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QUEBEC MOSQUE VANDALIZED AS DEBATE OVER RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS HEATS UP

Protests have begun in the US and around the world against the potential war in Syria. Read Miracle`s special feature on recent wars inside this issue.

US SENATE PANEL APPROVES SYRIA STRIKE

The foreign relations committee of the US Senate has approved a resolution authorising the use of force against the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad for its alleged use of chemical weapons. The committee on Wednesday approved a resolution 10-7, with one senator voting “present”. The vote by the panel clears the way for a vote on the resolution in the full Senate, likely next week. Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett, reporting from Washington DC, said the approval was a boost for the US president, Barack Obama, as he sought to gain congressional approval for the use of force. However, she added that the vote was delayed by about two hours, suggesting some disagreements. The full Senate vote could also prove problematic, she added, with John McCain, a leading Republican, saying he could not vote for the resolution as it stood as it did not go far enough. McCain earlier said he wanted more than cruise missile strikes and other limited action, seeking a stronger response aimed at “reversing the momentum on the battlefield” and hastening Assad’s departure.

The Democratic chairman of the committee, Bob Menendez, and the panel’s top Republican, Bob Corker, drafted the resolution, which was significantly different to that which was tabled by the president. It would allow Obama to order a limited mili-

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tary mission against Syria, as long as it does not exceed 90 days and involves no US troops on the ground for combat operations.

Obama had asked the US Congress to sanction his plan to launch military strikes against Assad in response to its alleged use of chemical weapons in a Damascus suburb on August 21. Assad has denied responsibility for the attack, instead pinning the blame on rebels fighting to topple him. The US says the attack left over 1,400 people dead while aid groups said more than 300 were killed. The vote came after a more divided foreign relations committee of the House of Representatives heard evidence from the defence secretary, Chuck Hagel, and secretary of state John Kerry. Republican Congressman Ed Royce, the panel’s chairman, chided Obama for drawing “a red line” on Assad’s use of chemical weapons long before bringing the debate on the use of military force in Syria to Congress. “Over a year ago President Obama drew, in his words, a red line, yet only last week did the administration begin to consult with Congress on what that means,” said Royce. On the other hand, Congressman Eliot Engel, the ranking democratic member of the panel, firmly backed the Obama plan.

Source: Al-Jazeera

It’s impossible to prove a direct link between the vandalism directed against a mosque in Chicoutimi, Que., and the provincial government’s plan to introduce a charter of Quebec values that would outlaw the wearing of religious symbols by public-sector employees.

But it’s hard not to make the connection after days of heated debate over the Parti Quebecois’ aim of embedding secularist culture through legislation. The attack took place over the weekend, when someone sprayed what was claimed to be pig’s blood on the entrance to the mosque, located in a nondescript building. According to CBC News, the anonymous vandal left a letter condemning Islam and warning Muslims to “assimilate or go home.” “This mosque has been baptized with fresh pig’s blood from Quebec,” said the letter, a copy of which was sent to the local Radio Canada outlet. The mosque’s director played down the incident, though police called it a “heinous act,” CBC News said. Chicoutimi is in the heart of Quebec’s Saguenay region, a PQ stronghold. It’s not as diverse as larger urban areas such as Montreal. Its roughly 158,000 residents are 99 per cent francophone and overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, with only a handful of Muslims and other minorities, according to 2011

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P A K I S T A N

IMF board approves $6.7 billion loan for Pakistan

The International Monetary Fund’s board on Wednesday approved a $6.7 billion loan package for Pakistan to help the nation revive its ailing economy.

In a statement, the IMF said the three-year program should help Pakistan rebuild its reserves and prevent a crisis in the balance of payments.

IMF loans generally come with conditions for economic reform and should encourage other donors to step in with more funds.

Top finance ministry officials in Pakistan announced the Fund’s approval of a package in August, pending the board’s decision and Pakistan’s progress on fiscal reforms.

The new loan will arrive just in time. As of August, the central bank had only about $5 billion left in foreign currency reserves, enough to cover less than five weeks of imports.

The Asian Development Bank, one of Pakistan’s major lenders, estimates that Pakistan needs $6 billion to $9 billion to meet its obligations, including about $5 billion in outstanding debt on an earlier $11 billion IMF loan package.

Pakistan averted a balance of payments crisis in 2008 by securing the $11 billion IMF loan. This was suspended two years ago after economic and reform targets were missed.

This time around, the government had to fulfill certain conditions set by the IMF before the loan could be approved, including slashing costly subsidies on electricity and sending out notices to 10,000 delinquent taxpayers.

Pakistan has one of the lowest tax-to-GDP ratios in the world.

The IMF wants it to do more to tackle rampant tax evasion by the wealthy elite.

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US has ramped up surveillance of Pak nuclear arms A 178-page summary of the US intelligence community’s “black budget” shows the US has ramped up its surveillance of Pakistan’s nuclear arms, the influential Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

In a detailed report filed by three correspondents Greg Miller, Craig Whitlock and Barton Gellman, the paper said Pakistan appears at the top of charts listing critical US intelligence gaps. It is named as a target of newly formed analytic cells.

And fears about the security of its nuclear programme are so pervasive that a budget section on containing the spread of illicit weapons divides the world into two categories: Pakistan and everybody else.

The disclosures — based on documents provided to The Washington Post by former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden — expose broad new levels of US distrust in an already unsteady security partnership with Pakistan, a politically unstable country that faces rising Islamist militancy. They also reveal a more expansive effort to gather intelligence on Pakistan than US officials have disclosed, the report said. The report said the United States has delivered nearly $26 billion in aid to Pakistan over the past 12 years, aimed at stabilising the country and ensuring its cooperation in counterterrorism efforts. But with Osama bin Laden dead and al-Qaeda degraded, US spy agencies appear to be shifting their attention to dangers that have emerged beyond the patch of Pakistani

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“If the Americans are expanding their surveillance capabilities, it can only mean one thing,” said Husain Haqqani, who until 2011 served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States.

“The mistrust now exceeds the trust.” Beyond the budget files, other classified documents provided to The Post expose fresh allegations of systemic human rights abuses in Pakistan. US spy agencies reported that high-ranking Pakistani military and intelligence officials had been aware of — and possibly ordered — an extensive campaign of extrajudicial killings targeting militants and other adversaries.

Public disclosure of those reports, based on communications intercepts from 2010 to 2012 and other intelligence, could have forced the Obama administration to sever aid to the Pakistani armed forces because of a US law that prohibits military assistance to human rights abusers. But the documents indicate that administration officials decided not to press the issue, in order to preserve an already frayed relationship with the Pakistanis. In a statement, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council said the United States is “committed to a long-term partnership with Pakistan, and we remain fully engaged in building a relationship that is based on mutual interests and mutual respect.”

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Arab nations offered to pay for Syria strike: Kerry

Arab nations have offered to help pay for any US military intervention in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers Wednesday as he sought support for missile strikes. “With respect to Arab countries offering to bear the cost and to assist, the answer is profoundly yes, they have.

That offer is on the table,” Kerry said as he appeared before a House of Representatives panel.

The offer was “quite significant,” he said. “Some of them have said that if the United States is prepared to go do the whole thing the way we’ve done it previously in other places, they’ll carry that cost. That’s how dedicated they are to this.”

But he stressed: “Obviously, that is not in the cards and nobody is talking about it, but they are talking about taking seriously getting this job done.” He was appearing before the House Foreign Affairs committee on the second day of the administration’s blitz on Capitol hill to persuade lawmakers to approve limited military strikes. Washington has led charges that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad unleashed sarin gas on August 21 against the residents of a Damascus suburb killing what a US intelligence report said was some 1,400

people. President Barack Obama has insisted that Assad’s regime has crossed a red line against the use of such horrific weapons and should be punished and his military capability degraded. But in a sign of the depth of opposition involvement in Syria, anti-war demonstrators held up red-stained hands behind Kerry’s head in a silent protest during his testimony. Lawmakers are now drafting a resolution to go before Congress which would give the US administration a 60-day deadline for military intervention, which could be extended once for 30 more days. It would also bar any American boots on the ground. Asked if the time limit was acceptable to administration, Kerry said it would be preferable to have “a trigger in there” if Assad used chemical weapons again. He indicated that a move to give the White House a further 60 days every time such arms were used would be acceptable. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee meanwhile held a three-hour, classified session to try to thrash out a draft resolution after Republican veteran Senator John McCain appeared to balk at the plan because he felt it did not go far enough.

Source: Al-Jazeera

Egypt interim president defends military Egypt’s interim president has defended the military’s removal of former President Mohamed Morsi and said his government’s top priority is to restore security. In his first interview since he took office, Adly Mansour on Wednesday said that Egypt was “moving towards democracy” and that the country’s was sticking to a military-backed road map for transition after the July 3 coup. A new version is to be put to a popular referendum within two months, and if passed, it would open the way for presidential and parliamentary elections.

“The state, with all its agencies, will not allow any party to prevent it satisfying the aspirations of the people,” he added. Mansour defended reinstating emergency laws in the meantime, and said that his government would not hold reconciliation talks with any individuals who have incited or taken part in acts of violence. The interview aired on the same day that a military tribunal issued verdicts against supporters of Morsi and a court ordered channels perceived to be sympathetic to the former regime off the air. State media has frequently

accused Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood group and their supporters of carrying out acts of “terrorism” and attacking police stations, churches and government buildings. In the past several weeks, many leaders and members of the Brotherhood have been detained and face prosecution on charges ranging from inciting violence to possession of weapons and murder. Morsi’s backers say the new leaders are relying on security forces and a corrupt system to go after the group to avoid finding a political solution or compromises to the crisis. Morsi himself has been held in an undisclosed location since his July 3 ouster. Mansour in his interview also called for a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Syria “that protects the unity of Syria and puts it on the path to democracy”. “Egypt condemns any use of chemical weapons but it is important to wait for the results of the inspector’s report regarding this issue to reach a conclusion of who has actually used these weapons,” Mansour told to state television.

Source: Agencies

A Muslim conference has been cancelled after the PQ provincial government objected to the participation of four speakers invited from France. The conference, entitled Between Heaven and Earth, was to take place at the Palais des congres convention centre in downtown Montreal on September 7 and 8. About 1,000 to 2,000 people were expected to attend the conference, which the convention centre cancelled Saturday morning due to security concerns after some groups threatened to protest against the event. It is not clear whether the organizers will now attempt to hold the conference elsewhere.

The Independence Collective, which had organized the event, held a press conference Friday to defend itself against charges of embracing a radical view of Islam and denounced what they said was a vilification campaign against the event. The speakers who were expected to come from France to address the conference include Mohamed Francois, president of the Information Culte Musulman, Farid Mounir, President of the Islamic Sociocultural Centre, Nader Abou

Anas, president of the D’CLIC Association and Mohammed Patel an expert on legalities of Islamic finance. The four are experienced speakers who frequently address Muslim crowds and many of their speeches can be seen on YouTube.

The Quebec authorities objected to some of their ideas, which include a critique of what they consider the sometimes too-liberal clothing habits of western women. One speaker, Nader About Anas, had previously said that women are “servants of Allah” and are “not free to do what they want in this world.” Agnes Maltais, the provincial minister in charge of women’s affairs wrote to her federal counterpart Kelly Leich on August 21, asking her to “take the measures necessary to avoid the propagation of dialogue unacceptable to Quebec women.” Federal public safety minister Steve Blainey said Saturday that several federal departments had been looking into the case and that the Canadian Embassy in Paris had been researching the background of the speakers Source: CTV News

Muslim conference cancelled after Quebec objects to speakers

Israeli forces surround Al-Aqsa Masjid

Jewish right wing settlers broke into al-Aqsa mosque compound in order to perform their religious prayers. Clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces as Palestinians attempted to defend their mosque. Three Muslim women were injured when Israeli forces stormed the mosque compound and attacked them using tear gas and pepper spray. Following the incident, Israeli authorities closed al Aqsa for Muslim worshippers below the age of 50. The Secretary General of Islamic and Christian society stated that the continued violence from the settlers is consistently supported by the Israeli army and authorities, in an attempt to take over the mosque and turn it into a synagogue.

