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Thursday, <strong>Feb</strong>ruary 8, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
National<br />
Kashmir dispute legacy of<br />
two-nation theory: Aasiya<br />
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EDITORIAL<br />
Economic Cooperation Organization: Is ECO<br />
Another Pipe Dream Or Formidable Alliance!?<br />
ECO whose sessions are conducted here and<br />
there within its member countries can continue<br />
to remain a slogan raising formal and ceremonial<br />
alliance of regional countries like another pipe<br />
dream or ECO can wake up and emerge as a formidable<br />
free and independent organization with its members,<br />
especially two key members Iran and Pakistan.<br />
REVOLUTIONARY Iran with relatively more free<br />
and independent rulers confronting big powers’ unjust<br />
policies or actions can team up with Pakistan as an only<br />
nuclear power state in Islamic world, together advancing<br />
a revolutionary ideology from servitude towards<br />
freedom, and growing with other ECO members in<br />
cooperation with other regional and international<br />
Muslim alliances, to emerge as a united dominating and<br />
determining force which has the guts, unity and strength<br />
to reasonably resist and block anti-Muslim plots and<br />
economic down sliding of non-Muslim powers, within<br />
a logical range and extent and within their own capabilities<br />
and possibilities.<br />
WITH Turkey and other members, ECO may weigh<br />
heavier in though smaller regional scale, that can be<br />
combined with revival of another dormant Non-Aligned<br />
Movement or NAM, especially in dealing with new US<br />
President Donald Trump and his ambitious all-<br />
American and all-US conscious administration which is<br />
of course best for America and Americans.<br />
RATHER than being reactionary after unjustly dominant<br />
economic and financial dictations by big foreign<br />
powers, a new ECO framework and action line may<br />
become determining and conditional for others to follow<br />
as this organizational unity can muster.<br />
UNDER adverse alien actions, ECO may duly and<br />
especially consider all diplomatic, economic and military<br />
aspects, alien policies and actions towards Muslim<br />
world and foreign refugees, and formulate fateful organizational<br />
strategy that may lessen those pressures and<br />
burdens on majority of Muslim nationals within ECO<br />
regions.<br />
FIRST founded by its main members Iran, Pakistan<br />
and Turkey as formerly Regional Cooperation<br />
Development or RCD during Iran’s imperial dynasty, it<br />
was subsequently dissolved after 1979 Islamic<br />
Revolution. But it later surfaced as Economic<br />
Cooperation Organization or ECO with planned expansion<br />
and inclusion of more regional countries like<br />
Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics.<br />
NEW Mideast scenario and recent political indications<br />
hold some new considerations to be thoughtful and<br />
practical about.<br />
POWER shifting process globally witnessed some<br />
drifting away of allies such as Turkey from US stronghold<br />
after Ankara alleged Obama administration was<br />
behind an anti-Erdogan coup d’etat in Turkey.<br />
ON verge of new American revival turning towards<br />
a rightful reawakening of United States of America,<br />
President Donald Trump is naturally, mostly and reasonably<br />
for “America First”, “Americans First” and for<br />
Americans to “Make American Great Again”.<br />
Secondary considerations are in offing for non-<br />
Americans, immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers<br />
from non-American soil.<br />
ECONOMIC Cooperation Organization or ECO<br />
may well effort influencing Gulf Cooperation Council<br />
or GCC and Islamic Conference Organization or ICO<br />
for a reasonable and balanced response favorable to<br />
Muslim majorities in Islamic bloc that may match and<br />
benefit both Muslims world as well as US awakening<br />
for better survival with rights of all nations on both the<br />
By Eduardo Nilson<br />
Human nutrition is of increasing importance<br />
to science. Of course, centuries of scientific<br />
research have been devoted to ensuring that<br />
enough food is produced for growing populations.<br />
But with obesity and diet-related diseases on the<br />
rise, and hunger and malnutrition affecting more<br />
people than ever before, scientists are focusing not<br />
only on how to feed the planet, but on what to feed<br />
it.<br />
As a biologist, I look at foods and diets from an<br />
