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Blackwater and MQM’s Hallmarks on Karachi Fire – Bombings    By Dr Shahid Qureshi Thursday 31 December 2009 The London Post   “MQM and Blackwater/Xe are US sponsored mafia style mercenary outfits due to their management structure as it is almost the same both groups’ chiefs are out of Pakistan to start with. There is no difference between Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and MQM because both are sponsored by India and USA. Sawat type operation against MQM’s ‘Clean Shaven Taliban’ who are supporting Blackwater/Xe is a must because people will support.  President Zardari, the ‘Putin of Pakistan’ can he do anything of for Karachi or he has become a cuddly toy now?”    The recent bombings of a religious procession in Karachi and fire bombings of small businesses miles away from the incident reportedly owned by mostly Sunni Tableghie Jamat a non violent religious group, got all the hall marks of ‘private mercenaries’ Blackwater with the support of MQM. According to reports it is physically not possible for any one attending the procession to go miles away, get special fire bombing chemicals and equipment to set fire 300 hundred shops in Bolton Market. It is only possible if one already knows the timing of the bombings and part of the plot. They targeted a Sunni areas where it is almost impossible for an angry ‘Shia protestor’ to reach from the crime scene keeping in the view the distances. So Shia procession was bombed, Sunni business were burnt down and MQM’s fire engines did not arrive. Seems perfect Blackwater Inc style operation?  Blackwater, MQM’s Plus plan was meticulous and well timed. (a) Timing of the bombing few days before the end of the term of City Government Term. So City Government building burnt down with the record to cover-up corruption?  (b) Selection of the venues to be fire bombed (c) Torching of Light House Market predominantly owned by the Pashtuns who did not pay extortion money to the MQM – Score settled, Job done (d) Torching of Bolton Market mostly business are owned by peaceful Sunni Muslims Memon Community. They refused to be relocated outside the city because shops worth millions. High ups of the current regime allegedly President Zardari & Co had interest in the land to develop and build flats and plazas. (Job done) (e) Why MQM leaders both reportedly Shias Haider Abbas Rizvi and Faisal Sabzwari not in the Ashura procession? (f) Why police and rangers did not stop the arsonists and terrorists? (g) Who ordered them not to act? (h) Remote control bomb was planted in an ambulance which might be carrying a head too? (i) Who is Hasham Al-Zafar (central) and what is his role in the bombing and burning of Karachi? (j) What is his relationship with Saleem Shezad alleged master mind of the operation and why he only reports to Altaf Hussain? MQM and Blackwater/Xe are US sponsored mafia style mercenary outfits due to their management structure as it is almost the same both groups’ chiefs are out of Pakistan to start with. MQM are the local collaborators of Blackwater/Xe in Pakistan?  According to sources similar kinds of chemicals and fire bombing equipments have been used in Iraq and Lebanon. Pakistan’s security agencies must look into the links between MQM lead City Government and Blackwater.  What kind of assistance they are providing to the mercenaries. City mayor Syed Mustafa Kamal and Governor Sind Dr Ashrat Abad Khan recently visited sensitive institutions of the USA related to protection of US national interests aboard. Why would a mayor of a third world country visit US State Department? Did he inform Pakistani’s foreign ministry? He is on the grooming list. “To his credentials it was Mustafa Kamal who opened the door for the assassins came to kill his ‘uncle’ Azeem Ahmed Tariq, leader of the MQM, as it was an inside job. It sounds like nephew shopped his ‘uncle’ according to a source. Altaf Hussain’s MQM and his mafia have caused more economic and human losses to Pakistan by strikes and terrorist activities then three wars with India. After the incident on Monday December 28, 2009, three thousand shops were burnt; one thousand were burnt after looting which caused loss of Rs. 60 billion to Pakistani economy. Armed men stopped fire engines for over three hours according to reports. Why? Elements close to MQM were also allegedly involved in the terrorism, arson, and killings after tragic death of Benazir Bhutto on 27th December 2007. Many analysts believe that it was a dry run by the foreign sponsored elements to separate Karachi from the rest of the country. There is another dimension to the burring of some markets with small business. Some people from land mafia were making hostile offers to these old pre partition businesses.  There are reports that MQM has issued thousands of arms licences to its workers and sympathisers in Karachi and some of the licences might have been issued from other provinces. Disarming of the terrorist groups including MQM in Karachi is necessary to avoid future blackmails. It is also reported that armed gunmen did not allow fire engines to leave the fire stations. All the fire engines and security cameras are under the control of City Government run by MQM whose leader Altaf Hussain controls this group in a mafia style. Within minutes he blamed ‘Taliban’ for the bombings. How did he know it was Taliban and not Indian RAW or Blackwater/Xe? Altaf Hussain deliberately tried to make this a sectarian issue in his live TV broadcast on a news channel, which matches the agenda of private mercenaries and India. Asia Times Online reported few years ago during Musharraf era, sources says that, “only US diplomatic intervention stopped General Musharraf from taking strong action against the MQM after he received the report on the recent unrest in which the MQM was implicated. Washington indeed has a powerful southern ally in Pakistan’. After September 11, the United States identified even more with the MQM as it was the only party in Pakistan that widely mourned the attacks on the US, openly condemned the Taliban and al-Qaeda, and launched a powerful campaign in support of the US attack on Afghanistan”. When President Zardari speak about ‘non state & political actors’, probably he also meant Altaf Hussain too? His long distance proactive and dramatic telephonic speeches are more or less what Lord Nelson said, “If you can’t baffle them with brilliance, dazzle them with bullshit!”. He is never been to Pakistan for more then 15 years but did travel to India on his British passport. Most of the members in mafia style ‘Rabita Committee’ are wanted by Pakistani authorities for heinous crimes.  He hides behind this ‘kangaroo committee’.  A political analyst said, ‘to get ‘poodle status’ in US administration Altaf Hussain exaggerates things beyond imagination. For example, he claimed his supporters in Karachi increased by 10 million in just two years because he claimed to have 20 million supporters in an interview with Edgware Times in November 1998. But in 2001 MQM claimed to have 30 million supporters when MQM send a fax to Reuters on 22 September 2001. “(MQM leader) Altaf Hussain has offered the unconditional support of over 30 million MQM supporters to the U.S. president and the international community,” its London-based international secretariat said in a statement faxed to Reuters on September 22, 2001”. According to sources, ‘Altaf group is planning and preparing for armed fight with other groups in Karachi. There might be a plan to divide Karachi on ethnic zones as Rehman Malik mentioned in Dera Ismail Khan? The alleged transfer of money from Karachi to London, Germany, Dubai, South Africa, Canada, and United States is alarming. There reports of increase in the arms sale in Karachi seem serious but what are the authorities doing? So what is Altaf Hussain up to that is a crucial question to political and security leadership to think about. His alleged close links with the Indian agency and also acting like a mercenary force getting orders from foreign masters. It is time for the government of Pakistan to approach its friends and allies to have a clear cut answers about the real Agenda in Pakistan? Crimes of Altaf Hussain and his party MQM are so heinous that he wouldn’t dare step in Karachi even the whole period of Musharraf and now Zardari rule? Until November 1998 Government of Pakistan was reportedly seeking extradition of Altaf Hussain who was said to be wanted in 50 murders and 150 cases of kidnapping and arson. He said in an interview with a newspaper in 1998, “It is my wish that they take me to trial in a British court then I will tell people nationally and internationally what has been happening in Pakistan.” It was Altaf Hussain and MQM who issued a memo to his workers saying,” if there was war between India and Pakistan, MQM workers will be remain neutral”. Why? MQM’s deputy chief organiser of district Thatta and his wife were arrested by the police for trafficking 120 kilos of A class drugs   according to a press report on 16th May 2004. Mohamed Ibrahim and his wife Ayesha Soho who is also member of district government were coming from Bolan area of Baluchistan on Jeep number BC 1248 when they were stopped by Dadar Police who discovered 180 kilos of HASH worth millions of from the secret compartments of the jeep. Police has registered a case number 13/2004 report against deputy chief of MQM and his wife for drug trafficking. Area in charge SHO of the area Police confirmed that suspects have confessed they have been also involved in arms trafficking from Kabul and been to Afghanistan three times. Both were sent to Sibi Jail in Baluchistan. “MQM has been funded with the drug money apart from the extortion money taken from the top businessmen in the name of support” according to a report published by The Frontier Post on December 25, 1998. The report says, “… What is more alarming is that the Narco dollars have been used for funding the (MQM), a responsible source in the provincial government said. He added that such funding was tantamount to fuelling terrorism.” Is the Narco-terror funding still on? By joining as local collaborator of Blackwater in Karachi MQM has provided the eyes and ears on the ground with smart guns. Even if US-India sponsored ‘Pakistani Taliban’ claim responsibility of Karachi Ashura bombings, the chemicals and smart guns used in burnings of the over 6000 small businesses and loss of Rs. 60 billion have all the hallmarks of Blackwater/Xe.  “There is no difference between Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and MQM because both are sponsored by India and USA. Sawat type operation against MQM’s ‘Clean Shaven Taliban’ who are supporting Blackwater/Xe is a must because people will support.  President Zardari, the ‘Putin of Pakistan’ can he do anything of for Karachi or he has become a cuddly toy now?”   (Dr Shahid Qureshi is award winning journalist and writer on foreign policy & security based in London)   RICHIEST PAKISTANI please be noted this is internet data of richest pakistani its not most recent but i am still working on this if any one can help me to provide most recent information regarding richest pakistani he be pleased to welcome his name will be keep secert but most recent is President Asif Ali Zardari 2nd most Richest man of Pakistan Written by http://www.daily.pk      President Asif Ali Zardari is the second most richest person in Pakistan after Mian Muhammad Mansha Yaha with 40 Companies on Board.It has been disclose in a list released in the Internet, which has shorlisted Pakistan’s Most Influential Business Tycoons who have made their presence felt for a better part of country’s history.Mian Muhammad Mansha Yaha is ranked as No 1 with $2.5 billion thus one of the richest Pakistanis around with 40 Companies on Board. He owns Muslim Commercial Bank while setting up a 17m Paper Mill.President Asif Ali Zardari is Ranked 2 with total assets worth &1.8 billion. Zardari has huge stakes in Sugar Mills all over Pakistan while also has huge Business Ventures in the Middle East running into hundreds of Million if not Billion Mark. Anwar Pervaiz is ranked third with$ 1.5 billion and is the Chairman of Best Way Group that started in 1976 with its first Best way Cash and Carry warehouse opened in UK. Sharif Brothers Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif are fourth on the list of most Richest persons in Pakistan with total assets ($ 1.4 billion). Saddaruddin Hashwani, Chairman of Hashoo Group who is known for his dominance in Hotel Industry is ranked 5th with (1.1 billion dollars). While on the other hand, Nasir Schon, Abdul Razaak Yakoub, Tariq Saigol, Dewan Yousaf Farooqui complete the list of Pakistan’s Most Richest Persons. The list has been prepared very carefully in consultation with leading Real Estate Barons, Stock Moguls, Business Leaders of Virtue and Senior Bureaucrats.       