Issue 5, May 2014

NEWSLETTER
INSAAF KI AWAZ
By Insaf Professionals Forum (IPF) Islamabad
Whats inside:
Is this our War
By: Nouman Khan
Pakistan Is Going 3G

By: Annie Tariq
Spring festival by National
Youth Parliament Pakistan
By: Tayyaba Paracha
Corporate Analysis

of KP government
Com y Umair Akhtar piled b
Glorious past of Muslims





By: Sulaiman Malik


Insaf Ki Awaz is a literary journal
with the primary objective of
showcasing Pakistan Tehreek-i-
Insaf's enigmatic and resilient
professionals and youth.
The journal publishes both creative
and critical arguments and offers a
wide range of interesting articles
including inspirational stories, youth
centric awareness drives,
educational and welfare oriented
articles, interviews, and proposals
for a progressive future, especially
for Islamabad.
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Editor: Sulaiman Malik Photography: Annie Tariq Design Strategy: Asim Hussain & Salman Burki
Is this our War
By: Nouman Khan
Over 50,000 Pakistanis have been killed in last one decade. A gure more than
the Allied troops killed in World War II. Over 100,000 are wounded, means
every 15th house is affected in some way. The lives of Pakistanis have changed
in a big way in last 14 years. Today it is a big question that "Is this our war?". The
whole nation is confused. Some say "Yes" it is our war and other says no it is
"Not ours".
Today Pakistanis feel insecure to visit markets. Their children are unsafe in
their schools. All major cities have check posts built, which checks what is in
their vehicle.
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Editor: Sulaiman Malik Photography: Annie Tariq
Pakistan Is Going 3G
By: Annie Tariq
Design Strategy: Asim Hussain & Salman Burki
TV shows horrifying images of people being killed and taken to
hospitals. Sad videos of friends and families crying over the dead
bodies of their loved ones are a common feature these days.
On the other end we keep talking of a foreign hand in every event.
After ever bomb blast messages of condemnation from political
parties are aired and the nation still asks a question, "Is this our war?"
Before 2001 Pakistanis never heard of suicide attacks or bomb blasts
in hotels and public places. Whereas today, no Pakistani can escape
from this menace in our everyday life.
Our forces are continuously ghting a war for the last 13 years. Every
now and then military posts are being attacked. Their convoys are
being ambushed, hostages are being slaughtered, and their horrifying
videos are being aired through social media. Pakistani forces are
amongst those nations who have given the biggest sacrice in terms of
loss of human life. Against every 8th man, an ofcer has laid his life
means it's the highest in the world. Yet the people who are all doing
this to Pakistanis are claiming this to be an act of "Jahad" against a
nation which is non-Islamic. In their eyes they are actual soldiers of
Almighty Allah and the rest of the population of the country is indels
and supporters of the US.
In order to deal with such a confusing situation, we may have to refer
to the times of Hazrat Ali, once he ordered all the kharjies to be
eliminated. No doubt they were Muslims but they used to kill other
Muslims in the name of Islam. Hazrat Ali ordered them to be
eliminated right from the root and they shouldn't be allowed to
multiply.
Coming back to this day, our government rather late but nally is
going through negotiations with the ones who are claiming to create
this unrest in Pakistan. Firstly, we heard that there are over 30 small,
medium and large groups responsible for all this chaos but now the
gure has risen to 90. Moreover, after listening to the release of
prisoners during negotiations, some Baluch extremists have also
started damaging the situation to become relevant. We feel that our
delay in decisions have shown us this day.
Death penalty against a terrorist or criminal is announced once 99
reasons are ruled out to pardon someone. Over 5,000 prisoners in
Pakistani jails are waiting for their death penalties for last 6 years. A
terrorist can kill anybody right in broad day light and can accept his
doing but once it comes to justice, our courts have to rule out 99
reasons to pardon him. Who will come as a witness when ve
witnesses of tears of Wali Baber case were eliminated? We heard
forces saying, that we caught a terrorist ve times and yet we found
him outside the bars. This nally gave way to extra judicial killings and
it gave understanding to criminals that even if they are caught, they
shall go Scot-free. In worst case scenario their death penalty would
never take place. Icing on the cake is that in one go over 200 prisoners
would be freed with the Dera Ismail Khan jail-break a few months ago.
Finally, we Pakistanis will give peace another chance and would like to
make-up to those who want to come back on the right path but this
whole nation and all political parties should have no confusion that
the terrorists are "Enemy of the State". No reason can satisfy them. For
them it is a profession not a passion. This all is being done for money
and who-so-ever makes a bigger bid these professionals will ght for
them. We may have to follow Hazart Ali's words, eliminate them, right
from the root and there shouldn't be even one who should be spared
to multiply again. This war of terrorists has nothing to do with Islam.
We must have full faith on our forces and order them to eliminate
them from the root. The way Clausewitz puts, "rstly decide for an
offensive, once decided push it to extremity".
Long awaited 3G license auction took place in Islamabad on 23rd April, 2014. Mobilink, Telenor, Ufone and Zong participated in the auction process.
