بطلِ حریت پیکرِجہاد،مجاہد ابن مجاہد ابن امام ملا سیف الرحمن منصور

 سابق سوویت یونین کی سامراجی سرخ فوج کے خلاف افغان حریت پسندوں کی تاریخ رہتی دنیا تک باقی رئیگی،افغان نوجوانوں ،بوڑھوں،بچوں اور خواتین نے آزادی



کی خاطر اپنا سب کچھ قربان کیا،افغانستان کی جہادی تاریخ میں ایک ایک فرد ایسا ہے جن کی قربانیوں پر کتابیں لکھی جاسکتی ہے، روس کے خلاف جہاد ہو یااسلامی نظام کے لئے مزاحمتی تحریک ہو یاپھر امریکی استعمار کے خلاف جہاد مقدس ہو۔ افغانوں نے کبھی بھی اپنے دشمن کو سکھ کاسانس لینے نہیں دیا،اور اس جہادی دھرتی کو ایسے ایسے قائدین ملے جنہوں نے کبھی بھی استعمار اور سامراج کے سامنے سرتسلیم خم نہیں کیا،انہی جہادی قائدین میں ایک نام ایسا بھی ہے جو افغانستان کے افق پر قیامت تک جگمگاتا رئیگا،جس نے سب سے پہلے امریکیوں اور اس کے اتحادیوں کوشاہی کوٹ کے تاریخی محاذ پرایسا سبق سکھایا جس نے نہ صرف امریکی طلسم کو توڑا بلکہ بعد میں آنے والی ہر کامیابی کی بنیاد یہ جنگ ٹہری،یہ تذکرہ قائد ابن قائد مجاہد ابن مجاہد ابن امام ،ملا سیف الرحمن منصور کا ہے جس نے اپنے خون سے اس چمن (افغانستان)کی ایسی آبیاری کی جس سے آج پوری فضاءمہک رہی ہے۔جب "بی باون" طیاروں کے خوف سے لوگ اپنے ایمان کا سودا کررہے تھے اس وقت گردیز میں یہ نوجوان امریکی شیطانوں سے جنگ کے لئے مجاہدین سے شھادت پر بیعت لے رہا تھا

اللہ اللہ کیا منظر تھا ۔۔۔۔۔

یہ دس سال قبل کی بات ہے جب امریکی درندھے اپنے تمام تر دجالی ٹیکنالوجی کے ساتھ افغانستان پر بلاجواز حملہ آور ہوئے،ہر طرف افراتفری پھیلا دی گئی تھی مقامی ایجنٹوں نے لوگوں کو امریکا سے اتنا مرعوب کردیا تھا کہ کمزور ایمان والوں نے امریکا کو ہی سب کچھ سمجھ لیا تھا۔۔۔۔۔۔مگر سیف الرحمن ایسا نوجوان تک جس نے سامراج کے سارے رعب اور دبدے کو اپنے جوتے کی نوک پر رکھا۔۔ ۔۔۔ اور یہ کہتا پھرتا رہا کہ جسے جنت جانا ہے وہ میرے ساتھ شاہی کوٹ چلے۔۔۔۔یہ ویہی شاہی کوٹ ہے جہاں سیف الرحمن کے والد ماجد اور روس کے خلاف افغان کے عظیم اور حقیقی ہیرو مولوی نصراللہ منصور کا جہادی مرکز تھا۔ یہ ویہی شاہی کوٹ ہے جہاں خود سیف الرحمن روس کے خلاف موچہ زن ہوا تھا ۔۔۔ اور آج امریکی استعمار کے خلاف سیف الرحمن نے اپنے ساتھیوں کو اس مقام کی طرف بلایا۔

شاہی کوٹ کی جنگ ایک تاریخ ہے،ولولوں،جذبوں شہادتوں اور قربانیوں کی عظیم تاریخ ۔۔۔۔اور اس میں حصہ لینے والا ہر مجاہد امارت اسلامیہ کی نشاة ثانیہ کا معمار تھا۔

