tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492982988439318952024-03-13T20:20:42.699+05:00DREAM PAKISTANEVERY THING ABOUT PAKISTANSurmad Umarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182460450856240313noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449298298843931895.post-76751864498184624592011-04-23T17:02:00.000+05:002011-04-23T17:02:46.428+05:00Moin Akhtar: Greatest loss to Pakistan and Laughter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1.tribune.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Moin-Akhter-154444-640x480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://i1.tribune.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Moin-Akhter-154444-640x480.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><strong class="location">KARACHI: </strong> <strong>“Everything I did is a part of history now. To live with history is difficult but there will be people, who will say one day, there was a man who did it and did it so differently.” Those were the last words of the legendary Moin Akhtar, as recorded in an interview with T<em>he Express Tribune </em>, before he left the world’s stage – to a standing ovation awaiting his final bow. The iconic comedian died of coronary failure in Karachi on Friday. He was 61.</strong><br />
</div>Master parodist and king of Urdu comedy, the man of a million characters but one identity and that of a true showman, Moin Akhtar was someone who could bring a smile to your face no matter how bad your circumstances.<br />
Born on December 24, 1950, Akhtar managed to achieve in the six dynamic decades of his life all one could imagine in such a small time span. He started off as a stand-up comedian in 1966-67 by impersonating Hollywood actor Anthony Quinn and John F Kennedy’s speech in which he also mimicked the voice of the former president. Akhtar was more than just a class act and that is why at a young age of 13, he played the character of Shylock in Shakespeare’s<em>The Merchant of Venice</em>.<br />
Be it theatre, TV, film, stand-up comedy, hosting and even singing Moin was the master of all crafts. It was his love for art and dedication to acting that made him famous not just within Pakistan but also across the border and the Middle East.<br />
His plays like “Bakra Qiston pae “ and “Buddha Ghar Pae Hae” which he performed alongside Umer Sharif are still watched across the world on DVDs and YouTube.<br />
He had already won wide acclaim following his regular appearances on Pakistan Television. He rendered several memorable performances alongside Anwar Maqsood and Bushra Ansari and is acknowledged as a pioneer, giving comedy in Pakistan a new look and direction.<br />
<em>Sach Much, Makan No 47, Half Plate, Rozy, Eid Train</em> and <em>Bandar Road sae Keamari</em> are just some of the highlights of his career with PTV. His character of Rozy which was a series based on an adaptation of the Hollywood classic <em>Tootsie</em> brought his great acting talents on the mainstream, as some considered his performance equal or even better than Dustin Hoffman’s.<br />
In his long-running show Loose Talk, Akhtar played more than 400 different characters in as many episodes and engaged in banter with Anwar Maqsood, who somehow managed to get the best out of him.<br />
Akhtar was a proud recipient of the Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Pride of Performance but apart from that he hosted shows involving major dignitaries and has performed on stage alongside the likes of Indian legends Dilip Kumar, Lata Mangeshker and Madhuri Dixit to name a few.<br />
However, the loss is <a href="http://tribune.com.pk/story/154490/twitter-alert-moin-akhtar-lives-on-through-his-fans/">felt by everyone</a> and no one is more aggrieved other than his fellows, seniors and juniors.<br />
“With Moin Akhtar ends an era of outclass mimicry , he was the best impersonator of Pakistan and he is more than just a great loss to performing arts in Pakistan. He was a great person with the ability of creating wonders” Veteran TV and theatre artist Talat Hussain said.<br />
Celebrated comedian Umar Sharif considered Moin Akhtar his elder brother and his teacher. “I was planning to gather all the comedians in Pakistan to give a tribute to him, God had planned otherwise,” Sharif told <em>The Express Tribune </em>Senior artists like Rahat Kazmi are equally shocked by the loss. “ If a person can play over 250 characters in 250 different episodes of a TV show than the person is capable of doing anything, it is pointless to say that he left big shoes to fill, he is irreplaceable,” Kazmi told <em>The Express Tribune.</em><br />
“He was the epitome of comedy in Pakistan and in a class of his own. We are lucky as Pakistanis to be able to call him our own,” Samina Ahmed, a senior TV actress told <em>The Express Tribune.</em><br />
Behroze Sabzwari felt that the gap would never be filled. “We cannot imagine a TV or a stage without him but sadly now we have to accept this loss” Sabzwari said.<br />
“He polished Pakistani comedy and brought finesse to it,” said actress Sania Saeed.<br />
The younger lot of media professionals believe that they have lost an icon and a guiding light. “I cannot imagine a Pakistan without him, his images and words are etched in our memories and shall remain forever” Azfar Ali, a TV director told <em>The Express Tribune.</em><br />
People like Javed Akhtar and Daler Mehndi from India also expressed their sorrow over the loss. Before his sad departure, Akhtar was planning to write a book about his experiences with foreign diplomats and Indian stars whom he had met and had had the privilege of performing with over the course of his career.<br />
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<em>Published in The Express Tribune, April 23<sup>rd</sup>, 2011.</em>Surmad Umarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182460450856240313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449298298843931895.post-38315677040525064282011-03-12T15:50:00.000+05:002011-03-12T15:50:34.636+05:00Pakistan Navy (PN) is gearing-up for AMAN-11<span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PNSShahjahan.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pakistan Navy Frigate PNS Shahjahan" height="142" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/PNSShahjahan.jpg/300px-PNSShahjahan.jpg" style="border: medium none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="200" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PNSShahjahan.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></span><br />
<b>Pakistan Navy (PN) is gearing-up for AMAN-11, in which <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy" rel="wikipedia" title="Navy">Navies</a> of forty-nine countries have been invited to participate in SOF, B.</b> Tactical, and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_at_Sea" rel="wikipedia" title="War at Sea">War at Sea</a> exercises over the North ******* Sea in March 2011. The first of the series of AMAN Exercises was held in March 2007, which proved to be a major success. During this exercise 14 Ships from the Navies of Bangladesh, China, France, Italy, Malaysia, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.5,-0.116666666667&spn=10.0,10.0&q=51.5,-0.116666666667%20%28United%20Kingdom%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="United Kingdom">UK</a> and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667&spn=10.0,10.0&q=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667%20%28United%20States%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="United States">USA</a> participated. In addition to that, SOF/EOD teams from Bangladesh and Turkey also participated in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_forces" rel="wikipedia" title="Special forces">Special Operation Forces</a> (SOF) Exercises and 21 countries attended the exercise as observers. AMAN-09 was held in March 2009. During this Exercise 23 ships, 13 Aircraft and 9 SOF teams of Australia, Bangladesh, China, France, Japan, Malaysia, UK, Nigeria, Turkey and USA participated. Observers from 27 countries also attended the exercise.<br />
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The resounding success of the first two AMAN exercises, prompted PN to expand the number of participants in AMAN-11. Thirty-nine navies are participating in the current exercise including those with assets as well as observer countries. Navies with assets include: Australia, China, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Sri-Lanka, United Kingdom and USA. The AMAN exercises hold a lot of importance as they define and help improve the level of operational readiness, war- preparedness, task-accomplishment, Refine Command, control and communication procedures and tactics. Additionally, the war-games will enhance inter-operability and tactical proficiency, develop common tactics against asymmetric air, surface, and mine threats, promote <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-surface_warfare" rel="wikipedia" title="Anti-surface warfare">ASuW</a> / Air operations and its related interoperability between the participating unit, lethality of force, Survivability for the armed service. The international perspective of AMAN helps the PN meet international standards and integrate into the global system of maritime security at the same time the Pakistan’s naval forces also get a chance to showcase its military prowess. Maritime route is predominantly the most utilized means for global trade. The world is faced with ever increasing security threats due to terrorism and piracy which has sharply risen in the past decade. Hence, international trade can be adversely affected if the capabilities, tactical communication and coordination within the coalition forces are not bolstered. Integrated international exercises like AMAN are aimed at improving the working relationships amongst the coalition partners’ forces. Thus the operational readiness can be boosted to the levels required to tackle the security threats posed, thus enabling the coalition forces to effectively maintain maritime stability for international trade.<br />
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When it comes to joint operations with other countries, PN has always extended a helping hand to maintain peace, emphasizing its slogan for AMAN-11: “Together for Peace.” With the participation of 39 Navies, PN is endeavouring to establish an understanding between the cross cutting cleavages, encompassing maritime security operations, anti-terrorist operations and humanitarian assistance operations. Enhanced cooperation will definitely go miles in improving Response Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (RTTP) to build a sound preparedness level against conventional and non-conventional threats.<br />
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One of the key features of AMAN-11 is the showcasing of PN’s latest addition to its fleet: the F-22p Frigates. Everything ranging from the men in white to weapon systems will be gauged and bench-marked. A range of Surface Tactical Exercises are going to be held, included but not limited to; “Basic Communication Exercises” , “Go Fast Attack”, the tricky “Night Encounter Exercises”, etc. Air Tactical Exercises encompassing “Cross Deck Landings”, “ASV Strikes”, leading to exercises of the likes of “LRMP Interdiction/LRMP fighter evasion exercises”, “Search and Rescue” will be conducted.<br />
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The Special Operations Forces Exercises will include: HVBSS Operations, SVBSS Operations, Static line and Freefall water Jumps, Special Purpose Insertion and Extraction (SPIE) Operations, EOD Exercises, Maritime Counter Terrorist Exercises, Close Quarter Combat (CQC) Exercises, Frogman Exercises, and VBSS Operations during MIO. War at Sea Exercise (WASEX) will commence just before the closure of the sea phase. For this Exercise the participating Units will be divided into two task forces Blue and Orange. WASEX is going to incorporate Air-surface Warfare exercises as well as <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" rel="wikipedia" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">Anti-Air Warfare</a> exercises.<br />
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Pakistan Navy has established its reputation in the arena of global maritime security by orchestrating AMAN-07, AMAN-09 and now AMAN-11. Pakistan holds a significant responsibility of maritime security, as 90% of the energy trade is carried out through the ******* Sea. Approximately 15 million barrels of oil are shipped through the ******* Sea. PN, a component of the coalition forces, has the responsibility of providing freedom of navigation and uninterrupted flow of trade to avoid any adverse effects on the global economy. PN has been a member of Coalition Maritime Campaign Plan since 2004 and has successfully commanded <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_Task_Force_150" rel="wikipedia" title="Combined Task Force 150">TF-150</a> four times, which is a tribute to its professionalism and honour for the country. Pakistan is now also a part of the new US led multinational <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Task_force" rel="wikipedia" title="Task force">Task Force</a>-151 for counter-piracy operations. The upcoming AMAN-11 will also increase PN’s already well-established reputation of excellence by multiple magnitudes. This will also give the navy a chance to take on the helm of the recently established TF-151.<br />
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AMAN-11 will be instrumental in enhancing the tactical and operational readiness amongst its participating navies. Apart from the strategic relevance, existing ties between the participants will be augmented. Limelight will also be shed on the strategic importance of the North ******* Sea and the Indian Ocean. In doing so, Pakistan Navy’s geographical significance will be further magnified. Owing to Pakistan’s strategic location it is essential for our country to build this country’s maritime sector and to strengthen its navy, and leave a mark on friends and foes with such endeavours.<br />
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Pakistan Navy has always strived to maintain the highest echelons of “operational readiness” Come March 2011, Pakistan Navy will remove the spring-line on AMAN-11 and will play a leading role in preparing for peace. This endeavour is in consonance with Sun Tzu’s dictum: “In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence under no circumstances can it be neglected.”<br />
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—The author is an instructor at the National Defence University.<br />
