Be Pakistan http://www.bepakistan.com The Color Of Our Blood Is Green - Long Live Pakistan Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:51:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 BePakistanhttp://feedburner.google.com Ashfaq Ahmed About Pakistan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BePakistan/~3/1YNskVGLZJ4/ http://www.bepakistan.com/ashfaq-ahmed-about-pakistan/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:51:24 +0000 Omar Rehman http://www.bepakistan.com/?p=969 Ashfaq Ahmed, was a distinguished writer, playwright, broadcaster, intellectual and spiritualist from Pakistan. His prime qualities of heart and hand earned appreciations across the borders. He was regarded by many as the best Urdu Afsana (short-story) writer following the publication of his famous short-story “Gaddarya” (The Shepherd) in 1955.

I am a big fan of Mr. Ashfaq Ahmed and love watching his program “Zavia”. Here are a clip from one of his programs about Pakistan. What a beautiful thinking about Pakistan he has. I totally agree with him and strongly believe in the view presented in this clip by Mr. Ishfaq Ahmed.

]]> http://www.bepakistan.com/ashfaq-ahmed-about-pakistan/feed/ 0 http://www.bepakistan.com/ashfaq-ahmed-about-pakistan/ Kashmiris To Mark Black Day Against Indian Occupation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BePakistan/~3/-ICX53SiRK4/ http://www.bepakistan.com/kashmiris-to-mark-black-day-against-indian-occupation/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:33:38 +0000 Omar Rehman http://www.bepakistan.com/?p=961 SRINAGAR: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and across the world will observe Indian Republic Day – today – as Black Day to convey to the international community that Indian claim of being a democratic republic is a hoax as it continues to deny the Kashmiris their right to self-determination, reports KMS.
Call for the observance of the Day has been given by the APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader Syed Ali Gilani and the High Court Bar Association.
The day will be marked by a complete strike in occupied Kashmir with all business establishments, offices, banks and courts remaining closed.
Ahead of the Black Day, tomorrow, a red alert has been sounded in the occupied territory, with Indian troops and police intensifying their search operations and frisking of pedestrians and motorists.
The areas around Bakhshi Stadium, the venue of the main official function in Srinagar, are under siege as the troops have strengthened their vigil by occupying all high-rise buildings. Surveillance cameras have also been installed around the Stadium.
On the other hand, forceful anti-India demonstrations, marked with complete shutdown, continued for the second consecutive day, Monday against the killing of a civilian by Indian troops in Kalampora area of Pulwama. Senior APHC leader, Shabbir Ahmad Shah, along with a dozen Hurriyet activists, was arrested at Kakpora while on his way to visit the family of the martyred.
The APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in a statement issued in Srinagar on Monday strongly denounced the killing of the civilian and the arrest of Shabbir Ahmad Shah. He said that withdrawal of Indian troops was imperative to bring an end to the human rights violations in the occupied territory.

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]]> http://www.bepakistan.com/kashmiris-to-mark-black-day-against-indian-occupation/feed/ 1 http://www.bepakistan.com/kashmiris-to-mark-black-day-against-indian-occupation/ Pakistan Army Says No To US For Any New Offensive http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BePakistan/~3/pummQnThO64/ http://www.bepakistan.com/pakistan-army-says-no-to-us-for-any-new-offensive/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:36:31 +0000 Omar Rehman http://www.bepakistan.com/?p=955 Pakistan’s army has said it will launch no new offensives on militants in 2010, as the US defence secretary arrived for talks on combating Taliban fighters.
Army spokesman Athar Abbas told the BBC the “overstretched” military had no plans for any fresh anti-militant operations over the next 12 months.
Our correspondent says the comments are a clear snub to Washington.
The US would like Pakistan to expand an offensive against militants launching cross-border attacks in Afghanistan.
Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Pakistan on Thursday for his first visit since US President Barack Obama took office last year.

