مُدّت کے بعد بھی وہی اجڑا ہوا ہے گھر
تم نے کہا تھا یاد ہے ٹھہریں گے ایک دن
Friday, September 30, 2016
ﺗﻢ ﺭﺍﮦ ﻣﯿﮟ ﭼﭗ ﭼﺎﭖ ﮐﮭﮍﮮ ﮨﻮ ﺗﻮ ﮔﺌﮯ ﮨﻮ
ﺗﻢ ﺭﺍﮦ ﻣﯿﮟ ﭼﭗ ﭼﺎﭖ ﮐﮭﮍﮮ ﮨﻮ ﺗﻮ ﮔﺌﮯ ﮨﻮ
ﮐﺲ ﮐﺲ ﮐﻮ ﺑﺘﺎﺅ ﮔﮯ ﮐﮧ ﮔﮭﺮ ﮐﯿﻮﮞ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﺟﺎﺗﮯ
تم بھی ہو ڈوبنے والوں میں سے ایک
تم بھی ہو ڈوبنے والوں میں سے ایک
پھر بھی ، سورج کا زیادہ افسوس
مجھ کو تمہارے جانے کا , غم ھے لگا ھُوا
مجھ کو تمہارے جانے کا , غم ھے لگا ھُوا
مجھ کو تمہارے آنے کی , کوئی خوشی نہیں۔
ﭘﮩﻠﯽ ﻧﻈﺮ ﮐﻮ ﺍُﺱ ﻧﮯ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﺎ ﻧﮧ ﻏﻮﺭ ﺳﮯ
ﭘﮩﻠﯽ ﻧﻈﺮ ﮐﻮ ﺍُﺱ ﻧﮯ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﺎ ﻧﮧ ﻏﻮﺭ ﺳﮯ
ﮨﻢ ﺳﮯ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺍﻟﺘﻔﺎﺕ ﻣﮑﺮﺭ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮨﻮﺍ
جس صبح کا انتظار تھا مجھ کو تمام شب
جس صبح کا انتظار تھا مجھ کو تمام شب
یہ روشنی، یہ رنگ، یہ وہ صبح نہیں
کچھ پر خلوص لوگ بھی راہوں میں مل گئے
کچھ پر خلوص لوگ بھی راہوں میں مل گئے
رستہ تمہاری یاد میں سارا نہیں رہا
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Al-Fatima School overcome Mubashir Nawaz’s century, three-for in Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket
Mubashir Nawaz’s rare double of a century and three-wicket haul went in vain as Al-Fatima School edged out The Educator School by one wicket in the nail-biting Group D tie of the Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket Tournament 2016, being organized by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA), at the KCCA Stadium on September 28.
In the day’s other matches, St Patrick High School overwhelmed Behbud Boys Secondary School by 95 runs in the Group G encounter at the Hill Park Ground while Oasis English School defeated Khan Secondary School by 43 runs in the Group D fixture at the Eastern Star Ground.
But it was the contest between Al-Fatima School and The Educator School which produced the most absorbing battle and the best all-round individual performance yet during the competition.
Opener Mubashir Nawaz stroked 11 boundaries in his superlative knock of 109 off 108 balls to enable The Educator School install a respectable total of 199. He fought a lone battle against the Al-Fatima School bowlers as the innings was dented by off-spinners Waqas Ansari (4-42) and Fahad Ali (2-25) besides medium-pacer Kafeel Khan (2-26).
Chasing a target of 200 in 40 overs, Al-Fatima School got off to a cracking start through the opening pair of Kamal Khan (50 off 50 balls) and Kafeel Khan (28 off 37 balls), who added 79 for the first wicket in quick time. It was the leg-spin of Mubashir Nawaz (3-34) and Zaid Bin Haris (2-29) which brought The Educator School back in the game.
Fierce battle ensued between bat and ball ensued in the final phase even after a cameo from Syed Hunail (36 off 23 balls) and the outcome remained in doubt until the last pair got Al-Fatima School over the line. The consolation for The Educator School was Man of the Match award for Mubashir Nawaz.
Opener Mohammad Usman’s brilliant 89 off 88 balls with the help of one six and 11 fours alongwith useful contributions from Basit Kaleem (44 off 26 balls), Sharjeel Ahmed (30 off 16 balls) and Exxon John (30 off 46 balls) allowed St Patrick High School to post an impressive total of 258 for eight in 40 overs against Behbud Boys Secondary School.
St Patrick High School’s all-rounders Sharjeel Ahmed (4-19) and Mohammad Usman (2-30) also starred with the ball to send Behbud Boys Secondary School tumbling to 163 all out in 30.1 overs with none of the batsmen getting past 30. Mohammad Usman was adjudged Man of the Match.
Electing to bat, after winning the toss, Oasis English School was all out for 196 against Khan Secondary School. The score was made possible largely by Abdullah (31 off 56 balls), Shah Faisal (27 off 30 balls), Adnan Khan (23 off 33 balls) and Shoaib Roz (22 off 33 balls) as they were tested by the spin trio of Sher Bahadur (3-31), Wajid Khan (2-24) and Majid Aslam (2-29).
Set a target of 197 in 40 overs, Khan Secondary School’s innings couldn’t gain momentum after both the openers were removed early by medium-pacer Adnan Khan. The pressure was sustained by left-arm spinner Abdul Mannan (3-24), who was declared Man of the Match, and off-spinner Shoaib Roz (2-34). Rashid Khan’s 38 off 34 balls with the help of one six and four fours briefly revived Khan Secondary School’s hopes before they were bowled out for 153 in 36.1 overs.
But it was the contest between Al-Fatima School and The Educator School which produced the most absorbing battle and the best all-round individual performance yet during the competition.
Opener Mubashir Nawaz stroked 11 boundaries in his superlative knock of 109 off 108 balls to enable The Educator School install a respectable total of 199. He fought a lone battle against the Al-Fatima School bowlers as the innings was dented by off-spinners Waqas Ansari (4-42) and Fahad Ali (2-25) besides medium-pacer Kafeel Khan (2-26).
Chasing a target of 200 in 40 overs, Al-Fatima School got off to a cracking start through the opening pair of Kamal Khan (50 off 50 balls) and Kafeel Khan (28 off 37 balls), who added 79 for the first wicket in quick time. It was the leg-spin of Mubashir Nawaz (3-34) and Zaid Bin Haris (2-29) which brought The Educator School back in the game.
Fierce battle ensued between bat and ball ensued in the final phase even after a cameo from Syed Hunail (36 off 23 balls) and the outcome remained in doubt until the last pair got Al-Fatima School over the line. The consolation for The Educator School was Man of the Match award for Mubashir Nawaz.
Opener Mohammad Usman’s brilliant 89 off 88 balls with the help of one six and 11 fours alongwith useful contributions from Basit Kaleem (44 off 26 balls), Sharjeel Ahmed (30 off 16 balls) and Exxon John (30 off 46 balls) allowed St Patrick High School to post an impressive total of 258 for eight in 40 overs against Behbud Boys Secondary School.
St Patrick High School’s all-rounders Sharjeel Ahmed (4-19) and Mohammad Usman (2-30) also starred with the ball to send Behbud Boys Secondary School tumbling to 163 all out in 30.1 overs with none of the batsmen getting past 30. Mohammad Usman was adjudged Man of the Match.
Electing to bat, after winning the toss, Oasis English School was all out for 196 against Khan Secondary School. The score was made possible largely by Abdullah (31 off 56 balls), Shah Faisal (27 off 30 balls), Adnan Khan (23 off 33 balls) and Shoaib Roz (22 off 33 balls) as they were tested by the spin trio of Sher Bahadur (3-31), Wajid Khan (2-24) and Majid Aslam (2-29).
Set a target of 197 in 40 overs, Khan Secondary School’s innings couldn’t gain momentum after both the openers were removed early by medium-pacer Adnan Khan. The pressure was sustained by left-arm spinner Abdul Mannan (3-24), who was declared Man of the Match, and off-spinner Shoaib Roz (2-34). Rashid Khan’s 38 off 34 balls with the help of one six and four fours briefly revived Khan Secondary School’s hopes before they were bowled out for 153 in 36.1 overs.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Zeeshan Secondary School, Qadri Model School triumph in Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket
Zeeshan Secondary School and Qadri Model School overcame their respective rivals in the Group C encounters of the Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket Tournament 2016, being organized by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA).
Zeeshan Secondary School defeated St Paul English High School by four wickets at the KCCA Stadium and Qadri Model School overwhelmed Qamar-e-Bani Hashim School by six wickets at the TMC Ground to inch closer towards securing a place in the quarter-finals.
Electing to bat first, after winning the toss, St Paul English High School scored 185 for nine in the allotted 40 overs against Zeeshan Secondary School.
St Paul English High School was helped by 51 extras, inclusive of 38 wides while Sohaib Sameer (30 off 49 balls) and opener Umar Abdullah (27 off 51) were the leading scorers and the wickets were shared between off-spinner Mohammad Muneeb (2-27) and medium pacers Mohammad Faizan (2-27) and Mohammad Bilal (2-30).
Chasing a target of 186 in 40 overs, Zeeshan Secondary School was in a spot of bother at 63 for three before being rescued by Mohammad Muneeb and Haris Ijaz, who added 65 for the fourth wicket. Mohammad Muneeb departed after scoring 30 off 46 balls but Haris Ijaz, adjudged Man of the Match, continued to dominate the bowling and his 47-ball 69 with the help of two sixes and seven fours turned the tide decisively in Zeeshan Secondary School’s favour.
He added another 51 for the fifth wicket with Mohammad Bilal, who returned undefeated on 21 off 26 balls as the winning runs came in the 33rd over.
Abdul Basit’s fine all-round performance helped Qadri Model School to overpower Qamar-e-Bani Hashim School in the other match of the day.
Qamar-e-Bani Hashim School, who batted first, was bowled out for 97 in 23.1 overs with Mr Extras (25) being the topscorer. Opener Mohammad Taqi (17 off 28 balls) and Haider Ali Zaidi (17 off 19 balls) offered some resistance but they lost their nine wickets for only 51.
Medium-pacer Auranzeb Ahmed (3-29) was the pick of the Qadri Model School bowlers with the spin trio of Abdul Basit (2-15), Saad Bin Yousuf (2-15) and Azizullah (2-18) doing the rest.
Qadri Model School needed only 9.5 overs to knock off the target 98 with Abdul Basit, making 32 off 20 balls with the help of one six and five fours, leading the victory charge. He was declared Man of the Match.
Electing to bat first, after winning the toss, St Paul English High School scored 185 for nine in the allotted 40 overs against Zeeshan Secondary School.
St Paul English High School was helped by 51 extras, inclusive of 38 wides while Sohaib Sameer (30 off 49 balls) and opener Umar Abdullah (27 off 51) were the leading scorers and the wickets were shared between off-spinner Mohammad Muneeb (2-27) and medium pacers Mohammad Faizan (2-27) and Mohammad Bilal (2-30).
Chasing a target of 186 in 40 overs, Zeeshan Secondary School was in a spot of bother at 63 for three before being rescued by Mohammad Muneeb and Haris Ijaz, who added 65 for the fourth wicket. Mohammad Muneeb departed after scoring 30 off 46 balls but Haris Ijaz, adjudged Man of the Match, continued to dominate the bowling and his 47-ball 69 with the help of two sixes and seven fours turned the tide decisively in Zeeshan Secondary School’s favour.
He added another 51 for the fifth wicket with Mohammad Bilal, who returned undefeated on 21 off 26 balls as the winning runs came in the 33rd over.
Abdul Basit’s fine all-round performance helped Qadri Model School to overpower Qamar-e-Bani Hashim School in the other match of the day.
Qamar-e-Bani Hashim School, who batted first, was bowled out for 97 in 23.1 overs with Mr Extras (25) being the topscorer. Opener Mohammad Taqi (17 off 28 balls) and Haider Ali Zaidi (17 off 19 balls) offered some resistance but they lost their nine wickets for only 51.
Medium-pacer Auranzeb Ahmed (3-29) was the pick of the Qadri Model School bowlers with the spin trio of Abdul Basit (2-15), Saad Bin Yousuf (2-15) and Azizullah (2-18) doing the rest.
Qadri Model School needed only 9.5 overs to knock off the target 98 with Abdul Basit, making 32 off 20 balls with the help of one six and five fours, leading the victory charge. He was declared Man of the Match.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Mohammad Abbas spins Fahad Academy to 10-wicket victory in Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket
Off-spinner Mohammad Abbas returned a five-wicket haul to script Fahad Academy’s convincing 10-wicket victory over Fatimiyah Boys School in their Group B fixture of the Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket Tournament 2016, being organized by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA), at the TMC Ground on September 26.
Mohammad Abbas, declared Man of the Match, delivered a sensational eight-over spell to send Fatimiyah Boys School crashing to 67 all out in 22.3 overs.
Fahad Academy didn’t lose any wicket in overhauling the modest target of 68, doing it in a matter of 7.4 overs.
Put into bat, Fatimiyah Boys School got off to a cautious start with openers Ghulam Abbas (9 off 18 balls) and Ali Haider Bawa (5 off 30 balls) adding 23 for the first wicket.
After having seen off the first six overs of the medium-pacers, Fatimiyah Boys School lost the plot with the arrival of the spinners. From 23 for no wicket they slumped to 67 all out, with all 10 wickets falling for just 44 runs in 16.3 overs.
Off-spinner Mohammad Abbas was their wrecker-in-chief, claiming five wickets for 22 runs, while leg-spinner Rashid Khan (2-4) and left-arm spinner Mohammad Umair (2-19) sustained pressure from the other end as none of the Fatimiyah Boys School could reach double figures with the highest contribution coming from extras (26) which included 25 wides.
Chasing a target of 68 in 40 overs, Fahad Academy began with a bang as openers Hammad Hasan (31 off 26 balls) and Mahmood Shah (18 off 20 balls) taking only 7.4 overs to complete the easiest of victories which meant they had as many as 32.4 overs besides all 10 wickets in hand. They were also assisted by a healthy contribution of 20 extras, including 16 wides.
Fahad Academy didn’t lose any wicket in overhauling the modest target of 68, doing it in a matter of 7.4 overs.
