CornerShot is a special-purpose weapon that can fire around corners.

Pakistan revealed the POF Eye
developed by Pakistan Ordinance Factory in the 5th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS-2008), Karachi Expo Centre.

Live demonstration of this gun was also shown to the delegates. It has semi-automatic pistol, grenade launcher, and submachine gun variants.

In the standard version a pistol is mounted in the front end of the weapon, which bends horizontally at a mid-gun sixty-degree hinge. There is a digital camera and a flashlight attached to the barrel in the bayonet position. On the butt side of the hinge are the trigger, camera screen (which is on a horizontal hinge just like the mid-gun hinge but it is off of the left side of the gun), and controls for the camera and light.

The Krummlauf was a bent barrel designed for the Sturmgewehr 44, which was used by the Germans in World War II. It allowed for looking and firing around corners with its 30 degree barrel and a periscope-style sight.

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Scientists unravel how brain perceives information

The brain is known to perceive information before it reaches a person’s awareness. Until recently, there was little way to determine what specific mental tasks were taking place prior to the point of conscious awareness.

Now scientists at Rutgers University, Newark and University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), have found a way to use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and can peer into the brain to uncover accurately how information is processed before reaching awareness.

"It’s the same principle experienced during a car accident. The car accident actually happens tens of a milliseconds before you are aware you have actually been hit," explained Stephen Jose Hanson, psychology professor at Rutgers, who led the study.

"By looking at the back of the brain, we can ’read out’, for example, that a person is looking at dogs and cats before they actually know they are looking at a dog or a cat," he added.

The research also suggests that a more comprehensive approach is needed for mapping brain activity and that the widely held belief that localized areas of the brain are responsible for specific mental functions is misleading and incorrect.

In the recent past, much of neuroimaging has focussed on pinpointing areas of the brain that are uniquely responsible for specific mental functions, such as learning, memory, fear and love.

But this latest research shows that the brain is more complex than that simple model. In their analysis of global brain activity, the researchers found that different processing tasks have their own distinct pattern of neural connections stretching across the brain, similar to the fingerprints that distinctively identify each of us.

Rather than being a static pattern, however, the brain is able to arrange and rearrange the connections based on the mental task being undertaken.

"You can’t just pinpoint a specific area of the brain, for example, and say that is the area responsible for our concept of self or that part is the source of our morality," said Hanson.

The findings, based on a study of 130 volunteers, could also pave the way for earlier diagnosis and better treatment of mental disorders, such as autism and schizophrenia, by offering a means for identifying very subtle abnormalities in brain activity and synchrony.

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Pakistan Army wins key battle

Army wins key battle but a difficult

battle looms on the horizon

The Pakistan Army has taken the key city of Mingora with surprising ease, as the majority of the militants have fled to the hills to live and fight another day.

The army’s military campaign which started nearly eight weeks ago (and continues) is a well planned and well co-coordinated operation which has taken full advantage of the land and air assets available to it like SOFs, armour and long-range artillery, aviation helicopter gun ships and the Pakistan Air Force fighters for CAS.

The army and the FC, in the words of one commentator “are fighting with great élan, a war that has to be won – the Battle for Pakistan”. It is even more surprising that an army trained and tooled to fight a conventional war has adapted it self to fight a counter-insurgency which requires overrunning militant camps and hideouts located on the top of hills (Peochar),conducting search and clear operations in towns and villages, and urban warfare (house-to-house fighting esp. in Mingora). This speaks volumes about the Leadership of the Pakistan Army led by the soft-spoken but carry-a-big stick General Kiyani, and the DG of the FC, Maj-General Tariq Khan who has turned the FC into a fighting force to be reckoned with. Having said that a lot of hard work lies ahead.

The vigor and determination of the officers and jawans of the army can be gauged from the sacrifices and acts of heroism these brave soldiers are displaying on a daily basis. The sacrifice of the SSG men who overcame their captors before they were killed by the enemy in a cowardly fashion, the heroism of Major Abid Majeed, who put his life in the line-of-fire to rescue his injured jawans and so on. We are witnessing on our TV sets on a daily basis the burial of these brave souls who have made the ultimate sacrifice, so that we can sleep in comfort knowing that these “men are on the wall” defending the soul of Pakistan.

