Video Of The Young Boy Killed By Rangers

Nadira just shared a report on how our shitty rangers shot an unarmed boy in Karachi at Benazir Park.

I know everybody cannot stomach this video but it is available on youtube widely. It clearly shows there was no reason to shoot him. The boy was not really a threat to the rangers in anyway. They have nothing better to do but to claim that he too was a dangerous dacoit.

I am wondering who made this video? A common person present there at the park or some journalist. I have not seen coverage of this incident on TV. My heart has become weak.

We have not forgotten Munib and Mughees who were not given justice for their torturous murder. To date, people are trying to show they were dacoits and that their lynching was justified. I don't expect much from this case either. Very soon people and the media will forget what happened to this boy as well.

This is a sickening situation. Pakistan is infested with a strange kind of madness. This nation does not know how to respect freedom. Pakistanis love to talk about Islam all the time but value of life is nothing. And nothing will change here.

More details on this story: Youth shot dead by rangers in Karachi

18 Unbearable Years Of Jaycee Lee Dugard's Life

Jaycee Lee Dugard

Jaycee Lee Dugard who was abducted in June 1991 lived eighteen years of her life locked up by a psychotic couple.

Nancy Garrido and her husband Philip Garrido were given a sentence of over 400 years for their criminal behavior and for kidnapping Jaycee Lee Dugard for eighteen years.

Last night, I read a report about a girl from California, which was very sad and disturbing. I discussed it with my sister and felt it should be written down here.

On June 10, 1991, eleven year old Jaycee Lee Dugard was abducted by a psychotic couple as she was walking towards her school bus. Her step father helplessly saw a car with a man and woman inside turned around and somebody grabbed Jaycee.

Ironically, her family had moved to South Lake Tahoe, California from an inner city suburb to escape the rising crime rates but fate had something quite terrible in store for the family.

Jaycee went missing from that day but in August 2009 she returned back to the police as a grown up woman. Her description and details matched that of missing Jaycee and the DNA test confirmed it was really her.

Now, Jaycee is a 31 year old woman. She has received justice as the court has ordered the psychotic couple - Philip Garrido and his wife Nancy a harsh sentence of 431 years in prison. This means, the mad couple will spend the rest of their life behind the bars. They abducted Jaycee in 1991 and kept her in a secret backyard compound in their home for 18 years. Jaycee was raped by Garrido repeatedly and gave birth to two daughters as a result of the rape. The daughters are now 13 and 16 years.

It is said, Jaycee will write a book in which she will tell the world about her sufferings and torturous 18 years that ruined her life. She didn't visit the court also because she didn't want to spend another minute in Garrido's presence. Obviously, she cannot forgive or forget what happened to her. But, we can hope and pray that now she will live a better life.

It is so painful to read that somebody went through so much of torture - mental and physical for so many years. Sadly, she even had to give birth to two daughters in those conditions. It is an unbearable thought - raising kids of the rapist but even those kids have done nothing wrong.

Most of us are so busy with her happy lives that we cannot even imagine some people have to suffer so much, all for nothing. In fact, most of us don't even have the courage to read or listen to these incidents.

It is true that the psychotic couple destroyed a good important part of Jaycee's life and also of her parents. Unfortunately, I had to share their ugly pictures also and we can absolutely see they look like shitty sick devils. Though, Jaycee was given justice but nothing can bring back those years that Garridos took away from her.

Psychotic Man Fooled Depressed Kids Into Suicide Pacts

Nadia Kajouji

Mark Drybrough

William Melchert Dinkel - the man who talked to vulnerable and depressed people online and convinced them to get into a suicide pact and take their lives because it was the easiest way to end their suffering.

This is a very sad true story. In 2008, a young girl disappeared from her dorm room at Carleton University. Upon investigation, her body was found in Rideau River. She was a suicide victim.

However, unlike most 19 year old kids who commit suicide, Nadia Kajouji was a well liked girl but she was suffering from a severe depression ever since she had moved to her dorm room. Her friends and family knew a bit but not all.

Upon further investigation, it was revealed that Nadia was chatting with an online buddy whom she thought was a female nurse and with whom she had entered into a suicide pact. The nurse had made her believe, that it is the best way to end this suffering and that is to do it together.