Name: Mian Muhammad Mansha Yaha Source: 40 companies Net Worth: $4.4 billlion Country Of Citizenship: Pakistan Industry: Investments Marital Status: Married 1 – Mian Muhammad Mansha Yaha Pakistan Ranking: 1 Worth: £1.25b ($2.5billion)Industry: Businessman Mansha has around 40 companies on board. Mansha, who owns the Muslim Commercial Bank is also setting up a $ 17m paper mill. He is one of the richest Pakistanis around. Nishat Group was country’s 15th richest family in 1970, 6th in 1990 and Number 1 in 1997. Mansha is on the board of nearly 50 companies. He is deemed to have made investments in many bourses, currency and metal exchanges both within and outside Pakistan. He could have bought the United Bank too, but then who doesn’t have adversaries. Nishat Group comprises of textiles, cement, leasing, insurance and management companies. If Mansha was bitten by Bhutto’s nationalization stint of 1970, his friends think he was compensated by Nawaz Sharif’s denationalization programme to a very good effect. There is no stopping Mansha and he is still on the move. Nishat group assets are $4.4Billion. He is sometimes even regarded as the richest Pakistani around by his friends claiming he does not “show it off”. ———————————————————————— ————————————————————————- Name: Asif Ali Zardari Source: Industry: Politics Net Worth: $4 billion Country Of Citizenship: Pakistan Industry: Investments Marital Status: Married 2 – Asif Ali Zardari Pakistan Ranking: 2 Worth: £900m ($1.8billion) Industry: Politics Asif Zardari dubbed “Mr 10%” an unknown happy-go-lucky son of a small-time businessman who struck gold by marrying one of the worlds most glamorous women Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benzair Bhutto. Taking advantage of his wife’s authority he is known to have taken kickbacks from many deals inside and outside of Pakistan. The most famous was a $4 billion deal to buy 32 Mirage jets from the French company Dassault. Documents, which include letters from Dassault executives, indicate an agreement was reached to pay a 5% “remuneration” – about $200m – to Marleton Business, a BVI company controlled by Zardari. Besides these many more kickback deals were taken with companies such as ARY Gold, Société Général de Surveillance (SGS), Cotecna, and ZPC Ursus, a Polish tractor company. Zardari assets holding amount into hundreds of millions of dollars easily, Having 8 prime properties in the UK, of which once is the famous Rockwood Estate 365 acres in Surrey, worth £4.35m has now been sold and money sent back to the Govt. of Pakistan. Also 14 multi-million dollar mansions in the USA, including owning Holiday Inn hotel Houston, Texas Owned by “Mr 10%“ and Iqbal Memon and Sadar-ud-Din Hashwani. They (Zardari and B.Bhutto) also have huge business ventures in the Middle East running into hundreds of millions if not billion mark. Mr Zardari also has huge stakes in sugar mills all over Pakistan,which include: Sakrand Sugar Mills, Nawabshah, Ansari Sugar Mills, Hyderabad, Mirza Sugar Mills, Badin, Pangrio Sugar Mills, Thatta and Bachani Sugar Mills, Sanghar. ————————————————————————- ————————————————————————- Name: Sir Anwar Pervaiz Source: Businessman Net Worth: $1.5billion Country Of Citizenship: Pakistan Industry: Investments Marital Status: Married 3 – Sir Anwar Pervaiz UK Ranking: 3 Worth: £750m ($1.5billion) Industry: Businessman Chairman of Bestway Group. The Bestway Group started in 1976 with its first Bestway cash and carry warehouse opened in London. Today the have in total around 50 Cash and Carry’s. Including their recent takeover of rival group Batleys for around £100m. Bestway Group ventured into Pakistan’s huge the cement business in 1995 and set up cement manufacturing plant in Pakistan at a cost of $120 million. Taking Advantage of Pakistan growing economy they also acquired a 25.5% stake in United Bank Limited in 2002. Today, the Bestway Group has interests in cash & carry wholesale, property investments, retail outlets, milling of rice, lentils and pulses, cement production and more recently into banking. The group’s total sales amounted to in excess of £ 2 billion. The group provides direct employment to thousands in the UK and Pakistan. The have many interests in Pakistan too. Sir Anwar Pervaiz and his his partners sheer hard work has bought them to outstanding international levels, which definitely makes him an ideal role model for many young Pakistanis today. He still on the move. ————————————————————————- ————————————————————————— Name: Nawaz Sharif Source: Politics/Businessman Net Worth: $1.4billion Country Of Citizenship: Pakistan Industry: Investments Marital Status: Married 4 – Nawaz Sharif & Shahbaz Sharif family /Pakistan Ranking: 4 Worth: £700m ($1.4billion) Industry: Politics/Businessman Mr Sharif Businessman turned politician the former Prime Minister of Pakistan. He was ousted in a military coup in 1999 and was forced to forfeit $9million dollars and some of his assets including his $5m Mansion is Raiwind near Lahore. Before becoming PM he was a major share holder along with his brother and cousins of Ittefaq Group, having assets well in excess of £50m in the 90’s. However he got richer when he took commissions from foreign companies for construction in Pakistan. He build the first motorway and many new roads and took heavy kickbacks. He then also stole $100m from the Iqra funds, he started a new scheme “Ghar Apna” in which he again looted around $40m, the “Mulk swaaro” scheme involving public & govt. money collections to help pay pf Pakistan’s debts also was pocketed. Today he lives in exile in Saudi Arabia where it is known he has a new huge business empire in various sectors. ————————————————————————- ————————————————————————- Name: Saddaruddin Hashwani Source: Businessman Net Worth: $1.1billion Country Of Citizenship: Pakistan Industry: Investments Marital Status: Married 5 – Saddaruddin Hashwani Pakistan Ranking: 5 Worth: £550m ($1.1billion) Industry: Businessman Saddaruddin Hashwani is Chairman Hashoo Group is known for his dominance in Pakistan’s hotel industry, though Hashwanis are have huge strength in real estate business too. Hashwanis are involved in trading of cotton, grain and steel and till the nationalization of cotton export in 1974, they were widely being dubbed as the Cotton Kings of Pakistan. Today, this group has excelled in export of rice, wheat, cotton and barley. It owns textile units, besides having invested billions in mines, minerals. hotels, insurance, batteries, tobacco, residential properties, construction, engineering and information technology. In 1984, Hashwani defeated the Lakhanis in the bid for Premier Tobacco but was arrested along with his brother Akbar in 1986 for allegedly evading customs duty on cigarettes. Sadarduddin’s brother Akbar and the children of another late brother Hassan Ali Hashwani together manage around 45 companies. Akbar runs the second Hashwani Group. He is one of the most well-known magnates in Pakistan who is a regular invitee at the Diplomatic Enclave. The list of local and international bigwigs known personally to Hashwani is unending. Following is the list of the top 40 richest families in Pakistan at the moment.  It is an interesting read and does seem like that if not 100%, then it must 80% correct. However, it has missed some families which are sure to make the top 10, of the top of my head I can think of two: Giga (Pardesi family) and the family that owns ARY. Both of them gave the government of Pakistan huge interest free loans when it was on the brink of default after the sanctions imposed due to the nuclear tests almost crippled Pakistan. Anyway, check it out if you have time, as it is quite a long post. (Ibrar Mirza) 1. The Nishat Group Mian Muhammad Mansha Yaha is the captain of this splendid ship having around 30 companies on board. Mansha, who owns the Muslim Commercial Bank as well, is now setting up a billion rupee ($ 17 m) paper sack project too. He is one of the richest Pakistanis around. Nishat Group was country’s 15th richest family in 1970, 6th in 1990 and Number 1 in 1997. Mansha is on the board of nearly 50 companies. Chiniotiby clan, Mansha is married to Yousaf Saigol’s daughter. He is deemed to have made investments in many bourses, currency and metal exchanges both within and outside Pakistan. He has had his share of luck on many occasions in life and has recently been awarded Pakistan’s highest civil award by President Musharraf. He could have bought the United Bank too, but then who doesn’t have adversaries. Nishat Group comprises of textiles, cement, leasing, insurance and management companies. If Mansha was bitten by Bhutto’s nationalization stint of 1970, his friends think he was compensated by Nawaz Sharif’s denationalization programme to a very good effect. There is no stopping Mansha and he is still on the move! 2. The Jang Group This huge media empire was founded by late Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman some six decades ago. Today, around 10 top newspapers and the multi-billion rupee GEO TV project are being run by Mir Shakeel-ur-Rehman, Mir Khalil’s brainy son, who has a lot of projects pertaining to real estate under his belt too. Though he can be very modest, Shakeel is known to have taken country’s Prime Ministers head-on. His tussle with Nawaz Sharif in 1999 spoke volumes of his unmatched influence in all domestic and international quarters which matter Shakeel is one of Asia’s most well known media barons, whose newspapers have served to be the breeding nurseries for country’s top journalists. He invests massively in stocks business regularly. His elder brother Mir Javed ur Rehman and tender son Mir Ibrahim also assist him in business. Such magnificent has been his influence that at times, a few governments have opted to take a few of his employees as ministers. The Group, as most politicians agree, has been instrumental in both toppling and building governments in Pakistan for decades now. Limelight is the product that he sells but doesn’t like tasting the fruits of his own garden.   4. The Packages Group The seed of this huge empire was sown by Syed Maratib All, a renowned supplier for British Army and the Indian Railways before partition. The group launched a joint venture with Lever Brothers soon after 1947, but massive production of Pakistan Tobacco Company later reportedly made Syed Maratib All and sons install a packaging Unit by the names of Packages. Two of Maratib’s sons-Syed Amjad All and Syed Babar Au have remained Pakistan’s finance Ministers and two of his well-known grand-children-Syeda Abida Hussain and Syed Fakhar Imam- are political stalwarts who need no recognition. Late Syed Amjad Ali was Pakistan’s first Ambassador to the United Nations, while Syed Babar Ali is the force behind the establishment of the LUMS. The group owns Nestle Pakistan too which is being run by Syed Yawar Ali. Syed Babar Ali has also served as Chairman National Fertilizer Corporation during the Bhutto regime too and has been the Chairman of Hoeist Pakistan, Lever Brothers and Siemen. The group also acquired a good number of Coca Cola plants in Pakistan. Its famous brands include Nestle Milk Pak, Treet, Mitchells and Tri Pack Films. It has stakes in the textile, dairy, agriculture and rice Sectors too. The groups Contributions towards the cause of an independent Pakistan are unprecedented. 