معرکہ شاہی کوٹ کی داستان بہت طویل ہے اہل مغرب اب تک اس جنگ کے مختلف پہلووں پر دو درجن سے زائد کتابیں لکھ چکے ہیں جب کہ سینکڑوں کی تعداد میں اخباری کالم اور رپورٹیں دنیا بھر کے اخبارات میں شائع ہوچکی ہیں ۔اس جنگ کی اہمیت کا اندازہ اس بات سے لگایا جاسکتا ہے کہ اب تک اس جنگ پر تحقیق کی جارہی ہے اور اس بات کو سمجھنے کی کوشش کی جارہی ہے کہ کس طرح مٹھی بھر مجاہدین نے امریکیوں اور ان کے اتحادیوں کو دندان شکن جواب دیا۔

مجھے اچھی طرح یاد ہے جس وقت شاہی کوٹ کی جنگ جاری تھی اور امریکیوں کے تمام اندازے غلط ثابت ہورہے تھے اور مجاہدین نے ان کو اپنے حصار میں لے لیا ہوا تھا اُس وقت امریکی ٹیلی ویژنC C Nپر آپریشن اناکنڈا کے کمانڈر انچیف لیفٹنٹ جنرل Franklin L. Hagenbeck نمودار ہوئے اور جب ان سے پوچھا گیا کہ امریکیوں اور ان کے اتحادیوں کی پیش قدمی کیوں روک گئی تو انہوں نے شکست خوردہ لہجہ میں انتہائی مایوسی کے ساتھ جواب دیا " ہمیں اس طرح سخت جواب کا اندازہ نہیں تھا۔۔۔ہمیں دشمن کی حکمت عملی سمجھنے میں کچھ وقت لگے گا۔ ایک فوجی جنرل کا یہ بیان اس کی شکست وریخت کا مظہر ہے ۔

دوسری جانب مجایدین جن کی تعداد 200 سے زائد نہیں تھے نے دنیا کے بارہ ممالک کی فوجیوں کا اس مردانگی سے مقابلہ کیا جس کی نظیر تاریخ میں بہت کم ملتی ہے۔

(شاہی کوٹ کی جنگ پر تفصیل کے لئے قارئین کو کچھ اور انتظار کرنا پڑے گا اوران شاءاللہ بہت جلد اس پرتفصیلی کتاب سامنے آئیگی)

سیف الرحمن منصور کی جہادی زندگی میں معرکہ شاہی کوٹ ہی صرف ایک معرکہ نہیں بلکہ کیمونسٹ فوجوں کے خلاف لڑنے سے لیکر امارت اسلامیہ کے قیام اور اس کے بعد امریکیوں کے خلاف جہاد میں گذرنے والا ہردن ایک تاریخی دن رہا انہوں نے جہادی میدان میں ایسے ایسے کارنامے سرانجام دئے جو مجاہدین کے لئے مشعل راہ ہیں۔

سیف الرحمن منصور اعلی اخلاق اور بہترین منتظم ہونے کے ساتھ ساتھ انتہائی متواضع انسان بھی تھے۔