Sadly, Nadia is no longer alive to know that she was chatting with a psycho who was 48 year old, William Melchert Dinkel. William used to identify depressed people online and entered into suicide pacts but had no intention of taking his own life. He advised vulnerable people on the most painless and effective ways to kill themselves.

William was found guilty for aiding Nadia Kajouji and Mark Drybrough from UK to take their lives. He was sentenced for six and half years in jail and 15 years in probation. However, most of the sentence has been suspended. He can easily get away with only 320 days in prison and then return to jail for two days in the next ten years i.e. on the death anniversaries of Kajouji and Drybrough.

I feel this is unfair punishment for the crime he had committed. Two kids lost their lives because he fooled them. Most people on the internet say this is a very light punishment for what he did and are not happy about it.

It is so saddening to see how kids talk to strangers about their depression and feelings. It makes them vulnerable and like most cases, internet can be gross and you can never know what sort of psychopath are you dealing with on the other side of the screen. Some people like William end up playing with the already disturbed minds of some kids and the damage is so brutal that they even end up taking their lives. The crazy man is alive and the depressed kids are no more. It all seems so unfair.

The Sialkot Lynchings: A Year Without Justice

August 15^th, 2010, was just another day for most of us, but for two brothers from Sialkot, Pakistan, that day became the most horrifying ever. It was the day that took their lives away and ended their youth brutally. This is the true story of Mughees Butt (17 years) and Muneeb Butt (15 years) who were killed by the residents of a town for a crime they never committed — under the very nose of law enforcement officials. This story is being told so the world knows that even in these progressive times, in some places the value of life is nothing. It is simply worthless.

There are too many versions of the incident that I have come across during my investigations to tell them all. In addition are the stories from a number of journalists who covered the story, who spoke with witnesses present at the crime scene, and to family members of the two brothers. The background of the story is crucial and might help us connect the dots to understand just what happened, and who was responsible.

Read More:

http://ragazine.cc/?s=The+Sialkot+Lynchings%3A++A+Year+Without+Justice++

Mugheez And Muneeb - Waiting For Justice!

I was just thinking about the sad and barbaric case of Mugheez and Munib. The two brothers who were lynched and brutally murdered in Sialkot.

You will be surprised to know that although the evidence in the form of recorded camera footage where the people involved in the crime were exposed clearly has always been there and flashed on tv screens often, yet the case is being handled at a snail's pace.

The Lahore High Court (LHC) restrained yesterday a Gujranwala based anti-terrorism court from ruling in the trial of accused involved in the murder of these two brothers. The court issued this order after a petition was filed by the accused Jamil who challenged the trial court's order to use the television footage to identify people. The accused feel the trial court had no jurisdiction to give any such permission.

It is quite amazing that two young boys were killed by a mob in Sialkot in the presence of police officials on August 15th last year. Many others witnessed the crime scene and made videos from their cell phones as the two boys were lynched. They were killed by continuous beating. Their faces were damaged. And then their bodies were hung upside down to entertain everybody and everybody watched. Yet, with such a major evidence at hand, the case has not been resolved.

For a few weeks media and common people shouted and protested, made facebook pages and groups, showed their anger and valour, held peace demonstrations. Various versions of this story was created where some portrayed the boys as thieves.Then everything was forgotten.

This is the height of justice being delayed to such a pathetic extent. Whatever the boys did is secondary but the fact remains our law does not allow any body to kill anyone like that. I have seen the horrifying footage, which people can not stand and it was painful to know that till this day the boys and their family have not received justice. And why would they get some justice after all they were common and simple Pakistanis not some Raymond Davis!

Another Christian dies in jail

Qamar David was serving a life sentence for blasphemy in Karachi jail & last night, he died in suspicious circumstances. Although they say he had a massive heart attack but in the past, he had been assaulted a number of times in prison. Naturally you can’t rule out that this could be another murder. Human rights activists are asking for an investigation that could ascertain the real cause of death.

Qamar David used to live in Lahore & he was a painter by profession. On 8 June 2006, he was reported by a business rival on false charges of blasphemy in accordance with Articles 295 and C of the Pakistan Penal Code. According to the plaintiff, he sent telephone messages with insulting words against Muhammad. Needless to say, this is invariably the story of anyone who is charged with blasphemy. Nobody wants to find out the facts, people just believe what one person says.