Around 40 settlers along with Jewish American tourists broke into al-Aqsa mosque via Bab El-Magharbeh (Dung Gate) and roamed the compound under the protection of the Israeli army. According to witnesses, they performed deliberate acts of disrespect including dancing and drinking with no regards of the sanctity of the mosque. Officials from al Aqsa mosque have called upon all Arab groups to defend their sacred mosque. Palestinians are now expecting more violence near al-Aqsa as Jewish extremists have threatened that they are planning to make more visits to the mosque for their Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah. Source: Press TV

QC : Continued from pg 1 census data compiled by Statistics Canada. Saguenay Mayor Jean Tremblay also condemned the vandalism as the isolated act of “fanatics,” which doesn’t represent the region’s views. But once the government tables its proposed legislation, the debate over Quebec values will trigger “many things like that,” he told CBC News. “It can be dangerous.” There’s no question things will get heated as the PQ tries to sell the idea that using law to suppress individual displays of religiosity, such as crucifixes and religious head coverings, in government workplaces will somehow lead Quebecers to more deeply embrace the province’s secularist values. Sovereigntists have never been at ease with official multiculturalism, which they see as a threat to Quebec’s francophone identity. Quebec nationalists take a more U.S.-style assimilationist approach. The issue of reasonable accommodation of minorities has flared for years. Apparently the PQ now will extend legal protection beyond the French language, to cover distinct Quebec “values,” such as secularism. A poll released over the holiday weekend suggests the government’s policy is resonating with many Quebecers, the Montreal Gazette reported. The Leger Marketing survey done for Le Devoir late last week found Premier Pauline Marois’ PQ gained five percentage points to 32 per cent, though it still lagged behind the Liberals, who were at 36 per cent. And almost one in two of the survey respondents preferred the PQ as the party to “defend and protect Quebec culture and values,” outpacing the Liberals 47 per cent to 16 per cent. Although all the details of the legislation haven’t been revealed, Marois told a PQ gathering Sunday she’s confident it will reflect Quebec values. “It will become, I’m certain, a strong uniting element between Quebecers,” Marois said, according to The Canadian Press. “We’re moving forward in the name of all the women, all the men, who chose Quebec for our culture, for our freedom and for our diversity.” Even without the new charter, the PQ government isn’t afraid to flex its values muscle. A Muslim conference scheduled for Montreal next weekend has been cancelled, apparently because the government didn’t like some of the speakers, CTV News reported. Officials reportedly objected to some of the speakers’ conservative views on women, CTV News said. Quebec Women’s Affairs Minister Agnes Maltais wrote to her federal counterpart, Kelly Leich, earlier this month in what appears to be an attempt to have the four men from France barred. She asked Leich to “take the measures necessary to avoid propagation of dialogue unacceptable to Quebec women,” CTV News said. The federal government was still looking into the matter when it was announced that the convention centre hosting the conference had cancelled it out of security concerns because of a threatened protest during the event.

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Canadian troops to begin withdrawal from Afghanistan next month

Canadian troops will begin a phased withdrawal from Afghanistan next month, leaving fewer than 100 soldiers on the ground by the time the training mission officially comes to end in March. But questions remain about whether the Afghan force Canadians have been training will be capable of fending off the continued onslaught of insurgents. Maj.Gen. Dean Milner, who’s in charge of Canadian troops and is deputy commander of the NATO training mission, expressed confidence the Afghan National Army and police will be able to meet the challenges. “The Afghans, as you know, are 100 per cent in the lead. So there’s no doubt in my mind they’re taking more casualties,” he said in a conference call from Kabul. Despite that, he said, there is “nothing that is precluding them from defeating the Taliban.” But U.S. Gen. Joseph Dunford, Milner’s boss and the NATO commander in Afghanistan, said in a recent interview with the British media he believes Afghan forces are suffering an “unsustainable” level of casualties and that the fledgling army might need western help for another five years. Milner says trainers have been working to mitigate the threats against Afghan troops by providing more extensive training for avoiding and diffusing roadside bombs and booby traps. “The Afghans are putting a big focus on that,” he said. “Their confidence is growing.” Canadian troops, who fought a five-year counter-insurgency war in southern Afghanistan, have been training Afghan military instructors and providing basic literacy courses at camps around Kabul, and in the northern part of the country, since the summer of 2011. Milner said he visits Kandahar frequently and the region is now more stable.

The phased withdrawal of some 950 Canadi-

an trainers will take place throughout the fall.

A recent study by a respected Washingtonbased think-tank paints an ominous portrait of the increasingly violent war NATO is leaving the Afghans to fight. The Centre for Strategic and International Studies, citing U.S. Defence Department data, noted there has been no drop in the number of insurgent-instigated attacks this year compared with last year. Unlike the U.S. experience in Iraq, the surge of troops into Afghanistan did not produce a gradual reduction in violence, said the report. “I think you simply have to say this is still a very violent war,” Anthony Cordesman, the report’s author, said in an interview.

Up to 100 Afghan soldiers are killed in battle every week, according to new figures from NATO. Milner praised the buildup of Afghan security forces to the current 345,000, but Cordesman’s report noted that roughly half of that is actual fighting strength and the country remains heavily dependent on local militias. Experts have long been concerned that once NATO withdraws at the end of next year, funding to sustain such a large Afghan army will dry up. But Milner said Canada remains committed to contributing toward Afghan security. Critical military hardware, such as helicopters and communications equipment, remain in short supply, said the think-tank. Recent reports from the region suggest India, which has been negotiating a defence alliance with the Afghanistan government, has signalled it is prepared to fund vehicles and helicopters, but not weaponry.

The U.S. and Afghanistan have still not settled on the legal status of American forces that will remain in the country beyond 2014.

Source: CTV News

India gets new Central bank chief Raghuram Rajan, a former IMF chief economist, has taken over as India’s central bank chief amid growing worries over the country’s faltering economy. Rajan replaced Duvvuri Subbarao as governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has been battling to prop up the plummeting rupee and reverse a sharp economic slowdown. Investors will be looking to Rajan, one of the few economists who warned that sub-prime lending could lead to calamity ahead of the 2008 crisis, to introduce policies to calm jittery markets and stabilise the rupee. Abheek Barua, chief economist with HDFC Bank, called Rajan “more innovative” than Subbarao, who spent five years at the helm of the RBI. The 50-year-old inherits an economy struggling with a record current

account deficit, a currency which has lost up to a quarter of its value against the dollar this year and annual growth at its weakest in a decade. India’s economy grew by 4.4 percent in the first three months of the fiscal year, the slowest quarterly expansion since 2009. The five percent growth rate last year was the lowest in a decade. Adding to the gloom, a report from the World Economic Forum on Wednesday said India had slipped to 60th position out of 148 nations in terms of its global competitiveness, its lowest ever rank. The government is desperate to stimulate growth before general elections due next year. The RBI has come under growing pressure to cut interest rates but it also needs to counter high inflation. Source: Al-Jazeera

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US base in Afghanistan attacked by Taliban

Taliban fighters wearing special forces’ uniforms have attacked a car park for NATO vehicles at a US military base in an Afghan province bordering Pakistan. More than 30 vehicles stationed at the base before heading to Pakistan were torched or damaged as a result of early Monday’s attack, which was followed by a gun battle between the fighters and security forces, at the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar. NATO-led ISAF forces said they had killed three attackers while none of its personnel were killed. Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, spokesman for Nangarhar’s governor, said several suicide bombers staged the attack. Al Jazeera’s Jennifer Glasse, reporting from Kabul, said NATO helicopters had engaged with Taliban fighters on the ground. The Taliban, which claimed responsibility for the attack, said six soldiers were killed and 10 military vehicles destroyed. In an emailed statement to media offices, Zabiullah Mujahid, the Afghan Taliban spokes-

man, said the group was behind the attack, and claimed that its fighters had destroyed several tanks in the process. The Afghan police shut part of a highway that forms an important route for NATO supply lorries travelling between Jalalabad, Nangarhar’s capital, and Torkham, a district adjoining Pakistan. The attack comes exactly a week after the Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s visit to Pakistan, where he discussed the peace process including the release of jailed high-level Afghan Taliban members.

Taliban fighters on both sides of the Afghan border have frequently targeted the supply line, leading NATO to shift much of its supply delivery towards routes from Central Asian states instead of through Pakistan.

The Taliban has escalated its attacks in recent weeks, a surge that comes as most of the US-led foreign troops are due to leave the country this year in advance of a full withdrawal by the end of 2014.

Source: Al-Jazeera

Japan Nuclear Plant radiation levels hit new high

Recorded radiation levels at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant continue to rise, with the latest readings showing a jump of more than 20 percent, according to the country’s nuclear regulator. The station’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co, or Tepco, said on Wednesday that the higher levels are due to more sensitive detection equipment and that no new leaks had been detected. Radiation hotspots have spread to three holding areas for hundreds of hastily built tanks storing water contaminated by being flushed over the three reactors that melted down at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in March 2011. The rising radiation levels and leaks at the plant have prompted international alarm, despite the Japanese government saying on Tuesday it would step in with almost $500m to fix the growing levels of contaminated water at the plant. Readings just above the ground near a set of tanks at the plant showed radiation as high as 2,200 millisieverts (mSv), the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) said

on Wednesday. The previous high in areas holding the tanks was the 1,800 mSv recorded on Saturday. Both levels would be enough to kill an unprotected person within hours. The NRA has said the recently discovered hotspots are highly concentrated and easily shielded. A plan was announced on Tuesday to build a wall of frozen earth in a bid to stop radiated water spilling in to the ocean. The government also said it would invest money for the clean-up of the radiated water being stored in tanks, with a view to dumping it into the ocean when it reached safe levels. Hiroaki Koide, assistant professor at Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute, said this plan was coming too late to make a substantial difference to the damage caused by the meltdown. “The government has finally said they will be involved in this problem but they are still not going to be fully involved in the decommission,” he said. “It is too little, too late.”

Source: Al-Jazeera

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The Looming Threat of Regional War

Fortunately, in the stormy Mid-East, the extended era of autocratic rulers is collapsing on fast track basis; nevertheless, the related surgeries are extremely painful and unbearable.

Maybe, the possible international armed conflict over Syria situation relieves some, while it scares the local population for the possible collateral damage in case there is no negotiated settlement before it’s too late.

After two and half years of his alleged brutality towards the rebels and the killing by chemical attack to shut any opposition voices, Assad is actually fast-inching towards his own collapse. The death toll is alarmingly on the rise. The government troops have not been able to defuse the severe blows from the rebels. The various sources claim that 1,429 died from the attack just on Aug. 21 in a Damascus suburb for which both sides are blaming each other and there is evidence of chemical attacks as well.

Obviously, the embattled Syrian regime faces a strong rebellious force, but Assad’s government is in denial mode; it keeps blaming the rebels for the sad episode of chemical attack. Indeed, the rebels have been actively engaged in pushing for the overthrow of Syrian Ruler.

With respect to deadly chemical attack, the UN inspection team awaits for lab results on tissue and soil samples it collected from the scene.

The media coverage has been causing a further divide in the Middle East based on sectarian lines. The Shiite Iran backs Assad; while the non Shiite Arab Gulf allies are sup-

porting the rebels wanting the West to retaliate to oust the Moscow backed Assad.

Now, it seems as if the cold war-style tensions between the Western powers and Moscow are fast re-emerging.

The Syrian use of sarin gas has angered Saudi Arabia, the Arab League, the US, the Great Britain, France and some western countries.

The US being in the driver’s seat wants all allies on board despite the reluctance on the part of a few countries.

President Obama appears to be reluctantly ready for a limited action, only after full-fledged backing from the law makers on Sept 9, 2013, he will gain strength. “What we are envisioning is something limited. It is something proportional. It will degrade Assad’s capabilities,” Obama said. “At the same time we have a broader strategy that will allow us to upgrade the capabilities of the opposition.”

Many people want Mr Obama to share the collected evidence of Syrian involvement in chemical attack with local and the international community to win more support for his action.

Although, Obama won some support of the key members in the U.S. Congress for the limited U.S. strikes on Syria to punish President Assad for his “suspected use” of sarin gas against the rebels, there remains a question mark on the legality of any military adventure on his part. Assad specifically denies deploying poison gas to kill civilians.

Republican John Boehner, current

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor did pledge their support to the commander in chief for military action. The voting in Senate and the House would take place next week, yet the Republicanled House is not easy; most probably, it would be a real challenge for Mr. Obama.

The militant rebels are asking the Western allies to send them more weapons and use their air power to end the prolonged war that has killed more than 100,000 and made millions homeless. Aid agencies continue to deal with the swelling humanitarian crisis in the region of two million refugees.

The United States, France, Australia, Britain and Canada believe the regime of President Bashar Assad is to blame for a chemical weapons attack against innocent Syrian civilians two weeks ago.

Obama seems to be comfortable going forward without the approval of a UN Security Council. Since Obama believes the organisation has been too paralyzed to hold Assad accountable.

“The risks for global peace and security that the present Syria crisis represents, I’m sure, are not smaller than what we have witnessed in any other crisis that we have had since the Vietnam war,” said Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister.

Russia, backed by China, has used its veto power in the U.N. Security Council three times to block resolutions condemning Assad’s government and threatening it with sanctions.

More than 2 million Syrians have already crossed borders for refuge creating a humanitarian crisis.

However, the war advocates do face the UN Secretary-General Ban Kimoon, who said any punitive action against Syria could unleash more turmoil and bloodshed, and advised that such strikes would be legal only in self-defense under the U.N. Charter or if approved by the organization’s Security Council. He urged caution.