5. The House of Habib Legend has it that the Goddess of Wealth has been in love with the seasoned Habibs more than anybody else in Pakistan. Most pundits believe that Habibs own at least 100 companies throughout the world, but these content mega-tycoons never boast off, something which has made it uphill for most to predict about their financial standing. This industrial group was founded by Seth Habib Mitha, born in 1878 to Esmail Ali-a factory owner in Bombay. The financial strength of the Habibs can be gauged from the fact that Muhammad Ali Habib was gave a cheque of Rs 80 million to Quaid-e-Azam in 1948 at a time when Pakistan government was penniless owing to delay in transfer of Pakistan’s share of Rs. 750 million by the Reserve Bank of India. They had offices in Europe in 1912. They incorporated the Habib Bank in 1941. They own the Habib Bank A.G Zurich, Bank Al-Habib, Indus Motors assembling Corolla cars and many dozens of units in sectors such as jute, paper sack, minerals, steel, tiles, synthetics sugar, glass, construction, concrete, farm autos, banking, oil, computers, music, paper, packages, leasing and capital management. Habibs today are headed by Rafiq Habib and Rashid Habib in two distinct groups. What makes them extremely influential players of all times is the fact that for dozens of top businessmen today, Habib were a myth once. 6. The Saigols Saigols originally hail from Jehlum. The pioneer of the Saigol dynasty in 1890 was Amin Saigol who established a shoe shop that eventually transformed into Kohinoor Rubber Works. And then times saw them shining literally like the Kohinoor until their progress was by Nationalization in which they lost two-thirds of their wealth. Saigols got trifurcated in 1976 and 15 descendents of Amin Saigols tour sons got a share. The name of the Saigols has been used in this part of the world as similes describing quantum of wealth. Yousaf Saigol, along with his brothers Sayeed Saigol, Bashir Saigol and Gul Saigol then nourished an excellent crop. In 1948, Saigols established the Kohinoor Textile Mills with a cost of Rs 8 million and this group happens to be the first to open an LC with the State Bank of Pakistan. They bought the United Bank in 1959 and then witnessed five of their units getting nationalized. They lived in Saudi Arabia during the Bhutto regime. Today, cousins Tariq and Nasim are holding the family’s fort together and have risen to unprecedented heights in individual capacities. NAB did haunt Nasim but Tariq spent more lime either accepting or refusing prized slots everywhere. Tariq is the one of the finest business brains around. 7. Nawa-E-Waqt Group The Nizamis may not be Rockefellers or the Sheikh Muhammad, but arc the custodians of a highly influential media empire. Since media is now beginning to be classified as very serious business, Clout or this group’s head Majid Nizami and that of his nephew Arif Nizami in nearly every sphere or the Pakistani society is being Widely acknowledged. The impact this group has managed create on Pakistan’s political scenario since 1947 is unprecedented too. The group runs two esteemed dailies-the Nawai-e-Waqt (Urdu) and The Nation (English). Besides publishing a few other monthlies and weeklies. They too are serious custoniers for an electronic media channel. Hailing from Sangla Hill, a youth Hameed Nizami (late) went out taking a paper that was badly needed by the Muslims of India during the Pakistan Movement. Hameed was a renowned student leader in the sub-continent who only gained proximity with the Quaid-c-Azam because of his distinct and selfless for an independent Pakistan. Though Hameed died very young in 1962, he gave Majid Nizami a rich legacy to take care of. The youngest Nizami, Khalil, died some years ago and was also part of this illustrious group. Out of Hameed Nizami’s three sons-Shoaib, Arif and flr.Tahir’only Arif has followed in his father’s footsteps and is the sitting President 0f All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS). Nizamis are a 60-year old entity too. 8. The Saif Group Is owned and operated by the sons of famous NWFP lady politician Begum Kalsum Saifullah. Her eldest son Javid Saifullah heads Ibis very powerful business group. Javid obtained his Master degree in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh, USA in 1973, followed by diversified experience of over 30 years in textiles, elecommunication, cement and Information Technology. He also remained the Chairman of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) for two years and NWFP for seven years. He has also been the member Task Force IT & Telecommunication Advisory Board, Ministry of Science and Technology, Member of Task Force (Liberalization & Privatization of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited), Ministry of Science & Technology)Javed Saifullah Khan is looking after the group businesses for the past 20 years. Saifullahs are in power always, in one form or the other. Javaid’s brothers Anwar Saifullah, Khan (Former Federal Minister), Salim Saifullah Khan king-maker in NWFP polities) and Osman Saifullah (another APTMA& wizard) have very close family ties with a lot of key politicians in the country, besides being related directly or indirectly through marriages to the families of a few leading and famous Army Generals who ruled Pakistan. 9.The Crescent Group The history of this group dates back to 1910 when Shams Din of Chiniot and his four sons came into business with a tannery at Amritsar. This family was allotted 125 acres in Faisalabad in lieu of their left-over property in India. These brothers’ Muhammad Antis, Muhammad Bashir, Fazal Karim and Muhammad Shafi-then ruse up to become country’s largest textile exporters. They had initially set up the Mohammad Amin-Muhammad Bashir Limited for export of cotton and import of various products. Having more than two dozen concerns in its fold, Crescent is majestic force to reckon with. This empire serves as the best example of cohesion among cousins, uncles and nephews. Altaf Saleem of this group has enjoyed the slot of Chairman Privatisation Commission during the Musharraf regime, but has not been accused of any bungling during despite having served on a Prized slot. The group today owns numerous textile, steel, sugar, modaraba, food, leasing, knitwear, software, power, chemical, banking and investment units. They are one of the richest people in the country for the last 40 odd years. This Chinioti Sheikh family has lived up with quite a wonderful reputation, bearing an excellent record with its creditors throughout its bu.siness history. Men running Crescent do not have to make contacts, for the privilege comes to them naturally. 10. The Monnoo Group The Monnoo dynasty was founded by two brothers-Dust Muhammad and Nazir Hussain in 1905 at Calcutta. The first unit owned by the Monnoos was the Olympia Rubber Works. And then time saw the Monnoos setting up sonic 20 textile mills in succession. Former President Shahzada Alam Monnoo is the man behind the strength of this group- known more for its achievements in the textile sector. Munnoos have been a symbol of wealth during the last 65 years or so. Shahzada’s brothers, .Jahengir and Kaiser are assisting him in business, while silting APTMA Central Chairman Waqar Monnoo also hails from this magnificent group. In East Pakistan, Monnoos had also left a few power, feed, textile and agriculture-related units some nine in all. Their elder Munir Monnoo, after leaving East Pakistan, had set up looms at Faisalabad. Shahzada Alum Monnoo, perhaps the well-dressed man in the country along with Saddar-ud-Din Hashwani, is no alien for any ruler. The Monnoos are Chiniotis too. Shahzada Alum Monnoo, after some break, is again active in the politics of Lahore Chamber while Jahengir Monnoo is siding with Waqar Monnoo in latter’s vicious battle of ego with Messrs Tariq Saigol and Mian Mansha. They star in business politics of and on, but seem to have Inst the taste of ii somehow. Perhaps had enough of salutes! 11. The Dewan Group Dewan Yousaf Farooqui. The mentor of this group has been the Sindh Minister for Local Bodies. Industries, Labour, Transport, Mines & Minerals. Holding of so many portfolios y a single man bears ample testimony to the fact that the Dewans keep a leg sticking in polities too. The Dewan Mushtaq Group is one of the Pakistan’s largest industrial conglomerates in sectors like polyester acrylic fiber, manufacturing and automotives. Six of their companies are listed at the Karachi & stock Exchange and one at the Luxembourg bourse. Dewan Farooqui Motors assembles around 10,000 cars annually under technical license agreement with Hyundai and Kia Motors of Korea The Dewan Salman Fiber is the pride of this empire as it ranks 11th in the world in total production capacity. The group owns three textile units, a motorcycle manufacturing concern and the largest sugar unit in the country. Dewans also have business interests in India. They possess dozens of millions of shares of Saudi Cement and Pak land Cement. They finance some 40 medical dispensaries and over a dozen schools, apart from funding roads/drinking water and Bio-energy infrastructures. Dewans arc on their way building a $ 1O million SME Resources with IFC investment of $ 3 million. The Dewans enjoy massive influence in the engineering sector. 12. The Lakson Group The Lakhanis are currently having a hard lime at the hands of NAB. Sultan Lakhani and his three brothers run this prestigious group and the chain of McDonald’s restaurants in Pakistan. NAB has alleged the Lakhanis of having created phoney companies through worthless directors and raised massive loans from various banks and financial institutions. Sultan is currently abroad after having served a jail term with younger sibling Amin, though the latter was released much earlier. NAB had reportedly demanded Rs 7 billion from Lakhanis, but later agreed they pay only Rs 1.5 billion over a 10-year period. Lakhanis, like their arch-rivals Hashwanis, are the most well-known of all Ismaeli tycoons. Their stakes range from media, tobacco, paper, chemicals and surgical equipment to cotton, packaging, insurance, detergents and other house-hold items, many of which are joint ventures with leading international conglomerates. Though Lakhanis are in turbulent waters currently, the success that greeted them during the last 25 years especially has been tremendous. They have rifts with large business empires despite being known fur their genteel nature. Whether it is any government in Sindh or at the Federal level, Lakhanis have had trusted friends everywhere, though the present era has proved a painful exception. 13. The Sapphire Group Headed by a veteran industrialist Mian Abdullah, this splendid empire owns 11 yarn spinning plants (producing 60,000 tonnes of yarn annually), 3 woven plants of greige fabric ( producing 50 million metres annually), one yarn dyeing plant (capacity 5 tonnes per day), one knitting unit (10 tonnes per day), one knitted fabric dyeing plant (10 tonnes per day), one woven fabric dyeing and finishing plant (1.2 million metres per month) and three power plants having the capability to produce 40 MW of energy. Sapphire formssynergies with off-shore garments companies. The group markets its products in biggest brand names in Asia, Europe, Australia and North America. Sapphire started with one spinning mill in 1969 and employs over 10,000 people and has an annual turnover of $ 219 million. Mian Abdullah’s repute can be gauged from the fact during the October 2003 minis at APTMA, more than 1000 textile millers bad tendered their resignations against incumbent Chief Waqar Monnoo to him. Dozens of leading tycoons had proposed his name to head APTMA in case of an interim setup. Having an influence among textile millers is no easy job but Mian Abdullah stands privileged in this context He is often seen part of the entourages of key business leaders to foreign countries and provides input to fellow colleagues whenever requested. 14. The Dawood Group Was ranked Pakistan’s biggest group in 1970, 3rd in 1990 and 15th in 1997 like all. Nationalization and the East Pakistan tragedy trampled all over the Dawoods too. Today, the original Dawood Group stands split in three factions. The owners of this empire refrained from opening any unit for a good part of some 20 odd years. This group was founded by Ahmed Dawood, but later the dynasty found itself divided among the three Dawood brothers-Ahmad Sadiq and Suleman, The key players in this group led lives in exile during the Bhutto regime. Former Federal Minister fur Commerce and Trade Razzak Dawood, the son of the late Suleman Dawned runs the Descon Engineering and a few other units dealing in manufacturing refrigerators and other consumer products. Hussain Dawuod, sun of Ahmed Dawood, has already rendered meritorious philanthropic services in the field of education by supporting brilliant and needy students. Hussain runs Dawood Hercules, some modaraba companies and a few textile units. The Sadiq Dawned Group owns a few leasing, modaraba and insurance concerns too, apart from the Dawood Yamaha. Sadiq Dawood’s decision to become an MNA in 1951 and Treasurer Pakistan Muslim League during Ayub’s rule certainly benefited the Dawoods. 15. The Best Way Group Sir Anwar Pervaiz is the Chairman of Bestway Group which started off as a specialist Asian food store in West London in 1962. More retail units followed and by the early l970’s the group had opened ten general food stores. He may easily be dubbed the richest Pakistani. The Bestway Group moved into the wholesale business in 1976 when its first Bestway cash and carry warehouse was established in London. Rapid expansion in wholesaling followed during the 1980’s and 1990’s, and to date, the Bestway Group comprises of about 30. The Bestway Group moved into the cement business in 1995 when it decided to set up cement manufacturing plant in Pakistan at a cost of $120 million. In 2002, the Bestway Group acquired a 25.5% stake in United Bank Limited. Today, the Bestway Group has a diversified portfolio, with interests in cash & carry wholesale, property investments, retail outlets, milling of rice, lentils and pulses, cement production and more recently into banking. The group’s total sales amounted to in excess of £ 1 billion for the year ended 30th June 2002. The group provides direct employment to over 2300 people. 