We can only be proud of our men and women in uniform!

The army is in the process of clearing the districts of Buner, Shangla, Upper & Lowe Dir and finally the main prize of this military operation, Swat valley with the liberation of Mingora. Mopping up operations is in progress to ensure that these areas are cleared and safe for the IDPs to return to their homes. Main roads are now in complete control of the army and FC and the enemy has been denied access. Pickets and check-posts are being set-up at all strategic locations with the objective of clear & hold.

The enemy has suffered heavily in comparison to the army. Their camps and hideouts have been overrun and destroyed with the help of the army aviation’s deadly cobra helicopter gun-ships and the use of PGMs (Precision guided munitions) by aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force with deadly results.

Make no mistake, the enemy is on the run but has not been defeated completely. More than likely they have escaped to the safer confines of Bajaur and N/S Waziristan. There the dreaded TTP leader waits in his liar with his 15,000 strong hard-core militants. There are reports that he is the source of supply of weapons, food and fuel for the militants who having been forced out from their camps and hideouts, are conducting hit & run tactics against army and relief convoys, check-posts and FOBs and will continue to do so till the enemy is completely defeated.

There is a thinking developing in the media that since the news of the operation in Waziristan has been leaked, the army may not undertake this operation anytime soon. If this is true then this will be a huge mistake on the part of the political and military leadership. A lot of hard work which has resulted in denial of “space to operate” in Swat and its adjoining districts will go to waste, not to mention the sacrifices made by our “Shaheeds” and “Ghazis”.

This war needs to be taken to its final conclusion which is Deter, Demoralize and Defeat the enemy especially the TTP which is now the biggest threat to Pakistan, its people and its armed forces. The military operations in Bajaur / N&S Waziristan are going to be much more difficult as the enemy will not give the army the luxury of fighting this battle on the army’s terms and conditions. Real COIN will happen here. The PAF will have to play a much larger role in this operation to destroy the enemy’s camps and hideouts. The militants would need to be flushed out from their mountain hideouts to the plains below so that the army can finish them off.

It is crystal clear, that the armed forces of our country are fully capable to defeat this enemy and the political leadership must give “Clear cut signal” to the military commanders to defeat this enemy at all costs.

God Bless Pakistan, its People and its Armed Forces!
Pakistan Zindabad!

Pakistan Defence Forum.

Beautiful Balochistan

Balochistan the largest province of Pakistan, has hottest places in the country like Sibi and Dhadar, where temperature shoots up to over 50°C during summer, as well as the coldest towns like Quetta, Kalat, Ziarat, Kan Mehtarzai where mercury falls down much below freezing point during winter. Balochi is a generalized term, for the people include the Dravidian-speaking Brahui possibly the last descendants of the Indus Civilization, and the Jat or Zutt, an Indo Aryan speaking people of Indian origin. Most people speak Brahui.

More then 80 km away from Khuzdar, there is a beautiful village called Moola.
It is tehsil of District Khuzdar. Its population is over 20,000 inhabitants. The area is known for its mountains, streams, springs and waterfalls, rice, date, fish etc. Sub Tehsil Moola consist of many small villages and towns Such as Goerowe, Nahr, Manjalove, Upper Hossoi, Lower Hossoi, Peer lakhah, Paetame, Hayrav, Kharzan, Hitachi, Jahan, Parewande, Khohive etc. Moola is famous due to its history as well as its geographical location. it is the gateway between central Balochistan and west Balochistan, Sindh and Iran. Moola Pass is the shortest route between central Balochistan and Sindh.

Ancient sites of Thore khear, Hatachi, Hayrav, Kial Beig and Pasta Khan reveal that Moola was part of 2000-year-old civilization. The artifacts found from the area present evidence to the prosperity of local culture, architecture, art and civilization. Different types of utensils, toys, statues, ornaments made up of mud, stone and animal bones have been found from this area.