Put into bat, Fatimiyah Boys School got off to a cautious start with openers Ghulam Abbas (9 off 18 balls) and Ali Haider Bawa (5 off 30 balls) adding 23 for the first wicket.
After having seen off the first six overs of the medium-pacers, Fatimiyah Boys School lost the plot with the arrival of the spinners. From 23 for no wicket they slumped to 67 all out, with all 10 wickets falling for just 44 runs in 16.3 overs.
Off-spinner Mohammad Abbas was their wrecker-in-chief, claiming five wickets for 22 runs, while leg-spinner Rashid Khan (2-4) and left-arm spinner Mohammad Umair (2-19) sustained pressure from the other end as none of the Fatimiyah Boys School could reach double figures with the highest contribution coming from extras (26) which included 25 wides.
Chasing a target of 68 in 40 overs, Fahad Academy began with a bang as openers Hammad Hasan (31 off 26 balls) and Mahmood Shah (18 off 20 balls) taking only 7.4 overs to complete the easiest of victories which meant they had as many as 32.4 overs besides all 10 wickets in hand. They were also assisted by a healthy contribution of 20 extras, including 16 wides.
Mohammad Makki, Shaheryar Rizvi guide KG Schoolboys to victory in Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket
All-rounder Mohammad Makki and opener Shaheryar Rizvi guided Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys to an exciting 18-run victory over St Patrick High School in their Group G encounter of the Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket Tournament 2016, being organized by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA), here at the Karachi Gymkhana Cricket Ground on September 25.
Put into bat, Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys scored 220 for nine in the allotted 40 overs. St Patrick High School replied befittingly before crashing to 202 all out in 39.2 over.
The Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys’ openers, Shaheryar Rizvi and Ramil Aftab, got their team off to a solid start by adding 50 for the first wicket.
Ramil Aftab, who was the architect of his team’s victory in the previous game, was dismissed for 17 off 36 balls but Shaheryar Rizvi batted on to make 71 off 91 with the help of four boundaries.
The St Patrick High School spin duo of Exxon John (3-30) and Mohammad Usman (2-47) brought their team but into the game but Mohammad Makki’s fluent 36 off 34 balls allowed Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys to reach a respectable total of 220.
Mohammad Makki then produced a brilliant opening spell with the new ball, rocking the top-order with a four-wicket haul which reduced St Patrick High School, who needed 221 for victory, to 58 for five.
The 96-run sixth wicket partnership between Zayan Ahmed and Syed Shayan brought St Patrick High School back into the game. The dismissal of Syed Shyan, who made 46 off as many balls with the help of four boundaries, brought another twist and even Zayan Ahmed’s unbeaten 83 off 94 balls with the aid of seven fours was not enough to take his team to victory.
The Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys kept their cool in the final overs and earned a well deserved victory by bowling out their opponents for 202. Mohammad Makki was declared Man of the Match for his wonderful all-round effort.
The Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys’ openers, Shaheryar Rizvi and Ramil Aftab, got their team off to a solid start by adding 50 for the first wicket.
Ramil Aftab, who was the architect of his team’s victory in the previous game, was dismissed for 17 off 36 balls but Shaheryar Rizvi batted on to make 71 off 91 with the help of four boundaries.
The St Patrick High School spin duo of Exxon John (3-30) and Mohammad Usman (2-47) brought their team but into the game but Mohammad Makki’s fluent 36 off 34 balls allowed Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys to reach a respectable total of 220.
Mohammad Makki then produced a brilliant opening spell with the new ball, rocking the top-order with a four-wicket haul which reduced St Patrick High School, who needed 221 for victory, to 58 for five.
The 96-run sixth wicket partnership between Zayan Ahmed and Syed Shayan brought St Patrick High School back into the game. The dismissal of Syed Shyan, who made 46 off as many balls with the help of four boundaries, brought another twist and even Zayan Ahmed’s unbeaten 83 off 94 balls with the aid of seven fours was not enough to take his team to victory.
The Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys kept their cool in the final overs and earned a well deserved victory by bowling out their opponents for 202. Mohammad Makki was declared Man of the Match for his wonderful all-round effort.
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Beaconhouse School System, Fahim School System excel in Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket
Beaconhouse School System and Fahim School System registered comprehensive victories over their respective rivals in the Group A matches of the Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket Tournament 2016, being organized by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA).
Beaconhouse School System, also the defending champions, won their second successive game by trouncing CAA Model School by 198 runs at the Eastern Ground while Fahim School System overwhelmed Ladybird Grammar School by 60 runs at the KCCA Stadium.
Batting first, after winning the toss, Beaconhouse School System recovered after an uncertain start to post a healthy total of 254 for nine off 40 overs.
Half centuries from Man of the Match Fawad Faisal (68 off 61 balls) and Hamza Rizvi (56 off 85 balls) put them in the driving seat after they had slumped to 98 for six despite Muaz Bin Salman’s hurricane 23 off 16 balls.
Medium-pacer Daniyal Nadeem (2-29) and leg-spinner Umar Shah (2-35) were the pick of the bowlers for CAA Model School.
Beaconhouse School System dismissed CAA Model School for only 56 in 18 overs to win the match by a staggering margin. Medium-pacers Hamza Tahir (3-21) and Ammar Iqbal (2-15) rocked the top-order and the clean-up job was completed by leg-spinner Muaz Bin Salman (3-12) and left-arm spinner Abdullah Masood (2-10).
Hasan Masood’s brilliant all-round performance, which earned him Man of the Match award, powered Fahim School System to a convincing victory over Ladybird Grammar School in the other fixture of the day.
Opening the Fahim School System innings he topscored for with 50 off 57 balls which included five hits to the fence. He dominated the 67-run first wicket stand with Asad Ehsan who made 20 off 41 balls.
The momentum was sustained by Saadi Ahmed (28 off 31 balls) which took the score to 91 for the loss of only one wicket near the halfway stage of their innings. But they lost their last seven wickets for only 26 runs to be bowled out for 158 in 35.4 overs.
Ladybird Grammar School fought back through some disciplined bowling from left-arm seamer Abdul Rafay (3-25), who was supported by left-arm spinner Amanullah (3-41) and medium-pacer Subhan Ahmed (2-11).
Chasing a target of 159 in 40 overs, Ladybird Grammar School was in with a great chance of winning the match when were 76 for two. But the complexion of the game changed with the dismissal of Amanullah who struck nine boundaries in his 36-ball 48.
Fahim School System’s spin duo of Hasan Masood (4-14) and Ahsan Ali (3-19) demolished the lower order as the last eight wickets crashed for only 23 runs and Ladybird Grammar School was all out for 99 in 21.1 overs.
Batting first, after winning the toss, Beaconhouse School System recovered after an uncertain start to post a healthy total of 254 for nine off 40 overs.
Half centuries from Man of the Match Fawad Faisal (68 off 61 balls) and Hamza Rizvi (56 off 85 balls) put them in the driving seat after they had slumped to 98 for six despite Muaz Bin Salman’s hurricane 23 off 16 balls.
Medium-pacer Daniyal Nadeem (2-29) and leg-spinner Umar Shah (2-35) were the pick of the bowlers for CAA Model School.
Beaconhouse School System dismissed CAA Model School for only 56 in 18 overs to win the match by a staggering margin. Medium-pacers Hamza Tahir (3-21) and Ammar Iqbal (2-15) rocked the top-order and the clean-up job was completed by leg-spinner Muaz Bin Salman (3-12) and left-arm spinner Abdullah Masood (2-10).
Hasan Masood’s brilliant all-round performance, which earned him Man of the Match award, powered Fahim School System to a convincing victory over Ladybird Grammar School in the other fixture of the day.
Opening the Fahim School System innings he topscored for with 50 off 57 balls which included five hits to the fence. He dominated the 67-run first wicket stand with Asad Ehsan who made 20 off 41 balls.
The momentum was sustained by Saadi Ahmed (28 off 31 balls) which took the score to 91 for the loss of only one wicket near the halfway stage of their innings. But they lost their last seven wickets for only 26 runs to be bowled out for 158 in 35.4 overs.
Ladybird Grammar School fought back through some disciplined bowling from left-arm seamer Abdul Rafay (3-25), who was supported by left-arm spinner Amanullah (3-41) and medium-pacer Subhan Ahmed (2-11).
Chasing a target of 159 in 40 overs, Ladybird Grammar School was in with a great chance of winning the match when were 76 for two. But the complexion of the game changed with the dismissal of Amanullah who struck nine boundaries in his 36-ball 48.
Fahim School System’s spin duo of Hasan Masood (4-14) and Ahsan Ali (3-19) demolished the lower order as the last eight wickets crashed for only 23 runs and Ladybird Grammar School was all out for 99 in 21.1 overs.
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Khafiz Ali spins Ebrahim Ali Bhai School to emphatic victory in Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket
Left-arm spinner Khafiz Ali, with a sensational five-wicket haul, bowled Ebrahim Ali Bhai School to an emphatic 105-run victory over Karachi Public School in their Group F encounter of the Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket Tournament 2016, being organized by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA), at the Eastern Star Ground in Karachi.
Khafiz Ali turned the match decisively with his spell of 4.2 overs in which he captured five wickets for only a couple of runs as Karachi Public School crashed from 75 for three to 93 all out. He was declared Man of the Match for his outstanding bowling effort.
Put into bat, Ebrahim Ali Bhai School was provided a flying start by the opening pair of Asad Amin (24 off 31 balls) and Kashif Khan (20 off 29 balls) as they added 48 for the first wicket.
The exhilarating 58-run fifth wicket partnership between Usman Shah (54 off 48 balls) and Aqeel Ahmed Shah (27 off 32 balls) put them in the driving seat before the spin duo of Ahmed Farooq (5-19) and Abdul Waris (4-36) caused a middle-order collapse.
Ebrahim Ali Bhai School regained control through the ninth wicket pair of Asif Khan (15 off 27 balls) and Abdul Rahman (13 off 15 balls) put on 38 priceless runs in testing conditions to take the total to 198.
Set a challenging target of 199 in 40 overs, Karachi Public School recovered after losing a couple of wickets cheaply. The 47-run third wicket partnership between opener Ishaq Ali (22 off 50 balls) and Ahmed Farooq (15 off 40 balls) kept him in the hunt but the momentum was surrendered with the introduction of left-arm spinner Khafiz Ali, who proved literally unplayable.
By routing their opponents for a paltry 93 in 29.4 overs, Ebrahim Ali Bhai School won the match by a handsome margin of 105 runs.
Put into bat, Ebrahim Ali Bhai School was provided a flying start by the opening pair of Asad Amin (24 off 31 balls) and Kashif Khan (20 off 29 balls) as they added 48 for the first wicket.
The exhilarating 58-run fifth wicket partnership between Usman Shah (54 off 48 balls) and Aqeel Ahmed Shah (27 off 32 balls) put them in the driving seat before the spin duo of Ahmed Farooq (5-19) and Abdul Waris (4-36) caused a middle-order collapse.
Ebrahim Ali Bhai School regained control through the ninth wicket pair of Asif Khan (15 off 27 balls) and Abdul Rahman (13 off 15 balls) put on 38 priceless runs in testing conditions to take the total to 198.
Set a challenging target of 199 in 40 overs, Karachi Public School recovered after losing a couple of wickets cheaply. The 47-run third wicket partnership between opener Ishaq Ali (22 off 50 balls) and Ahmed Farooq (15 off 40 balls) kept him in the hunt but the momentum was surrendered with the introduction of left-arm spinner Khafiz Ali, who proved literally unplayable.
By routing their opponents for a paltry 93 in 29.4 overs, Ebrahim Ali Bhai School won the match by a handsome margin of 105 runs.
Friday, September 23, 2016
City School, New Standard School victorious in Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket
The City School and New Standard Secondary School emerged triumphant over their respective rivals in the Group H matches of the Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket Tournament 2016, being organized by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA).
Hurair Butt’s brilliant all-round effort helped The City School overpower Falconhouse Grammar School by nine wickets at the TMC Ground while opener K M Nafy guided New Standard Secondary School to three-wicket victory over Kamran Public School at the Eastern Star Ground.
The City School bowled out Falconhouse Grammar School, who batted first after winning the toss, for 157 in 37 overs with medium-pacer Hurair Butt (3-26), adjudged Man of the Match, being the pick of the bowlers.
Coming into bat at number eight, with Falconhouse Grammar School in disarray at 93 for six, Abdullah Ejaz counterattacked with purpose, hitting three fours in his 29 off 26 balls, adding 37 for the eighth wicket with Mohammad Muneeb, who remained undefeated on 17 off 21 balls.
Earlier opener Mohammad Ali made a patient 26 off 57 balls. The target of 158 in 40 overs didn’t test The City School batsmen, as the 111-run unbroken stand for the second wicket between opener Zarar Shah (60 off 38 balls) and Hurair Butt (62 off 39 balls) saw them home with as many as nine wickets and 24.3 overs in hand.
The other match of the day, between New Standard Secondary School and Kamran Public School, turned out to be more absorbing one.
Electing to bat first, after calling correctly, Kamran Public School was all out for 144 on the penultimate ball of its innings. Four of their batsmen, Anas Ilyas (26 off 33 balls), Obaidullah (26 off 44 balls), Saif-ul-Haq (21 off 25 balls) and Hashir Ansari (20 off 25 balls) got off to starts but neither of them could turn it into a big score.
They were derailed by the left-arm spinning duo of Mohammad Tariq (3-24) and Mohammad Taha (2-24) while medium-pacer Mohammad Junaid (2-44) cleaned the tail.
New Standard Secondary School made a heavy weather of its target 145 in 40 overs, losing wickets at regular intervals after opener K M Nafy, named Man of the Match, had put them in the driving seat by scoring 74 off 55 balls with the help of two sixes and 10 fours.
Kamran Public School staged a comeback into the game through off-spinner Usama Adnan (4-24) as New Standard Secondary School, who collapsed from 109 for two to 140 for seven, was made to fight until the end. They got over the line with 19 overs to spare.
The City School bowled out Falconhouse Grammar School, who batted first after winning the toss, for 157 in 37 overs with medium-pacer Hurair Butt (3-26), adjudged Man of the Match, being the pick of the bowlers.
