Jamil Asghar Shar is a PhD student who had this dream of serving his nation. Though he has humble socioeconomic background but he proved his mettle by winning dual scholarship from Pakistani and Chinese Governments for his PhD in China. This bright fellow is future of Pakistan and he is fighting for his life after suffering Brain Hemorrhage. Jamil is admitted in hospital in intensive care unit. The health insurance is going to exhaust by May 03,2012; after that funds will not be available for provision of advanced life support to him at hospital. Therefore, Government of Pakistan, being responsible for health and well being of nation should step forward and provide funds to continue his treatment.

The Campaign Name

Save Jamil Asghar

Action Required

Monetary Support

Target

PKR 03 Million

How to contribute

Four methods are available so far:

Method no. 01

Bank Transfer directly in his fathers account

Account Title: Ghulam Asghar

Account no. 0405985241000083

Bank: Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB)

Branch: Latifabad Unit-7 Branch Hyderabad

Method no. 02

Western Union Money Transfer/Money Gram (International Transfers)

Payee Name: Ghulam Asghar Shar Baloch

Payee CNIC No. 45203-5769072-5

Payee Cell no. 03009319575

 Method no. 03

Easy Paisa Transfer (Local Transfer)

Payee Name: Ghulam Asghar Shar Baloch

Payee CNIC No. 45203-5769072-5

Payee Cell no. 03009319575

Method 04

Paypal ID:  donations@sirjameel.com

 The one who wants to contribute is requested to please communicate the amount he is contributing so that we can keep track of the donations. The one who is contributor will be assigned with a contributor’s ID no. and his amount contributed will be publicized. NO AMOUNT IS SMALL, EVERY PENNY COUNTS…. If you are ready to take action PLEASE DROP AN EMAIL ON save.jamilasghar@gmail.com or LEAVE A MESSAGE AT FACEBOOK on FOLLOWING PAGE: Save Jamil Asghar Shar

I happened to watch this meaningful video on the Youtube based on Poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi, This video is from Four Seasons Productions and is one of the 21 videos in the series named ‘moving poetry’. I found it excellent and the poetry of Rumi is moving. It is something worth watching.

The City of Saba by Rumi

There is a glut of wealth in the City of Saba.Everyone has more than enough. Even

the bath stokers wear gold belts.Huge grape clusters hang down on every street and

brush the faces of the citizens. No one has to do anything. You can balance

a basket on your head and walk through an orchard, and it will fill by itself with

overripe fruit dropping into it. Stray dogs stray in lanes full of thrown-out

scraps with barely a notice. The lean desert wolf gets indigestion from the rich

food. Everyone is fat and satiated with all the extra. There are no

robbers. There is no energy for crime, or for gratitude, and no one wonders about

the unseen world. The people of Saba feel bored with just the mention of prophecy.

They have no desire of any kind.Maybe some idle curiosity about miracles, but that’s

it. This overrichness is a subtle disease. Those who have it are blind

to what’s wrong and deaf to anyone who points it out. The City of Saba cannot be

understood from within itself: But there is a cure, an individual medicine, not

a social remedy: sit quietly, and listen for a voice within that will say, *Be

more silent*. As that happens, your soul starts to revive Give up talking and

your positions of power. Give up the excessive money. Turn toward teachers and

prophets who dont live in Saba. They can help you grow sweet again and fragrant

and wild and fresh and thankful for any small event.

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Do you know how I would call the nature of present economic conditions? I would call it cannibalistic. That’s what it is! They are nourishing their greed on the quivering flesh and warm blood of the people nothing else.

Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent

There is no law and no certainty. The teaching propaganda be hanged. What the people know does not matter, were its knowledge so accurate. The only thing that matters to us is the emotional state of masses, without emotion there is no action.

Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent

This is an open letter to Principal Cadet College Larkana written by me regarding Martyrdom of Maj. Mujahid Ali Mirani Shaheed.


To,
The Principal & Project Director,
Cadet College Larkana.

Respected Sir,

It is agreed upon by many that Pakistan is passing through very difficult times. In the wake of the complex situation in the country, the role of uniformed services can not be neglected. Many of sons of soil are busy day and night to make sure that we stand respected among the nations of the world. In these endeavors to preserve our freedom and sovereignty, many have laid their lives. Among them, one of our Ex-Cadets from Cadet College Larkana (CCL), Maj. Mujahid Ali Mirani Shaheed is worthy of mention.