Moola River is the biggest river of Jalawan. It originates from mountains of Dist Khuzdar. It flows throughout the year. Its water is used for irrigation and drinking with the help of small dams. Majority of people here earn their living through agriculture and livestock. Main crops are rice and wheat besides vegetables and fruits like tomatoes, peas, ladyfingers, onions, sunflowers, pumpkins, Mustard, mangoes, dates, oranges, lemons and olive. Chotok is the one of biggest waterfall of Moola as well as Balochistan. It is located between two hills near Jahan village. The waterfall just looks like an umbrella. Its water is hot during winter and cold during summer.

ALLAH'S PHARMACY

Allah first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and fish... He made and provided what we'd need before we were born.

Allah left us a great clue as to what foods help what part of our body!

Allah's Pharmacy! Amazing!
A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye... And YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food.

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.

Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.

Avocados, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility.

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.

Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries

Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.
Subhan'Allah,

12 Years Old Babar Iqbal Secures 4th World Record

A 12-year old student Babar Iqbal hailing from Dera Ismail Kahn made a fourth World record in field of computer.

Earlier, Babar, generally known as genius cyber kid, had set up three World records including Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) at the age 9 years, Youngest Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) at the age 9 years and Youngest Certified Web Professional Associate (CIWA) at age 10 years.

While, the recent fourth record he made as Youngest Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) at the age 12 in Dubai.

The participants of this competition were aged from 20 to 35 years. By making this record, young Babar surprised the IT experts from all over the world. He also surpassed his compatriot Irfa Kareem Randhawa, who made this record at the age of 9 years and seven months.

Babar was born in surrounding overwhelmed with computers and monitors on March 2, 1997.

His two brothers and sisters (four in all) are Microsoft Certified Professional.

Babar Iqbal’s Website

Government bans smoking in public Place

The government withdrew the Statutory Rules and Orders (SRO) on designated smoking areas, totally banning smoking in any place of public work to protect the health of non-smokers.

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Muslim Scholars Back Hajj Restrictions

"I support this decision by the Arab health ministers. They are the specialists who can take the right decision in this respect," Tantawi said. (Google) CAIRO — Muslim scholars are backing recommendations by Arab health ministers to bar the elderly and young children from going on hajj and `Umrah in Saudi Arabia to help contain the spread of swine flu. "I support this decision by the Arab health ministers," said Sheikh Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi, imam of Al-Azhar, the highest seat of learning in the Sunni Muslim world, reported Al-Masry Al-Youm on Friday, July 24. "They are the specialists who can take the right decision in this respect." Following an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday, Arab health ministers recommended to ban the elderly and young children from going on hajj and `Umrah this year. The decision to keep the vulnerable groups away from hajj is yet to be ratified by the Arab governments. "People should abide by this decision," Egypt's Mufti Sheikh Ali Gomaa said.

"Whoever violates these precautions will be committing a grave sin."

The Muslim scholar stressed that the Arab ministers' decision goes in line with the Islamic teachings.

"Shari`ah says warding off evils is a more priority than achieving benefits."

The swine flu (H1N1), a mixture of various swine, bird and human viruses, first emerged in Mexico in April.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says the virus is moving around the globe at "unprecedented speed," with more than 700 people killed since the outbreak began.

More than two million Muslims perform hajj, an obligation for all able-bodied, financially capable Muslims at least once in a lifetime, every year.

Not Enough

But some Muslim scholars still see the move insufficient.

"Islam is more protective for people than these insufficient decisions," Sheikh Abdel-Moati Al-Bayumi, a member of the Cairo-based prestigious Islamic Research Academy, told Al-Shrouk daily.

He said Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Muslims not to enter any plagued areas.

Professor Soad Saleh, a former dean of the Islamic and Arabic Studies Faculty, agrees.

"We should postpone or cancel hajj this year," she said.

Several Muslim countries have already warned vulnerable people against going on `Umrah and hajj this year.

Tunisia has suspended `Umrah because of the H1N1 virus, while reserving judgment on whether hajj should be undertaken.

Egypt also this week advised vulnerable people against going to the holy sites in Makkah, after an Egyptian woman back from Saudi Arabia became the first swine flu death in the Middle East and Africa.

Iran has also repeated calls for elderly Iranians and children to avoid going on hajj this year.

Saudi Arabia itself in June warned elderly Muslims and pregnant women against undertaking hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, because of the threat of swine flu.