Coming into bat at number eight, with Falconhouse Grammar School in disarray at 93 for six, Abdullah Ejaz counterattacked with purpose, hitting three fours in his 29 off 26 balls, adding 37 for the eighth wicket with Mohammad Muneeb, who remained undefeated on 17 off 21 balls.
Earlier opener Mohammad Ali made a patient 26 off 57 balls. The target of 158 in 40 overs didn’t test The City School batsmen, as the 111-run unbroken stand for the second wicket between opener Zarar Shah (60 off 38 balls) and Hurair Butt (62 off 39 balls) saw them home with as many as nine wickets and 24.3 overs in hand.
The other match of the day, between New Standard Secondary School and Kamran Public School, turned out to be more absorbing one.
Electing to bat first, after calling correctly, Kamran Public School was all out for 144 on the penultimate ball of its innings. Four of their batsmen, Anas Ilyas (26 off 33 balls), Obaidullah (26 off 44 balls), Saif-ul-Haq (21 off 25 balls) and Hashir Ansari (20 off 25 balls) got off to starts but neither of them could turn it into a big score.
They were derailed by the left-arm spinning duo of Mohammad Tariq (3-24) and Mohammad Taha (2-24) while medium-pacer Mohammad Junaid (2-44) cleaned the tail.
New Standard Secondary School made a heavy weather of its target 145 in 40 overs, losing wickets at regular intervals after opener K M Nafy, named Man of the Match, had put them in the driving seat by scoring 74 off 55 balls with the help of two sixes and 10 fours.
Kamran Public School staged a comeback into the game through off-spinner Usama Adnan (4-24) as New Standard Secondary School, who collapsed from 109 for two to 140 for seven, was made to fight until the end. They got over the line with 19 overs to spare.
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Irfan Rahmat, Saim Ayub shine in Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket
Irfan Rahmat’s fine all-round performance guided Aga Khan Secondary School to a thrilling three-wicket victory over B M Grammar School while Saim Ayub’s century helped Springfield Academy overwhelm Hira Foundation School by 227 runs in the Group E matches of the Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket Tournament 2016, being organized by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA).
Batting first, after winning the toss at the KCCA Stadium, B M Grammar School was bowled out for 131 in 34.2 overs by Aga Khan Secondary School, who reached the target of 132 in 20.3 overs after losing seven wickets.
Irfan Rahmat, declared Man of the Match, played the lead role in Aga Khan Secondary School’s win in the low-scoring fixture. Alongwith fellow off-spinner Safiullah, who returned the impressive figures of 4 for 12, he demolished B M Grammar School’s batting with his medium pace, claiming three wickets for 20 runs.
Despite the contribution of 37 extras, which included 35 wides, B M Grammar School was all out for 131. Opener Umar Siddiqui, who was run out for 32 off 80 balls, was the only batsman to offer resistance to the deadly spin-cum-pace bowling attack.
B M Grammar School, however, fought back through the spin duo of Asfandyar Ghani (4-20) and Bilal Kamran (2-37) to keep the contest alive while defending a low score. It was Irfan Rahmat’s unbeaten 32 off 47 balls which saw Aga Khan Secondary School through after they had lost seven wickets with 27 runs still needed for victory.
It was a different story to relate in the other game of the day in which Springfield Academy hammered Hira Foundation School by 227runs at the TMC Ground.
Opener Saim Ayub’s magnificent knock of 130 off 95 balls, containing 16 boundaries, allowed Springfield Academy, having been put into bat, post a mammoth total of 328 in the allotted 40 overs. He added 90 for the second wicket with Ali Nasim, who contributed 58 off 42 balls with the help of five boundaries.
Mubashir Amin (24 off 31 balls) and Ehtisham Elahi (27 off 17 balls) kept the scoreboard moving and Springfield Academy was able to compile a huge score despite the loss of quick wickets near the end of its innings. There were two wickets each for the quartet of Asad Ali, Rahmanullah, Murtaza Ahmed and Zohaib Khan.
Set a stiff target of 329 in 40 overs, Hira Foundation School wilted under the scoreboard pressure to be routed for 102 in 20.1 overs despite opener Zain carrying his bat through the innings, scoring an unbeaten 45 off 69 balls.
Medium-pacer Mohammad Bilal (3-9) and left-arm spinner Badar Qureshi (3-15) were the standout bowlers for Springfield Academy whose opener Saim Ayub was adjudged Man of the Match.
Batting first, after winning the toss at the KCCA Stadium, B M Grammar School was bowled out for 131 in 34.2 overs by Aga Khan Secondary School, who reached the target of 132 in 20.3 overs after losing seven wickets.
Irfan Rahmat, declared Man of the Match, played the lead role in Aga Khan Secondary School’s win in the low-scoring fixture. Alongwith fellow off-spinner Safiullah, who returned the impressive figures of 4 for 12, he demolished B M Grammar School’s batting with his medium pace, claiming three wickets for 20 runs.
Despite the contribution of 37 extras, which included 35 wides, B M Grammar School was all out for 131. Opener Umar Siddiqui, who was run out for 32 off 80 balls, was the only batsman to offer resistance to the deadly spin-cum-pace bowling attack.
B M Grammar School, however, fought back through the spin duo of Asfandyar Ghani (4-20) and Bilal Kamran (2-37) to keep the contest alive while defending a low score. It was Irfan Rahmat’s unbeaten 32 off 47 balls which saw Aga Khan Secondary School through after they had lost seven wickets with 27 runs still needed for victory.
It was a different story to relate in the other game of the day in which Springfield Academy hammered Hira Foundation School by 227runs at the TMC Ground.
Opener Saim Ayub’s magnificent knock of 130 off 95 balls, containing 16 boundaries, allowed Springfield Academy, having been put into bat, post a mammoth total of 328 in the allotted 40 overs. He added 90 for the second wicket with Ali Nasim, who contributed 58 off 42 balls with the help of five boundaries.
Mubashir Amin (24 off 31 balls) and Ehtisham Elahi (27 off 17 balls) kept the scoreboard moving and Springfield Academy was able to compile a huge score despite the loss of quick wickets near the end of its innings. There were two wickets each for the quartet of Asad Ali, Rahmanullah, Murtaza Ahmed and Zohaib Khan.
Set a stiff target of 329 in 40 overs, Hira Foundation School wilted under the scoreboard pressure to be routed for 102 in 20.1 overs despite opener Zain carrying his bat through the innings, scoring an unbeaten 45 off 69 balls.
Medium-pacer Mohammad Bilal (3-9) and left-arm spinner Badar Qureshi (3-15) were the standout bowlers for Springfield Academy whose opener Saim Ayub was adjudged Man of the Match.
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Youth development holds key to US cricket future: Naeem-ul-Haq
Cricket has certainly come alive in a big way in the United States of America (USA) with back-to-back Twenty20 Internationals between the West Indies and India, staged at the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida, in August..
The All-Star series and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) had paved the way for the return of
international cricket in the USA but the recent series between the West Indies and India seemed to have done enough to ensure a future for the sport in the country.
The monumental success of these two matches appears to have gladdened the hearts of the entire cricket community in America in general and they are looking forward to capitalizing on this fever.
Naeem-ul-Haq, a former cricketer and now a qualified coach, has always been optimistic about the future of the game in his adopted country despite all the challenges.
Having started his career in his hometown Karachi, where he played first-class cricket for his employers Pakistan Customs before relocating in USA, he has believed that better results could be accomplished if the organizational matters were taken care of professionally and there was greater emphasis on the youth development programmes.
In an interview, Naeem-ul-Haq, who worked as one of the coaches of the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA), reckoned that engaging the youngsters was the best way forward for the further development of cricket.
“There are a few organizations dedicated to introducing cricket to American children as they look to support local youth cricket by sharing funding, printed and digital resources, and best practices. They also have a network of dedicated volunteers who give their time, energy and money to bring cricket to schools,” the former coach of the South East of the USACA, covering the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, remarked.
Naeem-ul-Haq, who has been associated with the Global Sports, a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Michigan, revealed that the inaugural Youth Diversity Cup, which is going to be the first tournament of its kind in the USA, was due to be launched next summer.
“We have worked out a plan to organize the Youth Diversity Cup on the sidelines of the Diversity Cup, which is an established annual tournament, next July. The event will add value to the local communities by promoting an active lifestyle for all children through the playing of cricket,” he added.
Naeem-ul-Haq further disclosed that, as part of their training programmes, the Global Sports had
organized a coaching certification course a couple months ago in Michigan.
“There were a dozen participants in the Level-1 certification for cricket coaches, conducted by Jalaluddin, Level-4 coach certified by the ECB and a former Test cricketer from Pakistan. The coaches learnt basic skills to teach the game of cricket to upcoming cricketers,” he informed.
While Naeem-ul-Haq welcomed the initiatives of playing international matches in America in order to explore new areas, and promote cricket besides the hosting of the CPL 2016 and the All-Star series between Sachin Tendulkar’s Blasters and Shane Warne’s Warriors in 2015, he insisted that the youth development held the key to the future of cricket in USA.
“The Americans indeed wish to see cricket, especially T20, which is not too dissimilar to baseball, which is one of the most popular sports in the region. But the purpose will not be fully served until a sizeable chunk of their youth turns to cricket,” he concluded.
The All-Star series and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) had paved the way for the return of international cricket in the USA but the recent series between the West Indies and India seemed to have done enough to ensure a future for the sport in the country.
The monumental success of these two matches appears to have gladdened the hearts of the entire cricket community in America in general and they are looking forward to capitalizing on this fever.
Naeem-ul-Haq, a former cricketer and now a qualified coach, has always been optimistic about the future of the game in his adopted country despite all the challenges.
Having started his career in his hometown Karachi, where he played first-class cricket for his employers Pakistan Customs before relocating in USA, he has believed that better results could be accomplished if the organizational matters were taken care of professionally and there was greater emphasis on the youth development programmes.
“There are a few organizations dedicated to introducing cricket to American children as they look to support local youth cricket by sharing funding, printed and digital resources, and best practices. They also have a network of dedicated volunteers who give their time, energy and money to bring cricket to schools,” the former coach of the South East of the USACA, covering the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, remarked.
Naeem-ul-Haq, who has been associated with the Global Sports, a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Michigan, revealed that the inaugural Youth Diversity Cup, which is going to be the first tournament of its kind in the USA, was due to be launched next summer.
“We have worked out a plan to organize the Youth Diversity Cup on the sidelines of the Diversity Cup, which is an established annual tournament, next July. The event will add value to the local communities by promoting an active lifestyle for all children through the playing of cricket,” he added.
Naeem-ul-Haq further disclosed that, as part of their training programmes, the Global Sports had
“There were a dozen participants in the Level-1 certification for cricket coaches, conducted by Jalaluddin, Level-4 coach certified by the ECB and a former Test cricketer from Pakistan. The coaches learnt basic skills to teach the game of cricket to upcoming cricketers,” he informed.
While Naeem-ul-Haq welcomed the initiatives of playing international matches in America in order to explore new areas, and promote cricket besides the hosting of the CPL 2016 and the All-Star series between Sachin Tendulkar’s Blasters and Shane Warne’s Warriors in 2015, he insisted that the youth development held the key to the future of cricket in USA.
“The Americans indeed wish to see cricket, especially T20, which is not too dissimilar to baseball, which is one of the most popular sports in the region. But the purpose will not be fully served until a sizeable chunk of their youth turns to cricket,” he concluded.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Ramil Aftab, Hamza Ali star in KG Schoolboys victory in Omar Trophy
Ramil Aftab’s century and Hamza Ali Khan’s five-wicket haul powered Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys to an emphatic 165-run victory over Foundation Public School in their Group G encounter of the Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket Tournament 2016, being organized by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA), at the Karachi Gymkhana Cricket Ground on September 11.
Batting first, after winning the toss, Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys posted a mammoth total of 291 for eight in the allotted 40 overs. Foundation Public School, in reply, was bowled out for 126 in 26 overs.
Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys’ opener Ramil Aftab whacked three sixes and six fours in his 100 off 101 balls, dominating 147-run second wicket partnership with Shaharyar Zaidi who stroked six boundaries in his 66 off 60 balls.
Leg-spinners Mohammad Maisam (2-42) and Osama Khan (2-75) were the successful bowlers for Foundation Public School but Hamza Obaid remained undefeated on 44 off 42 balls with the help of two fours to stretch the total past 290.
Set a stiff target of 292 in 40 overs, Foundation Public School lost both the openers cheaply. The ship was steadied by Osama Khan (38 off 60 balls) and Mohammad Abbas (36 off 36 balls) who added 85 for the third wicket.
Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys sealed the fate of the match through off-spinner Hamzi Ali Khan’s sensational spell of eight overs in which he claimed five wickets for only 20 runs. Fellow off-spinner Aurangzeb also chipped in with a couple of scalps as Foundation Public School lost their last wickets for 27 runs to be bowled out for 126.
The Man of the Match award, however, was clinched by opener Ramil Aftab of Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys for his wonderful century.
Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys’ opener Ramil Aftab whacked three sixes and six fours in his 100 off 101 balls, dominating 147-run second wicket partnership with Shaharyar Zaidi who stroked six boundaries in his 66 off 60 balls.
Leg-spinners Mohammad Maisam (2-42) and Osama Khan (2-75) were the successful bowlers for Foundation Public School but Hamza Obaid remained undefeated on 44 off 42 balls with the help of two fours to stretch the total past 290.
Set a stiff target of 292 in 40 overs, Foundation Public School lost both the openers cheaply. The ship was steadied by Osama Khan (38 off 60 balls) and Mohammad Abbas (36 off 36 balls) who added 85 for the third wicket.
Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys sealed the fate of the match through off-spinner Hamzi Ali Khan’s sensational spell of eight overs in which he claimed five wickets for only 20 runs. Fellow off-spinner Aurangzeb also chipped in with a couple of scalps as Foundation Public School lost their last wickets for 27 runs to be bowled out for 126.
The Man of the Match award, however, was clinched by opener Ramil Aftab of Karachi Gymkhana Schoolboys for his wonderful century.
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Khan Secondary School, The Educators School off to winning start in Omar Trophy
Khan Secondary School recorded a thrilling one-wicket victory over Al Fatima Academy while The Educators School overwhelmed Oasis English School by six wickets in the latest matches of the Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket Tournament 2016, being organized by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA).
