On the brink of Third World War - 2012
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Nadir Mir
Year 2012 onwards, the world is on the brink of Third World War. All sane and peace loving men would pray and strive that it is averted. For the horoscope of the times point towards a global catastrophe in the making. The guns of August 1914 – First World War paled in front of the Panzer Blitzkrieg of September 1939 Second World War.The Third World War during Cold War was averted between NATO and Warsaw Pact Forces. If war breaks out in 2012 onwards, Nukes shall speak and tragically billions may die. If there is war, it will most likely spread to be global plus nuclear, and without method in the madness. This apocalyptic scenario may yet come to pass, unless it is stopped in its tracks.Opposing Alliances: US globalists (left over Neocons, Military – Industrial complex and their ilk) led NATO still want to dominate the world (despite their disaster in Iraq – Afghanistan). It is not only that the Western World's global dominance stands challenged, but the march of history may be reversed. From the1500's (seafaring age) scientific discoveries, industrialisation, political revolutions, colonialism, and technology ascendancy, the world has been controlled by western powers. British Empire, Napoleon’s France, Hitler’sGermany and more recently USA have all been part of the Western world’s bid for global hegemony or control. Now the west is really in decline. USA the great power, land of mass production faces economic stagnation if not full decline. EU faces its own economic predicament. Some Europeans and Americans find the idea of a powerful Germany leading Europe (a natural process) as unacceptable so far. Two World Wars were fought among other reasons to prevent Germany from its rightful place under the sun. An Entrapping conflict may be brewing for leadership of Europe. Even as US – NATO alliance conflicts with the dialectic alliance Russia – China.
US Geo strategy has been embroiled in Afghanistan and Iraq, but now seeks to extend the war to Iran – Pakistan. Of course the real war is against Russia – China, the opposing alliance. Washington sees China rising (US trying to contain it from Pacific to Indian Ocean) Russia resurgent, Islamic world defiant (with Arab Spring likely to turn Anti west,) Israel endangered, besides Western economic decline.
Labels: Geopolitics, Nadir Mir
posted by S A J Shirazi @ Tuesday, March 27, 2012,
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Internet Radio Station TV Thatta Village is Calling
Monday, 26 March 2012
“Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Internet Radio Village Thatta (Near Gogera) calling you. I am Farooq Ahmed, in charge of village NGO Anjuman-e-Falah-e-Aama. We are starting our test transmissions. Soon, we will start our Urdu transmissions for local agricultural community and English for others, Sarfraz will be our folk singer, Interviews videos will be aired in audios,” was the first announcement from Internet Radio Station TV Thatta Village that started test transmission last year. The regular transmission form Internet Radio Station TV Thatta Village will start in February best year.
The cluster of mud and brick houses in the plains of Punjab near Harappa, Thatta Ghulamka Dheroka was like any typical Pakistani village only a decade ago. A lot has changed in a rustic village of about 200 household situated 80 kilometers away from Lahore in less than last ten years time. The story of self help begins in 1990 when Dr. Senta Siller, a German graphic designer, and her husband Dr. Norbert Pintsch, an architect, were invited by Amjad Ali - a Pakistani student in her class – to visit his ancestral village in the hinterland of Punjab. They came and saw a village where farmers still lived as they did in an ancient era. No one in the village could afford fired brick buildings so nearly all the houses were built using mud material. There was no electricity. No road lead to the village.
Labels: Rural Culture, Rural Development, Thatta Radio
posted by S A J Shirazi @ Monday, March 26, 2012,
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E-Mail Icon Generator
Monday, 19 March 2012
Those who want to generate icons for GMail, Hotmail, MSN, Yahoo!, AOL and many more can go here.
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ Monday, March 19, 2012,
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Brunch at Creek Club
Sunday, 18 March 2012
While everyone else is enjoying Asia Cup 2012 cricket match between Pakistan and India, 'boys' from 55 PMA are at the Defence Authority Creek Club Karachi enjoying Brunch with Munawer Ahmed Solaria [Thanks Zaffar Iqbal Durrani].
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ Sunday, March 18, 2012,
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Men and Women
Saturday, 17 March 2012
Labels: Life, Men, Relationship, Women
posted by S A J Shirazi @ Saturday, March 17, 2012,
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Karachi Chapter Farewell to Gen Zaheer ul Islam
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ Wednesday, March 14, 2012,
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Jamil Bravo in Karachi
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ Tuesday, March 13, 2012,
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Marketing strategies
Saturday, 10 March 2012
With exponentially growing usage and reliance on the web, powerful web presence has become vital for every savvy business, organizations and even individuals. The great strength of the World Wide Web search is that it can locate out vast amounts of products matching to what any user may be asking for. The great weakness is that the product may not be like anything close to what user had asked for. What is more, constantly evolving search technologies and the ways people are using them are transforming not just the markets but the mindset of consumers as well. Consumers are increasingly embracing new ways of communication; take greater ownership of information and aggregating in increasingly specialized niche online communities. This has made tasks like Search Engine Optimization, Web Development and E-Commerce very much essential. That is why marketers need to shift their approach if they want to connect with them. That is a specialized job only possible by experts in the field. Those who are looking for new internet strategies must start at Globe Runner SEO - A top performing Dallas-based SEO and digital marketing firm that delivers outstanding results to clients. Globe Runner SEO leverages the power of search to build profitable business, partnering with companies to achieve measurable results.