Russia and China have repeatedly used their veto power in the council to block action against Assad. Russia has been steadfastly opposed to any military action without the approval of the United Nations Security Council, and has expressed doubts about the source of the attack. It is one of the five veto-wielding, permanent members of the council.

“We think history should teach us that we should be waiting for the UN report to come through, and so we’re not in support of what they’re contemplating right now in the U.S.,” said Canadian MP Mr Dewar (NDP), referring to the faulty intelligence that led to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq a decade ago.

President Obama plans to use the G20 gathering to drum up some material support for a military strike among some of the group’s more reluctant leaders.

On the contrary, Robert Fox, executive director of Oxfam Canada, welcomed the renewed diplomatic efforts of the foreign ministers that headed to St. Petersburg this week.

Truth is military action will destroy the chances of a negotiated settle-

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Labour Day – A reminder that BC runs on a strong workforce, good jobs and safe workplaces By: Harry Bains New Democrat opposition critic for labour On Monday, Sept. 2, people throughout British Columbia celebrated Labour Day. They gathered with family and friends for a barbeque, or head out of town for a road trip, enjoyed the summer days while they last. This day is more than just a beloved statutory holiday: it is also a day when we can come together to celebrate the achievements and contributions of working people.

Workers built this province, and fought to make it fair and prosperous, and today all British Columbians benefit from their work. We have the labour movement to thank for weekends and eight-hour workdays, and for safer workplaces, advances in workplace equality, and improvements to pay and benefits. Unions have helped build a strong middle class in B.C. through their calls for fairness in the workplace, and they serve a vital democratic function by speaking up for the rights of workers.

New Democrats have worked successfully with the labour movement to advance the rights of workers. In government, we

created B.C.’s first Labour Code and Labour Relations Board. As Official Opposition, we campaigned hard to increase the minimum wage which had fallen to the lowest in Canada under the Liberals. When the government finally agreed to increase it, we helped give a raise to over 100,000 low income British Columbians. We have also fought for fairness in the workplace by introducing legislation that would address workplace bullying. The Workplace Bullying Prevention Act sets out protection for workers from on-the-job harassment and provides better protection for victims of bullying. Though the bill was first introduced in 2011, the Liberal government has failed to move forward with it.

New Democrats have also taken measures to protect B.C.’s middle class by speaking out against the growing inequality gap in this province, and pushing the B.C. Liberal government to fix the province’s skills training program, so that British Columbians are ready to fill the family-supporting jobs of the future. Today, B.C. faces a skills shortage that is having an economic impact across B.C.

and driving employers to look outside the province for skilled labour. Nine years after the Liberal government dismantled the trades training system, completion rates have plunged to 33 per cent, and the government is finally preparing to review the failed system. Meanwhile, the government’s 2013 budget cut funding for post-secondary education, eliminating 5,600 spaces.

There is still much to be done to restore fairness and shared prosperity in our province. Since 2001, rights for employees have been continually undermined, compensation for injured workers has been severely cut, and we have a system of self-enforcement in employment standards that most people would find unacceptable. The past years have also brought too many tragic examples of workers injured or killed on the job, and Labour Day is also a time to consider the work still to be done to ensure the health and safety of all workers in this province.

The deaths of three farm workers travelling to work in an overcrowded van in 2007, and three others on a Langley mushroom farm in 2008, have led to recommendations by the coroner for

improvements in working conditions on B.C. farms and farm vehicle safety. In 2012, four workers were killed and 42 others injured by explosions at Lakeland Mills in Prince George and Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake, and British Columbians are still waiting for a full account of these explosi ons.

Following these tragic events, New Democrats have joined unions in pressing for accountability from industry and government, and the immediate adoption of all measures that could ensure they never happen aga in.

Labour Day is an annual reminder that the economic engine of this province runs on a strong workforce, good jobs and safe workplaces – and without these things, that engine will falter.

New Democrats believe that workers’ rights are the foundation of a strong economy and a prosperous province, and will continue to advocate for safety, equality, and dignity in the workplace.

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ment of the Syrian crisis leading to further fueling the growing ShiaSunni tensions sweeping the region.

The best way out is a joint US-Russian venture to bring Syria’s warring sides to the negotiating table to bring a viable peace in the region because the conflicts are only ended by negotiation and compromise.

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F A I T H Sahih Bukhari Volume 003, Book 031, Hadith Number 204.

Narated By Mutarrif from ‘Imran Ibn Husain : That the Prophet asked him (Imran) or asked a man and Imran was listening, “O Abu so-and-so! Have you fasted the last days of this month?” (The narrator thought that he said, “the month of Ramadan”). The man replied, “No, O Allah’s Apostle!” The Prophet said to him, “When you finish your fasting (of Ramadan) fast two days (in Shawwal).” Through another series of narrators ‘Imran said, “The Prophet said, ‘(Have you fasted) the last days of Sha’ban?”

The role of merchants in spreading message of Islam To call people to Allah is the duty of every responsible and conscientious Muslim.

Since there is no priesthood in Islam or sacerdotal class among Muslims, the duty of the call to Allah cannot be limited to an ill-conceived and imaginary group called the “men of religion as is the case with other religions.” In Islam, everyone is a man (or woman) of religion and everyone will be accountable to Allah as to whether or not one fulfilled their obligations sincerely and to the best of their abilities.

Urging Muslims to own up to their responsibilities in this respect, Almighty Allah says: “And who is better in speech than one who calls to Allah and does righteousness and says, ‘Indeed, I am of the Muslims.’”

(Qur’an, 41: 33) Therefore, one need not be a profound scholar or a great jurist to call others to Islam. A Muslim should better be

a caller to Islam by his good conduct than by eloquent oration, for to preach others to do something not practically embodied in the preacher’s character is a vain attempt to win hearts and minds. Moreover, doing so incurs Allah’s displeasure, as He, the Almighty Says (what means): “O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do? Most hateful it is with Allah that you say that which you do not do.” (Qur’an, 61:2-3) The adage: “Actions speak louder than words” was well embodied in the Islamic history, namely the spread of Islam in many non-Muslim countries, like parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, through the good conduct of Muslim merchants who came into commercial contacts with the people of those countries.

Hereunder is a brief survey of that peaceful spread of Islam: Southeast Asia By the 14th century CE, as Islam made its way through Indian and Chinese merchants into the area of today’s Malaysia, Buddhist and Hindu influ-

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The Threat of Aggressive War in Syria By: SANSAD In the face of the impending war of aggression against Syria South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy (SANSAD) utterly condemns the fraud, hypocrisy, and war-mongering of US Imperialism and its subordinates in Britain, France, and Canada. We congratulate the British Parliament for refusing to allow the British government to engage in this war in violation of international law and the sovereignty of nations. We urge the governments of the United States, France, and Canada to respect the wishes of the people of these countries, who have overwhelmingly expressed their desire for peace and against wars of aggression.

The United States, which presents itself as the custodian of morality

and humanitarianism in the conduct of nations has been responsible for the majority of wars of aggression in the world in the last fifty years that have led to the devastation of countries and the loss of innumerable thousands of lives. It has used Napalm, Agent Orange, White Phosphorus, and Depleted Uranium against civilian populations, not only causing immediate death but lingering maladies and genetic changes in vast number of people.

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ences gave way. Islam became the source of legitimacy for the Malay feudal rulers. It was during this period that Islamic and Malay identities combined together, though many Hindu and pre-Hindu customs and practices remained part of the Malay cultural and social mix.

Muslim influence in Southeast Asia is at least six centuries old, i.e., it was present by 1400 CE. Some argue that the Islamic presence there goes back to at least 1100 CE in the earliest areas of Islamic influence, such as in Aceh and northern Sumatra in Indonesia. Whatever exact dates and sources one chooses to support, there is no doubt that the acceptance of Islam by many nations in present-day Malaysia, southern Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, and the southern Philippines occurred within a few hundred years.

In the year 1500, the historian Anthony Reid notes that Islamic influence was present in coastal ports of Sumatra, Java, and Malaysia. Southeast Asian peoples came into direct contact with Muslim traders who had been not just to India, but also to Arabia. Arabic scholars also came to Malaysia and Indonesia, facilitating information about the new religion.

The successful spread of Islam in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines owed much to the introduction of the Noble Qur’an and other Islamic books and references.

Today, 90 percent of Indonesians are Muslims, while over half of Malaysia’s population

is Muslim. In the Philippines, where the Spanish (and later Americans) won the war for religious converts, only 5 percent of the population is Muslim.

Africa The growth of cities was both a cause and effect of the spread of Islam and economic growth in Muslim-ruled areas in Africa.

Cultural developments in literature, arts and sciences, manufacturing and trade accompanied the spread of Islam and its influence on religious, intellectual, economic and political life in those regions.

Although unified Muslim rule lasted only about a century, Islam kept spreading and Muslim culture and society flourished.

Before 1500, Islam spread widely in sub-Saharan Africa.

The first town south of the Sahara that became majority Muslim was Gao on the Niger River in Mali before 990, when a ruler accepted Islam. Over the centuries, many rulers followed. By 1040, groups in Senegal became Muslims. From them Islam spread to the region of today’s Senegal, west Mali, and Guinea. After the Soninke of the Kingdom of Ghana became Muslims about 1076, Islam spread along the Niger River.

Muslims established the kingdom of Mali in the thirteenth to 15th centuries, and Songhai from1465 to 1600. Farther east, Kanem-Bornu near Lake Chad became Muslim after 1100.

In West Africa, as was the case with Southeast Asia, it was traders who introduced Islam,

and many rulers accepted it first, followed by others. African Muslim scholars became established in the major towns like Timbuktu, and they taught, wrote and practiced Islamic law as judges.

Islam was established in West Africa throughout the Sahel belt and along the Niger River into today’s Nigeria.

It was famous trade routes, which led to the empire of Ghana and connected prominent African places like Timbuktu (in Mali), the present Nigeria, Tripoli and Tunisia.

These routes had made all the above-mentioned places famous trade centers. These centers of trade invariably became centers of Islamic learning and civilization. New ideas came through visiting traders in the field of administrative practices.

In East Africa, traders had spread Islam down the coast by the tenth century, and it gradually developed further in the following centuries. In the Sudan, south of Egypt, the population of Nubia gradually became Muslim during the fourteenth century, through immigration of Muslim Arab tribesmen.

Muslim rule and influence, however, did not extend south of Khartoum, where the Blue and White Niles before 1500.

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Prayer Schedule in Greater Vancouver September 6-20, 2013 (Shawwal 30-Safaar 14, 1434H) Shaw 30 Saf 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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For such Prayers are enjoined on believers at stated times: Quran ,n 4:103 Source: BCMA

8 L O C A L Surrey Muslim School Moves to A Larger Location Shawaal 30, 1434 H September 6, 2013

Allhumdulillah after a long and patient wait by the parents and thanks to the great efforts of BCMA executives committee, the BCMA Surrey Muslim School has moved from September 2, 2013 to a large building in Surrey. The school is now located on the main floor at 7475- 135th Street (under the Bombay Banquet Hall). The school has been offering BC educational curriculum and Islamic teachings to Muslim Community youth from Kindergarten to Grade 7 for almost 8 years in Surrey Jameah Masjid.

At the inaugural ceremony, Br Musa Ismail, President of BCMA, answered teh Miracle’s questions about the new location and its setup. He said that the new building structure consists of 12,000 sq ft and 4,000 Sqft in future expansion. This large building is on 2+3+3 years lease for the time being and if the Muslim community continues it generous financial support and the structure is suitable for our kids then BCMA may offer to buy. A private school previously existed here, and BCMA spent almost $80,000 on renovations as per requirements of BC education ministry and the students.

There is now a beautiful reception hall, 10

class rooms including Science, Computer and Prayer room, a big Gym and a large outdoors playing area enclosed with fence for Kindergarten kids. A large number of parking spaces are available. The school also has the option of renting the first floor of Bombay Banquet hall for big events.

Surrey Muslim school currently has 12 staff members and almost 200 students are enrolled at this time.

The BCMA operates the B.C. Muslim School (BCMS) Richmond and Surrey Muslim School encompassing an elementary and secondary school. The purpose of the Muslim Schools is to provide a superior standard of education, to foster academic achievement, and to cultivate an Islamic spirit in each student. The BCMS meets and surpasses all curriculum requirements set by the Ministry of Education and as such is accredited and receives full funding pursuant to the Independent Schools Act from the provincial government. The Ministry of Education has also approved Arabic to be taught as a second language

at the B.C. Muslim Schools. The BCMS motto is Perseverance, Excellence, Commitment and Knowledge. On a daily basis, The BCMS strives to instill in its students these virtues. The school expects of its pupils high standards of academic achievement, commitment and integrity combined with respect, self-discipline and codeof-conduct based on Islamic teachings.