However, groups of Christian human rights activists are calling for the formation of a committee of inquiry to ascertain the reasons for the man’s death. They don’t buy the story of heart attack. In the meantime the family has set out for Karachi, to retrieve his body. David was in prison since the summer of 2006, and in these years in prison, had regularly suffered threats and beatings both from prison guards and fellow prisoners. A person who was constantly receiving threats cannot just die under mysterious conditions.

If people like Salman Taseer & Shahbaz Bhatti can be killed, what can you expect of one who is in jail, thanks to the abuse of that particular law. Various dailies have been covering stories on it but these are mere stories. Justice is beyond the reach of common man. You know Qamar David happens to be just another name in the list. It’s only the case of a sad statistic. You call it a story or a number, it’s up to you.

Davis Case Updates - The Twist

The way Raymond Davis case was going, it was quite evident that this incredibly obvious case would ultimately be twisted and taken into completely different directions. Although, who would possibly have doubt in understanding that the American did in fact kill two people who didn't threaten him in anyway. A bystander died miserably for no reason by a few people in a car that came see that Davis stayed secured and well protected after killing two common Pakistanis. And then the suicide committed by the young wife of one of the men killed by Davis in protest against government's political change in attitude that would set Davis free.

Anyhow, now for the record US Senator John Kerry after his short visit to Pakistan regarding the Davis case things are taking another turn. It is being noticed that there is shift in the US stance from talking about diplomatic immunity to now blood money and compensation. Pakistan's government is worried that bad ties with US would mean heavy losses in aid of many forms, which is why they are suggesting low measures. 

Thus, now it is quite possible that US might apologize for the incident and would pay compensation to the heirs of the victims. Our puppet Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani was the one who urged US to tackle the case by thinking about the family members of those killed and the sentiments of the people of Pakistan who want justice.

On the other hand, it is reported that the all the families of the three victims have unanimously agreed on not accepting any compensation. They want death sentence for Davis. In fact, one of the victim's family refused to meet American Senator John Kerry who wanted to grief on the death of the young man. 

It is so strange that such a big nation like America can't support justice in this case and are going mad to release a man who did in fact commit  crime, which is so obvious. He did kill two men for no reason. Because of him another man died on the road. Indirectly, because of him a young girl who was expecting her first child also committed suicide. It is unfair the way this case is being handled. How can money compensate human life? 

More on the Davis Murders

So far Pakistan's stance is that they are not going to return Raymond Davis to US as per their demand and constant request for diplomatic immunity. It is not really evident how come our government is pushing back so far...it is very much unlike our government. Experts feel it is because they fear that if they don't tackle this matter in a proper manner, public, which is already unhappy about the fact that a foreigner can so easily enter our country with mysterious business and so easily kills two people (even if they were muggers). 

As per some more reports, it is also being asked that why did Davis run away from the scene suddenly when he was very calm at shooting the boys, he got out of his car, made video of the bodies and so much so also talked to somebody on the wireless. These were strangely calm signs and no ordinary man who kills somebody in self-defence would act this way and then suddenly decides to run off.

Another important thing that is being pointed out is the fact that the boys were carrying not so impressive locally made pistols and one of them had no bullets in it also. So far there is no evidence if they even tried to fire at Davis in the first place. Most of the bullets were hit the boy at the back and not on the front...so were they actually shooting from their ass or what. It actually means they were either not looking at Davis or were moving away from his. From the way it is looking now, Davis seemed more of a threat to them in fact.

Raymond Davis said his intention was never to kill the men but he shot them 7 times. May be a common person who gets damn scared might not have any control and can do that in panic. But this trained man knew very well that so many shots would actually kill anyone.

US has itself acted in a mysteriously cheap manner. They have issued 3 different statements about Raymond Davis' identity each saying something different. The last one is their desperate attempt to prove that he was in fact a diplomat of some technical staff. 

Again, I'd say this case is naturally much more than we can see. Even a blind person could sense it if not see it. I don't know what would eventually happen and what would be the outcome. But America's stance has been disappointing. If somebody has killed somebody, he has committed a crime so what's the issue if he is dealt with in Pakistan's court. 

