[Pak-Media] NATO Expansion Onto Global Stage Dangerous Threat To World Peace

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NATO is undertaking a dangerous and provocative global expansion that threatens the peace of the world, a distinguished geopolitical analyst Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya writes in a new
book.



By the time NATO started its war on Libya in March, 2011, it was conducting
operations in the Atlantic, Arctic and Indian oceans, the Mediterranean and
Red seas, and the Gulf of Aden, as well as in countries on four continents
that included Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, and the former
Yugoslavia, Nazemroaya says.



As part of these adventures, the U.S. and its NATO allies have lowered "a
new iron curtain" from the Baltic to the Aegean "to castrate and contain
the European core of Russia and its allies in Eastern Europe," Nazemroaya
writes. He points out that Sergey Markov, co-chair of the National
Strategic Council of Russia, described the 2008 war between Georgia and
South Ossetia as being, in effect, "a U.S. attack on Russia."



However, "NATO expansion is not just limited to Europe, but is in pursuit
of a worldwide capability to expand Washington's empire under a global
confederacy," writes distinguished Canadian sociologist Nazemroaya in The
Globalization of NATO(Clarity Press).



He warns the expansion will eventually lead "to East Asia and the borders
of the Chinese where the U.S. has been waging a shadow war to box China in
and checkmate it."



"The U.S. and NATO have literally authorized themselves to go to war
anywhere in the world," Nazemroaya continues. The 2010 Strategic Concept of
NATO, which was drafted by a committee chaired by Madeleine Albright and
vice-chaired by former Royal Dutch Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer, "also
asserts the legitimacy of whatever actions NATO members take to secure
energy sources as the U.S. and NATO look towards securing all the world's
energy hubs."



Besides expanding its area of operations, since the end of the Cold War,
NATO's nuclear strike posture has become more aggressive. "Within NATO and
among U.S. allies a consensus has long been established to legitimize and
normalize the idea of using nuclear weapons in conventional wars,"
Nazemroaya says. "This consensus also aims to pave the way for pre-emptive
nuclear strikes against targets like Russia, China, and Iran."



Most of the world's countries, he points out, argue the U.S. and its NATO
allies have violated Articles 1 and 2 of the Non-Proliferation Treaty
(NPT), because the Pentagon has a NATO nuclear weapons sharing program. In
addition, "Through its continued construction of nuclear weapons the United
States is the chief violator of the NPT and the chief cause for the
development of Russian and Chinese nuclear weapons," Nazemroaya writes.



He observes that Russia, too, is re-arming itself with nuclear weapons and
has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world because Moscow strongly
believes its nukes "are what have stood in the way of U.S. attempts to
pummel Russia." What's more, Russia has copied the adoption of the
U.S./NATO pre-emptive nuclear attack doctrine.



He goes on to say, "Washington has made it categorically clear that it
could attack Iran and North Korea with nukes." Nazemroaya notes the Obama
administration says it will not honor NPT's provisions barring a nuclear
attack on certain non-nuclear states, "meaning Iran and North Korea." Obama
says those two countries aren't complying with the NPT.



"This was a fallacious claim," Nazemroaya continues, as in the case of the
Iranians, the IAEA "has repeatedly reported that it has not found any
evidence that Tehran has a nuclear weapons program and is in breach of
NPT." And North Korea withdrew from the NPT in 2003.



In a Foreword to the book, NATO is described by former Assistant UN
Secretary-General Denis Halliday as a "dangerous instrument" of U.S.
aggression that is undermining the United Nations and "must be abolished."



Authorities around the world have showered Nazemroaya with praise for his
work in general and The Globalization of NATO in particular. "I hope this
book will be read by very, very many who can turn this morbid fascination
with violence into constructive conflict resolution," writes Johan Galtung,
Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies and Sociology at the University of
Oslo, Norway, and recognized as the founder of peace and conflict studies.



"This book is a must read for those committed to reversing the tide of war
and imperial conquest by the world's foremost military machine," adds
Michel Chossudovsky, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of
Ottawa, Canada.



Again, "Nazemroaya's book, in addition to reminding us that the role of the
United Nations has been confiscated by NATO, elaborates the danger that the
North Atlantic Treaty represents to world peace," writes Jose L. Gomez Del
Prado, former Chairman of the United Nations Working Group on the Use of
Mercenaries, of Ferney-Voltaire, France. And, in the words of Tiberio
Graziani, President of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Geopolitics, of
Rome, "This is a book really necessary to understanding the role of NATO
within the frame of long-term U.S. strategy. It not only provides an
articulate analysis on the Atlantic Alliance: it is the best modern text
devoted to the hegemonic alliance. With this book Nazemroaya reconfirms his
ability as a brilliant geopolitical analyst."