16. The Haroon Family Headed by Yusuf Haroon, 9l, the former Sindh Chief Minister and Governor West Pakistan, this family owns The Herald Group of publications which includes the Daily Dawn, Monthly Herald, Aurora and Spider magazines. When he rose to Karachi’s Mayorship, Yousaf was the youngest Mayor in sub-continent’s history. This prominent scion of the Memon clan had remained a strong believer that General Zia-ul-Haq bad launched systematic discrimination against the Karachi businessmen that made the Memons fly outside Pakistan with their money. Yosaf’s younger brother Mabmood A.Haroon has also remained Sindh’s Governor, besides having served as ADC to Quaid-Azam at the age of 17. The Haroons; wealthiest in the country once, are prominent media barons of today who enjoy unmatched influence in country’s political and business arena. Sir Abdullah Haroon, father of Yousaf and Mahmood, bad died in 1942, but sot before he had devoted his residence for the cause of Pakistan. Handling both business and politics at the same time never seemed tough job for the disciplined sons of Sir Abdullah Haroon. Yousaf Haroon also served a country’s High Commissioner to Australia. The great grandfathers of the Haroons had migrated to Karachi some 150 years ago where they made fortunes in clothing and sugar trades. 17. The Yunus Brothers The Chairman of this group is Abdul Razzak Tabba. This group owns one of the largest warehouses (textile products) in Pakistan. The concerns falling under the ambit of the Younus Brothers are Fazal Textiles, Gadoon Textiles, Lucky Cement, Lucky Energy, Lucky Power-Tech, Lucky Textiles, Younus Textiles, Security Electric Power Company and Younus Brothers etc. Razzak Tabba is an active player in the politics of the prestigious All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) too, apart from assuming a king-maker’s role in the political arena of the FPCCI. Tabba came to more limelight last year when he hosted very heavily attended dinners in honour of the textile magnates from all across the country, while siding with Messrs Tariq Saigol and Mian Mansha in their battle against the APTMA Chief Waqar Monnno. He is quite a philanthropist too and has initiated various welfare projects for his Memon community in Karachi and Sindh. He frequently stars in the community welfare programmes held under the auspices of the Asia Tabba Foundation, World Memon Foundation and the Kathiawar Cooperative Housing society etc Tabba is a man who likes to keep away from camera and despite all his influence and riches-something which has made him earn tots of respect. 18. Gul Ahmad/Al-Karam Group Gul Ahmad is one of the most vibrant Memon business houses in the country that was founded by Haji Mohammad Pakolawala, but is now split between Gul Ahmad and Al-Karam Group of Industries. While Gul Ahmad is headed by Bashir Al Muhammad, the Al-Karam faction is controlled by Umar Haji Karim. In 1953, Gul Ahmad was incorporated as a private limited company with a capital of Rs eight million. Gul Ahmad is presently a composite unit with an installed capacity of 88,000 spindles, 108 air-jet looms and 297 conventional looms. The group has been a pioneer in the field of power generation as well. Gul Ahmad’s directors have held top positions in various textile bodies, export committees, besides having assisted government of Pakistan in few major talks with EU and US. The group is set to launch the Excel Insurance Company shortly as required licenses/documentation stands done. Al-Karam, on (be other hand, is one of the largest textile concerns in Pakistan producing superior quality yarn, apart from having Amna Industries, Orient Textiles, Imran Crown Cork, Gul Agencies, Dabheji Salt Works and Pakistan Synthetics in its wallet. It owns a dairy-related establishment too by the name of Pakistan Dairy Products Limited. During Moeen Qureshi’s tenure, Alt Muhammad was appointed Vice Chairman of Export Promotion Bureau. 19. The Bawany Group Bawany dynasty was founded by two Bawany brothers, Ahmad Karim Ebrahim Bawany and Abdul Latif Ibrahim Bawany born in 1882 and 1890 respectively at Jetpur, Kathiawar, who had migrated to Burma towards end the end of 19th century and set up Ahmad Violin Hosiery Works in Rangoon. In 1947, they migrated to Pakistan. It was perhaps in memory of the Hosiery Mills at Rangoon that a company with the same name was incorporated in Karachi and is doing a flourishing business. The name Bawany has its origin in the name of an elder of the family, who was known for his honesty and hard work in home-town Jetpur. They were the first among the Memons to open a purchase office in Japan and are currently active in textiles, jute, sugar, particle board, Oxygen, leather, garments, tanneries and cables Bawanis are known to have maite night investment decisions at the right time and their contemperaine still acknowledge them for his quality. Bawanis are known to have made right investments us the right time-something their contemporaries acknowledge. 20. The Servis Group Shahid Hussain is the Chairman of this massive foot-wear giant which now is neck-deep in textile business too. Shahid has replaced Ch Ahmad Saeed (sitting PIA Chairman (as the Servis boss. Both Chaudhary Ahmed Saeed and President General Musharraf happen to be old friends from their Forman Christian College days. Ch. Ahmad Saeed’s younger brother Chaudhary Ahmed Multhtar is a well-known Pakistan Peoples Party leader who has been the Federal Commerce Minister of Pakistan during one of the two tenures of two-time ex-Premier Benazir Bhutto. Ch. Ahmad Saeed’s son Arif Saeed is Chairman APTMA Punjab and is siding with his Central Chief Waqar Munnoo against a huge number of textile gurus. The Servis Group operates in sectors like shoes, tyres, cotton yarn, leather, syringes and retailing. The political constituency of these politicians-cum-businessmen also happens in be the feud-ridden Gujrat district of Punjab where Ahmed Mukhtar sometimes emerges triumphant against President Pakistan Muslim League Ch Shujaat Hussain, and at times loses the support of voters for a National Assembly seat. It is this proximity with various regimes that the Servis Group bus been rated so highly. And then, even if alleged for a white-collard crime, these Servis guys remain relatively comfortable-courtesy their clout as a political-cum-business family. 21. The Tata Family Do not confuse the Tatas in Pakistan with their name-sake market leaders in India. Having migrated from Nepal Mehboob Elahi started with a tannery in Bangladesh much before 1971 but his five Sons Mehboob lqbal `Tata ( Chairman Jinnah Hospital Lahore). Riaz Tata (President FPCCI) Anwar Tata (Former Chairman APTMA), Khalid Tata and ljaz Tate together built 15 odd units, ably supported by the third generation scions like Shahid, Masud and Hasan Tata. Tatas are in textile spinning, weaving, denim, woven, knitwear, leather and energy business. Having annual turnover in excess of Rs 1.5 billion, this Chinioti family too traces its presence in business as early as 200 years from now. Bound in a cohesive bond, each of the Tatas heads a separate unit. The sitting Federation President Riaz Tata heads the Naveena Exports Division and despite having faced some tough times at the top slot in the apex body. Pakistan’s key business leader is holding his throne tightly, though there have been occasions when he (Riaz Tata) seriously thought in terms of vacating office due to business pre-occupation. But the mammoth number of colleagues and friends around him barred him from doing so. The vintage Tatas overall lead unassuming life styles. They love to remain in low key but prove their worth when times demand. 22. The Alam Group This establishment comprising three leather and two textile units is led by former President Karachi Chamber Shahzada Alam, elder brother of sitting Vice President FPCCI and Senior Vice chairman Pak-USA Business Council Arshad Alam. Messrs Leather Connections, a joint venture with a UK conglomerate, is one of those units managed by this group which happens to be Pakistan’s largest exporter of value-added leather products. While Leather Connections is looked after by Arshad Alam’s son Khurshid Alam, the textile arm of this group is supervised by Faraz Alam son of Shafiq Alam, the youngest Alam brother. The family has also made huge investments in real estate and stocks, within and outside Pakistan. While the younger creed looks after business, the elder Alams give time to their passion of playing ring leaders in the politics of the FPCCI and other business chambers. The group also runs an import/export entity by the name of Continental Traders, besides having recently set sails for investment in media too. Shahzada Alam gained more recognition when he went out airing strong resentment against the involvement of business institutions in country’s politics. The Alams are an eminent Chinioti family in business for the last 150 odd years, known more for dominance in leather sector. COMPASS is the name of the philanthropic school for retarded and disabled children which the Alams operate in Gulberg Lahore sans any external assistance. 23. The Guard Group The 87-year old Malik Shafi, decorated with Pakistan’s highest civil award, still looks after numerous business entities with complete vigour. Eldest of his four sons is the former LCCI/FPCCI President lftikhar Malik who is also the sitting Chairman of Pak-US Business Council. The Guard Group deals in automotive parts, filters, brake fluids and other vital accessories of motor vehicles. The group has enjoyed monopoly in this business since 1959, when the government servant turned magnate Malik Shaft decided to enter business. Guard Rice, one of the largest exporters of this community around the world, is being run by Shafis youngest son Shahzad Matte who is also holding the slot of Lahore Chamber’s Vice President. The’ other two Maliks-Waqar and Shahbaz control the technical sides of their family business, apart from keeping an eye on this group’s real estate & agricultural land holdings. Maliks are an Arain Punjabi family that also runs a few free hospitals and dispensaries. Malik lftikhar however, is keener with his hobby to be in limelight all the time and is perhaps Pakistan’s most photographed tycoon. While people refrain from coming under camera when they grow in stature, Malik loves operating a Lahore-Islamabad shuttle service to sit next to anyone who is ruling. But then he delivers when needed 24. The Ejaz Group This establishment owns country’s largest knitwear-cum-dyeing facility at Lahore. More than half a dozen textile units of Ejaz Group are being run by yet another chinioti scion Mian Gohar Ejaz, son of late Senator Sheikh Ejaz. Gohar held the reins of this group very much during his college days when Sheikh Ejaz left for his heavenly abode after protracted illness that lasted months. Gohar is now a noted policy maker at both Federal and Provincial Textile Boards. He is one of the Boards of Governors at the Punjab institute of Cardiology Lahore. People started paying a heed to his leadership abilities in 1997, when he took on the APTMA grey-heads convincingly during the 1997 annual polls and narrowly lost to his opponent in fight for the top slot. Gohar then had led a rebellion comprising promising youth from renowned textile families. Against thehegemony of stalwarts including the likes of Messrs Tariq Saigol, Mansha and Jahengir Elahi etc. His younger brother Mian Faisal Ejaz is the son-in-law of Shahzada Alam Monnoo. He is yet another investor in mutual funds and real estate, though relies more on his obsession i.e the textiles and his passion which is value-addition in this sector. The services Gohar has rendered for creating awareness with reference to value-addition are certainly quite meritrions. 