Roshni Issue 78, March 2015

VOLUME 4 ISSUE NO.
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MARCH 2015
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Sadly enough, today this important

obligation is being badly neglected.
Mehr is merely settled on papers, as a
formality. Just as sisters are not given
any share from the parents' legacy,
wives too are requested to forgo their
Mehr, and the poor girls thinking that
t hey shoul d n ot annoy t heir
husbands, agree. This is prohibited.
When she is the daughter, why is she
deprived of her part in the legacy of
her father? Same applies to Mehr.
Such usurpation is totally forbidden.
And do not entrust to the weak ...
and Allah is sufficient as a Recknor.
The Importance of Wealth in

Islam
Wealth is not so worthless as to be
wasted. In fact, taking care of it and
safeguarding it is very important.
Wealth is a big power and human life
depends on it. Being wealthy is not
something to be ashamed of, but it is
important to earn through lawful
means and to avoid squandering it.
One should spend according to one's
requirements, and guard against
wastage. According to a Hadith in alBukhari, "If someone is killed while
guarding his wealth or possessions,
he is a Shahid. The wealth should not
be entrusted to a relative who is not
sensible enough to take proper care
of it, whether it be an orphan, one's
own child or a female relative. When
acting as the custodian of the property
of orphans, one must fulfill their
requirements reasonably well, and be
very kind and affectionate to them.
Same the purpose is to look after their
wealth and not to impose oneself over
others.
And the orphans attain maturity,
and are eligible to be married; they
must be evaluated for their mental
stability and capability to discriminate
between right and wrong. If they are
sensible enough to protect their
interests, their wealth must be
returned to them. Squandering their

wealth is prohibited and the trustee
should not spend it with the intention
of consuming all of it lest the real
owners grow up to claim it. In fact if the
caretaker can do without taking
anything from the wealth he is looking
after, it is much better for him.
However, if it is unavoidable the
caretaker should only take the
minimum amount to satisfy his
genuine need and that too must be
accounted for. When it is finally
returned to the true owners, it should
be done in the presence of witnesses.
Although Allaah-SWT is Aware of
every act of ours, yet it is better to
have witnesses to satisfy the law and
avoid any misunderstandings. Most
of the religious scholars have
denounced wealth and riches, the
reason being that mostly it is 'the
richer class, which goes astray. Rich
people have more opportunities to
indulge in sinful activities, and mostly
they do. Therefore, wealth is
considered to be a curse by some.
Otherwise earning through lawful
means is an act of worship. To abide
by the limitations imposed by AllaahSWT despite having wealth and
power is a great struggle. In fact, it is
the greatest form of striving in the
cause of Allah-SWT .
Many a scholars highlight the
impoverished state of the
Companions-RAU but the real issue
to be discussed is their relationship
with Allah-SWT . One glance of the
Holy Prophet-SW suffused their
hearts with Divine Blessings forever.
After that no calamity, hardship or trial
could deter them from Allah-SWT's
Path. No amount of worldly riches or
power could render their hearts
forgetful of Allaah-SWT s Zikr.
Within quarter of a century since
the dawn of Islam, borders of the
Islamic State had expanded from
China to Spain and from Siberia to
South Africa. In the history of the
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world, there is no parallel to such a

vast empire. The wealth and riches,
gold and jewels of the Roman,
Persian and Yemen Empires, in tons,
were distributed amongst the
Companions-RAU. They became
millionaires but their passionate love
for Allaah-SWT never cooled down,
nor did their obedience to Him-SWT
or to the Holy Prophet-SW diminish.
The excellence of an individual is to
establish a strong bond of love with
Allaah-SWT Almighty and the Holy
Prophet-SW a relationship that
cannot be shaken by wealth or power.
Therefore, it is commendable to earn
by lawful means and to protect one's
wealth. A saying of the Holy ProphetSW highlights the fact that planning
for economic welfare of the family is
commendable, adding that it is better
to leave behind one's family in
prosperity than in poverty.
Today, it is a common practice that
people denounce wealth but at the
same time make religion a source of
earning. They elaborate on the merits
of life style of a dervish yet receive
fees for their consultation. Whereas it
is commended to earn a living, it is
highly despised to keep an eye on the
wealth of others. In fact, people
deputed to perform religious and
State duties falling under the category
of Fardh-Kifayah. Such as taking care
of evacuee trust, masaajid, religious
schools or such institutions, should
preferably not accept any salary from
those organizations. Their source of
income should be something else.
However, if they cannot spare time to
pursue another career and there is no
other option, the amount required to
fulfill the needs of their family is
permissible. The order "take from it
honourably" should always be borne
in mind; yet another phrase: "AllahSWT is sufficient as a Recknor, must
also be remembered. One day we all
have to give account to Allah-SWT , of
our actions and conduct. n
alongwith the Muslim State. If only the