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<strong>Pakistan won from Canada.</strong> This <strong>victory of Pakistan goes to Afridi</strong>. Afridi got 5 <a class="zem_slink freebase/en/wicket" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicket" rel="wikipedia" title="Wicket">wickets</a> against Canada. These wickets give a big help for wining of pakistan.<strong>what a spell from the captain, take a bow- Afridi!</strong><br />
Stunning <a class="zem_slink freebase/en/shahid_afridi" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Afridi" rel="wikipedia" title="Shahid Afridi">Shahid Afridi</a>’s 5 wickets steer Pakistan to victory against Canada in Group A match here at R Premadasa Stadium on Thursday.<br />
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Shahid Afridi made up for Pakistan’s ragged performance with the bat by collecting his second five-wicket <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD8">haul</span> of <a class="zem_slink freebase/en/2010_fifa_world_cup" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-26.2347972222,27.9823527778&spn=0.01,0.01&q=-26.2347972222,27.9823527778%20%282010%20FIFA%20World%20Cup%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">the World Cup</a> as the 1992 <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">champions</span> beat Canada by 46 runs on Thursday.<br />
Canada looked as if they could produce the second shock of the <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD7">tournament</span> when they skittled Pakistan for 184 in just 43 overs and followed it up with some sensible batting from <a class="zem_slink freebase/en/zubin_surkari" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zubin_Surkari" rel="wikipedia" title="Zubin Surkari">Zubin Surkari</a> (27) and Jimmy Hansra to reach 104 for three.<br />
But once <a class="zem_slink freebase/en/right_arm_leg_spin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leg_spin" rel="wikipedia" title="Leg spin">leg-spinner</a> Afridi (5-23) bowled Hansra for 43, the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadians" rel="wikipedia" title="Canadians">Canadians</a> lost their way and were all out for 138, handing Pakistan their third successive win in Group A.<br />
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They say the World Cup is boring. They say that Pakistan have no chance of winning the title. They will be sitting down to breakfast and helping themselves to fat helpings of their own words. Both of those opinions will have to be hastily revised after Sri Lanka, second-favourites for the title by virtue of their home advantage, lost an enthralling match in Colombo. The 11-run margin of victory would have been larger still had Pakistan not shown some of those familiar failings that must make them so frustrating to support. But then, if they played perfect cricket, they would not be nearly so entertaining to watch.<br />
At the heart of the game was a duel between two of the most enthralling cricketers of modern times, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muttiah_Muralitharan" rel="wikipedia" title="Muttiah Muralitharan">Muttiah Muralitharan</a> on the one hand and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Afridi" rel="wikipedia" title="Shahid Afridi">Shahid Afridi</a> on the other. But if they were centre stage they had a splendid supporting cast.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/columnists/2011/2/26/1298743244825/Shahid-Afridi-Pakistan-v--007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/columnists/2011/2/26/1298743244825/Shahid-Afridi-Pakistan-v--007.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>There were majestic innings from <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misbah-ul-Haq" rel="wikipedia" title="Misbah-ul-Haq">Misbah-ul-Haq</a> and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younis_Khan" rel="wikipedia" title="Younis Khan">Younus Khan</a>. And then there was <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoaib_Akhtar" rel="wikipedia" title="Shoaib Akhtar">Shoaib Akhtar</a>, sweating with the effort of shrugging off the years so he could pound in as he once did in his pomp. He clean bowled Mahela Jayawardene with an unplayable off-cutter. And <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamran_Akmal" rel="wikipedia" title="Kamran Akmal">Kamran Akmal</a>, veering between the brilliant and the utterly absurd, completed two waspish stumpings but bungled a pair of far easier chances.<br />
For the Sri Lankans <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.kumarsangakkara.lk/" rel="homepage" title="Kumar Sangakkara">Kumar Sangakkara</a> gritted his teeth and did his damndest to play a captain's innings. And Nuwan Kulasekara followed up an inspired spell of death bowling with a slogger's knock of 24 from 14 balls that kept his side in the match right up until the final over. They needed 18 from it, but could only manage seven.<br />
Murali delivered a masterclass in off-spin after Sri Lanka lost the toss and were asked to bowl. His 10 immaculate overs cost 33 runs, a sum that only contained a single scoring shot that went for more than a single. Never mind any fours or sixes, Murali only gave up one solitary two. His two overs in the batting powerplay cost only five runs and included the wicket of Umar Akmal, diddled into slapping a catch to midwicket. By the end of his spell cricket fans everywhere were wishing that someone could talk him out of his decision to retire once the World Cup is over.<br />
And yet he finished on the losing side. As well as he bowled he could not dislodge either Misbah or Younus. They came together with the score on 105 for three, Pakistan having squandered a rollocking start by contriving a pair of the most idiotic dismissals imaginable. <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Hafeez" rel="wikipedia" title="Mohammad Hafeez">Mohammad Hafeez</a> ran himself out after he held himself in position to admire his own sweep to <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fielding_%28cricket%29" rel="wikipedia" title="Fielding (cricket)">short fine leg</a>. By the time he looked around he found his partner, Kamran Akmal, was sharing his crease. Not long afterwards, Akmal decided to jump down the pitch and heave-ho at a delivery from Rangana Herath. He did not turn around to watch Sangakkara sweep off the bails, but kept walking back to the pavilion.<br />
After all that naivety, the contrast with Misbah and Younus could not have been starker. They hit only four fours between them in their stand of 108, and yet still scored at more than five runs an over, tick-tocking along by working singles into the gaps on the leg side. The Sri Lankans missed the death bowling of Lasith Malinga, out injured, and 32 runs came from the last three overs.<br />
That final flourish put Pakistan over the top, just. Though when the Sri Lankans were 76 without loss in the 15th over it did not look as though that would be the case. And then on came Afridi. If Muralitharan bowls with the cunning of Cardinal Richelieu, Afridi does so with the swagger of D'Artaganan. He took four wickets, meaning he now has nine for just 49 runs in two matches in the competition so far.<br />
He had Tillakaratne Dilshan cut onto his stumps, and then ripped a fast leg-break past Thilan Samaraweera's outside edge. When he had Sangakkara caught the game looked up, though of course his team's erratic fielding meant they found numerous ways to extend the game towards a thrilling climax.<br />
Cricket fans would not have it any other way.<br />
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Man of the match in Pakistan Vs Kenya match was <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_Akmal" rel="wikipedia" title="Umar Akmal">Umar Akmal</a> of Pakistan team.<br />
Pakistan won <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toss_%28cricket%29" rel="wikipedia" title="Toss (cricket)">the Toss</a> and decided to bat and won the match with a good margin. <br />
Pakistan managed to score 317 runs in 50 overs by losing 7 wickets at a run rate of 6.34 runs.<br />
Kenya could only score 112 runs in 33.1 overs by losing 10 wickets at <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_rate" rel="wikipedia" title="Run rate">Run rate</a> of 3.38 runs.<br />
Kenya who batted second was not able to win the match against Pakistan in this group match in ICC 2011 Worldcup.<br />
Umar Akmal who scored 71 runs was the top scorer for Pakistan. <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins_Obuya" rel="wikipedia" title="Collins Obuya">Collins Obuya</a> who scored 47 runs was the highest scorer for Kenya.</div></div><div class="module moduleText color0" id="mod_13060674"><div class="txtd" id="txtd_13060674">The Pakistan vs Kenya is the 6th match among <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-26.2347972222,27.9823527778&spn=0.01,0.01&q=-26.2347972222,27.9823527778%20%282010%20FIFA%20World%20Cup%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">World cup</a> Cricket Group Stage matches.<br />
This match is scheduled to take place at <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.president.gov.lk/" rel="homepage" title="Mahinda Rajapaksa">Mahinda Rajapaksa</a> International Cricket Stadium at Hambantota in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=6.9,79.9&spn=10.0,10.0&q=6.9,79.9%20%28Sri%20Lanka%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> at 2.30 pm (IST) on Wednesday 23 February 2011.<br />
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Rawalpindi - February 10, 2011: <br />
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Pakistan today conducted a successful test fire of the indigenously developed <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile" rel="wikipedia" title="Cruise missile">Cruise Missile</a> Hatf-VII (<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babur" rel="wikipedia" title="Babur">Babur</a>) having a range of 600 kms. The missile tests are part of a process of validating the system. Babur, which can carry strategic and conventional warheads, has stealth capabilities, is a low flying, terrain hugging missile with high maneuverability, pin point accuracy and radar avoidance features. It also incorporates the modern cruise missile technology of Terrain Contour Matching (<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TERCOM" rel="wikipedia" title="TERCOM">TERCOM</a>) and Digital Scene Matching & Area Co-relation (DSMAC).<br />
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The test was witnessed by <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee_%28Pakistan%29" rel="wikipedia" title="Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan)">Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee</a>, General Khalid Shamim Wynne, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director-general" rel="wikipedia" title="Director-general">Director General</a> Strategic Plans Division, Lieutenant General (Retired) Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, Commander Army Strategic Force Command Lieutenant General Jamil Haider, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman" rel="wikipedia" title="Chairman">Chairman</a> <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.cesat.gov.pk/" rel="homepage" title="National Engineering and Scientific Commission">NESCOM</a> Mr Muhammad Irfan Burney, senior officers from the armed forces and strategic organizations, scientists and engineers. The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee reiterated that the test will go a long way in consolidating Pakistan’s <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deterrence_theory" rel="wikipedia" title="Deterrence theory">strategic deterrence</a> capability, and further strengthening national security. Pakistan’s resolve and commitment to continue its strategic programme will remain paramount, he added.<br />
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The successful test has also been warmly appreciated by the President and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" rel="wikipedia" title="Prime Minister of Pakistan">Prime Minister of Pakistan</a>, who have congratulated the scientists and engineers on their outstanding success.<br />
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On the third day, Pakistan bowlers outclassed New Zealand players by bowling them out for 110 runs, giving Pakistan a small target of nineteen runs to claim the first <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_cricket" rel="wikipedia" title="Test cricket">Test</a>.<br />
For Pakistan, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_bowling" rel="wikipedia" title="Fast bowling">Fast Bowlers</a> <span id="person_name_9891" style="display: none;"><a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahab_Riaz" rel="wikipedia" title="Wahab Riaz">Wahab Riaz</a></span><span id="person_link_9891">Wahab Riaz</span> and <span id="person_name_9838" style="display: none;"><a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_Gul" rel="wikipedia" title="Umar Gul">Umar Gul</a></span><span id="person_link_9838">Umar Gul</span> and Spinner <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdur_Rehman_%28cricketer%2C_born_1980%29" rel="wikipedia" title="Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1980)">Abdur Rehman</a> claimed three wickets each in the second innings. Abdur Rehman was declared the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_the_match" rel="wikipedia" title="Man of the match">man of the match</a> for his contribution both the bat and the ball<br />
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</div>The world’s most populous country is showing more international assertiveness, which bothers <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667&spn=10.0,10.0&q=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667%20%28United%20States%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="United States">the US</a>.<br />
China’s foreign relations are increasingly influenced by state run energy companies, study says [GALLO/GETTY] <br />
When a US delegate once confronted a Chinese diplomat about <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.9138888889,116.391666667&spn=0.1,0.1&q=39.9138888889,116.391666667%20%28Beijing%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="Beijing">Beijing</a>‘s uncompromising support for Pakistan, the Chinese reportedly responded with a heavily-loaded sarcastic remark: “Pakistan is our Israel”.<br />