1997 کے اوائل میں چہار آسیاب کے مقام پر میری پہلی ملاقات سیف الرحمن منصور سے ہوئی تب انہوں نے کم عمری کی بنیاد پر مجھے جہاد سے روکا اور کہا کہ تم واپس جاو ایک دو سال بعد جہاد میں آنامیرے چہرے پر نارضگی کے آثار دیکھ کر فرمایا ابھی تم تعلیم حاصل کرو انہوں نے انتہائی شفقت کا معاملہ فرمایا اور واپسی کے خرچے کے لئے کچھ پیسے بھی دئے اور ساتھ ساتھ مجھ سے یہ وعدہ بھی لیا،کہ سیدھا مدرسے جانا کئی اور نہیں، میں نے وعدہ کیا کہ سیدھا مدرسے جاوں گا جب میں واپس قندھار پہنچا تو مجھے میرے مدرسے کے کچھ اور طلبہ ملے وہ ہرات کی طرف جارہے تھے میں ان کے ساتھ گاڑی میں بیٹھ گیا اور ملاسیف الرحمن سے کیا ہوا وعدہ بھول گیا ابھی گاڑی کچھ ہی دور چلی تھی کہ سامنے سے آنے والی تیز رفتار گاڑی سے بچنے کے چکر میں ہماری گاڑی الٹ گئی،گاڑی میں بیٹھے کسی بھی طالب کو کچھ نہیں ہوا سوائے میرے ،میری بائیں ہاتھ کی ہڈی ٹوٹ گئی ،تب مجھے کمانڈر صاحب سے کیا ہوا وعدہ یاد آیا۔۔ میں نے اپنی عافیت اسی میں سمجھی کہ واپس ہوجاؤں۔سات ماہ بعد جب میری دوبارہ ملاقات ہوئی تب میں نے اس واقعے کا ذکر ان سے کیا ۔۔تو ہنسنے لگے اور فرمایا مجھے اندازہ تھا کہ تم سیدھا گھر نہیں جاوگئے۔

آج اس عظیم انسان کو شہید ہوئے دس برس بیت چکے ہیں لیکن دل اس بات کو ماننے کو تیار نہیں،وہ آج بھی زندہ ہے کیونکہ شہید مرتا نہیں۔۔

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JKCHR – Jammu and Kashmir Council for Human Rights

NGO in Special Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations

Established in 1984

 

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”

- Universal Declaration of Human Rights

 

 

 

London

10 April 2012

 

 

 

Hurriyat (M) asked to Clarify its Position – JKCHR

 

 

 

Expressing concern on the decision of Jammu and Kashmir government  to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged involvement of the Executive Director of Kashmir American Council, Dr. Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai and others in militancy and separatist related activities within Jammu and Kashmir and issue red corner notices, in cases of involvement in anti-national activities JKCHR has said that that every investigation would  be opposed and every individual defended by Human Rights Lawyers (other activists) in the context of the jurisprudence of the Rights Movement.

 

JKCHR Secretary General Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani has said that we are faced with exceptional circumstances and the recent court proceeding against Fai in USA and March 14, 2012 International Criminal Court’s (ICC) conviction of Congolese leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo for War Crimes of enlisting child soldiers in Lturi could encourage the State administration to go for a red corner notice against Fai and may be against some others.

 

We will have to defend the various accused, should they have remained on the side of the people of Kashmir, and acted in good faith in defending the right of the people of Kashmir to self-determination, as ‘equal people’. The defence would not be available to people who have remained instruments in the death of a generation, death of self-determination and have been paid to act as a reflex of Pakistani establishment (or Indian).

 

Dr. Nazir Gilani has said that the FBI Affidavit in the Fai’s case and his plea agreement may also encourage the J & K government to issue Blue and Green Notices against two others named in the FBI Affidavit. The evidence of ‘Mr. John’ referred in Para 125 of the Criminal Complaint would be enough to issue Red, Blue and Green notices against officers of London and Brussels based Kashmir Centres. In addition to Confidential Witnesses 1 and 2 the evidence of ‘Mr. John’ points to a direct connection with certain such activities.

 

Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani has said that every conscientious Kashmiri in general and responsible Kashmiri leader in particular has a duty to investigate the substantive merits of various kinds of works carried out in the name of the people of Kashmir. It would include the running of Kashmir Centres in London, Brussels and the cursed one in Washington. The FBI investigation has established beyond doubt that it is a multi-million dollar business.

Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani has expressed his deep concern on the continued association  of Hurriyat M  with the three Kashmir Centres run by the establishment  He has pointed out that the credibility of Hurriyat M would continue to cascade lower and lower, if it continues to be seen as the fourth Kashmir Centre based in Srinagar.