Adds Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, former Chief of the Naval Staff of India,
"(Nazemroaya) is one of the prescient thinkers and writers of contemporary
times who deserves to be read and acted upon by people with a conscience
and concern for humanity's future." And Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, former
Foreign Minister of Nicaragua and President of the 63rd Session of the
United Nations General Assembly, said: "The Globalization of NATO by Mahdi
Darius Nazemroaya is simply magnificent, erudite and devoid of the
ethnocentrism to which one has become so accustomed from Western authors…"



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[Pak-Media] PR--UN experts on official mission to Pakistan

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From: Humaira Mehboob <mehboob@un.org>


Enforced Disappearances: UN experts on official mission to Pakistan


GENEVA (5 September 2012) – The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances* will undertake its first visit to Pakistan from 10 to 20 September 2012, at the invitationof the Government.

During the mission, the UN experts will gather information on cases of enforced disappearances pending before the Working Group. They will also study the measures adopted by the State to prevent and eradicate enforced disappearances, including issues related to truth, justice and reparation for the victims of enforced disappearances.

The Working Group will visit various parts of the country and meet with State officials, both at the federal and provincial levels, as well as with representatives of civil society organizations, relatives of disappeared persons and representatives of relevant UN agencies.

The Working Group will be represented by Mr. Olivier de Frouville, the Chair-Rapporteur, and by Mr. Osman El-Hajjé,member. The independent experts will be accompanied by members of the Secretariat of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

The Working Group will hold a press conference at the end of the visit, on 20 September 2012, at 15.00 hours at the Marriott Hotel, in Islamabad.
A final report on the mission will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in 2013.

(*) The Working Group is comprised of five independent experts from all regions of the world. The Chair-Rapporteur is Mr. Olivier de Frouville (France) and the other members are Mr. Ariel Dulitzky (Argentina), Ms. Jasminka Dzumhur (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Mr. Osman El-Hajjé (Lebanon), and Mr. Jeremy Sarkin (South Africa).

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The Working Group was established bythe UN Commission on Human Rights in 1980 to assist families in determiningthe fate and whereabouts of disappeared relatives. It endeavours to establisha channel of communication between the families and the Governments concerned, to ensure that individual cases are investigated, with the objective of clarifying the whereabouts of persons who, having disappeared, are placed outside the protection of the law. In view of the Working Group's humanitarian mandate, clarification occurs when the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared person are clearly established. The Working Group continues to address cases of disappearances until they are resolved. It also provides assistance in the implementation by States of the United Nations Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.

For more information on the Working Group, log on to: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Disappearances/Pages/DisappearancesIndex.asp

How to submit cases to the Working Group?: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/disappear/docs/Communication_form_E.doc

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Before and during the mission: Stacey Winston: (+92 (0) 300 850 2397 / stacey.winston@undp.org)

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[Pak-Media] Journalist grieved

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From: <khawaja.nni@gmail.com>

نیوز ون ٹی وی اسلام آباد کے سابق بیورو چیف ناصر قیوم خان
 کے والد محترم عبدالقیوم خان قضائے الٰہی سے انتقال کر گئے ہیں۔
 ان کی نماز جنازہ کل بروز جمعرات صبح 11 بجے ایچ ایٹ قبرستان
 اسلا م آباد میں ادا کی جائے گی۔

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[Pak-Media] RE: Advertiser Azimi Killed

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OH!  My  Allah
Our  most  respected, devoted, hard working, wonderful  friend  MUKHTAR  AZMI   killed.  Hell  for killers.
Our  beloved  Mukhtar  Azmi  was  a  great  person.  He  built  MAZ  from  zero  to  a  top class  Adverising Company.  He  was  a  Pakistan  Delegate  to  Various  Media  Congresses.  What  a  great  loss.
 
I  pray  for  him  and  hearfelt  condolences  for  his  wonderfull  son.  I  am  depressed  to  learn.  What  JJ  is  doing  in  this  idiotic  city  Karachi,  which  we  built.
 
Pakistan Advertising  Association   must establish  an  Advertising  Hall/Foundation   or  so.  Where  material  about  Pakistan  Advertising  must  be  collected.  Avertising  great  personalities  like  Nusrat Bukhari, C.A Rauf, M. Mushtaque, Ch. Ghafoor, Sultan Mehmood. Aziz Khan, S.H.Hashmi  and  dozens others  need  a  permanent  citation.  I  compiled  50  page  " PAKISTAN ADVERTISING KI DASTAN E TARRAQI "  in  Nawai Waqt, Karachi  is  probably  the  only  printed  document.
 
