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".
Distracted Journalism in Pakistan
There is an article about the accession of provinces and tribal areas over to territories of Pakistan, in Sunday Magazine of Nawa e Waqt, Dated May 03, 2015. The newspaper is quite old and well known but there is not a gesture of reference to the context for publishing such particular article at a time […]
Factors for Foreign Terrorism
Recent terrorist attack on Ismailis in Karachi, the most calm and peaceful community of Pakistan and the world, is doubtlessly foreign planned and foreign aided, with men and material. As matter of plain truth it is sequence of APS Peshawar massacre. Evident purpose of both of these attacks is creation of horror and sense of […]
Musical Night and Education
When, at least, the upper half of all the participant citizens, including so many renowned politicians, of the musical Saturday night May 02, 2015, in the great capital of Islami Jamhuriya Pakistan, had been waving from left to right and vice versa, the Daily Nawa e Waqt had been recording the true face of their:- […]
PIA Hostesses’ New Uniform
Extra explicit enthusiasm is being displayed for new uniform for the hostesses. There is a lengthy article about it in the Daily DAWN, March 29, 2015. This new uniform will do little for PIA because the following nucleus elements only can recover and retain its good name internationally:- Maintenance and security of its kites which […]
Honourable Imam Ali-ul-Haq
During summer of 1946, our respectable teacher of fourth class announced that the class will go for site seeing, right after recess. There were about two dozen students of age 10 to 11 years. Disciplines of the school were tight. In an organized row we walked out of the school after recess, accompanied by our […]
Future Status of Pakistan
Article by Ms. Shazia Hassan through article headed ‘Like Sugar in Milk’ in Daily DAWN of March 22, 2015, is an excellent contribution against running political system of Pakistan. The state will become a least corrupt welfare state only when people owning the qualities of personalities mentioned in the article, join politics to serve this country […]
Puran’s Well Visited
What happened to Puran (Pooran), an exceptionally great personality among extra ordinary human beings, constitutes five aspects of human behaviour, gentle plus vicious, that left messages for everybody till eternity:- Respect and reverence for mutual relationships among human beings. Absolute surrender to temptations on which control differentiates human from animal. Bankruptcy in courage to confession […]
Defacing Democracy in Low Literacy
Foreword: Contents of this article appeal to the educated lot (University graduates, teachers, scholars, religious leaders and sincere sections of media) in low literacy states for guiding the uneducated masses to cast their votes in respect of honest and truthful candidates who know the meaning of patriotism (dedication, contributions and sacrifices) if at all customary […]
Guardians of Law Support Extortion
Media reports reflect on effectiveness and quality of governance in a country. These reports sometimes cause shuffling and resignations of Chiefs of departments. Unfortunately peoples of declared seriously corrupt states go on suffering and nobody is removed and nobody resigns. Pakistani newspapers and TV channels are carrying out their responsibilities in this regard. A sizeable […]
Respect for All Religions
Going against the norms of civilized era and human rights, an effort has been made to hurt sentiments of believers. Every human being has right to follow a leader and a preacher. There is no justification for any type of unprovoked criticism by individuals of differing schools of thought. No religion with a divine book […]
History in a Nut Shell
So many thanks to Daily DAWN of January 04, 2015, with even thanks to book reviewer Mr. Hassan Javid. The book (The Warrior State) is a concise history, in a nut shell, of the new state stretched over three quarters of a century, including governance and highly sensitive decisions, right or wrong, resorted to with […]
Neglected Priorities and Forgotten Martyrs
Pakistan Movement’s workers and their generations, including Muslims and minorities, who indulged in personality cult to the extent of core faith, could not and will not ever possess relevant national character unless a justice based analysis strikes their stubborn discretion. Ladies, children and gentlemen who sacrificed their honour, lives and possessions during process of finding […]
Hail East Punjab of India
Opening ceremony of Kabaddi World Cup, December 06, 2014 evening, has been an illustrious event related to Punjabi culture represented in its core instinct. In all segments of program Punjabi was dominant. It was respectably devoid of pollution of imported manners and languages. This clearly depicts the Punjabi’s dignity as source of communication and way […]
Professional Journeys’ Narrative – 19
(An account of journeys exclusively based on true picture of areas and the people there. No poetic or romantic false expressions are included, Excerpt from a book in process) Seven members team responsible for maintenance of Micro Wave System had its headquarter at Dalbandin. There area of duty extended from Nushki to Iran border. All […]
Allegations Exchange 2014
Leaders of the Sit In and representatives of the government are seriously blaming each other. There are charges of rigging of polls and widespread corruptions among members of the government. The government side rejects allegations and blames the Sit In side for their abusive language. Most recently the government side has been polite enough to […]
General Health Precautions
Following health tips collected from various sources and various modes of research in maintaining human physical and mental health, are recorded hereunder. Any health precaution doubtful for a particular individual maybe ignored and not followed. In general, these tips guarantee a long healthy and happy life which becomes source of incentive for many others. A […]
Hazards Under Corrupts’ Governance
Corrupt rulers not releasing corruptions’ incentives for citizens or citizens immune to temptations of corruptions learnt from corrupt rulers, will certainly prove true only when a domestic sparrow, with a wild elephant at its back, will fly towards the North Pole. Widespread corruptions dominating the atmosphere of the country, settle the status of rulers. Corrupts […]
Trek through Motherland to be Patriotic
Books and screens introduce only a little to the beauty of sites. Visits to parts of motherland generate different type of affiliations. Mind and sensations receive a different message. Every time you touch the bushes, stones, sand particles and water of blue lake, you feel affectionate towards these. When you meet and talk to people […]
Resisting Abductions & Imprisonments for Forced Labour
(With thanks to Dawn, dated October 26, 2014) Apart from perpetual neglect ion of Islamic articles of constitution related to Islami Jamhuriya Pakistan, the problems of forced labour has not been solved during the past 65 years period. The plight of imprisoned people brings down flow from the most unsentimental people harsh enough not to […]
Pakistan and Statesmanship
Acquisition of a piece of a land serves little towards freedom and independence of the occupants of territory. Contributions by far sighted versatile statesmen are must to comb the countrymen into disciplines of unity justice and honesty in formation of a real nation. Availability of requisite statesmen in low literacy corrupt states is next to […]
