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Walk Against Corruption by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
15/Mar/2010
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In response to an invitation that the Civil Society was organizing a \'Walk against Corruption\' on 18 March 2010 in Islamabad, which would be led by eminent and one of the most senior and outspoken ex-civil servants, Mr. Roedad Khan, and that the Walk would start from China Chowk (Blue Area) and terminate at D Cross (near the saluting dais of Pakistan Day Parade), and the participants would colle
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Sports\' Nadir by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
12/Mar/2010
Views:1949
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Surprisingly the dismal and all time low performance of our hockey team in the world cup has resulted only in the dismissal of the hockey team selection committee and the office bearers of the hockey federation. Similarly the depths of despair caused by our cricket heroes by their unenviable feats in New Zealand and Australia has resulted only in banning the two indefinitely, two for one year and
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FATA VIP Culture by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
11/Mar/2010
Views:2163
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Tauheed Ahmed from USA (NewsPost 10 March) seems to have cast away whatever little ghairat -‘shame’ – he might have had after living there now for 30 years. I am at a loss to find an appropriate word for ghairat in English probably there is none because they have none of it. He equates the honourable act of the FATA Senators of not subjecting themselves to the body scan at the US airport with thei
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CORRUPTION By Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
5/Mar/2010
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The cancer of corruption is spreading world wide, some spots with thicker growth while others in the growing tumorous stage, but prevalent never-the-less all over. Unfortunately, Pakistan falls in the thick growth area and rated as one of the most corrupt countries, way up in the ladder of the world corruption order. What is still more alarming is that it has been there for quite some time now an
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Friends Indeed by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
23/Feb/2010
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Unbelievable is the word that comes to one’s mind on listening to the GeoNews story of a PIA Captain flying his friend to London without ticket, boarding card or the immigration formalities!! I have flown a lot and always found the airlines crew going through the immigration and customs like other passengers, though a little preferentially.
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CJ Meeting with PM by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
18/Feb/2010
Views:2140
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As the nation waited eagerly for the promised good news the airwaves emanating from all TV channels in Pakistan from 3:30 p.m. onwards were abuzz with the news and views on the CJP meeting with the PM. Apart from the clippings showing the PM cordially receiving the CJP and the two exchanging pleasantries, the TV anchors remained animatedly engaged in obtaining the views and comments of the legal e
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SMS Rip Off by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
15/Feb/2010
Views:2088
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Not a day passes when one doesn’t receive an SMS enticing the naïve to take part in Lotos and Lotteries of all sorts. Early this morning I received one such SMS reading “It is the Winning Times. Write JK (most probably Jazz Khazana or some thing of the sorts) and send it to 5555. It will entitle you to win the 50,000 of the day. Charges Rs. 8/= plus Sales Tax plus SMS charges”.
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