UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillay visits Pakistan, 4-7 June


GENEVA (4 June 2012) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay today begins a four-day mission to Pakistan at the invitation of the Government. It is her first visit to the country since becoming High Commissioner in 2008.

During the four-day mission, the UN human rights chief is due to meet Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and other Government ministers. She will also hold discussions with the Chief Justice, Members of Parliament, members of the legal profession and civil society organisations.  

At the end of her visit, on Thursday 7 June at 1500 hours, the High Commissioner will hold a press conference at Serena Hotel, Islamabad. For security checks and set up , please arrive at 2:30pm.
You are cordially invited to attend the press conference.
To facilitate your access and security checks, kindly send in the names of your representative  and cameramen to attend the press conference, maximum by 1200 noon, Wednesday, 6 June 2012, via email at unic.islamabad@unic.org or fax : 051-2271856



Learn more about the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/HighCommissioner.aspx

Human rights in Pakistan:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Countries/AsiaRegion/Pages/PKIndex.aspx

For more information and media requests, please contact:

In Islamabad:
Rupert Colville, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights:
+41 79 506 1088 / rcolville@ohchr.org  
Stacey Winston, United Nations Pakistan +92 (0) 300 850 2397 / stacey.winston@undp.org


In Geneva:
Ravina Shamdasani: +41 22 917 9310 / rshamdasani@ohchr.org
Xabier Celaya: +41 22 917 9383 / xcelaya@ohchr.org
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An amazing and instructive anecdote which can serve as a guide to many journalists !
It is amust read:
 
 
Keep this in mind the next time you are about to repeat a rumor or spread gossip.
In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about Diogenes?"

"Wait a moment," Socrates replied, "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."

"Triple filter?" asked the acquaintance.

"That's right," Socrates continued, "Before you talk to me about Diogenes let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

"No," the man said, "Actually I just heard about it."

"All right," said Socrates, "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about Diogenes something good?"

"No, on the contrary..."

"So," Socrates continued, "You want to tell me something about Diogenes that may be bad, even though you're not certain it's true?"

The man shrugged, a little embarrassed. Socrates continued, "You may still pass the test though, because there is a third filter, the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about Diogenes going to be useful to me?"

"No, not really."

"Well," concluded Socrates, "If what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me or anyone at all?"

The man was bewildered and ashamed. This is an example of why Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.

It also explains why Socrates never found out that Diogenes was banging his wife.









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Imtiaz Gul
Islamabad, Pakistan

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Makhdoon, CCPIT Vice Chairman to inaugurate 7th CSABF

Islamabad:

The 7th China-South Asia Business Forum will commence from 5-7 June, in Kunming, China. Mr. Amin Fahim, Commerce Minister along with Mr. Wang Jinzhen, Vice Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International (CCPIT) will inaugurate the Forum, which will also be addressed by Commerce Minister of Sri Lanka and Deputy Commerce Minister of Bangladesh. 

 

The Forum is expected to be attended by more than 500 delegates including 120 business delegates from South Asian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Mr. Tariq Sayeed, former President of SAARC CCI, who is also rotating Chairman for 7th China-South Asia Business Forum will lead SAARC CCI delegation in the absence of President Mr. Vikramjit Singh Sahney.

 

Besides Mr. Annisul Huq, the immediate former President, the sitting Vices President of SAARC CCI Mr. Jashimuddin (Bangladesh), Mr. Thinly Palden Dorji ( Bhutan), Mr. Pradeep Kumar Shrestha (Nepal), Mr. Iftikhar Ali Malik (Pakistan), Mr. Kosala Wikramanayake (Sri Lanka), Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Tabish, Secretary General, SAARC CCI will also participate in the forum.  In addition to members of all national chambers and Federations- the constitute member bodies of SAARC CCI, Confederations and other chambers/ associations will also participate in the 7th CSABF, which is organized as an annual venture of China Centre for promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) organized in collaboration with SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

 

The South Asian business delegation also comprises 80-member delegation of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry including Fazal Qadir Sherani, President, Mr. Haroon Rasheed, Vice President and former Vice Presidents Mr. Mansha Churra, Mr. Zubair F. Tufail, Hameed Akhtar Chadda and Choudhry Aamer Ata Bajwa, Mr. Manazir A. Nasir, patron member Pak-China Business Council, Kunwar Qutub Uddin and Mian Mehmood  Ahmed, EC members of SAAARC CCI (Pakistan Chapter), Begum Salma Ahmed, EC Member SAARC CCI Women Entrepreneurs' Council. Ms. Hina Mansab Khan, Mr. Tariq Mehmood, President Attock Chamber and other members, Mr.  Naqi Bari, 12-   Nasiruddin Shiekh,  Waheed Shah,  Javed Khalili, Mr. Amin Khatri and  Zafar Hasan Khan.

 

The inaugural session of the Forum will also be addressed Commerce Minister of Sri Lanka and Maldives, Deputy Commerce Minister of Bangladesh,. The Follow up sessions will be addressed by business leaders from South Asia i.e. Presidents of all National Chambers of Commerce & Industry and representatives of the Diplomatic Missions of South Asian countries in China.

