Pakistan's Supreme Court rejects petition seeking Musharraf trial

According to the Press Release at News blog, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday, while putting up objections, rejected a constitutional petition seeking trial of former President Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution of Pakistan, the local NNI news agency reported.

The court said that the petitioner had no locus standi to move the petition and the Supreme Court was not the proper forum to file such petition.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Zafar Ali Shah had filed the petition under Article 184(3) of the Constitution making federal government and Pervez Musharraf as respondents in the case.

The petitioner citing the Supreme Court's verdict that had declared the Nov. 3, 2007 acts by then President Musharraf as illegal and void, pleaded the court to order the government to register the case against former Army Chief under Article 6.

The Constitution's Article 6 says: "Any person who abrogates or attempts or conspires to abrogate, subverts or attempts or conspires to subvert the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by any other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason."

In his plea, Shah maintained that Musharraf committed high treason against the state by declaring emergency on Nov. 3, 2007 and dismissing more than 60 judges of the apex courts.

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani earlier had ruled out his government would seek a trial of the former military president for high treason, at the risk of a political fallout.

The opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar had accused the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of forgetting its promises in the past to try Musharraf.

Musharraf resigned in 2008 under the yoke of impeachment from the new rulers who torpedoed his allies in the general elections.

Pakistan ends July’09 with 95.55Mn mobile subscribers

Pakistan’s mobile market according to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has reported a penetration level of 58.5% at the end of July. The mobile segment, in July added 1 million mobile suscribers taking the total mobile subscriber base to 95.55 million.

Of the total base, Mobilink led the market with 29.5 million (31%) subscribers while Telenor stood second with 21.3 million (22%) followed by Ufone with 21% market share.The highest monthly additions were achieved by Mobilink with 414,000 new subscribers followed by Telenor and Warid with 406,000 and 255,000 new subscribers respectively. For more details , follow WirlessNews.

Call Your Friends Abroad with Lowest Call Rates - Thankyou Telenor !!

Telenor extends its lowest rates and concerns to Telenor customers who’s friends and families are living aboard by providing them lowest calls and sms rates for international direct dialing. Now with Telenor, customers can call to USA,UK and Canada as low as Rs 0.99/30 sec. Through this offer customers can now share joys and smiles with loved ones abroad in simple and economical rates.Through this offer, Telenor has also revised the international direct dialing tariff for all other international destinations as well.For more details,visit Telenor.

Teaching Women Mountaineers in Pakistan!!

In 2007, a group of American Alpine Club women planned to travel to Pakistan to help organize and teach a Pakistani Women’s Climbing Camp, in conjunction with the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP). That plan was postponed in the wake of the violent siege of the Red Mosque in Islamabad in July 2007. This year, however, the ACP followed through on the original inspiration and organized a training expedition for 22 young women in the mountains of Hunza. ACP president and AAC honorary member Nazir Sabir describes the event:

The Alpine Club of Pakistan organized a Women’s Alpine Mountaineering Training expedition to the Passu Glacier in Hunza from July 10 to 24. Twenty-two female students from Punjab University in Lahore, Fatima Jinnah University in Rawalpindi, and Karakoram University in Gilgit took part. The training was aimed at preparing these girls in rock, ice, and snow climbing techniques that are essential for high-altitude climbing.

The trainees were taken to a 2,800-meter base camp at Borit Lake in Hunza, where they learned rock and ice climbing skills, belaying, and rappelling, and also were equipped with the necessary theoretical knowledge about ecology, geology, geomorphology, navigation, mountain weather and hazards, high-altitude sickness, cure and prevention, waste management, and other mountain-related issues. Apart from this, they were also trained in crevasse rescue techniques and assembling and dismantling fixed ropes. The ACP instructional team was comprised of Afzel Sherazi, Prof. Mehmood Pervaiz, Farid Ahmad, Attaulah Khan, and Muhammad Tauqeer.