Literally speaking internet strategies strengthen Internet marketing that seeks to promote Websites by increasing their visibility in search engine result pages. This can be done through search engine optimization, paid placements, paid inclusions, social media or combination of all these methods. Globe Runner SEO does everything to achieve this goal.
On the other hand, the value of print fulfillment has not decreased in any way. Businesses still need variety of print material. Those who are looking for best printing services in Dallas must have a look at Presslink - top print company Dallas - and see what they are offering and how.
Best would be to combine online and print efforts and they will yield the best results. Try that and take your business to the next level.
posted by S A J Shirazi @ Saturday, March 10, 2012,
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K Competition
Friday, 9 March 2012
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ Friday, March 09, 2012,
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Everyone is a Style Star at DeSOM
DeSOM – Defence Services Officers Mess – has come to be famous for delicious food, its traditions like celebrations of festive occasions and other get to gathers. Like always and like everyone, I (with my whole family) take my chance to be there when I can. In addition, there we meet some old colleagues and their families, kids met their class fellows and friends and have traditional food with little bit of every thing from Murg Channe to BBQ and Tawa Fish (dahi bhalle, halwa puri, biryani, list goes on and on) .
The bottom line; at DeSOM every one was a style star.
Labels: Men At Their Best
posted by S A J Shirazi @ Friday, March 09, 2012,
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Rate Your Students
Rate Your Students blog offers college professors a chance to rate their students. What is more, here is a site, which is supported by advertising, allows students to grade teachers anonymously on a 1 to 5 scale for easiness, helpfulness and clarity.
Labels: Education, Fine Art of Blogging
posted by S A J Shirazi @ Friday, March 09, 2012,
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Dengue surveillance, outbreak prevention and control - resource page
Thursday, 8 March 2012
- Dengue haemorrhagic fever: diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control - World Health Organization
- Dengue Fever - What is it?
- Desi Cure for Dengue - Papaya Juice - Must read. Must try.
- First Aid Pakistan - Awareness
Labels: Dengue
posted by S A J Shirazi @ Thursday, March 08, 2012,
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Caption this picture
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
A friend posted this image on facebook in a context of oil kingdom. I am looking at it in local context and thinking what prices of petrol and related products are doing to us – the consumers.
Could you suggest the title for this very telling picture?
posted by S A J Shirazi @ Wednesday, March 07, 2012,
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Where is Jamil Bravo
Sunday, 4 March 2012
Jamil Bravo is visiting Pakistan these days along with his family. A special evening and reception was held at the NDU, Islamabad to honour the family. A select gathering of course mates (55 PMA Long Course) attended on March 2, 2012 to share a few hours with Jamil and his family. Here are some photographs taken on the occasion thanks Jalal Hameed Bhatti:
Labels: 55 PMA, Get Together, Men At Their Best
posted by S A J Shirazi @ Sunday, March 04, 2012,
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Balochistan and Geopolitics
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Nadir Mir
Recently, a resolution was passed in the US Congress to divide Pakistan and carve out an ‘independent Balochistan’. With this, an old neocon dream was revived. This time the so-called globalists and propagandists, masquerading as human right activists, are the cheerleaders. Against this backdrop, Colonel Ralph Peter’s map of the ‘New Middle East’ truncating, balkanising every country - Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan - was reproduced. Despite the fact that it was scorned and reviled even at the time of its earlier exhibition.
Neo Con New Middle East Map
It seems that the neocons and influential globalists of America desperately want to initiate World War III. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s interview, If you can’t hear the drums of war, you must be deaf, with Alfred Heinz on November 27, 2011, is a clear expression of this desire.
- The neocon-globalist geopolitical wish list - the rationale for the so-called ‘independent Balochistan’ - is as under:
- Cripple Pakistan by separating Balochistan (46 percent of its territory with large mineral resources, besides the future global port of Gwadar).
- Balkanised Pakistan forced to give up its nuclear arsenal.
- Establish India’s hegemony over Pakistan.
- Leftover US forces in Afghanistan and US controlled ‘new Balochistan’ to act as strategic central position for multi-regions.
- US controlled Afghanistan-Balochistan to link the Central Asian energy oil and gas pipelines with Gwadar.
- Delink Pakistan and Iran by carving out Balochistan and obviate the Iran-Pakistan energy/gas pipelines.
- Establish US military presence in Balochistan for upcoming US-Israeli war against Iran.
- Block Russia-Pak cooperation with Gazprom (Russian Gas Company) reaching Gwadar.
- Balochistan and Kurdistan to be artificially created to have imperialist bases in the heartland of Islam.
- ‘Independent Balochistan’ - a prelude for Kurdistan to break away from Turkey; separate Xinjiang and Tibet from China; Siberia from Russia; and separate Makkah and Madinah from Saudi Arabia.
