[Pak-Media] Protest rally held against the human rights violations in Balochistan at the 18th session of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

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BHRC UK
PRESS RELEASE                                        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A peaceful demonstration was held at the 18th session of the UN Human Rights Council by the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO) and the Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC), on Thursday 15 September 2011 in Geneva , Plais des Nations ' Broken Chair Square' to protest against the increasing number of human rights violations in Balochistan. 
The demonstration was aimed to raise awareness of alarming number of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and arbitrary detentions that have been reported by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the Human Rights commission of Pakistan and prompt the international community to act. 
Baloch delegates from London, Europe and Scandinavia and other human rights activists took part in the event.
A parallel event took place entitled 'Climate of Fear: Enforced Disappearances, Extrajudicial Killings & Arbitrary Detention in Balochistan' between 12 to 2 pm at Plais des Nations in Room 23.
The report of the conference will be released soon.
To view the pictures of the event please click the link below,

Issued by:
Samad Baloch
General Secretary
info_bhrc@yahoo.co.uk
London  17/09/11

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[Pak-Media] America's Crumbling Infrastructure

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By RT 

America is literally falling apart. From natural disasters, to massive power blackouts, to bridge collapses, U.S. infrastructure has shown that it is not up to standards. American investment in infrastructure is not keeping up with the rest of the world and could prove to be an economy killer.

September 16, 2011


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[Pak-Media] Islam as Geo-Political Tool to Control the Middle East

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Islam as Geo Political Tool to Control the Middle East

 

By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya

 

(The Muslim world is generally confused about the drive behind the Arab Spring and its potential impact. This article helps one understand because it underlines the new policy of the USA and the West to ‘control’ the Middle East. If there is accommodation in Syria and Bahrain between the protesters and the regime the efforts of the West would be frustrated. The key to success of every state in the Middle East lies in avoiding sectarian strife and ethnic/tribal polarisation. ‘Calvinist Islam’ allegedly followed by AKP ruled Turkey,  may not yield the result the West seeks; it may even become an effective instrument to defeat ‘Takfiri Islam’. Pakistan and Iran are the ultimate military target of the West. If they survive the present onslaught, the Muslim World may rid itself of all vestiges of western Imperialism. Rifah Party proposes a Union of Ten ECO States; that would effectively be the trench the West is unable to cross in order to invade and conquer. + Usman Khalid, President of Rifah Party+) 

 

 

Map of ten ECO states – Kazakhstan, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan,  Uzbekistan, Tajikistan & Kyrgyzstan.

 

As Washington and its cohorts march towards the Eurasian Heartland, they have tried to manipulate Islam as a geo-political tool. They have created political and social chaos in the process. Along the way they have tried to redefine Islam and to subordinate it to the interests of global capital by ushering in a new generation of so-called Islamists, chiefly amongst the Arabs.

The Project to Redefine Islam: Turkey as the New Model and “Calvinist Islam”

Turkey in its present form is now being presented as the democratic model for the rebelling Arab masses to follow. It is true that Ankara has progressed since the days it used to ban Kurdish from being spoken in public, but Turkey is not a functional democracy and is very much a kleptocracy with fascist tendencies.

The military still plays a huge role in the affairs of the state and government. The term “deep state,” which denotes a state run secretly from the top-down by unaccountable bodies and individuals, in fact originates from Turkey. Civil rights are still not respected in Turkey and candidates for public office have to be approved by the state apparatus and the groups controlling them, which try to filter out anyone that would go against the status quo in Turkey.

Turkey is not being presented as a model for the Arabs due to its democratic qualifications. It is being presented as the political model for the Arabs, because of a project of political and socio-economic “bida” (innovation) involving the manipulation of Islam.

Although very popular, the Turkish Justice and Development Party or JDP (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi or AKP) was allowed to come into power in 2002, without opposition by the Turkish military and the Turkish courts. Before this there was little tolerance for political Islam in Turkey. The JDP/AKP was founded in 2001 and the timing of their founding and their electoral win in 2002 was also tied to the objective of redrawing Southwest Asia and North Africa.

This project to manipulate and redefine Islam seeks to subordinate Islam to dominant World Order capitalist interests through a new wave of "political Islamism", such as the JDP/AKP. A new strand of Islam is thereby being fashioned through what has come to be called “Calvinist Islam” or a “Muslim version of the Protestant work ethic.” It is this model that is been nurtured in Turkey and now being presented to Egypt and the Arabs by Washington and Brussels.

This “Calvinist Islam” also has no problem with the “reba” or interest system, which is prohibited under Islam. It is this system that is used to enslave individuals and societies with the chains of debt to global capitalism. It is in this context that the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is calling for so-called “democratic reforms” in the Arab World.

The ruling families of Sauda Arabia and the Arab petro-sheikhdoms are also partners in the enslavement of the Arab world through debt. In this regard Qatar and the Arab sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf are in the process of creating a Middle East Development Bank that is intended to give loans to Arab countries to support their "transition towards democracy". The democracy promotion mission of the Middle East Development Bank is ironic because the countries forming it are all staunch dictatorships.

