Islamic index launched in Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

Bombay Stock Exchange has launched Islamic index. Main objective is to provide a suitable environment for Muslims who are hesitant of using normal stock exchange activities due to certain religious concerns. These concerns are related to nature of company where investment is going to take place. Also interest based activities are strictly prohibited in Islamic Sharia.

It is very positive and should be appreciated that in economic filed, Indian business community have acted professionally without any religious bias.

Surprisingly, i became a little bit disturbed by reading this news. The reason was that we got a separate country by chanting slogans of Islam and now we are without any Islamic ideology. Instantly i Googled for any clue of Islamic index in Pakistani stock exchanges. And i found that The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) and Al-Meezan Investment Management Limited (Al Meezan Investments) launched the Pakistan’s first co-branded Islamic Index, KSE-Meezan Index (KMI).

To bridge the gaps among religious and less religious classes in Pakistan, Government and private sectors should try to come close by such steps in every filed of life.

No wikileaks about Israel, Really?

I have heard many people saying that unlike many other countries there are no wikileaks about Israel. And with same mind most of people declare the wikileaks as a conspiracy by US Govt itself. Am so sick of these conspiracy theories. ): Even one of leading columnist in his recent column mentioned the same point and at the end declared the leaks as conspiracy of US Govt to develop a new strategy of diplomacy around the world.

I think such issues are not so simple as people give authoritative view on same. If you discuss this issue with people around you (as Pakistani folk is eager to discuss such topics) or read columns/articles in newspapers you may get a funny vision that Obama administration and Pentagon high ups are sitting together and approve the plan to reveal truth about their spy type diplomacy in form of wikileaks. It is ridiculous to think so.

Back to main point, today i have captured a snap on Google.com with results of term "wikileaks Israel". Google is showing lot of results on web and in news. So leaks are there about Israel also and these are serious. So there is no reality to say that there are no wikileaks about Israel.

You can try it yourself.

Year 2011 calender would be same as year 2005

Regarding the coming year of 2011, it is interesting to note that 2011 would match  2005. Days and dates would follow same combination as in 2005. This means vacations and other yearly events would follow same days. So if you have 2005 calender with you then  no need to buy a new one for 2011.

Where your cell phone got assembled

To get know that where your cell phone was assembled, here is a simple way.
Press *#06# on your mobile  and the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number appears check the 7th and 8th digits.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7th 8th 9 0 11 12 13 14 15

IF the 7th & 8th digits are

• 02 or 20 that mean it was Assembled in Emirates
• 08 or 80 that mean it' s manufactured in Germany
• 01 or 10 that mean it' s manufactured in Finland
• 00 that mean it was manufactured in original factory
• 13 that mean it was Assembled in Azerbaijan

Emotions have foot

اشفاق احمد نے اپنی ایک کتاب میں لکھا ہے کہ
زندگی میں کوئی خوشی، کوئی جذبہ کبی مستقل نہیں ہوتا.
 ان کے بھی پاؤں ہوتے ہیں.
 ہمارا سلوک اور رویہ دیکھ کر کبھی یہ بھاگ کر قریب آ جاتے ہیں،
 اور کبھی آہستہ آہستہ دور چلے جاتے ہیں

Which are you? (A story highlighting the difference of effect)

A girl went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying A word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.

Interesting facts about Oct 2010

Oct 2010 has some interesting facts associated with it.

• 5 Fridays
• 5 Saturdays
• 5 Sundays 

October with these qualities is once in 823 years.

Distinction of problem types

Pakistan is now a country full of problems and challenges. From a pedestrian to president of country every individual has grieve challenges on daily basis. Media is acting as an important character to highlight the problems.

Among the debates and commentaries every where, one thing is confusing (even funny) that common man is spending a lot of time on watching, reading and commenting the Govt level constitutional, judicial and policy issues and is paying less attention to problems that are really affecting his life.

Political parties are also neglecting these issues that are directly affecting the lives of people.

If i try to list the issues that i think are directly affecting the people, then it is surprising that about 60 to 70 % of issues are not even touched in our print and electronic media. Even people themselves are not too much involved in solution and highlight. The list may be as follows.

• Inflation
• Food contamination
• Traffic jams
• Fake medical practitioners
• Poor quality medicines
• Increasing black magic operators in society
• Corruption for services
• Law and order
• Poor transport facilities
• Awareness of women rights
• Insufficient facilities at courts and jails
• Insufficient and polluted drinking water
• Optimizing Telecommunication sector policies. It includes revision and censorship of SMS and call packages. 

These are few problems that hit my mind at this time. Of course you may point many more along with these. But main point is that these problems are not touched by any authority. And even media do not pay due attention to these issues. 

It is required that to make the life a bit more better, people should talk and care about the problems that are really their own and truly affect them.

Why Bill Gates would decide to Sell off Microsoft?

Letter from Banta Singh of Punjab to Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft

Subject: Problems with my new computer.

Dear Mr. Bill Gates,

We have bought a computer for our home and we have found some problems, which I want to bring to your notice.

1. There is a button 'start' but there is no 'stop' button. We request you to check this.

2. We find there is 'Run' in the menu. One of my friends clicked 'run' he ran up to Amritsar ! So, we request you to change that to 'sit', so that we can click that by sitting.

3. One doubt is whether any 're-scooter' is available in system? I find only 're-cycle', but I own a scooter at my home.

4. There is 'Find' button but it is not working properly. My wife lost the door key and we tried a lot trace the key with this ' find' button, but was unable to trace. Please rectify this problem.

5. My child learnt 'Microsoft word' now he wants to learn 'Microsoft sentence', so when you will provide that?

6. I bought computer, CPU, mouse and keyboard, but there is only one icon which shows 'MY Computer': when you will provide the remaining items?

7. It is surprising that windows says 'MY Pictures' but there is not even a single photo of mine. So when will you keep my photo in that.

8. There is 'MICROSOFT OFFICE' what about 'MICROSOFT HOME' since I use the PC at home only.

9. You provided 'My Recent Documents'. When you will provide 'My Past Documents'?

10. You provide 'My Network Places'. For God sake please do not provide 'My Secret Places'. I do not want to let my wife know where I go after my office hours.

Regards,

Banta Singh

Last one to Mr Bill Gates :

Sir, how is it that your name is Gates but u are selling WINDOWS??????