But judging by China’s unrelenting support for some of its allies, including North Korea, Burma, Zimbabwe and Sudan, its protective arm around these countries is no different from the US and Western political embrace of Israel – right or wrong.<br />
While China is battling the West over exchange rates, import tariffs and its territorial claims in the South China Sea, Beijing is also lobbying furiously to stall a Western- inspired proposal for a Commission of Inquiry on possible war crimes by the military junta in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=19.75,96.1&spn=10.0,10.0&q=19.75,96.1%20%28Burma%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="Burma">Burma (Myanmar)</a>.<br />
“Such a commission should not be seen as a way to punish the government, but to prevent impunity and help prevent further abuse,” says <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" rel="wikipedia" title="United Nations">the UN</a> Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Tomas Ojea Quintana.<br />
But China, which in January 2007 exercised its veto, along with Russia, to prevent <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.un.org/sc/" rel="homepage" title="United Nations Security Council">Security Council</a> sanctions against Burma, has not shown any willingness to back the proposal – even for a watered-down commission.<br />
“Clearly,” says one Asian diplomat, “China is trying to reassert its political clout at the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" rel="wikipedia" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> as a counterweight to its defensive stand on currency and trade issues.”<br />
<em>The New York Times</em> newspaper said on Tuesday that the US administration is facing a “confrontational relationship” with an assertive China and is trying to respond to “a surge of Chinese triumphalism” by strengthening Washington’s relationship with Japan and South Korea.<br />
US <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/" rel="homepage" title="Barack Obama">President Barack Obama</a> is planning to visit four Asian countries next month – Japan, Indonesia, India and South Korea – while bypassing China.<br />
Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban_Ki-moon" rel="wikipedia" title="Ban Ki-moon">Ban Ki-moon</a>, who needs China’s support in the Security Council if he decides to run for a second term next year, is currently on his fourth trip to China, having visited the country in May and July 2008, and in July 2009.<br />
In recent months, China has prevented a Security Council resolution against North Korea over the sinking of a South Korean ship and also tried to suppress a UN report alleging the use of Chinese-made bullets in attacks on UN peacekeepers in Darfur, Sudan.<br />
“China sees value in promoting its image as the Security Council member defending the rights of the developing world, and China sees value in relying on the UN to counter US power,” said Linda Jakobson, director of the programme on China and Global Security at the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.sipri.org/" rel="homepage" title="Stockholm International Peace Research Institute">Stockholm International Peace Research Institute</a> (SIPRI).<br />
Jakobson, an in-house China expert at SIPRI, points out that Beijing also sees value in participating in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping" rel="wikipedia" title="Peacekeeping">UN peacekeeping operations</a> “both because this enhances the image of China as a responsible power but also because it gives Chinese military experience”.<br />
Still, China relented to US and Western pressure in supporting four Security Council resolutions imposing <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctions_against_Iran" rel="wikipedia" title="Sanctions against Iran">sanctions against Iran</a>, one of Beijing’s staunchest political, economic and military allies.<br />
The fourth round of sanctions, all of them aimed primarily at Iran’s nuclear programme, was imposed in June this year.<br />
Justifying his country’s support for the resolution, Chinese Ambassador <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Baodong" rel="wikipedia" title="Li Baodong">Li Baodong</a> was quoted as saying that Beijing wanted to make sure that sanctions would not affect the Iranian people or its normal overseas trade.<br />
Jakobson said that China agreed to these sanctions after much deliberation and on the condition that the energy sector was excluded.<br />
“This can be seen as a compromise solution on China’s part,” she said. “The exclusion of the energy sector was crucial.”<br />
Jakobson also pointed out that China wants to protect the massive investments by Chinese energy companies already in Iran or under negotiation with Tehran, and China wants to ensure that its long-term strategic plans for energy security are not threatened.<br />
In a detailed policy paper released last month, and titled “New Foreign Policy Actors in China”, SIPRI said the increasing sway of large state-owned energy companies have an increasing influence on foreign policy deliberations in China.<br />
Jakobson, who co-authored the report with Dean Knox, said this is one example of that sway though it is noteworthy that there are other foreign policy actors who presumably were not inclined to advocate China’s support of the resolution.<br />
On the other hand, she said, there were presumably actors who advocated China’s support for the resolution because China supports non-proliferation and does not want to see Iran go nuclear.<br />
“If China had not supported the resolution, it would reflect badly on China’s image and undermine its efforts to portray itself as a responsible global power,” Jakobson said.<br />
She said China attaches great importance to the United Nations and would like to see the role of the UN strengthened – though Beijing is wary of many proposals that want to expand Security Council membership and/or give power to members other than the present five permanent members, the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China.<br />
The SIPRI report argues that actors outside the traditional power structure are increasingly shaping China’s foreign policy.<br />
Influential new actors on the margins include Chinese state- owned enterprises, especially energy companies, which, due to their widespread international outreach, affect China’s bilateral relationships and diplomacy at large.<br />
The others include local governments, especially in border and coastal provinces, which seek more lucrative trade and foreign investment opportunities.<br />
At the same time, there is growing importance of researchers, who serve as advisors to officials and media, and netizens, who constitute a new pressure group that China’s leaders at times feel compelled to take into account, not least during international crises.<br />
The findings also point to a fracturing of authority in foreign policy formulation.<br />
Diversification outside China’s official decision making apparatus – along with changes within it – means that foreigners can no longer expect to only deal with one government agency or Party organ but must take into account multiple actors that have both a stake and say in the decision-making processes.<br />
<strong><em>A version of this article first appeared on the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Press_Service" rel="wikipedia" title="Inter Press Service">Inter Press Service News Agency</a>.</em></strong><br />
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Three surface-to-air missile tests were carried out in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.suparco.gov.pk/ftr.html" rel="homepage" title="Sonmiani (space facility)">Sonmiani</a> area of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=24.87,67.05&spn=1.0,1.0&q=24.87,67.05%20%28Sindh%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="Sindh">Sindh province</a>, a navy spokesman said, adding all <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" rel="wikipedia" title="Missile">missiles</a> hit their targets precisely.<br />
Naval chief Admiral <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noman_Bashir" rel="wikipedia" title="Noman Bashir">Noman Bashir</a> and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" rel="wikipedia" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">Air Defence</a> Commander <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_Admiral" rel="wikipedia" title="Vice Admiral">Vice Admiral</a> Tayyab Ali Dogar witnessed the drill.<br />
“The successful testing will add to the defence capability of the Pakistan Navy,” Mr. Bashir said.<br />
A combination of surface-to-air missiles was tested, the navy said in a statement.<br />
The “fire and forget” missiles are equipped with highly sensitive infrared homing heads that can intercept high speed aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.<br />
These weapons give the navy the flexibility to operate with various missiles and strengthen the ground-based air defence, the statement said.<br />
The area of responsibility of the navy’s Air Defence Battalion stretches from <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=23.9666666667,68.8&spn=0.1,0.1&q=23.9666666667,68.8%20%28Sir%20Creek%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="Sir Creek">Sir Creek</a> in the east to Jiwani in the west, it added.<br />
Officials said the induction of modern weapons and equipment will augment the navy’s ground-based air defence capabilities against hi-tech aircraft and missiles.<br />
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In the second ODI in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-33.9252777778,18.4238888889&spn=0.1,0.1&q=-33.9252777778,18.4238888889%20%28Cape%20Town%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a> Pakistan scored 517 runs while batting first. national blind Team broke its own record by scoring 517 runs. Earlier Pakistan had scored 498 runs against <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.5,-0.116666666667&spn=10.0,10.0&q=51.5,-0.116666666667%20%28England%29&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="England">England</a> in Sharjah.<br />
Masood Jan scored a marvellous century in today’s match. Pakistan has also clean sweeped <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_national_cricket_team" rel="wikipedia" title="South Africa national cricket team">the South Africans</a> in 3-match t20 series against them.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">http://orbit.pk/pakistan-blind-cricket-team-makes-world-record-against-rsa/</span><br />
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[But world number one Nicol David grabbed her fourth Asiad gold medal as she powered Malaysia to a 2-0 win over Hong Kong in the women’s team final.<br />
It was only Pakistan’s second gold of these Games after the women’s cricket title. It was also their second squash gold since the racquet sport made its Asiad debut in 1998 when they won the men’s singles.<br />
“I feel really fantastic because I defeated Iskandar,” the 20-year-old Khan said after whipping his Malaysian rival 14-12, 15-13, 11-4.<br />
“After losing to Iskandar in the singles, I was mentally down and thought to myself that we could not get to the gold medal.<br />
“My coach taught me a few things to prepare myself mentally and physically. I don’t want to mention them because this is confidential.”<br />
The squash team events were held for the first time at the Guangzhou Games.<br />
In the first men’s match against Malaysia, Farhan Mehboob breezed past 2002 and 2006 singles champion <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ong_Beng_Hee" rel="wikipedia" title="Ong Beng Hee">Ong Beng Hee</a> 11-4, 11-4, 11-7.<br />
Khan then went tit-for-tat against Iskandar to take the first two sets 14-12, 15-13. He took the third set 11-4 when a visibly tired Iskandar dropped his racquet in a return effort.<br />
In the women’s final, Low Wee Wern saw off 2002 Asiad women’s champion Rebecca Chiu 11-4, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9 in the first match.<br />
David, who had already defended her singles crown, then defeated Annie Au 11-8, 11-7, 11-6 in a repeat of the women’s final.<br />
“It’s a great feeling,” said David. “Everybody just kept working all the way. We have a strong team and we just needed to push out.”<br />
“No doubt they have a great team,” added David, who has won the World Open singles title five times, the last three in a row.<br />
“They have the level of squash to reach the top 20.”<br />
Low, currently ranked 16th in the world and three places above Chiu, said: “I knew it was going to be tough.”<br />
The 27-year-old David added that she would keep on playing for “at least another five years.”<br />
“Hopefully I can push it for seven-eight years,” David said. “But this game is intense and I’ll really have to pay attention to recovery and keeping away from injuries.”<br />
She added she would build a squash academy after her retirement and “try to develop girls’ squash not only in Malaysia but around Asia and the world.”]<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">http://tribune.com.pk/story/81669/pakistan-win-mens-squash-team-gold/</span><br />
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Veteran <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sohail_Abbas" rel="wikipedia" title="Sohail Abbas">Sohail Abbas</a> put Pakistan ahead with his team’s first penalty corner in the 26th minute, before striker <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehan_Butt" rel="wikipedia" title="Rehan Butt">Rehan Butt</a> increased the margin three minutes after half-time.<br />
It was Pakistan’s eighth <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Games" rel="wikipedia" title="Asian Games">Asiad</a> hockey gold, ending a drought that stretched back to Beijing in 1990, and handed them their first major title since winning the World Cup in Sydney in 1994.<br />
Pakistan ended the year on a high after a disappointing eight-month period in which they finished a humiliating last at the World Cup in March and took sixth place at the Commonwealth Games in October.<br />
The Pakistanis kneeled in prayer after the final whistle, before lifting their Dutch coach Michel van den Heuvel over their shoulders to loud applause from the stands.<br />
Pakistan captain <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeeshan_Ashraf" rel="wikipedia" title="Zeeshan Ashraf">Zeeshan Ashraf</a> said he was at a loss for words to describe his feelings at winning a long-awaited title which gave his team a direct entry to the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" rel="wikipedia" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 London Olympics</a><br />