evolutionary perspective. Put simply, foods evolve<br />
in concert with the organisms that consume them.<br />
Consider the humble apple. By itself, the fruit's fructose<br />
isn't particularly healthy, and when eaten in<br />
large quantities, it increases the risk of diabetes,<br />
heart disease, and other non-communicable diseases.<br />
But when the fruit's sugars are digested along with<br />
its fibres, absorption of fructose in the body slows,<br />
and the fruit is metabolically healthier.<br />
Through this mechanism, the apple - like most<br />
fruits and vegetables - becomes a more perfect food.<br />
The same logic applies to our diets. Throughout<br />
history, foods have been created and altered by combining<br />
flavours, colours, and nutritional values,<br />
while diets have matured differently within families,<br />
cultures, and communities. But, for the most part,<br />
our ancestors chose foods for their health outcomes.<br />
Unhealthy diets were generally short-lived because<br />
of the poor results.<br />
Today, however, bad diets seem to have more<br />
sides honored, preserved and protected at least in the<br />
wake of economy related problems, issues and cooperation.<br />
FOREMOST challenge in economy is for ECO<br />
members Iran and Pakistan to complete decadesdelayed<br />
pipeline construction within Pakistan halted<br />
due to US-led anti-Iran world boycott against supply of<br />
Iranian gas to energy starved Pakistan. Pakistan’s considerable<br />
industries were closed and relocated with capital<br />
flight outside Pakistan in the wake of load shedding<br />
without sufficient gas, electricity, petrol and other energy<br />
supplies in past many decades. That shortcoming<br />
inflicted losses of billions annually for several decades<br />
and remained irrecoverable and beyond recompense.<br />
JOINT and free decisions of ECO members and<br />
Muslim countries with joint strategy for unhindered<br />
economic cooperation among themselves as a suitable<br />
response with self-reliance and self-dependence may<br />
place Muslim interests before non-Muslim world. Such<br />
a joint strategy is compulsory, especially in relation to a<br />
Trump roundabout on US reawakening which is indeed<br />
a good tide for well-deserved American nation and its<br />
dreams. So too Islamic world has its own dreams to<br />
realize and achieve. But that is possible only if and<br />
when Pakistan and other Muslim countries rebel against<br />
servitude and chose freedom with respect to their own<br />
rights as well as rights of all other nations on earth.<br />
Despite world media’s often cruel and initial onslaught<br />
against present American administration, US President<br />
may of course be sane enough to agree on it.<br />
IF Pakistan had worked on Iran-Pakistan gas<br />
pipeline, its nation would not have lagged behind in<br />
progress but may have advanced considerably, as<br />
Iranian gas would have made many dying industries<br />
come to life in Pakistan. More importantly, 200 million<br />
nation of Pakistan would not have suffered unbearable<br />
pain and agony in load shedding without electricity for<br />
8 to 16 hours a day. Most economic activity on<br />
machines, instruments and equipment run on electricity<br />
remained idle, killing those industrial and business<br />
investments, man-hours, income and production. Iran<br />
which supplies electricity to around a dozen countries<br />
had proposed increasing Iran’s quite inexpensive electricity<br />
supply by a few thousand mega-watts for<br />
Pakistan. But issue of kickbacks that Islamic governance<br />
in Iran does not permit was reportedly and<br />
allegedly a big problem for Pakistani rulers. These ECO<br />
members can have it resolved by sacrificing personal<br />
benefits for the sake of national and regional good of<br />
concerned ECO nations.<br />
CRUX of the matter is: If Pakistan or Muslim world<br />
had not boycotted or had not complied partially or fully,<br />
directly or indirectly with US, UN, EU and world sanctions<br />
on dealings and trade with Iran, but had instead<br />
come up with their own Iran-led free and independent<br />
policy and action for cooperation by and between all<br />
Muslim countries to reduce and defeat non-Muslim<br />
boycott of any Muslim country, or at least make it partially<br />
or fully ineffective, Muslim world would live a<br />
free and independent life, not in chains like now, just<br />
because they did not unite and did not jointly act and<br />
hence remained impotent in their own countries as big<br />
prisons of big powers.<br />