The low-scoring encounter between Khan Secondary School and Al Fatima Academy turned out to be a cliff-hanger at the Hussain Lawai Naya Nazimabad Stadium in which 19 wickets fell for 253 runs in 62.4 overs.
Put into bat, Al Fatima Academy recovered to reach 126 in 29.3 overs after being 74 for six. Kafeel Khan struck one six and six fours in his 39 off as many balls while Mohammad Ali chipped in with 24 off 33 balls.
Khan Secondary School’s spin duo of Majid Aslam (3-15) and Tahir Bahadur (3-22) sustained the pressure after medium-pacer Aamir Farooq (2-25) had troubled the top-order.
The target of 127 in 40 overs didn’t look a stiff one and the breezy knock from Man of the Match Aman Khan (42 off 33 balls) put Khan Secondary School in the driving seat.
But Al Fatima Academy fought back gallantly through the off-spinning duo of Hasnain Razzaq (4-29) and Fahad Ali (2-21) to keep the contest alive until the last pair completed the job. In the other match of the day,
Oasis English School was bowled out for 160 by The Educators School at the Eastern Star Ground. Batting first, after winning the toss,
Oasis English School was given a flying start by openers Mohammad Sabir (39 off 49 balls) and Mohammad Kashan (25 off 36 balls) as they added 69 for the first wicket. Talha Ahsan (30 off 62 balls) then anchored the innings but the fall of wickets in rapid succession didn’t help their cause.
The spin trio of Uzair Ali (3-12), Sameer Ahmed (3-23) and Zohaib Masood (2-33) pulled it back for The Educators School with some intelligent bowling.
Opener Mubashir Nawaz, who stroked 11 boundaries in his unbeaten 77 off 87 balls, guided The Educators School to a comfortable six-wicket victory as the winning runs came with 11.2 overs to spare. He was adjudged Man of the Match, having dominated the 132-run second wicket partnership with Taha Mahmood (40 off 51 balls) to seal the fate of the match. Off-spinner Abdul Rafay’s three-wicket haul was not enough to change the course of the proceedings.
Put into bat, Al Fatima Academy recovered to reach 126 in 29.3 overs after being 74 for six. Kafeel Khan struck one six and six fours in his 39 off as many balls while Mohammad Ali chipped in with 24 off 33 balls.
Khan Secondary School’s spin duo of Majid Aslam (3-15) and Tahir Bahadur (3-22) sustained the pressure after medium-pacer Aamir Farooq (2-25) had troubled the top-order.
The target of 127 in 40 overs didn’t look a stiff one and the breezy knock from Man of the Match Aman Khan (42 off 33 balls) put Khan Secondary School in the driving seat.
But Al Fatima Academy fought back gallantly through the off-spinning duo of Hasnain Razzaq (4-29) and Fahad Ali (2-21) to keep the contest alive until the last pair completed the job. In the other match of the day,
Oasis English School was bowled out for 160 by The Educators School at the Eastern Star Ground. Batting first, after winning the toss,
Oasis English School was given a flying start by openers Mohammad Sabir (39 off 49 balls) and Mohammad Kashan (25 off 36 balls) as they added 69 for the first wicket. Talha Ahsan (30 off 62 balls) then anchored the innings but the fall of wickets in rapid succession didn’t help their cause.
The spin trio of Uzair Ali (3-12), Sameer Ahmed (3-23) and Zohaib Masood (2-33) pulled it back for The Educators School with some intelligent bowling.
Opener Mubashir Nawaz, who stroked 11 boundaries in his unbeaten 77 off 87 balls, guided The Educators School to a comfortable six-wicket victory as the winning runs came with 11.2 overs to spare. He was adjudged Man of the Match, having dominated the 132-run second wicket partnership with Taha Mahmood (40 off 51 balls) to seal the fate of the match. Off-spinner Abdul Rafay’s three-wicket haul was not enough to change the course of the proceedings.
مُجھے اکیلا حدِ وقت سے گُزرنا ہے
مُجھے اکیلا حدِ وقت سے گُزرنا ہے
میں اپنے ساتھ کوئی ہم سفر نہیں لایا
خواب جزیرے کھوجتے کھوجتے پہنچا ہوں اس حالت کو
خواب جزیرے کھوجتے کھوجتے پہنچا ہوں اس حالت کو
ورنہ عادت سے تو نہیں تھا ، میں رسیا تنہائی کا
تہمت نہ اُس کے قرب کی مجھ پر رکھ
تہمت نہ اُس کے قرب کی مجھ پر رکھ
دو چار دن تو ، تو بھی چلا اُس کے ساتھ ہے
نہیں ہے کوئی بھی منزل اگر مری منزل
نہیں ہے کوئی بھی منزل اگر مری منزل
تو پھر یہ پاوں تلے راستے کہاں کے ہیں
Friday, September 9, 2016
Victories for Qamar-e-Bani Hashim School, Qadri Model School in Omar Trophy
Mohammad Hussain’s terrific all-round performance powered Qamar-e-Bani Hashim School to a stunning 237-run triumph over Zeeshan Secondary School while Syed Yawar Imam and Saad Bin Yousuf spun Qadri Model School to 44-run victory over St Paul English School rivals in the Group C matches of the Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket Tournament 2016, being organized by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA).
Batting first, after winning the toss at the Eastern Star Ground, Qamar-e-Bani Hashim School overcame a shaky start to post a mammoth total of 326 in 38.5 overs before bowling out Zeeshan Secondary School for only 89 in 17 overs.
Opener Mohammad Hussain led the carnage with 89 off 66 balls, cracking one a six and 12 fours, after three wickets had gone down for 29.
He added 155 for the fourth wicket with Mohammad Haider, who struck 11 boundaries in his 64 off 59 balls.
Kazim Hussain’s 50 off 47 balls sustained the momentum while the late flourish was provided by Ali Akbar’s 36 off 19 balls containing one six and five fours. The contribution of 49 extras also helped in boosting the Qamar-e-Bani Hashim School total.
The score could have been even higher without the wicket-taking acts of medium-pacers Waleed Khan (4-58) and Mohammad Faizan (2-63) while off-spinner Mohammad Muneeb (2-39) was also the most economical bowler of the innings.
Set to score 327 in 40 overs, Zeeshan Secondary School crashed to 89 all out after being 57 for two. Opener Mohammad Ashar (23 off 24 balls) and Mohammad Bilal (14 off 18 balls) were the only batsmen to enter double figures as the innings was wrecked by the off-spin of Mohammad Hussain (4-21) who was assisted by off-spinner Haider Zaidi (2-11) and medium-pacer Rehan Abbas (2-14).
Mohammad Hussain of Qamar-e-Bani Hashim School was the unanimous choice for Man of the Match award for his superb all-round effort. In the day’s other game Qadri Model School, batting first after calling correctly, was bowled out for 176 in 36.4 overs at the KCCA Stadium but they defended it successfully by routing St Paul English School for 132 in 35.1 overs.
Opener S M Shaheer (49 off 58 balls) provided a flying start to Qadri Model School but they lost their way in the middle overs due to the fine bowling from the spin trio of Izhan Ahmed (4-30), Suhain Sameer (2-30) and Mustafa Siddiqui (2-37).
Chasing a target of 177 in 40 overs, St Paul English School was put in the driving seat by opener Abdullah (47 off 87 balls) but he didn’t receive support from fellow students who were clueless against the spinners.
They collapsed from 91 for two to 130 all out to lose the game after controlling it for a while. Leg-spinner Saad Bin Yousuf (4-27) was the most successful of the Qadri Model School bowlers while off-spinner Syed Yawar Imam who turned the game around with his spell of three for 14 off 6.4 overs was adjudicated as Man of the Match.
Opener Mohammad Hussain led the carnage with 89 off 66 balls, cracking one a six and 12 fours, after three wickets had gone down for 29.
He added 155 for the fourth wicket with Mohammad Haider, who struck 11 boundaries in his 64 off 59 balls.
Kazim Hussain’s 50 off 47 balls sustained the momentum while the late flourish was provided by Ali Akbar’s 36 off 19 balls containing one six and five fours. The contribution of 49 extras also helped in boosting the Qamar-e-Bani Hashim School total.
The score could have been even higher without the wicket-taking acts of medium-pacers Waleed Khan (4-58) and Mohammad Faizan (2-63) while off-spinner Mohammad Muneeb (2-39) was also the most economical bowler of the innings.
Set to score 327 in 40 overs, Zeeshan Secondary School crashed to 89 all out after being 57 for two. Opener Mohammad Ashar (23 off 24 balls) and Mohammad Bilal (14 off 18 balls) were the only batsmen to enter double figures as the innings was wrecked by the off-spin of Mohammad Hussain (4-21) who was assisted by off-spinner Haider Zaidi (2-11) and medium-pacer Rehan Abbas (2-14).
Mohammad Hussain of Qamar-e-Bani Hashim School was the unanimous choice for Man of the Match award for his superb all-round effort. In the day’s other game Qadri Model School, batting first after calling correctly, was bowled out for 176 in 36.4 overs at the KCCA Stadium but they defended it successfully by routing St Paul English School for 132 in 35.1 overs.
Opener S M Shaheer (49 off 58 balls) provided a flying start to Qadri Model School but they lost their way in the middle overs due to the fine bowling from the spin trio of Izhan Ahmed (4-30), Suhain Sameer (2-30) and Mustafa Siddiqui (2-37).
Chasing a target of 177 in 40 overs, St Paul English School was put in the driving seat by opener Abdullah (47 off 87 balls) but he didn’t receive support from fellow students who were clueless against the spinners.
They collapsed from 91 for two to 130 all out to lose the game after controlling it for a while. Leg-spinner Saad Bin Yousuf (4-27) was the most successful of the Qadri Model School bowlers while off-spinner Syed Yawar Imam who turned the game around with his spell of three for 14 off 6.4 overs was adjudicated as Man of the Match.
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Zaheer Public School, Springfield Academy triumph in Omar Trophy Inter-School Cricket
Zaheer Public School and Springfield Academy overcame their respective rivals in the latest matches of the Omar Trophy Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament 2016, being organized by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA).
Zaheer Public School, despite conceding as many as 50 wides, outsmarted Fatimiyah Boys School by four wickets in a Group B fixture at the TMC Ground while Springfield Academy hammered BM Grammar School by a staggering margin of 194 runs in the Group E encounter at the KCCA Stadium.
Put into bat, Fatimiyah Boys School collapsed dramatically from 42 for no wicket to 111 all out in 29.5 overs. They could have been bundled out for a lower total without the contribution of 57 extras which included 50 wides sent down by the Zaheer Public School bowlers.
S M Abbas (20 off 59 balls) and opener Ali Abbas (14 off 22 balls) were the only batsmen to reach double figures as the innings was wrecked by left-arm spinner Talha Baig (4-18), off-spinner Ibad-ul-Haq (3-14) and medium-pacer Syed Essa (2-14).
Chasing a modest target of 112 in 40 overs, Zaheer Public School lost both their openers cheaply but the innings was given momentum by Saad Shaikh (33 off 24 balls) and Adil Baig (21 off 48 balls).
Off-spinner Ali Faraz (2-10) and medium-pacer Hasan Raza (2-30) could only delay the inevitable as the winning runs came in the 20th over. Zaheer Public School’s left-arm spinner Talha Baig was declared Man of the Match for his four-wicket haul.
In the day’s other match Springfield Academy, batting first after winning the toss, installed an impressive total of 243 against BM Grammar School.
Opener Saim Ayub set the ball rolling with a fluent 52-ball 67 containing eight boundaries while Mubashir Amin struck a couple of fours in his 41 off 54 balls. Springfield Academy, looking set for a score in the excess of 250, was bowled out for 243 on the penultimate ball of the innings, losing the last six wickets for only 44 runs.
Medium-pacers Asim Raza and Arbaz Khan returned the identical figures of two for 34 while left-arm spinner Asfandyar Ghani (2-35) and leg-spinner Suhaib-ul-Hasan (2-58) also bowled well.
Needing 244 for victory in 40 overs BM Grammar School struggled from the outset to be routed for 49 in 22 overs. Opener Omar Siddiqui (11 off 44 balls) was the only batsman to enter double figures as the wickets were shared between off-spinner Nazar Siddiqui (3-9), left-arm spinner Badar Qureshi (3-14) and medium-pacer Taimur Mustafa (2-9).
Badar Qureshi, who also scored 26 off 37 balls in the Springfield Academy innings besides capturing three wickets, was presented Man of the Match award for his fine all-round performance.
Zaheer Public School, despite conceding as many as 50 wides, outsmarted Fatimiyah Boys School by four wickets in a Group B fixture at the TMC Ground while Springfield Academy hammered BM Grammar School by a staggering margin of 194 runs in the Group E encounter at the KCCA Stadium.
Put into bat, Fatimiyah Boys School collapsed dramatically from 42 for no wicket to 111 all out in 29.5 overs. They could have been bundled out for a lower total without the contribution of 57 extras which included 50 wides sent down by the Zaheer Public School bowlers.
S M Abbas (20 off 59 balls) and opener Ali Abbas (14 off 22 balls) were the only batsmen to reach double figures as the innings was wrecked by left-arm spinner Talha Baig (4-18), off-spinner Ibad-ul-Haq (3-14) and medium-pacer Syed Essa (2-14).
Chasing a modest target of 112 in 40 overs, Zaheer Public School lost both their openers cheaply but the innings was given momentum by Saad Shaikh (33 off 24 balls) and Adil Baig (21 off 48 balls).
Off-spinner Ali Faraz (2-10) and medium-pacer Hasan Raza (2-30) could only delay the inevitable as the winning runs came in the 20th over. Zaheer Public School’s left-arm spinner Talha Baig was declared Man of the Match for his four-wicket haul.
In the day’s other match Springfield Academy, batting first after winning the toss, installed an impressive total of 243 against BM Grammar School.
Opener Saim Ayub set the ball rolling with a fluent 52-ball 67 containing eight boundaries while Mubashir Amin struck a couple of fours in his 41 off 54 balls. Springfield Academy, looking set for a score in the excess of 250, was bowled out for 243 on the penultimate ball of the innings, losing the last six wickets for only 44 runs.
Medium-pacers Asim Raza and Arbaz Khan returned the identical figures of two for 34 while left-arm spinner Asfandyar Ghani (2-35) and leg-spinner Suhaib-ul-Hasan (2-58) also bowled well.