Maj. Mujahid Ali Mirani Shaheed joined CCL in 1994 as part of the third batch of College. Latter, after passing his Higher School Certificate Examination, joined Pakistan Army with 105 long Course. Having passed out from Pakistan Military Academy, he got commissioned and joined 07 AK as his unit. Allah Almighty had a great honor for him in his stock and he was destined to achieve the immortality.

Reportedly, it was the fateful night of 26-27 November, 2011, when a chopper of NATO tried to enter the premises of our motherland in Mahmand Agency near Silala check post. Maj. Mujahid Ali Mirani Shaheed was posted at Silala check post, who having seen this breach of territorial integrity of Pakistan, retaliated but there was no balance of power and around 25 soldiers including Maj. Mujahid Ali Mirani accepted martyrdom.

Maj. Mujahid Ali Mirani Shaheed was the one such brave son of soil who lost his life in the line of duty. He is an ideal for all those who love their country. Allah blessed him with martyrdom and he can be identified with the soldier who is referred in literature as true patriot.

Here, I will not consider it an exaggeration, if I say that he is the hero, we used to fantasize about after hearing motivational speeches and lectures back there at CCL. He is the first Shaheed of our alma mater who tried to prove his love for the country by presenting his life and fought till last drop of blood. He is the real pride of our country, province, area, his family and alma mater. No doubt, his life and death has potential to serve as a role model for the young blood of this nation generally and CCL specifically because he lived and learnt the ideals of scarifying his life at CCL.

Revered Sir, with this letter, I would like to request your attention and submit that it is the time when we ought to do something in order to pay tribute to this son of CCL. It will not be out of place if you name the Auditorium or a building or build a monument or at least name a road at CCL in the memory of Maj. Mujahid Ali Mirani Shaheed. This small gesture will go a long way in generating the spirit of sacrifice for the country among all those who are studying at CCL. Not doubt, Maj. Mujahid Ali Mirani Shaheed can serve as a real life example for those who are studying at CCL since he studied there and proved himself extra-ordinary by his great deed of laying his life for our beloved Country.

Sir, in last, I hope that you will ponder over my humble submission and wish that steps will be taken at CCL which will make the name of Maj. Mujahid Ali Mirani immortal among all those who are and will be studying at CCL.

I Thank you for your time.

Yours truly,

I happened to read this piece somewhere; I don’t know about the author who wrote it but since it touched my heart, I felt like sharing it with you. In my point of view, in this piece the writer has beautiful covered all the aspects of a Police officer’s life

When the Lord was creating Police Officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said,

“You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And the Lord said, “Have you read the spec on this order? A Police Officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn’t touch, and not wrinkle his uniform.


“He has to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day.

“He has to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals. And he has to have six pairs of hands.”

The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands… no way.”

“It’s not the hands that are causing me problems,” said the Lord, “it’s the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have.”

“That’s on the standard model?” asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he asks, “May I see what’s in there, sir?” (When he already knows and wishes he’d taken that accounting job.) “Another pair here in the side of his head for his partners’ safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, ‘You’ll be all right ma’am, when he knows it isn’t so.”

“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve, “rest and work on this tomorrow.”

“I can’t,” said the Lord, “I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck.”

The angel circled the model of the Police Officer very slowly, “Can it think?” she asked.

“You bet,” said the Lord. “It can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes; recite Miranda warnings in its sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop… and still it keeps its sense of humor.

This officer also has phenomenal personal control. He can deal with crime scenes painted in hell, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim’s family, and then read in the daily paper how law enforcement isn’t sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects.”

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the peace officer. “There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model.”

“That’s not a leak,” said the lord, “it’s a tear.”

“What’s the tear for?” asked the angel.

“It’s for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that  piece of cloth called the flag.”

“You’re a genius,” said the angel.

The Lord looked somber. “I didn’t put it there,” he said.

“The Search for something permanent is one of the deepest of instincts leading men to philosophy. It is derived, no doubt, from love of home and desire for a refuge from danger; we find accordingly, that it is most passionate in those whose lives are most exposed to catastrophe. Religion seeks permanence in two forms, God and immortality. In God is no variables neither shadow of turning; the life after death is eternal and unchanging.”

Bertrand Russel

History of Western Philosophy

Chapter on Heraclitus

I am down tonight,do I get disappointed? My inner most self denies disappointment and my heart aches. Fellas two opposite forces are colliding inside me and I am trying to punch the negative down to the place it came from but both are equally exerting…I hope by morning, the dust will settle down and sky will be clear…..Civil Services, Army, Politicians and my country??? Feeling sorry about sorry state of affairs!