WITH joint decisions, policies and actions on ECO<br />
regional level extended to GCC and then ICO levels,<br />
with Iran and Pakistan on the forefront of fight for freedom<br />
and independence, self-reliance and self- dependence<br />
of Muslim world, it’s better to change all that now<br />
from servitude to freedom in all fields.<br />
OPINION<br />
Forget fitness fads, let's learn to eat right<br />
With lifestyle diseases, focus is not on how to feed the planet, but on what to feed it<br />
staying power. Natural and raw foods are being<br />
replaced by ready-to-eat meals and processed foods.<br />
This trend toward microwaveable pre-packaged convenience<br />
has led to the erosion of regionally specific<br />
diets and created a more homogeneous - and<br />
unhealthy - globalised menu, one associated with<br />
obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and shortened lives.<br />
Part of this shift is unavoidable; the way foods are<br />
produced, purchased, and consumed has much to do<br />
with how and where we live. In many countries, the<br />
combination of larger, denser urban areas and rapidly-aging<br />
populations has forced changes to food<br />
manufacturing and distribution systems.<br />
Unfortunately, many of these adjustments have had<br />
a negative impact.<br />
Global efforts are underway to help humanity eat<br />
better. The United Nations has declared 2016-2025<br />
the "Decade of Action on Nutrition," and the UN's<br />
Sustainable Development Goals encourage comprehensive<br />
strategies for improving health, eliminating<br />
hunger, and promoting sustainable agriculture.<br />
These campaigns have come amid growing recognition<br />
within the private sector that addressing nutritional<br />
shortfalls can be good for business. For example,<br />
through local farmers' collectives and regional<br />
food networks, smallholder innovators are attempting<br />
to restore variation to how we eat. But global<br />
summits and regional commitments are only part of<br />
the solution. If the world's dietary devolution is to be<br />
corrected, at least three additional measures are<br />
urgently needed.<br />
SRINAGAR: Dukhtaran<br />
-e-Millat (DeM) has said<br />
that Kashmir dispute is the<br />
unfinished agenda of the<br />
Partition Plan, which was<br />
based on two-nation theory.<br />
According to KMS, the<br />
DeM Chairperson Aasiya<br />
Andrabi while addressing<br />
activists and members during<br />
a seminar at her Soura<br />
residence in Srinagar said,<br />
“There is no skepticism in it<br />
that we want to be with<br />
Pakistan.”<br />
The seminar was organised<br />
on the completion of 25<br />
years in illegal detention by<br />
Muslim Deeni Mahaz<br />
(MDM) President, Dr<br />
Muhammad Qasim<br />
Fakhtoo, who is also her<br />
husband.<br />
“Kashmir dispute came<br />
into existence because of<br />
two-nation theory and it<br />
remains to be the unfinished<br />
agenda of the Partition<br />
Plan,” Aasiya Andrabi<br />
added.<br />
Terming the detention of<br />
Dr Fakhtoo as political<br />
vendetta, she said he is being<br />
put behind the bars because<br />
of his political ideology. “It<br />
is difficult for a woman to<br />
spend her life without her<br />
husband. No one except a<br />
woman would understand<br />
it,” Aasiya Andrabi said and<br />
added that Dr Fakhtoo was<br />
the only prisoner to have<br />
completed 25 years in prison<br />
since 1931.<br />
The Chairperson of<br />
Kashmir Tehreek<br />
Khawateen, Zamruda<br />
Habib, in her address<br />
stressed the need to understand<br />
Dr Fakhtoo beyond<br />
the perspective of DeM and<br />
LAHORE: A beautiful view of Al-Hamra Hall Punjabi Complex decorated with lights<br />
during the “Mystic Music Sufi Festival” organized by Rafi Pir Theatre.<br />
Teachers stand deprived<br />
of 5 months salary<br />
RAWALPINDI: As<br />
many as 220 educators from<br />
Rawalpindi have not been<br />
disbursed salary since the<br />
last 5 months.<br />
As per media reports, 60<br />
among 280 newly appointed<br />
educators have been paid<br />
salary and the remaining<br />
220 educators stand<br />
Staff Reporter<br />
N A W A B S H A H :<br />
Motorway police officers<br />
gave a training to the farmers<br />
and growers who were<br />
crushing canes near national<br />
highway at Qazi Ahmed.<br />
They briefed that how to<br />
use reflector for loading the<br />
sugar cane, trainings must<br />
be given regarding awareness.<br />
On the occasion all the<br />
deprived of five months<br />
salary<br />
Non payment of salary<br />
has drifted the educators and<br />
