Withdrawl of NRO
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Pakistan People's Party (PPP), the majority party, withdrawn National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO)to avoid voting on the bill by the parliament. It had to been done as it became distinctly clear that the game of numbers was not in their favor and that the bill was doomed to be rejected by the majority. This became obvious once one of the major coalition partners, Muttehidda Qaumi Movement(MQM), declared that it would vote against the bill.
NRO indemnifies a large number of politicians and bureaucrats with respect to cases of large scale pending in the courts on the pretext that the cases were politically motivated to victimize the opposition. The bill very clearly violates the equality of justice and provides unlimited relief to the beneficiaries.
Surprisingly, the opposition parties did not insist on the presentation of the bill. Had the opposition, along with MQM, insisted on its presentation, PPP had no choice but to do so and face the defeat. It would have been far better if the bill was presented and voted against rather than its withdrawal. This would have certainly been a rightful expression of the intentions of the parliamentarians as to who were for such exceptions of indemnities and who were against it. But, perhaps, there is some tacit understanding between the opposition and the ruling alliance not to push each other to the wall irrespective of the national interests.
Labels: Corruption, NRO, Power Politics
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Eyeglasses

Eye glasses are an essential part of our body. The look and the quality of glass ought to be good, and yet the eyeglasses should be affordable. Some of the most stylish eyeglasses are being offered by Zeni Optical online. All you need to do is send the prescription, select one of the many designs being offered by them and place your order. They offer frames with single vision lens, sun-sensor lens, tinted sunglasses lens, bifocal lens and progressive lens besides Holiday Fun Eyeglasses.
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Political Leadership and the Military Operations
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Political leadership of government of Pakistan has repeatedly stated that our country is at war, the war against terrorism. Besides, looking for and chasing the terrorists all over the country, we have already had a successful military operation in Swat Malakand areas. And, now, another military operation is in progress in South Waziristan. Barring one odd exception, all parties, both in the government and opposition, continue to support the military operations. Every now and then, we hear lot of statements from leaders of both sides supporting the military operations and appreciating the heroic deeds of our brave soldiers. But, that's all.
Whereas the the senior military leadership including Chief of Army Staff regularly visited the troops in Swat Malakand areas during the military operation and is also visiting the troops in South Waziristan, there has not been a single noteworthy leader of the government or the other political parties who has taken the trouble of going to the operational areas.
It's not understood as to why the political personalities of our country who all claim to be the leaders of our country have not visited the troops. You don't push out your troops in the battlefield and forget about them. American and NATO leadership including heads of the governments has made countless visits to Iraq and Afghanistan to look up their troops and see for themselves as to what progress is being made. Perhaps, our leaders have more important things to attend to than the war! That's why they have left this not so important job to the military leadership. It's only today that Nawaz Sharif is in Northern Areas addressing public rallys in support of the candidates of his party in the oncoming elections due in the next few days. Certainly, to him, this is far more important than visiting the troops in the battlefield! None of the leaders have even taking the trouble of visiting the wounded soldiers in the hospitals or the next of kins of the martyred ones. Deeds speak louder than the words.
Labels: Leadership, Military Operation in South Waziristan, War on Terror
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Looking for cheap auto insurance!
Buying the right car is one thing and having it rightly insured is another. You certainly look for Cheap Auto Insurance. It’s quite usual that we spend lot of time and go into details to decide as to which car suits us the most but we are not that particular as to which insurance company suits the most. You should spend some time finding the right auto insurance company. You, like most others, will like to have your car insured which costs you the least but covers your car the most. Internet has made this job simple. You should look for an insurance company which not only provides you Cheap Insurance but also provides coverage to your car right from day one till the time your car remains with you.
You get bonuses and driver discounts for avoiding wrecks and tickets, and good grades as young student drivers. The minor details of the package e.g who pays if the wind screen gets cracks, are also important. The insurance covers roadside assistance and all of the auto insurance extras. The company duly makes modest increase in the premium rate in case you get ticket(s) but offers attractive bonuses for the safe driving. So, if you come to look at it the company offers not only the Cheapest Car Insurance it also provides the most comprehensive coverage including all possible ifs and buts. It’s transparent.