Tyrant  killing  of  MUKHTAR AZMI  is  an  eye  oener  for  Masood  Hashmi  and  Dara Bashir..........Tariq Khan.

 
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[Pak-Media] RE: Follow up story and editorial on Punjab Police brutality]

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Dear Asad sb and Fellows,

Really sorry to hear about this state brutality that too against a  distinguished senior citizen of repute.

Please accept our moral and literary  support for your noble cause.We in Quetta are here to support you but at the same time regret our absence to join you physically in lahore. Nevertheless our heart and mind will be there.

Regards,

Solidarity group Balochistan.


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Subject: FW: [SPAM]: FW: [Fwd: Follow up story and editorial on Punjab Police brutality]

Dear all,
The police brutality committed against innocent citizens, apart from the
brutality against my son Mahmood Rahman and myself, (Read below mail and DT
report of 3rd September and follow up story) we the Human Rights Defenders
would request all to join us in a sustained campaign using this incident as
a marker to highlight that no one is safe from police brutality no matter
what your standing in society may be. If this can happen to me and my family
imagine what happens to the ordinary citizen who have no powerful or social
contacts.

As a first step we have planned to hold a protest meeting at Liberty
Roundabout on Sunday 9th September at 5 pm. We would like to request all to
mobilize as many people as possible because if you continue to shrug this
inhuman attitude off as if you would never face such State brutality you
will only be encouraging them to continue.

In solidarity

----------------------------------------------------
Sheikh Asad Rahman
Executive Director
Sungi Development Foundation
House No. 303, Street No. 77, G-9/3,
Islamabad-Pakistan
Tel:     +92-51-2282481-4
Fax:    +92-51-2282485
Mobile:+92-321-4389847
Email:  asad.rahman@sungi.org
Web:    www.sungi.org


Subject: [Fwd: Follow up story and editorial on Punjab Police brutality]

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Dear All,

Please find below the follow up story and editorial about the brutal torture
by Punjab Police on Asad Rehman (ED Sungi) and his son published in daily
times September 04.

Regards,
Mahmood Akhtar
Communication & Media Coordinator - Sungi


http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5C09%5C04%5Cstory_4-9-201
2_pg1_7

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5C09%5C04%5Cstory_4-9-201
2_pg3_1


Real face of police exposed in torture case

* SP suspends SI for torturing Daily Times Editor's brother and nephew

* Asks victims to lodge FIR against police officials

By Kashif Hussain

LAHORE: Interrogation of the interrogators on Monday has exposed the real
face of the Punjab Police rankers before the seniors regarding their tactics
to fix fake charges on innocent citizens, especially in the case of the
brutal torture of blameless victims of the DHA police, namely Asad Rahman
and Mahmood Rahman.

Superintendent Police Cantt (SP Cantt) Maroof Wahla, after conducting an
inquiry, suspended a police officer (Sub-Inspector Shabbir Raza) of the
Defence Police Station-B after finding him guilty of using false statements
against innocent citizens Asad Rahman and Mahmood Rahman for involving them
in a case of a car accident.

On last Saturday evening, police personnel under the command of
Sub-Inspector Shabbih Raza brutally beat up 60-year-old Asad Rahman, the
younger brother of Daily Times Editor Rashed Rahman as well as his nephew
Mahmood Rahman without reason or provocation after a road accident near
their residence in DHA.

During the inquiry into the police officers' involvement in brutal torture
of Asad Rahman and his son Mahmood Rahman, the SP Cantt found many
contradictions in their statements regarding handling the situation and the
treatment meted out to father and son, who were trying to rescue the
rickshaw driver injured in the accident.

On a query, SI Shabbir told the SP that he had taken the injured rickshaw
driver to National Hospital, Defence, personally and admitted him in the
Emergency Ward and later when he approached the hospital administration,
they informed him that the patient had been shifted to General Hospital. It
was interesting that when the SP asked him about the hospital admission
slip, he failed to provide any proof of either the admission slip of the
National Hospital emergency ward or the admission slip of the General
Hospital in his support of the 'fake' statement.

Replying to different queries of the SP, he (SI) also claimed that he had
arrested Mr Asad on some people's claim that 'this old man has hit the
rickshaw' and then he offered Mr Asad to reach the police station in his own
car but when he refused, he picked him up with his son and put them in the
police vehicle. When he was asked about the reason for the beating to them,
he become speechless, as he had no explanation for the serious injuries on
their bodies.

