There, she completed a course in International Law and Diplomacy.
Bhutto returned to Pakistan in 1977, and was placed under house arrest after the military coup led by General Mohammad Zia ul-Haq overthrew her father's government.
One year after Zia ul-Haq became president in 1978, the elder Bhutto was hanged after his conviction on charges of authorizing the murder of an opponent. She inherited her father's leadership of the PPP.
There was more family tragedy in 1980 when Bhutto's brother Shahnawaz was killed in his apartment on the Riviera in 1980. The family insisted he was poisoned, but no charges were brought. Another brother, Murtaza, died in 1996 (while her sister was in power) in a gun battle with police in Karachi.
She moved to England in 1984, becoming the joint leader in exile of the PPP, then returned to Pakistan on April 10, 1986, to launch a nationwide campaign for 'open elections.'
She married a wealthy landowner, Asif Ali Zardari, in Karachi on December 18, 1987. The couple had three children: son Bilawal and two daughters, Bakhtawar and Aseefa.
Zia ul-Haq's dictatorship ended when he was killed in a plane crash in 1988. And Bhutto was elected prime minister barely three months after giving birth to her first child. She became the first ever female prime minister of a Muslim nation on Dec. 1, 1988.
The Reaction: Angry supporters are destroying the properties and settings the automobiles on fire. All political leaders in and around the world are visiting and sending their condolence notes. Mr. Asif Zerdari, her husband, and the children are in deep shock.
Rising questions
PPP Leadership: Her sudden death creates a vacuum in the People's Party leadership or someone is already lined up?
Elections 2008: The long-awaited Elections will be held on time or killing her and creating disturbance is just a part to create political anarchy and Military Regime will take over again?
Culprits: Who is involved in this killing and what would be the aftermath?
The Situation in Pakistan
A State of Ambiguity
Sharif decides to participate in the upcoming elections!
Musharraf promises 'fair' elections, to lift emergency rule
ISLAMABAD November 29, 2007 - General Pervez Musharraf finally left the Army but the controversial part is that he sworn in as a Civilian President in front of a self-appointed Judiciary. The step has been condemned by all the opposition parties in Pakistan unanimously. Things are not so stable but some new changes are evident.
A consecutive series of events and the unpredictably everchanging political scenario in Pakistan gives some hope to the people of Pakistan and the concerned minds living abroad, that there is something positive on the horizon still. Some drastic changes in the political structure is in the offing.
Though, it is premature to say anything with confidence but in the light of recent events and the much anticipated up-coming elections in the January of 2008, one can easily tell that the nation is about to make another mistake if they re-elect Musharraf for next term since he failed to gain any kind of trust after making some really unethical decisions in the recent past. In my opinion, even if they bring Sharif or Bhutto into the office to rule the country one more time, don't you think that would also be a blunder again since both of these politicians have a tainted past and their agenda won't be any different than what they had before.
All of these politicians have been tried and tested in the past and only their paid supporters chant slogans for them but not those who are waiting for someone who is honest and willing to run the country with sincerity.
But who is honest and sincere? --- ... do you see any?
Thoughts of a Pakistani living in United Kingdom :
Its a sad fact that the people of Pakistan having been ruled by the Army most of the times in the last 60 years have unfortunately do not know how to demand their basic rights...its beyond my comprehension that they have not got the willingness or an urge to demand thier basic democratic rights.
What Pakistanis need is a "wake up" call...they are so used to being ruled by the corrupt Government..be it the democratically elected government or the Army that they have lost all their enthusiasm and with it their will to rise against the corrupt establishment.
What Pakistan need is a peoples' revolution, the kind of revolution that took place in France in 1848,where the reactionary government was overthrown by the heroism of the people of France.
May be that is a far-fetched solution but I cannot see any other alternative except that we need to groom the young generation of today to be properly prepared and educated for them to take charge of the country in the future.
To bring back the previous politicans who have already been tried in the past will be a mistake.