It is also this subordination of Islam to global capitalism that is causing internal friction in Iran.

 

Opening the Door for a New Generation of Islamists

The hope in Washington is that this “Calvinist Islam” will take root with a new generation of Islamists under the banner of new democratic states. These governments will effectively enslave their countries by placing them further into debt and selling national assets. They will help subvert the region extending from North Africa to Southwest and Central Asia as the area is being balkanized and restructured in the image of Israel under ethnocratic systems.

Tel Aviv will also wield wide influence amongst these new states. Hand-in-hand with this project, different forms of ethno-linguistic nationalism and religious intolerance are also being promoted to divide the region. Turkey also plays an important, because it is one of the cradle for this new generation of Islamists. Saudi Arabia too plays a role in supporting the militant wing of these Islamists.

Washington's Restructuring of the Geo-Strategic Chessboard

Targeting Iran and Syria is part of the larger strategy of controlling Eurasia. Chinese interests have been attacked everywhere on the global map. Sudan has been balkanized and both North Sudan and South Sudan are headed towards conflict. Libya has been attacked and is in the process of being balkanized. Syria is being pressured to surrender and fall into line. The U.S. and Britain are now integrating their national security councils, which parallels Anglo-American bodies from the Second World War.

Targeting Pakistan is also connected to neutralizing Iran and attacking Chinese interests and any future unity in Eurasia. In this regard, the U.S. and NATO have militarized the waters around Yemen. At the same time in Eastern Europe, the U.S. is building its fortifications in Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania to neutralize Russia and the former Soviet republics. Belarus and Ukraine are being put under increasing pressure too. All these steps are part of a military strategy to encircle Eurasia and to either control its energy supplies or the flow of energy towards China. Even Cuba and Venezuela are under increasing threat. The military noose is globally being tightened by Washington.

It appears that new Islamist parties are being formed and groomed by the Al-Sauds with the help of Turkey to take power in Arab capitals. Such governments will work to subordinate their respective states. The Pentagon, NATO, and Israel may even select some of these new governments to justify new wars.

It has to be mentioned that Norman Podhoretz, a original member of the Project for a New American Century (PNAC), in 2008 suggest an apocalyptic future scenario in which Israel launches a nuclear war against Iran, Syria, and Egypt amongst its other neighbouring countries. This would include Lebanon and Jordan. Podhoretz described an expansionist Israel and even suggested that the Israelis would militarily occupy the oil fields of the Persian Gulf.

What came across as odd in 2008 was the suggestion by Podhoretz, which was influenced by the strategic analysis of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), that Tel Aviv would launch a nuclear attack on its staunch Egyptian allies ruling Cairo under President Mubarak. Despite the fact that the old regime still remains, Mubarak is no longer in power in Cairo. The Egyptian military still gives orders, but Islamists may come to power. This is occuring despite the fact that Islam continues to be demonized by the U.S. and most of its NATO allies.


Unknown Future: What Next?

The U.S., the E.U., and Israel are trying to use the upheavals in the Turko-Arabo-Iranic World to further their own objectives including the war on Libya and the support of an Islamic insurrection in Syria. Along with the Al-Sauds, they are attempting to spread “fitna” or division amongst the peoples of Southwest Asia and North Africa. The Israeli-Khaliji strategic alliance, formed by Tel Aviv and the ruling Arab families in the Persian Gulf, is crucial in this regard.

In Egypt the social upheaval is far from over and the people are become more radical. This is resulting in concessions by the military junta in Cairo. The protest movement is now starting to address the role of Israel and its relationship to the military junta. In Tunisia too, the popular stream is headed towards radicalization.

Washington and its cohorts are playing with fire. They may think that this period of chaos presents an excellent opportunity for confrontation with Iran and Syria. The upheaval that has taken root in the Turko-Arabo-Iranic World will have unpredictable results. The resilience of the peoples in Bahrain and Yemen under the threats of increased state-sponsored violence indicates the articulation of more cohesive anti-US and Anti-Zionist protest movement.


Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya specializes in the Middle East and Central Asia He is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG)

 

 

 

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[Pak-Media] September 23, 2011: International Media Ethics Day

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INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ETHICS DAY
A Dialogue in Media Ethics


The Center for International Media Ethics is proud to announce the first International Media Ethics Day to be held on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011.

The aim of the Media Ethics Day is to mobilize the journalism community and provide journalists around the world with an opportunity to discuss media ethics issues, examine case studies, and participate in role-plays and debates related to the various ethical dilemmas they might expect to face on the job.

Besides several on-site events around the world, additional activities will be available online for journalists whose limited resources prevent them from participating in person.

Online activities on the International Media Ethics Day
  • Discussion Forum
  • Intensive Blogging on media ethics topics ( 1 exciting new topic every hour!)
  • Announcement of the winner of the Media Ethics Cine short video contest
  • Intensive J-Ethinomics one day online media ethics course (email info@ethicsformedia.org to register)
  • Media Ethics Quiz on our social media sites
  • and many other activities... more details soon!
Pakistan organised by Mishal Pvt. Pakistan and Puruesh Chaudhary, CIME Ambassador to Pakistan. The workshop will take place in the Lahore Press Club with case studies, role pays and media ethics debates engaging both practising journalists and journalism students from the Punjab University.