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The first Pakistani-built JF-17 Thunder multirole combat aircraft

Pakistan has started assembling of the first Pakistani-built JF-17 Thunder multirole combat aircraft. Air Chief Marshal inaugurated the construction in a ceremony at Kamra.Top military and civilian officials of Pakistan and China attended the ceremony.

This success will enhance Pakistan’s air power in the region and at international scale, Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman said. He lauded the efforts of the engineers and technicians in the making of the aircraft.

He also commended the Chinese cooperation and said that the joint Sino-Pak project is a living example of the cooperation between the two countries.

The first operational squadron of JF-17s is set to fully enter service by the end of the year.

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Karachi record rain 205mm

Following a record 205 millimeters of heavy downpours for hours, Karachi, the meg-metropolis city was struck by an onrushing deluge that sent several thoroughfares and residential areas submerged, while 25 persons died in incidents of electrocution and other mishaps and a large chunk of the city is still deprived of electricity.

Met. Department said that the showers last night continued lashing the city for over three hours non-stop, while Masroor Area received the rains most measuring 205mm (8 inches) followed by University Road and airport areas recording 143mm of downpours.

Following last night lashing heavy downpours, scores of residential areas including Bath Island, Defence, Jahangir Road and many other low-lying areas went under several-feet deep water, flowing into the houses made the residents’ life miserable. KPT and Liaquatabad underpasses were also flooded. Several busy roads of the city including I.I. Chundrigar Road, M.A. Jinnah Road and Aiwan-e-Saddar stand still flooded with water, where parked vehicles are seen floating until this morning.

Major power breakdown in the city further exacerbated the situation, as hundreds of KESC feeders had tripped with the first drop of rain. However, the restoration of power supply in phases has started since Sunday morning, while most of the city including Baldia, old sabzimandi, Model Colony, Federal B Area, Landhi, Jacobline, Garden, Jublee are without electricity since Friday morning until this time. KESC spokesman said that 150MW of electricity supply has be restored.

Rain-related death toll in the city has shot up to 25 mostly due to electrocution and other mishaps of roofs and walls of the houses caving in.

Mobile phone companies’ services were also badly hit by the monsoon deluge, which had severed all communications in the city.

On the other hand, potable water supply has also stopped for want of electricity at the pumping stations, while water scarcity kept piling miseries to the people.

Karachi Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal undaunted by the heavy downpours kept taking rounds of the city and personally supervised the emergency works and other relief measures.

Talking to Geo News on this occasion, Syed Mustafa Kamal told that the record rain for hours all through the night have created problems, which could not be surmounted instantly.

Met. Department Chief Metrologist, Muhammad Riaz said that the intensity of heavy rains has weakened, but for the next 24 hours sky would remain overcast with persistent light rains in the city.

What is Soul

Pakistan’s multistory vehicle parking plaza

The City Government made Karachi an international city by providing modern infrastructure with an investment of billions of rupees. Pakistan’s First multistory vehicle parking plaza, located in Saddar, Karachi.

CDGK Parking Plaza

Shab-e-Miraj

Shab-i-Miraj means the night of Ascent. It is the blessed night when the Holy Prophet of Islam was spiritually transported to heaven and he reached a high stage of nearness to God Almighty which is beyond ordinary human comprehension. The Ascent took place on 27th day or Rajab, 2 years before Hijra. The journey was not with a physical body but was a vision of the highest type. On the way the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, met Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and some other Prophets. The purpose of the Ascent was to confirm the high status of the Prophet of Islam, a position which all Muslims believe, is impossible to attain by any other human being. It is related that even Gabriel, the Angel who was accompanying the Holy Prophet remarked at one stage, 'I am forced to stop here. I cannot go any further, but you O Messenger of peace and friend of the Master of the worlds, continue your glorious ascent.'

It is also related that the Holy Prophet continued his journey until he reached very close to the Throne of God Almighty and attained the utmost nearness to Him. After having drunk fully at the Divine fountain of spiritual knowledge he came down to impart the knowledge to mankind.

It was on this journey, that five daily prayers were made obligatory upon Muslims.