It is an established fact that Smoking kills. The smoking kills a person step by step over a long period of time by developing different diseased states. It is a cheap death because tobacco is available to everyone easily and at cheap rates. The government is reluctant to stop it; the law enforcement agencies are silent over it. No checks are there in place to and even a minor can buy tobacco without being stop. In this sorry state of affair, what can be done?According to WHO, Tobacco use (including smoking) is causally linked to a number of chronic diseases including several cancers, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cardiovascular diseases. There is also increasing evidence of an association between smoking and tuberculosis, especially in China and India. A recent study suggests that 4.83 million deaths were attributable to smoking in 2000 (Ezzati and Lopez 2004). Over half of these (2.69 million deaths) were among people aged 30 to 69 years, resulting in a large number of premature deaths. Comparisons between developing and developed countries showed equal numbers of deaths due to tobacco but the burden of disease associated with smoking was much higher in developing countries. A study conducted in Karachi states that the cancer of lung is ranked the most frequent malignancy in men in the entire 1995-2002 period. It is however a cause of concern that the overall lung cancer incidence rates continue to rise. These rates correspond with the trends of smoking prevalence in the younger age groups in the last 2 decades. Published studies have given alerts to increase in the smoking habits of the present day youngsters and with an expanding population the country can expect a substantial increase in lung cancer (Bhurgari Y et al, 2006).

Keeping in view the hazardous effects of smoking, strategy is required to prevent this menace in form anti-tobacco rules and health education; prohibition of smoking in educational institutions at all levels and a ban on the sale of cigarettes to minors (Bhurgari Y et al, 2006).

These are high sounding words. Who will step ahead? No one from outside will come to rescue us! It is we, who can make some difference. Let’s do it, let’s campaign against this hazard, else will be questioned by our coming generation for all the disease burden and deaths. One last thing, if you are a smoker yourself, even then you can make some difference.

I read this post at The CEP Forum and found it quite helpful for aspirants therefore felt like sharing it with you. I hope you will come to like it too.

Hello Dear Friends,

I will in this thread share with you my experience of CSS exams. I have cleared the written part of CSS exams in my first attempt and I already know that I am going to be allocated for 39th Commons Training Program. In other words my seat is confirmed because (fortunately) I am from Sindh (Urban).

My Background

I am a son of an army officer. I have been a very spoiled person. I never took interest in academic activities but managed to complete my BBA (hons. in Marketing) and MBA (HRM) from Szabist Karachi. All my life I have been facilitated by my father in ‘getting things done’ my way. But for the CSS, there was no ‘sifarish’ and no way to rely on my father’s charm. So I had to apply myself and utilized all my energies to their full potential.

My Journey to the CSS

Since 7th grade I have been doing three things consistently; listening to all kinds of music, playing guitar and reading Dawn Newspaper. So my listening and reading skills were always getting better as the years passed by. These two skills ultimately proved to be my biggest assets.

In the year 2008, my father got me into National Accountability Bureau as a grade 17 investigation officer. During my NAB interview, the General advised me, “although you are being selected but this job is not for you son. Spend some time here and get the exposure but you must go for CSS exams. You can do it son. Just commit to it and apply yourself.” My listening skills were playing their part. So I quit NAB within a year and went on to explore the world of CSS. My reading skills helped me in that regard.

Exams Preparation

I selected the following optional subjects after thorough analysis

Indo Pak History (it covers Pakistan affairs and is also useful for current affairs)
Political Science (I am deeply in love with this subject. It automatically covers constitutional law. It also helps in essay and in my case it helped me in Islamiat paper as well. Plus it provides a great arsenal of quotations)
Constitutional Law (Easy to prepare and a very useful subject for CSS)
Business Administration (It was a natural choice as I am an MBA)

I was told by many seniors to drop history and political science and instead go for scoring subjects like geography, sociology, journalism etc. But I stuck to my decision. I believe one should go for those subjects that one finds interesting, enjoyable and easy to prepare without considering the scoring trends)

I started making my own notes in August 2009 and finished this process by mid November 2009. After that I started the revision process and never looked back.

Now I am going to share some useful tips regarding Compulsory Subjects.