Br. M. Ismail , BCMA executives, School trustees, thanked the Muslim community who joined them in the dua and opening ceremony of school and requested everyone to support this future structure of our young generation generously.

The Miracle Media Group congratulates all the BCMA executives, who after a lot of homework, were able to provide such a neat, clean and huge structure Building at lease for the young Muslim generation’s education, where our kids can learn in an Islamic environment and learn Quran and values as per our Islamic culture. We would also request everyone for their generous support for the betterment of our kids’ future.

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Pakistan Canada Association Celebrates Eid & Independence Day in Crystal @York

On Aug 23, The Pakistan Canada Association and the Community & Islamic Trust hosted a joint celebration of Eid and 67th Independence Day of Pakistan at Crystal @ York Banquet Hall in Surrey. Alongside the community at large, many dignitaries from the political arena, and executives of nonprofit associations were invited at the 50th anniversary of PCA. PCA’s youth wing members Mina Khan and Umar Farooq Khan were the masters of ceremony.

The program started with recitation of Quran by Maulana A.L. Naumani. He also made Duaa for all Muslim Ummah and PCA. The beauty of the program on 67th Independence Day of Pakistan celebration was the kids performance on Pakistani national songs as they donned different Pakistani national and cultural dresses. Both Canadian and Pakistani National Anthems were played at this event. Later in the evening, During the dinner M/Cs Mina Khan and Umar Farooq Khan ran a quiz program with kids and family members and distributed gifts among them.

PCA Islamic Trust chairman Mr. Salim

Karim spoke about Independence Day of Pakistan at this occasion.

Newly elected president Mr. Haroon Khan summarised the efforts of his late father Mr. Riasat Ali Khan for the formation of Pakistan Canada Association almost 50 years ago. He described the establishment of the first Islamic centre at Ash St in Vancouver. He also mentioned the seventh Annual Ramadan Spirit Food Drive in Vancouver where over a thousand meals were served to the needy during the holy month of Ramadan. He thanked everyone who attended the Annual Eid Milan Dinner on behalf of Pakistan Canada Association and the Community & Islamic Trust as well as sponsors, Media and all youth members for their volunteer work in decorating the hall beautifully for the guests. Mr. Khan then invited MP Jinny Sims, Mr. Musa Ismail and Mr. Feroz Dean to give their remarks at the event. Br. Tariq Ramadan from Egyptian community was also on hand & spoke passionately about current situation in Egypt.

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Ms. Pat Bayes of South Asian Film festival appreciated the Pakistani film industry and said that she was proud to present two Pakistani films in Vancouver.

All speakers admired the 50 years of efforts made by past and present members of Pakistan Canada Association and congratulated the community on the occassion of Eid and Independence Day . Mr. Haroon Khan called Hafiz Fazali for present award to Mr. Hafeez Khan in recognition of his dedication & hard work at Al Jamia Masjid Vancouver.

The Miracle Media Group congratulates all members of Pakistan Canada Association and the Community & Islamic Trust for their tireless volunteer efforts, dedication of time and financial support throughout the 50 years. Along with other eastern Music lovers, it was noticedby the Miracle that the classical Musical program in which Mr.Cassius Khan (a prominent Tabla player from Edmonton) and his instrumental team presented a few items did not cater to the taste of many of the attendees. While this can happen at any time, such programs can be improved if the items presented are enjoyed by a wider audience.

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12 L O C A L Mulcair Kicks Off The NDP’s Roll Up The Red Carpet Tour Shawaal 30, 1434 H September 6, 2013

On August 29th, a Town Hall Meeting was hosted by MP Jasbir Sandhu and MP Jinny Sims at Fraser Room at Sheraton Hotel (Guildford). Both MPs introduced the NDP leader Tom Mulcair and his leadership vision before his arrival in the hall. The Fraser Room was packed by many community members who have a warm welcome to the NDP leader. Tom Mulcair launched a cross country tour with the message that an un-

elected Senate filled with insiders and party bagmen has no place in a modern democracy – and it’s time to roll up the red carpet on the Upper Chamber. “The Senate expense scandal – and the involvement of the Prime Minister’s Office in trying to cover it up – has served to erode even further Canadians’ trust in the Senate,” said Mulcair. “The old line parties support the Senate because the Senate supports them. But more and more,

Canadians can see there is a solution: abolition.”

The NDP put forward a motion in the House of Commons calling for abolition of the Senate, in consultation with the provinces. Both Conservatives and Liberals opposed. “Conservatives have lost their way on the Senate.

We have pressed them for answers on a series of Senate scandals but the Prime Min-

ister refuses to level with Canadians,” said Mr. Mulcair. “Instead, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives are shutting down the House of Commons to evade answering for their role in improper Senate expenses. Canadians deserve better.”

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair met with the public and did the Q & A session at the community issues.

MP Sandhu holds Annual Community Picnic and BBQ On August 25th, MP Jasbir Sandhu Surrey North arranged a BBQ family picnic at Royal Kwantlen Park in Surrey, with his staff and volunteers. Many community members of his constituency were present there. BBQ, vegetarian food, burgers and hot dog swere served. Fun games and door prizes were arranged for kids. MP Jasbir learned about the community issues as he lunched with them.

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IRAQ Timeline

IRAQ INVADES KUWAIT 1990 - Iraq invades Kuwait, prompting what becomes known as the first Gulf War. A massive US-led military campaign forces Iraq to withdraw in February 1991.

1991 April - Iraq subjected to weapons inspection programme.

Rebellion: 1991 Mid-March/early April Southern Shia and northern Kurdish populations - encouraged by Iraq’s defeat in Kuwait - rebel, prompting a brutal crackdown.

1991 GULF WAR 1991 April - UN-approved safe-haven established in northern Iraq to protect the Kurds. Iraq ordered to end all military activity in the area.

1992 August - A no-fly zone, which Iraqi planes are not allowed to enter, is set up in southern Iraq, south of latitude 32 degrees north.

1993 June - US forces launch a cruise missile attack on Iraqi intelligence headquarters in Baghdad in retaliation for the attempted assassination of US President George Bush in Kuwait in April.

OPERATION DESERT FOX 1998 December - After UN staff are evacuated from Baghdad, the US and UK launch a bombing campaign, “Operation Desert Fox”, to destroy Iraq’s nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programmes.

1999 February - Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr, spiritual leader of the Shia community, is assassinated in Najaf.

1999 December - UNSC Resolution 1284 creates the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (Unmovic) to replace Unscom. Iraq rejects the resolution.

SADDAM’S FALL 2001 February - Britain, US carry out bombing raids to try to disable Iraq’s air defence network.

The bombings have little international support.

WEAPONS INSPECTORS RETURN 2002 September - US President George W Bush tells sceptical world leaders at a UN General to confront the “grave and gathering danger” of Iraq - or stand aside as the US acts. In the same month British Prime Minister Tony Blair publishes a ‘’dodgy’’ dossier on Iraq’s military capability.

2002 November - UN weapons inspectors return to Iraq backed by a UN resolution which threatens serious consequences if Iraq is in “material breach” of its terms.

2003 March - Chief weapons inspector Hans Blix reports that Iraq has accelerated its cooperation but says inspectors need more time to verify Iraq’s compliance.

SADDAM OUSTED 2003 March - UK’s ambassador to the UN says the diplomatic process on Iraq has ended; arms inspectors evacuate; US President George W Bush gives Saddam Hussein and his sons 48 hours to leave Iraq or face war.

2003 March - US-led invasion topples Saddam Hussein’s government, marks start of years of violent conflict with different groups competing for power.

2003 July - US-appointed Governing Council meets for first time. Commander of US forces says his troops face low-intensity guerrilla-style war.

Saddam’s sons Uday and Qusay killed in gun battle in Mosul.

INSURGENCY INTENSIFIES 2003 August - Suicide truck bomb wrecks UN headquarters in Baghdad, killing UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello.

Car bomb in Najaf kills 125 including Shia leader Ayatollah Mohammed Baqr al-Hakim.

2003 14 December - Saddam Hussein captured in Tikrit.

2004 March - Suicide bombers attack Shia festival-goers in Karbala and Baghdad, killing 140 people.

2004 April-May - Shia militias loyal to radical cleric Moqtada Sadr take on coalition forces.

Hundreds are reported killed in fighting during the month-long US military siege of the Sunni Muslim city of Falluja.

Photographic evidence emerges of abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US troops.

SOVEREIGNTY AND ELECTIONS 2004 June - US hands sovereignty to interim government headed by Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.

2004 August - Fighting in Najaf between US forces and Shia militia of radical cleric Moqtada Sadr.

2004 November - Major US-led offensive against insurgents in Falluja.

AL-QAEDA IN IRAQ

Jordanian-born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi made Al-Qaeda in Iraq the most feared insurgent group 2005 30 January - Some 8 million vote in elections for a Transitional National Assembly. 2005 28 February - At least 114 people are killed by a car bomb in Hilla, south of Baghdad, in the worst single such incident since the US-led invasion.

2005 April - Amid escalating violence, parliament selects Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as president. Ibrahim Jaafari, a Shia, is named as prime minister.

2005 May onwards - Surge in car bombings, bomb explosions and shootings: Iraqi ministries put the civilian death toll for May at 672, up from 364 in April.

2005 June - Massoud Barzani is sworn in as regional president of Iraqi Kurdistan.

2005 August - Draft constitution is endorsed by Shia and Kurdish negotiators, but not by Sunni representatives.

2005 October - Voters approve a new constitution, which aims to create an Islamic federal democracy.

2005 December - Iraqis vote for the first, fullterm government and parliament since the USled invasion.

SECTARIAN VIOLENCE 2006 February onwards - A bomb attack on an important Shia shrine in Samarra unleashes a wave of sectarian violence in which hundreds of people are killed.

2006 22 April - Newly re-elected President Talabani asks Shia compromise candidate Nouri al-Maliki to form a new government, ending months of deadlock.

BOMBINGS Thousands of Iraqis were killed in sectarian suicide and car bomb attacks 2006 May and June - An average of more than 100 civilians per day are killed in violence in Iraq, the UN says.

2006 7 June - Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is killed in an air strike.

2006 November - Iraq and Syria restore diplomatic relations after nearly a quarter century.

More than 200 die in car bombings in the mostly Shia area of Sadr City in Baghdad, in the worst attack on the capital since the US-led invasion of 2003.

2006 December - Iraq Study Group report making recommendations to President Bush on future policy in Iraq describes the situation as grave and deteriorating.

SADDAM EXECUTED 2006 December - Saddam Hussein is executed for crimes against humanity.

2007 January - US President Bush announces a new Iraq strategy; thousands more US troops will be dispatched to shore up security in Baghdad.

UN says more than 34,000 civilians were killed in violence during 2006; the figure surpasses official Iraqi estimates threefold.

2007 February - A bomb in Baghdad’s Sadriya market kills more than 130 people. It is the worst single bombing since 2003.

2007 March - Insurgents detonate three trucks with toxic chlorine gas in Falluja and Ramadi, injuring hundreds.

2007 April - Bombings in Baghdad kill nearly 200 people in the worst day of violence since a US-led security drive began in the capital in February.

2007 August - Truck and car bombs hit two villages of Yazidi Kurds, killing at least 250 people

SUMMARY OF INVASIONS & WARS

- the deadliest attack since 2003.

Kurdish and Shia leaders form an alliance to support Prime Minister Maliki’s government but fail to bring in Sunni leaders.

BLACKWATER SHOOTINGS, TURKISH RAIDS 2007 September - Controversy over private security contractors after Blackwater security guards allegedly fire at civilians in Baghdad, killing 17.

2007 October - The number of violent civilian and military deaths continues to drop, as does the frequency of rocket attacks.

2007 December - Britain hands over security of Basra province to Iraqi forces, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.

2008 January - Parliament passes legislation allowing former officials from Saddam Hussein’s Baath party to return to public life.

2008 March - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits.

Prime Minister Maliki orders crackdown on militia in Basra, sparking pitched battles with Moqtada Sadr’s Mehdi Army. Hundreds are killed.

2008 September - US forces hand over control of the western province of Anbar - once an insurgent and Al-Qaeda stronghold - to the Iraqi government. It is the first Sunni province to be returned to to the Shia-led government.

Iraqi parliament passes provincial elections law.

Issue of contested city of Kirkuk is set aside so elections can go ahead elsewhere.

SECURITY PACT APPROVED

2008 November - Parliament approves a security pact with the United States under which all US troops are due to leave the country by the end of 2011.

MUQTADA AL-SADR 2009 January - Iraq takes control of security in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone and assumes more powers over foreign troops based in the country. PM Nouri al-Maliki welcomes the move as Iraq’s “day of sovereignty”.

2009 March - US President Barack Obama announces withdrawal of most US troops by end of August 2010. Up to 50,000 of 142,000 troops now there will stay on into 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests, leaving by end of 2011.