25. The Tabani Family The Tabanis are also deemed as one of the biggest groups associated with manufacturing, trade, export and import business. They are one of the few Pakistani industrialists holding massive stakes in Central Asian Republics. They own Pakistan’s first private airline-Aero Asia. Yaqoob Tabani is this group’s chairman. The fields of Tabanis’ businesses include counter trade and barter transactions, textiles, fashion garments, leather, tourism, automobiles, shipping, power generation, oil and gas, metals, chemicals, fertilizers, cigarettes, cement and medicines. Tabanis have wings stretched everywhere. You name a business field and Tabanis are there. But despite all the clout it enjoys at the top levels, the family opts to remain modest. Ashraf Tabani, an elder Tabani, has served Sindh’s Governor, Provincial Minister of Finance, Industries, Excise and Taxation between 1981 and 1984. He was appointed Honorary Administrator of the FPCCI during the 1971-1973 periods soon after Bhutto’s Nationalization. Ashraf Tabani has also served as Chairman Employers Federation Pakistan, President Silk and Rayon Mills Association and former Chairman of Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan’s Board of Directors. They are a leading Memon family, also engaged in funding various public welfare schemes. Though scandals can confront any industrial establishment of this size, Tabanis have been fairly lucky in evading them. 26. The Tapal Group Is headed by Aftab Tapal. The group’s success in tea business has astounded many. The journey of Tapal’s remarkable success is the combined harvest of three generations of this family. In 1947, Tapal started out as a family concern under the supervision of Adam Ali Tapal. Faced with tough competition from very well known tea brands in the market, the Tapals dispelled the common impression that their capital base would soon be eroded. The company grew under Faizullah Tapal, whose son Aftab today brings a lot of innovation and marketing vision to make Tapal a household name. After having lived abroad, Aftab rushed hack home with flourishing ideas and introduced new concepts in the commodity that was first sold at Thomas Garway’s Coffee House in London in 1657. Equipped with latest state-of-the art blending and tea-mixing paraphernalia. Tapal is today Pakistan largest tea company as its consumption runs into millions of cups every month, according to an estimate by this company’s marketing division. In December 1997, Tapal Tea became the first Pakistani of its kind to have attained the ISO-9001 certification. Tapals are also known to have stakes in power generation business. But their tea makes the Tapals known to all. The group claims nearly 1.4 million cups of tea in Pakistan are made of Tapal every hour. 27. The Atlas Group This group was founded by Yousaf Sherazi, a former Income Tax official and journalist in 1962 with a capital of Rs 03 million only. The first company set by the Atlas Group was Sherazi Investments (Pvt) Limited and since then, there is no looking back. The East Pakistan tragedy, however, nearly crippled Sherazi but he never lost hope and went out forming numerous joint ventures with leading Japanese concerns like Honda. Atlas-Honda today is a name to reckon with in country’s engineering sector and associated with this just one name are hundreds of vendors. He holds stakes in insurance, financial services, information technology, leasing, warehouses, office equipment, motor cars and motorcycle-assembling units, besides running a renowned firm that manufactures batteries. Sherazi owns the Atlas Investment Bank too. The Federal Budget 2004-05 is perhaps the only budget in country’s history that has hit the very influential car manufacturers on the head, otherwise people like Yousaf Sherazi have always managed to dictate terms where it matters. The Atlas Group owns no less than seven companies quoted on the stock exchanges of Pakistan. The group’s assets are believed to have touched the Rs 15 billion mark and so have the sales. 28. The Abid Group Is run by Sheikh Abid Hussain alias Seth Abid. He is one of the most resourceful developers/builders in the country owning vast stretches of land in major cities. On this land worth many billion of rupees, Seth has constructed residential schemes under the brand name of “Green Fort.” Seth came into this business after decades of notoriety as being one of the spearheads in cross-border smuggling. While many remember Seth for his allegedly illegal trading stints, a lot of informed circles still say with conviction that he, along with Dr.Qadeer and former Premier Bhutto, was the brain behind the success of Pakistan’s nuclear programme. About three dozen of Seth’s very close relatives, friends and nephews are members of country’s bourses and for many years now, the Seth Abid group assumes the role of king-makers during the annual polls of these stock exchanges. He is a leading investor in stocks, metals and currency but what gives him immense pleasure is his philanthropic institution Hamza Foundation that he sponsors for the welfare of deaf and dumb children. Pakistan has not had a single ruler, politician, bureaucrat or Army General who doesn’t know the Seth who is more of a myth for most. The Seth, throughout his life, has avoided publicity-a fact known to most journalists. 29. The Sheikhani Family They are one of the most reputed land developers in the country. The Sheikhani, although not a very big industrial establishment by any means, are led by Abu Bakar Sheikhani. The Sheikhanis are famous for their construction and land development-related errands. Abu Bakar is deemed to be one of the largest investors in real estate trade at Gwadar Port. He has all the right connections that are required to be in such business. Despite being well known to the national political circles, the man in street knew more of him during March/April 1991 when he surfaced as the single largest contributor to then Premier Nawaz Sharif’s Debt Retirement Fund with a donation of Rs 450 million. Today, his adversaries dub him a land mafia man, alleging him for selling his Gwadar land at only $ 4000 per acre only to senior Army officials while the same was being sold at $ 2,50,000 per acre to ordinary investors. But that is the way Sheikhani runs his vast land/construction empire. Accusations don’t disturb Sheikhani, who according to many large developers is a man who has managed to create tremendous impression in land business. The rumours of his landing in any Pakistani City for land acquisition purposes, helps the price of real estate surge unprecedently overnight. 30. The Dadabhoy Group Abdul Ghani Dadabhoy was the founder of Dadabhoy group, starting in trade and branching off into the construction business. The group has a big share of cement market in Southern Pakistan. Memons by clan, Dadabhoys are closely related to the Bawanies. Abdul Ghani Dadabhoy had five sons and two daughters, namely Noor Mohammad Dadabhoy, Mohammad Farooq Dadabhoy, Mohammad Hussain Dadabhoy, Abdullah Hussain Dada Bhoy and Ghulam Mohammad Dadabhoy. Daughters are Mrs MehrunisaJaffer and Mrs Zaibunisa Tanveer. This Group has massive investments in cement, energy, construction, leasing, polyester, banking and insurance etc. Dadabhoys are seasoned campaigners and perhaps do not like being brought into any sort of reckoning like the Habibs. Despite being a formidable business entity, this family is deemed to be extremely reluctant throughout its history, when it comes to flashing headlines, but mind you these unassuming Dadabhoys are still news-worthy. Any good day, you might hear them doing something new. Stock pundits know a lot more about their past stints at the country’s bourses. 31. The Bahria Town (Pvt) Limited Malik Riaz Hussain heads the massive project which is currently developing state-of-the-art schemes in Lahore and Rawalpindi/Islamabad. Though Malik Riaz may not be having a very renowned name in business circles, fact has it that the value of his land-holdings both within & outside Pakistan amounts dozens of billions of rupees. Emerging out of the blue, this developer has reportedly developed tremendous connections where it matters in Pakistan-One of the few reasons why his constructed projects get completed in time without hindrance. Whether he has gifted bungalows free of cost of country’s bigwigs or offered them at highly concessional rates, the reality on the ground is that Malik has managed to mesmerize most through his generous wallet. Possessing no convincing financial background, Malik Riaz is known to have been benefited immensely-courtesy patronage of former Pakistan Navy chief admiral retired Mansoor ul Haq. Others say both Malik and the admiral had stuck a $ 200,000 deal but the man behind the Bahria Town is least moved and irrespective of who is in power; he continues to build house after house-swelling his wealth. And then he is happy being a sponsor for many-welfare parties held under patronage of the ruling elite. 32. Adamjee Group The seed of the formidable Adamjee Empire was sown by Haji DAwood in 1896 by establishing a commodity trading company. His son Sir Adeamjee, Haji Dawood went out building a match factory, second largest of its kind then, in 1923 at Rangoon (Burma). By 1947 Adamjee Group wan the biggest exporter of jute from Calcutta. During Bhutto’s nationalization, they lost the Muslim Commercial Bank & stakes in the Mohammadi Steamship Company, leaving then with only Adamjee sugar Mills and Adamjee Cotton Mills, Karachi. Toda, they own the KSB pumps, besides having poured money in paper flooring, diesel engineering, construction centre, garments, general trading, insurance and chemicals etc. one of the biggest names in 1970’s, the Adamjee some-how failed to keep hold on Pakistan’s largest insurance companies. The Adamjee Insurance Company is one of them, which still has around 70% of country’s total insurance business & is the most internationally reputed and accepted Pakistani company of its kind. 33. Jahangir Siddiqui& Co This firm has floated ABAMCO which is perhaps the largest mutual fund in Pakistan’s capital market arena. The firm offers full financial services in the securities industry. ABAMCO is a joit venture among major Pakistani and foreign institutions including International Financial Corporation (IFC) headquartered in Washington. Muslim Commercial Bank, Saudi Pak Commercial Bank & Messrs AMVESCAP, which is a British company created through the merger of the AIM Management Group with and into a subsidiary of INVESCO which is one of the largest asset managers on the globe having assets worth approximately $ 348 billion under its direct management. While the Munawwar Aslam Siddiqui is the Chairman of this apex capital market operator, Najam Ali sits in the Chairman’s office of the Jahengir Siddiqui and company. The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PCRA) has awarded heartening long and short term ratings to this concern. ABAMCO was incorporated in 1995. ABAMCO is the first asset management company in the private sector in the country. MCB, with a deposit base in excess of Rs 182 billion & operating with a network of 257 on-line branches too has played a major role in ABAMCO’s success. 34. THE Din Group The group is headed by S.M.Muneer, former president of FPCCI and that of the Karachi Gymkhana. He is vice chairman of Muslim Commercial Bank too.Muneer’s din Group is engaged in textiles and leather business mainly, though this Chinoti family has also made massive investments in real estates and stock business too.Muneer has been active in few political tenures too, as the former two-time prime minister Benazir Bhutto had appointed him Minister of state along with Mian Habibullah, another Chinoti who has headed the FPCCI too. Though people still remember Habibullah as having served as Chairman Export Promotion Bureau during Benazir Bhutto’s regime, they tend to forget that time had come when Muneer also shared EPB’s Fairs and Exhibition Division with him.Muneer’s son SM.Tanveer is a key figure at APTMA Punjab Zone. He is a busy bee in business politics. Despite hectic life schedule, he still manages to take time out and play an active role at prime business bodies in one way or the other, Muneer has a visible instinct to be district-a passion that has helped him rise to all heights. At Din Textiles, the entrepreneurs have strived to produce nearly 1000 shades by mixing dyed cotton. 