“It’s our turn to celebrate,” said Ashraf. “Taking the gold after 20 years was important, but I am happier that we have also booked a place in the Olympics.<br />
“What can I say about my team? They were just brilliant. We came here to win and achieved our target. Hopefully the past will be forgotten.<br />
“Our country is facing so many problems that it needs moments like this to celebrate. I am sure our win would have brought smiles on the faces of all Pakistanis.”<br />
Malaysia, often dubbed the sport’s perennial under-achievers, had to settle for silver in their maiden appearance in the title clash after winning the bronze medal six times.<br />
The entire Malaysian team, barring Sikh player Baljit Singh, shaved their heads in a practice called ‘nazar’ to ward off evil spirits in the final, but failed to produce the spark that won them the semi-final against India.<br />
Amin Rahim, whose two late goals sank India, faltered in all three penalty corners his team earned in the second half.<br />
Malaysia had gone into the final as the only unbeaten team in the competition with four wins and a draw.<br />
“It is disappointing to lose,” said striker Faisal Saari. “But look at it this way – we won six bronze medals earlier, now we have taken the silver.<br />
“I am sure we can only get better after this.”<br />
Meanwhile, India returned to the Asiad podium after missing out in Doha four years ago when they defeated favourites South Korea 1-0 in the bronze medal play-off.<br />
Tushar Khandekar netted the winner four minutes into the second session as India dominated the lacklustre Koreans through the 70-minute encounter.<br />
India had not won an Asiad hockey medal for the first time in Doha and paid the price when they failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics two years ago.]<br />
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<div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"></div>Surmad Umarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182460450856240313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449298298843931895.post-71498566061153994412010-08-30T10:59:00.001+05:002010-08-30T11:20:33.872+05:00This list of notable conquerors, generals, and admirals from early Islamic history to the 20th century.<h3 style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="editsection" style="color: #38761d;"></span> <span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;">Era of 500s A.D</span><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="500s"><span style="color: #38761d;">(6th century)</span> </span></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOMTWqVK1_mMqVGGGyeXgRewYGaVhZbRHyKLUrdKuRzSXbN20kxCjUfb7gcmqoKexHM9tiOoY9Je_QoQwtPWXTGyrSlycli_fY22N8v-jaRAqMg_KPiVB5fbTildJdV02DjYyX98IBj4/s1600/Sword_of_Umar_ibn_al-Khittab-mohammad_adil_rais.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOMTWqVK1_mMqVGGGyeXgRewYGaVhZbRHyKLUrdKuRzSXbN20kxCjUfb7gcmqoKexHM9tiOoY9Je_QoQwtPWXTGyrSlycli_fY22N8v-jaRAqMg_KPiVB5fbTildJdV02DjYyX98IBj4/s200/Sword_of_Umar_ibn_al-Khittab-mohammad_adil_rais.JPG" width="91" /></a></div><ul><li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophet_Muhammad" title="Prophet Muhammad">Prophet Muhammad (Sallalaho allaihe wa aalehi wasalam)</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza_ibn_Abdul_Muttalib" title="Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib">Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr" title="Abu Bakr">Abu bakr As-Siddiq(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar" title="Umar">Umar bin al-Khattab(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usman_ibn_Affan" title="Usman ibn Affan">Usman ibn Affan(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_bin_Abi_Talib" title="Ali bin Abi Talib">Ali bin Abi Talib(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_ibn_al-Walid" title="Khalid ibn al-Walid">Khalid ibn al-Walid(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saad_Bin_Abi_Waqas&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Saad Bin Abi Waqas (page does not exist)">Saad Bin Abi Waqas(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zirrar&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Zirrar (page does not exist)">Zirrar ibn al-Azwar(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qa%27qa&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Qa'qa (page does not exist)">Qa'qa ibn al-Amr(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usama_ibn_Zaid" title="Usama ibn Zaid">Usama ibn Zaid(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jafar_ibn_Abi_Talib" title="Jafar ibn Abi Talib">Jafar ibn Abi Talib(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Sufyan_ibn_Harb" title="Abu Sufyan ibn Harb">Abu Sufyan ibn Harb(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ubayda_ibn_al-Jarrah" title="Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah">Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayd_ibn_Harithah" title="Zayd ibn Harithah">Zayd ibn Harithah(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilal" title="Bilal">Bilal(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amr_ibn_al-%27As" title="Amr ibn al-'As">Amr ibn al-'As(R.A)</a> </li>
</ul><h3 style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;">Era of 600s A.D</span><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="500s"><span style="color: #38761d;">(7th century)</span> </span></span></h3><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_ibn_Ali" title="Hasan ibn Ali">Hasan ibn Ali(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husayn_ibn_Ali" title="Husayn ibn Ali">Husain ibn Ali(R.A)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_bin_Nusair" title="Musa bin Nusair">Musa bin Nusair</a>, (640-716). An <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad" title="Umayyad">Umayyad</a> governor and general in North Africa.</li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hajjaj_bin_Yousef" title="Al-Hajjaj bin Yousef">Al-Hajjaj bin Yousef</a>, (661-714). <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad" title="Umayyad">Umayyad</a> administrator of Iraq.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_bin_Qasim" title="Muhammad bin Qasim">Muhammad bin Qasim</a>, (695-715). An early Arab General who captured <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>.</li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_II" title="Umar II">Umar II</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Caliph" title="Umayyad Caliph">Umayyad Caliph </a></li>
</ul><h3 style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;">Era of 700s A.D</span><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="500s"><span style="color: #38761d;">(8th century)</span> </span></span></h3><ul><li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq_ibn-Ziyad" title="Tariq ibn-Ziyad">Tariq ibn-Ziyad</a>, (d. 720) . An <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad" title="Umayyad">Umayyad</a> Amazigh general, who swept <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispania" title="Hispania">Hispania</a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim" title="Muslim">Muslim</a> army.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Rahman_Al_Ghafiqi" title="Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi">Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaid_ibn_Ali" title="Zaid ibn Ali">Zaid ibn Ali</a> - <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab" title="Arab">Arab</a>, <i>fought the Banu Umayyad</i></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Qasim" title="Muhammad ibn Qasim">Muhammad ibn Qasim</a> captured <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sindh" title="History of Sindh">Sind</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multan" title="Multan">Multan</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li>
<li><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yahya_ibn_Zayd&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Yahya ibn Zayd (page does not exist)">Yahya ibn Zayd</a> - <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab" title="Arab">Arab</a>, <i>fought the Banu Umayyad</i></li>
<li><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muhammad_ibn_Abdullah_%28Nafs-az-Zakiyah%29&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Muhammad ibn Abdullah (Nafs-az-Zakiyah) (page does not exist)">Muhammad ibn Abdullah (Nafs-az-Zakiyah)</a> - <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab" title="Arab">Arab</a>, <i>fought the Abbasids</i></li>
<li><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ibraheem_ibn_Abdullah&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Ibraheem ibn Abdullah (page does not exist)">Ibraheem ibn Abdullah</a> - <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab" title="Arab">Arab</a>, <i>fought the Abbasids</i></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isma%27il_ibn_Jafar" title="Isma'il ibn Jafar">Isma'il ibn Jafar</a> - <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab" title="Arab">Arab</a>, <i>fought the Banu Umayyad </i><span class="mw-headline" id="800s"></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;">Era of 800s A.D</span><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;"> </span><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;"></span><span style="color: #38761d;">(9th century)</span></b></span> </li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_%27Abdullah_al-Shi%27i" title="Abu 'Abdullah al-Shi'i">Abu 'Abdullah al-Shi'i</a>, an <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismaili" title="Ismaili">Ismaili</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da%27i" title="Da'i">Da'i</a> and a soldier, built a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katama" title="Katama">Katama</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berber_people" title="Berber people">Berbers</a> army and helped found <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatimid_Caliphate" title="Fatimid Caliphate">Fatimid Caliphate</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a>.</li>
</ul><ul><li><span class="mw-headline" id="800s"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;">Era of 900s A.D</span><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;"> </span><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;"></span><span style="color: #38761d;">(10th century)</span></b></span> </li>
</ul><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_of_Ghazni" title="Mahmud of Ghazni">Mahmud of Ghazni</a>, (971—1030). Ruler of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazni" title="Ghazni">Ghazni</a>.</li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawhar_as-Siqilli" title="Jawhar as-Siqilli">Jawhar as-Siqilli</a>, commander of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatimid" title="Fatimid">Fatimid</a> forces. Founded <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo" title="Cairo">Cairo</a> and built <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Azhar" title="Al-Azhar">Al-Azhar</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque" title="Mosque">Mosque</a>.</li>
</ul><ul><li><span class="mw-headline" id="800s"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;">Era of 1000s A.D</span><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;"> </span><span class="mw-headline" id="500s" style="color: #38761d;"></span><span style="color: #38761d;">(11th century)</span></b></span> </li>
</ul><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicenna" title="Avicenna">Avicenna</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan" title="Alp Arslan">Alp Arslan</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togrul" title="Togrul">Togrul</a>, Founder of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seljuq_Dynasty" title="Seljuq Dynasty">Seljuq Dynasty</a></li>
</ul><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="1100s"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Era of 1100s A.D (12th century)</span></span></h3><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_of_Ghor" title="Muhammad of Ghor">Muhammad of Ghor</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zengi" title="Zengi">Zengi</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%E1%B8%A5ammad_Shah%C4%81budd%C4%ABn_Ghor%C4%AB" title="Muḥammad Shahābuddīn Ghorī">Muḥammad Shahābuddīn Ghorī</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nur_ad-Din_Zangi" title="Nur ad-Din Zangi">Nur ad-Din Zangi</a>, (1118–1174). A Syrian ruler and military leader who fought in the Crusades.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saif_ad-Din_Ghazi_I" title="Saif ad-Din Ghazi I">Saif ad-Din Ghazi I</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim" title="Muslim">Muslim</a> leader during <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades" title="Crusades">crusades</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin" title="Saladin">Saladin</a> - 1138, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni" title="Sunni">Sunni</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurd" title="Kurd">Kurd</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades" title="Crusades">Crusades</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirkuh" title="Shirkuh">Shirkuh</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim" title="Muslim">Muslim</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurd" title="Kurd">Kurd</a> leader during <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades" title="Crusades">crusades</a></li>