Celebrations:
According to popular belief, the Miraj or Spiritual Ascension took place on 27 of Rajab. On this day, in some Muslim countries the houses and streets and specially the mosques are decorated with colorful pennants and buntings, and at night they are well illuminated by means of electric lights, candles or even oil lamps. As evening approaches the worshippers assemble in the mosques and engage themselves in glorifying the Lord and in singing hymns in His praise and in praise of the Holy Prophet. Public meetings are also held generally after Isha Prayer in larger mosques where speakers throw light on the spiritual status of the Holy Prophet, and various aspects of his life. The story of his spiritual ascension is narrated in detail. After the meetings sweets are generally distributed. Muslims of means give money in charity and also distribute food among the poor. The devoted ones spend the whole night in the remembrance of God.

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AAMAAL OF SHAB-E-MERAJ

On 27th Rajab (40 Aamul Feel) the Holy Prophet (PBUH) made known to the people his mission of Prophet hood.

The 27th is therefore, a highly blessed night.

1. Take a bath and put on clean clothes.
2. Give alms in the way of Allah.
3. Just before midnight pray 12 Rak-a’t Namaaz, in 6 sets of 2 Rak-a’t each. In every Rak-a’t recite Soorah Al Faatih’ah and any other Soorah (any one soorah from Soorah Muhammad to An Naas).

After the salaam recite each of the following Soorahs 7 times:

Al faatihah
Al Ikhlaas
Al Falaq
An Naas
Al Kafiroon
Al Qadr
Aayatul Kursee

At the end recite the following dua’a:

“ALH’AMDU LILLAAHILLAD’EE LAM YATTAKHID’WALADAN WA LAM YAKULLAHOO SHAREEKUN FIL MULKI WA LAM YAKULLAHOO WALIYYUN MINAD’D’ULLI WA KABBIRHU TAKBEERAA

ALLAHUMMA INNEE AS-ALUKA BI-MA-A’AQIDI I’ZZIKA A’LAA ARKAANI A’RSHIKA WA MUNTAHAR RAH’MATI MIN KITAABIKA WA BISMIKAL AA’-Z’AMIL AA’-Z’AMIL AA’-Z’AM WA D’IKRIKAL AA’-LAL AA’-LAL AA’-LAL WA BI-KALIMAATIKAT TAAMMAATIKAL AN TUS’ALLIYA A’LAA MUH’AMMADI WA AALIHEE

WA AN TAF-A’LA BEEMAA ANTA AHLU

Recite Ziyarat of the Holy Prophet(PBUH)
Recite Ziyarat of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS)

DAY AA”MAAL

1) Take a bath and put on clean clothes

2) Observe fast

3) Give Alms in the name of Allah

4) Recite Ziarath of Holy Prophet(PBUH)

5) Recite Ziarath of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS)

6) Recite Salawaat(Durood) as many times as possible.

7) Recite 12 Rak-a’t Namaz in 6 sets of 2 rak-a’t each

In every Rak-a’t recite Soorah Al Faathih’ah and any other Soorah.

After the Salaam recite each of the following Surah 4 times

i. Soorah Al Faatih’ah

ii. Soorah Al Ikhlass

iii. Soorah Al Kaafiroon

iv. Soorah An Naas

v. Soorah Al Falaq

vi. Aayaatul Kursee

vii. LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU WALLAAHU AKBER WA SUBH’AANALLAAHI WAL H’AMDU LILLAAHI WA LAA H’AWLA WA LAA QUWWATA ILLAA BILLAAHIL A’LIYYIL A’ZEEM

viii. ALLAAHU ALLAAHU RABBEE LAA USHRIKI BIHEE SHAY-AA

ix. LAA USHRIKA BIRABBEE AH’ADAA

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Your handwriting is like the X-ray photographs of your inner self!

Article Summary: How well do you know about yourself? For most of us, we would say that we know ourselves very well.It would be interesting to realise that there will be time when you say that you behave this way and the people behind you would actually be shaking their head disagreeing with what you say.

How well do you know about yourself? For most of us, we would say that we know ourselves very well. Then the next question would be, if you know yourself very well why would there be a lot of personality tests available in the market today?