The SP Cantt also held separate inquiries into the role of the other four
police team members involved in this incident and all of them gave different
and contradictory answers to the same questions put to them. To prove
themselves justified in arresting and thrashing innocent citizens, one of
the constables appeared before the SP with a bandage and blood signs on his
hand, but when the SP had him remove the bandage, his lie was exposed.

Earlier, the SP Cantt ascertained the facts personally from victims Asad
Rahman and Mahmood Rahman, who appeared in his office along with Daily Times
Editor Rashed Rahman and informed him that they had no link to the accident
but had tried to help the injured rickshaw driver. The police officers
wrongly involved them in the case and tortured them.

After ascertaining the true facts, the SP immediately suspended the SI
Shabbih Raza and warned the constables in future to be careful not to
involve innocent citizens in cases and avoid false statements. He also
assured the victims that they should lodge an FIR against torture on them
and he would pursue the case in person. The victims had their medico-legal
reports regarding the injuries conducted but the FIR was not registered in
the concerned police station till the filing of this report.

It is pertinent to mention here that there was no record of admission of any
injured rickshaw driver in the National Hospital, General Hospital, Services
Hospital, Mayo Hospital or Jinnah Hospital. According to the administration
of all these hospitals, they had not admitted any injured person in
emergency or general wards from the DHA police in their respective
hospitals.

There is another serious concern that on Monday evening a policeman claiming
to be SI Sharif along with some other persons in plainclothes approached the
victims' house on private motorcycles. They tried to inquire about the
incident all over again but when they were informed that the SP Cantt Maroof
Wahla had already suspended the SI for his inhuman treatment of the innocent
victims, they ran away from the scene. The victims' family has informed the
SP about the fresh act of harassment by the policemen.


EDITORIAL : Police brutality

Our story on police brutality the other day reflects the culture and
practices of our police force ('DT Editor's brother, nephew innocent victims
of police brutality', Daily Times, September 3, 2012). The police detail
that brutally beat up Mr Asad Rahman and his son Mahmood Rahman without
cause was imbued with the same arrogance of untrammelled power that their
uniform provides. Was the incident an aberration, a one-off happening that
could be attributed to one officer and his subordinates' lack of civility,
proper legal and police procedure, etc? Or was it typical of the manner in
which our police approaches its duties? The police has yet to be transformed
from the culture that underlined its origins as a colonial force charged
with keeping their imperialist masters' interests uppermost. This implied,
as the reverse side of the coin, utmost contempt for the lowly 'natives'.
Those attitudes still permeate the ranks of a force that has no truck or
patience with notions of citizens' rights or confining the actions of the
police within the parameters of the law. Of course, like any large body of
(overwhelmingly) men, it is not monolithic. Fine people can be found within
its fold, especially in the officer corps. However, it has to be stated with
regret that such individuals are exceptions to the rule.

The colonial force, to ensure it remained within control, was under the
supervision of an executive magistracy. The colonialists were wise enough to
know that if the force was not put on a leash, there was a risk of it using
disproportionate force against the increasingly restive natives, which would
have political repercussions. Unfortunately, despite independence, the
'control' mechanism over the police became 'loose' to serve the interests of
the successive authoritarian and dictatorial regimes in our history. To top
it all, Musharraf's 'Plato', General Naqvi, amongst his other half-baked
reforms, authored the concept of 'autonomy' for the police by abolishing the
executive magistracy, that thin fig leaf of control, and helped institute
the Police Order 2002 to grant the police what turned out in practice to be
untrammelled and unaccountable power. The result since then has been to see
the police turning into a monster off the leash. The normal site of the
interface between the citizen and the police, the thana (police station), is
a place that evokes quaking fear amongst the populace. Torture, violence,
form the normal 'interrogation' techniques of the force. That leads to the
attitude that led to the incident mentioned above, where the police is
inclined to resort to violence first and ask questions later. A brutal,
corrupt police force is not only a terror for the citizen, there are any
number of legends and stories to prove that it is also the biggest criminal
force in the country. One version has it that no serious crime can be
committed in our society without the trail leading eventually to the police.
Unfortunately, for all the palaver about reform of the police over many
years, no government has felt it necessary to get to the root of the
problem. The police therefore feels free to carry on business as usual. The
losers in this respect are the citizen and any notion of a rules- or
law-based state and society.