Muslims instead of being apologetic
study this admirable aspect of the
Holy Prophet-SWs life, it would clean
their hearts and make them feel proud
rather than embarrassed. A treatise
titled Kathrat-e-Azwaj le Sahib alM'iraj by Maulana Ashraf Ali ThanviRUA, would be of much help.
And give to women their Mehr ...
then enjoy it in pleasure and profit.
Rules for Mehr

Mehr is a gift from Allaah-SWT to
women, which makes them materially
stable in their new households. It is
mandatory and the amount should be
settled when drawing the formal
marriage contract, failing which, at
consummation of the marriage the
amount traditionally paid as Mehr in
that family must be paid to'-the bride.
Since this is an obligation, minimum
payment will fulfill the purpose.
However, it is commendable that the
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with the status of the bridegroom or
his family. This then becomes the
personal property of the woman,
which she may dispense as she
pleases. Whether she gives it away to
someone or invests it in business is
her choice. Before the advent of
Islam, contract marriages for a limited
period, with a settlement of certain
amount, were customary in Arabia. In
this, the two parties would agree upon
the time and the payable amount of
the contract. Since the Arabs travelled
widely for business, so wherever they
stayed for sometime they would
temporarily get married. Islam
declared this as totally unlawful.
Similarly the prohibition of alcohol
was enforced later, but it is nowhere
indicated that it was ever considered
to be nice, let alone permissible. After
the migration to Madinah, alcohol was
declared unlawful, so was the
contract marriage (Muta), since it
was never in accordance with the
Islamic marital system.
Islam made it obligatory that the
husband should pay Mehr at the time
of marriage according to Islamic
rituals, commensurate to his financial
status, whether in the form of cash or
property, which will be the persona
belonging of the wife. She will not be
just a maidservant of the man, but a
honourable member of the family
having a financial status. Therefore,
Mehr were ordered to willingly pay the
Mehr money to their wives, making
sure that neither her parents take it
away nor the husbands usurp it, or
force her to forgo her right. All these
situation are wrong. In some Arab
tribes, even today heavy amounts of
money are paid to the girl's family
following th| traditions of the Era of
Ignorance, when women were traded.
But Islam enjoined Mehr to the
woman in marriage so as to secure
her status. It neither allows the
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parents to sell her off, nor the

husband to deprive her of her rights.
Although the fixation of a small
amount as Mehr will fulfill the
oblivions, it is in no way
commendable. Hadhrat 'Umar FaruqRAU on his marriage to Hadhrat
Umm-e Kulsum-RAUs daughter of
Hadhrat Ali-RAU, paid forty thousand
Dinar in Mehr. Today, some people
have made it a practice to settle petty
amounts, twenty or twenty five
rupees, as Mehr. Although it is
permissible, yet not preferable. What
is recommended is that a reasonable
amount, according to the status of the
husband's family without putting a
burden on them be happily and
sincerely paid to the bride so that she
may join the family honorably.
Nevertheless, if the bride willingly
returns or forgoes part of her Mehr to
her husband, it is permissible for him
to take it back. It is a gesture of love
and promotes trust in one another.
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Islam's Favour to Women

Continued from issue number 76
slam propagated the cause of

women's rights at a time when
w om an w as t re at ed a s a
commodity. She was buried alive; her
honour was saleable, so much so that
widows of the deceased were taken
as personal property, and were
divided amongst the heirs alongwith
the remaining legacy. Women were
down trodden, whether in the West or
in the East. Islam not only defined
their rights but also placed them
respectfully in the society. In the past,
nations of the world gave her no
respect, and even today they are
treated merely as a source of
voluptuousness, as a sales promotion
campaigner adorning
advertisements. Whether it be East or
West, apart from Islam, no society
offers women a present or a future,
respect or honour.
Inspite of all this Islam is criticized
for allowing polygamy. It is amazing
that the honour and the noble
household of the Holy Prophet-SW
too is attacked. Not only do the nonbelievers indulge in it but some
Muslims have also lost all sense. A
visitor from Eondon once remarked
that our religious scholars should not
discuss this (marital) aspect of the
Holy Prophet-SWT s life. Praise is to
Allah-SWT ! He had no understanding
of the fact that this sacred aspect of
his life was so clear, bright and clean
that even the polytheists of Makkah
and Jews of Arabia could not point a
finger at it. Such people take the Holy
Prophet-SW to be one of their kind.
Just see that he spent twenty years of