</ul><h3><span class="editsection" style="color: #6aa84f;">Era of </span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><span class="mw-headline" id="1200s"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">1200s A.D (13th century)</span></span></h3><ul><li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutb-ud-din_Aybak" title="Qutb-ud-din Aybak">Qutb-ud-din Aybak</a> built the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutub_Minar" title="Qutub Minar">Qutub Minar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razia_Sultana" title="Razia Sultana">Razia Sultana</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">Indian</a> princess</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%27in_ad-Din_Unur" title="Mu'in ad-Din Unur">Mu'in ad-Din Unur</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Kamil" title="Al-Kamil">Al-Kamil</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni" title="Sunni">Sunni</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurd" title="Kurd">Kurd</a> leader</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baibars" title="Baibars">Baibars</a>, fought with <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusade" title="Crusade">Crusaders</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongols" title="Mongols">Mongols</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saif_ad-Din_Qutuz" title="Saif ad-Din Qutuz">Saif ad-Din Qutuz</a>, fought with <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusade" title="Crusade">Crusaders</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongols" title="Mongols">Mongols</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qalawun" title="Qalawun">Qalawun</a>, fought with <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusade" title="Crusade">Crusaders</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalil" title="Khalil">Khalil</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghiyas_ud_din_Balban" title="Ghiyas ud din Balban">Ghiyas ud din Balban</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ala_ud_din_Khilji" title="Ala ud din Khilji">Ala ud din Khilji</a> , Indian king who fought with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongols" title="Mongols">Mongols</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthman_I" title="Uthman I">Uthman I</a>, Founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Dynasty" title="Ottoman Dynasty">Ottoman Dynasty</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berke_Khan" title="Berke Khan">Berke Khan</a>, Fought with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongols" title="Mongols">Mongols</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aybak" title="Aybak">Aybak</a>, Founder of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamluk_Dynasty" title="Mamluk Dynasty">Mamluk Dynasty</a></li>
<li>Saif ad-Din <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutuz" title="Qutuz">Qutuz</a></li>
</ul><h3><span class="editsection" style="color: #6aa84f;">Era of </span><span class="mw-headline" id="1300s"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">1300s (14th century</span>)</span></h3><ul><li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamerlane" title="Tamerlane">Tamerlane</a> (1370,1405). Conqueror and founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timurid_dynasty" title="Timurid dynasty">Timurid dynasty</a>.</li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ala_ud_din_Khilji" title="Ala ud din Khilji">Ala ud din Khilji</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayezid_I" title="Bayezid I">Bayezid I</a> Victor of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nicopolis" title="Battle of Nicopolis">Battle of Nicopolis</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He" title="Zheng He">Zheng He</a> (1371–1433) Chinese mariner, explorer, and fleet admiral</li>
</ul><h3><span class="editsection" style="color: #6aa84f;">Era of</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><span class="mw-headline" id="1400s"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">1400s (15 century)</span></span></h3><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutaibah_bin_Muslim" title="Qutaibah bin Muslim">Qutaibah bin Muslim</a>,</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sher_Shah_Suri" title="Sher Shah Suri">Sher Shah</a> 1472.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayreddin_Barbarossa" title="Hayreddin Barbarossa">Hayreddin Barbarossa</a> (1475–1546). Ottoman Admiral.</li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahiruddin_Babur" title="Zahiruddin Babur">Zahiruddin Babur</a> Conqueror and founder of the powerful <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selim_I" title="Selim I">Selim I</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suleiman_the_Magnificent" title="Suleiman the Magnificent">Suleiman the Magnificent</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmed_II" title="Mehmed II">Mehmed II</a> also known as Mehmed the Conqueror</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharifa_Fatima" title="Sharifa Fatima">Sharifa Fatima</a><b>. Female <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaidiyyah" title="Zaidiyyah">Zaidi</a> chieftain of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a> who conquered <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sana%27a" title="Sana'a">Sana'a</a>.</b></li>
</ul><h3 style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="editsection">Era of </span><span class="mw-headline" id="1500s">1500s (16th century)</span></h3><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humayun" title="Humayun">Humayun</a> (Mughal King)</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar" title="Akbar">Akbar</a> (Mughal King) Son of Humayun.</li>
</ul><h3 style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="editsection">Era of </span><span class="mw-headline" id="1600s">1600s (17th century)</span></h3><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Jahan" title="Shah Jahan">Shah Jahan</a> Ruler of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a> 1628 - 1658</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurangzeb" title="Aurangzeb">Aurangzeb</a> 6th Mughal Emperor whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707. Indian and Afghan Muslims applaud him a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliph" title="Caliph">Caliph</a>.</li>
</ul><h3 style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="editsection">Era of </span><span class="mw-headline" id="1700s">1700s (18th century)</span></h3><ul><li><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyder_Ali%28military%29&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Hyder Ali(military) (page does not exist)">Hyder Ali</a> - (1722–1782).</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Shamil" title="Imam Shamil">Imam Shamil</a>, (1797–1871). An Avar (modern day Dagestan) who is considered both a political and religious leader for Chechens, Dagestanis, and Circassians.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipu_Sultan" title="Tipu Sultan">Tipu Sultan</a>. (1750–1799).</li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed_Ahmad_Shaheed" title="Syed Ahmad Shaheed">Syed Ahmad Shaheed</a> Great Muslim of the sub-continent(Pak-India-Bangladesh)</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Ismail_Shaheed" title="Shah Ismail Shaheed">Shah Ismail Shaheed</a></li>
</ul><h3 style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="editsection">Era of </span><span class="mw-headline" id="1800s">1800s (19th century)</span></h3><ul><li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Kadir" title="Abdel Kadir">Abdel Kadir</a>, (Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī). (1808–1883). Algerian militant against the French occupation.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakht_Khan" title="Bakht Khan">Bakht Khan</a>, Indian Muslim commander during Indian war of independence</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husein_Grada%C5%A1%C4%8Devi%C4%87" title="Husein Gradaščević">Husein Gradaščević</a>, leader of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Bosnian_uprising" title="Great Bosnian uprising">Great Bosnian uprising</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ahmad" title="Muhammad Ahmad">Muhammad Ahmad</a>, (1844–1885). a Muslim religious leader and militant in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Mukhtar" title="Omar Mukhtar">Omar Mukhtar</a>, (1862–1931).</li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadir_Shah" title="Nadir Shah">Nadir Shah</a>, (aka Nadir Qoli Beg and Tahmasp-Qoli Khan). (1688–1747). A Shah of Iran and a military leader.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bai_Chongxi" title="Bai Chongxi">Bai Chongxi</a>, (1893–1966). A Chinese General of the Republic of China (ROC).</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_el-Krim" title="Abd el-Krim">Abd el-Krim</a>, ('Abd al-Karim Al-Khattabi). (1882–1963). Berber leader fighting against the French and Spanish occupations in Northern Morocco.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakim_Ajmal_Khan" title="Hakim Ajmal Khan">Hakim Ajmal Khan</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maulana_Abul_Kalam_Azad" title="Maulana Abul Kalam Azad">Maulana Abul Kalam Azad</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begum_Hazrat_Mahal" title="Begum Hazrat Mahal">Begum Hazrat Mahal</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">Indian</a> Queen who fought for independence from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed_Ahmad_Shaheed" title="Syed Ahmad Shaheed">Syed Ahmad Shaheed</a> Great Muslim of sub-Continent (Pak-India-Bangladesh)</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Ismail_Shaheed" title="Shah Ismail Shaheed">Shah Ismail Shaheed</a></li>
</ul><h3 style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="mw-headline" id="1900s">Era of 1900s (20th century)</span></h3><ul><li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ataul_Ghani_Osmani" title="Muhammad Ataul Ghani Osmani">Muhammad Ataul Ghani Osmani</a>, is a Commander-in-Chief of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_Bangladesh" title="Military of Bangladesh">Bangladesh Armed Forces</a> and led the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukti_Bahini" title="Mukti Bahini">Mukti Bahini</a> during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamim_Alam_Khan" title="Shamim Alam Khan">Shamim Alam Khan</a>, General, 1938- , Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Pakistan</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudirman" title="Sudirman">Sudirman</a>, (1916–1950)</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Haris_Nasution" title="Abdul Haris Nasution">Abdul Haris Nasution</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamal_Abdel_Nasser" title="Gamal Abdel Nasser">Gamal Abdel Nasser</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Saud" title="Ibn Saud">King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud</a> - founder of modern Saudi Arabia</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_Inayat_Khan" title="Noor Inayat Khan">Noor Inayat Khan</a>, intelligence operative for the British in WWII</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziaur_Rahman" title="Ziaur Rahman">Ziaur Rahman</a>, leading Sector Commander during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a> and later became the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Bangladesh" title="President of Bangladesh">President of Bangladesh</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohiuddin_Jahangir" title="Mohiuddin Jahangir">Mohiuddin Jahangir</a>, recipient of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Sreshtho" title="Bir Sreshtho">Bir Sreshtho</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Aziz_Bhatti" title="Raja Aziz Bhatti">Raja Aziz Bhatti</a>, recipient of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishan-e-Haider" title="Nishan-e-Haider">Nishan-e-Haider</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufail_Mohammad" title="Tufail Mohammad">Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed</a>, recipient of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishan-e-Haider" title="Nishan-e-Haider">Nishan-e-Haider</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Muhammad_Sarwar" title="Captain Muhammad Sarwar">Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed</a>, recipient of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishan-e-Haider" title="Nishan-e-Haider">Nishan-e-Haider</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matiur_Rahman_%28military_pilot%29" title="Matiur Rahman (military pilot)">Matiur Rahman</a>, recipient of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Sreshtho" title="Bir Sreshtho">Bir Sreshtho</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Mosharraf" title="Khaled Mosharraf">Khaled Mosharraf</a>, leading Sector Commander during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_M_Shafiullah" title="K M Shafiullah">K M Shafiullah</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_Army_Staff_of_the_Bangladesh_Army" title="Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army">Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nur_Khan" title="Nur Khan">Nur Khan</a>, Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._K._Khandker" title="A. K. Khandker">A. K. Khandker</a>, first <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_Staff" title="Chief of Staff">Chief of Staff</a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Air_Force" title="Bangladesh Air Force">Bangladesh Air Force</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Mahmood_Alam" title="Muhammad Mahmood Alam">Muhammad Mahmood Alam</a>, air commodore of the Pakistan Air Force</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Nasrallah" title="Hassan Nasrallah">Hassan Nasrallah</a>, Commander in Chief of Hizbollah</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamidur_Rahman" title="Hamidur Rahman">Hamidur Rahman</a>, recipient of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Sreshtho" title="Bir Sreshtho">Bir Sreshtho</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muammar_al-Gaddafi" title="Muammar al-Gaddafi">Muammar al-Gaddafi</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_Al-Assad" title="Bashar Al-Assad">Bashar Al-Assad</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Shah_Massoud" title="Ahmed Shah Massoud">Ahmed Shah Massoud</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayub_Khan" title="Ayub Khan">Ayub Khan</a> Military ruler of Pakistani Islamic Government.</li>
<li><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Major_Aziz_Bhatti&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Major Aziz Bhatti (page does not exist)">Major Aziz Bhatti</a> (A brave Soldier of Pakistan martyred in the Pak-Indo war 1965).</li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zia-ul-Haq" title="Zia-ul-Haq">Zia-ul-Haq</a> (Ruler of Pakistani Islamic Government).</li>
<li><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hawaldar_Lalak_jan&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Hawaldar Lalak jan (page does not exist)">Hawaldar Lalak jan</a> Pakistani Soldier.</li>