It is time the political forces, civil society, the legal fraternity and all
those who care for this country raised their voice against a police that is
not only unable to curb crime, arguably it is the biggest factor in the
growth of lawlessness. And that is not even to mention its inability to do
anything meaningful against the threat of terrorism that afflicts state and
society today. Our overactive judiciary has its hands full with everything
except the demands of providing justice to the citizen and upholding his
rights enshrined in the constitution and law and underpinning any modern
civilised society. Unless a debate is conducted on the failings and sins of
omission and commission of the police by society at large, there can be no
hope for a rights-based dispensation that puts the citizen centre-stage and
can then justly claim the title of a democracy. *

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[Pak-Media] Advertiser Azimi Killed

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Mukhtar Azimi of MAZ Advertising killed today
in Target killing.
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[Pak-Media] Water in plastic bottles highly dangerous

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FRIEND OF OURS BECAME VERY SICK AFTER DRINKING WATER LEFT IN A CAR
OVERNIGHT (NOT CANCER) BUT SHE WAS ILL FOR A COUPLE OF MONTH.
Bottled water in your car is very dangerous!
On the Ellen show, Sheryl Crow said that this is what caused her breast cancer.
It has been identified as the most common cause of the high levels of dioxin in breast cancer tissue..

Sheryl
Crow's oncologist told her: _WOMEN SHOULD NOT DRINK BOTTLED WATER THAT
HAS BEEN LEFT IN A CAR._
The heat reacts with the chemicals in
the plastic of the bottle which releases dioxin into the water. Dioxin
is a toxin increasingly found in breast cancer tissue.
So please
be careful and do not drink bottled water that has been left in a car.

Pass this on to all the women in your life. This
information is the kind we need to know that just might save us!

Use a stainless steel canteen or a glass bottle instead of plastic!

LET EVERYONE WHO HAS A WIFE / DAUGHTER KNOW PLEASE THIS
INFORMATION IS ALSO BEING CIRCULATED AT WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER
...
No plastic containers in microwaves.
No plastic water
bottles in freezers.
No plastic wrap in microwaves.


Dioxin chemical causes cancer, especially breast cancer.
Dioxins
are highly poisonous to cells in our bodies.
Don't freeze plastic
BOTTLES WITH WATER IN THEM AS THIS RELEASES DIOXINS FROM THE PLASTIC.

Recently the Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on
a TV program to explain this health hazard.

He talked
about dioxins and how bad they are for us. HE SAID THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE
HEATING FOOD IN THE MICROWAVE USING PLASTIC CONTAINERS.....
This
especially applies to foods that contain fat.

He said that
the combination of fat, high heat and plastic releases dioxin into THE
FOOD.

Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Pyrex or
ceramic containers for heating food... You get the same result, but
without the dioxin..

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[Pak-Media] Follow up story and editorial on Punjab Police brutality

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Dear all,
The police brutality committed against innocent citizens, apart from the
brutality against my son Mahmood Rahman and myself, (Read below mail and DT
report of 3rd September and follow up story) we the Human Rights Defenders
would request all to join us in a sustained campaign using this incident as
a marker to highlight that no one is safe from police brutality no matter
what your standing in society may be. If this can happen to me and my family
imagine what happens to the ordinary citizen who have no powerful or social
contacts.

As a first step we have planned to hold a protest meeting at Liberty
Roundabout on Sunday 9th September at 5 pm. We would like to request all to
mobilize as many people as possible because if you continue to shrug this
inhuman attitude off as if you would never face such State brutality you
will only be encouraging them to continue.

In solidarity

----------------------------------------------------
Sheikh Asad Rahman
Executive Director
Sungi Development Foundation
House No. 303, Street No. 77, G-9/3,
Islamabad-Pakistan
Tel:     +92-51-2282481-4
Fax:    +92-51-2282485
Mobile:+92-321-4389847
Email:  asad.rahman@sungi.org
Web:    www.sungi.org

Subject: [Fwd: Follow up story and editorial on Punjab Police brutality]

---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------

Dear All,

Please find below the follow up story and editorial about the brutal torture
by Punjab Police on Asad Rehman (ED Sungi) and his son published in daily
times September 04.

Regards,
Mahmood Akhtar
Communication & Media Coordinator - Sungi

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5C09%5C04%5Cstory_4-9-201
2_pg1_7

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5C09%5C04%5Cstory_4-9-201
2_pg3_1

Real face of police exposed in torture case

* SP suspends SI for torturing Daily Times Editor's brother and nephew

* Asks victims to lodge FIR against police officials

By Kashif Hussain

LAHORE: Interrogation of the interrogators on Monday has exposed the real
face of the Punjab Police rankers before the seniors regarding their tactics
to fix fake charges on innocent citizens, especially in the case of the
brutal torture of blameless victims of the DHA police, namely Asad Rahman
and Mahmood Rahman.

Superintendent Police Cantt (SP Cantt) Maroof Wahla, after conducting an
inquiry, suspended a police officer (Sub-Inspector Shabbir Raza) of the
Defence Police Station-B after finding him guilty of using false statements
against innocent citizens Asad Rahman and Mahmood Rahman for involving them
in a case of a car accident.