his life as a bachelor, and then got
married to Hadhrat KhadIjah-RAU
who was much older than him. They
spent twenty five years of blissful and
exemplary married life, presented as
a proof to his-SW prophet hood by
Allaah-SWT.Rest all the marriages
took place after the age of fifty at the
twilight of youth.
After the death of Hadhrat
Khadijah-RAU, The Holy Prophet-SW
married Saudah-RAU; she remained
his only wife for four years. When he
was fifty-four. in 2 A.H, Hadhrat
"Ayeshah Siddiqah-RAU entered the
noble household. A year later, he was
married to Hadhrat Hafsah-RAU and
then to Hadhrat Zainab-RAU bint
Khuzaimah, who died after year and a
half. In the 4th year of Hijra he married
Hadhrat Umm-e-Salmah-RAU, and in
the 5th Hadhrat Zainab'11'1 bint
Jahsh. Till the age of 58, the Holy
Prophet-SW had four wives. In the
following years i.e. the 6th and the 7th
Hijrah, Hadhrat Jawairiah-RAU and
Hadhrat Umm-e Habibah-RAU were
married to him. Also in the 7th Hijrah,
were married Hadhrat Safiah-RAU
and Hadhrat Maimunah-RAU. In
short, the first fifty-four years of the
noble life of Prophet Muhammad-SW
were spent with one wife, the next four
years with four wives and then five
more entered his-SW family. These
marriages were not only a source of
education for the followers on the
domestic front but politically they
brought such victories to the Islamic
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State, which could not have been won

by hundreds of battles. Hadhrat
Umm-e Salmah-RAU was a widow
with children, who were brought along
and a practical aspect of the
upbringing of orphans was
demonstrated. The marriage of the
Holy Prophet-SW to Hadhrat
Jawairiah-RAU resulted in the
freedom of her entire tribe. The
mar ria ge t o Ha dh ra t U mm-e
Habibah-RAU crippled the Makkans,
as she was the daughter of their
chieftainAbu Sufyan.
As for the chastity and honour of
the Holy Prophet-SW, not even the
inf ide ls could b ring ou t an y
objections. He-SW had some
extraordinary individual exceptions
too, such as fasting for Divine
Communion, Salat during the night,
the exemption from the rules of
inheritance, physical journey to the
sublime Divine Throne during the
Night of Ascension and prohibition for
his wives to remarry after his death-a
special Divine favour to those
fortunate ladies indeed. A study of the
noblest life of the Holy Prophet-SW
and the political achievements of the
I sl a mi c St at e t h ro u g h t h e se
marriages are enough to belittle the
objectors.
Yet the Quranic Ayah "you cannot
marry anyone else now, provides
enough evidence to the fact that these
marriages were not only a Divine
favour on those noble ladies but the
entire Muslim community. Even the
non-believers benefited from them

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SCHENECTADY, NY - Nisreen
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community leader and promanent
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mother of Insiya and Ameer
Poonawala passes away due to
heart attack, here this month. May
god bless her soul and keep her in
peace. She was 52 years old and
perfectly fine.
Meanwhile another community
member Shrimati Usha G. Bhatia,
wife of late Shri Gurmukhdas K.
Bhatia, passes away last month.
She lived a full and vibrant life for 86
years. She is survived by her sons
Haresh, Girish, Anil, and Sunil
Bhatia, her daughters Sunita
Lalwani, Kamla Gandhi, Jaishri
Sidhwaney, and Neetu Bhatia and
their families. May god bless her
soul and keep her in peace.
IDENTITY
Funny Jokes
CYCLONE
Bank manager asks Sardar in an
interview: "What is cyclone"
Sardar: "It is the loan given to
purchase a cycle" .
SKELETON
Interviewer: What is a skeleton?
Sardar: Sir, skeleton is a person
who started dieting, but forgot to stop
it!!
STARTING SALARY
MD: I give you driver job. Starting