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Introducing Logic is Variable
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
In the bloggers words...
Logic is Variable is a resource for my writings. More often, I blog informally, sharing impressions, generating ideas to see how they invoke reactions, keeping track of others’ work in the fields of my interest, or simply ranting or pointing out things that come to my attention.
Also, I use blogging as a platform to prune ideas. This is where I meet others and share experiences. “I am neither geek, nor nerd, I am not a hacker, a phreaker, a programmer or any variety of technoid dweeb.” Have a look!
Labels: Blogs, Logic is Variable
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Obama's Afghanistan Dilemma
It has been over eight years, soon after 9/11, that America invaded Afghanistan. America has over hundred thousand troops and Britain has over fifteen thousand. Other NATO countries have also contributed troops in single digit thousands. The invasion was undertaken as the perpetrators of 9/11, Al Qaeda organization, led by Osama Bin Laden was in hiding in Afghanistan. Prior to invasion America had demanded the handing over of Osama Bin Laden and his accomplices from Mulla Omar led government of Taliban. Mulla Omar denied the said demand. Despite a lapse of eight years, NATO forces have neither been able to capture Osama Bin Laden or Mulla Omar nor have they been able to neutralize Al Qaeda. Only a few months ago Obama sent around seventeen thousand troops to Afghanistan. The present American military commander has been demanding reinforcement by another forty four thousand troops for last few weeks.
Thousands of innocent Afghan nationals have been killed so far, some say the number to be over hundred thousand. A large number of Afghanis have been disabled. Many of them become homeless. Over one thousand NATO troops have also been killed. However, neither the NATO troops nor the present Afghan government have been able to establish their control over Afghanistan to root out Al Qaeda and Taliban. Whether the induction of another forty four thousand American troops will be able to achieve what has not been achieved in last eight years or not is the question before Obama. There is another school of thought. It advocates buying of Taliban rather than chasing and killing them. Let's see which of the two options is followed by Obama.
Labels: Al Qaeda, Taliban, US Invasion of Afghanistan, War on Terror
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Looking for a job!
Monday, November 2, 2009
The world is passing through one of the worst economic recessions. The unemployment rate continues to grow. In America, every fifth person has lost the job. However, this, by no means, implies that jobs are not available or the companies are not hiring. If there are companies which are firing its employees, in the process of downsizing, there are other companies which are growing and hiring. Notwithstanding the access to information on the internet, searching for the job is an art by itself which you need to learn to be able to find the right job for yourself. Similarly, once you have got a job, you would like to have job satisfaction and you would also like to grow in your career. Internet offers easy access to an ocean which requires many life times to traverse. You have got to jump in the right direction to be able to dig out pearls and not stones.
But before embarking upon to find a job you ought to have the right advice for finding a job as well as the career advice. For both, it is better to benefit from the advice of experts in these fields instead of making a solo flight. Harrison Barnes has made job search easy for the jobless. He has written useful articles providing just the right advice about job search and also the career advice. These articles provide insight to the realities of job search. He talks about dos and don’ts in a way that the reader feels as if these articles have been written for him. You would certainly learn a number of new things which would make your job search far easier proposition than before. Going through these articles will make your pursuit of how to find a job lot easier than your earlier perceptions.
Job satisfaction is what makes a person live a comfortable life. It’s a two way process. You can’t blame your organization and bosses for everything going wrong and being counterproductive to job satisfaction. A lot of it also depends upon as to how you should go about doing your job and interact with your peers, bosses and subordinates. Job satisfaction is a prerequisite to career growth, particularly in the same organization. Harrison Barnes, in his articles on the subject offers sound career advice very comprehensively. He suggests tips which are easily understandable and adaptable. You will definitely find many new approaches which will help you move about with good job satisfaction and also enable you to grow in your career.
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