On last Saturday evening, police personnel under the command of
Sub-Inspector Shabbih Raza brutally beat up 60-year-old Asad Rahman, the
younger brother of Daily Times Editor Rashed Rahman as well as his nephew
Mahmood Rahman without reason or provocation after a road accident near
their residence in DHA.

During the inquiry into the police officers' involvement in brutal torture
of Asad Rahman and his son Mahmood Rahman, the SP Cantt found many
contradictions in their statements regarding handling the situation and the
treatment meted out to father and son, who were trying to rescue the
rickshaw driver injured in the accident.

On a query, SI Shabbir told the SP that he had taken the injured rickshaw
driver to National Hospital, Defence, personally and admitted him in the
Emergency Ward and later when he approached the hospital administration,
they informed him that the patient had been shifted to General Hospital. It
was interesting that when the SP asked him about the hospital admission
slip, he failed to provide any proof of either the admission slip of the
National Hospital emergency ward or the admission slip of the General
Hospital in his support of the 'fake' statement.

Replying to different queries of the SP, he (SI) also claimed that he had
arrested Mr Asad on some people's claim that 'this old man has hit the
rickshaw' and then he offered Mr Asad to reach the police station in his own
car but when he refused, he picked him up with his son and put them in the
police vehicle. When he was asked about the reason for the beating to them,
he become speechless, as he had no explanation for the serious injuries on
their bodies.

The SP Cantt also held separate inquiries into the role of the other four
police team members involved in this incident and all of them gave different
and contradictory answers to the same questions put to them. To prove
themselves justified in arresting and thrashing innocent citizens, one of
the constables appeared before the SP with a bandage and blood signs on his
hand, but when the SP had him remove the bandage, his lie was exposed.

Earlier, the SP Cantt ascertained the facts personally from victims Asad
Rahman and Mahmood Rahman, who appeared in his office along with Daily Times
Editor Rashed Rahman and informed him that they had no link to the accident
but had tried to help the injured rickshaw driver. The police officers
wrongly involved them in the case and tortured them.

After ascertaining the true facts, the SP immediately suspended the SI
Shabbih Raza and warned the constables in future to be careful not to
involve innocent citizens in cases and avoid false statements. He also
assured the victims that they should lodge an FIR against torture on them
and he would pursue the case in person. The victims had their medico-legal
reports regarding the injuries conducted but the FIR was not registered in
the concerned police station till the filing of this report.

It is pertinent to mention here that there was no record of admission of any
injured rickshaw driver in the National Hospital, General Hospital, Services
Hospital, Mayo Hospital or Jinnah Hospital. According to the administration
of all these hospitals, they had not admitted any injured person in
emergency or general wards from the DHA police in their respective
hospitals.

There is another serious concern that on Monday evening a policeman claiming
to be SI Sharif along with some other persons in plainclothes approached the
victims' house on private motorcycles. They tried to inquire about the
incident all over again but when they were informed that the SP Cantt Maroof
Wahla had already suspended the SI for his inhuman treatment of the innocent
victims, they ran away from the scene. The victims' family has informed the
SP about the fresh act of harassment by the policemen.

EDITORIAL : Police brutality

Our story on police brutality the other day reflects the culture and
practices of our police force ('DT Editor's brother, nephew innocent victims
of police brutality', Daily Times, September 3, 2012). The police detail
that brutally beat up Mr Asad Rahman and his son Mahmood Rahman without
cause was imbued with the same arrogance of untrammelled power that their
uniform provides. Was the incident an aberration, a one-off happening that
could be attributed to one officer and his subordinates' lack of civility,
proper legal and police procedure, etc? Or was it typical of the manner in
which our police approaches its duties? The police has yet to be transformed
from the culture that underlined its origins as a colonial force charged
with keeping their imperialist masters' interests uppermost. This implied,
as the reverse side of the coin, utmost contempt for the lowly 'natives'.
Those attitudes still permeate the ranks of a force that has no truck or
patience with notions of citizens' rights or confining the actions of the
police within the parameters of the law. Of course, like any large body of
(overwhelmingly) men, it is not monolithic. Fine people can be found within
its fold, especially in the officer corps. However, it has to be stated with
regret that such individuals are exceptions to the rule.

