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Sheikh Saadi on autocracy
Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur
There are lessons in history for us all but unfortunately the relevance of classical writers in helping us understand them has not only been overlooked and but at times has also been wilfully demeaned as outdated and obsolete. Nothing could be further away from the truth. Take Sheikh Saudi’s writings for example. They could prove to be a blessing for all those who want to learn and reform. About the autocrats and the consequences of their rule he says:
When He wishes to waste a world,
He places the country, in the grasp of a tyrant.
This universal truth is as relevant in today’s world as it was more than 700 years ago. My advice to both the tyrants and the oppressed is, read him.
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Overview of UNODC report on Pakistan by Dr. Naguman Baloch
United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) in its 2013 report on Pakistan said
The highest prevalence of opiate users was found in Balochistan, where 1.6 percent of the population uses either heroin, opium, or both.
Fifteen thousand youth of Balochistan were annually becoming victims of drug addiction.
Balochistan is confronting with six thousand drug related fatalities annually.
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Canadian Parliament Exposes Pak Army Chief Gen. Bajwa as Violator of Human Rights
Visit of Pakistan’s Army General Qamar Javed Bajwa to Canada came under heated discussion in the Canadian Parliament on Monday.
Parliamentary Secretary of Canadian Defense Ministry Bryan May says allocation of the $50,000 for the reception of Pakistan’s Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa was ‘inappropriate’. His comments came in response to a fiery speech of the Canadian parliamentarian Tom Kmiec who slammed his government for approving the amount for COAS Bajwa’s reception from the taxpayer money of Canada.
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Baluch Sarmachar 