Needing 244 for victory in 40 overs BM Grammar School struggled from the outset to be routed for 49 in 22 overs. Opener Omar Siddiqui (11 off 44 balls) was the only batsman to enter double figures as the wickets were shared between off-spinner Nazar Siddiqui (3-9), left-arm spinner Badar Qureshi (3-14) and medium-pacer Taimur Mustafa (2-9).
Badar Qureshi, who also scored 26 off 37 balls in the Springfield Academy innings besides capturing three wickets, was presented Man of the Match award for his fine all-round performance.
ایم ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺗﺒﺪﯾﻠﯽ
ﭼﯿﻨﯽ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ ﮐﯽ ﺍﯾﮏ ﮐﮩﺎﻭﺕ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ " ﺧﻮﺩ ﮐﻮ ﺑﺪﻟﻮ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﺱ ﮐﮯ ﮐﮧ ﺑﺪﻻﺅ ﺗﻤﮩﯿﮟ ﺑﺪﻝ ﺩﮮ - " ﺑﺎﺕ ﺳﻮ ﻓﯿﺼﺪ ﺩﺭﺳﺖ ﮨﮯ، ﺗﺒﺪﯾﻠﯽ ﮐﺎﺋﻨﺎﺕ ﮐﺎ ﻣﻈﮩﺮ ﮨﮯ ﺍﯾﮏ ﺍﭨﻞ ﺣﻘﯿﻘﺖ ﮨﮯ ۔ ﺣﺎﻻﺕ، ﻭﺍﻗﻌﺎﺕ، ﺍﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﺱ ﮐﮯ ﺧﯿﺎﻻﺕ ﺳﺐ ﻭﻗﺖ ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﺑﺪﻟﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ، ﺍﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﺑﺪﻟﻨﺎ ﮨﯽ ﮨﻮﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﯾﮧ ﮨﯽ ﻗﺎﻧﻮﻥِ ﻗﺪﺭﺕ ﮨﮯ۔ ﺟﻮ ﺍﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﺍﺱ ﺗﺒﺪﯾﻠﯽ ﻣﯿﮟ ﮈﮬﻞ ﺟﺎﺋﮯ ﺳﻮ ﻭﮦ ﻧﺌﯽ ﻣﻨﺎﺯﻝ ﺑﺎﺁﺳﺎﻧﯽ ﻃﮯ ﮐﺮ ﻟﯿﺘﺎ ﮨﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺟﻮ ﺁﮔﮯ ﻧﮧ ﺑﮍﮪ ﺳﮑﮯ ﺳﻮ ﺟﻤﻮﺩ ﮐﺎ ﺷﮑﺎﺭ ﮨﻮ ﺟﺎﺗﺎ ﯾﮯ، ﻭﻗﺖ ﺁﮔﮯ ﺑﮍﮪ ﺟﺎﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺁﺩﻣﯽ ﭘﯿﭽﮭﮯ ﺭﮦ ﺟﺎﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ۔۔۔
ﭘﺎﮐﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﺟﯿﺴﮯ ﻣﻠﮏ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻟﻮﮒ ﺗﺒﺪﯾﻠﯽ ﮐﻮ ﮐﮭﻠﮯ ﺩﻝ ﺳﮯ ﺗﺴﻠﯿﻢ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮐﺮﺗﮯ ﯾﺎ ﯾﻮﮞ ﮐﮩﮧ ﻟﯿﺠﯿﮯ ﮐﮧ ﯾﮩﺎﮞ ﻟﻮﮒ ﺍﯾﺴﯽ ﺯﻧﺠﯿﺮﻭﮞ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺟﮑﮍﮮ ﮨﯿﮟ ﮐﮯ ﺍﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﺍﯾﺴﺎ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﺑﮭﯽ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﺩﯾﺎ ﺟﺎﺗﺎ - ﯾﻪ ﺭﻭﺍﯾﺎﺕ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺟﮑﮍﮮ ﻟﻮﮒ ﮬﯿﮟ ﺟﻦ ﮐﯽ ﺳﻮﭺ ﺍﻭﺭ ﻓﮑﺮ ﭘﺮ ﭘﮩﺮﮮ ﮨﯿﮟ ۔ ﺍﯾﺴﮯ ﺣﺎﻻﺕ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺍﮔﺮ ﮐﻮﺋﯽ ﻣﻌﻤﻮﻟﯽ ﺳﯽ ﺗﺒﺪﯾﻠﯽ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺭﻭﻧﻤﺎ ﮨﻮ ﺗﻮ ﻭﮦ ﻏﯿﺮ ﻣﻌﻤﻮﻟﯽ ﺣﯿﺜﯿﺖ ﺍﺧﺘﯿﺎﺭ ﮐﺮ ﻟﯿﺘﯽ ﮨﮯ ۔۔
ﺍﯾﺴﺎ ﮨﯽ ﺍﯾﮏ ﺑﺪﻻﻭ ﭘﺎﮐﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﮐﮯ ﺳﺐ ﺳﮯ ﺑﮍﮮ ﺷﮩﺮ ﮐﮯ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﯽ ﺍﻓﻖ ﭘﺮ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﻨﮯ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺁﯾﺎ ﺟﺐ ﮔﺬﺷﺘﮧ ﻣﺎﮦ ﮐﺮﺍﭼﯽ ﮐﯽ ﺳﺐ ﺳﮯ ﺑﮍﯼ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﯽ ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺖ ﮐﮯ ﻗﺎﺋﺪ ﻧﮯ ﭘﺎﮐﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﻣﺨﺎﻟﻒ ﺑﯿﺎﻧﺎﺕ ﺩﯾﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﯾﮏ ﻧﺎﻣﻨﺎﺳﺐ ﺗﻘﺮﯾﺮ ﮐﺮ ﺑﯿﭩﮭﮯ ﺟﺲ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺘﯿﺠﮯ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻧﮧ ﺻﺮﻑ ﺍﻥ ﮐﯽ ﺷﮭﺮ ﭘﺮ ﺗﯿﺲ ﺳﺎﻟﻪ ﺣﮑﻤﺮﺍﻧﯽ ﮐﺎ ) ﺑﻈﺎﮬﺮ ( ﺧﺎﺗﻤﻪ ﮬﻮ ﮔﯿﺎ ﺑﻠﮑﻪ ﺍﻥ ﮐﯽ ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺖ ﮐﺎ ﺗﺤﺮﯾﮑﯽ ، ﺳﯿﺎﺳﯽ، ﯾﮩﺎﮞ ﺗﮏ ﮐﮯ ﺁﺋﯿﻨﯽ ﮈﮬﺎﻧﭽﮧ ﺗﮏ ﺗﺒﺪﯾﻞ ﮐﺮ ﺩﯾﺎ ﮔﯿﺎ -ﺑﺮﺳﻮﮞ ﺳﮯ ﻗﺎﺋﻢ ﺩﻓﺎﺗﺮ ﮔﺮﺍ ﺩﮮ ﮔﺌﮯ ، ﮔﮭﺮ ﺳﯿﻞ ﮐﺮ ﺩﯾﺎ ﮔﯿﺎ ،ﺗﺼﺎﻭﯾﺮ ﺍﺗﺎﺭ ﺩﯼ ﮔﺌﯿﮟ , ﻏﺮﺽ ﯾﻪ ﮐﻪ ﺍﻥ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﻭ ﻧﺸﺎﻥ ﻣﭩﺎ ﺩﯾﺎ ﮔﯿﺎ - ﻭﮦ ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺖ ﺟﺲ ﮐﺎ ﻭﺟﻮﺩ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻗﺎﺋﺪ ﮐﮯ ﺩﻡ ﺳﮯ ﺗﮭﺎ ، ﺟﻦ ﮐﯿﻠﯿﮯ ﻣﻨﺰﻝ ﺳﮯ ﺯﯾﺎﺩﮦ ﺭﻫﻨﻤﺎ ﺍﮨﻢ ﺗﮭﺎ، ﺍﻥ ﮐﺎ ﻗﺎﺋﺪ , ﺍﻥ ﮐﺎ ﺭﮬﻨﻤﺎ ﺁﺝ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﻧﻈﺮ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﺁﺗﺎ، ﺳﻮﺍﻝ ﯾﮧ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﮐﯿﺎ ﯾﮧ ﺍﯾﮏ ﺣﻘﯿﻘﯽ ﺗﺒﺪﯾﻠﯽ ﮨﮯ ؟ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮐﺮﺍﭼﯽ ﮐﮧ ﻟﻮﮔﻮﮞ ﻧﮯ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﺳﮯ ﺭﺷﺘﮧ ﺗﻮﮌ ﻟﯿﺎ ﮨﮯ ؟ ﮐﯿﺎ ﯾﮧ ﻣﻤﮑﻦ ﮨﮯ ؟ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﮔﺮ ﺍﯾﺴﺎ ﮨﮯ ﺗﻮ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮐﻮﺋﯽ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺖ ﺍﺱ ﺧﻼ ﮐﻮ ﭘُﺮ ﮐﺮ ﺳﮑﮯ ﮔﯽ ؟
ﺟﻮ ﻟﻮﮒ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ، ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﻃﺮﺯِ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﺖ ﺍﻭﺭ ﮐﺮﺍﭼﯽ ﺷﮩﺮ ﺳﮯ ﻭﺍﻗﻒ ﮨﯿﮟ ﻭﮦ ﺍﺱ ﺑﺎﺕ ﮐﻮ ﺗﺴﻠﯿﻢ ﮐﺮﺗﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﮐﮧ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﺍﯾﮏ "Cult" ﮐﺎ ﺩﺭﺟﮧ ﺭﮐﮭﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﻣﺎﻧﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﮯ ﺍﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮨﺮ ﺣﺎﻝ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻗﺒﻮﻝ ﮐﺮﺗﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ -- ﮐﻮﺋﯽ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺑﯿﺎﻥ ﮨﻮ ، ﮐﯿﺴﺎ ﮨﯽ ﺍﻗﺪﺍﻡ ﮨﻮ ﺁﭖ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﻟﻮﮔﻮﮞ ﮐﻮ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﮐﮭﮍﮮ ﭘﺎﺋﯿﮟ ﮔﮯ - ﮐﺮﺍﭼﯽ ﮐﯽ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﺖ ﮐﻮ ﺳﻤﺠﮭﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻻ ﮨﺮ ﺷﺨﺺ ﯾﮧ ﻣﺎﻧﺘﺎ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﮐﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﺳﮯ ﺟﺪﺍ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ ﺟﺴﻢ ﮐﻮ ﺭﻭﺡ ﺳﮯ ﻋﻠﯿﺤﺪﮦ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ ﮨﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﺑﻐﯿﺮ ﺍﻥ ﮐﯽ ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺖ ﮐﺎ ﺗﺼﻮﺭ ﻣﻤﮑﻦ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ -
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﮐﮯ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﺳﮯ ﺍﻟﮓ ﮨﻮﻧﮯ ﮐﮯ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﻠﯿﺮ ﻣﯿﮟ ﮨﻮﻧﮯ ﻭﺍﻻ ﺣﺎﻟﯿﮧ ﺍﻟﯿﮑﺸﻦ ﻟﻮﮔﻮﮞ ﮐﯽ ﺗﻮﺟﮧ ﮐﺎ ﻣﺮﮐﺰ ﺭﮨﺎ ، ﮈﺍﮐﭩﺮ ﻓﺎﺭﻭﻕ ﺳﺘﺎﺭ ﮐﯽ ﻗﯿﺎﺩﺕ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻟﮍﺍ ﺟﺎﻧﮯ ﻭﺍﻻ ﭘﮩﻼ ﺍﻟﯿﮑﺸﻦ ، ﺟﺲ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﻮ ﺷﮑﺴﺖ ﮐﺎ ﺳﺎﻣﻨﺎ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ ﭘﮍﺍ , ﻣﺘﺤﺪﮦ ﺍﺱ ﺍﻟﯿﮑﺸﻦ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺩﮬﺎﻧﺪﻟﯽ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺑﮯﺿﺎﺑﺘﮕﯿﻮﮞ ﮐﺎ ﺷﮑﻮﮦ ﮐﺮﺗﯽ ﻧﻈﺮ ﺁﺗﯽ ﮨﮯ - ﻣﯿﺮﮮ ﻟﯿﮯ ﺍﺱ ﺩﻭﺭﺍﻥ ﺳﺐ ﺳﮯ ﺩﻟﭽﺴﭗ ﮐﺮﺩﺍﺭ ﻣﯿﮉﯾﺎ ﮐﺎ ﺭﮨﺎ ﺟﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯽ ﺷﮑﺴﺖ ﮐﮯ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺗﺤﺮﯾﮏ ﺍﻧﺼﺎﻑ ﮐﮯ ﺭﯾﻨﻤﺎﻭﮞ ﺳﮯ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯽ ﮨﺎﺭ ﭘﺮ ﺗﻮ ﺑﺎﺕ ﮐﺮﺗﺎ ﺭﮨﺎ ﻟﯿﮑﻦ ﺍﻥ ﮐﯽ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﮐﺎﺭﮐﺮﺩﮔﯽ ﭘﺮ ﺧﺎﻣﻮﺵ ﺭﮨﺎ، ﺣﺎﻻﻧﮑﮧ ﺗﺤﺮﯾﮏ ﺍﻧﺼﺎﻑ ﺯﯾﺎﺩﮦ ﺗﻮﺟﮧ ﮐﯽ ﺣﺎﻣﻞ ﮨﮯ، ﯾﮧ ﻣﻠﮏ ﮔﯿﺮ ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺖ ﮨﻮﻧﮯ ﮐﯽ ﺩﻋﻮﮮ ﺩﺍﺭ ﮨﮯ ،ﻣﻠﮏ ﮐﻮ ﺗﺮﻗﯽ ﮐﯽ ﺭﺍﻩ ﭘﺮ ﮔﺎﻣﺰﻥ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﮐﯽ ﺧﻮﺍﮬﺸﻤﻨﺪ ﻫﮯ ﻣﮕﺮ ﺍﻓﺴﻮﺱ ﺳﮯ ﮐﮩﻨﺎ ﭘﮍﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﻣﻠﮏ ﮐﻮ ﺗﺮﻗﯽ ﺩﻻﻧﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﮯ ﺷﮭﺮ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺍﻥ ﮐﯽ ﮐﺎﺭﮐﺮﺩﮔﯽ ﻧﮭﺎﯾﺖ ﻏﯿﺮ ﻣﺘﺎﺛﺮﮐﻦ ﮬﮯ -
