Archive for November, 2009
No CNG for two days each week for Punjab and NWFP
Posted by K. Shahzad in Basic Needs, Inside Story, National on November 5, 2009

A CNG Station From Pakistan
What else can you expect from a Government which is highly not capable of managing things. Now after having all sufferings from the electricity load shedding Pakistanis had finally to see this day when they will be facing so called “Gas Load Management Plan”. According to this plan initially the people of Punjab and NWFP will remain without CNG for two days each week. This will not happen for days or week or a month, the plan is to repeat it the whole winter, initially it would be from 15th Nov, 2009 to 15th Mar, 2010.
This is the time when the people of Pakistan were expecting that government will fulfill its promise of ending the electricity load shedding they have now to bare the other kind of load-shedding which is being called the “Gas Load Management Plan (GLMP)”.
The disadvantages of this decision will be severe this will immediately effect the economy and cause the inflation. As the cost of using petrol instead CNG for travel is 5 to 10 times more than the CNG. Now Imagine when people will have to use the Petrol to transport the daily used items and food they have to pay much higher for this and on same time they will charge consumer much more.
This is like throwing the nation back into the dark age. If there is really shortage of Gas in the country there are many ways to deal with this, one of them may be to import gas, such a project was on its way, which is called Pakistan Iran Pipeline but don’t know how and when would our government will be able to complete this.
As most of previous governments, another disability of this government is the vision of future. They are highly unable to figure things out that what is going to be happen in near future and act accordingly. They would have idea very much before by looking into the increasing demand, that they are gonna face the gas shortage in the future.
Past shows once a thing is gone wrong you should not expect any thing better for years, as this government have introduced a new kind of load shedding for people of Pakistan, now I can see it prevailing it for many years, at least till the current ruling is in charge.
I hope that the leaders would now be understanding the gravity of situation and would deal with all the things wisely. And I hope that we Pakistanis would not have to listen about anything like “Food Load Management Plan” or “Water Load Management Plan” in the future.
First ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand, Afridi struck again
Posted by K. Shahzad in National, Sports on November 4, 2009
At the start of Match Pakistan lost two early wickets without runs but soon after Shahid Afridi and Kamran Akmal took the charge and taken the score to 101 in just first 15 overs. Overall Afridi scored 70 runs on 50 deliveries and Kamran Akmal remained not out and scored 67 runs out of 43 deliveries. Khalid Latif scored 64 from 112 balls, this player had replaced shoib Malik in this match and this was his second match.
Akmal’s inning include five boundaries and four valuable sixes. This aggressive style of Playing from Afridi and Akmal make Pakistan to set the target of 287 for the New Zealand. Pakistan lost nine wickets overall.
New Zealand did not been able to chase the set target. Aaron Redmond was the top-scorer from the New Zealand side who scored just 52 runs in his innings. On other side Afridi took 2 wickets as well while bowling out New Zealand.
Overall team work from Pakistan Cricket Team came with a convincing victory for them. They restricted New Zealand team and not allowed them to score big. This way Pakistan won convincingly by 138 runs.
Blast targetting a Bank 22 people confirm dead
Posted by K. Shahzad in Extremism, National on November 2, 2009
Blast in saddar Rawalpindi Pakistan Targeted a bank near Shalimar Hotel and the PC Hotel saddar. At least 22 people are dead according to the latest information. The most of people are those which were in the bank. Because of the start of month lots of people were there in the bank to take out their salaries and use the ATM machines. This factor contributed towards the higher death toll.
Today the most of the schools and educational institutions were opened which were initially closed due to the risk of terror attacks.
All the dead bodies were sent from the blast site and 13 already arrived at DHQ hospital. The blast is probably the reaction of militants against the Operation Rahe Nijaat.
Blast near GHQ Rawalpindi today morning
Posted by K. Shahzad in Crimes, Extremism, National on November 2, 2009
A blast occurred near GHQ about 20 minutes ago, loss of life and other details are not clear yet. The blast occurred just 500 yards away from GHQ Rawalpindi behind the pearl continental hotel. Will be coming back with updates as soon as we get more information.
Update: About at least 10 t0 15 killed and more than 40 are the injured. The nature of this blast was suicide. A suicide attacker blown himself up.
Update: Officially nature of the blast is to be disclosed, 13 of injured are already shifted to the DHQ hospital Rawalpindi. Also few shifted to CMH hospital Rawalpindi.
Village of 100 houses fully Destroyed by Taliban Militants
Posted by K. Shahzad in Extremism, National on November 2, 2009
In reaction to the on going operation against militants in South Waziristan Taliban militants destroyed the whole village. Village was having about 100 houses in it, all are destroyed to the ground. Additionally Taliban were involved in target killings and kidnappings in same village to hold some cards when they will be fighting with the Pakistan Security forces.
people were already leaving the village for the safer places due to the Taliban’ behavior towards them. They were being provided the shelters etc by the government on the safer places adjustment to South Waziristan.
Taliban started the destruction on Saturday, they used the explosives to destroy all the houses and explosions were being listened till the Sunday night. Finally they were successful in destroying the whole village not leaving about single home intact.