</ul><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Qadir_al-Husayni" title="Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni">Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Salama" title="Hasan Salama">Hasan Salama</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saad_El_Shazly" title="Saad El Shazly">Saad El Shazly</a>, Egyptian Chief of Staff during the Yom Kippur War</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Ismail_Ali" title="Ahmad Ismail Ali">Ahmad Ismail Ali</a>, Commander-in-Chief of Egypt's army during the Yom Kippur War</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Ghani_el-Gamasy" title="Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy">Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy</a>, Director of operations for all forces participating in the 1973 Yom Kippur War</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Munim_Riad" title="Abdul Munim Riad">Abdul Munim Riad</a>, Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Aly_Fahmy" title="Mohammed Aly Fahmy">Mohammed Aly Fahmy</a>, Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command during the Yom Kippur War</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Munim_Wassel" title="Abdul Munim Wassel">Abdul Munim Wassel</a>, Commander of the Egyptian 3rd Army during the Yom Kippur War</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd-Al-Minaam_Khaleel" title="Abd-Al-Minaam Khaleel">Abd-Al-Minaam Khaleel</a>, Commander of the Egyptian 2nd Army during the Yom Kippur War</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Hamid_%28soldier%29" title="Abdul Hamid (soldier)">Abdul Hamid</a>, Indian soldier</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atif_Dudakovi%C4%87" title="Atif Dudaković">Atif Dudaković</a>, general of Bosnia-Herzegovina Army</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afsir_Karim" title="Afsir Karim">Afsir Karim</a>, Major General of the Indian Army,</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Abdullah_Hassan" title="Mohammed Abdullah Hassan">Mohammed Abdullah Hassan</a>, the "Mullah" who fought imperialism in Somalia</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashid_Minhas" title="Rashid Minhas">Rashid Minhas</a>,Captin of Pakistan Air Force</li>
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A victim of a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disaster" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Natural disaster">natural disaster</a> " Flood ".<br />
A huge loss in case of lives and others. People lost there homes, People lost there <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloods" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Bloods">Bloods</a>, People lost there every thing, People who gave the every thing to this Government are now waiting to have something from Government to save there lives but a duff and Most Corrupt people that we elected mistakenly are having no Pain for them still they are sleeping and making deposits into there accounts instead of releasing and spending on Poor and needy. The just want to have Maximum destruction in Pakistan willingly only for money only for accounts they need aid/dollars that can fill their well of accounts as much destruction enough Dollars will come to serve their accounts. ITS OUR GOVERNMENT....<br />
Apart from this My country is a unique..People who lost every thing are still wishing and are on filed to help the others. They forgot what they lost but they only knew we have to do for others...<br />
Second Gift of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allah" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Allah">Allah</a> To Pakistan is <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Army">army</a> that is working on front in rescues. I think only Military is working for Pakistan they are only sincere to the country............(to be contd.) <br />
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If Pakistan are a confidence team, their Twenty20 efforts over the past two days augur well for next week’s first Test. A day after Pakistan ended their 12-match losing stretch against Australia across all formats, Mohammad Aamer helped them begin their own winning streak with an 11-run victory that brought 2-0 series triumph. Tests are a different story, but their Twenty20 form has given the group a spark.<br />
There was a distinct sense of déjà vu after Monday’s game; again there was a big crowd of Pakistan fans, again Pakistan scored around the 160 mark and again Australia’s batsmen were tied down and couldn’t lift their tempo for a successful chase. The last pair was left needing 19 from the final over and despite a six from Dirk Nannes, they came up short.<br />
Aamer made important late runs and then removed Australia’s openers, but Pakistan had useful contributions from all their key men. Shahid Afridi made a quick 18 and grabbed two wickets, Kamran Akmal, Salman Butt and Umar Akmal all chipped in at the top of the order, and Shoaib Akhtar and Saeed Ajmal were hard to get away.<br />
The Rawalpindi Express was out of steam on Monday but had gained momentum 24 hours later. Akhtar has been driving around Birmingham in a red Ferrari over the past few days and perhaps the speedy number inspired him, for he was comfortably the quickest bowler in the match and regularly hovered around 95mph.<br />
A couple of sizzling bouncers whizzed past the faces of Australian batsmen but the only man to fall to Akhtar was Tim Paine, who skewed an ugly swipe to mid-off. Akhtar had begun by conceding a pair of fours in his opening over as Michael Clarke showed the sort of Twenty20 form he has not displayed in recent times.<br />
Australia had rested Shane Watson, so Clarke took it upon himself to open the innings, finding the gaps and clearing the infield several times with well-judged chips and drives. Clarke had motored to 30 from 17 deliveries when he played on to Aamer, and the bowler was so pumped at his success that in his follow through he leapt in celebration and crashed into the departing Clarke.<br />
Aamer immediately apologised and the men exchanged a friendly pat on the arm, but Clarke was frustrated with himself for failing to push on. It was Aamer’s second wicket – he had already trapped David Warner lbw for 1 – and he went on to finish with 3 for 27. James Hopes (30) and David Hussey (33) worked the ball around through the middle overs but boundaries were few and far between, and too much work was left too late.<br />
Australia had set themselves a task by allowing Pakistan to reach almost the same score as won them the game on Monday. A late 20 not out from Aamer was especially valuable and included a pair of sixes off the debutant spinner Steve O’Keefe and David Hussey. The spinners bowled well, and O’Keefe finished with 3 for 29, which was an impressive return for a man who hadn’t played a Twenty20 for his state for nearly 18 months.<br />
Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal provided a key partnership for Pakistan; their 30-run stand included one monstrous six from Afridi, who slapped Shaun Tait straight back over the bowler’s head. The ball cleared the construction area, put a cameraman at risk, and exited the stadium to the roars of the Pakistan fans.<br />
Nannes (3 for 30) collected them both in consecutive balls in the 17th over, Umar (25) caught and bowled when his top edge flew so high that almost any member of the infield could have run in and claimed it, and Afridi caught behind for 18 next ball. Already, Butt and Kamran Akmal had given them a strong start with a 61-run combination.<br />
Pakistan clinched 2 match series 2-0 and took the revenge of T20 semi final.<br />
The left-arm spinner O’Keefe struck in his first over when Butt top-edged a sweep and was caught at short fine leg for 31. Kamran followed soon afterwards for 33 when he skied a pull off Mitchell Johnson and was caught by Clarke running back at midwicket. O’Keefe had given Australia an inroad into the middle order, but they couldn’t make it count.<br />
If Pakistan were surprised by the selection of O’Keefe, they must have been even more taken aback at Clarke’s choice of opening bowler. David Hussey sent down the first over – the first time Australia had opened with a spinner in a Twenty20 international – and it was a success, a wicket-maiden that included Shahzaib Hasan lbw trying to slog-sweep.<br />
The day began in triumph for Australia; it ended in jubilation for Pakistan. It has also set the scene for a fascinating Test series."<br />
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(<span style="font-size: xx-small;">http://www.risepakistan.net/2010/07/06/revenge-of-t20-semi-final</span>/)Surmad Umarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182460450856240313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449298298843931895.post-85620611344267566392010-05-25T09:53:00.000+05:002010-05-25T09:53:59.820+05:00PAKISTAN MONUMENT: Minar E Pakistan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnFHolDBN1yraF8dw-SF7e31jiM9CXdWBVf6znpe77IM0V7SxUn8hCqAOyAVfo2GJW0FuKxDAllll1yH43ERi5Y9F70VlDySs3FpXExhlOUJ0QF6YP5Z8Qol9TBizp_F81SPoqimJGqA/s1600/197-Minar-e-Pakistans_west_side_July_1_2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnFHolDBN1yraF8dw-SF7e31jiM9CXdWBVf6znpe77IM0V7SxUn8hCqAOyAVfo2GJW0FuKxDAllll1yH43ERi5Y9F70VlDySs3FpXExhlOUJ0QF6YP5Z8Qol9TBizp_F81SPoqimJGqA/s400/197-Minar-e-Pakistans_west_side_July_1_2005.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
“Nations make monuments, because they teach and ennoble, help make nations. They bring back the past and animate us with heroes to be remembered, dreams reclaimed and glories re-enacted. They remind of us the good olden times, of noble triumphs and great events, of never-changing tides and torrents of history. Monuments are not for the flippant or the profane. Because they represent and even recreate important personalities and deeds, they entail a serious lexicon when described.”<br />
Monuments for the great and the grand; no one ever built a monument for a gnat.<br />
It is said that history –including monuments—is where the dead speak to the living. Maybe that is why many take it as a grave—no pun intended—matter. But it should not always be humourless or sombre. After all, even the dead deserve a break. And no less joyous is to read historians who wrestled with the past in the spirit of enlightenment fun.<br />
Today, history is also a bruising secular affair where even heroes, however awesome, or precisely because they were awesome, are subjected to blasphemy. Sacrilege is slammed on the great and scorn poured on the venerable but no one on the red-hot furnace of veracity or truth, in which no one can be a Torquemada of the mind.<br />
Indeed the modern day witches , academic or lay ,receive acclamation if their potion proves efficacious or correct , exposing the hero as a heel , or with feet of clay , or one who as fortuitous or accidental . Or justifies another who has been viciously reviled as actually worthy of the most deafening applause.<br />
Wit and lightness are as much a part of history as glory and grief. But monuments with a humorous touch obviously cannot be the fad. Why could not a light hearted status be welcomed as a novelty, acceptable both to the whim of the authorities or to the promulgations of art? They could lighten, at times, the arcane burdens of history. And they would always be there for the delectation of the passerby, in crisis as well as calm. For unlike flesh and blood, they do not decompose. And consequently, nor does the memory they seek to preserve.<br />
And who were those heroes? Dr. <a class="zem_slink freebase/en/muhammad_iqbal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Iqbal" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Muhammad Iqbal">Allama Iqbal</a> who first gave the idea of a separate Muslim country for the Muslims of the British India. , The Father of the Nation ( Quaid – i – Azam) Muhammad Ali Jinnah, great men and women, yes but also the little ones, those who are lost in the group, the crowd , the masses , those who are without courage of honour – and tragedy or sacrifice . Some say that individual heroes, who often come from the elite, may become passé’. Disraeli had gloated that “the world is for the few and for the very few” Mao countered that “the masses and the masses alone are the motive force in the making of world history. Their ears are past, but not their imperatives and imponderables, for in history there are problems that are bigger than solutions. In fact, they should not be called problems, but realities which only other realities can replace.<br />
Because everybody dies, a transient presence in a transient world, the fate of great leaders at a certain extent that of a nation they lead, are finally resolved not by politics but by biology. It is not mere wordplay that leads to the phrase “final solution” in the human lexicon. What is at issue is what happens before death when solutions are never final because new problems always arise.<br />
Individualist rejoices in the steady growth of freedom, and they look to a future when they will enjoy so wide latitude for free existence that the old repressions will be like vanished nightmares, almost unreal or phantasmagorical in this viciousness. But will this give way to renew despotisms – and a new kind of hero? Can a hero as individual survive? Those who constitute the March 23, 1940 Lahore resolution at Minar E monument are crowd of Great men some are unidentifiable as individuals. Will the turning points in history now be more often the work mainly of multitudes?<br />
But speaking of the distant past, why belabour the superfluous —that it was the workers, not Shi Huang -Ti, who physically built The Great Wall of China; that it was the stonemasons and the rest, not the pharaohs, who constructed the pyramids? That , in discussing the “Great Man Theory of History making “, Bertold Brecht asked if there was no cook in Caesars’ army , and if it was only the tears of the Spanish Kings that fell the sinking of his fleet?<br />
Orthodox individual heroes normally do not appear in a truly free and democratic society, where there is nothing much to be heroic about. It is the Totalitarian regimes, left and right, which provide the occasion or the necessity for them. Communists., deceived by their phrase” People’s Democratic Republic” because it was not really the people’s and what was “democratic” in it was that everyone –without exception – can be extirpated while making only the first motions of heroism, or even while merely in the stage of contemplating it. One can even be doomed without contemplating anything. The levelling was even more horrifying because communism, a personal vision is, by definition, heretical. And yet, the non-communists world is not precise, too, for its much – vaunted republicanism may be representative geographically but not in class or sectoral terms.<br />