Those Who Were Burned Alive

One month ago, a tragic and preventable fire claimed the lives of 28 factory workers in Bangladesh while making clothes for luxury American brands. Gap, Calvin Klein & Tommy Hilfiger are a few companies that are taking the first steps toward providing just compensation for the families of those killed and instituting an urgent program of factory inspections. But Abercrombie & Fitch, Target, JC Penney, Jansport, North Face, OshKosh B’Gosh and the other clothing brands are still dragging their feet. 

We need to put pressure on these companies to begin an immediate inspection of their factories to prevent any more fatalities. The workers are generally young, poor and females. On December 14, more than two dozen of them were burned alive when an easily preventable fire broke out in the unsafe, multi-story sweatshop they were working in. The tragedy began when a fire broke out on the ninth and 10th floors of the multi-story "That's It Sportswear" clothing factory just north the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. With a number of the exits blocked, 28 workers were killed: most burned to death, some trampled to death, some killed by suffocation and others jumped from the flames to their death. Several dozen more suffered severe burns.

Please take action and sign the following petition so that big companies make sure this does not happen again to many other hardworking people who merely go to their factories for their bread and butter.

Petition For Those Who Were Burned Alive

Source: Change.Org

Justice for Dogs Neglected at Ohio Dog Pound

Although local activists and residents have been reporting neglect at the Harrison County Dog Pound in Cardiz, Ohio since at least 2008, it is only recently that the appalling conditions at the facility started to receive national attention.

News footage and photos show filthy kennels and a facility with no exterior walls to protect animals from the freezing Ohio winter. Dogs suffer from frostbite and from diseases like the deadly parvovirus, and they don't get vet care.

The county's solution to the news coverage was to euthanize the dogs; ten animals were saved only by the intervention of the national media and out-of-state advocates, including Alyssa Milano and The Gentle Barn sanctuary.

Despite years of complaints, there has been no action from local officials.

Help the animals of Harrison County and the residents trying to save them by calling on the County Prosecutor and the Attorney General to stop the suffering and prosecute those responsible to the full extent of the law.

This is the petition...please take out a minute & sign it. Thank you!

http://animals.change.org/petitions/view/justice_for_dogs_neglected_at_ohio_dog_pound

No Justice Delivered

I will just give an update on the sad Sialkot tragedy, in which the two young brothers Mughees and Muneeb Butt were beaten to death brutally. The video was very much out there for everyone to view, whether to choose to watch it or not.

I kept on asking my sister where will this case go and she did console that the video is the biggest proof and this case will be sorted out well. The boys and their family will get justice.

There was a lot of drama. Too many stories were told about the incident. Some people even ran off. The police officials were also not accounted for. Then there were appointments of new officials for this case. People also thought the judiciary will definitely resolve this case to set an example for the rest. The old report was that the court did announce that the two boys were no robbers, as many people claimed.

Anyhow, I did see the updates from an Oct 3rd updated article. The family has not received any justice though they do receive threatening calls time and again. So, it seems this case, in our flawed system will not get the justice.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/57954/sialkot-case-changing-direction-says-family/

Lamhai-e-Fikria

To begin with I am glad that the two boys Muneeb and Mugheez were declared as innocent by the court. At least, the boys are given back their respect and honor, which influential thugs and liars with no principles or character tried to dishonor. And now I look forward to some just justice. May the demented barbarians get the punishment. Perhaps, in this case God is truly with His innocent two humans who were brutally murdered. Otherwise, in a country where everything is going wrong from top to bottom, it is rare and surprising to see such a thing.

My friend said, he goes to PAF Base often after Iftari to help. Volunteers are few and the numbers are shrinking. However, he himself who helps and goes out of the way as a true Pakistani and Muslim to help the flood victims says the IDPs are behaving in a weird way. They don't move their ass to help themselves and want everything to be done for them. I understand they lost everything. They don't want to do anything for themselves. I don't want to be too harsh here...I just see a very fixed mindset from top to the bottom. And we tend to be indifferent to these things. We ignore it all. But this has all led to this mess.