 

The Forum is perceived as a strategic economic alliance between China and South Asian business enterprises, which aims at promoting bilateral trade between two civilizations. The trade volume between China and South Asian countries was estimated $ 85 billion in 2011 as compared with $ 40 billion in 2006, when China-South Asia Business Forum was constituted.  

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VP National Traders Alliance
Former SVP, Islamabad Chamber,
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WND EXCLUSIVE
IRAN: DISCOVERY WILL COLLAPSE CHRISTIANITY
 
Says Turkish 'Bible' has Barnabas forecasting Muhammad's coming
Published: 11 hours ago
 
The End-Time is Here
2008 was God's last warning.
2012 is economic collapse & WW III 
www.the-end.com.
 
By Reza Kahlili
Iran's Basij Press is claiming that a version of the Gospel of Barnabas, found in 2000, will prove that Islam is the final and righteous religion and the revelation will cause the collapse worldwide of Christianity.
Turkey confiscated a leather-bound text, written on animal hide, in an anti-smuggling operation in 2000. Turkish authorities believe the text could be an authentic version of the Gospel of Barnabas, one of Jesus' apostles and an associate of the apostle Paul.
This version of the Barnabas Gospel was written in the 5th or 6th century and it predicted the coming of the Prophet Mohammad and the religion of Islam, the Basij Press claims.
The Christian world, it says, denies the existence of such a gospel.
However, religious scholars have said another version of the Barnabas Gospel, discovered a century ago, was written less than 500 years ago, which would post-date Mohammad.
In Chapter 41 of the Barnabas Gospel, Basij claims, is this statement: "God has hidden himself as Archangel Michael ran them (Adam and Eve) out of heaven, (and) when Adam turned, he noticed that at top of the gateway to heaven, it was written 'La elah ela Allah, Mohamad rasool Allah,'" meaning Allah is the only God and Mohammad his prophet.
The Turkish army has taken possession of the Barnabas Gospel because the "Zionists" and the governments of the West are trying to suppress its contents, Basij Press claims.
According to the Barnabas Gospel in Turkey's hands, Basij Press says, Jesus was never crucified and that not only is He not the son of God, but that He himself predicted the coming of the Prophet Mohammad. The book even predicts the coming of the last Islamic messiah, the report says.
"The discovery of the original Barnabas Bible will now undermine the Christian Church and its authority and will revolutionize the religion in the world," the Basij report says. "The most significant fact, though, is that this Bible has predicted the coming of Prophet Mohammad and in itself has verified the religion of Islam, and this alone will unbalance the powers of the world and create instability in the Christian world."
The Basij report concludes that the discovery is so immense that it will affect the world's politics and that the world powers are aware of the coming effects of this event.
Turkey plans to put the Bible on public display. Though Turkish authorities believe this could be an authentic version of the Gospel of Barnabas, others believe it only goes back to the 16th century and is a fake because it would have been written centuries after Mohammad's life.
The Vatican has requested to see the scripture but it is unknown if Turkey has provided it access to the text.
Recently Iranian ayatollahs have been outspoken that Islam is the last and only righteous religion sent by God.
Grand Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani, in a recent statement, announced that since the Quran was the last holy book and provides the most complete religion to the world and Mohammad the last prophet as indicated in the Quran, there is no authority to abide by other books. The Quran clearly indicates that only those who have accepted the true religion of Islam are the guided ones, he said.
As the Islamic regime in Iran continues to suppress its people with violations of human rights and challenges the world over its nuclear program, Khamenei said, "In light of the realization of the divine promise by almighty God, the Zionists and the Great Satan (America) will soon be defeated. Allah's promise will be delivered, and Islam will be victorious."
Reza Kahlili translated this Iranian video about Islamic prophecies of a coming messiah and the destruction of Israel:
 
 
 
The Coming is Upon Us - Translation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        
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By Reza Kahlili
Iran's Basij Press is claiming that a version of the Gospel of Barnabas, found in 2000, will prove that Islam is the final and righteous religion and the revelation will cause the collapse worldwide of Christianity.
 