salary is Rs.2000 Sardar: Oh, thank
you. What is the driving salary and
stopping salary?
PASSWORD
Sardar was drawing money from
ATM.
A person, who was just behind him
in the line said, "Ha! Ha! Haaa!
I've seen your password. Its 4
asterisks (****).
Sardar replies, "Ha! Ha! Ha! You
are wrong. Its 1258."
POWDER, LIPSTICK
Salesman: Sir, do you want this

powder ?
Sardar: For what?
Salesman: For ants
Sardar: No. If I give powder today,
they will ask lipstick tomorrow!!!
FOREIGNER
After returning home from a
foreign trip, sardar asked his wife:
"Do I look like a foreigner ?"
Wife: "No.. Why ?"
Sardar: "In London, a lady asked
me whether I am a foreigner !!"
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It is simple, check who's erasing
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MISTAKE
Sardar was writing past tense of "I
make a mistake"
Guess what he wrote ?
"I was made by a mistake"
HA, HA, HA
Sardar was getting bitten by
mosquitos the whole nite.
He got irritated. He drank the
poison and said:
"Ab kaato saalo... Sab maroge"
SMART SON
Dad: What would you like to be
when you grow up son?
Son: I want to be a garbage
collector Dad!
Dad: What?! A garbage collector
of all professions?! Why?!
Son: Because I have seen them
work only once a week!
TRICK-OR-TREAT
After trick-or-treating, ?a teen

takes a shortcut home ?through the
cemetery. Halfway across, hes
startled by a tapping noise coming
from the misty shadows. Trembling
with fear, he spots ?an old man with a
hammer and chisel, chipping away at
a headstone.
I thought you were a ghost,
?says the relieved teen. What are
you ?doing working so late?
Oh, those idiots, grumbles the
old man. They misspelled my name!
IN MEMORIAM
Seeing her friend Sally wearing a
new locket, Meg asks if there is a
memento of some sort inside.
Yes, says Sally, a lock of my
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husbands hair.
But Larrys still alive.
I know, but his hair is gone
BED, BATH AND

WAY WAY BEYOND
In the hardware store, a ?clerk
asked, Can I help you find
?anything?
How about my misspent youth,
joked my husband.
The clerk shot back, We keep that
in the back, between world peace and
winning lottery tickets.
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While visiting a retirement
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"Excuse me," I said, approaching
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shoes."
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this will be made soon (within this

month). Changes will also be made
in the rules, he says, in an attempt to
make the league as flawless as
possible. Ultimately, the idea is to
make it a perfect league. We are open
to any changes that will make the
event better, he adds.
After the frenzy of the tennis,
Mahesh took a well-deserved twoweek holiday with his wife Lara and
daughter Saira. He admits that
whatever time he has off from tennis
and work is spent with family, Tennis
has been, and is so demanding that I
really dont have any major hobby. I
find the best way to rejuvenate is to be
with the family.
He admits finding time to be
together with his star wife Lara is not
always easy, he says, Both of us got
into the marriage with our eyes open,
so there are no surprises. We knew
our careers were demanding and we
would have to spend time apart. We
were aware that we are not the
conventional couple so we would
have to be extremely understanding.
The trick is to work out a balance and
when you want to do it, you will.
About his beautiful baby daughter
Saira, who just turned three on
January 20, the doting father says,
that he is a hands-on father whenever
he is around, but admits that it is
mummy Lara who spends more time
with Saira. When I am with them, I try

to make up for lost time by doing
whatever I can. When Saira was a
baby, I would change diapers too,
whenever I was around!
His wife might be a film star, but
Mahesh sheepishly admits that he
doesnt watch too many films, and
cant recall watching a film he
particularly liked in a long while. He
adds that most of his film watching is
done in-flight as he has been
spending plenty of time on airplanes
in the recent past.
Not one to party either, Mahesh
says, I rarely have the time for that. I
prefer spending time with a very close
circle of friends who have been with

me for the past 20 years. We discuss
my tennis plans, any new enterprises.
I value their advise and opinion and
they steer me in the right direction.
He is an inspiration for millions of
youngsters but he has his special
inspirations too, especially growing
up, it was definitely Boris Becker and
now its Roger Federer. Both of
whom are his good friends now. With
tennis so ingrained into his DNA, if not
a tennis player, what would he have
pursued? Pat comes the answer,
There never was any other option!
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A brilliant league of his own