Similarly, I was hearing this show on radio. The host taking live calls and talking to people about their views on Pakistan and what is happening these days. Even last night, Lahore witnessed bomb blasts at a religious procession and firing in Karachi. Again people died. Some more lives lost, many left behind in pain and hopelessness. The host was down and upset. He said rightly that it seems like we are running in a tunnel and we can see the light at the end of it but we are not sure how long is this tunnel. Besides, it is true we don't know when will it all stop. Many callers said, it is our fault as humans. We need to mind our business and correct ourselves but we focus more on disturbing others. Some people blamed the authorities, which is typical, but then again it was pointed out that true we don't know what the authorities want...but do we know what we want? The host was Saher Lodhi :) Many people hate him...but I agree with many things he say at times when he is serious.

USA has stopped giving student visas to Pakistanis now in light of everything that's happening or because they can't help being biased and typical.

People are loving how beautiful Angelina Jolie is helping flood victims and not doing much themselves. I have seen many actors tweet about helping Pakistan and the victims, which is kind of them. They don't really have to do this.

However, it is our battle and we need to fight it. Yeh hai Lamhai-e-Fikria!

26 Dogs Saved - 27 Dead in Georgia

I know I know, the blog is now more focused on animal shelters, animal rights and hatred against animal cruelty. Probably, just like us our blog is ageing too and talking about serious stuff.

Anyway, today I will just not post the link but would rather write a few lines - customize a bit and then report.

I get the weekly updates from ASPA about animal stories. This time round ASPA saved 26 very badly injured and unhealthy dogs near Sandersville, Georgia. These dogs were used for fighting and breeding. Sadly, they were left chained with tyre axles around the 25 acre property with insufficient food and water. They were starving and could barely survive for longer had the ASPA team didn't rescue them. Some of them were so damn weak with their bones visible and some even had broken bones. They were very sad and disturbed animals with hardly any love or human contact.

The saddest part is they also found 27 dogs dead in the area. The case is open and the authorities will arrest the people responsible.

Check out the video to see how the animals that were rescued look like:

Source: http://www.aspca.org/news/national/02-19-10.html#1

The Chamber of God’s Justice

The soul of the sinner advanced stark naked before God. And God opened the book of sinner’s life:

‘Certainly your life has been very bad: You have…(followed a prodigious, marvelous enumeration of sins). Since you have done all that, I am certainly going to send you to Hell.’

‘You can not send me to Hell.’

‘And why can I not send you to Hell?’

‘Because I have lived there all my life.’

Then there was a great silence in the Chamber of God’s Justice.

‘Well, since I can not send you to Hell, I am going to send you to Heaven.’

‘You can not send me to Heaven.’

‘And why can I not send you to Heaven?’

‘Because I have never been able to imagine it.’

And there was a great silence in the Chamber of God’s Justice.

I read this story few years ago & recently I was going through some critical material & I came across it again. Naturally it’s the kind of story that makes one think of life. Life must be so cruel to people that they cannot even imagine as to what is paradise, to begin with. It hurts to read something like this:

‘And why can I not send you to Hell?’

‘Because I have lived there all my life.’


And this one makes it all the more painful:

‘And why can I not send you to Heaven?’

‘Because I have never been able to imagine it.’

No matter where you are & if it’s hell every where you go – then this is more horrific than any story I’ve ever read in the newspapers. It means you can never get rid of the brutal agony that had destroyed you once. Which also means that there cannot be any ray of hope.

If God cannot heal the pain, then who can? Does time really heal the wounds, or is it another myth? A myth that only deceives, cause scars invariably hurt.

Since this story is written by human, naturally the system of justice is just like this world. People have this habit of putting barriers in their own lives, as if the ones created by the world aren’t enough. Imagination knows no boundary & yet when anyone goes ahead, people are shocked beyond measure. It’s sad to know that someone cannot imagine what is beauty or happiness. It’s sad to know that people find something sick, cause it has been called sick or immoral for the past 100 years. It’s sad that people don’t even give themselves room for possibilities.

I don’t say life is a bitch, cause I say life is worth all the trouble. But there are cases in which people may never recover. I cannot experience each & every calamity to know that it exists, but I know for sure that people do get hurt & sometimes they never recover. Sadly, I have nothing to say to them.

- Nadira Rahman