- US military presence in Gwadar to control the Gulf. To use the port as an alternative for USA’s 5th fleet based in Bahrain or another fleet if brought near the Gulf.
- Use Gwadar as a military base for intervention in the Saudi Peninsula.
The rationale of these ill-intentioned pseudo thinkers is absolutely absurd. According to them, since the Pakistani elite is exploiting Balochistan, so it should be balkanised. Those who believe that Balochistan should not be a part of Pakistan are geopolitical imbeciles. Indeed, the propagandists making these claims are clueless about regional realities because:
- Pakistan: It will fight a war, even a nuclear war of national survival to defend itself.
- Iran: The Iranian Seistan is part of Balochistan, which the imperialists want to carve out. Therefore, Iran will fight a war in unison with Pakistan to defend Balochistan against the US threats.
- Afghanistan: The Taliban are winning; the Americans are leaving. No Afghan - not even Karzai - will cede the Afghan territory to become ‘greater independent Balochistan’. Nor can landlocked Kabul take up fights with both Islamabad and Tehran.
- Turkey: The Turks will support Pakistan and oppose independent Balochistan. Those who are plotting Balochistan also support Kurdistan to balkanise Turkey. Turkey will oppose Balochistan splitting by Nato, even if Nato is foolhardy to play the diabolical game of neocons.
- Saudi Arabia: The Saudis, too, will support Pakistan and oppose the Balochistan movement.
- India: It has been supporting the destabilisation of Balochistan and will continue to do so. But for India to overtly support Balochistan can lead to a nuclear war with Pakistan. Besides this can also trigger freedom movements in Kashmir, Khalistan, Assam, Tamil Nadu and a dozen other places. Playing the US-Israel game will spoil its relations with Iran, Russia and China.
- China: It will support Pakistan. USA’s aim in Balochistan is to block China from Gwadar. Balochistan today, Xinjiang tomorrow! China’s defence begins from Pakistan.
- Russia: It is Pakistan’s new friend. Besides, the Pak-Iran link is supported by Moscow.
So, the geopolitics of the region negates any viability of an independent Balochistan. In addition, anti-Americanism in Pakistan has a complex dynamic. The US meddling in Balochistan will not create an ‘independent Balochistan’, but will initiate a war, perhaps, leading to World War III.
The situation in Balochistan certainly demands immediate attention. Out of 150 Baloch tribes three major ones Marris, Bugtis, and Mengals have had problems or are in conflict. The issue of Bugtis is greatly linked to the murder of Nawab Akbar Bugti. A fair trial of those responsible is their demand. The Mengals can be communicated with. Some of the Marris leaders are more adamant and would need to be worked on. Pakistan needs to accommodate most of the Balochistan demands and satisfy the people, while ensuring its national interests. Half the demography of Balochistan which is Pakhtun are patriotic like the great majority of Baloch.
Bugti’s killing by Musharraf led to the present Balochistan crisis. The army or the ISI is not responsible. USA and India did not oppose Musharraf’s actions in Balochistan. This was a US-India baited gambit (to lure Musharraf into a crackdown and create turmoil for instigating independent Balochistan). Musharraf was praised by Washington and assured by Delhi of its non-involvement in Balochistan, luring him into the mess Pakistan faces today in the province. For all this time a covert war was being waged for claiming independence of Balochistan. During this period a worldwide network was established. This became overt in February 2012 as war with Iran is near centre stage in 2012. However, those who are planning war against Pakistan must be told that the choice is between peace and total war; indeed, the country will be defended at any price!
Labels: Geopolitics, Nadir Mir
posted by S A J Shirazi @ Saturday, March 03, 2012,
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Selling ice to Eskimos
Lahore School is a great business school. Lahore School let the students do to learn. Students of Entrepreneurship course (BBA final year) had organized business activity in the Main campus funded by themselves. They were selling everything from Gol Gappey to high end fashion accessories and a whole lot in between.
I enjoyed the creative activity and saw the students at their best while marketing in the face of ‘pure competition’. And yes, Lahore School students can sell the ice to Eskimos. I saw them doing it. I am pretty averse to shopping (read frugal) but yes, they even sold me.
See more pictures of the interesting business carnival at Logic is Variable and at Lahore School of Economics.
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ Saturday, March 03, 2012,
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Basant Bash
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Adil Najam
Basant is around the corner. And so are Basant controversies. Actually, let me change that. Basant controversies are already upon us.
First it was the Punjab government announcing that they would set up a body to ensure safe kite-flying. Then there was the proclamation that Basant WILL be celebrated in Lahore with traditional ‘fervor.’ And now there is news that the Supreme Court has called in the Punjab government to explain why they would defy a stay order that had been issued.
Just to keep the record straight, let me first say what this story is NOT about. This is not, yet, a story about whether Basant is ‘Islamic’ or not (as if kites have religion!). At least, it is not about that YET. I have a feeling that it soon will be.
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ Thursday, March 01, 2012,
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