‘Embarrassing’
The one-day trip comes at a crucial time in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban, with the US planning to commit 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.

Mr Gates was expected to tell Pakistan that it could do more against top Taliban leaders operating in its territory, some of whom are alleged to have close links to Pakistan’s ISI intelligence service.
The Pakistani army launched major ground offensives in 2009 in the north-west against Pakistani Taliban strongholds in the Swat region, last April, and in South Waziristan, last October.
The militants have hit back with a wave of suicide bombings and attacks that have killed hundreds of people across Pakistan.
In the capital, Islamabad, on Thursday, Maj Gen Abbas, head of public relations for the Pakistan army, told the BBC: “We are not going to conduct any major new operations against the militants over the next 12 months.
“The Pakistan army is overstretched and it is not in a position to open any new fronts. Obviously, we will continue our present operations in Waziristan and Swat.”

‘Trust deficit’
The BBC’s Syed Shoaib Hasan in Islamabad says the comments are a clear brush-off to top US officials.
Our correspondent adds they are embarrassing for Pakistan’s shaky coalition government, and likely to further destabilise already-low ties with its US ally.

He says it also threatens to render ineffective an expanded coalition troop deployment in Afghanistan, as the Taliban over the border would be relieved of any pressure from the Pakistan army.
Before arriving in Islamabad, Mr Gates told reporters travelling with him from India: “You can’t ignore one part of this cancer and pretend that it won’t have some impact closer to home.”
His visit comes amidst a slight cooling in relations between the two allies. In an article published in a Pakistani newspaper on Thursday, Mr Gates referred to a “trust deficit”.
As well as talking with his counterpart, Ahmed Mukhtar, the US defence secretary is expected to meet Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and President Asif Zardari.
Talks were also expected to focus on US drone strikes against militants near the Afghan border.
Hundreds of people have died in the attacks, which have stoked deep resentment of the US among many Pakistanis.
But our correspondent says Mr Gates will argue that drone strikes are the only effective measure against the Taliban.
Pakistan has been an important US partner in South Asia since the 11 September 2001 attacks in the US.