Raja - United Kingdom
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The general consensus is whoever comes to run the country has some hidden agenda in which looting and robbing the people and the national assets tops the list; and since the people of Pakistan are so fed up with this stagnant situation -- with a haunting status quo-- they are more than just willing to accept anyone who comes to rule without the Military uniform on. The most recent example of the desperate behavior of the people of Pakistan was seen when the former Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif tried to go back to Pakistan after spending seven years in exile and the people despite of his tainted past - got so oblivious on purpose with sheer enthusiasm; under very tight security all over; stormed the Islamabad Airport with Flowers, Garlands, Sweets and Banners to welcome him and his entourage. It shows people are looking for a change and for the love of their country, they will do anything even if it costs their life.
After seeing him leaving, through the dust cloud, Benazir grabbed the opportunity to strike a deal with the President of Pakistan Mr. Pervez Musharraf, in which she will go back to Pakistan make a government in which Musharraf will be the President and she will enjoy the position of Prime Minister for a considerably long time.
The positive side of this whole thing is rejuvenation and the upheaval of this Democratic Process which faces so many obstacles and road-blocks; but the politicians are very determined and content -- they are very much hopeful to see the clouds of Dictatorship and Anarchy gives way to some sunlight, which will be the positive outcome and fruits of the efforts currently being made. Things are changing and the Political System in Pakistan will be getting better soon.
Ex-cricketer and the Chairman of Tahreek-e-Insaaf, Mr. Imran Khan is also a candidate but he hasn't succeeded to make any impression so far. But he seems so honest in his efforts so we wish him luck.
The Chairman of Muhajer Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussein is still going strong despite so many charges, he still walks tall and his party has a very strong position in the Senate and Parliament. He can be a good candidate if he starts thinking above the ethnic grounds.
The Religious Parties have a huge following as well and they are also trying to get rid of the Military Regime.
The Suspension of Chief Justice and his reinstatement after a strong appeal; sending Nawaz Sharif back to Jeddah in a sneaky manner and the recent events in which the Police have beaten and insulted the agitated Lawyers outside the Supreme Court when they protested against the president's candidature for the upcoming election in which he plans to run with and without uniform, has created an appalled population who is so frustrated with the current government.
What is next? Free and Fair Elections? How fair would that be? What other Political ploys and stunts the people of Pakistan are going to see.... time will tell!
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Bloopers : Nadia Khan Show
Nadia Khan show airs on GEO TV everyday and Nadia's casual style and her spontaneity grabs the attention of millions. During the recording, the host and the guests sometime make some really silly mistakes, ... more in our Fun and Entertaiment Section
Actor Izhar Qazi dies of heart failure this morning
A TV and Movie Star of the 80's -- who made his debut in a Karachi TV Play "Ana" and rose to stardom in no time but the ever deteriorating condition of the Pakistani Film Industry, like others, impacted him also and this decent and educated actor ended up working for ill-standard Punjabi movies since the Urdu Movies became a rarity.
Karachi, Dec.24 (ANI): Renowned TV and film actor Izhar Qazi passed away here at the age of 52 on Sunday night.
His life and achievements:
He died of cardiac arrest while attending a marriage ceremony last night. Qazi acted in over 100 films and numerous TV plays.
Izhar made his debut in the early 80s through Fatima Surayya Bajia’s Ana and his last appearance on the mini screen came in the 90s, when he played a vigilante in Syed Noor’s Zakham.
He acted in Punjabi and Urdu films, and his most famous ones were Love In Nepal, Aalmi Jasoos, Khazana and Sar Kata Insaan.
Qazi was also fond of singing and did work as a playback singer in some films. He went on to release an album.
His funeral prayers took place at the Masjid Darul Khair Gulistan-i-Jauhar and burial in the Model Colony graveyard, The News reported. (ANI)
Nadia Khan show airs on GEO TV everyday and Nadia's casual style and her spontaneity grabs the attention of millions. During the recording, the host and the guests sometime make some really silly mistakes, errors and even blunders -- but in the world of ShowBiz, these are just Bloopers since the moment the recording hits the Editing Desk, none of them gets to the Air Waves but the studio crew really enjoys it. GEO TV sometimes, after editing teh really bad ones, airs the Bloopers for the viewers which makes them think is it actually possible for such celebrities to make such stupid mistakes -- let's take a peek here!