Turkey confiscated a leather-bound text, written on animal hide, in an anti-smuggling operation in 2000. Turkish authorities believe the text could be an authentic version of the Gospel of Barnabas, one of Jesus' apostles and an associate of the apostle Paul.
This version of the Barnabas Gospel was written in the 5th or 6th century and it predicted the coming of the Prophet Mohammad and the religion of Islam, the Basij Press claims.
The Christian world, it says, denies the existence of such a gospel.
However, religious scholars have said another version of the Barnabas Gospel, discovered a century ago, was written less than 500 years ago, which would post-date Mohammad.
In Chapter 41 of the Barnabas Gospel, Basij claims, is this statement: "God has hidden himself as Archangel Michael ran them (Adam and Eve) out of heaven, (and) when Adam turned, he noticed that at top of the gateway to heaven, it was written 'La elah ela Allah, Mohamad rasool Allah,'" meaning Allah is the only God and Mohammad his prophet.
The Turkish army has taken possession of the Barnabas Gospel because the "Zionists" and the governments of the West are trying to suppress its contents, Basij Press claims.
According to the Barnabas Gospel in Turkey's hands, Basij Press says, Jesus was never crucified and that not only is He not the son of God, but that He himself predicted the coming of the Prophet Mohammad. The book even predicts the coming of the last Islamic messiah, the report says.
"The discovery of the original Barnabas Bible will now undermine the Christian Church and its authority and will revolutionize the religion in the world," the Basij report says. "The most significant fact, though, is that this Bible has predicted the coming of Prophet Mohammad and in itself has verified the religion of Islam, and this alone will unbalance the powers of the world and create instability in the Christian world."
The Basij report concludes that the discovery is so immense that it will affect the world's politics and that the world powers are aware of the coming effects of this event.
Turkey plans to put the Bible on public display. Though Turkish authorities believe this could be an authentic version of the Gospel of Barnabas, others believe it only goes back to the 16th century and is a fake because it would have been written centuries after Mohammad's life.
The Vatican has requested to see the scripture but it is unknown if Turkey has provided it access to the text.
Recently Iranian ayatollahs have been outspoken that Islam is the last and only righteous religion sent by God.
Grand Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani, in a recent statement, announced that since the Quran was the last holy book and provides the most complete religion to the world and Mohammad the last prophet as indicated in the Quran, there is no authority to abide by other books. The Quran clearly indicates that only those who have accepted the true religion of Islam are the guided ones, he said.
As the Islamic regime in Iran continues to suppress its people with violations of human rights and challenges the world over its nuclear program, Khamenei said, "In light of the realization of the divine promise by almighty God, the Zionists and the Great Satan (America) will soon be defeated. Allah's promise will be delivered, and Islam will be victorious."
Reza Kahlili translated this Iranian video about Islamic prophecies of a coming messiah and the destruction of Israel:
 
 
 
The Coming is Upon Us - Translation: Reza Kahli...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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PRESS RELEASE

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KCEU Raises the AFSPA with

 the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights




Geneva, Thursday, 31 May 2012 - Continuing its work, KCEU met yesterday at the lunch of the OHCHR Report 2011, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mrs. Navanethem Pillay. Barrister A. Majid Tramboo, the Chairman of the Kashmir Centre EU discussed and pushed for the High Commissioner to raise the issues of ratifying the Convention Against Torture, failing to ratify the Convention for the Protection of All Person from Disappearance, a lack of responses to human rights cases submitted by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), restricting the internet, failing to protect human rights defenders, failing to protect journalists, and failing to abolish the death penalty, and the unmarked and mass graves with the Indian Government as put forward during the UPR of India.


The High Commissioner stressed on the importance of the Non-Governmental Organizations contributions on the promotion and protection of the human rights universally, and continued need of the NGO community to remain in close contact with her offices.


The High  Commissioner added that- "As I review our work in 2011, I am filled with a sense of pride. But this pride is tempered by realism as I look towards the future and consider the growing gap between the expectations of and mandates given to the Office and the limited recourses available. This gap has been recognized by Member States, who gave us a slight increase from the UN regular budget, despite a Secretariat-wide reduction for the 2012-2013 biennium. Nevertheless, the human rights programme, as implemented by my Office, accounts for less than three per cent of the regular budget of the Secretariat." 


Following the lunch, Barrister Tramboo interacted with Mrs. Pillay and brought up the serious issues of human rights in India, particularly in Indian Held Kashmir. He drew the attention of the High Commissioner towards the Indian draconian laws particularly to the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which extends overwhelming impunity to the armed forces and paramilitary forces for perpetrating gross human rights violations, especially in the Indian Held Kashmir.


Barrister Tramboo expressed his utter disappointment to exempt perpetrators from the responsibility and to go unpunished under this law. He cited a very recent case which was brought before the Supreme Court of India, known as Pratihbal case in which the Indian Boarder Security forces personnel had killed 5 innocent Kashmiris in a fake encounter but enjoyed the impunity under the AFSPA. The Supreme Court regrettably upheld that impunity.


Barrister Tramboo also raised the issue of having adopted 169 recommendations by the Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on India, which clearly recommend India to repeal AFSPA and ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and its Optional Protocol; the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Statute of the International Criminal Court. India has been asked to implement the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, which calls upon India, among other recommendations, to hold an independent and impartial investigation on unmarked and mass graves which exist in Indian Held Kashmir.


The High Commissioner listened to Barrister Tramboo patiently and assured him that her team in the Rule of Law, Equality and Non-Discrimination Branch, will look into this matter and carefully study the recommendations of the Working Group.


Barrister Tramboo thanked the High Commissioner and hoped to work with her office on this matter closely.


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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mrs. Navanethem Pillay

with the Chairman of the Kashmir Centre EU, Barrister A. Majid Tramboo. 




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