There are also a lot of trainings offered teaching you how to get to know yourself better. You also would not take all the troubles to answer 350 questions just to get to know about yourself, the person that you claimed you already knew inside out.

It would be more interesting to realise that there will be time when you say that you behave this way and the people behind you would actually be shaking their head disagreeing with what you say.

By now you would probably start thinking whether you really know yourself well.

You can get to know yourself better. One way of getting to know more in depth about yourself is through your handwriting. Just get someone certified to analyse your handwriting or learn about the handwriting analysis yourself.

The fact about handwriting analysis is that it is a scientific method of identifying and evaluating traits of personality. The story revealed in a page of handwriting tells more about your personality including the habits that you may not realise you have.

Your handwriting is like the X-ray photographs of your inner self, your taste, desire, mental process, maturity, ambitions, motivations, vocational aptitudes and even cultural desire. Your handwriting could say a lot about either your subconscious or conscious personality traits.

When you write, you are not writing with only your hand. You also write with your brain, muscles and nerves. These four parts of you in turn react to conscious, subconscious and emotional stimuli.

Remember how you wrote when you felt very angry, how you pressed the pen onto the paper while you wrote until the ink could penetrate through or even make a hole on the paper. Or remember how you wrote when you were not feeling well? See how the letters formed on the paper as if there was no energy in you.

If the emotions and physical energy that you felt could be transferred on a piece of paper for everyone else to see, it is not a mystery for your other personality traits to be revealed through your handwriting.

Therefore by knowing your personality traits, you could understand yourself better and you would be able to make improvement to yourself.

For example, if after your handwriting being analysed and you realise that you have sarcasm in your personality; you would be able to make a choice. You could choose to eliminate the sarcasm trait or choose to continue living with it.

If you choose to eliminate the sarcasm trait, you could start to watch the words you use in a conversation and be more diplomatic in any situation. With this action you might find more people are drawing closer to you.

If you think that you cannot live without you sarcasm trait, by all means keep it. However you have to prepare to lose a lot of friends and be ok with people who avoid starting a conversation with you.

The bottom line is that handwriting analysis is not some hocus-pocus or some fortune telling that could tell about your past or your future.

Handwriting analysis is a scientific method of identifying, evaluating and understanding personality through the strokes and patterns in the handwriting.

The advantage of using this method is that it is easy to understand yourself and the people around you better. When you have better understanding about yourself and those around you, you can make improvement so that you could have positive personalities and have a successful future ahead.

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Pakistan-India Joint Statement Text

Both P.M recognized that dialogue is the only way forward.

The Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani met in Sharm El Sheikh on July 16, 2009.

The two Prime Ministers had a cordial and constructive meeting. They considered the entire gamut of bilateral relations with a view to charting the way forward in India - Pakistan relations.

Both leaders agreed that terrorism is the main threat to both countries. Both leaders affirmed their resolve to fight terrorism and to cooperate with each other to this end.

Prime Minister Singh reiterated the need to bring the perpetrators of Mumbai attacks to justice. Prime Minister Gilani assured that Pakistan will do everything in its power in this regard. He said that Pakistan has provided an updated status dossier on the investigations of the Mumbai attacks and had sought additional information/evidence. Prime Minister Singh said that the dossier is being reviewed.

Both leaders agreed that the two countries will share real time credible and actionable information on any future terrorist threats.

Prime Minister Gilani mentioned that Pakistan has some information on threats in Balochistan and other areas.

Both Prime Ministers recognized that dialogue is the only way forward. Action on terrorism should not be linked to the Composite Dialogue process and these should not be bracketed. Prime Minister Singh said that India was ready to discuss all issues with Pakistan, including all outstanding issues.

Prime Minister Singh reiterated India’s interest in a stable, democratic, Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Both leaders agreed that the real challenge is development and the elimination of poverty. Both leaders are resolved to eliminate those factors which prevent our countries from realizing their full potential. Both agreed to work to create an atmosphere of mutual trust and confidence.

Both leaders reaffirmed their intention to promote regional cooperation.

Both Foreign Secretaries should meet as often as necessary and report to the two Foreign Ministers who will be meeting on the sidelines of the forthcoming UN General Assembly.