35. The Adil Group Mian Adil Mehmood, who is married to Mian Mansha’s niece, is in textiles business mainly, but what has actually helped him climb the ladder of fame and respect, have been his untiring efforts to resolve the problems of bank defaulters under Governor State Bank of Pakistan, in collaboration with country’s Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) all of which has resulted in revival of sick industries. Both defaulters & banks appear indebted to Adil as he has visibly save one party from a possible action & other from spending millions of rupees on lenghthy litigation. Along with Mian Usman, Adil was appointed member Governor SBP, s Dispute Resolution Committee on Defaulted Loans in 2001 and since then he has been flying between Lahore & Karachi to provide respite to some 700 defaulters meaning thereby that he has been catalyst in helping banks recover billions of rupees from their stuck up credits. Adil is also senior Vice Chairman APTMA Punjab zone. By vitue of the honorary slots he holds, this Chinoti magnate has been one of the most sought after businessman in the country of late, despite him chanting the merit slogan. Like most of his contemporaries, he too has excelled in philanthropic services. Free eye-treatment is what his charity specialises in. 36. Chenab Group Mian Muhammad Latif supervises this group along with his brother Mian Ashfaque- a legislator in the National Assembly of Pakistan. Founded in 1975, Chenab Limited set up its first fashion outlet “Chen One.” Chen One has seven outlets throughout Pakistan. After establishing its retail chain stores in various cities of Saudi Arabia, the group is now planning to establish its new retail chains in Bahrain, UA.E, Qatar, Kuwait and Central Asian Republics. While Chenab Group is an eight-time Export Trophy winner, its Chief Mian Latif has won the `Businessman of the Year award on four different occasions from various business bodies. Chenab is principally engaged in manufacture and distribution of clothing, furniture goods, including non-iron suit, quilt cover and curtains etc. Chenab processes 50 million square metres fabric weaving and 75 million square metres fabric dyeing every year and has established a global sales network spanning across five continents. Chenab is licensed to the Swedish Texcote Technology in the manufacturing and sale of textile materials, garments and textile house-hold goods. In August 2003, the Chenab Group signed a Rs 900 million loan facility with the National Bank of Pakistan. The group’s textile products have been awarded the Oekotex 100 accreditation. 37. Sitara Group Started its activity with textile weaving as early as 1956, under brothers Haji Abdul Ghafoor and Haji Bashir Ahmed. It is now its textile cloth finishing and processing, textile spinning, chlor-alkali sector and in power generation. The units owned by this establishment include Sitara Chemicals, Sitara Chemicals (Textile Division 1) and Sitara Chemicals (Textile Division 11), Sitara Textiles, Sitara Energy and Yasir Spinning. The charities being managed under the aegis of Sitara group are Aziz Fatima Hospital, Ghafoor Bashir Children Hospital and Aziz Fatima Girls School. Sitara’s name with the industrial City of Faisalabad is synonymous. They are the decades-old veterans in business, who have excelled in leaps and bounds. At their units, the owners of Sitara use technology imported from Japan, UK and Germany and are export leaders in bedding and fabric collection to South America, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Europe. Their textile divisions together operate at strength of 33,984 spindles. The Sitara (group, to a common man, is more famous for its lawn brands like Sitara Sapna and Mughal-e-Azam. The men at helm of affairs in Sitara hardly believe in setting up dozens of units, of which they are otherwise very much capable of. 38. The Colony Group Mian Muhammad lsmaeel Sheikh, who laid the foundation stone of this group, set up his first factory in 1898, first flour mill in 1908, taking Colony Group’s total tally to 14 ginning factories and 4 flour mills by 1947. The group suffered heavily during Zulfiqar Bhutto’s nationalization and it was left only with a few textile mills, flour mills and ginning factories. Though Sheikh Ismaeel’s heirs could not manage to take Colony’s name to the top, they have had an excellent time. But despite their share of hard luck, Colony Group’s owners that still run some jute, textile and financial companies. Colony Textile Mills was the first unit of its kind to go into operation in independent Pakistan. Ismaeel Sheikh’s sons Aziz, Naseer, Farooq and Mughis have also been active in politics. They once owned equities in newspaper and a few of them even went out contesting elections in 1970. These Colony people, many thought, could have scaled far more greater heights, because the kind of start they had in business falls in the lap of very lucky people only. 39. Arif Habib Securities This company is owned by Chairman Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) Arif Habib. It is one of the largest brokerage operations on the bourse. One of its subsidiaries-Arif Habib Investment Management Limited- specialises in mutual funds. By 2001, this concern was listed on all the three stock exchanges. Since its inception, Arif Habib Securities has been one of the best-performing and most profitable brokerage houses in the country, helping its net profit jump to Rs 751.9 million by almost 200%. At the same time, the overall capital base of this firm had almost doubled to Rs 1415.1 million till 2003. Recently, Arif went out slating the imposition of 0.1 per cent Capital Value Tax on turnover and managed to get it slashed through negotiations with the government. Operating with numerous high-worth clients, Arif Habib has won it all through the reputation and connections he has managed to build since 1989. Arif’s success is also attributed to the generous per centage of cash dividend and bonus issues that he believes in announcing regularly. The company’s assets had surged from Rs 73.54 million in 1997-98 to Rs 2178.95 million by 2002-03, while earning per share had soared from 3.72 to 12532 during the same corresponding period. 40. Kassim Dada Kassim Dada, hails from a 19th Century Memon business family known to have possessed the vision of international trade when most of their contemporaries were rather naïve on this count. This family had offices in Burma, South Africa and countries of the Far-East long before 1940. Dadas, have held decisive positions at the Karachi Stock Exchange and own shares of various Pakistani and foreign monopolies without creating any hype. Kassim Dada’s family is known to have held major local equity in multinationals like Glaxo SmithKline, Brook Bond and Berger Paints, besides being the sponsoring directors of Messrs Hyderabad Electronics, Automotive Battery Limited and Interfund Bank etc. Kassim Dada is one of the few Pakistani Tycoons who used to fly on private planes from Karachi to hit cement plants in Hyderabad. It was this family which had hired Mahatama Gandhi as a solicitor in 1890 to contest a business case in South Africa. Dada, was once a symbol of wealth. MQM is one of the most notorious organizations of the world with full backing of World Zionism and its agents and allies e.g. USA, UK, French, Germany, Russian Governments and Brahmins of India. Like the Global Terrorists i.e. Israelis it always presents itself as the most innocent and deprived one.”     Bismillah hir Rehman nir Raheem   MQM: The Number 1 Terrorist Group of Pakistan Anwar Ul Haque A message from Save Pakistan Movement (SPM)   MQM is one of the most notorious organizations of the world with full backing of World Zionism and its agents and allies e.g. USA, UK, French, Germany, Russian Governments and Brahmins of India. Like the Global Terrorists i.e. Israelis it always presents itself as the most innocent and deprived one. MQM has created a culture of forceful tax (Bhatta) and indiscriminate as well as discriminate killings of innocent and particularly Islamic people in Pakistan. Terrorist (Tr.) Altaf Hussain visited India and spoke at length all kinds of nonsense against Pakistan. Tr. Altaf Hussain’s main achievements are as follows: Creating division among Muslims of Pakistan. He and his MQM raised slogans against Sindhi, Punjabi and Pathans of Pakistan and insulted them publically MQM killed poor Rickshaw drivers, small vendors, laborers MQM killed Iqbal Ra�d (On orders of Pervaiz Musharraf) , Hakeem Saeed, Syed Slahuddin (on orders of Aga Khan), and many Quranic scholars in day light MQM created torture centers where they drilled living human beings with electric drill machines. One such example is the son of Mr. Abdur Rehman Siddiqui, councilor of Block 10, Federal B Area Karachi, and his son was abducted on 1st Ramadan by MQM activists and the dead body was found after Iftar. When the father gave bath to the dead body of his beloved son he found numerous electric drill holes all over body. I knew personally Abdur Rehman who is very humble, polite and helpful friendly person. There are numerous other murders like these have been created by MQM MQM killed political opponents and even its own party members including its General secretary Tariq Azim MQM killed potentially rival personalities including Aslam Mujahid who was considered to be the next candidate for Nazim of Karachi MQM created a wave of hatred among Muslims while Tr. Altaf had good and cordial relations with the leaders of other anti Islam and anti Pakistan political organizations. He never spoke a single word against Ta’ghoot Tr. Aga Khan and his Fidayeen terrorists. Every body condemned Israeli terrorism in Gaza but Altaf remained silent. MQM activists had been fully sponsored by CIA, KGB, Moosad and RAW. The American consulate in Karachi issued hundreds of visas to America on recommendations of MQM and hence a great number of their activists moved to USA and Canada MQM had created a culture of corruption, vulgarity, cheapness, death and destruction in Pakistan. It ridiculed Great Poet Iqbal and promoted rotten, foul smelling Jahilia culture which is strictly prohibited by the Prophet (PBUH) MQM always rigged elections, killed innocent people sitting in the polling stations, took away the ballot boxes and later declared itself winner. In the last by- elections MQM killed several people in Karachi in this fashion. Even Justice Irsahd Hussain declared those elections null and void but Musharraf sent Irshad on leave, appointed another temporary Election Commissioner (Abdul Hameed Dogar) and declared terrorists as winner and members of National Assembly. MQM fired on the people attending the funeral prayers of those killed. My own brother and his sons were among the people In the last elections MQM did not won a single seat from Karachi. It rigged the elections on guns like it did the elections of city Government. In other words MQM has no true representation from Karachi or any part of Sind. Mr. Altaf shed crocodile�s tears on Sind Affairs just day before yesterday to create a divide between various provinces of Pakistan.  Imagine that the Chief Justice of a country is prevented from entering and addressing lawyers to Bar Association by a terrorist organization. Following were the salient features of the May 12 Blood Bath: �               Full Government machinery was utilized against common people �               Big newspapers advertisements were given from Government funds to condemn the behavior of Chief Justice and the lawyers struggling for supremacy of Constitution, law and Justice �               Threats were clearly issued and Chief Justice was asked to not to come to Karachi �               Thousands of trained terrorists were brought from interior Sind and were given specific tasks e.g. manning Mazar-e-Qaid route, deploying on bridges to shoot at the passing caravans and standing at the �Water Facilities� ( At least 40 of them) with hidden rifles and other ammunition �               Blocking the main roads with huge and heavy containers �               Digging the roads so that traffic could be blocked �               Using Karachi Electricity Company etc vehicles to put up MQM flags and banners �               Using police to arrest thousands of political workers of other parties on fake charges �               On May 12 MQM first tired to abduct Chief Justice from Karachi Airport; failing in that they attacked lawyers and supporters of Chief Justice. The attacks and other acts of terrorism included:             Shooting innocent people from the bridges. MQM workers with automatic rifles could be easily seen. They were indiscriminately firing on the caravans killing  many people and injuring others �               Shooting people from the �Water Facilities�, bridges and other MQM camps. Over 40 innocent human beings were shot down �               Attacking TV stations e.g. Aaj to force them to close their live coverage of MQM terrorism �               Forcing Chief Justice to return back to Islamabad   Then MQM mafia burnt lawyers alive! MQM is happy over Army�s stupid action in Swat and other parts which is a reminder of 1971. The MQM is happy that Nizam-e-Adl is scrapped because if justice is available cheap and immediate, MQM will vanish forever in seconds. All the Global, State and Individual