 

 

Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani

Secretary General - JKCHR

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The degree of the sovereignty of a country, is directly proportional to the state of economy of that nation. Actually, in constant growth & development lies our salvation. Secondly, we Pakistanis must know, that without any doubt, the easiest and surest way of moving ahead, is to stand on our own feet.
Foreign aid, can keep us afloat, but won't allow us to swim.
Now the time has come to separate the growth, development, education, eradication of poverty & security of Pakistan, from the politics, forever.
In this regard, it is suggested that, we should aim to bring Pakistan, to the level of Singapore of 2010, by the year 2030. All politics & other considerations should be made subservient to this target for 2030, even if we have to abolish weekly holidays for the next 20 years & reduce our daily sleeping time to 6 hours.
All stake holders in Pakistan must immediately come forward for deciding about the direction of the future of the nation.
Biggest factor in any victory is self-confidence. Anti-thesis of terrorism is education, coupled with economic emancipation.
As such, the nation must embark upon the following agenda, to resurrect our economy without any further loss of time.

1. Request to all foreign donors for a 5 years moratorium, on all debt repayments by Pakistan, which is a frontline state of the world's war on terror.

2. 20% per annum reduction in all non-developmental government expenditures, plus total freeze in all perks paid from the national exchequer, involving foreign currency.

3.Maximum tax rate on each and every type of income in Pakistan should be fixed at 10%. This will not only bring huge revenues to the government but will also discourage the tax evasion tendencies.

4. Increase in productivity & exports with liberal tax relief to industry, commerce & trade.

5. Set a target for 20% per annum increase in foreign remittances, by offering innovative incentives to expatriate Pakistanis.

6. Abolish FBR (which will alone increase income by Rs.500 billion) & impose flat 10% tax on all & every type of income (as already mentioned at 3. above), without any exemption (except for the security forces personnel, whose salaries may be doubled with expected receipt of un-precedented increase in revenue, due to this formula). This will not only reduce income tax burden on salaried class (with max. tax rate of 10%) but will also result in so much increase in revenues, to the extent that government will not require any tax imposition in the budget. Plus, the government will be able to give tax free salaries to all armed forces, rangers, police and other security agencies personnel, who are shedding their blood, in fighting the menace of terrorism, for our safe tomorrow.

7. Initiate steps (by imposing economic emergency) to bring each and every economic activity under document.

I am more than confident that by the dint of sheer hard work, sincerity & honesty, which is imbibed in the bones of Pakistani work force, we can surely bring Pakistan, into the comity of 20 developed nations of the world, in the next 15-20 years.

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad
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MEDIA ADVISORY


National Workshop on Contemporary Issues of Youth Employment in Pakistan organized by ILO, UNDP and UNFPA


Islamabad: - ILO, UNDP and UNFPA are jointly organizing a national workshop titled "Contemporary Issues of Youth Employment in Pakistan" in Islamabad on 11th April 2012. The objective of this national workshop is to disseminate information about development of a joint programme by ILO, UNDP and UNFPA in the area of Youth Engagement for Decent Employment and Economic Growth as well as to discuss youth employment opportunities and challenges and to formulate a set of recommendations in this regard. This national workshop would provide a platform to discuss youth development and employment issues and identifying their solutions. National and international experts, senior government officials, UN heads of agencies, senior representatives of employers and workers associations, representatives of youth organizations will participate in this national workshop.

The workshop will take place on 11 April 2012 at ILO Office for Pakistan Sector G-5/2 Islamabad and concluding session is from 1400 to 1330 hrs.

Keeping in view of the continuing ILO's technical assistance to Pakistan and importance of UN role in various development activities in the country, we highly appreciate your
support in receiving in the adequate media coverage to the subject theme and the aforementioned event.


For more information please contact:


Dr. M. Saifullah Chaudhry
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Dear Media Colleagues,

At the launch of our school campaign "Every Child in School", UNICEF would like to highlight the importance of education for every child in Pakistan, by ensuring their enrolment in schools and returning back to school after their school break.

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More than 7 million primary school-aged children in Pakistan missing out on education    

Islamabad, 7 April 2012 – With the start of the new school year now underway, UNICEF is encouraging parents and communities around the country to ensure that all children of primary school-age are enrolled in class.