ﺍﺱ ﺍﻟﯿﮑﺸﻦ ﺳﮯ ﭘﯿﺸﺘﺮ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﺱ ﮐﮯ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺑﮭﯽ ﯾﻪ ﻣﯿﮉﯾﺎ ﮔﮭﻨﭩﻮﮞ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﮐﻮ ﻏﺪﺍﺭ ﺍﻭﺭ ﻣﻠﮏ ﺩﺷﻤﻦ ﺛﺎﺑﺖ ﮐﺮﺗﺎ ﺭﮨﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﭘﮭﺮ ﻓﺎﺭﻭﻕ ﺳﺘﺎﺭ ﮐﯽ ﺷﮑﺴﺖ ﭘﺮ ﯾﻪ ﺧﺒﺮﯾﮟ ﭼﻼﺗﺎ ﺭﮨﺎ ﮐﮧ ﻋﻮﺍﻡ ﻧﮯ ﻣﺎﺋﻨﺲ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﻓﺎﺭﻣﻮﻻ ﻣﺴﺘﺮﺩ ﮐﺮﺩﯾﺎ - ﺍﺱ ﮐﺎ ﻣﻄﻠﺐ ﮐﮧ ﺍﮔﺮ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﺁﺝ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﮯ ﻗﺎﺋﺪ ﮨﻮﺗﮯ ﺗﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﺟﯿﺖ ﺟﺎﺗﯽ - ﺍﺏ ﺍﺱ ﺑﺎﺕ ﮐﮯ ﺩﻭ ﮨﯽ ﭘﮩﻠﻮ ﻧﮑﻠﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﯾﺎ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﺣﻖ ﭘﺮ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺍﻭﺭ ﻟﻮﮒ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﻋﻮﺍﻣﯽ ﺗﺎﺋﯿﺪ ﺣﺎﺻﻞ ﮨﮯ ﯾﺎ ﯾﮧ ﮐﮧ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﺑﺎﻃﻞ ﮨﯿﮟ , ﻏﺪﺍﺭ ﮨﯿﮟ , ﭘﺎﮐﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﻣﺨﺎﻟﻒ ﮨﯿﮟ ﻟﯿﮑﻦ ﺍﮔﺮ ﺍﺱ ﮐﮯ ﺑﺎﻭﺟﻮﺩ ﯾﮧ ﻋﻮﺍﻡ ﺁﺝ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺗﻮ ﯾﮧ ﺳﺐ ﮨﯽ ﻣﻠﮏ ﺩﺷﻤﻦ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺳﺐ ﮨﯽ ﺭﺍﺀ ﺍﯾﺠﻨﭧ ﮨﯿﮟ - ﮐﯿﺎ ﯾﮧ ﺍﯾﮏ ﺯﻣﮧ ﺩﺍﺭﺍﻧﮧ ﺭﻭﯾﮧ ﮨﮯ ؟ ﮐﯿﺎ ﻣﯿﮉﯾﺎ ﮐﺎ ﯾﮧ ﮐﺮﺩﺍﺭ ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺐ ﮨﮯ ؟
ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﺧﻮﺩ ﮐﻮ ﺍﺭﺩﻭ ﺑﻮﻟﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﻮﮞ ﮐﯽ ﻧﻤﺎﺋﻨﺪﮦ ﻗﺮﺍﺭ ﺩﯾﺘﯽ ﮨﮯ، ﺍﻭﺭ ﮨﻤﯿﺸﮧ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﭘﺮ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺣﻘﻮﻕ ﮐﯿﻠﯿﮯ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﺖ ﮐﺮﺗﯽ ﺁﺋﯽ ﮨﮯ ﺩﯾﮕﺮ ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺘﯿﮟ ﮐﮩﺘﯽ ﮨﯿﮟ ﮐﮧ ﻣﺘﺤﺪﮦ ﻧﮯ ﺍﻭﻝ ﺗﻮ ﯾﮧ ﮐﮧ ﻣﮩﺎﺟﺮﻭﮞ ﮐﻮ ﮐﭽﮫ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﺩﯾﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺩﻭﺋﻢ ﯾﮧ ﮐﮧ ﺍﻥ ﮐﯽ ﭘﺎﮐﺴﺘﺎﻧﯿﺖ ﮐﻮ ﺩﻓﻦ ﮐﺮﺩﯾﺎ - ﻋﺠﯿﺐ ﻣﺎﺟﺮﮦ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﻣﮩﺎﺟﺮﻭﮞ ﮐﻮ ﭘﺎﮐﺴﺘﺎﻧﯿﺖ ﮐﺎ ﺩﺭﺱ ﺩﯾﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﮯ ﺗﺤﺮﯾﮏ ﺍﻧﺼﺎﻑ ﮐﮯ ﺳﺮﺑﺮﺍﮦ ﮐﺮﺍﭼﯽ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺸﺘﺮ ﭘﺎﺭﮎ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﭘﺎﺭﭨﯽ ﮐﮯ ﺟﻠﺴﮯ ﮐﻮ ﻣﮩﺎﺟﺮ ﺟﻠﺴﮯ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺑﺪﻝ ﺩﯾﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺍﻭﺭ ﭘﻮﺭﯼ ﺗﻘﺮﯾﺮ ﻣﮩﺎﺟﺮﻭﮞ ﮐﻮ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﺭﺍﻏﺐ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﮐﯿﻠﯿﮯ ﮐﺮﺗﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ، ﯾﮩﯽ ﮐﭽﮫ ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺖ ﺍﺳﻼﻣﯽ ﮐﮯ ﺣﺎﻓﻆ ﻧﻌﯿﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻤﺎﻥ ﻧﮯ ﮐﯿﺎ ﺟﺐ ﺍﻧﮩﻮﮞ ﻧﮯ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﮯ ﻋﺎﻡ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﭼﮭﯽ ﺷﮩﺮﺕ ﮐﮯ ﮐﺎﺭﮐﻨﺎﻥ ﮐﻮ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺖ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺁﻧﮯ ﮐﯽ ﺩﻋﻮﺕ ﺩﮮ ﮈﺍﻟﯽ - ﮐﻮﺋﯽ ﺍﻥ ﻗﺎﺋﺪﯾﻦ ﺳﮯ ﭘﻮﭼﮭﮯ ﮐﮧ ﺁﭖ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﮯ ﺧﻼ ﮐﻮ ﭘُﺮ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﻣﯿﮟ ﮐﺲ ﺣﺪ ﺗﮏ ﺳﻨﺠﯿﺪﮦ ﮨﯿﮟ ؟ ﺍﻭﺭ ﮐﯿﺎ ﺍﺱ ﮐﺎ ﯾﮩﯽ ﻃﺮﯾﻘﮧ ﮨﮯ ؟ ﮐﯿﺎ ﺁﭖ ﮐﺎ ﻃﺮﺯِ ﻋﻤﻞ ﯾﮧ ﺛﺎﺑﺖ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮐﺮﺗﺎ ﮐﮧ ﺁﺝ ﺁﭖ ﻣﮩﺎﺟﺮﻭﮞ ﮐﻮ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﯽ ﯾﺘﯿﻢ ﺟﺎﻥ ﮐﺮ ﺍﻥ ﮐﻮ ﺍﭘﻨﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺩﯾﻨﮯ ﺁﮮ ﮨﯿﮟ ، ﺟﺲ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻣﮩﺎﺟﺮﻭﮞ ﺳﮯ ﺯﯾﺎﺩﮦ ﺁﭖ ﮐﺎ ﻣﻔﺎﺩ ﭘﻨﮩﺎﮞ ﮨﮯ - ﺁﭖ ﮐﺐ ﺍﻥ ﻣﺤﺮﻭﻣﯿﻮﮞ ﭘﺮ ﻟﺐ ﮐﺸﺎﺋﯽ ﮐﺮﯾﮟ ﮔﮯ ﺟﻨﮩﯿﮟ ﻣﺘﺤﺪﮦ ﮐﯿﺶ ﮐﺮﺍﺗﯽ ﺁﺋﯽ ﮨﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﮐﺐ ﺍﻥ ﺣﻘﻮﻕ ﮐﯽ ﺑﺎﺕ ﮐﺮﯾﮟ ﮔﮯ ﺟﻮ ﻣﮩﺎﺟﺮ ﭼﺎﮨﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ؟ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﺏ ﺟﺐ ﮐﮯ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﻣﻨﻈﺮ ﺳﮯ ﮨﭧ ﭼﮑﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺗﻮ ﺁﭖ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﻮ ﺍﯾﮏ ﻧﺌﯽ ﺷﺮﻭﻋﺎﺕ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﻏﻠﻄﯿﻮﮞ ﮐﺎ ﻣﺪﺍﻭﮦ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﮐﺎ ﻣﻮﻗﻊ ﮐﯿﻮﮞ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﺩﯾﺘﮯ ؟ ﮐﯿﺎ ﯾﮧ ﻣﻮﻗﻊ ﭘﺮﺳﺘﯽ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ؟ ﯾﺎ ﺁﭖ ﮐﻮ ﺑﮭﯽ ﯾﻘﯿﻦ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﺁﺝ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻟﻮﮔﻮﮞ ﮐﮯ ﻗﺎﺋﺪ ﮨﯿﮟ ؟
ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﺁﭖ ﮐﻮ ﺑﺪﻟﻮ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﺱ ﮐﮯ ﮐﮧ ﺑﺪﻻﻭ ﺗﻤﮩﯿﮟ ﺑﺪﻝ ﺩﮮ، ﻣﮩﺎﺟﺮ ﻗﻮﻣﯽ ﻣﻮﻭﻣﻨﭧ ﻧﮯ ﺧﻮﺩ ﮐﻮ ﺑﺪﻻ ﺍﻭﺭ ﻣﺘﺤﺪﮦ ﮨﻮ ﮔﺌﯽ، ﺣﺎﻻﺕ ﻧﺎﮔﺰﯾﺮ ﮨﻮﺋﮯ ﺗﻮ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻗﺎﺋﺪ ﮐﻮ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺑﺪﻝ ﺩﯾﺎ ، ﯾﮧ ﺗﺒﺪﯾﻠﯽ ﻏﯿﺮ ﻣﺘﻮﻗﻊ ﺗﮭﯽ ﻟﯿﮑﻦ ﺑﮩﺮﺣﺎﻝ ﺗﺒﺪﯾﻠﯽ ﺗﮭﯽ ، ﮨﻤﯿﮟ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺑﮩﺖ ﮐﭽﮫ ﺑﺪﻟﻨﺎ ﮨﮯ ﺭﯾﺎﺳﺖ ﮐﻮ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﺭﻭﺵ ﺑﺪﻟﻨﯽ ﮨﮯ ، ﻣﮩﺎﺟﺮﻭﮞ ﮐﻮ ﮔﻠﮯ ﻟﮕﺎﻧﺎ ﮨﮯ ، ﺍﻥ ﮐﯽ ﻣﺤﺮﻭﻣﯿﻮﮞ ﮐﻮ ﺧﻮﺷﯿﻮﮞ ﺳﮯ ﺑﺪﻟﻨﺎ ﮨﮯ، ﺟﻮ ﯾﮑﻄﺮﻓﮧ ﮐﺎﺭﻭﺍﺋﯽ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﮯ ﺩﻓﺎﺗﺮ ﮔﺮﺍ ﮐﺮ ﮐﯽ ﮔﺌﯽ ﺍﺳﮯ ﺑﻼ ﺍﻣﺘﯿﺎﺯ ﮐﺎﺭﻭﺍﺋﯽ ﺳﮯ ﺑﺪﻟﻨﺎ ﮨﮯ - ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﮐﮯ ﺣﺎﻣﯿﻮﮞ ﮐﯽ ﺍﺱ ﺷﮑﺎﯾﺖ ﮐﻮ ﺑﺪﻟﻨﺎ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﭘﺎﮐﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﻣﺨﺎﻟﻒ ﺑﯿﺎﻧﺎﺕ ﺩﯾﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﮯ ﮨﺮ ﻓﺮﺩ ﮐﮯ ﺧﻼﻑ ﺍﯾﮑﺸﻦ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮨﻮﺍ - ﺭﺍﺀ ﺍﯾﺠﻨﭧ ﮨﻮﻧﮯ ﮐﮯ ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻣﺎﺕ ﮐﻮ ﺷﻮﺍﮨﺪ ﺳﮯ ﺑﺪﻟﻨﺎ ﮨﻮﮔﺎ، ﻻﭘﺘﮧ ﮐﻮ ﺑﺎﭘﺘﮧ ﺳﮯ ﺑﺪﻟﻨﺎ ﮨﻮﮔﺎ، ﻣﺴﻠﻂ ﮐﺮﺩﮦ ﻓﯿﺼﻠﻮﮞ ﮐﻮ ﻋﻮﺍﻣﯽ ﻣﻨﺸﺎﺀ ﺳﮯ ﺑﺪﻟﻨﺎ ﮨﻮﮔﺎ، ﺑﮯ ﺍﺧﺘﯿﺎﺭﯼ ﮐﻮ ﺑﺎﺍﺧﺘﯿﺎﺭﯼ ﺳﮯ ﺑﺪﻟﻨﺎ ﮨﻮﮔﺎ , ﺑﮯ ﺍﻣﻨﯽ ﮐﻮ ﺍﻣﻦ ﺳﮯ ﺑﺪﻟﻨﺎ ﮬﻮﮔﺎ , ﻣﯿﺮﭦ ﮐﮯ ﻗﺘﻞ ﻋﺎﻡ ﮐﻮ ﻣﯿﺮﭦ ﮐﮯ ﻗﯿﺎﻡ ﺳﮯ ﺑﺪﻟﻨﺎ ﮬﻮﮔﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺟﻮ ﺍﯾﺴﺎ ﮐﺮﺩﮮ ﻭﮨﯽ ﻋﻮﺍﻣﯽ ﺧﺎﺩﻡ ﺑﮭﯽ ﮨﻮﮔﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺩﻟﻮﮞ ﮐﺎ ﺣﺎﮐﻢ ﺑﮭﯽ
ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﻣﺨﺎﻟﻔﯿﻦ ﮐﮯ ﭘﺎﺱ ﯾﮧ ﺁﺧﺮﯼ ﻣﻮﻗﻊ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﻭﮦ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﮐﺎﺭﮐﺮﺩﮔﯽ ﺍﻭﺭ ﻋﻤﻞ ﺳﮯ ﺣﻘﯿﻘﯽ ﺗﺒﺪﯾﻠﯽ ﻟﮯ ﮐﺮ ﺁﯾﮟ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺛﺎﺑﺖ ﮐﺮﯾﮟ ﮐﮧ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺰﺩﯾﮏ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﻧﮯ ﺟﻮ ﺑﮕﺎﮌ ﭘﯿﺪﺍ ﮐﯿﺎ ﺍﺱ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺳﻨﻮﺍﺭ ﻭﮦ ﭘﯿﺪﺍ ﮐﺮﯾﮟ ﮔﮯﺍﻭﺭ ﻭﮦ ﻭﺍﻗﻌﯽ ﻣﮩﺎﺟﺮﻭﮞ ﮐﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﺱ ﺷﮩﺮ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺭﮨﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﻮﮞ ﮐﺎ ﺩﺭﺩ ﺭﮐﮭﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ - ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﮔﺮ ﺁﭖ ﻣﮩﺎﺟﺮﻭﮞ ﮐﻮ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﺣﻘﻮﻕ ﻧﮧ ﺩﮮ ﺳﮑﮯ ﺗﻮ ﯾﺎﺩ ﺭﮐﮭﯿﮯ ﮐﮧ ﻭﮦ ﭘﮭﺮ ﺳﮯ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﮐﮭﮍﮮ ﮨﻮﮞ ﮔﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﻥ ﮨﯽ ﮐﻮ ﺍﭘﻨﺎ ﻣﺴﯿﺤﺎ ﻣﺎﻥ ﮐﺮ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﯽ ﺟﺪﻭﺟﮩﺪ ﮐﺮﯾﮟ ﮔﮯ - ﺍﮔﺮ ﺁﭖ ﭼﺎﮨﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﮐﮧ ﺍﯾﺴﺎ ﻧﮧ ﮨﻮ ﺗﻮ ﺁﭖ ﮐﻮ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﮐﻮ ﺷﻮﺍﮨﺪ ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﻏﺪﺍﺭ ﺛﺎﺑﺖ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ ﮨﻮﮔﺎ، ﻓﺎﺭﻭﻕ ﺳﺘﺎﺭ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﻥ ﮐﯽ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﯿﻮ ﺍﯾﻢ ﮐﻮ ﺷﺒﮧ ﮐﯽ ﻧﮕﺎﮦ ﺳﮯ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﻨﮯ ﮐﮯ ﺑﺠﺎﺋﮯ ﺍﻥ ﮐﻮ ﮐﺎﻡ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﺩﯾﻨﺎ ﮨﻮﮔﺎ ، ﻋﻮﺍﻣﯽ ﺟﺬﺑﺎﺕ ﮐﺎ ﭘﺎﺱ ﺭﮐﮭﻨﺎ ﮨﻮﮔﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﯾﮏ ﻋﺎﻡ ﻣﮩﺎﺟﺮ ﮐﯽ ﺩﺍﺩﺭﺳﯽ ﮐﺮﻧﯽ ﮨﻮﮔﯽ -