Zimbabwe organised by MISA Zimbabwe and the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe. The venue is the Media Centre in Harare. Besides group exercises on ethical case studies and role plays, MISA and VMCZ prepared a special discussion programme on the state of media in Zimbabwe with the intention to draw up a recommendation on the way forward.

Nigeria organised by Gbenga Adeniji , CIME Ambassador to Nigeria. The interactive workshop will address the topic „Ethics: the pivot for sound journalism practice" through discussion and exercises with young local journalists.

Ghana organised by the Ghana Media Advocacy Programme in partnership with Ethics Africa, Ghana Journalist Association, Partnership For The Future and UNICEF to conduct discussion on the ethical dilemmas related to reporting on children using the UNICEF principle for ethical reporting on children and the IFJ Guidelines as a framework. Venue: Ghana International Press Center. Speakers were also invited from the Ghana Journalists Association, the Ministry of Information and the University of Ghana.

Ethiopia organised by the Ethiopian Journalists Anti-Corruption Network and Transparency Ethiopia through journalists round tables and possible guest speakers from Addis Ababa University. Venue: Queen Sheba Hotel at Addis Ababa.

Albania organised by the Department of Journalism of the Albanian University in Tirana. Other relevant local media organisations will participate.

Russia organised by YoJo.ru Young Journalists in Moscow's Central House of Journalists. The Russian Union of Journalists will also be present at the event.

Cambodia organised by the Cambodian Journalists' Council for Ethics at the Cambodiana Hotel in Phnom Penh along with the Cambodia Communication Institute. Among the speakers the Minister of Information. They aim to sign a Join Statement by the end of the conference.

Peru organised by Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. Case studies, role plays and meaningful discussions are planned for the mostly journalism student audience.

Hungary organised by the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság) Besides workshop exercises to actively engage the participants, the conference participants will talk about the ethical implications of the recent phone hacking scandal.

South Sudan organised by Peter Bongiri CIME Ambassador at the Africak park in Juba.

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[Pak-Media] Claims Made by LPG Association Baseless: Ministry

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Islamabad: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources clarifies that claims made by LPG association are not based on facts. It is the reaction of those who have thrived on LPG quota system thereby fleecing the general public by charging very high prices.

In fact the group has not let the competition in the business grow which has resulted in cartelization. As a matter of fact, by mere announcement of the new LPG policy by Government, the prices of household cylinder dropped by 56 rupees per cylinder.

The new LPG policy is based on the principle of parity of price for local and imported LPG. This has taken away the market manipulation power of local LPG mafia. The ultimate benefit of this price parity will go to general publics, who will not the hostage to the monopoly of local LPG mafia.

Companies with import based business will be very competitive thus saving the general public from clutches of LPG cartels. Government has intervened at a right time to takeover Pro-Gas terminal and has saved it from falling into the hands of a particular group.

With the given gas shortage issues, government is striving to promote LPG as an alternate fuel and this can best be achieved through extensive network of SSGC and SNGPL. LPG business will be run by subsidiary of these companies on professional lines. It is hoped that these steps will further curtail the manipulation power of LPG mafia. 



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PR--No economic development sans women's participation: CEO Saudi Pak

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No economic development sans women's participation: Mian Shahid, CEO Saudi Pak

Low representation of women behind in sluggish growth: Samina Fazil





Dated: Sept 17



Islamabad: The role of women in the economic development of Pakistan should be acknowledged and supported by government as well as business community so that nation could prosper, a leading businessman said.



Pakistan cannot progress as far as we understand the importance of providing equal opportunities to women, said Mian Shahid, CEO Saudi Pak Insurance Co while speaking at a meeting at Islamabad Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI).



Discrimination and social prejudices on the basis of sex are not only keeping women from development but it is also hurting economy, he said.



Uneducated and unskilled women serving mostly as unpaid family helpers remain denied of their rightful place in society while those who have their own businesses or work for others also face discrimination, he said.



There is an urgent need to provide greater education opportunities, training facilities, exposure to new knowledge and technologies to women; he said adding that women should have a fair share in various economic, social, political and cultural developments.



He said that women entrepreneurs should work out a plan to popularise education, employment and economic activities among women so that they could be helped.



At the occasion, Samina Fazil, President IWCCI said that women are an integral part of the economic process of the country within and outside their homes, in the formal and informal sectors and in urban and rural areas.



She said that 72.2 percent of women are agricultural workers. Manufacturing represents 13 percent of the female labour force and community, personal and social services comprising 11 percent.



Samina said that women's participation in almost all sectors is minor; a major reason behind sluggish economic growth.



She said that women are constrained by different norms, lack of information, mobility, training, segregation and have no opportunity to get credit. Business women are dependent on middlemen who exploit them and they remain outside of any effective protective legislation which is hindering growth.


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