Sharm el Sheikh

16 July 2009

Source : APP

Pakistan sets world record for most tree plantations in a day

source: AP Photo Archive, copyright Dawn News, 2009

The Ministry of Environment on Wednesday scripted the Guinness World Record of tree plantation by planting 541,176 saplings in one day from sunrise to sunset, breaking the Indian record of 447,874 trees set on June 12-13 this year. The plantation was arranged by the Ministry of Environment as part of series of events being held to observe the National Year of Environment, also aimed at developing forest resources through international competitions.

The plantation, kicked off by sunrise was culminated by sunset as per requirement of Guinness Book of World Records, in which the ministry three hundred planters, wearing green jackets, planted local species at Keti Bandar, Tehsil Thatta, some 150 kilometers in the Southeast of Karachi.

The event was monitored by the IUCN representative Tahir Qureshi and independent monitor Marvi Memon, both also the nominees of GWR, of which a representative Adil Ahmed was also there to monitor the event.

After culmination of the plantation at sunset, the Minister for Environment Hamidullah Jan Afridi received a shield and certification of Guinness World Record in maximum tree plantation category from the representatives of the world body.

Through the plantation held at Keti Bandar, Tehsil Thatta, some 150 kilometers in the Southeast of Karachi, Pakistan broke Indian record of 4,47,874 trees that had beaten Mexico’s record of planting 3,48,493 trees on June 12-13 this year.

Three planters were selected from the local communities, who have been trained to plant maximum number of saplings in the daylight, but the planters acted beyond the expectations, breaking the previous Indian record by 1400 hours.

The federal environment minister, provincial ministers and officials of the concerned ministry were also present on the occasion.

The tree plantation drive is also in accordance with the government’s resolve to rehabilitate mangrove forests of Sindh by all means, in partnership with Sindh Forest Department, international and national NGOs and private sector.

In view of global significance of mangrove forests, particularly in the context of the tsunami of 2005, the event was planned in the Mangrove areas on the coastal island of Sindh, which are presently devoid of vegetation.

The Sindh Forest Department has taken the lead in organizing this event arranging planting stock and carrying out plantation through its trained planters.

The awareness and motivation generated as a result of GWR event shall be geared towards holding another event on August 18, this year. The saplings planted under both these events will also be counted towards UN Environmental Programme (UNEP)’s Billion Trees Campaign.

This will further help to portray a soft image of the country among comity of nations. A scheme of Best Planter Award is being introduced, in which best performers in each segment of society win be identified, recognized and awarded by the President of Pakistan.

Talking to media on the plantation site, Minister for Environment Hameedullah Jan Afridi described the even as ‘moment of pleasure’ for the people of the country, what he said became possible with the cooperation of collaborating organizations.

He said the ministry would shortly receive the certification formally that would follow the holding of Best Planter event in which a person would plant maximum saplings in the desert.

He said 51 acres of land was allocated for the plantation that has been filled; however, he added that the additional land is available for plantation of more saplings.

The minister said as the planters have set the word record and there is some more time to culminate the event, so it is hoped that they would take the record to the unbeatable level.

He said the Ministry would also look after the site for three years to ensure maximum survival of saplings.

The Ministry has initiated Rs 13.5 billion forestry sector projects in all the four provinces, AJ&K, Northern Areas and FATA to increase the forest cover by 1% under Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) till 2015.

An additional area of one million hector would be required to achieve this target.

According to estimates millions cubic meter wood is cut annually for fuel, furniture, construction and other purposes and forests in hilly areas are under extreme stress.

With increase in population and lack of alternate energy resources, the residents of remote, hilly and far flung areas are poised to cut forest wood to meet their needs.

This trend was not only depleting the existing forest cover but also making difficult, the achievement of targets.

The fact also remains there that despite planting millions of saplings every year, the forest cover area is stagnant at 4.9% of the total land over the decades. Reasons behinds it were massive tree cutting and low survival rate of the saplings planted every year.

To save the forests and ensure better survival of saplings, the Ministry is also reviewing strategy at all tiers, also ensuring massive awareness raising and involving all stakeholders.

Source : APP

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