Archive for January, 2008

Chief Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry Letter

AN OPEN LETTER TOChief Justice Pakistan:

His Excellency The President of the European Parliament, Brussels.

His Excellency The President of France, Paris.

His Excellency The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, London.

Her Excellency Ms. Condaleeza Rice, Secretary of State, United States of America, Washington D.C.

Professor Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum, Geneva.

All through their respective Ambassodors, High Commissioners and representatives.

Edhi Grilled in USA

Yesterday the world media reported the grilling of Abdul Sattar Edhi by Abdul Sattar Edhi the American immigration authorities at the JF Kennedy Airport in NY. It is a very sad incident that a famous philanthropist who has been working for decades and has even been nominated for Noble Prize is treated in grilled just because he wears traditional Pakistani clothes and a big beard. This is a classic example of discrimination based on religion and race. I remember the famous quotation of Martin Luther King when he came across a similar incident and said,

Nipping The Poverty

Poverty cannot be described it can only be felt. One knows more about poverty when he is hungry and cannot purchase food, he and his children want new clothes but they can’t purchase it because of low income, he’s sick and doesn’t have money to have medicine, he wants to send his children to school but can’t bear educational expenditures.

Pakistan-Israel Relations

The relations between Pakistan and Israel have strange dynamics. There is no direct source of conflict between the two but there are loads of other reasons for which we never diplomatically recognized the State of Israel. Historically, after independence Pakistan and India both had to play the “Israeli Card” to gain the support and sympathies of the Arabs. Pakistan went too far ahead and actively helped the Arab armies against the Israel.