ﮐﺮﺍﭼﯽ ﮐﮯ ﺭﮨﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﻮﮞ ﮐﻮ ﺑﮭﯽ ﻭﻗﺖ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺣﺎﻻﺕ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﺘﮯ ﮨﻮﺋﮯ ﮐﭽﮫ ﺗﻠﺦ ﻓﯿﺼﻠﮯ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﮨﻮﮞ ﮔﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﯾﮏ ﺑﺎﺭ ﭘﮭﺮ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﺣﺐ ﺍﻟﻮﻃﻨﯽ ﺛﺎﺑﺖ ﮐﺮﻧﯽ ﮨﻮﮔﯽ،ﺳﺎﻟﻮﮞ ﺳﮯ ﺻﺒﺮ ﮐﺮﺗﮯ ﺁﮮ ﮬﯿﮟ ﺗﮭﻮﮌﺍ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺻﺒﺮ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ ﮬﻮﮔﺎ , ﻣﺼﻠﺤﺖ ﺳﮯ ﮐﺎﻡ ﻟﯿﻨﺎ ﮬﻮﮔﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺑﺪﻟﺘﮯ ﺣﺎﻻﺕ ﮐﺎ ﺭﺥ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﻨﺎ ﮬﻮﮔﺎ - ﻟﯿﮑﻦ ﺍﮔﺮ ﺍﯾﺴﺎ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﭘﺮ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺣﺎﻻﺕ ﻧﮧ ﺑﺪﻟﯿﮟ ﺗﻮ ﺟﺎﻥ ﻟﯿﺠﯿﮯ ﮐﮧ ﮐﻮﺋﯽ ﺁﭖ ﺳﮯ ﻣﺨﻠﺺ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ، ﺻﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻑ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﮨﯽ ﮐﺮﺍﭼﯽ ﺍﻭﺭ ﭘﺎﮐﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﮐﮯ ﺩﺷﻤﻦ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﺑﻠﮑﮧ ﮨﺮ ﻗﺎﺋﺪ، ﮨﺮ ﺭﮨﺒﺮ ﺍﻭﺭ ﮨﺮ ﻟﯿﮉﺭ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻣﻔﺎﺩ ﭼﺎﮨﺘﺎ ﮨﮯ، ﻭﮦ ﻣﺴﺎﺋﻞ ﭘﺮ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﺖ ﺗﻮ ﭼﺎﮨﺘﺎ ﮨﮯ ﻟﯿﮑﻦ ﺍﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﺣﻞ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﭼﺎﮨﺘﺎ، ﺁﭖ ﮐﺎ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﺗﻮ ﭼﺎﮨﺘﺎ ﮨﮯ ﻟﯿﮑﻦ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﺩﯾﻨﺎ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﭼﺎﮨﺘﺎ ﯾﮧ ﺳﺐ ﺍﯾﮏ ﮨﯿﮟ، ﮐﺮﺩﺍﺭ ﺳﺎﻧﺠﮭﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺑﺲ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﮓ ﮨﯿﮟ - ﺷﺎﯾﺪ ﺍﺳﯽ ﻭﺍﺳﻄﮯ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺍﻓﺘﺨﺎﺭ ﻋﺎﺭﻑ ﺟﯿﺴﮯ ﺩﻭﺭ ﺍﻧﺪﯾﺶ ﺷﺨﺺ ﻧﮯ ﻓﺮﻣﺎﯾﺎ ﺗﮭﺎ ﮐﮧ :
ﺗﺮﯼ ﺷﻮﺭﯾﺪﮦ ﻣﺰﺍﺟﯽ ﮐﮯ ﺳﺒﺐ ﺗﯿﺮﮮ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ
ﺍﮮ ﻣﺮﮮ ﺷﮩﺮ ﺗﺮﮮ ﻟﻮﮒ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺍﺏ ﺗﯿﺮﮮ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ
ﻣﯿﮟ ﻧﮯ ﺍﮎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺑﮭﯽ ﻣﺤﻔﻞ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺍﻧﮭﯿﮟ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﺎ ﮨﮯ
ﯾﮧ ﺟﻮ ﺗﯿﺮﮮ ﻧﻈﺮ ﺁﺗﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﯾﮧ ﺳﺐ ﺗﯿﺮﮮ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ
ﯾﮧ ﺑﮧ ﮨﺮ ﻟﺤﻈﮧ ﻧﺌﯽ ﺩﮬﻦ ﭘﮧ ﺗﮭﺮﮐﺘﮯ ﮨﻮﺋﮯ ﻟﻮﮒ
ﮐﻮﻥ ﺟﺎﻧﮯ ﯾﮧ ﮐﺐ ﺗﯿﺮﮮ ﮨﯿﮟ ﮐﺐ ﺗﯿﺮﮮ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ
ﺗﯿﺮﺍ ﺍﺣﺴﺎﻥ ﮐﮧ ﺟﺎﻧﮯ ﮔﺌﮯ ﭘﮩﭽﺎﻧﮯ ﮔﺌﮯ
ﺍﺏ ﮐﺴﯽ ﺍﻭﺭ ﮐﮯ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮨﻮﮞ ﮔﮯ ﯾﮧ ﺟﺐ ﺗﯿﺮﮮ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ
ﺩﺭﺑﺪﺭ ﮨﻮ ﮐﮯ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺟﻮ ﺗﯿﺮﯼ ﻃﺮﻑ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﺘﮯ ﺗﮭﮯ
ﻭﮦ ﺗﺮﮮ ﺧﺎﻧﻤﺎﮞ ﺑﺮﺑﺎﺩ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺍﺏ ﺗﯿﺮﮮ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ
ﺍﺏ ﮔﻠﮧ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮐﮧ ﮨﻮﺍ ﮨﻮﮔﺌﮯ ﺳﺐ ﺣﻠﻘﮧ ﺑﮕﻮﺵ
ﻣﯿﮟ ﻧﮧ ﮐﮩﺘﺎ ﺗﮭﺎ ﮐﮧ ﯾﮧ ﺳﮩﻞ ﻃﻠﺐ ﺗﯿﺮﮮ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ
ﮨﻮ ﻧﮧ ﮨﻮ ﺩﻝ ﭘﮧ ﮐﻮﺋﯽ ﺑﻮﺟﮫ ﮨﮯ ﺑﮭﺎﺭﯼ ﻭﺭﻧﮧ
ﺑﺎﺕ ﮐﮩﻨﮯ ﮐﮯ ﯾﮧ ﺍﻧﺪﺍﺯ ﯾﮧ ﮈﮬﺐ ﺗﯿﺮﮮ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Fahad Academy, Fahim School Systems register victories in Omar Trophy Inter-Schools Cricket
Fahad Academy defeated Happy Palace School by four wickets in a low scoring Group B encounter at the TMC Ground while Fahim School Systems whipped CAA Model School by 58 runs in the Group A fixture at the Hussain Lawai Naya Nazimabad Stadium.
Put into bat, Happy Palace School was routed for 66 in 19.3 overs with Sameer Khan (16 off 25 balls) being the only batsman to reach double figures.
Fahad Academy’s pace duo of Mohammad Shaheryar (2-8) and Naeem Gul (2-22) caused the damage with the new ball and the demolition act was completed by left-arm spinners Akbar Ali (3-17) and Mohammad Umair (2-14).
Chasing a modest target of 67 in 40 overs, Fahad Academy got off to a flying start with openers Hammad Hasan and Mahmood Shah knocking off 31 runs very quickly. But they lost six wickets while scoring the next 29 runs to open up the game. The collapse began with the fall of Hammad Hasan, who emerged topscorer of the match with 23 off 24 balls, hitting three boundaries.
Mohammad Salman’s breezy unbeaten 15 off 13 balls with the help of one six and a four saw them home in a tense finish, although Fahad Academy completed the victory with 27.3 overs in hand. Leg-spinner Zain Khan (2-7) and left-arm medium-pacer Hamza Qureshi (2-27) were the pick of the bowlers for Happy Palace School. The Man of the Match award, however, was clinched by Fahad Academy’s left-arm spinner Akbar Ali for his three-wicket haul.
In the day’s other match, powered by the 141-run opening partnership between Hasan Masood and
Both the openers scored 60 each. Hasan Masood was more aggressive of the two, smashing eight boundaries in his 76-ball knock while Asad Ahsan anchored the innings as he struck only three fours while negotiating 107 balls.
CAA Model School staged a comeback after breaking the marathon opening stand. They did a fabulous job by bowling their opponents out for 227, getting all 10 wickets for 86 runs. Medium-pacer Mohammad Fahad (2-38) was their most successful bowler.
Fahim School Systems defended their score successfully as CAA Model School was never really in the hunt after losing wickets upfront. They were all out for 169 in 38.4 overs after having lost the first four wickets before raising 50 of their innings.
Hanzala Niaz (24 off 39 balls) was their top scorer as the innings was wrecked by off-spinner Abdul Rafay (4-36). Hasan Masood, who also picked up a couple of wickets with his off-spin besides scoring a half-century, was adjudged Man of the Match.
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
SSUET granted permission to hold Inter-Varsity sports events
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has granted permission to the Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET), Karachi, for organizing a zonal football tournament as well as the final round of All Pakistan Tug of War.
The decision was taken at a recent meeting of HEC held in Islamabad to review sports activities at universities level.
The meeting, held annually, was attended by the Director Sports of all the universities. The SSUET was represented by its Director Sports Mubashir Mukhtar.
The HEC agreed to the SSUET proposal of holding the zonal football round and the final round of Tug of War. On the occasion the Mubashir Mukhtar also presented annual report of the university’s sports activities, informing the meeting about a number of inter-departmental tournaments in cricket, hockey, football, badminton, volleyball, table tennis and an All Karachi Inter-Varsities Jashn-e-Azadi cricket tournament having been organized by the SSUET.
He presented the report to Director General Sports, HEC, Fida Hussain who appreciated the SSUET’s initiatives in the field of sports.
The meeting, held annually, was attended by the Director Sports of all the universities. The SSUET was represented by its Director Sports Mubashir Mukhtar.
The HEC agreed to the SSUET proposal of holding the zonal football round and the final round of Tug of War. On the occasion the Mubashir Mukhtar also presented annual report of the university’s sports activities, informing the meeting about a number of inter-departmental tournaments in cricket, hockey, football, badminton, volleyball, table tennis and an All Karachi Inter-Varsities Jashn-e-Azadi cricket tournament having been organized by the SSUET.
He presented the report to Director General Sports, HEC, Fida Hussain who appreciated the SSUET’s initiatives in the field of sports.