Monthly Feature: Walking down the memory lane
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Nazia Hassan was trained with music maestro Sohail Rana, appearing often on his show "Sung Sung." Later, she would receive state patronage as her videos appeared on Pakistan Television (PTV). In 1988, she and her brother Zoheb hosted the groundbreaking show "Music Channel Charts" produced by Ghazamfar Ali, who has presently brought MTV to Pakistan. Pakistan's vibrant contemporary rock scene owes itself to Nazia Hassan's redefinition of pop.
In fact, the biggest nineties bands including the Vital Signs and the Jupiters got a platform on "Music Channel Charts." Nazia also had an seismic impact in India.
She has contributed to the development of the present isomorphism of Bollywood music and pop: “She set - well ahead of its time - the personal album trend in India,” spawning the likes of Alisha, Lucky Ali and Shewna Shetty. In fact, such was Nazia’s success that in Bollywood lore there is an intriguing story concerning the brief eclipse of the legendary Indian playback singer, Lata, known as the “Queen of Hearts.”
Lata's biographer Raju Bharatan poses the following question: “Were there, then, no serious challenges to Lata Mangeshkar in her long singing career?” The answer surprises: “…there was a happening in Lata's life and times that made a mere teenager a near despair for her. That teenybopper was Nazia Hasan.” He continues, “Lata’s film Aasha…just could not catch up with Nazia's Aap jaisa koi for 14 weeks running, hard as it tried! The year 1980 in Hindi film music thus belonged to a Pak (sic) singer – a slip of a girl who came to India via England to capture subcontinental hearts. There was no way even the velvet voice of Lata could scale down Nazia during that spell.”
More than just a musician ...
Besides music, Nazia has the honour of starting a noble trend of working for the under privileged and poor. All their money earned from music was spent for charity. Nazia supported the “Inner Wheel Club” of India to help with funds for them. In Pakistan, an organization “BAN” for fighting against the curse of narcotics was established. She belonged to many charity organizations and worked with her mother Muniza Basir in the low income areas of Karachi to help the needy and sick. Nazia worked with Javed Jabbar, former Information Minister, to raise funds for children in Rajhestan. She went to a very large number of schools to collect toys for the poor children and gave talks on the subject of social awareness for the under privileged. Nazia never forgot the love and support of all the schools and always spoke with great affection for them. The worthy staff and the students of St Joseph’s Convent, Mama Parsi School and many others had gone out of their way to help the cause.
Music was only a hobby for Nazia and though her achievements in this field were any one’s dream come true, she lived away from the glitzy world and led a secluded life. She completed her education in the UK, got a corporate law degree and then worked in the United Nations in the Security Council. Nazia continued her social work even in New York and worked for children from the UN platform.
She is known to be the "Sweetheart of Pakistan" and "The nightingale of East". Nazia Hassan is still the symbol of grace, sacred beauty and innocence. Nazia spent her teenage between Karachi and London where she would go on to study law at London University. She died in the year 2000 due to ovarian cancer at an early age.
Soon after, as an acknowledgement of the outstanding contributions and achievements of this talented individual, the Government of Pakistan has conferred upon Nazia Hassan the highest civil award Pride of Performance. The award was presented to Mrs. Muniza Basir, mother of Nazia Hassan by the President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf in an official ceremony held at Islamabad on 23rd March 2002.
The present Law & Order sitaution and the agencies have inherited the twisted-corrupt minds and activities which have been in practice from the day one.
The Police of Pakistan is just a part of the system which makes them stay like that. Only a major blow or revolt can fix it but I don’t see any on the horizon yet.
The social and the economical fabric is so stained and it is very hard to penetrate through for someone who really wants to see an efficient and corruption-free system in the country.
The recent events of the robberies and killings in the broad-daylight gives a clear idea about the involvement of the Police and the Higher Authorities in such activities.
The current regime, is taking some steps to take care of the situation but it seems like it is a seemlessly neverending project since every other person is found involved. The entire nation is suffering and somewhat got accustomed to it, if you look at it seriously.
The removal of Chief Justice is also an episode of the measures taken to curb and alleviate the corruption but it seems like, after this decision, the people have gone blind and supporting someone who has given a bad name to the Justice.
Revamping the Police Department is not an easy job but it has to be started soon or the Police would be the major reason if anything serious happens to Pakistan - then that would be too late.