Zong has been awarded 4G license and the rest 3 operators acquired 3G licenses. PTA is planning to arrange a formal license awarding ceremony in
Islamabad on 10th May, 2014.
3G refers to 3rd generation mobile telephony technology, superseding 2G. The primary focus of 2G technologies was SMS and verbal
communication. Later 2.5G technology was also introduced but it failed to bring any revolutionary changes. However, it is expected that 3G
technology will bring some revolutionary changes in IT and Telecom sector.
Mobile broadband or 3G is a general purpose technology and has the potential to bring signicant benets across the whole economy. Therefore, this
3G license auction is expected to have a very positive impact on employment across agriculture, industry and service sectors. Economic studies have
shown that there is positive relationship between broadband penetration and GDP growth in both high and low income countries.
Launch of 3G technology is going to affect different sectors of Pakistan's economy as well. It will enhance the provision of education, health and
government services in Pakistan by reducing delivery costs and improving service availability. Many education and health resources are available on
the internet and broadband connectivity will enable these to be accessed. In addition, low cost and exible access to IT resources, such as le storage,
software and databases, can be accessed using Cloud based services. Broadband technology will enable women to benet from the online education
and health resources and ways of generating income while staying at home.
Mobile broadband availability can improve
educ at i on by enhanc i ng r emot e
communication and the delivery of
teaching or training materials, and can
improve the quality of education by
expandi ng t he r ange of l ear ni ng
opportunities through online services and
applications. Around the world many
universities have made their classes
available online to the public for free.
Having Internet access means tertiary
education should become more accessible
and affordable and help Pakistan close the
gap with the rest of the world in the
provision of tertiary education.
Like education, healthcare is also a long
standing problem for Pakistan. Mobile
broadband is not a substitute to doctors
and nurses but it can improve their
productivity and reach. Enhanced medical
applications including telemedicine are
also made possible in countries where 3G
mobile service is available.
J ust l i ke the other sectors, Mobi l e
br oadband c an benet di f f er ent
departments of Government of Pakistan as
well. For example, paper work can be
reduced and the same work can be shifted
to online software, which will help is
increasing the productivity and efciency
of the department and will reduce the cost
in terms of staff, transportation and
resources especially in rural areas.
E-government system can be introduced,
such as online systems for tax lling and
public procurement. It will give both
citizens and businesses convenient, round-
the-clock access to required government
services using a broadband connection.
The availability of 3G will also urge many
users to switch to 3G-compatible handsets.
This will then increase the prots of these
manufacturing companies. Access to
conveni ent , af f ordabl e and hi ghl y
customizable mobile broadband services
makes life more productive, secure and
meaningful and empowers people to
transform the way they live, learn, work
and play.
Islamabad being called the third most
dangerous and second most unfriendly city
of the world is something to be taken a
serious notice of. In concern with such
reports, National Youth Parliament of
Pakistan organized a spring festival to
celebrate the colors of the season, in F9
Park, Islamabad. The event was headed by
Asad Umar MNA, NA 48, in collaboration
with Knowledge City, and hundreds of
people gathered around to welcome the
season with a great zeal.
Such festivals are an excellent way of
starting a New Year, and show harmony in
the society. The event, thus, was celebrated
by a massive public including youngsters,
children and adults who showed their full
energies as the event proceeded. The
occasion brought with it the colors of spring
and the families of the twin cities were
welcomed to celebrate. Other than the
basant rejoices, a wide screen displayed
Pak Bangladesh match to get the people
together in one place. The basic purpose of
organizing the festival on a larger level was
to show the world that our capital is not
unprotected, and people are free to move
and enjoy as they please. The hype and
horror created by the media and the news
all over the world has to be covered up by
showing the world that it's not true. The
delighted faces of people and the colorful
sky glowed in the sunny weather. Food
stalls were set up in rows to make sure
everyone gets the taste of their liking as no
celebration is complete without good food.
Such an event was not arranged in
Islamabad's history in decades but with the
great efforts of National Youth Parliament
and MNA Islamabad Mr. Asad Umar, the
sky was full of shades and atmosphere was
consumed by vigorous voices of charged
people. The event continued till the evening
with families coming and going. The chief
guest Asad Umar appreciated the event
saying that such efforts must be made by
the youth to neutralize the horric effects
of terrorism. He said that the efforts of
National Youth Parliament of Pakistan
would denitely spread a message of
harmony, unity and peace in the society.
The Park roared in applause with the ups
and downs of the match and the sky was
lled to capacity with all the colors of
spring.