2009 June - US troops withdraw from towns and cities in Iraq, six years after the invasion, having formally handed over security duties to new Iraqi forces.

NEW POLITICAL GROUPINGS 2009 July - New opposition forces make strong gains in elections to the regional parliament of Kurdistan, but the governing KDP and PUK alliance retains a reduced majority. Masoud Barzani (KDP) is re-elected in the presidential election.

2009 October - Two car bombs near the Green Zone in Baghdad kill at least 155 people, in Iraq’s deadliest attack since April 2007.

2009 December - The al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq claims responsibility for suicide bombings in Baghdad that kill at least 127 people, as well as attacks in August and October that killed 240 people.

Tension flares with Tehran as Iranian troops briefly occupy an oilfield in Iraqi territory.

2010 January - Controversy as candidates with alleged links to Baath Party are banned from March parliamentary polls. A court later lifts the ban, prompting a delay in campaigning.

“Chemical” Ali Hassan al-Majid, a key figure in Saddam Hussein’s government, is executed.

Inconclusive elections 2010 March - Parliamentary elections. Nine months pass before a new government is approved.

FRACTIOUS POLITICS A complex political landscape has come into being since the fall of Saddam Hussein Guide to political groups in Iraq

2010 August - Seven years after the US-led invasion, the last US combat brigade leaves Iraq.

2010 September - Syria and Iraq restore diplomatic ties a year after breaking them off.

2010 October - Church in Baghdad seized by militants. 52 people killed in what is described as worst single disaster to hit Iraq’s Christians in modern times.

2010 November/December - Parliament reconvenes after long delay, re-appoints Jalal Talabani as president and Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister. A new government includes all major factions.

2011 January - Radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr returns after four years of self-imposed exile in Iran.

2011 February - Oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan resume, amid a lengthy dispute between the region and the central government over contracts with foreign firms.

2011 April - Army raids camp of Iranian exiles, killing 34. Government says it will shut Camp Ashraf, home to thousands of members of the People’s Mujahedeen of Iran.

2011 August - Violence escalates, with more than 40 apparently co-ordinated nationwide attacks in one day.

US PULL OUT 2011 December - US completes troop pull-out.

Unity government faces disarray. Arrest warrant issued for vice-president Tariq al-Hashemi, a leading Sunni politician. Sunni bloc boycotts parliament and cabinet.

2012 - Bomb and gun attacks target Shia areas throughout the year, sparking fears of a new sectarian conflict. Nearly 200 people are killed in January, more than 160 in June, 113 in a single day in July, more than 70 people in August, about 62 in attacks nationwide in September, and at least 35 before and during the Shia mourning month of Muharram in November.

Nearly 200 people are killed in bombings targeting Shia Muslims in the immediate wake of the US withdrawal.

2012 March - Tight security for Arab League summit in Baghdad. It is the first major summit to be held in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. A wave of pre-summit attacks kills scores of people.

2012 April - Oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan halted amid row with central government over contracts with foreign firms.

2012 May - Trial begins of fugitive vice president Tariq al-Hashemi, who is accused of running death squads to target Shia officials.

2012 September - Fugitive former vice-president Tariq al-Hashemi rejects death sentence passed in absentia as on him for running hit squads as “politically motivated”.

2012 November - Iraq cancels a $4.2bn deal to buy arms from Russia because of concerns about alleged corruption within the Iraqi government.

The purchase, signed in October, would have made Russia the country’s second-largest arms supplier after the US. Moscow was the main arms supplier of to Saddam Hussein.

2012 December - President Jalal Talabani suffers a stroke. He undergoes treatment in Germany and makes progress through the winter and spring.

2013 February - About 35 people are killed in two attacks. At least 19 died in a suicide bombing of an anti-al-Qaeda militia in Taji, north of Baghdad, and at least 16 people died in a raid on a police station in Kirkuk, northern Iraq.

2013 March - A series of coordinated car bomb and suicide attacks hit government buildings in Baghdad, killing at least 24.

Attacks and explosions by al-Qaeda, mainly in Shia neighbourhoods in and around Baghdad, kill 50 people on eve of the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion.

2013 April - At least 31 people are killed and more than 200 others wounded in explosions in cities across the country, including Kurdistan.

2013 May - Anti-Shia sectarian attacks continue, with 70 people killed in one day.

2013 July - At least 500 prisoners, mainly senior al-Qaeda members, escape from Taji and Abu Ghraib jails in a mass breakout.

2013 August- Syria refugees pour into Iraqi Kurdistan in thousands http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east

15 S P E C I A L TIMELINE OF THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR Shawaal 30, 1434 H September 6, 2013

May 2013 (key events) 1 May- Rosaviation has ordered that Russian civilian flights cease flying over Syrian airspace.

2 May- Israel bombed a suspected weapons site in Syria.

4 May- Rebels continued their siege on Meng airbase. It was claimed that rebels had killed the base commander in clashes, and also seized the second military detachment of the base.

5 May- Israeli planes reportedly targeted a military research facility in Jamraya, just outside Damascus.

8 May- The Syrian government is reported to have blacked out all internet traffic into and out of Syria. Syria “has largely disappeared from the Internet”. A similar event took place in November of last year. Syrian Internet services were restored after a 19 hour blackout.

10 May- 3 Lebanese nationals were killed in fighting in Syria, a further 36 have been reported missing. How they were killed and whom they were fighting for remains unclear.

11 May- Rebels managed to cut a newly build desert road used as an Army supply route between central Syria and Aleppo’s airport.

12 May- The Syrian army took control of Khirbet Ghazaleh, Daraa. An explosion in the SyrianTurkish border town of Reyhanli killed 46 and wounded 155 Turkish citizens.

13 May- The Syrian army captured the towns of Western Dumayna, Haidariyeh and Esh alWar war, near Qusayr.

15 May- The United Nations updated their estimated death toll of the entire conflict to 80,000.

16 May- The Syrian army repelled a large rebel assault on an Aleppo prison. The attack was aimed at dislodging government forces and freeing an estimated 4,000 political prisoners are being held there..

By the end of the day 110 people were reported killed by the Syrian army with 60 were reported killed in Damascus and its suburbs.

17 May- The Russian navy has expanded their use of their naval base at the Syrian port of Tartus.

Previously Russian ships only periodically visited the port, however in the last three months an average 10-15 ships have been reported as having been positioned near the port “at all times”.

18 May- Rebels took control of the villages of al-Tleysiya, alZughba, al-She’ta and Balil in East Hama.

19 May- Heavy fighting is reported in Qusair, Syria, as the Syrian army launches a major offensive against rebel forces.

20 May- Deliberate gunfire from the Syrian side of the Golan Heights struck an Israeli patrol vehicle, Israeli soldiers returned fire, destroying the Syrian fire position.

22 May- US Senate panel backs arming Syrian rebels.

In fighting at Nayrab rebels have seized an army base and several army checkpoints. Killing 40 Syrian soldiers and pro-government militiamen in the process with the loss of 14 rebels.

23 May- A former government scientist claims that the Syrian government is using diluted chemical weapons, such as with alcohol, on rebels to slow their advance while reducing the number of casualties, leaving open the question as to whether it was military grade tear gas or nerve gas that was used in these attacks thus avoiding the U.S. “red line” on chemical weapons. The scientist, who worked for Centre for Scientific Studies and Research, claims that the alleged gas attack on Khan al-Assa, Aleppo, on 19 March 2013, was likely tear gas and not nerve gas.

26 May- Two rockets hit a Hezbollah area of Beirut injuring five

people whilst another two rockets caused property damage to buildings in the al-Hermel district of Beirut.

27 May- Fighting between Kurdish (YPG/PYD) and Liwa al-Tawhid forces in the Ras al-Ayn village near the border with Turkey left 11 dead and 20 wounded.

28 May- LCC reports 112 people were killed by the end of the day.

35 were killed in the Damascus suburbs.

29 May- LCC reported 161 people killed that day, including 12 women, 8 children, and 5 under torture. 53 were killed in the Latakia province.

30 May- A Syrian army general in March asked Rosoboronexport for a quote on a large number of military items “in the shortest possible time.” These items included 20,000 Ak-47s, night vision equipment, 40mm grenade launchers and some 15,000,000 rounds of AK-47 ammunition. In relation to arms sales to the Assad government Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that Russian arms, such as the S-300 surface to air missile, may actually “help restrain some ‘hotheads’ considering a scenario to give an international dimension to this conflict.

31 May- The Syrian army allegedly attacked a convoy trying to remove injured people from the town killing at least 7. Local people report that 15,000 civilians remained trapped in the town with food and water running low.

Civilians had to wait 3-4 days for drinking water. LCC reports of 163 people killed by the Syrian army, including 66 in Aleppo, mostly in a prison massacre.

June 12 June- At least 14 killed in double suicide attack in Damascus.

Syrian helicopter fires on Lebanese town of Arsal.

14 June- US Government con-

May 2013 to present

firms that government forces used chemical weapons in Syria killing up to 150 people and announces increased “military support” to rebels as well as considering a limited no fly zone.

23 June- The Syrian Army captured the rebel stronghold town of Talkalakh. Following the assault, 39 local leaders of the Free Syrian Army surrendered and handed over their weapons. The Syrian opposition denied the town had fallen and claimed there was still fighting ongoing however reporters on the ground said there was no sign of it.

July 11 July- Abu Bassir Al Ladkani, a top commander of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), was assassinated.

The assassination was carried out by al Qaeda-linked militants.

August 6 August- Syrian rebels captured the Menagh Military Airport, situated on the road between Aleppo and the Turkish city of Gaziantep, after a one-year long siege. This capture marks an important symbolic victory for the opposition, following a string of defeats to President Assad’s forces in central Syria and it consolidates the rebels’ hold on a key supply route north of Aleppo.

14 August- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Paolo Dall’Oglio, a Jesuit priest and missionary who had earlier been abducted by the ISIS, was killed in the rebel-held city of Ar-Raqqah.

21 August- Syrian activists reported that Assad forces struck Jobar, Zamalka, ‘Ain Tirma, and Hazzah in the Eastern Ghouta region with chemical weapons. Activists at the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council said that at least 635 were killed in a nerve gas attack. Unverified videos uploaded showed the victims, many of who were convulsing, as well as sev-

eral dozen bodies lined up. Other sources reported a figure of 213 in a poisonous gas attack. The SNC chief said that the overall death toll stood at an estimated 1300, as only a fraction of the bodies could be collected and many died within their own homes.

24 August- Rebel forces took full control of Ariha In Idlib Province 26 August- The United Kingdom and the United States deployed ships near Syria amidst a United Nations investigation concerning allegations that Syrian president al-Assad used chemical weapons against civilians. The following ships were deployed: HMSBulwark, HMS Illustrious, USS Barry, USS Gravely, USS Mahan, and USS Ramage. The rebels in Syria also captured the village of Khanasir. It was the last key government supply route for the government forces in Aleppo.

29 August- British Parliament had decided not to take action in Syria. David Cameron had supported military actions in Syria, but the majority vote was ‘no’. Cameron said he respects the vote. French Parliament is still deciding whether to take military action. The United States deployed their fifth warship, the USS Stout, to the Mediterranean.

30 August- The United States deployed their sixth warship, the USS San Antonio, to the Mediterranean, while President Obama decides to refrain the attack until the authorization of the Congress.

September 3 Sep - Israel launches two missiles to test its advanced defence system. The launch has been detected by multiple Russian warships in the area. The naval battle group led by USS Nimitz is deployed in the area, while USS Mahan is retired and reaches its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_ the_Syrian_civil_war_(from_May_2013)

WHAT DID OBAMA DO TO EARN THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE?

By David Flemming, RYOT News When President Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, even he was unsure what exactly he had done to deserve the honor (and the $1.4 million prize).

“Perhaps the most profound issue surrounding my receipt of this prize is the fact that I am the commander-in-chief of the military of a nation in the midst of two wars,” Obama said in his acceptance speech.

At least at that time there was an air of excitement that the new president was going

to live up to his promises of bringing home troops and reducing America’s role in foreign conflict. For a time, many were hopeful that Obama’s presidency would usher in a new era of peace.

But today, there are more U.S. troops in Afghanistan than when Obama took office.

Despite receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for his “extraordinary efforts” to strengthen international diplomacy, Obama’s intervention in Libya and the Arab Spring claimed many civilian lives, in addition to destabi-

lizing the entire region, according to experts.

His presidency has widened the use of drones and other instruments of remote killing and now, in his most Geroge W. Bush-esque move to date, he has made the decision that Syria must be bombed. Obama’s military budget is greater than W’s was, and it is greater than the next 10 highest defense budgets in the world combined. Despite increasing

U.S. involvement in global conflict, Obama has yet to return his Nobel prize. But with the U.S. on the brink of bombing targets in Syria, many critics are suggesting that he should.