An estimated 7.3 million primary school aged children in Pakistan do not attend school, depriving them of their right to education, and preventing them from reaching their full potential. Around 20 million children in Pakistan, including those of primary school-age, are not in school. 

"The realization of Pakistan's vision for social and economic development depends on the success of its education system," said UNICEF Pakistan Representative Dan Rohrmann. "Investing in children and their education is both a right in principle and in practice due to the positive impacts it has on so many socio-economic dimensions.  It is therefore vital that all children in Pakistan, both boys and girls, have the opportunity to attend and complete their schooling."

UNICEF is supporting the nationwide 'Every Child in School' campaign, which encourages parents and communities to ensure that all primary school aged children are enrolled for the new school year. A special focus is being placed on enrolling girls, who represent 57 per cent of primary school aged children who are not attending school. Girls from poor families in rural areas, for example, receive just over one year of education, on average, compared with boys from wealthy urban families who receive an average of more than nine years of education.

The right of children to receive an education is enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.  The 18th Amendment of the Pakistan Constitution is providing an added opportunity to realize this right as Article 25a requires the State to provide free and compulsory education to all children between the ages of five and 16, as determined by law.

"The disparities in education are influenced by multiple factors such as wealth, gender, ethnicity, geographic location, early learning opportunities, access and quality of learning and it is therefore critical that all those that can positively influence children's learning opportunities put their best foot forward to ensure that this year's start of schooling will be more successful than ever," said Mr. Rohrmann.

"We must ensure that all children are in school. Free and quality education for all children, especially the most vulnerable and disadvantaged – and which is utilized by all children – is essential to Pakistan's economic and social development. An investment in children is an investment in Pakistan's future," added Mr. Rohrmann.

About UNICEF
UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. In Pakistan, UNICEF works with the federal and provincial governments, NGOs and other partners to support child health and nutrition, safe water and sanitation, quality basic education for all children, and child protection. UNICEF provides vital relief and reconstruction support to help individuals rebuild their lives after emergencies, including in Pakistan following the 2011 and 2010 monsoon floods, and the 2005 earthquake. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

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UNICEF Press Release


Fifty-Five New UNICEF-constructed Schools Inaugurated

Islamabad, 4 April 2012 – Fifty-five new schools constructed by UNICEF in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with funding from Australia and the Netherlands were inaugurated by the Australian High Commissioner Timothy George, the Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Kingdom of the Netherlands Sander Janssen and the UNICEF Representative in Pakistan Dan Rohrmann, at a ceremony held yesterday in the Gari Habibullah Government Primary School in earthquake-affected northwestern Pakistan.

"Education is an investment in the future of individuals, communities, and the nation", said Australian High Commissioner Timothy George. "Australia is proud to be supporting UNICEF's work, in partnership with the Government of Pakistan, to reconstruct 149 schools, therefore providing thousands of children a safe space in which to continue – or in some cases commence – their education".

Speaking on the occasion, the Dutch Chargé d'Affaires Sander Janssen said, "In any society, children are the future. These new schools in the earthquake-affected regions are an asset and we believe that quality education for children is necessary for the good future of Pakistan. It is now up to the Provincial Government to make sure that these new schools are properly maintained and that they continue providing quality education".

UNICEF has constructed seismic resistant state-of-the-art schools in Mansehra district as part of the Pakistan Earthquake Education Programme for children affected by the tragedy in 2005.

With the 55 new schools, 206 of the planned 219 schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have now been completed and handed over to the provincial education department. The remaining schools are at differing stages of construction and will be completed by the end of June 2012.

"Education is not only the basic right of every child but also a necessity for national development," said UNICEF Pakistan Representative Dan Rohrmann. "Creating opportunities for children in the wake of the 2005 earthquake is a mission UNICEF embarked upon soon after the tragedy."

"With the invaluable support of the Australian Agency for International Development and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with ERRA, PERRA, KP Education Department and a host of other partners, we have managed to come a long way in support of the 'build back better' initiative of the Government of Pakistan," Rohrmann added.