The colonial force, to ensure it remained within control, was under the
supervision of an executive magistracy. The colonialists were wise enough to
know that if the force was not put on a leash, there was a risk of it using
disproportionate force against the increasingly restive natives, which would
have political repercussions. Unfortunately, despite independence, the
'control' mechanism over the police became 'loose' to serve the interests of
the successive authoritarian and dictatorial regimes in our history. To top
it all, Musharraf's 'Plato', General Naqvi, amongst his other half-baked
reforms, authored the concept of 'autonomy' for the police by abolishing the
executive magistracy, that thin fig leaf of control, and helped institute
the Police Order 2002 to grant the police what turned out in practice to be
untrammelled and unaccountable power. The result since then has been to see
the police turning into a monster off the leash. The normal site of the
interface between the citizen and the police, the thana (police station), is
a place that evokes quaking fear amongst the populace. Torture, violence,
form the normal 'interrogation' techniques of the force. That leads to the
attitude that led to the incident mentioned above, where the police is
inclined to resort to violence first and ask questions later. A brutal,
corrupt police force is not only a terror for the citizen, there are any
number of legends and stories to prove that it is also the biggest criminal
force in the country. One version has it that no serious crime can be
committed in our society without the trail leading eventually to the police.
Unfortunately, for all the palaver about reform of the police over many
years, no government has felt it necessary to get to the root of the
problem. The police therefore feels free to carry on business as usual. The
losers in this respect are the citizen and any notion of a rules- or
law-based state and society.

It is time the political forces, civil society, the legal fraternity and all
those who care for this country raised their voice against a police that is
not only unable to curb crime, arguably it is the biggest factor in the
growth of lawlessness. And that is not even to mention its inability to do
anything meaningful against the threat of terrorism that afflicts state and
society today. Our overactive judiciary has its hands full with everything
except the demands of providing justice to the citizen and upholding his
rights enshrined in the constitution and law and underpinning any modern
civilised society. Unless a debate is conducted on the failings and sins of
omission and commission of the police by society at large, there can be no
hope for a rights-based dispensation that puts the citizen centre-stage and
can then justly claim the title of a democracy. *

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[Pak-Media] PR--Pakistan Loses its Competitiveness on the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013

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Embargoed: 11:00 AM, 5th September 2012

Date: 5 September, 2001

Ref. No. MP/WEF/020-05092012

Media Contact: Puruesh Chaudhary

Contact No. +92-300-9491312

Email: media@mishal.com.pk

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Twitter: @MishalPakistan 


PRESS RELEASE                                                       

Pakistan Loses its Competitiveness on the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013

Falls 6 points on the Global Competitiveness Ranking, 124th among 144 economies

Islamabad, PK – 5 September 2012 – Pakistan has been ranked among bottom 20 of the 144 economies around the world in The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013, released today by the World Economic Forum.

According to the Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) 2012-13, Pakistan lacks a long-term view of competitiveness. The level of corruption and poor governance are some of the factors slowing down Pakistan's economic growth, therefore ranking Pakistan at 124 among 144 other countries on the index. The World Economic Forum ranks countries on more than 100 economic indicators comparing 144 countries.

"Persisting divides in competitiveness across regions and within regions, particularly in Europe, are at the origin of the turbulence we are experiencing today, and this is jeopardizing our future prosperity." said Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum. "We urge governments to act decisively by adopting long-term measures to enhance competitiveness and return the world to a sustainable growth path."

Pakistan's secured ranking on 12 pillars: institutions (115), infrastructure (116), macroeconomic environment (139), Health and Primary Education (117) Higher Education and Training (124), Goods Market Efficiency (97), Labor Market Efficiency (130) Financial Market Development (73), Technological Readiness (118), Market Size (30), Business Sophistication (78) and Innovation (77).

'Pakistan has lost its competitive advantage almost on all the pillars of the competitiveness index except for in Health, Primary Education and Labor market Efficiency' says Amir Jahangir Chief Executive Officer Mishal Pakistan, country partner for the Center of Global Competitiveness and Performance at the World Economic Forum. Further adding, although Pakistan showed good performance on the innovation and sophistication pillars, but on the factors for basic requirements and efficiency enhancer pillars Pakistan continues to show poor performance.

The Pakistani business community has identified Corruption as the most problematic factor for doing business in the country. The report indicates that Pakistan has failed to come up with effective regulations on intellectual property protection, where the country lost its position of 93 to 108 from 2011 to 2012 respectively. Poor governance in terms of favoritism in decision-making (129) and wastefulness of government spending (96) have also shown significant decline in rankings. The Efficiency of Legal Framework in Challenging Regulations has also impacted the competiveness of Pakistan's economy as it has declined from 79 in 2011 to 97 in 2012.

The law and order situation has been a serious threat to the economic activities, with war on terror and other target killing issues impacting throughout the year, the Reliability of Police Service has gone to 127 in the current year as compared to 116 in the last year. 