]]> http://www.bepakistan.com/pakistan-army-says-no-to-us-for-any-new-offensive/feed/ 0 http://www.bepakistan.com/pakistan-army-says-no-to-us-for-any-new-offensive/ The God Gifted Nation – Pakistan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BePakistan/~3/3dGZRVIvk8Q/ http://www.bepakistan.com/the-god-gifted-nation-pakistan/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:29:00 +0000 Omar Rehman http://www.bepakistan.com/?p=951 When Pakistan came into existence in 1947, we had nothing. People used twigs instead of pins, etc. Plus we were at war within our first year of independence with our more powerful neighbor (due to unfair division of means and resources, a departing gift from the British) over Kashmir. We had witnessed the highest migration the world has ever seen about million people in that process had been lost. All we had in 1947 was one university, one dysfunctional textile mill, and a brand new nation.
In a short period of over 60 years we have come a long way and will go further. Today we have the 40th biggest economy in the world in terms of GNP. We are recognized the world over and Pakistani Products be it fruits, textiles or engineered goods are known for their good quality. We have earned all this in 60 years and in that duration we have fought three major wars with India. Despite the political instability, we planned and led the Afghan Jihad, crushed the USSR, a super power of its time and broke it into smaller independent states.
Why be proud? Be proud because Pakistan has all the ingredients of being the greatest country on the face of the earth. We have 850 trillion Cubic Feet of coal located in Thar. This is more than the oil of Saudi Arabia and Iran put together which is 375 Billion barrels. The coal is worth 25 trillion USD and only 2% can generate 20, 000 Mega Watts of electricity for 40 years without a single second of load shedding.[1]
In a small place called Riqo Dik near Chagai, we have the 5th largest gold and copper deposit in the world. The surface only has gold worth 60-100 Billion USD.[2] According to Renowned Nuclear Scientist Dr Samar Mubarakmand the worth of Gold and Copper in Pakistan is about 1 trillion USD, while the total debt on Pakistan is 50 Billion USD.[3]
In Jan 30 2009 the senate was informed that Pakistan has 326 million[4] barrels of oil while in June of the same year the Petroleum Ministry stated that Pakistan has 27 Billion Barrels of oil and 280 trillion cubic feet of gas and so far Pakistan has only 3.4% of oil and 19% of gas has been discovered.[5]
Pakistan has the largest irrigation system in the world consisting of river Indus and its tributaries. The total length of the canal system exceeds 58,000 kilometres; there are an additional 1.6 million kilometres of farm and field ditches.[6] Pakistan is the second, fourth, fifth sixth and tenth, largest producer of milk, cotton, sugar, wheat and rice respectively [7][8][9][10][11][12]. All of this is possible because of the complex system of Dams, Barrages which includes the world’s largest dams like Tarbela and Mangla. While Dams like Kalabagh and Daimer-Bhasha will be constructed.[13][14][15][16]
Pakistan is also home to the ninth wonder of the modern world, the Karakoram Highway. It is the highest paved road in the world. We also have the beautiful Makran Coastal Highway. In the 1980’s we were home to the world largest ship breaking Industry located in Gadani.[17][18]
Not only are we blessed with abundant natural resources, the Northern areas of Pakistan also have tremendous and unique natural beauty. Pakistan is home to the five of the top fourteen peaks in the world including K-2 which the second highest in the world.[19] It has beautiful valleys like Naran and Kaghan and hill tops like Murree and Shugran. All this is just the tip of the ice berg. Do not fall in the trap of the Turner-Murdock media;  look at Pakistan with your own eyes.
As Zaid Hamid puts it,  Pakistan had reached the top in any sport it has played. We won the 1992 Cricket world cup and more recently the 2009 T20 world cup. We have immense records in this game. In Hockey we have won four world cups, three gold medals in Olympics and many other titles. Having the highest titles in squash should make us proud. These are only few of many laurels Pakistan has won in the field of sports.
Pak Armed forces is one institution which single handedly makes all Pakistanis Proud. This institution has been the most solid wall of defence for the Pakistani nation in many wars and against bigger , much stronger adversaries. They not only defended the nation against the soviets but stalled it in Afghanistan. It also produced killer machines like Al-Khalid, JF-17s, UAVs and many other technological break throughs. The list goes on and on. We also contribute the largest number of troops to UN peace keeping mission. Our army has protected fellow Muslims in Bosnia and during the Arab-Israel wars.
To date, the biggest achievement of the Pakistani nation is that we became a nuclear power when the whole world was against us.
In terms of Human Resources the people of Pakistan are unique. We as a nation started with nothing, yet today we have accomplished so much that no other country has. Though many countries which became independent after us have a better economy and defence but we must remember that almost the whole world is against us prospering. The West puts anti-dumping duties and other tariffs against us and we have disadvantage in trade but still look where we stand today. We as a nation have come a long way and has to go even further. Be proud of what this nation has given you and walk with your head held high. Feel honoured that you are a Pakistani.
On a lighter side we have one more thing which distinguishes us form any other country in the word and that is our politicians. We have the most corrupt leaders in the world. A guy known for corruption worldwide gets to be our president. This happens only in Pakistan.

References:

[1] http://seenreport.com/report/2009-08-23-thar-pakistan-coal-reserves/
[2] http://www.insaf.pk/Forum/tabid/53/forumid/40/postid/32272/view/topic/Default.aspx
[3] http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Lahore/03-Jan-2010/Pak-has-gold-reserves-worth-trillions-of-dollars-Samar
[4]http://www.defence.pk/forums/economy-development/20756-pakistan-has-326m-barrels-oil-reserves-senate-informed-2.html
[5] http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/53-blocks-offered-to-exploration-companies-479
[6]http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-9832.html
[7]http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-9832.html
[8]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton
[9]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat
[10]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk
[11]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarcane
[12]http://internationaltradecommodities.suite101.com/article.cfm/top_rice_producing_countries
[13]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangla_Dam
[14]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamer-Bhasha_dam
[15]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarbela_Dam
[16]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalabagh_Dam
[17]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakoram_Highway
[18]http://www.pakistaneconomist.com/issue2001/issue17/i&e1.htm
[19]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_mountains