"These new schools provide equitable access to education and combined with the child-friendly schools and learning environments, children will be exposed to a more interactive and empowering learning environment," Rohrmann said.

"With the added elements of health and hygiene; clean drinking water and improved sanitation, parents, teachers and community members have a unique opportunity to ensure that every child of school-going age is enrolled and does not drop out," he said.

To date, the Netherlands Government has provided US$32 million and the Australian Agency for International Development AU$19 million to UNICEF for the Pakistan Earthquake Education Programme.

The newly inaugurated 55 schools in Mansehra district were built at a cost of PKR 394 million (US$4.7 million). Nearly 5,755 children are currently enrolled in them schools.

UNICEF has trained hundreds of teachers in pedagogy, teaching methodology and psycho-social support for the new schools.

The opening of the new schools coincides with a UNICEF campaign recently launched across the country with the aim to enrol every child of school-going age in school and to encourage those already enrolled to stay in school.

Present on the occasion were the Secretary Education KP Muhammad Mushtaq Jadoon, Director General of the Provincial Earthquake Authority (PERRA) Munir Azam, teachers, children, community members and local dignitaries. (#)

(See attached file: April 3 School inauguration national media release.doc)


For More information, please contact:

A. Sami Malik, Communication Specialist, UNICEF Pakistan

Phone: +92 300 855 6654, Email: asmalik@unicef.org

 

Amal Masud, Media Specialist, UNICEF Pakistan

Phone: +92 300 855 4539, Email: amasud@unicef.org

 




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Greetings. Find attached Press Release about Seminar on " Pakistan Romania Relations" held in School of Politics and International Relations in collaboration with The Diplomatic Insight and Embassy of Romania in Pakistan. 

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Dear friends and scholars,

       This has been my earnest desire to work for community engagement, religious harmony, inter-faith dialogue and global peace through intellectual discourse, academic encounter and mutual respect and understanding of one another's viewpoints. However, it gives me immense pain that for quite sometime, a few so-called murtads (apostates) or self-proclaimed free-thinkers have been spreading blasphemous literature in the name of free-speech and critical evaluation of Islam, the Quran and the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) around the world. Unfortunately, these modern Orientals or free-thinkers have a very poor knowledge of Islam and Quran, and are producing a kind of literature on internet in particular, which is based absolutely on false notions, twisted explanations, slanderous account, out of context meanings and no more than sinister fabrications and baseless accusations against a divine religion and its great personalities. Sadly to say, these people are indulged in promotion of their personal agendas, and more than often they provoke and instigate violent reactions from the un-educated masses in the Muslim world. They are not doing any service to humanity, relations between Islam and the west, pollute the tender minds of the next generations and thwart the international efforts of cooperation for world peace, tranquility and dialogue amongst the members of the world community. I have commented on the views of one Sujit Das in my previous coloumn for his extremely provocative and full of distortions book against the Holy Prophet of Islam (PBUH). The current coloumn is a rebuttal to another such self-styled scholar of Quran, Abul Kasem, for his superficial knowledge, poor account and false charges against the Quran and the Prophet (PBUH).

            Though this is not my field of expertise, yet I have replied to these so-called intellectuals in my detailed English essay, only with the honest intention of telling the truth, disapproving their misgivings and with a desire to de-radicalize the community of such extreme thoughts, fear and propaganda around us, and to replace the violence by dialogue, hatred by love, intolerance by accommodation, division by unity, and promote religious harmony and mutual respect whether we live. Anyone can translate this English essay into other languages and please feel free to forward it to your other colleagues if you think this will be of interest to them. I don't want to enter into a futile exercise of discussions and counter-discussions, however, am ready to reply any query on the subject or authorities I have quoted therein. My Urdu Coloum is published in the most popular newspaper of our province, KPK (Pakistan) and the current coloumn is published on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 and can be found on http://www.dailyaaj.com.pk/epaper-detail.php?image=NTI1Mzc=  Thank you for your comments and support. 

Online: http://www.pakistansocietyofcriminology.com/articles/2012_04_03_325.pdf   

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