On the Macroeconomic Pillar the government's performance has been weak with the budget balance ranking (% of GDP) deteriorating from 108 to 125 from 2011 to 2012 respectively. The general government debt has also seen poor performance as it has lost 11 points from last year, by being ranked at 107 in the current year.

Although Pakistan ranked 41 in 2011 on the Tax Collection Efficiency index, however the economy has lost its competitive advantage due to decline in 2012 by ranking to 59, limitations on the ease of access to loans and venture capital availability, where Pakistan stands at 65 and 55 respectively.

The labor market efficiency pillar shows a decline in the cooperation between labor and employer relations whereas the rank has slipped from 80 to 90. The GCR also identifies that the businesses in Pakistan are shying away from reliance on professional management as the ranking has decreased from 88 to 101.

Although Pakistan has seen some improvement on the broadband usage, but the individual internet usage has declined, ranking the country at 120 in 2012 from 98 in 2011. The government's procurement of advanced tech products has not been a priority where it showed deterioration from 91 to 109 this year as compared to last year.

The state of cluster development has also been neglected and reflects in the report where the rank has plunged from 48 to 62. The commercialization of research has not been a priority in Pakistan, where the industry university collaboration has also seen negative fall from 69 to 81.

Nonetheless, Pakistan has also shown some positive indicators on improving its competitiveness, where the burden of government regulation has improved from 76 in 2011 to 62 this year, similarly the transparency of government policy making has also been improved from ranking of 119 to 109. The country credit rating index has also improved from 123 this year to 116 compared to last year.

The economy has shown flexibility in the hiring and firing practices where it has improved the rank from 33 last year to 21 this year. The pay and productivity index has also shown gains where Pakistan has improved 13 points and ranks at 73.

The report has shown significant improvements on the performance of the Securities and Exchange Commission, where Pakistan has shown improvements on the regulations of securities exchanges by being ranked 55 as compared to 70 last year.

Switzerland, for the fourth consecutive year, tops the overall rankings in The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013 Singapore remains in second position and Finland in third position, overtaking Sweden (4th). These and other Northern and Western European countries dominate the top 10 with the Netherlands (5th), Germany (6th) and United Kingdom (8th). The United States (7th), Hong Kong (9th) and Japan (10th) complete the ranking of the top 10 most competitive economies.

Xavier Sala-i-Martin, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, USA, said: "The Global Competitiveness Index provides a window on the long-term trends that are shaping the competitiveness of the world's economies. In this light, we believe it offers useful insight into the key areas where countries must act if they are to optimize the productivity that will determine their economic future."

The report indicates that Switzerland and countries in Northern Europe have been consolidating their strong competitiveness positions since the financial and economic downturn in 2008. On the other hand, countries in Southern Europe, i.e. Portugal (49th), Spain (36th), Italy (42nd) and particularly Greece (96th) continue to suffer from competitiveness weaknesses in terms of macroeconomic imbalances, poor access to financing, rigid labour markets and an innovation deficit.

Despite growing its overall competitiveness score, the United States continues its decline for the fourth year in a row, falling two more places to seventh position. In addition to the burgeoning macroeconomic vulnerabilities, some aspects of the country's institutional environment continue to raise concern among business leaders, particularly the low public trust in politicians and a perceived lack of government efficiency. On a more positive note, the US still remains a global innovation powerhouse and its markets work efficiently.

The large emerging market economies (BRICS) displayed different performances. Despite a slight decline in the rankings of three places, the People's Republic of China (29th) continues to lead the group. Of the others, only Brazil (48th) moves up this year, with South Africa (52nd), India (59th) and Russia (67th) experiencing small declines in rankings. 

In the Middle East and North Africa, Qatar (11th) leads the region while Saudi Arabia remains among the top 20 (18th). The United Arab Emirates (24th) improves its performance while Kuwait (37th) slightly declines. Morocco (70th) and Jordan (63rd) improve slightly. In sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa (52nd) and Mauritius (54th) feature in the top half of the rankings. However, most countries in the region continue to require efforts across the board to improve their competitiveness.

The Global Competitiveness Report's competitiveness ranking is based on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), which was first developed for the World Economic Forum by Sala-i-Martin, a co-author of this year's report, in 2004. Defining competitiveness as the set of institutions, policies and factors that determine the level of productivity of a country, GCI scores are calculated by drawing together public and private data around 12 key categories – the pillars of competitiveness – that together make up a comprehensive picture of a country's competitiveness.

Mishal Pakistan is the country partner Institute of the Center for Global Competitiveness and Performance at the World Economic Forum. World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas.


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