terrorists do not want Nizam-e-Adl as they see their death in this system of quick and efficient justice. If Nizam-e-Adl would have been successful in Swat then entire Pakistan and then entire world would have demanded it. How can Zionists tolerate this? SO they used Soofi Muhammad and other American Taliban to destroy it. People from Rabwah like Satan Malik and Manzoor Wattoo are very happy as they are the puppets and puppies of Zionists. The Boston Globe (USA) has reported that Pakistan will hand over all its uranium fuel to USA and will tell them the entire secret and strategically located Pakistan nuclear program. All Pakistanis must actively participate in nation building. They must not remain silent. They should write letters to various newspapers exposing real terrorists and their crimes. They must launch cases against the terrorists and take every step to eliminate the terrorists at all levels. They must get connected with Allah by holding the rope of Allah Ta�lah i.e. Quran-e-Majeed and by following the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH). They must do every thing what Prophet (PBUH) did. On 16th March Pakistanis showed they will not tolerate the anti human activities of the Government. If Government used violence, the people will also use. It was quite possible that Musharraf and �Rehman� Malik would have been crushed under feet by the public. �Rehman� Malik who is a known Mossad and RAW agent. The British Government refused to hand over this criminal when Pakistan Government asked for him, carried out another act of terrorism in Rawalpindi which killed over 20 people �proving� that his warning about terrorism in Long March was true! Mr. Malik caused a damage of billions of rupees to Pakistan when he confiscated hundreds of containers leaving ships to go away without carrying the load. Israel is responsible for all World Terrorism. Through its satanic control of World Governments and Free Masons along with its subsidiaries (e.g. Rotary club, lions club etc) and many religious sects Israel masterminds all terrorism in the world. It can move USA forces (e.g. Iraq, Afghanistan) and make poor Christians to shed their blood for the people who tried to crucify Jesus (PBUH). Israel supplied Tamil planes to hit Colombo. It were Zionists who made USA to A bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Because Christians do not have Allah’s preserved book in their hands and so they are deprived of the power and support to face this Satanic anti human force. In Pakistan Israel is the guardian of all anti Islamic forces i.e. MQM, Aga Khan, Qadyanis, Several other religious sects, Religious parties including Fazlur Rehman and hired criminals labeled as Talibans..  CIA, Mossad RAW is using drug money to finance these groups as well the loans of IMF and World Bank. USA Government was behind MQM May 12th  carnage. USA Government, Israel and India are behind burning of girls schools, beheading people etc. Pictures of these are used to defame Islam, Muslims and to motivate Pakistan Army to kill innocent people in revenge! The Satanic game goes on and innocent human blood flows which Satan wants. The ONLY solution is to hold firm the preserved book of Allah i.e. Quran. Christians must realize that the religion of Jesus and his mother was Islam and hence they must revert to Islam to get freedom from yoke of slavery of the Zionists.   This is the time that all Muslims of Pakistan come forward to Save Pakistan. Pakistan will be saved through merit, justice and courage. We must plan to foil all internal and external threats. As Pakistan was built for Islam and Islam is the real glue holding us all together let us strengthen this glue! Let us learn Quranic Arabic and improve our Salah. This will bring true success as it is said � Hasten to Salah, Hasten to Success�. The Prophet (PBUH) and the companions were highly successful due to this!   Anwar Ul Haque Anwar Ul Haque, MD 116. St. 49 F 11/3 Islamabad 44000 Phone: 03335129849, 2293707   Letter of PTI Chairman Imran Khan to British Satanist Gordon Brown About MQM Mafia Don Altaf Hussain Imran Khan Urges UK Labour PM To Take Legal Actions Against Altaf Hussain 7 May 2009 Mr. Gordon Brown Prime Minister of Britain 10 Downing Street London, UK Dear Mr. Prime Minister:  I want to urgently bring to your attention the activities of a British citizen, Mr. Altaf Hussain, who was granted this status after he fled from Pakistan as a fugitive from justice. At the time of his arrival in London, he was facing 234 registered criminal cases against him, including 44 murder charges and 18 torture charges. His party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), is controlled by Mr. Hussain in mafia-style, with his word being the law. Detractors face the ultimate punishment – death – carried out through the private armed force maintained at his Karachi barricaded headquarters known as Nine Zero. On Mr. Hussain’s order, his party was involved in the 12th May 2007 carnage in Karachi where 48 people were killed and 200 sustained bullet wounds, including 10 workers belonging to my party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). You can refer to your Karachi Consulate’s report on this incident. The MQM then went on to physically disrupt court hearings of this incident. Most recently, and at a time when the MQM is a coalition partner in the [PPPP] federal and provincial [Sindh] governments, Mr. Hussain (sitting in London) sought to incite ethnic violence and vigilantism by calling on his supporters to arm themselves and fight “talibanisation” – a label he tried to put on the 2 million Pushtun workers of Karachi. As a result, 36 people were killed over two days of violence. When the Sindh Inspector General of Police implicated the MQM in his inquiry, they demanded his immediate removal. In 2007, on two occasions, the Federal Court of Canada ruled that the MQM met the legal definition of a terrorist organisation and its members could not be given political asylum. In addition, the U.S. State Department website describes the MQM as a “violent organisation” . Considering that the British government has arrested people on mere suspicion in the Heathrow case and the recent Pakistani students’ case, it is shocking to find that no investigation has been conducted into the activities of Mr. Hussain despite his public criminal record in Pakistan. Or does the loss of Pakistani lives through acts of terrorism incited by a British national hold no relevancy for the British government? It is this duality of standards which is losing the U.S. and Britain the war for hearts and minds in Pakistan and thereby undermining their efforts to combat terrorism. Now that your government has identified a list of persona-non- grata, I sincerely hope you will hold an urgent inquiry into Mr. Hussain’s activities in Pakistan in the light of British laws on terrorism. Yours Sincerely, Imran Khan Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)   SHOCKING MUST READ – Pakistan army has moved 250000 troops towards Western borders and it has withdrawn almost 70% of its troops from Eastern borders with which were deputed with Indian boundaries and line of control at Kashmir. Most troops have been deployed in NWFP and FATA ”  Dear Dr Anwar Sb and other respectable fellows, AOA!The bloody American marines consider to be the most supreme on the face of earth. Itsn’t unfriendly Pakistan alone where they want to show their supremacy, they do the same even in friendly countries, who are their friends even at the public level. They kill the enemies openly and target their friends, in the name of a “Friendly Fire.” According to ABC News, on the weekend, there was a big clash between the Australian and the American soldiers in the streets of Darwin city, where soldiers on both ends got injuries. When the Australian Police interfered, they suffered injuries as well. Ultimately the Police used brutal force and dealt the American soldiers with iron hand and threw them behind the bars for their unlawful acts. Though the Australians are their friends but they took a very seriuos note of this incidence. Can you think of such a reaction by our security forces to deal with such criminals. Rather our puppy and puppet command will prosecute our own people to please their foreign masters. Those who still believe, that they are our well wishers, should just wait, as to when they knock on their door to take their honour away. I am in a process of launching soon a “Strategic” media/campaign to lobby against criminal leadership at home and abroad to rescue Pakistan, as we owe it everything. Still we can make a hell lot of differnce, if we rise to restore now, otherwise we are fast leading into a humiliating situation like in Iraq. So I request all respectable Pakistani brothers and sisters to unite to get rid of the criminal leadership by raising the patriots to take the control of the state affairs, in the best interest of Pakistan. And it’s only possible, if we forge unity amongst ourselves beyond any ethnic prejudice. As I already mentioned that our rulers are the criminals, who have no faith, no religion, no ethnicity except their own personal benefit. It’s clear that these criminals and puppets are not in amjority but they are controlling every key organization. Whereas the  public in general, in all the provinces, is innocent but is helpless because of pverty, division and confusion. The educated class is more responsible as they have the resources and vision but do nothing except talking and leg pulling to please their ego. I assure you, as more we divide more we suffer, by allowing our criminal civil and military leadership to take the benefit of our divisions. Finally, I would request Dr Anwar, Raja Chaudhry Sb and all other respected fellow citizens, to come forward and let me know as to what you can do in this national mission. As the platform will be available soon, so I need the help in the areas of defence, economy, politics, religion, education, industry, social work, media, technology, international affairs, journalism, etc. Looking forward for an early and positive response. May Allah give us the strength to sacrifice our ego and perosnal affiliation over the national cause. Amin! Shakil Ahmad President UWS-ERP Union Journalist Intl Press Australia

Largest movements after 2nd word war � Pakistan moved half of its ArmyBy: Earthman, International ProfessorPakistan army has moved 250000 troops towards Western borders and it has withdrawn almost 70% of its troops from Eastern borders with which were deputed with Indian boundaries and line of control at Kashmir. Most troops have been deployed in NWFP and FATA areas. Majority of strategic points considered to be life line of Pakistan have been left without any guard. First time in the history Pakistan after 1947 Army has trusted its old rivals. After removal of its forces hundreds of miles long borders have been left on the mercy of Indian forces. Whereas almost 80,000 additional troops are busy in Baluchistan areas.Kashmir, Punjab and parts of Sindh are now entirely dependent on pity of Mike Mullen, who is defecto Field Marshall of NATO, ISAF and Pakistan Army. Pakistani top soldiers Gen Tariq Majeed, Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani and Gen Shuja Pasha have settled work under his command and have pledged to forget disputes of Kashmir, Kargal, Siachen, Sar creek, River waters and all other issues with India forever.Pakistan�s nuclear program has been rolled back and funding to all research projects has been curtailed to a limit that except salaries of staff nothing can be materialized. It was an old dream of Mush and Benazir which has finally reached to its destiny. (See Mr. Ansar Abbasi�s reports published in Daily News and Daily Jang last week). Moreover Army high command has disclosed secret location of nuclear weapons for the sake of forthcoming $ 1.5 billion per year stipend.Asif Zardari was bound to accept such plans as nucleus to forget forgiveness of $ 1.5 billion looted money and NRO was specifically designed to meet Anglo-American ambitions, his statements against Kashmir are on records. So his bed fellows including Rahman Malik, Hussain Haqqani, Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Altaf Hussain, Maulana Fazal, and Asfandyar Wali were deputed to build grounds. Mian Nawaz Shariff was main hurdle in the removal of army from eastern borders but since PML N has received secret assurances, and welcomed in Anglo-American club, so entire PML N is busy in anxiously watching CNN and FOX news channels for fresh assignments. In the absence of any political resistance Gen Kiyani found no difficulty to implement Anglo-American agenda. US administration has also agreed