The fascist Franco was, in comparison, the epitome of candour. He grandly announced “we do not believe in government through the voting booth. The Spanish national will has never been expressed through the ballot. Spain has no foolish dreams “He shot all heroes within sight, and for them no monument was possible.<br />
Cultural determinism may be all-embracing but it is not all-powerful. Men have imagination and creativity .They have personal will and, if they are not defeatist, they have inner freedom in the most enslaved circumstances. And it is not impertinent to say that they also have courage.<br />
It is from the wellsprings of the past, with the freshness or its eternal waters that a nation drinks to revive its old and faltering heart. Monuments are a fountainhead of its reinvigoration, and they help supply nutrients to bind the sinews of National cohesion. They prove that a nation has heritage and history —and memory, and one without memory is without hope. The past is not merely a vanished tableau. It is the bedrock of the future.<br />
A monument is less for the individual than for the collective psyche. That is why it usually stands not in a private sanctum but in public setting within the easy view of all. It is normally on high ground or platform, a source of pride and power, at once a shared spectacle and a shared experience. They represent heroes of <a class="zem_slink freebase/en/pakistan" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> not only for its entire citizen but they stand equal of heroes in other lands. No challenge obtrudes on the universality of their cause except in the vainly disputations.<br />
This is not chauvinism but only a confident proposition based in historical merit. Quaid – i – Azam) Muhammad Ali Jinnah, a world class genius who strode Pakistan’s historical landscapes like a benign colossus, Dr Allama Iqbal, the crucible of the elemental fire in the sea of glacial submission to Allah , the Mozart of his peoples’ communal sonatas , and the resolutions thundering Beethoven.<br />
While only a fool would reduce the status of heroes to a competition of who has more and better contributions of ideas. The non heroes who will presumes to be their derogatory critic, and condemns them without intellection or caution, should be reminded in moments of danger these great men performed more intrepidly than the critics past and present who have shed no blood or sweat to back up their own sanctimonious words.<br />
Character is not only destiny. It is definition. It involves not only deliverance or damnation, but the nuances of deliberation and decision. Fate is eternal, but first must come CHOICE, and sometimes CHANCE. Man does not live by character, nor must he be judge by destiny alone. Heroism is associated with the idea of good in conformity to The Holy Quran, as opposed to evil in metaphysical terms. There are no monuments to evil, at least to what is perceived as such.<br />
Pakistan have been under great emotional or psychological pressure, this impelled every citizen to understand that there is a HERO in every individual, that on March 23, 2010 every Pakistani had to make a brave and inescapable decision.<br />
It must be stressed that the Revolution is not only their heroic age. Pakistan , it is often said , is a history of continuous struggle for freedom , freedom enjoyed , freedom lost , freedom regained , lost again , pursued again, regained , lost again. Dr. Allama Iqbal said “<strong><em>It is by rising to a fresh vision of his origin and future, his whence and whither, that man will eventually triumph over a society motivated by inhuman competition and a civilisation which has lost its spiritual unity by its inner conflict of religions and political values.<a href="http://www.allamaiqbal.com/publications/journals/review/apr00/02.htm#_edn11">”</a></em></strong> This unending pulsating rhythm of Pakistan freedom struggle has been the distinctive character of Pakistan’s’ national life for centuries, and in the withering process not a few larger-than-life heroes Pakistan have produced but many. <br />
Pakistan have suffered more miseries from the European invaders, Consumerism, imperialism and terrorism, they have been badly battered repeatedly, and culturally marinated. They have been occupied, but in the real sense Pakistan remained unvanquished. The foreign entities may destroy their monuments, but not the memory.<br />
Pakistan heroes have been fighting for freedom. To them freedom is more important than life itself, the latter is nothing without the former. Because of this, Pakistan’s history hinges on the twin values of sacrifice and valour in the Islamic pursuit of freedom. Dr. Allama Iqbal, an ardent advocate of the concept of human freedom and evolution explains the concept of <em>tawh</em><em>?</em><em>i?d</em> beautifully when he says, “Reality is essentially spirit,” yet he qualifies his belief by mentioning that there are degrees of reality reflecting degrees of spirit<a href="http://www.allamaiqbal.com/publications/journals/review/apr00/02.htm#_edn3">.</a> He writes:<br />
Indeed the evolution of life shows that, though in the beginning the mental is dominated by the physical, the mental as it grows in power, tends to dominate the physical and may eventually rise to a position of complete independence…<br />
Life can be sacrificed for freedom, but freedom cannot be sacrificed for life. Every individual has the Goal and duty of safeguarding that freedom. Even if it causes him his life. ” the metaphysical ego is the bearer of two main rights that is the right to life and freedom as determined by Divine Law<a href="http://www.allamaiqbal.com/publications/journals/review/apr00/02.htm#_edn7">.</a> ”Dr. Allama Iqbal, believed that behind the process of evolution is the vital impulse (Bergson’s <em>elan vital</em>) of <em>‘ishq</em> or love which is metaphysical in nature and which makes life grow towards higher evolutionary GOALS.<br />
<em>It is love that imparts colour to the tulip</em><br />
<em>It is love that agitates our life.</em><br />
<strong><em>If you could rip open the heart of the earth</em></strong><strong> </strong><br />
<em>You would see love’s blood coursing through it<a href="http://www.allamaiqbal.com/publications/journals/review/apr00/02.htm#_edn8"><strong>.</strong></a></em><br />
Beneath this visible evolution of forms is the force of love which actualises all strivings, movement and progress. Things are so constituted that they hate non-existence and love the joy of individuality in various forms. The indeterminate matter, dead in itself, assumes or more properly is made to assume by the inner force of love, various forms and rises higher and higher in the scale of beauty<a href="http://www.allamaiqbal.com/publications/journals/review/apr00/02.htm#_edn9">.</a><br />
But this “forward push to life cannot be called creative unless hitched to some goal.<a href="http://www.allamaiqbal.com/publications/journals/review/apr00/02.htm#_edn10">”</a><br />
Iqbal believed that evolution has a goal. “In fact, the evolution or dissolution of life is dependent on how far the individual chooses to use his or her creative will and power. The perfect man of Iqbal’s conception is of <em>muja?hid,</em> one who is ready and willing to face the problems of life, culture and society as he is to face the problems of after-life, spiritual welfare and death.”<br />
From March 23, 1940, until the present, there have been few moments when Pakistan had a respite from their freedom struggle. And embedded like a galling, ever present thorn in every Pakistani flesh were and still are the recurrent outbreaks of internal and external conflicts and strife. This craving for fratricidal destruction is Pakistan hitherto ineffable mark of Kabil. External forces divide and impose policies on the government, who chose wilfully to and not by accident, “to walk in the darkness than in light.”<br />
A people who need heroes cannot build a monument without a subject, cannot have a subject who was un-heroic. History therefore must provide the subject before art can provide the form. Although, a nation may have a tenacious memory and even more tenacious ambition, it can have no monuments if it has no heroes. In addition, the artistry of a monument is only a small aspect. It is not the substance. What matters most is the man not the monument, the meaning not the matter.<br />
The past has already lost print as its exclusive rendition. This century and the next, the printed world will give way to the electronic image. Communication will largely be in visual flashes rather than in syllables. Is the age of banality at hand? Will history become insipidity? It may become artless—or on the other hand acquire character of a new art form? Or it will still remain a sculptural perfection signifying human, freedom and Islam in the eyes of Allah and the rest of the world? Would the memory of Dr. Allama Iqbal,<strong> </strong>Quaid – i – Azam) Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the great men and women, will become relics in a strange epoch of new paradigms? Would arduous nationhood be a thing of the past and their parched sacrifices be regarded as crude baubles? Would the joys become outdated, the sorrows and sadness not even recalled in the consciousness of the future Pakistan? Would both memory and monument become obsolete? The choice is yours! On March 23, 2010 Pakistan will celebrate 70 years of the passing of Lahore resolution … The essence of freedom struggle will constitute the substance of the celebration. Rise and become part of this Monumental Memory.<br />
<strong>“Arise and soar with the suns new born rays</strong><br />
<strong>To breathe new life into dying nights and days.”</strong><br />
-Allama Iqbal<br />
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Facebook voilated the Humarn Rights on the religious base. There is no such a freedome to hit the<br />
religeously. How, did they dare about this. They are involved in a Religious terrorism why the Human rights not doing any thing against them because they are Americans , anti ISLAM and they are appreciated to these kind of things. Its all the international propaganda against the Muslims to demoralize us.<br />
Its preplanned project to hit muslims religiously and emotionally.<br />
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We once again EXTREMELY CONDEMN this thing and for this all west is responsible............ <br />
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We as a Pakistanis appreciate our team for such a nice and extreme performance after a long time we are not going t criticize any thing because we did a nice job we'll carry it but also pray From ALLAH for the next time's win. We accept our defeat with open heartily once again because it was not for us.<br />
We love our team and give them a warm welcome on return. We went down with dignity haven't yet proven a sand wall.<br />
We struggled almost we did it that's all.<br />
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Ending with the simple pray<br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">MAY ALLAH BLESS US WITH SUCCESS <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">INSHA</span>-ALLAH</span>Surmad Umarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182460450856240313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449298298843931895.post-44760945276600620142010-04-03T21:10:00.000+05:002010-04-03T21:10:23.918+05:00PAF road testThe Pakistan Air Force (PAF) today claimed to have landed two of its fighter aircraft on a public road, taking-off again, after refueling and rearming. The Associated Press of Pakistan said the PAF ’successfully validated its concept of fighter operations from the motorways and highways when its two fighter aircraft landed at a point on motorway’.<br />
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Samaa TV reported that the aircraft in question were the Meraj (sic) and the F-7P (Chinese version of the MiG-21). From the photograph carried, the Meraj looks like a Mirage III or possibly its later variant, the Mirage 5.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCK1c1L2Sxqc9YESwTHuozbWbYtyBV4ICONtpHs5RqLy6qTYHUd2pNDwZEN0vYSnztKUIZY7Cv4goekARceVOAxmHuVRDE-uO7-VlZBkSasyJYlh2E0cPOvunhgN4XABvnOOmUvLUpXo/s1600/NewsImage_18679-350-x-280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCK1c1L2Sxqc9YESwTHuozbWbYtyBV4ICONtpHs5RqLy6qTYHUd2pNDwZEN0vYSnztKUIZY7Cv4goekARceVOAxmHuVRDE-uO7-VlZBkSasyJYlh2E0cPOvunhgN4XABvnOOmUvLUpXo/s400/NewsImage_18679-350-x-280.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The report also says ‘9,000 feet (2743.2 meters) long and 103 feet (31.3944 meters) wide piece of Islamabad-Lahore motorway was used as runway’ also adding, ‘blocks dividing the motorway were removed and tops of trees grown on an area of 3,000 ft on both sides of motorway were trimmed’.<br />
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While this may appear to be of use for the PAF in times of emergency, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is not very impressed. “They’ve converted the road into an airfield and are using the length of a normal runway. What’s the big deal about landing and taking off from that?” asks one IAF officer. “In any case,” he explains, “IAF pilots train for landing and taking from Parallel Taxi Tracks that are around 75 feet wide – half the width of a normal runway.<br />
Edvard de la Motte, former Head of Design, Saab Military Aircraft and now a Director at Gripen puts things into perspective. He says that because of its Electrical Flight Control system, the Gripen can land and take-off on a strip with a length of 800 meters (2625 feet) and a width of 9 meters (30 feet). “The earlier Saab aircraft, the Viggen and the Drakken were also designed to operate from public roads with a length of 800 meters and a width of 17 meters (56 feet),” says de la Motte.<br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">Friday, April 2, 2010</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">http://www.stratpost.com/paf-road-test-no-big-deal</span>Surmad Umarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182460450856240313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449298298843931895.post-31027555100154638532010-04-03T20:57:00.001+05:002010-04-03T21:08:49.409+05:00SAB 2000 an AEW&CAn airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is an airborne radar system designed to detect aircraft. Used at a high altitude, the radars allow the operators to distinguish between friendly and hostile aircraft hundreds of miles away. AEW&C aircraft are used for defensive and offensive air operations. The system is used offensively to direct fighters to their target locations, and defensively to counter attacks. It can also be used to carry out surveillance, and C2BM (command and control, battle management) functions.<br />