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Public opinion in 2001 When the invasion began in Octo ber 2001, polls indicated that about 88% of Americans and about 65% of Britons backed military action in Afghanistan. A large-scale 37-nation poll of world opinion carried out by Gallup International in late September 2001 found that large majorities in most countries favored a legal response, in the

form of extradition and trial, over a military response to 9/11: Only in three countries out of the 37 surveyed – the U.S., Israel, and India – did majorities favor military action in Afghanistan. In the other 34 countries surveyed, the poll found many clear majorities that favored extradition and trial instead of military action: in the United Kingdom (75%), France (67%), Switzerland (87%), Czech Republic (64%), Lithuania (83%), Panama (80%), Mexico (94%), Pakistan and other countries.An Ipsos-Reid poll conducted between November and December 2001 showed that majorities in Canada (66%), France (60%), Germany (60%), Italy (58%), and the U.K. (65%) approved of U.S. airstrikes while majorities in Argentina (77%), China (52%), South Korea (50%), Spain (52%), and Turkey (70%) Pakistan opposed them.

Development of public opinion 22 June 2007 demonstration in Québec City against the Canadian military involvement in Afghanistan. In a 47-nation June 2007 survey of global public opinion, the Pew Global Attitudes Project found international opposition to the war.

Out of the 47 countries surveyed, 4 had a majority that favoured keeping foreign troops: the U.S. (50%), Israel (59%), Ghana (50%), and Kenya (60%).In 41 of the 47 countries, pluralities want U.S. and NATO troops out of Afghanistan as soon as possible. In 32 out of 47 countries, clear majorities wanted this war over as soon as possible. Majorities in 7 out of 12 NATO member countries say troops should be withdrawn as soon as possible.

A 24-nation Pew Global Attitudes survey in June 2008 similarly found that majorities or pluralities in 21 of 24 countries want the U.S. and NATO to remove their troops from Afghanistan as soon as possible.

Only in three out of the 24 countries – the U.S. (50%), Australia (60%), and Britain (48%) – did public opinion lean more toward keeping troops there until the situation has stabilized.

Coalition fatalities per month since the start of the war Since that June 2008 global survey, however, public opinion in Australia and Britain has also diverged from that in the U.S., and a majority of Australians and Britons now want their troops to be brought home from Afghanistan. A September 2008 poll found that 56% of

Australians opposed the continuation of their country’s military involvement in Afghanistan, while 42% support it. A November 2008 poll found that 68% of Britons want their troops withdrawn within the next 12 months. On the contrary, in the U.S., a September 2008 Pew survey found that 61% of Americans wanted U.S. troops to stay until the situation has stabilized, while 33% wanted them removed as soon as possible.

Canadian Forces personnel carry the coffin of a fallen comrade onto an aircraft at Kandahar Air Field, 17 July 2009. Public opinion was divided over Afghan troop requests, a majority of Americans continued to see a rationale for the use of military force in Afghanistan. A slight plurality of Americans favored troop increases, with 42%–47% favoring at least some troop increases to satisfy the military’s requests, 39%–44% wanting reduction, and 7–9% wanting no changes in troop levels. Just 29% of Democrats favor any troop increases while 57% want to begin reducing troops. 36% of Americans approved of Obama’s handling of Afghanistan, including 19% of Republicans, 31% of independents, and 54% of Democrats.

In a December 2009 Pew Research Center poll, only 32 percent of Americans favored increasing U.S. troops in Afghanistan, while 40 percent favored decreasing them.

Almost half of Americans, 49 percent, believed that the U.S. should “mind its own business” internationally and let other countries get

along the best they can. That figure was an increase from 30 percent who said that in December 2002.

In an April 2011 Pew Research Center poll, there was little change in the American public’s views about Afghanistan, with about 50% saying that the U.S. military effort was going very well or fairly well and only 44% supporting NATO troop presence in Afghanistan. The new survey shows little change since then – 50% favor removing U.S. and NATO troops as soon as possible while 44% favor maintaining the troops in Afghanistan until the situation is stabilized.

Afghan opinions Recent polls of Afghans have found strong opposition to the Taliban and significant support of the American military presence. However the idea of permanent U.S. military bases vexes many people in Afghanistan.

According to a May 2009 BBC poll, 69% of Afghans surveyed thought it was at least mostly good that the U.S. military came in to remove the Taliban–a decrease from 87% of Afghans surveyed in 2005.

24% thought it was mostly or very bad–up from 9% in 2005. The poll indicated that 63% of Afghans were at least somewhat supportive of a U.S. military presence in the country–down from 78% in 2005. Just 18% supported increasing the U.S. military’s presence, while 44% favored reducing it. 90% of Afghans surveyed opposed the presence of Taliban fighters, including 70% who were strongly opposed. By an 82%–4% margin, people said they

preferred the current government to Taliban rule.

Protests, demonstrations and rallies The war has repeatedly been the subject of large protests around the world starting with the largescale demonstrations in the days leading up to the official launch of Operation Enduring Freedom under George W. Bush in October 2001 and every year since. Many protesters consider the bombing and invasion of Afghanistan to be unjustified aggression. The deaths of Afghan civilians caused directly and indirectly by the U.S. and NATO bombing campaigns is also a major underlying focus of the protests. New organizations have arisen to oppose the war; for example, in January 2009, Brave New Foundation launched Rethink Afghanistan, a national campaign for nonviolent solutions in Afghanistan built around a documentary film by director and political activist Robert Greenwald. Dozens of organizations planned (and eventually held) a national march for peace in Washington, D.C. on 20 March 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_ in_Afghanistan

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Mehfil e Hamd o Naat o Manqabat held at Capt. Mahtab’s Residence

On August 24th Capt. Salman Mahtab arranged a beautiful Mehifl e Hamd o Naat o Manqabat at in Coquitlam at his residence.

Many local community family members were invited at this open air event. Almost 15 participants presented different Hamd, Naats and Manqabat as they praised Allah (SWT), Prophet Mohammad(PBUH) and Al e Rasool. Mr. Waqar Hassan conducted this spiritual evening very well till midnight. At the end Syed Fasihudeen Omar made the Duaa. A delicious homemade dinner was served to all guests Capt. Mahtab’s family.

Social Media: What Parents Must Know

Whether or not you’re tweeting or sharing your daily thoughts on Facebook, you have to acknowledge it: Interacting with friends online is a fact of life for your children.

“These connections are really integral to the social lives of today’s kids,” says Caroline Knorr, parenting editor for Common Sense Media, a non profit organization that helps families navigate the world of media and technology.

Besides the benefits, there are also risks. That’s where you come in.

“It’s a parent’s responsibility to parent around the technology”, says Shawn Marie Edgington, author of The Parent’s Guide to Texting, Facebook and Social Media.

Getting Started Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter all require children to be at least 13 years old to join. That’s because of the “Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act,” which limits companies from collecting personal information about kids under 13. “ Some kids younger than 13 dodge those age limits by faking their birth date and setting up an account, whether their parents know it or not.

“Parents need to ask their children on a regular basis, ‘Do you

have a Facebook account? Do your friends?’” Edgington says. She recommends that when you buy your child a cell phone, one of the con-

ditions is that she can’t get a Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram account until age 13 and you approve it.

If you’re tempted to make an exception for them, you might want to consider the message you’re sending if you allow them to break the rules by lying, about whether they’re mature enough to behave safely and responsibly, and about what you will do to monitor their activity (such as “friending” them).

Once your child is of age and has your permission, sit down together to set up the account. Use all the privacy restrictions available and don’t give unnecessary information like cell phone numbers, Knorr says.

This is also a good time to talk about what not to post, such as your home

address, your child’s location, and any inappropriate pictures (including those that have “geotagging” that gives away the child’s location.)

Instruct her never to “friend” anyone she doesn’t know, and never to share her password, Edgington says. Tell her that she can come to you if anything happens online that makes her uncomfortable.

Setting Ground Rules Write a contract for your child about how they behave on social media. Outline consequences: “If you take away a 16-year-old’s cell phone, it’s worse than taking away his car,” Edgington says. Remind your child that social rules apply online, Knorr says.

Explain that it comes down to how she wants to portray herself to the world, and that once something is online, it’s hard to make it go away.

“Everything your child posts is about his image and brand because it’s going to be there forever,” Edgington says. Colleges and employers check social networking sites and do Google searches on applicants.

Though the concept of long-term consequences may not click with your child right away, keep reinforcing it.

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Parenting Styles Shabnam Khan (M.P.C.P.),(R.P.C.) Family Counsellor Life, no doubt gets busy day by day. Are we involving ourselves in things which we should really be involved, or just avoiding from other priorities? We as human often find excuses and reasons not to spend quality time with our loved ones. Some have involved themselves in habits which has no importance and any relevance in their life.

When was the last time you had quality time with your family? Some may say always, sometimes and some has to really think about it. We are all surrounded by different work ethics and schedules but at the end, if you are a parent, you have to demonstrate your parenting skills when you need to. Despite everything you do, your children play a very vital role in your life which cannot be replaced by anything.

As a parent, we always say :“Their Happiness is Our Happiness”. As a matter of fact, saying it and doing it is totally two different things. Take a moment and think about it.

It is often seen that parent’s blame the children and vice versa. Who is right and who is wrong? Sometimes there is no trust left between the two and

slowly insecurity follows. The relationship starts falling apart.

As a cautious and concerned parent, you will be able to notice certain changes in behavior. It will be very healthy to take necessary steps to correct them. Remember, parents are not only parents, but they can be best friends!

It is how the family relate to each other.

Sometimes we as parents take things for granted, expecting things to be perfect all the time. Also, sometimes as parent’s we are not accustomed to changes that occurs around us.

The truth is, we are scared of these changes, to accept them and implement them in our lives because we have so many doubts in our minds. To avoid these situations have an open relationship with you children and you’ll notice a big difference around your loved ones.

Value what you have and while you have!! shabnam@skcounselling.ca

Update on the Poverty Eradication Initiative by Shahid Yousaf By: Sqn. Ldr. (R) Nusrat Hussain From the Pen of the Founding Editor of ‘The Miracle’

During my recent visit to Pakistan, I had the privilege of attending a graceful ceremony organized by Poverty Eradication Initiative (PEI) at Governor House Peshawar. Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Engr.

Shoukat Ullah Khan was the Chief Guest. PEI is a non profit organization headed by the well known personality of Vancouver- Mr. Shahid Yousaf, who also served as honorary Commercial Councilor of Pakistan in Vancouver. Shahid has performed a remarkable job by raising a small team of dedicated young workers capable of delivering their best. PEI has confirmed a grant of Rs.1 billion in terms of Education, Medical, Surgical supplies, small equipment to hospitals and support to enhance student enrollment in the Education Institutes of FATA over a period of 4 years. I was told that all

the supplies personally obtained by Mr. Yousaf; from private donors around the world, are available in different ware houses around Peshawar. Shahid is also actively involved in politics with PTI of Imran Khan.

He was vocal with Imran Khan upon the choice of PTI candidate in the recent bi-elections of Peshawar.

Khan suffered defeat in the bi-elections by ignoring the advise of many other sincere and knowledgeable people like Shahid Yousaf. I have observed Shahid as a man of moral and values. I saw him obediently taking care of his ailing father during my one night stay at his house in Peshawar. It is due to his humbleness, hard work, dedication to cause and care for his parents that Allah (Swt) has helped him achieving these heights. I am writing these lines as a token of my thanks for his great work in support of the people of Pakistan.

I sincerely hope that the younger leaders present in our community here in Vancouver will take a lead in following these foot steps of success including kindness and respect for their parents. Our religion emphasizes upon the importance of love and respect for parents. Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 17 Surah Bani Israel verses 23-24:Your Lord has enjoined the following: You should not worship anyone but Him Alone! “Treat your parents with great kindness; if either or both of them attain old age, do not say a word of contempt to them; nor rebuke them; but speak to them kind words. Treat them with humility and tenderness and pray, “O our Lord, be merciful to them, just as they brought me up with kindness and affection in my childhood.”

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H E A L T H

Iron Deficiency: World’s Most Common Nutritional Disorder

By Dr. Mee Lain Ling Do you regularly experience any of the following? Fatigue or weakness; poor concentration and memory; poor sleep; low, listless moods; painful joints after exercise; increased colds and flus; dizziness or faintness; heart palpitations; dry, dull, brittle hair; flattened, thin, spoon-shaped nails; or paleness?

If so, check your iron levels. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 30% of the global population suffers anemia.

While iron deficiency can lead to anemia, they are not the same.

The difference is in severity of the above symptoms. This makes iron deficiency - a pre-anemia condition - the most common and

widespread nutritional disorder in the world.

Unless blood tests show a person has obvious anemia, those with iron deficiency fall through a major crack in the medical system.