I
ts been a hectic few months for 12time Grand Slam winner and
doubles ace, Mahesh Bhupathi.
Back from the Australian Open,
basking in the glory of the grande
success of IPTL, he is thrilled at giving
the traditional game a jazzy impetus.
The biggest coup was the once-in-alifetime opportunity for Indian tennis
buffs to see the Roger and Novak
show in New Delhi. The innovative
league, inspired by the IPL featured
the biggest names in the game
Andre Agassi, Serena Williams, Maria
Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic.
But Hesh is not one to rest on his
laurels, in fact, he has no time to rest.
He is already busy planning to make
the next IPTL bigger and better. In a
telephonic interview, Bhupathi
speaks about how he plans to take the
game forward and you can almost
hear the smile in his voice. Im very

happy with the response the IPTL has
got. The players too were happy, in
fact Novak, who played in New Delhi
said he would be happy to come back
again while Boris (Becker) said he
enjoyed watching the matches. Roger
Federer was also happy that he was
able to participate. Responses like
this are encouraging and will give us
the impetus to work harder next year.
We have achieved something out-ofthe box here and the fact that we were
up to the challenge feels good.
The world champs that dotted the
IPTL were excited by the innovative
format and team concept, and it also
helped that I knew them. Getting
Roger to play in India was a personal
achievement and fantastic for both
the fans and myself. I believe India
has a lot of tennis talent and it is
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March 2015
important to tap into it at the right time

and in the right manner. One way
forward is to expose tennis talent to
the games best players to inspire our
young to be future champions, says
Mahesh, adding, It is a very
rewarding feeling to see the format
being accepted so wholeheartedly.
So, is the next obvious step to
make the ITPL bigger and better by
expanding the league? Mahesh
answers, Yes, of course thats the
plan. We would first like to take it to
other cities in Asia and then to other
continents. Many countries have
shown interest. We would like to have
eight teams by 2020 and we have big
plans for the league.
For the moment the tennis champ
is taking baby steps and looking at
adding one team and one city for the
next year and the announcement of
Only options that we have!

Pervez Musharraf
By: Amaan Tareen
y now every sensible

Pakistani has sensed that
Democratic Forces in
Pakistan have failed to address their
basic living rights during their
respective tenures also in last 7 years
no such project was initiated that
could benefit the poor and or the
public in general. Today, Pakistan is
again standing at a point where it was
in 1999 where people are looking at
Pakistan Army to come into power
and rescue the Country of 180 Million
that is sinking like a boat because of
Corruption, Nepotism, Bad
Governance, Political Instability and
rapidly increasing Internal and
External Threats to Pakistans
existence.
Major Cities of Pakistan
particularly Peshawar, Quetta and
Karachi are at
the disposal of
terrorists who have firm networks
established with the help of Non-state
Actors who have increased their
influence inside Pakistan more than
before in these last 7 years.
Terrorism
Militant Organizations like TTP,
BLA, Sect base Militant
Organizations have strengthened
themselves by recruiting
brainwashed young lads, using them
against Pakistan Armed Forces.
Formation of IS on the borders of Iraq
and Syria, and Al-Qaeda South Asia
based on Militants of different
ethnicity are surely the next biggest
threat for World Peace particularly
Pakistan.
Groups like TTP, BLA and BLF that
are supported by RAW, MOSSAD,
CIA and NDS with their base camps
mostly funded by RAW via its
consulates being setup inside
Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
PTI was the final hope for
Pakistanis, that turned out to be a big
disappointed because of his no clear
policies on Terrorism, Economy,
Health, Education and Governance
and rather focusing on KPK kept itself
on the roads protesting against the
systematically Rigged Elections held
after PPP Government completed its
5 years tenure and setup a care taker
government.
Dharna
Imran Khan, who aimed to uproot
the status quo from Pakistans
Political Arena seemed helpless at
the hands of Electable in PTI, who
once were the part of the same status
quo parties against whom Mr. Khan
was fighting.
D I Khan Jail Break, APS School
Attack are the main two incidents that
took place under his partys ruled
province (KPK) that raised eye brows
of his voters.
Under su ch circumst ances
considering Countrys Law & Order
Situation, Political Instability and
Increasing Influence of Takfiri Militant
O rg a n i z at i on s l ik e I S i n i t s
surroundings, another possible war
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March 2015
between India and Pakistan, we are