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AEW&C is also known by the older terms "airborne early warning" (AEW) and "airborne warning and control system"<br />
Modern AEW&C systems can detect aircraft from up to 250 miles (402 km) away, well out of range of most surface-to-air missiles. One AWACS plane flying at 30,000 feet (9,100 m) can cover an area of 120,460 square miles (311,990 km2). Three such aircraft in overlapping orbits can cover the whole of Central Europe.[1] In air-to-air combat, AEW&C systems can communicate with friendly aircraft, extend their sensor range and give them added stealth, since they no longer need their own active radar to detect threats. However, by the nature of radar, AWACS aircraft can be detected by opposing forces beyond its own detection range. This is because the outgoing pulse reduces in strength the further it travels. Therefore, a signal which is intended to go out and be reflected back must be strong enough to cover twice the distance between the sender and the target.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saab 2000 AEW&C Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Specs....</span><br />
<strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">Key Facts</span></strong><br />
Length 27.28m<br />
Fuselage Diameter2.31m<br />
Height 7.73m<br />
Wingspan 24.76m<br />
Tailplane Span 10.36m<br />
<strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">Engines</span></strong><br />
Turboprop Engines2×Rolls-Royce AE 2100AEngine <br />
Power 3,095kW<br />
<strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">Performance</span></strong><br />
Maximum Endurance Over 9.5 hoursMaximum <br />
Range Over 2,000nm<br />
Time to Climb to 25,000ft 15 minutes<br />
Cruise Speed 340kt (TAS)<br />
Patrol Speed 160kt (IAS)<br />
Take-Off Run 1,400m<br />
Service Ceiling 30,000ft<br />
<strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">Radar</span></strong><br />
Frequencies 3.1GHz to 3.3GHz<br />
Effective Surveillance Area 500,000km²<br />
Instrumental Range 450km<br />
Dtection Range 350km against a fighter aircraft sized target<br />
Tracking Capability multiple air and sea target over the horizon<br />
Altitude Coverage 20km<br />
<strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">Countermeasures</span></strong><br />
ESMSaab Avitronics HES-21 ESMESM <br />
Coverage 360°<br />
ESM Radar Receivers <span style="font-size: x-small;">7GHzto2GHz,2GHzto18GHz and 28GHz to 40GHz</span><br />
Self Protection SystemRadar warner, LWS-310 laser warner, MAW-300 missile warner, chaff / flare dispenser<br />
Laser Warner Waveband 0.5 to 17 microns<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhSahI8DAXkExcwLnKCF_TE3ibn7e796FGnaEOJL8hy8MpUoOIK16jgq5j3YZGPlwZD0D3mPruELDMRSgQl3TYhQZlJhCVGNOKfQcdT84I_0ER7tdDIF5Adag5Yqp9dfqSWa5fAAxV6w/s1600/Saab2000ERIEYE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhSahI8DAXkExcwLnKCF_TE3ibn7e796FGnaEOJL8hy8MpUoOIK16jgq5j3YZGPlwZD0D3mPruELDMRSgQl3TYhQZlJhCVGNOKfQcdT84I_0ER7tdDIF5Adag5Yqp9dfqSWa5fAAxV6w/s200/Saab2000ERIEYE.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #6fa8dc;">The Saab 2000 AEW&C airborne early warning and control aircraft is a variant of the Saab 2000 regional transport turboprop aircraft equipped with the spine-mounted Saab Systems Erieye PS-890 side-looking reconnaissance radar.</span><br />
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The first customer for the Saab 2000 AEW&C, the Pakistan Fiza'ya (the Pakistan Air Force), placed the order on Saab, based in Stockholm, in June 2006. The first of five aircraft was rolled out in April 2008 and is scheduled to enter service in 2009. Thailand announced the selection of the Saab 2000 AEW&C in June 2007.<br />
The aircraft, fully equipped for airborne early warning and control, can also be used for national security missions, border control, airborne command and control, disaster management coordination and for emergency air traffic control.<br />
<strong>Saab 2000 construction</strong><br />
Saab Surveillance Systems is the lead contractor for the Saab 2000 AEW&C programme. Saab Aerotech is responsible for the development and modification of the Saab 2000 regional aircraft to the AEW&C configuration. Six other Saab business units are also contracted for major elements of the programme.<br />
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The outer wing sections have been strengthened, as has the roof of the fuselage, to accommodate the weight of the Erieye antenna and its housing. The vertical tail area has been increased to provide improved stabilisation.development and modification of the Saab 2000 regional aircraft to the AEW&C configuration. Six other Saab business units are also contracted for major elements of the programme.development and modification of the Saab 2000 regional aircraft to the AEW&C configuration. Six other Saab business units are also contracted for major elements of the programme.<br />
<strong>Main cabin</strong><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kbfFOV8DOEiK7fpdUrtxLCu8Zq9UiU5UXOt9R96JjWe_ipTnORXoTsibKCE_ck6IVPA5KEQhJygMiqYm6fE5O0-wPj_a_GldskdGrF21-7iPojZ6jZODcQVGU2WCCIqeLVOPPrAyfa4/s1600/saab2000ig9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kbfFOV8DOEiK7fpdUrtxLCu8Zq9UiU5UXOt9R96JjWe_ipTnORXoTsibKCE_ck6IVPA5KEQhJygMiqYm6fE5O0-wPj_a_GldskdGrF21-7iPojZ6jZODcQVGU2WCCIqeLVOPPrAyfa4/s640/saab2000ig9.jpg" width="459" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #6fa8dc;">The main cabin is fitted with five mission operator consoles on the starboard side.</span> The windows on the starboard side of the main cabin have been removed. The cabin is air-conditioned and fitted with an active noise cancellation system.<br />
The aft section of the main cabin accommodates fuel tanks and mission equipment. Two auxiliary fuel tanks are installed on the starboard side in the mid fuselage section immediately aft of the mission consoles.<br />
The mission operator consoles perform: system and sensor management; mission planning and simulation; track data processing; asset management and control; identification and allocation. The display systems incorporate digital maps and use high-resolution flat-panel colour displays and touch input display controls. The main cabin aft section also accommodates the electronic warfare equipment, the Erieye equipment and the Erieye power units.<br />
<strong>Radar</strong><br />
Saab Microwave Systems (formerly Ericsson) is the lead contractor for the Erieye surveillance radar. The Erieye radar is operational on a number of other aircraft including the Saab 340, Embraer R-99 and Embraer EMB-145. Erieye is an active phased array pulse Doppler radar operating in the 3.1GHz to 3.3GHz band. The radar is operational from three minutes after take-off and during climb and provides an effective surveillance area of 500,000km².<br />
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The fixed dual sided electronically scanned antenna array is installed in a rectangular housing, dorsally mounted above the fuselage.<br />
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<strong>Electronic warfare suite</strong><br />
The aircraft's electronic warfare suite is based on the Saab Avitronics HES-21 electronic support measures (ESM) and self-protection suite. The HES-21 also provides a ground-based support system (EGSS), which provides mission data for the aircraft electronic warfare system and for analysis of recorded data.<br />
<strong>Electronic support measures</strong><br />
The electronic support measures (ESM) system comprises digital narrow band and wide band receivers and associated antennae, providing close to 100 % probability of intercept (POI). The digital receiver is equipped with interferometer antenna arrays.<br />
The ESM obtains the electronic order of battle (EOB) data and intercepts, characterises and identifies signals, defines their direction of arrival, generating and displaying warning information. The ESM system operates autonomously and allows real time ESM analysis and presentation to the ESM operator on board the aircraft. ESM data is recorded during missions for post mission tactical and technical analysis. Information is transferred to other onboard systems including the command and control system and the radio data link-controller.<br />
The radar receivers cover low band (7GHz to 2GHz), mid band (2GHz to 18GHz) and high band (28GHz to 40GHz).<br />
The digital RF receiver provides very high sensitivity and selectivity and uses fast Fourier transforms (FFT) and channelisation signal processing techniques. The ESM's wide band and narrow band receivers provide 360° coverage, and close to 100% probability of intercept. The system provides high sensitivity and selectivity in dense and hostile signal environments.<br />
<strong>Self-protection system</strong><br />
The self-protection system (SPS) comprises: defensive aids control system, radar warning, laser warning, missile approach warning and chaff and flare dispenser systems. The self-protection suite provides selection and, in automatic mode, the initiation of the chaff and countermeasures sequences.<br />
The laser warning system is based on the Saab Avitronics LWS-310 laser warner operating in the 0.5 to 17 microns wavelength bands. Spatial and spectral coverage is provided by an array of three sensors on each side of the aircraft.<br />
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The missile launch and approach warner (MAW) is based on the Saab Avitronics MAW-300, which can simultaneously monitor and track up to eight threats. It has four sensors, two on each side, and each with 110° azimuthal coverage to provide the overlapped 360° spatial coverage.<br />
The chaff and flare dispensing system (CFDS) comprises a dispenser control unit, (CFDC) with a cockpit mounted display and control panel, defensive aids suite computer with a threat library database, two BOL electromechanical dispensers and six BOP pyrotechnical dispensers.<br />
The BOL dispenser is a high-capacity, 160-cartridges, electro-mechanical chaff dispenser. The BOL dispensers are installed in the fairings under the wingtip-mounted radar warning pods. The dispenser incorporates vortex generators which provide chaff blooming characteristics and a chaff cloud Doppler response.<br />
The BOP dispenser is a pyrotechnic dispenser carrying Nato standard rectangular cartridges or magazines of 39 1in² cartridges. The dispenser has the capability to dispense different ammunition types concurrently. The BOP dispensers are housed on each side of the underside of the fuselage to the aft of the wings.<br />
<strong>Engine</strong><br />
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The aircraft is fitted with two Rolls-Royce AE 2100A turboprop engines developing 3,095kW<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/saab-2000/</span>Surmad Umarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182460450856240313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449298298843931895.post-26428895143094767652010-02-07T09:58:00.000+05:002010-02-07T09:58:45.191+05:00Khoji (Explosive Detector)<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRjSppNudMXgapQbtQHre2-hlXLeAq5sviZDgp9hU8hjf-0khb37fX7TG5IqreWZJT2X6okIBTLyFKcBt7Sdv55rpv54akRxpw5irXBX72_VDB4n6uJmNVxx8EXYXb1zF47iuPh_AvGc/s1600-h/Khoji+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRjSppNudMXgapQbtQHre2-hlXLeAq5sviZDgp9hU8hjf-0khb37fX7TG5IqreWZJT2X6okIBTLyFKcBt7Sdv55rpv54akRxpw5irXBX72_VDB4n6uJmNVxx8EXYXb1zF47iuPh_AvGc/s200/Khoji+1.jpg" width="126" /></a>Khoji (Explosive Detector) A device made by pakistani scientist that is considerd as much efficient in detecting that it can alarm about the presence of a Explosive material with in a range of 300 meters which is quite a safe distance.</div>This detection system is based on the principles of Radiesthesia.<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This is almost 80% successful in locating approximately all types of (low or high) explosives and narcotics.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">According to research, this system operates, when it is being used by people who’s body is sensitive to radiesthetic phenomenon which is a gift of God to almost 90% of human beings, only they can learn to detect explosive after enough training.</div>Almost priceless scanner can be used on every road and every corner of Pakistan.<br />
Any area, or market can be scanned for explosive while sitting in a car and taking a tour of the suspected area.It never misses explosive / live ammunition.<br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">By: (khurram tanveer)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">http://www.khurramtanvir.com/Khoji.php</span><br />
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</div>Pakistan achieved a mile stone in the 2008 in the field of small ammo when they successfully developed a special purpose gun "POF EYE" This gun is in the answer of "Corner Shot" by ISRAEL.<br />
That shows PAKISTAN is also self dependent in defense and having the power to invent new technology weapon.This weapon is purely developed in Pakistan by "POF" That was put before public in the IDEAS-2008 seminar at Karachi.<br />
It is designed for the special forces & this gun is having the ability to work in street corner without revealing the soldier.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPk0iUFME0NgLnHWhXTnh9gZ95UiIxGnljsvHA2Zr_jBRK8ncwR6VEIEt-A48hL-sWFAepOJwv4HMlBbR6tm-YEQK8iJ5LRpxl5-PHXWjDt6JcinR7RjooHIL2Nfkh27owoGzf1ijCnQ/s1600-h/cornershot-silencer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPk0iUFME0NgLnHWhXTnh9gZ95UiIxGnljsvHA2Zr_jBRK8ncwR6VEIEt-A48hL-sWFAepOJwv4HMlBbR6tm-YEQK8iJ5LRpxl5-PHXWjDt6JcinR7RjooHIL2Nfkh27owoGzf1ijCnQ/s200/cornershot-silencer.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
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</div>"The POF Eye is available in several variations. It can be mounted with standard 9mm semi-automatic pistol, sub-machine gun or grenade launcher. It includes a small high-resolution camera, laser sight and a colour LCD monitor, which can observe and view a target from various vantage points. The video camera enables forces to scan an area prior to pinpointing a target and broadcast the footage directly, in real time, to the operating team behind, or to a Command Post monitor. Its head can turn 75 degrees" <br />
<b>POF EYE IS MUCH MORE BETTER THEN CORNER SHOT</b><br />
<b>A Challenge to India.</b><br />
<b>Once again india will go to som ones foot for aid against Ours</b><br />
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