Despite one in four woman suffering iron deficiency symptoms, and sub-par iron levels causing anemia in up to 30% of seniors, as well as up to 25% of teenagers in the U.S. found to be pre-anemic, iron deficiency is not routinely tested during medical examinations.

There are three stages of iron deficiency: first, the body’s iron stores in the liver (serum ferritin) begin to drop. Then, red blood cells decrease in size and richness of colour (microcytic). Third, the level

of iron currently used in the blood, known as hemoglobin, begins to drop. If hemoglobin drops below normal range, then this is already considered anemia.

Thus, in terms of modern medical technology, hemoglobin is the last marker to show decreasing iron levels. Common tests for iron only check hemoglobin.

However, if a serum ferritin test is conducted, iron deficiency can be diagnosed much earlier, before symptoms become far worse and more prolonged. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a skilled doctor can also detect iron deficiency through palpating the pulse on the wrists.

Groups at higher risk of iron deficiency include: menstruating,

pregnant and lactating women, vegetarians and vegans, elderly, athletes, people with regular diarrhea or loose stools, people on calorie-restricted diets, or diets high in processed foods, and people who recently had surgery or injury. The simplest way to correct this condition is through using food as medicine. Iron-rich foods include green smoothies, dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale, aragula, gailan, as well as raisins, prunes, apricots, lean meats, and eggs.

In cases needing greater support, there are options to take synthetic pill-form iron, liquid iron, spirulina and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Compared with acupuncture, a common treatment

method within TCM, taking Chinese herbs for iron deficiency is more effective than only receiving acupuncture.

Chinese medicine herbs provide an excellent natural plant-based source of iron. Formulas proven over centuries have been used to strengthen and nourish blood to improve a person’s total vitality.

The advantage of Chinese herbs is that formulas are custom-tailored specifically to benefit a person’s constitution and specific health issues.

If you suspect yourself to have iron deficiency, visit your trusted health professional for a checkup.

The author is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine with her clinic located in the Richmond Health Sciences Centre across from Richmond Hospital, B.C. Visit www.drmeelainling.com for more health articles and contact information.

Healthy Dieting Myths and Facts

By Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD Some foods are so healthy they star on every nutrition expert’s list of super foods.

But often missing on those lists are some underrated gems that can definitely upgrade your diet.

We tapped nutrition experts to find out their favorite underrated fare. They only selected whole foods that are familiar, widely available, affordable, and nutrient-rich -- and that taste great.

Here are their top picks.

1. Beans and Lentils Beans and lentils really are nutrition superstars -- rich in protein, fiber, complex carbs, iron, magnesium, potassium, and zinc.

Bonnie Taub-Dix, RD, author of Read It Before You Eat It, says healthy foods like beans and lentils defy the recommendation to only shop the perimeter of the grocery store. “There are hundreds of essential foods like beans and lentils lining the shelves in the center aisles that should not be overlooked.”

Beans are versatile and easy on your wallet,

and Taub-Dix suggests you can lower the sodium in canned beans by approximately 40% by thoroughly rinsing the beans in water.

Elisa Zied, MS, RD, author of Nutrition at Your Fingertips, says, “Eating a diet rich in legumes can help promote weight loss and has been shown to lower LDL [low-density -- “bad” -- cholesterol] and raise HDL [high-density -- “good” -- cholesterol],” .

Toss these nuggets into soups, stews, salads, grain medleys, or greens, or create a veggie dip, like hummus made from

chickpeas, by pureeing beans and adding your favorite seasoning.

2. Watermelon Watermelon is everyone’s favorite summertime fruit. But because it is so naturally sweet, some people avoid it because they think it’s high in sugar.

Elizabeth Ward, RD, author of Expect the Best, says watermelon should be a staple in everyone’s diet. “It is fun to eat, sweet, juicy, low in calories, and chock full of

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W O M E N

What It Means to Be a Muslim Woman in Today’s America

By Reem Nasr “ I cover my head and not my mind.”

There’s never a dull moment in the life of a member of an American minority. In my case, being the member of an ethnic and religious minority is all the more exhilarating. As a Muslim American woman who dons a headscarf, it’s easy to become emblematic for what “my people” stand for.

I have to be cognizant of driving too fast, or showing frustration in a slothful line at the store, since that will leave an indelible impression on the minds of those who perceive us. As Peter Beinart writes in the Daily Beast about the Tsarnaev brothers: “Because in public conversation in America today, ‘Islam’ is a racial term.

Being Muslim doesn’t just mean not being Christian or Jewish. It means not being white.” And as history has shown us, not being

white in America can lead to certain complications.

Every experience of a Muslim woman is unique and none can be taken as anything more. A new online exhibition by the International Museum of Women is showcasing this individuality and diversity within the Muslim global community. It’s called Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art & Voices. This dynamic exhibition includes a “collection of thought pieces and artwork from contemporary Muslim women who are defining their own identities and, in the process, shattering pervasive stereotypes.”

It’s a sincere and nuanced window to the world as these very different Muslim women perceive it.

No two stories are similar, no two revelations converge.

One of the major topics discussed in the exhibition is appearance. As a Muslim woman who covers my hair, I can very easily find myself

at the end of many assumptions.

Can she play sports with that? Can she speak English? Here’s the bottom line: I cover my head not my mind. A lot of the misconceptions are rooted in mainstream media, which, for the most part, portrays Muslim women as exploited and helpless. Sadaf Syed’s piece iCover: A Day in the Life of a MuslimAmerican, shows us just some of the countless numbers of hats worn by Muslim women, from truck driver to athlete.

But being a Muslim woman in America isn’t only about wrestling with stereotypes. American diversity and civil liberties have led to a new version of Islam.

Young Muslims born in America have brought together the best of what American and Islamic cultures have to offer. This fresh and vibrant American Islam offers new perspectives that have been colored by the American experience

Health : Continued from pg 19 vitamins C and A, potassium, and lycopene. Because it is so high in water, it helps meet fluid needs.”

A bonus is that the thick peel keeps pesticides far from the flesh, earning it a spot on the Environmental Working Group’s “Clean 15” -- the produce with the least pesticide residue.

3. Sweet Potatoes Sweet potatoes are often thought of as high

in calories and carbs because they are so naturally sweet. But don’t let that fool you.

Heather Mangieri, RD, says, “Sweet potatoes are nutritional all-stars and one of the best vegetables you can eat. Not only are they a great source of beta carotene, vitamin C, fiber, and potassium, but this highly underrated vegetable is so versatile it can be enjoyed with very few extra calories or embellishment.”

-- something immigrant Muslims may not have necessarily indulge in. Malcolm X’s daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz discusses this phenomenon in an interview with Muslima.

The Muslim-American experience is more than can fit into this short piece. It’s about educating those who may be misled by stereotypes and misinformation in the media.

But it’s also about being actively engaged in all aspects of society, from politics to sports, the workplace to the hip-hop scene.

In the words of Samina Ali, Mus-

She suggests topping a slow-baked sweet potato with a sprinkle of cinnamon, applesauce, and crushed pineapple. Or try topping it with black beans and salsa. Other options: Mash it or slice it into fries and oven bake then until golden brown.

4. Red Cabbage Christine Gerbstadt, MD, RD, physician and registered dietitian, votes for the cruciferous vegetable red cabbage. “[It’s] a great source of fiber; vitamins A, D, and K; folate; and lots of trace minerals

lima curator: “In a world that’s grown accustomed to denying the rich diversity of Muslim women’s thoughts and contributions, of erasing their complex differences and reducing them into an easy stereotype of an oppressed group, into lesser human beings, this exhibition title highlights the singular form of muslima in order to celebrate the unique passions and accomplishments of each and every Muslim woman who contributes.”

with only 22 calories in one cup chopped,” Gerbstadt says. “Rich in antioxidants, this veggie can boost cancer-fighting enzymes.

You can eat it raw, cooked, sweet, savory, stand-alone in a dish like coleslaw, or added to almost anything from soups, to salads, casseroles, sandwiches, burgers, and more.”

She suggests keeping a head of red cabbage in your crisper to inspire creative ways to add more color and nutrition to your meals.

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YOUTH

Baabul Ilm Scholarship Awards Program

The history of Muslims is full of such people who left their mark on this world through their hard work, pursuits, and accomplishments in the areas of science, art, architecture, and literature among other forms of knowledge. In doing so not only did they bring glory to themselves, but also to the communities, societies, and the world in which we live in today.

In our times, it is our responsibility not just to preserve the heritage and the traditional thirst for knowledge handed down to us by these great people of the history but also try and make our own contributions and efforts in gaining knowledge in every branch of learning accessible

to us. One of the famous sayings of the Prophet (PBUH) is “Seek knowledge from cradle to grave” The Baabul Ilm Scholarship Committee comprising of five learned, independent, and impartial members, seeks the advancement of our community by supporting these academic pursuits and channeling the resources in this direction. This is purely a non-political private endeavor.

This year’s recipients received their awards in a ceremony on August 18. First Baabul Ilm Scholarship Awards (C$1000 each) for 2013 from grade 10, 11, and 12 were presented to 5 distinguished students of our community.

1. S. Imran Zaidi s/o Dr. Nasir Zaidi 2. Sayyeda Mussa d/o Mehboob Musa 3. Mahdiyeh Dabestani d/o Kazim Dabestani 4. Hassan Yekta s/o Emad Yekta 5. Syeda Zoha Abbas d/o S. Haider Abbas This scholarship program will be managed by an independent committee comprising of Mr. Zaheer Manki (Chairman), Mr. S. Hasan Zaidi, Mr. S. Nadeem Kazmi, Mr. S. Anwar Ali, and Dr. Zareen Naqvi. You can scan and send the application form to: babulilmsurrey@ gmail.com or hand in to any of the committee members.

Please note that this program may not be directly relevant to you. But if you know someone who can take benefit of this program please do not hesitate to share this information with them.

The committee would like to thank all the applicants and hope that they will continue to participate in this program in the future. Please encourage your high school going children to participate in this competition.

47 As in O, A levels: Pakistani student beats world record A Pakistani student, Haroon Tariq, has broken the current world record by securing a total of 47 As in his International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) O Level and A Level exams from the University of

Cambridge International Examinations.

His subjects spanned both the humanities and sciences including Human and Social Biology, Islamic Religion and Culture, Physics, Chemistry and Global Development.

A student of Froebel’s International School (FIS), Haroon Tariq’s achievement had put Pakistan in the global spotlight.

In the O Levels, the previous world record was 28 As which was also held by a Pakistani student Zohaib Asad. However, Haroon Tariq obtained 38 As in O levels and a total of 47As in his O and A level exams.

While talking to Dawn, Haroon Tariq said he studied 50 different subjects in O and A levels during the span of three years. He said obtaining 47 As was not easy as he had to study different languages including Spanish and French.

“I want to study engineering in the future, but have not decided whether to specialise in software engineering or aeronautical engineering,” he said.

Haroon Tariq said his teachers guided him well due to which he achieved the remarkable score, adding that he had to give all his

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No beer logo for Australian Muslim cricketer

Spin bowler Fawad Ahmed will not have to wear a beer company logo on his Australia uniform because of his Muslim faith, the sport’s managing body in the country has confirmed. Ahmed, who fled Pakistan in 2009 to seek asylum in Australia and gained citizenship in July, was picked for Australia’s five-match limited-overs series in England after he made his debut in the Twenty20 series last week. He was quoted by Fairfax Media from England on Tuesday as having “expressed discomfort’’ about wearing the logo because, on religious grounds, he does not associate with alcohol. Cricket Aus-

tralia’s operations manager Mike McKenna says CA was “respectful of Fawad’s personal beliefs’’ and agreed to his request to wear an unbranded shirt. Australian Cricketers’ Association chief executive Paul Marsh said told the country’s Sydney Morning Herald newspaper that the sport’s authorities would have weighed the decision carefully. ‘’They would have thought about the precedent it could set,” Marsh said. “But I commend them...for taking an approach that allowed the player to not contravene his personal beliefs.’’ Marsh told the newspaper that, ‘’if a player has reasonable personal or professional objection…

they would allow the player to be exempt.

That’s what has been extended to Fawad.

They came to a very reasonable agreement.’’