left with no other option but to have
Military take over the Control of
Country and assign prominent
Technocrats a role within certain
period of time, also to setup an
Independent Election Commission,
do country-wide crack down on
banned outfits and sectarian parties
hence clearing the country from all
possible threats within Pakistan and
hold elections whenever they feel is
the right time.
If we reflect this back to Military
Coup in 1999 and all the measures
taken by General (r) Pervez
Musharraf, we may realize that all
those decisions and policies
introduced by General Musharraf and
his technocrats were heading in right
direction.
To sum up, Pakistani Nation is in
standing in the same point like it was
in 1999 with no other option than
Electing General Musharraf with the
Team of Young, Energetic and
Dynamic Technocrats or to ask Army
to take over and impose Martial Law
which surely is not a permanent
solution to the problems but would at
least save the existence of Pakistan
that is far more important than the
system (democracy) that has always
failed to resolve peoples issues.
Now Pakistanis have to decide,
either they want to have the system
that never solves their issues or they
want to have dedicated team that is
not a part of the system but can solve
their many issuesn
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Thinker and a Doer. He tweets from
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By Mohiuddin Aazim
or long, media persons were

wondering when on earth the
forces of the state of Pakistan
will show up. Finally, they have.
Had there been no terrorist attack
on an army public school on 16th
December 2014, no one knows how
long the nation would have to wait for
the emergence of the state power on
the scene. But sadly as it is, the 16th
December massacre of more than
100 innocent children did occur-and
with it emerged the forces of the state
on national security scene.
Pakistan's armed forces led by Gen
Raheel Sharif are in the forefront of
the present, and hopefully decisive
drive against terrorism. But, the ISI
and MI, Pakistan rangers, police,
intelligence agencies in civilian
control and military and civil
bureaucracy all are part of what
appears to be the beginning of the
final round of a long-drawn war
against terrorism.
Judiciary,
another important integral part of the
state, is also playing an active part in
implementation of the national
(security) action plan devised by the
political and military leadership.
The elected federal and provincial
governments that must ideally
represent the state are implementing
the nation action plan with varying
degrees of commitment with PM
Nawaz Sharif and COAS Gen Raheel
Sharif leading from the front. But the
role of the parliament still remains
wanting on many counts: the standing
committees of National Assembly and
t he S ena t e are le ast act i ve
participants in the war-on-terror and
both houses of the parliament seldom
meet to review the implementation of
the national action plan.
There is an emerging sense of
dutifulness in the civil bureaucracy
and occasionally we hear of good
things being done by individual
bureaucrats in discharge of their

constitutional responsibilities. But, on
balance, civil bureaucracy still appear
to be in a state of confusion. The
military establishment, as usual,
remains committed to the national
cause. But it continues to look
towards the ISI, MI and the MS branch
in GHQ in implementing the national
agenda which means the national
action plan's operational part is being
implemented vigorously but the spirit
of the plan is yet to sink into our
soldiers' hearts.
Now, coming to what is happening on
the national political and security
scene since the nation woke up from a
deep slumber on 16th Dec only to a
crude, rather shocking reality check.
Te r r o r i s t a t t a c k s c o n t i n u e ,
meanwhile; extremist mindset is
alive; corruption is doing a roaring
business; societal selfishness
refuses to go away; politicians are still
pursuing their narrow, short-sighted
goals; civil bureaucracy continues to
enjoy the wonders of its famous (or
infamous) red-tape; traffic rules are all
Greek for most of us and dozens of
precious lives are being lost on roads
for no apparent reason. In short, life is
going on as usual. Something has,
however, changed. And something is
changing everyday though the pace
and the scale of change remains
nominal, and thus indiscernible, in
most cases.
The most visible change is in the level
of commitment against the war-onterror. Now, most Pakistanis believe
in this war and few doubt about its
legitimacy or efficacy; many people
who openly opposed the use of force
against Taliban before December 16,
2014 are either silent or have muted
pro-Taliban expressions of solidarity;
very few people now dare to call
Taliban their own spoiled kids-and, on
balance, the good-Taliban bad-
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March 2015
Taliban mantra has lost its appeal.