After completion of their training, the women climbed Borit Sar (5,640m), did few high-altitude walks, and traversed glacial terrain before returning to Islamabad on July 23. The Alpine Club of Pakistan organized a reception on their return, and a ceremony was held at Sports Complex Islamabad at which Brig. (Retd.) Mir Gulistan Janjua, former governor of the Northwest Frontier Province and a past president of the ACP, distributed certificates among all the participants. Speaking on the occasion, Brig. Janjua applauded the efforts by the Alpine Club and reiterated the need for similar youth training programs in future. Nazir Sabir, president of the ACP, apprised the audience about the scope of the training, thanked the participants for completing such an extensive program, and offered his hope that this effort by the ACP will help shape the future of women’s mountaineering in Pakistan. Extracted from American Alpine Club

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Mushi Saluting Khan Sb.:)

PAEC - Post Graduate Scholarships for Engineers

KANUPP INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR POWER ENGINEERING Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission offers post graduate fellowships to Engineers leading to Master of Science Degree in the field of Nuclear Power Engineering at KINPOE, Karachi, affiliated with PIEAS.

• Candidates having B.E./B.Sc.(Engg. ) degree in any of the fields specified in application form are eligible

• Degrees must have been obtained from Pakistan Engineering Council approved institutions.

• Stipend of Rs. 15,000/- per month and full tuition fee waiver.

• Free bachelor hostel for outstation fellows subject to availability.

• Free hospitalization and transport facilities.

Subject to PAEC’s requirement and their suitability, fellows may be inducted in PAEC on completion of their first year of studies. The inducted fellows shall be paid regular salary and they will have to complete their degree before actually joining their assigned places of duty. For further details visit here.

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Always a step ahead - Telenor Pakistan!! The Most Preferred Employer

According to the latest press release issued by Telenor Pakistan, it has been chosen as the most preferred employer for their HR practices in a survey conducted by ROZEE.PK. The survey is an initiative of ROZEE.PK, Pakistan’s online recruitment company with the objective to connect talent with opportunity. As a part of their research program, ROZEE.PK developed a poll for the visitors and the registrants of the web site about their perception of top ten HR brands of Pakistan from 2005 to 2009.

Country Consultant Google Pakistan, Badar Khushnood, Manager HR, United Bank Limited Asma Ahmed, Director, Head of HR PakistanTobacco Company LTd., Q. M Shahed, Manager HR Development TCS, Sajid Mehmood Khan are some of the best Human Resource specialists who served on the Advisory Board for the survey.

Vice President Human Capital Division Telenor Pakistan Nayab Baig said, “Telenor Pakistan is pleased with the results of the Top Employers survey conducted by Rozee.PK. We appreciate the initiative and believe that such surveys help to create an in-depth understanding of our culture, environment and perception of HR practices in the market. Telenor Pakistan is dedicated to improvement through our people which we believe are our greatest strength.”

A total of 13,753 fully completed surveys were received which were further analyzed and validated by employing statistical software. 739 companies were covered by participants in this survey and 126 universities were represented by survey respondents. More than 66% of respondents are working professionals. Telenor Pakistan was voted as the most preferred employer by a pool of professionals between the ages of 22 and 40.

The responses were based on a number of factors that professionals found to be important in their employers. These were: work/life balance, flexible work schedules, progressive, compensation arrangements, clearly defined roles and policies, readily available assistance in the work place, progressive management style, room for growth and above all a trusting environment.

Telenor Pakistan is the top employer choice of respondents in Islamabad despite a heavy telecom presence that has a staggering 56% representation of all companies in the industry. Telenor Pakistan has won the Pakistan Society of Human Resources Management’s (PSHRM) Preferred Graduate Employer Award for Most Preferred Telecommunications Company for 2007. Telenor Pakistan has also won the Pakistan Society of Human Resources Management’s (PSHRM) HR Excellence Award for Employee Life Cycle Engagement HR Initiative. Telenor Pakistan was also declared runner-up for Best Place to Work Award across all industries for the year 2008. Telenor Pakistan has won the Middle East Call Center Award for Best Recruitment Program in 2008.

Smonte Technologies - People at their best !

