**JP** Letter to Editor - Parliament and Army

Dear Join Pakistan

 

Letter to Editor

December 23rd, 2011

 

Parliament and the Army

PM Gilani very rightly said, "Nobody is above the law and all the institutions are subservient to the parliament."  He was hinting at the army for taking up a position on Memogate different to that of the government. Generals Kiyani and Pasha say that memo is a fact and its authorship should be probed into.  Whereas the ruling elite dubs it to be a non-issue and that the government had nothing to do with it.  If it is so, why not let the higher judiciary probe into it and prove the generals to be wrong?  And, if the memo is a fact then why should someone ask a third power to rein in an army subservient to the parliament? Why can’t the parliament do the needful itself?

Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)

Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
30 Westridge 1
Rawalpindi 46000
Pakistan
Tel: (051) 5158033
E.mail: jafri@rifiela.com

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**JP** *-*-*-*-*-* امر بالمعروف و نہی عن المنکر *-*-*-*-

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**JP** indian air force update - the prized Sukhoi SU30 this time!!!!!

indian air force has proved that they are way ahead of my follow-ups in crashing fighter aircraft. This time it was no ordinary one but the prized Sukhoi SU-30MK1, indians top if the line aircraft, for which they have ordered nearly 200+. 

This is no small incident. The indian airforce chief has to fly another Sukhoi for an hour to calm down nerves of the pilots as they fear that the planes are unsafe for flying. All the rest were grounded for investigations. It is not clear whether it is the plane manufacturers who are conspiring against the indian air force sending them planes that just find the dust, or it is the pilots who are conspiring against their own air force... !!! To set the record straight, this is the 3rd Sukhoi SU-30 aircraft that has crashed in indian hands. Will foreign companies stop selling to india any planes as it gives a very negative image of their aircraft the world over?

This may be the 1008th plane that indians have lost in attrition, but to be honest, I have lost count!!!! 

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/sukhoi-jets-remain-on-ground-after-a-fighter-crash/930020.html 

http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5695944 

http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5695944 

**JP** Imran to challenge ECP decision on dual nationals

WE AS A NATION HAPPY WITH THE DECISION OF ECP OF BARRING DUAL NATIONALITY TO CONTEST ELECTION.  AND URGE TO IMRAN KHAN, PLZ DON'T CHALLENGE ECP DECISION.

 

 

Imran to challenge ECP decision on dual nationals

 

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 ISLAMABAD - Challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)'s decision of barring dual nationality-holders from contesting elections for parliament, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan announced on Wednesday that his party would file a review petition with the ECP seeking a reversal of the decision. "A number of Pakistanis having dual nationalities have vast businesses abroad... They serve the country in the shape of foreign remittances amounting to billions of rupees and they should have the right to contest polls," he told reporters at a press conference in which former federal law minister from the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Syed Iftikhar Gilani and former provincial minister Iftikhar-ud-Din Khattak joined the PTI.
 Responding to a query regarding reports of a secret deal between the government and the military over the memogate scandal, Khan said he was not aware of any secret deal between the government and military over the memo issue but the judiciary should take the issue to its logical end.

Minister Told He Will Face Arrest for Reading Christmas Story at Capitol Christmas Tree

 

http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/8818618517.html?mid=55

Minister Told He Will Face Potential Arrest for Reading Christmas Story from the Bible at Capitol Christmas Tree

Contact: Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, 540-538-4741

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- Rev. Patrick Mahoney to read the Christmas Story at the Capitol Tree on Thursday, December 22, at 12:00 P.M.

The Capitol Christmas Tree is located on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol Building.

Rev. Mahoney met with Capitol Police officials telling them of his plans to sing Christmas Carols, read the Christmas story, pray for peace, justice and religious freedom, hold a small 5 inch Nativity Display and pray for political leaders at the Capitol Christmas Tree.

Police officials told him some of his activities may be prohibited or constitute an illegal demonstration.

Rev. Mahoney contacted his attorney, Jim Henderson Senior Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, who in turn called the Office of General Counsel for the Capitol Police on Tuesday, December, 21.

After talking with the Assistant General Counsel for the Capitol Police, Mr. Henderson sent Rev. Mahoney this email:

"Your use of the Bible or the ornament (Nativity Scene) would convert your activity, in the view of the Capitol Police, into a prohibited demonstration. If you failed to discontinue that activity on police direction you would be risking ticketing or arrest."

Rev. Mahoney told Capitol Police officials he would still read the Christmas Story and hold the Nativity Display on Thursday even if it meant arrest or citation.

This threat of arrest for reading from the Bible comes in the wake of national news stories reporting that the Capitol Christmas Tree has no ornaments depicting the Christmas Story, The Nativity or Jesus.

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition, states:

"It is hard to imagine that a minister, or any American, would face possible arrest or citation for reading the Christmas Story from the Bible or holding a Nativity Display in the palm of their hand in front of the Capitol Christmas Tree on the lawn of the United States Capitol Building.

"Yet, this is what I am facing on Thursday at noon.

"Sadly, we are seeing a growing hostility toward public expressions of faith in the public square especially during the Christmas Season.

"We are now seeing that at the Capitol Christmas Tree where there are no ornaments of Christ or the Nativity and a minister is facing arrest for reading the Christmas Story from the Bible.

"I was told I could hold sheet music, an instrument or camera in my hand, but if I hold a Bible or small Nativity Scene that would be considered a 'prop' and cause me to face arrest or citation.

"I want to make to clear that every American should have the right to express their faith in the public square free from government intimidation or harassment.

"If that means spending time in jail for reading the Christmas Story from the Bible, then I consider that a small price price to pay."

For more information or interviews call:

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney at 540.538.4741

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