In large part, media has played an
appreciable role in demystifying the
philosophical fallacy of good-Taliban,
bad-Taliban and more than that,
media persons are becoming more
focused on operational efficacy of
Zarb-e-Azab rather than naively
commenting on its need, scope and
timeliness etc. Another, less visible,
change is taking place in response to
religious extremism and most of the
young people now don't hesitate in
vocalizing their thoughts against it. In
Karachi, the commercial hub of
Pakistan and a stronghold of a
secular political party i.e. MQM,
voices against religious extremism
can be heard not only on electronic
media but also in drawing-room
discussions.
A third change that has taken place
since the December 16 massacre in
Peshawar, and is taking hold after
every fresh terrorist attack is that
people's confidence in the political
leadership is waning and the civil
society is now looking towards army
for a permanent solution of the
problem of terrorism. In so doing, they
now care lesser and lesser about the
norms of parliamentary democracy
and seem willing to accept any out of
the box solution of their problems
including one which gives military
more than its due share in managing
the state affairs.
The political leadership, on the other
hand, has apparently realized its
helplessness and is gradually ceding
powers to the military establishment,
be it in the name of apex committees
composed of provincial authorities
and senior officials of the army corps,
or in Gen Raheel Sharif's role as a de
facto foreign ministern
The writer is a Karachi-based freelance
journalist. He can be reached at
aazim.mohiuddin@gmail.com.
State worker Wajahat Ali Abbasi

charged with selling bogus
items at work
LBANY, NY - A New York state

employee Wajahat Ali Abbasi
has been charged with
running online trademark
counterfeiting businesses and
stealing nearly $40,000 by charging
the state for time he didn't work.
Wajahat Ali Abbasi, was indicted
Monday Feb 16, in Albany County
Court on 57 felony counts, including
grand larceny and trademark
counterfeiting. He faces up to 15
years in state prison in the case,
announced by Attorney General Eric
Schneiderman and Inspector General
Catherine Leahy-Scott.
He's charged with one count of
Trademark Counterfeiting in the First

Degree; two counts of Trademark
Counterfeiting in the Second Degree;
one count of Grand Larceny in the
Third Degree; and fifty-three counts of
Offering a False Instrument for Filing
in the First Degree. All are felonies.
"Those who serve the public must
be held to high ethical standards, and
when individuals abuse the trust
placed in them, there must be
consequences," said Schneiderman
in a statement. "When public
employees fail to work the hours for
which they are paid, they steal from
taxpayers and deprive the public of
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March 2015
services they expect."

Authorities say investigators
found nearly $220,000 worth of
counterfeit cellphone cases in
Abbasi's home in the Albany suburb of
Colonie. Officials say they had
purchased the items online from
companies controlled by Wajahat
Abbasi.
He's also accused of not showing
up for work on more than 50 separate
occasions but still charging the state
for the time, stealing more than
$38,000 in payroll.
His lawyer, Terrence Kindlon, says
Abbasi has pleaded not guilty n
Federal judge in Texas blocks

Obama immigration orders
ROWNSVILLE, TX - A federal
judge in Texas temporarily
blocked the Obama
administrations executive actions on
immigration. The judge, responding
to a suit filed by 26 Republican-run
states, did not rule on the legality of
immigration orders but said there was
sufficient merit to the challenge to
warrant a suspension while the case
goes forward.
No law gave the administration the
power to give 4.3 million removable
aliens what the Department of
Homeland Security itself labels as
legal presence, the judge said in a
memorandum opinion. In fact the law
mandates that these illegally-present
individuals be removed. The
Department of Homeland Security
has adopted a new rule that
substantially changes both the status
and employability of millions.
The Obama orders would offer a
legal reprieve to the undocumented
parents of U.S. citizens and
permanent residents who have
resided in the country for at least five
years. This would remove the
constant threat of deportation. Many
could also receive work permits.
They would also expand the 2012
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) program that allows certain
young people who arrived in the