Development top notch mobile applications not only for iPhone but also for other platforms including Symbian, Blackberry, Android, J2ME, Windows Mobile, Palm OS. On top they are also targeting Japanese world including Applications development in S ! Appli (Softbank) and I ! Appli (NttDocomo).

One of their best application "iWound" is in TOP 3 in "New and Noteworthy" and Top 10 in Paid Apps in Apple UK App stores.

Since they are Pakistani, i could not resist posting about them. Do have a look at their strategy and portfoil.

Wedding Pics of Ali Zafar - Famous Pakistani Singer and Composer

Telenor at its Best! Jashn-e-Azadi Mubarak

Happy Birthday Pakistan

14th August, day of Independence , and another birthday today. We all are celebrating it with full enthusiasm and motivation. There are flags flying over roofs of houses, shopping plazas, markets, buildings, cars and many other places. People are wearing badges, enjoying and celebrating the joys of independence together. May Allah bless our country and keep us united like this the whole year and whole century. Ameen.

Telenor Personal WebLounge; Life at ease

"We believe growth comes from truly understanding the needs of people to drive relevant change". No doubt and this is what Telenor is proving each and everytime by introducing a new service or an innovative idea. After Khuddar Pakistan, Free Nights and 7/7 offer, the weblounge and Golden Number offer is just unbelievably hot.

The service actually allows its customer to order a golden number via web and the sim will be delivered to his address with in few hours. Rest of the details can be manage online - Isn't it amazing ? For a person like me who spends most of the time at web , and manage life via web; It is :)

The procedure is very simple and i am sure would not be complicated for non-IT people as well. You can follow 8 steps Amir has mentioned at propakistani to manage rest of the things. Get a golden number today and manage it via web. Telenor is making your life more easier by giving cheap rates for calling and giving convenient ways to manage your package. Keep it up!!

Baitullah Mahsood Killed!!

According to few press releases i have seen over web, the worst enemy of Pakistan, Baitullah Mahsood has been killed in a missile attack 2 days ago along with his wife and few companions. An intelligence officer state that his funeral has already taken place.

The chief of Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud has a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head, was usspected in many criminal activities in Pakistan including suicider attacks, killing and unrest in many cities of Pakistan. Interior Minister of Pakistan Rahman Malik has confirmed this news.

Lets hope he really has been died because he was the real enemy of Pakistan and Islam. Lets pray for the peace and prosperity of this state.

H.S.S.C Part 1 Result to be announced on 8th of Aug, 2009

For all the First Year student of Federal Board, here goes the good news for you. Federal Board of Intermediate and secondary Education is announcing you result tomorrow, i.e. 8th of August, 2009 at 11:30 am , early the morning. Early because i know you guys are waking up late these days and enjoying summer vacations. So best of luck for all of you and i hope you all will get good marks :)

Free Nights !! Yeah Free

A great news for Telenor customers once again. Now through “Talkshawk Late Night Offer” you can enjoy free calls from Telenor to Telenor, F&F numbers after 4 minutes from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. plus no need to subscribe to this offer as it is pre-activated on Talkshawk 30 second, Talkshawk Har second and Talkshawk har minute.

Call your friends and talk to them as long as your loved ones are willing to listen to you :P. I remember during my teens i have been in these ativities; looking for the best packages that is affordable, talking to my friends, adding people in conferences, discussing notes, lectures, teachers and students :P The crazy teenage and crazy call packages. Old days are gone now, friends chose new paths of life but the ony thing that is still with me after 5 years is my Telenor connection and few new crazy friends :) HAHAHA

Enjoy your age and be young always !!!

Happy Birthday Nadia Ali

Nadia Ali, a famous Pakistani American singer and Song writer celebrated her 29th birthday yesterday. She is one of my favourite singers and i lover her songs especially Is It Love and Kiss You.

Nadia was born in Libya to Pakistani parents in 1980. The family then relocated to Queens, New York City, when she was still a small child, and has remained there until this day. She has been the part iiO band but now she is pursuing a solo career in the field of Music.

I hope she has millions of fans out there and they will not forget to wish her :)

Days of Recession and TeraData Employees