Essay

Just stick to the basics which are:
1.   solid but brief outline covering all the aspects of topic
2.   reasonable opening and a sound conclusion.
3.   paragraphs must be equal in length
4.   paras must be cohesive and one para must deal with one topic at a time
5.   the opening words of a para must match the words in outline. To make it more clear have a look at the following outline on the topic “Global Warming”:

1. The sky is falling
1.1. Global warming
1.2. Greenhouse gases
1.3. Greenhouse effect

2. Causes of global warming
2.1. Ice ages theory
2.2. Ocean activity theory
2.3. Sunspot activity theory
2.4. Human activity theory
• Burning Fossil fuels
• Correlation between population growth and rising temperatures
• Cutting the forests

3. Effects of global warming
3.1. Rising of the sea level
3.2. Changing climate and weather patterns
3.3. Changing ecosystems

4.  Solutions
4.1. Common people’s actions
4.2. What states can do
• What Pakistanis can do
• Alternative sources of power
• Public transportation
• Subsidies against taxes
• Natural gas
• planting and protecting the forests
• Public education
4.3. International solutions

5.  Conclusion

Now the opening para should be like…

(1. The Sky is Falling) —–> From outline.
The sky is falling, the sky is falling! Growing up we heard this phrase in folktales as a “wolf cry”. A cry that is so ridiculous that nobody would believe it. Now that global warming is a major environmental issue, the saying doesn’t sound so out of place. Most people might say: what is global warming? But if they look around and observe the environment around them then they might find the answer to this question. Years are becoming warmer and weather patterns are finding it difficult to stay at the same course. The changes are small so far, but these are expected to accelerate uncontrollably. Within the next fifty to hundred years the earth may be much hotter place than it has been in past million years.  However, the real question is why this is happening and what is the connection of humanity with global warming?

(1.2. Global Warming) —–> From outline.
Global warming is commonly referred to as an increase in the temperature of the lowest layers of Earth’s atmosphere. Scientists estimate that average temperature could climb up to two degree Celsius in twenty years time because of global warming. Global warming has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences, but the term is most often used to refer to the warming predicted to occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse gases………. ……………..and so on…

In my view diagrams and headings must be avoided in an essay.

Précis and Composition

Prepare and solve the last 10-20 past papers. “Exploring the world of English” by Saadat Ali Shah is the ultimate authority regarding English papers i.e. essay and composition.

General Knowledge

Everyday Science

For objective portion prepare all the MCQs from 1990 to the last paper.
For subjective Kashmiri’s book and past papers are enough.

Current Affairs

Dawn Newspaper especially the editorial section and the articles. Read the news and topic of the editorial and then try to write your own editorial on that news topic. Then match with the Dawn’s editor. Other sources like internet, TV, mags etc are also very useful.

Pakistan Affairs

I only covered the topics before1947 Independence of Pakistan. Learn by heart all the dates and events. Draw a timeline and memorize it. All the events from 1857 to 1947 must be crystal clear to you. Also cover all the prominent religious and political personalities like Mujadid Alf Sani, Sha Wali Ullah, Haji Shariatullah, Syed Ahmed Shaheed, Dudhu Mian, Sir Syed, Allama Iqbal, Quaid e Azam, Liaqat Ali Khan etc. Read all the events after 1947 at least once.

Islamiat

Only attempt in Urdu if you are 110% confident otherwise always go for English. I prepared Islamiat in Urdu for about a month but when I saw the paper, I instantly decided to attempt in English. I was damn right. This year Islamiat has proved to be a disaster for those who attempted this paper in Urdu. Anyway, go for English and at least learn 15 – 20 verses by heart with correct chapter and verse references. Memorize 6 to 8 verses in Arabic as well with English translation.

Some Suggestions

The best course of action is to prepare own notes. Consult at least three different sources for preparing an answer to a particular question. Also search the Internet for your answers.

I suggest that one should prepare three types of notes for a particular question. That are; full length notes, short notes (only headings and main points in bullet form) and code notes (code words for headings and main points).

Take command of your subject. You should strive to become an authority on your subjects. Always be willing to walk an extra mile. Consistent hard work, determination and will to succeed are the key ingredients for success in CSS. Tell yourself that failure is not an option for you. Write as much as possible on blank papers. Test yourself by randomly choosing a question from any past paper and try to solve it.

Save the last month before exams for revision.

Never use fancy words. Just write in simple readable English. Avoid overuse of quotations, poetry, diagrams, idioms, jargons etc. Such things only waste the time and create confusion. Stick to the basics please.

Go out for running, walking, jogging for at least 30 mins 5 days a weak. Eat healthy food and sleep minimum 8 hours everyday.

Most importantly say your prayers and ask Allah to open up your mind. Constantly seek your Lord’s help, mercy and blessings. Believe in yourself and have blind faith in Allah’s help. Inshallah success will be yours in the exams.

And Remember

When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream. (Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist)

Best luck for your preparation and exams.

regards,
pinkfloyd

Source: My Journey to the CSS by Pinkfloyd