Seeing the joy on the faces of people and
the bright colors spread everywhere, one
thi ng was proved for sure, that no
horrifying reports and rumors can lurk the
lively hearts of the people to stay locked
behind the doors. The city, no doubt has
been through a disaster, but a catastrophe
like that won't be allowed to take the bliss
away from the citizens, instead it must be
fought wi th audaci ty, courage, and
unwavering passion.
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Corporate Analysis
of KP government
Compiled by Umair Akhtar
Editor: Sulaiman Malik Photography: Annie Tariq
Question 3: Rate the performance of the current
KPK Government, as you perceive, on a scale of 1
to 10 against the following parameters:
Spring festival by National Youth Parliament Pakistan
By: Tayyaba Paracha
Design Strategy: Asim Hussain & Salman Burki
50% of the respondents' feel the overall performance of the
current KPK Government is good/excellent whereas, 27% feel the
performance is satisfactory.
d) Public Infrastructure Development
33% of the respondents' feel the performance of the current KPK
Government towards improving load shedding/power crises' is
good/excellent whereas, 34% feel the performance is satisfactory.
c) Improving Load shedding/Power Crises:
60% of the respondents' feel the performance of the current KPK
Government towards 'improving health facilities' is good/excellent
whereas, 24% feel the performance is satisfactory.
b) Improving Health Facilities
51% of the respondents' feel the performance of the current KPK
Government towards 'improving education facilities' is
good/excellent whereas, 33% feel the performance is satisfactory.
a) Improving Education Facilities
All of us have read and heard stories of the
glorious past of Muslims and the empires that
faded away centuries ago. While we all
appreciate the glory of our fore-fathers, we
sometimes fail to contemplate the fatal errors
that lead to the fall of Muslim empires over the
centuries. History has many lessons and we
should take time out and pay special attention
to those for a better future.
There's no doubt the Muslim rule of Spain was
the peak of Muslim civilization and it's the
most quoted reference of Muslim glory of the
past. The rule lasted for over 7 centuries
starting from the early 8th century. It made
many contributions to Western civilization by
Islamic institutions and culture. It was a
period when Muslims, Christians, and Jews
inhabited the same part of Western Europe
and built a lasting society that was both part of
Christian Europe and Muslim Middle East.
The legacy of Muslim Spain is rooted in the two
hundred fty year reign of the Umayyad
dynasty. This rst, long interaction between
the Arab Middle East and European Spain laid
the basis for a legacy of pluralism. Nowhere in
Medieval Europe was central government
more lasting, more extensive, or more
successful than in Cordoba, Spain's capital
under the Muslims. By the tenth century it was
Europe's largest, richest, and cleanest city,
with running water, public hospitals, and
lighted streets.
A culture of pluralism helped fuel an
institutionalized love and respect for learning
in all its forms, from science and mathematics
to philosophy and poetry. It enabled the
development of a new Mediterranean culture
deeply inuenced by Muslim scholarship and
art. Unlike the Romans Muslim rulers seemed
to grasp that the Jews and Christians who
preceded them to the Iberian Peninsula were
necessary partners in a productive society.
The fascinating story of a central bureaucracy
staffed by elites from all three faiths, with Jews
in all but the highest post and Christian
scholars outperforming "native" Arabic
speakers in their own language and culture, is
a fascinating and powerful antidote to our
modern stereotypes concerning Christians,
Jews, and Muslims.
Had the story of Islamic Spain stopped here, at
the apex of Cordoban central rule, it would be
a utopian history unmatched by human
beings of any time anywhere. Instead, forces
of division, corruption, entropy, and prejudice
enter the story. The lack of a clear line of
succession, the rise of Crusading and Jihadist
cultures, and the advent of foreign armies
conspired to bring Cordoba tumbling down in
the early eleventh century. These forces haunt
Muslim countries even today and prevent
them from progressing. Even then, out of its
ashes, there gradually arose nearly two dozen
vibrant city states scattered around the
peninsula, each one vying with the others to
be the most powerful and cultured.
In the story of Islamic Spain, we see what
heights may be achieved when adherents to
each of these three faiths join together to
forge a common culture and, by contrast, how
absolutists and narrow minded ideologues
with their crusades and jihads may divide and
bring down a creative, pluralist society
forever. Muslims have failed to address this
issue even today and continue to suffer at its
hands.
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Glorious past of Muslims By: Sulaiman Malik
Message from IPF Islamabad:
The tag-line for IPF Islamabad is
"Change Institutionalised" and this
precisely is the solution to Pakistan's
growing problems. We need to
institutionalise change in our
professional environment, our political
parties, and our national policy.
Chairman IPF Islamabad:
Arshad Dad
IPF Islamabad Executive Committee:
Abdul Hafeez Khan
Fahad Ali Panni
Naureen Ibrahim
Sulaiman Malik
Syed Najaf Afghan
IPF Islamabad Advisory Board:
Asad Umar
Col (Rtd) Younas
Sardar Azhar Tariq
Special Thanks:
Amna Zareef - Designer

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Editor: Sulaiman Malik Design Strategy: Asim Hussain & Salman Burki Photography: Annie Tariq