their families to enormous<br />
financial problems so much<br />
so that the street shop keepers<br />
have refused to provide<br />
them commodities on credit.<br />
Seat of female Deputy<br />
drivers gathered and carefully<br />
listened the instructions<br />
of officers about rules<br />
and regulations.<br />
Motorway officer<br />
including Arbab Ali<br />
Zardari, GM baloch and<br />
Hasan al haq collectively<br />
said, Avoid using alcohol<br />
during driving, use reflector<br />
for loading sugar cane,<br />
back lights should be<br />
worked properly.<br />
District Education officer is<br />
vacant from 5 months due to<br />
which is giving rise to management<br />
problems and all<br />
the administrative activities<br />
have come to stand still.<br />
The Educators<br />
Association has demanded<br />
for early appointment of<br />
Education officer.<br />
Motorway police briefed to the growers<br />
and farmers regarding reflector<br />
Brutal tactics cannot<br />
suppress Kashmiris’<br />
struggle: Gilani<br />
SRINAGAR: Chairman<br />
of All Parties Hurriyat<br />
Conference, Syed Ali Gilani<br />
has said that India’s repressive<br />
tactics cannot deter the<br />
Kashmiri people from continuing<br />
their struggle for<br />
securing their right to selfdetermination.<br />
According to KMS,<br />
Syed Ali Gilani in a statement<br />
in Srinagar said,<br />
“State sponsored tactics<br />
won’t deter us from pursuing<br />
our mission, nor will<br />
these suppressive and<br />
aggressive measures make<br />
us surrender. We are peaceloving<br />
people and pursuing<br />
our peaceful struggle for the<br />
past 70 years.” He said,<br />
coercive measures, killings,<br />
detentions and suppression<br />
will yield nothing, instead<br />
will lead to devastation.<br />
If any kind of negligence<br />
will take place, then<br />
a prompt action take as per<br />
law.<br />
Don't get a risk while<br />
over turning, so drive slowly,<br />
in this way so many<br />
lives can be saved.<br />
Qazi ahmed press club<br />
team including Hafiz<br />
mithal Dahri, MB dahri,<br />
Ghulam hyder Baladi and<br />
many others were present.<br />
Aasiya Andrabi. “He himself<br />
is an institution and I<br />
believe he should be seen<br />
beyond the prism of Aasiya<br />
Andrabi and DeM,” she<br />
said.<br />
“I have read very little<br />
about him and I believe<br />
India came to know about<br />
his fertile mind when he<br />
delivered a speech in<br />
England after he was granted<br />
bail under TADA Act,”<br />
Zamruda Habib said. “India<br />
tried to negotiate a deal with<br />
him at least eight times but it<br />
failed to do that,” she added.<br />
PML-N govt taking steps<br />
to safeguard children’s<br />
rights: Shahbaz<br />
ISLAMABAD: Chief<br />
Minister Punjab<br />
Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif<br />
says PML-N government<br />
has taken tangible steps to<br />
safeguard children’s rights.<br />
In a message on Child<br />
Protection Day he said it is<br />
our collective responsibility<br />
to provide a safe future to<br />
the children as they are precious<br />
asset of the nation.<br />
AIOU undertakes<br />
industrial<br />
training program<br />
ISLAMABAD: Allama<br />
Iqbal Open University<br />
(AIOU) has introduced an<br />
industrial training program<br />
to help the young engineers<br />
promoting their professional<br />
skill.<br />
It is one-month certificate<br />
course, being introduced<br />
in collaboration with<br />
the Skill Development<br />
Council.<br />
According to the<br />
Directorate Admissions,<br />
the program has been initiated<br />
with the current<br />
semester, spring 20<strong>18</strong>.<br />
Admissions are opened till<br />
March 5.<br />
It will be a regular<br />
monthly program that will<br />
be offered whole of the<br />
year. Diploma holders in<br />
the field are eligible for the<br />
admission. The program<br />
will be conducted by the<br />
University’s department of<br />
Engineering Technology.<br />
Justice Yawar<br />
sworn in as new<br />
CJ of LHC<br />
LAHORE: New Chief<br />
Justice of Lahore High Court<br />
(LHC) MYawarAli has been<br />
sworn in. Governor Punjab<br />
Malik Muhammad Rafiq<br />
Rajwana has administered<br />
oath to new Chief Justice of<br />
LHC. Most Senior Judge<br />
Justice Muhammad Yawar<br />
Ali took oath of New Chief<br />
Justice of Lahore High Court<br />
in Oath taking ceremony<br />
held in Governor House<br />
Lahore Wednesday. Judges<br />
of High court, lawyers and<br />
government functionaries<br />
attended the ceremony.
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