Monday, September 5, 2016
صرف دس منٹ
"اچھا وقت کتنی جلد ختم ہو جاتا ہے نا؟"، اس کے لہجے میں شکوہ نُما سوال چھُپا تھا۔
"وقت بھلا کہاں رُکتا ہے۔" جواباً میری افسوس زدہ سی آواز بلند ہوئی تھی۔
ابھی بسیں چلنے میں کچھ وقت تھا۔ ڈرائیور باہر کھڑے متوقع نظروں سے شرکاء کو دیکھ رہے تھے۔ ابھی اُمید باقی تھی، کہ ابھی وہ لمحہ نہیں آیا۔ کچھ لوگ الوداعی کلمات ادا کر کے سوار ہو چکے تھے۔ اور کچھ ہم جیسے لوگ جیسے کسی معجزے کے منتظر تھے، شاید ہونی ان ہونی ہو جائے۔ یا شاید چند لمحے اور چُرانے کے لالچ میں حقیقت سے آنکھیں چُرا رہے تھے۔
"مجھے فیس بُک پر ایڈ کر لینا یاد سے۔" اس نے تاکیداً کہا۔
"میں جلد ہی تمہارے شہر آؤں گا۔ اپنا شہر گھماؤ گی نا؟" میں نے غیر محسوس انداز میں بات پلٹی۔
"ہاں، ہاں ضرور۔۔۔" اس کی آنکھیں یکدم چمکیں اور آواز میں اُمید کی کھنکھناہٹ در آئی۔
دس منٹ، دس صدیاں تھے یا دس لمحے۔۔۔ گزرنے کا احساس تب ہوا جب ڈرائیور نے سٹیرنگ سنبھال لیا۔ مہلت ختم ہو گئی۔ اب جانا تھا۔ میں نے آخری بار اس کا ہاتھ دبایا۔ آخری مرتبہ نظریں ملیں، ایک دوسرے کے خال و خد جیسے حفظ کرنے کی آخری کوشش ہوئی۔ اور پھر میں کچھ کہے بغیر بس کی جانب پلٹ آیا۔
"اپنا خیال رکھنا۔۔۔" پیچھے سے اُس کی آواز میں لرزاہٹ اُتر آئی تھی، یا میرا وہم تھا۔
"تُم بھی اپنا خیال رکھنا۔۔۔" میں نے مُڑے بغیر کہا۔ اور بس میں سوار ہو گیا۔
میں نے دانستہ دوسری طرف کی نشست چُنی۔ دوبارہ نظر پڑتی تو صبر کا دامن ہاتھ سے چھُوٹ سکتا تھا۔ بس چل پڑی۔
"وہ بھی اپنی منزل کی جانب رواں ہو گئی ہو گی۔" میں نے سوچا۔
اور میرا ہاتھ موبائل سے کھیلنے لگا۔ "فیس بُک پر ایڈ کر لینا۔۔۔"۔ اُس کی ہدایت یاد آئی لیکن میں نے سُنی ان سُنی کر دی۔
اب میرے سامنے تصاویر تھیں۔ کانفرنس کے پہلے دن جب ہم ملے تھے۔ چائے پیتے ہوئے، لنچ کرتے ہوئے، لیکچر سُنتے ہوئے، اور پھر ان تصویروں میں وہ بھی آ شامل ہوئی تھی۔ اگلے دن چائے پر، لنچ پر اور پھر ڈنر پر جب ہم آمنے سامنے بیٹھے تھے۔ اس نے ہاتھ میں سرخ وائن پکڑے جام سے جام ٹکراتے ہوئے مُجھے ٹوکا تھا "میری آنکھوں میں آنکھیں ڈال کر۔۔۔" اور میں نے خجل ہو کر دوبارہ سے وہ عمل دوہرایا تھا۔ اُس کی مُسکراتی آنکھیں، جن کا سحر جوان ہوتی رات کے ساتھ ساتھ جوبن پر آتا چلا گیا تھا۔ اور پھر موسیقی کی لے تیز ہوئی تو اس نے مجھے بھی ساتھ کھینچ لیا تھا۔ میری رقص کرنے کی کوشش میں ناکامی پر اس کی رقص سکھانے کی کوشش بھی جب ناکام ہوئی، تو ہمارے مشترکہ قہقہے۔ اور پھر ڈی جے نے جب بھنگڑا میوزک لگایا تو ہر کسی کا مُڑ مُڑ کر میرا ذرا کم لڑکھڑاتا اور اس کا بہت زیادہ لڑکھڑاتا ہوا بھنگڑا دیکھنا۔۔۔اور پھر ہماری نقل کی کوشش کرنا۔۔۔ناکام ہونا اور پھر ہمارا کھِلکھِلانا۔۔۔۔
ان سب یادوں کے کچھ عکس محفوظ تھے۔ جیسے کوئی مووی چلتے چلتے رک گئی ہو اور کلک کرنے پر دوبارہ چل جائے، یونہی لگتا تھا کہ یہ منظر دوبارہ چل پڑے گا۔ میں نے ایک آخری بار اس کے چہرے پر نظر ڈالی۔ اور اس کے عکس حذف کر دئیے۔
"کاش کسی طرح اپنی یادوں سے بھی اس کے عکس مٹا سکتا"، میں نے موبائل بند کرتے ہوئے تمنا کی۔
بس آٹو بان پر فراٹے بھرتی میرے شہر کی طرف رواں تھی۔ دھوپ بھرا روشن منظر بس ایک لحظے کے لیے دھندلایا تھا۔ اور "آنکھ میں کُچھ پڑ گیا ہے"، بڑبڑاتے ہوئے میں نے آنکھیں رگڑ ڈالی تھیں۔
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بابا مستنصر حسین تارڑ کے سفرناموں سے متاثر ہو کر لکھی گئی ایک تحریر۔ کرداروں اور مقامات کی مماثلت محض اتفاقیہ ہو گی۔
Road To Economic Salvation
The monopolies of the Fractional Reserve Banking and Margin Trading revolve around interest which are contrary to the philanthropic objectives intended for beating the extremities of poverty and the creation of dignified channels of financial support for the down trodden with a view to achieve the lofty goal of egalitarian society in sustainable manner. The nostrum of Aristotle reprimanded acquisition of wealth by the practice of charging interest on the principle that it is a yield arising out of money itself, not a product of that for which money was provided.
The father of modern economics, John Maynard Keynes contended that without the abolition of interest, unemployment cannot be eradicated. Silvio Gesell castigated interest on the basis that his sales were more often related to the price of money (i-e interest) than people’s needs or the quality of his products. Gesell also launched “Stamp Script Movement” to make money a public service for a use fee but all his efforts went in vain.
In 1919, Gottfried Feder wrote a book “Breaking the Shackles of Interest (Brechung der Zinsknechtschaft)” about the implications of interest and wealthy bankers. The travails of his endeavor led Adolf Hitler to proclaim that the kernel of National Socialism is breaking the thralldom of interest. Margrit Kennedy also authored several writings about negative consequences of interest.
Thomas Greco in his book “Money: Understanding and Creating Alternatives to Legal Tender” on page 36 says, “The banks are continually making new loans and retiring old ones as they are repaid. In the aggregate, the debts owed to banks are increasing with the mere passage of time, because interest accrues over time. The money available to repay those debts, however, can be created only by the banks as they make additional loans. The net requirement, then, is that banks must make new loans faster than they retire old loans, that is, there must be a continual expansion of bank credit money. If there is not, the result is depression—increasing numbers of defaulted loans, greater numbers of bankruptcies, expanding unemployment—and all the human misery that comes with it.”
The major religions of the world deplore, condemn and prohibit interest in all its forms. The Manu Smriti of Hinduism categorically express sentiments for contempt of usury in chapter 11: verse 62. The Buddhist Jatakas refers to the practitioners of interest as hypocritical ascetics. The Holy Bible speaks about the proscription of interest in the books of Deuteronomy 23: 19, Leviticus 25: 36, Exodus 22: 25, Ezekiel 18: 13, Ezekiel 22: 12 and Psalms 15: 5. The forbidding of interest in Holy Koran is mentioned in the Chapter of The Romans: verse 39, Chapter of The Family of Imran: verse 130, Chapter of The Women: verse 161 and Chapter of The Heifer: verses 275-281. The prohibition of interest is also mentioned in the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be upon Him). The Prophet (PBUH) said, “No matter how much is the increment accrued through interest, the eventual outcome is scarcity.”
The Fractional Reserve Banking (FRB) became a legalized form of economic sacerdotalism at national and international level after the establishment of Bank of England and the foundation of International Financial Institutions (IFIs). The era of this banking has affected the countries and humanity in form of interest payments on debts, business cycles, buying power, global imbalance of payments, increased taxation and positively skewed distribution of wealth. Pakistan allocated Rs 1360 billion for debt service in fiscal year 2016-17 which would represent 37.56 percent of FBR’s tax revenue. In Germany, the poor 80% pay one billion Euros in interest to the wealthy 10% per day that amounts to one seventh of German GDP.
Economists must ferret out an alternative for Fractional Reserve Banking and a system of interest free credit. The Chicago Plan and Chicago Plan Revisited are the masterpieces for abolition of fractional reserve banking and imposition of Full Reserve Banking. The other variants of Full Reserve Banking include Kay’s Narrow Banking, Kotlikoff’s Limited Purpose Banking, Positive Money and New Economics Foundation’s plans for monetary reform. The substitutes also comprise Islamic Banking, Mutual Credit and Constitutional Monetary System of Lincoln. The best example of interest-free Full Reserve Banking is Jord Arbete Kapital (JAK) bank in Sweden while in the arena of Islamic finance, Akhuwat Model of interest free loans in Pakistan is considered to be more pragmatic than JAK model.
Lastly, the legislators and leaders of various nations should initiate interest write off movement for their respective countries domestically and internationally because it is the interest or debt service which is feasting on the flesh and bones of developing world especially those nations that are dependent on others and in which corruption and embezzlement are rampant. Therefore, it is imperative to the parliamentarians to promulgate the acts for complete abolition of debt service and margin trading. As far as the recovery of loans from governments is concerned, it can be dwarfed by galvanizing the debt-equity swap method. Hence, it is concluded that the economic salvation depends on the total elimination of fractional reserve banking and interest based margin trading.
US Nukes in Turkey
The United States deployed thousands of shorter-range nuclear weapons with U.S. forces in Europe, Japan, and South Korea, and on ships around the world, throughout the cold war era. These weapons were planned to lengthen deterrence and defend allies in Europe and Asia. While most were withdrawn in the 1990s, the United States holds around 200 B61 bombs in Europe. These serve not only to deter potential aggressors, but also as an important element in NATO’s structure. While all NATO nations apart from France contribute in NATO’s nuclear planning, some also store U.S. weapons on their soil and provide aircraft that could deliver them in a conflict. The Cold War-era nuclear weapons are part of NATO’s deterrence strategy.
The joint US-Turkish air base Incirlik is in southeast Turkey and houses NATO’s largest nuclear-weapons storage facility. The base has played a critical role in the fight against ISIS, as the US launches strikes into nearby Syria. During the failed coup in Turkey in July, the American Embassy in Ankara issued an emergency message for their citizens warning that power had been cut to Incirlik.
U.S. Air Force planes stationed there were prohibited from taking off or landing and the security-threat level was raised to the highest state of alert. Eventually, the base commander was arrested over alleged participation in the agitation and implicated in the coup. Whether the US could have maintained control of the weapons in the event of a lingering civil conflict in Turkey is still an unanswerable question.
A US think tank has asked for the withdrawal of nuclear arms from Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base, saying the country is in disorder and is too close to the Syria conflict zone. The report prepared by the Stimson Center nonprofit think tank, titled B61 Life Extension Program: Costs and Policy Considerations’, questions the safety of American nuclear weapons stored at Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base.
This is not the first time concerns have been raised about the security of nuclear weapons in NATO nations. The US has long had nuclear weapons in Turkey, most notably Jupiter missiles that John F. Kennedy secretly withdrew from the country following the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 when the Soviet Union and America climbed down from the brink of a nuclear confrontation.
There is also no indication that US military personnel or technical experts from the Department of Energy went to Turkey to provide further oversight for the weapons or to move them outside of Turkey due to concerns about their security. It was reported earlier that American weapons are being moved to the Deveselu air base in Romania. However, the Romanian foreign ministry strongly denied the information that the country has become home of US nukes.
According to unspecified reports, U.S. B61 bombs are stocked up on racks in secure underground vaults, inside protective aircraft shelters. The shelters are within a heavily guarded security perimeter, with U.S. forces responsible for their security. Reports indicate that the security perimeter at Incirlik was upgraded in 2015, and includes double fencing, lighting, cameras, and interference detection devices. The bombs are reported to be 12 feet long and heavy. Even if someone gained access to the shelters and vaults, it would be difficult to move the bombs without proper equipment. The bombs are reportedly also equipped with Permissive Action Links (PALs), which prevent the arming and use of the weapons in the absence of an authorization code.
Most professionals agree the bombs are generally secure from unauthorized use and that U.S. forces would likely thwart most attempts to access or damage the weapons. But experts note the base is not impenetrable, and the safety, storage, and use control features are designed to delay unauthorized intrusion, access, and use while security forces defeat the threat and restore control.
Some have speculated that a determined actor, particularly one with inside assistance, might be able to access to the vaults and eventually disable the PALs and, possibly, employ a weapon. At the same time, others note that, even if this scenario were possible, the perpetrators would have to achieve this goal while U.S. and NATO forces employed all means necessary, including deadly force, to recover the weapon. In other words, while one can imagine a scenario in which the weapons might be at risk, the probability of such a scenario succeeding is extremely low.
Although Incirlik probably has more nuclear weapons than any other nato base, it does not have any American or Turkish aircraft equipped to deliver them. The bombs simply sit at the base, underground, waiting to be used or misused. It is important to mention that the B61s are broadly considered more a political symbol of US commitment to the Nato alliance than a military asset. The US does not have aircraft at Incirlik qualified to deliver the weapons.
Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said “We’ve taken all those steps that we need to take to make sure that everything that we control in Turkey is safe and secure,”. US officials say the raising of the security level had to do with overall security concerns and not the nuclear weapons in particular. However, the upgraded security posture does also provide enhanced security conditions at Incirlik.
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