to disburse $ 400 million for the basic salaries and expenses of Pak army to shut mouths of all generals.Government has put pearls in the mouths of media and greedy media has broken records of self censorship. Propaganda of DG ISPR, Rahman Malik, Altaf Hussain, Farhanaz Ispahani and Hussain Haqqani is clearly forecasting shape of next civil war which would be fought on Iraqi style sectarian war. Millions of dollars have been distributed to different fundamentalists� organization. Now Pakistan army is working under direct command of Field Marshall Mike Mullen, who will also be responsible for salaries of Pak army.Pak army has either moved entire following divisions or parts of that:6th Armored Division, 17th infantry Division from Kharian37th infantry Division Gujranwala, 40th infantry Division Okara11th infantry Division Lahore, 12th infantry Division Murree19th Infantry Division Mangla, 23rd infantry Division Jhelum7th infantry Division Peshawar, 9th infantry division Kohat8th and 15th infantry Division SialkotPara Military forces operating under command of Pak army: National guards, Frontier Corpse Chitral Scouts, Khyber Rifles, Swat Levies, Kurram Militia, Tochi Scouts, South Waziristan Scouts, Gilgit Scouts SSG (Special Services group) Commandos Out of six battalions, four have been deployed and last week during a major operation almost a battalion was dropped by choppers in Buner areas. Armors and heavy equipment Unloading and movements of tanks, artillery, mortars, armored personal carriers, and self propellers were seen in those areas. Aviation Cobra helicopters, transport helicopters, air to surface Missiles, and Guided bombs have been used and reported. Complete list of Generals who are directly involved in current Civil War: Out of 180 Generals, at least 56 are directly involved in current civil war, whereas on the basis of media reports following generals have been divided in three categories. First category of prequalified generals who are willing to fight crusade  General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of Army Staff Maj Gen Javed Iqbal, DG Military Operations, GHQ. Lt Gen Ahmad Shuja Pasha, DG ISI, Islamabad Maj Gen Athar Abbas, DG ISPR, JS HQ.  General Tariq Majid Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee AM Noman Bashir, Chief of Air Staff Lt Gen Tahir Mahmood, Commander X Corps, Rawalpindi. Maj Gen Muhammad Asif, DG Military Intelligence, GHQ. Maj Gen Syed Taqi Naseer Rizvi, DG Army Aviation, GHQ. Lt Gen M Masood Aslam, Commander XI Corps, Peshawar. (Colonel Commandant of the Punjab Regiment) Maj Gen Naweed Zaman, GOC 7th Infantry Division, Peshawar. (Division operating in Peshawar region and its vicinity) Maj Gen Khalid Rabbani, GOC 9th Infantry Division, Kohat. (Division operating in Kohat District and its vicinity) Maj Gen Muzammil Hussain, Commander Force Command Northern Areas, Gilgit. Maj Gen Nasser Khan Janjua, GOC 17th Infantry Division, Kharian. (Division operating in Swat District since November 2007) Second category is consists of most generals who have firm belief on crusade but their status of prequalification is not known Maj Gen Niaz Muhammad Khan Khattak, Deputy DG ISI Maj Gen Rashad Mahmood, Deputy DG ISI, Maj Gen Tariq Mahmood, Deputy DG ISI, ISI Maj Gen Mohammad Zahirul Islam, Deputy DG ISI Maj Gen Mumtaz Ahmad Bajwa, Deputy DG ISI  Maj Gen Tanveer Ullah Khan, GOC Army Aviation Command, Rawalpindi.   Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmad, Commander I Strike Corps, Mangla. Lt Gen Sikandar Afzal, Commander II Strike Corps, Multan. Lt Gen Ijaz Ahmed Bakhshi, Commander IV Corps, Lahore. Lt Gen Muhammad Ashraf Saleem, Commander Army Air Defense Command. Lt Gen Shahid Niaz, Engineer n Chief of Pak Army. Lt Gen Shujaat Zamir Dar, Chairman POF, Wah Cantt. Lt Gen Mohsin Kamal, Military Secretary (MS), GHQ. Lt Gen Nadeem Taj, Commander XXX Corps, Gujranwala. Lt Gen Muhammad Mustafa Khan, CGS, GHQ. Maj Gen Mir Haider Ali, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defense. Maj Gen Asif Akhtar, DG National Guards (NG). Maj Gen Syed Khalid Amir Jaffery, DG ANF, Min of Interior. Maj Gen Shaukat Sultan DG Foreign Military Coop, JS HQ. Maj Gen Qasim Qureshi, DG Operations & Plans, JS HQ. Maj Gen Zawar Hussain Shah, DG Ordnance Services, GHQ. Maj Gen Muhammad Alam Khattak, DCGS, GHQ. Maj Gen Shafqaat Ahmed, GOC 10th Infantry Division, Lahore. Maj Gen Nasir Mahmood, Aviation Maj Gen Asif Yasin Malik, DG Joint Intelligence & Information Operations, JS HQ. Maj Gen Muhammad Haroon Aslam, GOC Special Service Group Cherat. Maj Gen Waheed Arshad, Vice Chief of General Staff (VCGS), GHQ. Maj Gen Ulfat Hussain, DG DESTO, DESTO HQ, Rawalpindi. Maj Gen Syed Shakeel Hussain, Vice Military Secretary (VMS), GHQ. Maj Gen Ghulam Mustafa Kausar, Deputy DG ISI, ISI HQ, Islamabad.  Maj Gen Sohail Shafkat, DG Supply and Transport, GHQ. Maj Gen Azhar Ali Shah, DG ISSRA at NDU Islamabad. Maj Gen Tariq Khan, IG Frontier Corps Peshawar. Maj Gen Jahangir Khan, DG Infantry, GHQ. Maj Gen Khadim Hussain, GOC 23rd Infantry Division, Jhelum. Maj Gen Kaleem Saber Taseer, Commdt, School of Artillery, Nowshera. Maj Gen Mohammad Ijaz Chaudhry, GOC 14th Infantry Division, Okara. (Division operating in the southern NWFP including the Waziristan region) Maj Gen Mohammad Saeed Aleem, GOC 8th Infantry Division, Sialkot. Maj Gen Muhammad Nawaz, GOC 40th Infantry Division, Okara. Maj Gen Raza Mohammad, GOC 11th Infantry Division Lahore. Maj Gen Maqsood Ahmad, GOC 12th Infantry Division Murree (It was deployed near Line of control now moved) Lt Gen Raza Muhammad Khan, DG Joint Staff, JS HQ, Lt Gen Shafaat Ullah Shah, Chief of Logistics Staff (CLS), GHQ. Third category mostly consists of mixed generals, a few are exceptionally professional, and some are enjoying only salaries and benefits or some are waiting for retirement, so remaining generals are speculated to be included in last category.  To cut short due to length of report please note that Lt. Gen R S Athar Ali is also a prequalified general of Mush era, who has been appointed as Secretary Defense by Zardari.

Shakil Ahmad                                               We Are Our Enemies

Make no mistake in realizing the fact that only America, India and Israel are not responsible for our destruction. We are also ourselves  responsible for our miseries and steady disintegration. Look at our civil and military leadership. The richest beggar of the world is shamelessly begging around the globe to disgrace the whole nation, whereas the other is killing our own people under the cover of American war on terror. What the hell,  we can expect from such politicians, who are 80% traitors or their next generation. They have a history of betraying the fellow Muslims and conspiring with the English rulers for estates in reward. These dirty politicians are the root cause of our miseries. In a country where the leadership is sincere and committed to the nation, the military can’t dare to interfere with the affairs of state. But in the absence of sincere leadership, the military intervenes over and again on the pretext of reforms. The people always trust them, as they would do something better for the country and it’s people. Whereas our military leadership is equally corrupt, so it always fails to deliver any better, as they promise at time of coup. Since both the major arms of the state are corrupt and American puppets, they engage in a give and take, as sacrificing the national dignity, prosperity and integrity. In such a criminal situation with no accountability, the bureaucracy, which has to be the servant of the public, treats the people nothing more than slaves. Who are these people? Are they Americans, Israelis or the Indians? No, they are the bloody black sheep of our society, who deserve to be treated as the enemies of state. Where the nations are strong, no foreign power can dare to destroy them. As you can see Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, Vietnam, Korea and many others. Where the public trusts the leadership and rallies around them in time of war and peace.

The foreign powers always have their agents in every strategic country. Like CIA,  RAW and Moused in Pakistan. Where they operate covertly to seek their motives. The agents don’t have horns on their head and most of the time, they are from the local population for convenience. But in Pakistan, the scope of agents is very bright and secure as protected by the state machinery. It’s a shame to see the direct dictation by Obama, Gen Petraeus and Halbrooke. Because they know, whom they are dictating, are their own people. Do you ever see the President, PM or the Chief criticising any of such dictations? Neve ever. So who is working against Pakistan? The Americans don’t need to waste their men and ammunition, if they are getting a cheap and loyal alternate to promote their agenda and eliminating all such elements who are resisting their agenda. While the whole nation is trapped in financial hardship and scared of the brutalities of police and agencies to silence their agitation.

 
 

 The anti-Pakistan agencies simply fanned the spark into a flame by dividing the whole society into fundamentalists and seculars, as they did in Egypt, Morocco, etc. to control by proxy of puppets. Now in Pakistan, they have a very broad network of local agents in government, military and the bureaucracy. In cooperation with our black sheep, they have sponsored plenty of scholars, intellectuals, politicians, civil & military officials and above all the foreign funded NGOs. All such Pakistani, undercover agents, are published in newspapers and aired on different televisions to poison the public mind and reform the opinion in favour of Indo-American agenda. In Pakistan, there are more than 60 local Tv channels. Most of them don’t have enough business to meet their expenses. So where are they getting the funds from? Make no mistake, as they have partnerships with companies in India, America and Europe, who control their policies and programs against heavy funding. So who is the real criminal then? The Americans, Indians or our own black sheep who are betraying the nation, as every moment passes? Our media is only interested in breaking the news, without verification. Whether right or wrong, in favour or against Pakistan, is not their headache. But surely, they are slowly brain washing the nation to surrender to Indo-American pressure, in terms of their political and economic supremacy in the region.

There is no doubt that there are a lot many foreign agents working on the soil of Pakistan but most of them are working with the consent of our government and establishment. So if the interest of both the parties is the same then who would catch them? Even in the Presidency there is a CIA cell for the protection of the President. As they find him more precious to US instead of Pakistan. A large strength of American agents is working across Pakistan in different civil and military establishments and you can see the results in terms of policy and econo-political disasters in Pakistan. So why to blame America only? If our puppy and puppet civil and military leadership has acknowledged them as their Big Brother for their own survival and monetary benefit, then it’s our fault. You can’t treat a disease unless you believe it’s a disease.

The most critical thing in terms of “intelligence” is that it creates a situation where the friends are turned into foes seamlessly with a very logical explanation. It simply exploit the socio-political and econo-religious frictions to trigger a civil war. Which generates a vicious cycle of retaliations causing a chain of attacks and counter attacks on both sides. Same they are doing in Pakistan by branding yesterday’s Mujahedin as today’s terrorists then  getting them crushed through the sponsored security forces. This way they are seeking a dual benefit, where Muslims are killed on both ends and our civil and military strength is being  neutralized. Though through propaganda, they have confused  and divided the nation, but one thing is history true, that we turn our friends into foes and when they pick the gun in retaliation, we brand them as terrorist. Same it happened in East Pakistan, Sind and Baluchistan. Think about it….why is that? Because our pro-American leadership has always been serving the purpose of English command to break the nuclear Islamic Republic of Pakistan into econo-politically handicapped minor secular states, with India as the big brother. Which would have no danger to the supremacy of their masters in the world and their pursuit of natural resources in the region.It’s our duty to forge a bond of Islamic unity, for which Pakistan was created instead of dividing into ethnicities and