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]]> http://www.bepakistan.com/the-god-gifted-nation-pakistan/feed/ 0 http://www.bepakistan.com/the-god-gifted-nation-pakistan/ Life of a Siachen Soldier – Pakistan Army documentary Won First Prize http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BePakistan/~3/bPe_9B8uFd8/ http://www.bepakistan.com/life-of-a-siachen-soldier-pakistan-army-documentary-won-first-prize/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:42:12 +0000 Omar Rehman http://www.bepakistan.com/?p=945 Life Siachen SoldierLife of a Siachen Soldier, a documentary produced by Pakistan Army, has won the top prize at the International Film Festival “Eserciti-e-popoli” (armies and people) recently held in Rome, Italy, according to Inter Services Public Relations(ISPR) directorate. Armed Forces representatives from 21 countries, including Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey and the United States, participated in the contest where 150 documentaries were screened in different categories. This year, Pakistan Army’s documentary won the first prize in the category of training and was awarded Chief of Army Staff trophy.

Produced by Brigadier Syed Azmat Ali and directed by Col Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi, the movie focuses on the training and deployment of Pakistan Army soldiers on Siachin glacier. Last Year ISPR won two awards in this competition.
Documentary is about life on Siachin Glacier, also known as the third Pole for the largest mass of ice outside of the North and South Poles. Siachin is among he most beautiful, enigmatic and spell-binding places on earth. It lies at more than 5,500m above sea level in the disputed region of Kashmir. This frozen stagnant Landscape is nothing short of Divine Art.
The tranquility of this beautiful place was disturbed in 1984 by an Indian incursion, transforming it into the highest battle field on earth. This war was unlike any other. The soldiers had to fight two enemies: the opposing Indian soldiers and the hostile weather. More soldiers on both sides have died from the extreme cold than from enemy fire. In spite of repeated discussions, the two sides have failed to overcome their differences on pulling back troops from the world’s highest battlefield.

Here is a related video clip from another film about Siachen:

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]]> http://www.bepakistan.com/life-of-a-siachen-soldier-pakistan-army-documentary-won-first-prize/feed/ 2 http://www.bepakistan.com/life-of-a-siachen-soldier-pakistan-army-documentary-won-first-prize/ JF-Thunder Fighter Jet Ready To Take Off – Pakistan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BePakistan/~3/1NBcVAsK_WY/ http://www.bepakistan.com/jf-thunder-fighter-jet-ready-to-take-off-pakistan/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:36:49 +0000 Omar Rehman http://www.bepakistan.com/?p=939 JF-17-ThunderA new JF-17 Thunder fighter plane, first of its kind made in Pakistan, is unveiled at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex in Kamra, some 60 kilometers northwest of the Pakistani capital Islamabad, Nov. 23, 2009. JF-17 is a kind of advanced multi-role jet fighter jointly invested and developed by China and Pakistan.

The Pakistan Air Force has so far received eight JF-17 jets from China that are being used for testing and evaluation. The PAF plans to raise its first squadron of JF-17 jets by the end of this year.

