M. Ashraf
My full name is Muhammad Ashraf. Born and brought up in middle class of Sialkot city, I am University Graduate in Mathematics and English through famous Murray College Sialkot. In year 1959, I qualified for joining Survey of Pakistan, a government department for Surveying & Mapping, Astronomy, Geodesy and Arial Photography, where I qualified prescribed Surveying Courses. Life of accomplishment adventurous assignments thus started.
For a period of above 40 years, I kept busy in professional duties. I worked in various parts of Pakistan, where I lived and worked in most of the undulating, hilly and desert areas. For 4 years, 1979 to 1983, I worked in various parts of Iraq for the Government of Iraq. Eleven years of works as member of teams of European, Egyptian and American engineers, forms part of the total period.
During my travels, I happened to meet peoples of various areas. Visiting various areas and meeting people of variety of cultures, has been a highly valuable experience. I saw the areas where you can simply sit and see for hours with immense divine pleasure and satisfaction. I met and lived with people whom I can never forget. I experienced greedless sincerity and good will that forms permanent and ever fresh memory of my mind. "I shall never let this all go in vain — so help me GOD. Shortly, I am putting my book on process for publication which will bless all such people and scenes with eternal life".
Species of Politicians in Declared Corrupt States of the world
Foreword: Yearly reports of Transparency International, especially those for years 2009 and 2010, are the basis of this brief article. Misuse of terminologies and elements of prevailing shape of Democracy, in the declared corrupt states, has caused perennial sufferings for all classes of the citizens, particularly for the poor, accelerating boost of diseases, crimes and […]
Response to Shahid Siddiqi’s Analysis of India’s Occupation of Kashmir
Response by Axis of Logic reader, Nasir Khan on Obama’s November Vist to India: Help Kashmiris gain their right to self-determination. Mr Siddiqi, I am sure you know what Obama stands for. Please let me add a bit on this score. The whole world knows him as a staunch defender of the policies of Israel […]
Confine Your Operations to Afghanistan, Islamabad Tells Washington
Fears have been expressed for a long time that successful resistance by the Pashtun Taliban against American occupation of Afghanistan and the imminent defeat of the “International Security Assistance Force” (ISAF which amounts to NATO led by the U.S.) would force Pentagon to broaden the theatre of war into Pakistan citing the presence of […]
Professional Journeys’ Narrative – 7
During December 1969, I was asked to take up survey works in Baluchistan Province of Pakistan. It was estimated to be a year’s job without break. Everyone of my colleagues had flatly refused to take up the project due to one reason or another. The most rigid colleagues declared that they would like to either […]
Professional Journeys’ Narrative – 6
People of Tharparker are conventional breeders of Camels, Cows, Sheep and Goats. Quite a number of them posses sizeably large herds. Owners of some herds do not know the actual count of their animals. Every owner of the large herd keeps close eye on his animals and with the team of guarding members moves along […]
Professional Journeys’ Narrative – 5
Decoits used to play hide and seek with Rangers looting the people of villages. The phenomenon was ages old so much so that people of Rajputana and Thar were accustomed to it. Resistance was almost nil. It was on the pity of decoits to leave or take away the belongings of villagers. One member of […]
Corrupt Politicians Adding Countries to List of Corrupt States
In a declared Corrupt State, teenagers do feel degraded. They have a question in mind ‘why are we citizens of a corrupt state when we have done nothing wrong in the interest of the country?’ They are too innocent to understand that corrupt politicians are responsible for the situation. These so called politicians know little […]
Professional Journeys’ Narrative – 4
Venomous snakes are of varied sizes in the area, but I have not seen any snake of dia. more than 1.75 inch or 4.3 cm. Desert where human beings spend more energy in walking, there is no problem for the snakes running fast here and there. There is another type of snakes in the area […]
Traditions of Sub-Continent Invaded
For special attention of the peoples of Sub-continent: Peoples of Sub-continent have been ruled by foreign invaders for many centuries. Countless freedom fighters were mercilessly slaughtered. Generations have bees deprived of a lot in every aspect of human life including civil amenities, health and education. Invaders choosing permanent settlement in the territory remained wasting the […]
Health through Exercise and Proper Diet
Human beings will remain grateful to Mr. Jack Lalanne (previously named John Lalanne) for his exemplary guidance for maintenance of health through regular daily exercise and nourishing simple diet. At age of 95, he is an embodiment of perfect good health with amazing strength and stamina. There is hardly any example in the past and […]
Dawn of Year 2010 in Pakistan
Black-outs sans war continued in Pakistan at the dawn of New Year 2010. Foreigners calmly shared the darkness along with sobbing citizens. The very start of the New Year was greeted with switches on without light in most parts of the country including my own locality. Infants, students, aged persons, patients, industries, workmen and places […]
Professional Journeys’ Narrative – 3
Camel travels his own way. A regular rider gets habitual with multi-directional movements during journey through expanse of vast desert. For me the case was different. I managed to set three cotton cushions under my sitting position on the camel back. This precaution did not help. Formation of sores started on third day by the […]
Corrupt States and Democracy
According to Television news on Tuesday November 17, 2009, TI’s list of world’s corrupt states has been released. Corruption in Pakistan has increased by five points, loosing serial No, 47 and gaining serial No. 42. It will be a great service to UNO’s members if general guidelines are advised to reduce the serials of this […]
Safety against HIV Virus
A Pakistani doctor has pin pointed the quacks as culprits against control of HIV Virus infections. He is absolutely right. What to talk of quacks, one of our graduate engineers forestalled a MBBS doctor for using primitive syringe. The doctor rashly abused our engineer and said ‘I am the doctor not you’. I myself have […]
Professional Journeys’ Narrative – 2
Every huts’ settlement or village has its own well of bitter water for the survival of camels, goats, sheep etc. These animals have physically adjusted themselves to this kind of water. In summer this water is very cold and the animals drink it greedily. Such wells are 150 to 200 feet deep. Long rope and […]
Anecdotes for Young Men About to Marry
Special for citizens of countries of Subcontinent Conservative brides prove to be good wives and excellent mothers even if they are less educated. Modern women, modern in any form, are too busy in their dresses, matching shoes, matching ornaments and matching nail polish and lip-stick, to look after the babies to concentrate on their rearing. […]
Tips for Practical Life
1- People ruined by mismanagement say that they have been affected by bad luck. 2- If you worry about matters beyond measure, it will mean that you are shortly going underground. 3- If you have known about the world a lot without knowing your own self, your life is a failure. 3- Take care of […]
Professional Journeys’ Narrative – 1
During November 1960, we reached Khokhra Par on Pak-India Border. We had to start our journey by Camels, for 80 miles distance towards North. It was seven days journey in all. On an evening we were informed that Camels had been managed and that we had to start our journey the very next day. Following […]
Needed Superb Negotiators
What ever the long list of justifications for use of bullet force in Swat, force of negotiations has not been technically put to practice. It might be due to incompetence or due to pressure of debts providing parties, in reckless effort to divert attentions from failures in Iraq and Afghanistan. When 70% military and economical […]
Additional Wisdom and Experience Available
1- In the past of every successful person, there is a long list of failures. 2- If you keep blowing your own trumpet, you will be left with less endurance for climbing. 3- Results of hurried performance can never be equal to results of performance with patience. 4- When the elephant is on his way, […]