Cricket fans took to Twitter to discuss the agreement, with some sharing photographs of Ahmed with the positions on his shirt where the beer logos would usually be circled to highlight their absence. Newcastle United footballer, Papiss Cissé, argued with the club recently when he said their sponsor, a widelycriticised company offering high-cost loans, offended his Muslim beliefs and that he could not wear their logo. That dispute has since been resolved. Source: Al-Jazeera

Mayweather Jr. smashes purse mark

Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr., already the world’s highest-paid athlete in recent annual surveys, is unlikely to yield his crown with the disclosure Wednesday by adviser Leonard Ellerbe and Golden Boy promoter Richard Schaefer that he will earn a guaranteed purse of $41.5 million for his Sept. 14 junior middleweight unification fight with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. “Floyd is the biggest star in the sport and the best in the sport, and when you’re the biggest star and you are the best, you get paid the most money,” El-

lerbe told ESPN.com. “So this comes along with the territory.” Mayweather’s purse shatters the previous record of $32 million, which he set for his May 2012 fight with Miguel Cotto and then tied for his fight this past May against Robert Guerrero. For 2013, Mayweather’s guaranteed purses will total $73.5 million. The official contract for $41.5 million won’t be filed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission until next week, probably the day before the fight, according to commission executive director Keith Kizer. “It’s a wonderful thing,” Ellerbe said. “Floyd has put boxing on his back and crossed over. He took a niche sport and went out there and marketed a persona [‘Money’ Mayweather] in the mainstream world and became the highest-paid athlete in sports. “It’s [truly a] blessing to be in that position to make that kind of money. Floyd has worked hard to put himself in this position.

He deserves every penny of it. He’s the only

athlete that has dominated his sport for the last 15 years, and now he is fighting the best guy he can possibly fight.” The fight with Mexico’s Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KOs) is the second bout of a megadeal that Mayweather (44-0, 26 KOs) signed with Showtime/CBS before the Guerrero fight as he left behind career-long television partner HBO/Time Warner. The 30-month deal is for up to six fights and worth in the $200 million neighborhood.

“Showtime/CBS made it known they wanted to be in that Mayweather business,” Ellerbe said. “These are the things we talked about with Showtime/CBS when he made this deal, and they have really stepped up to make this possible. When we signed this deal and told people we had the biggest deal in sports history, some people said, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah.’ But we were not kidding.” Mayweather’s haul for next week’s fight could wind up even greater than $41.5 million if the pay-per-view, which some believe can challenge the all-time buy record of 2.44 million and revenue record of more than $130 million that Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya set for their 2007 showdown, goes through the roof and there is still

profit after Showtime/CBS makes it into the black. “This record purse shows you three things,” Schaefer said. “No. 1, it shows you how big Floyd Mayweather is, which we all knew. But it shows you that he is not just breaking records, he [is] breaking them by far. And third, it just shows you [how] big this fight with Canelo is. It’s insane.” Alvarez’s purse has not been disclosed yet, but sources involved in the event say it is more than $10 million. His contract will be filed with the Nevada commission next week. According to Schaefer, Mayweather-Alvarez already has broken the all-time gate record with ticket sales to sold-out MGM Grand Garden Arena generating $19.1 million, breaking the record of $18,419,200 set by Mayweather-De La Hoya. Ellerbe said they also are on their way to selling out 25,000 closed-circuit tickets at MGM properties in Las Vegas at $100 per ticket. Millions of dollars more will flow into the promotion from foreign television sales, event sponsors, national closed-circuit revenue (including from the fight being shown in more than 500 movie theaters) and merchandise. Source: ESPN

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The Spirit of 6th September

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recalls the spirit that symbolises September 6 for Pakistan 6th of September is celebrated each year as the Defence of Pakistan Day. It was on this day in 1965, that India launched her forces and attacked Pakistan across the international border without a warning or a declaration of war. this action of India, which claims to be the largest democracy in the World, was in utter violation of International law, charter of the United Nations and norms of civilized behavior among states. India arrogantly swept aside her international commitments in her desire to subjugate the region.

Even after a lapse of 34 years when a new generation in Pakistan are the decision makers, the memory of India’s treachery is vivid and uncompromising. At dawn on 6th September Indian forces crossed the border, pushed back the Pakistan Rangers and advanced towards Lahore on two axis. The Indian Army Chief, Gen. J. N. Chaudhry was so confident of defeating the Pakistani troops guarding the area and capturing Lahore that he announced to all and sundry that he would have a large peg of whisky at the Lahore Gymkhana Club in the evening of the 6th. He had reason to be confident as he was known in India as the Conqueror of Hyderabad

in Deccan. It was 17 years earlier that Gen Chaudhry had attacked the princely state of Hyderabad in Deccan, at the head of an armoured division. This was part of India’s multi-pronged attack by three divisions, in spite of a stand-still agreement that India had signed with the state. But Nehrus (First Prime Minister of India) new-India had started to proclaim that her agreements and commitments national and international could be violated at will to suit her purpose.

India’s attack against Lahore was held and beaten back with heavy losses to the attackers. The Pakistan Army units defending on the ground, supported by the Pakistan Air Force were able to blunt the Indian offensive and roll it back. Two days later on 8th September India launched its main attack against Sialkot using its armoured division and other strike formations. What ensued has been described as the largest tank battle since the second World War. It was a hard and bitter struggle fought over many days and nights resulting in casualties on both sides. In the end the Indian main attack was held and severely mauled. Its armoured division was force to withdraw owing to very high losses in men and material.

South of Lahore, Pakistan launched its own counter attack and captured India’s Khem Karan and beyond.

This posed a serious threat to the rear of Indian troops facing Lahore.

In the South Pakistan took the initiative to push back Indian troops and enter Indian territory. During the operations India captured about 400 square miles of Pakistan territory but lost around 1600 square

miles of its own to Pakistan. The war ended with the mediation effort of the USSR and a peace agreement was signed at Tashkent.

During the 1965 war every citizen of the country was solidly united behind the government, although it was a military one, of Field Marshal Ayub Khan. The national priorities were clear and unambiguous in those days, any danger to the country called for unity and unstinted support to the government and the armed forces. There was no question of any political party or leader taking advantage of the war to berate the government for political or personal gain. This came much later when President Ayub’s health suffered a setback and personal ambitions of those he had brought into prominence came to the fore.

Pakistan emerged from the September 1965 war with India, a strong and self-confident nation, proud of itself and its armed forces. It was a nation that was united in facing the danger from India. National unity and full support for the armed forces in the field is essential for success in war. With the nation’s support the Armed Forces of Pakistan repulsed India’s naked aggression across the international border and made her pay a price for it by capturing four times more territory than India and forcing her to accept a ceasefire, return to the negotiating table and to vacate each other’s territory. It was certainly their finest hour of glory and a day to be remembered by future generations of soldiers and civilians.

After the September 1965 Indo-Pakistan war and the Tashkent Agreement Pakistan relaxed, as peace had

been restored. But India prepared anew and six years later in 1971 again attacked across the international border, this time in the Eastern Wing of the country and succeeded in dismembering Pakistan while the World and the United Nations stood by and watched. India has consistently used force as an instrument of her foreign and domestic policy against all her neighbours including China, and internally against her own small states and occupied Kashmir to the detriment of her religious and ethnic minorities.

This has been reflected by all the main Human Rights organizations of the World. Recently the New York based Human Rights Watch released its report condemning India for its atrocities in Indian-held Kashmir. This was released during the Kargil fighting a few months back.

This year we celebrate Defence of Pakistan Day after the recent fighting in Indian occupied Kashmir near Kargil. There has been some criticism within the country of the government’s handling of the situation particularly of the Prime Minister’s visit to Washington. Unfortunately all the criticism emanates by and large from those political parties in opposition to the government and as such the credibility of their arguments is reduced to that extent.

Some writings have appeared, particularly in the English press who fail to understand the Kashmir issue in its proper perspective and there are others who may well be inspired from within or without for reasons better known to them.

Kargil has added a new chapter to the Kashmiri’s 52 years old struggle for emancipation from the suppressive and brutal Indian rule. They

have demonstrated their ability to force a decision on Kashmir. Any form of status quo is not acceptable to them anymore. It is the opinion of neutral experts at home and abroad that the Kashmir dispute cannot be forced back into cold storage again in view of the determination to fight and die as shown by a few hundred Kashmiris on the outskirts of Kargil under the shadow of a larger conflict. It should now be the concern of the World community to find a solution to the Kashmir dispute under a democratic process, of the will of the people of Kashmir.

During the Kargil conflict the Pakistani troops deployed on the Line of Control in the area came under constant Indian pressure and repeated attacks. They gave a good account of themselves and many were killed defending the frontiers of Pakistan and the honour of their homeland.

They fought with great determination and courage blunting and repulsing every enemy attack with considerable losses to the Indians.

Pakistan Army COAS has recently mentioned Indian Army losses at about 1700 killed and therefore 3 to 4 times that number wounded.

The officers and men of the Pakistan Army and para-military forces fought with the spirit of the September 1965 Indo-Pakistan war, and should be included in our prayers on the 6th of September along with all those officers and men of the Forces killed in action since 1948.

The 6th of September should also be a day of thanksgiving. We should all pray for the safety and solidarity of Pakistan and also that God gives us the strength, courage and determination, to protect and safeguard at all costs, the freedom and honour of our homeland.

More than 50,000 killed in violence in Pakistan in 12 yrs At least 50,000 people, including soldiers, civilians, government-backed militiamen and militants have been killed in Pakistan in last 12 years.

Till the day at least 50, 000 people including soldiers, civilians, government-backed militiamen and militants have been killed in Pakistan in its “war against terror” since September 11, 2001 attacks on United States.

“Pakistan has lost 50,000 people since the attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon in the United States on September 11, 2001,” Pakistan’s spy agencies told country’s Supreme Court during a hearing related to a case about deployment of armed forces to help the civil administration restore law and order.

They said more than 24000 people – both civilians and troops – were killed in terrorist attacks from 2001 and 2008. “Over 25000 people died during military offensives against Taliban militants in the restive tribal regions since 2008”.

15681 Pakistani soldiers killed since 2008

According to spy agencies, Pakistan’s armed forces have suffered 15,681 casualties while fighting Taliban militants in tribal areas since 2008. “Over 200 members of tribal peace committees, or Lashkars, including volunteers and chieftains, were also killed and 275 wounded in targeted attacks in the last three years”.

“At least 5152 civilians have been killed and 5,678 injured in bomb blasts and suicide attacks since 2008 in tribal areas. Similarly, 3,051 militants were killed and 1228 injured in security forces operations during the same period,” they said.

The spy agencies in their reply to Apex court said there were 235 suicide bombings, 9,257 rocket attacks and 4256 bomb explosions in Pakistan in last five years.

Taliban militants destroyed 1030 schools, colleges They said the Taliban militants destroyed 1030 schools and colleges in country’s restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province from 2009 to 2013.

“The militancy in tribal region was at its peak during 2007- 2008. However, actions taken by the law enforcement agencies had restrained the militants’ strength. The terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is not as effective today as it was before 2008 when it challenged the writ of the country,” the spy agencies said.

The warned of more attacks by militants in the country if detained militants were released by the court. “It will be difficult to contain them and they could start a new wave of violence in cities like Karachi and Lahore

and other parts of the country”. http://www.nationalturk.com

Pakistan suffered $100 bn losses in war on terror The government is making efforts to calculate the latest estimates of losses borne by Pakistan’s economy in the last 12 years after becoming an ally of the US in its war against terrorism since 9/11, 2001, The News these mind boggling figures, which are in the process of finalisation, might be released in the upcoming Economic Survey 2012-13, The decision to insert latest estimates on war on terror will be taken by the government of the PML-N but official circles confirmed that efforts are underway to come up with latest estimates on total losses.

According to very initial and rough estimates, the losses incurred by different sectors of Pakistan’s economy in the last 12 years might go close to $100 billion mark. In return, Pakistan had so far received around $15 billion through official channels on account of over $10 billion in shape of Coalition Support Fund (CSF) compared to official losses of $68 billion till fiscal year 2010-11, so only 14 percent losses were reimbursed by the US. In the head of military assistance in shape of FMF (Foreign Military Fund), Pakistan received $2.1 billion, grants for the economy to the tune of $1.5 billion, budgetary support of $1.2 billion and debt write- off $1.5 billion. However, it is not yet known that how much amount the US disbursed through nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), international NGOs and some other initiatives such United Nations in disasters like earth-

quake and floods.

“The Finance Ministry, in consultation with the Foreign Office and other ministries are working to calculate latest figures on losses incurred by Pakistan’s economy after becoming frontline state in the US-led war against terrorism,” official sources told The News.

Consequently, economic growth slowed and demands for imports reduced with consequential decline in tax collection and inflows of foreign investment were naturally adversely affected, accentuated by the travel bans issued by western governments to its entrepreneurs.

The cost of war incurred losses to Pakistan was standing in the range of $2.669 billion in fiscal year 2001-02, $2.749 billion in 200203, $2.932 billion in 2003-04, $3.410 billion in 2004-05, $4.670 billion in 2005-06, $4.670 billion in 2006-07, $6.940 billion in 2007-08, $9.180 billion in 2008-09, $13.560 billion in 2009-10 and $17.830 billion in 2010-11, totalling the cost of war to $67.926 billion in the last 10 years.

Pakistan continued to pay a heavy price in terms of both the economic and security terms. A large portion of its resources, both men and material, are being consumed by this war for the last several years.

Source: http://www.defence.pk/forums/ economy

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