]]> http://www.bepakistan.com/jf-thunder-fighter-jet-ready-to-take-off-pakistan/feed/ 0 http://www.bepakistan.com/jf-thunder-fighter-jet-ready-to-take-off-pakistan/ Indian Air Force Vice Chief: We Don’t Even Match Up With Pakistan As Far As Defense Goes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BePakistan/~3/YUOz-s0DLQM/ http://www.bepakistan.com/indian-air-force-vice-chief-we-dont-even-match-up-with-pakistan-as-far-as-defense-goes/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:21 +0000 Omar Rehman http://www.bepakistan.com/?p=934 P_K_BarboraTwo days after he said women could be recruited as fighter pilots only if they did not become mothers till a certain age, Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal P K Barbora on Thursday took a swipe at the political class, saying politics over defense purchases impinged “very badly” on the country’s military requirements.
“As far as defense goes, we don’t even match up with Pakistan,” Barbora, while referring to Defense exports, told an aerospace seminar organized in New Delhi by the CII.
“The internal politics over the years is such that whatever defense requirements are cleared by the government, they are opposed by the opposition parties and the same happens when roles change and the opposition sits in government. That impinges very badly on our defense requirements.”
He asked the private defense industry to take note of the China example on reverse engineering of defense technologies. “Forget about ethics. China has done reverse engineering. Has anyone ever had the courage to ask China why are you doing it? No one cares a hoot. If you can’t do it yourself, you should know how to do reverse engineering.”
He took on the defense PSU sector, especially in the aviation industry, saying India does not even contribute to one percent of the global industry. He said Indian PSUs have remained happy manufacturing doors of Airbus aircraft while China has gone ahead and started mass producing commercial jets.

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]]> http://www.bepakistan.com/indian-air-force-vice-chief-we-dont-even-match-up-with-pakistan-as-far-as-defense-goes/feed/ 1 http://www.bepakistan.com/indian-air-force-vice-chief-we-dont-even-match-up-with-pakistan-as-far-as-defense-goes/ SIM Information System By Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BePakistan/~3/FH7Zlu7yqBQ/ http://www.bepakistan.com/sim-information-system-by-pakistan-telecommunication-authority-pta/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:36:41 +0000 Omar Rehman http://www.bepakistan.com/?p=930 simPakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has developed a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) information system to address associated risks on security and to ensure subscription regulations in cellular sector.

The objective of the project is to provide a consumer-based facility to mobile subscribers in Pakistan by which they would be able to find out the total number of SIM(s) registered against their respective CNIC number with each mobile operator.

Process is very simple. Check here to open SIM Information System page, enter your CNIC number in the text field provided there, and press Submit button, you will get the information of the number of SIMs registered with your CNIC number.

]]> http://www.bepakistan.com/sim-information-system-by-pakistan-telecommunication-authority-pta/feed/ 0 http://www.bepakistan.com/sim-information-system-by-pakistan-telecommunication-authority-pta/ Indian Media Before And After India’s Defeat By Pakistan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BePakistan/~3/zNPAXxH-ZEU/ http://www.bepakistan.com/indian-media-before-and-after-indias-defeat-by-pakistan/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:46:41 +0000 Omar Rehman http://www.bepakistan.com/?p=927 Pakistan defeated India in an important match of Champion’s Trophy 2009. Pakistan has already qualified for the semi final but what’s more interesting is that Indian cricket team is looking at Pakistani cricket team for their chances to stay in the tournament.

Indian team is being criticized by Indian media same like they were criticized in the Twenty 20 world cup 2009. Check out the following video an Indian Channel.

]]> http://www.bepakistan.com/indian-media-before-and-after-indias-defeat-by-pakistan/feed/ 0 http://www.bepakistan.com/indian-media-before-and-after-indias-defeat-by-pakistan/ Beauty Of Urdu Expressed By An American http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BePakistan/~3/GQSGCS1I6gw/ http://www.bepakistan.com/beauty-of-urdu-expressed-by-an-american/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:40:29 +0000 Omar Rehman http://www.bepakistan.com/?p=923 An American speaking Urdu and he can speak 14 other languages including Persian and Arabic. He is very good at Urdu and got a degree in Urdu literature from the university of Chicago
He visited Pakistan at the age of 19 for the first time and then fasted in Ramadan with the Muslims. Very impressed by the People of Pakistan and their hospitality.

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