United States illegally as children to
apply for two-year work permits and
exemptions from deportation.
Some 4 million to 5 million
undocumented immigrants were said
to be potentially eligible to benefit
from the executive actions.
The administrations directives
announced in November have been
vigorously challenged by
Republicans in Congress and across
the country, who cite them as
examples of what House Speaker
John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) has called
Obamas legacy of lawlessness.
The administration has defended
them as routine exercises of
p r e s i d e n t i a l a u t h o r i t y, m a d e
necessary by Congresss failure to
enact comprehensive revisions to
U.S. immigration law. U.S. District
Judge Andrew S. Hanen in
Brownsville strongly disagreed.
It was a major, if temporary, defeat
for the administration, which argued
that the case should be thrown out as
meritless, based on rhetoric, not
law.
Hanens decision to temporarily

enjoin implementation of Deferred
Action for Parents of Americans and
Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA)
and expanded Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The
Department of Justice will appeal that
t e mp or a ry i n j un c t i on ; i n t he
meantime, we recognize we must
comply with it.
The Department of Justice, legal
scholars, immigration experts and
even other courts have said that our
actions are well within our legal
authority. Our actions will also benefit
the economy and promote law
enforcement. We fully expect to
ultimately prevail in the courts, and we
will be prepared to implement DAPA
and expanded DACA once we do.
It is important to emphasize what
the District Courts order does not
affect.
The Courts order does not affect
the existing DACA. Individuals may
continue to come forward and request
initial grant of DACA or renewal of
DACA pursuant to the guidelines
established in 2012.
Courts Ruling Concerning DAPA

and DACA
I strongly disagree with Judge
Nor does the Courts order affect

this Departments ability to set and
implement enforcement priorities.
The priorities established in my
November 20, 2014 memorandum
entitled Policies for the
App rehe nsi on, Dete ntion and
Removal of Undocumented
Immigrants remain in full force and
effect. Pursuant to those enforcement
priorities, we continue to prioritize
public safety, national security, and
border security. I am pleased that an
increasing percentage of removals
each year are of those convicted of
crimes. I am also pleased that, due in
large part to our investments in and
prioritization of border security,
apprehensions at the southern border
a large indicator of total attempts to
cross the border illegally -- are now at
the lowest levels in yearsn
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County Executive McCoy Recaps
Successes of 2014 and New Initiatives for 2015
LBANY, NY - "My responsibility

as County Executive is to
serve people in need, enhance
economic opportunity, advocate for
residents and maintain services for
Albany County," said County
Executive Daniel McCoy, while
delivered his fourth State of the
County address to the County
Legislature where he outlined the
achievements of his administration
and his exciting agenda for 2015,
including a continued focus on
keepi ng th e cou nty's budg et
balanced without increasing taxes,
the implementation of his green
policy, economic policy, a new policy
to deal with the heroin epidemic and
plans for the Albany County Nursing
Home.
In the address the County
Executive renewed his pledge to
protect the health and safety of county
residents impacted by crude oil rail
shipment and processing in the
county. He mentioned how tragic
accident in West Virginia makes the

need to address the danger posed by
the dramatic growth in crude oil
shipments by rail, a very real risk to
our own local communities.
"I am proud of the work we've done
over the last three years, and the
State of the County is strong and our
Turkey, US Sign Deal To Train,

Arm Syrian Rebels: US Embassy
STANBUL Turkey and the

United States signed an
agreement to train and arm Syrian
rebels fighting the Islamic State
group, said the U.S. Embassy in
Ankara.
The two countries have been in
talks about such a pact for several
months. The deal was signed by U.S
Ambassador John Bass and Turkish
Foreign Ministry undersecretary
Feridun Sinirlioglu, said Embassy
spokesman Joe Wierichs. He gave no
further details.
The Turkish government has said
the training by U.S. and Turkish
soldiers could begin as early as next
month at a base in the central
Anatolian city of Kirsehir, and involve
hundreds of Syrian fighters in the first

year. The U.S. has said the goal is to
go after the Islamic State group, but
future is bright. But, I continue to be

concerned about the problems
associated with crude oil transport by
rail through our County and the
related actions at the Port of Albany
along with the risks presented to our
population and our environment that
could result from a derailment, spill or
explosion."
McCoy said that with more than
19,000 veterans living in the county,
one of his priorities for the coming
year includes enhancing the services
for those who served our nation. He
noted that partnerships are key to
helping veterans looking for a job, or a
place to live.
McCoy also cited his initiatives in
the area of criminal justice, especially
as it relates to providing legal counsel
for poor defendants and juvenile
justice.
In his speech, McCoy further
highlighted several initiatives and
accomplishmentsn
Turkish officials have suggested that
the trained rebels could also target
the Syrian government of President
BasharAssad.
Turkey is already training Kurdish
Peshmerga fighters in Northern Iraq,
who have been battling Islamic State
militantsn
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