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What is the difference between Pakistani citizenship and Pakistani  naturalization. What rights does a naturalize Pakistani has in Pakistan. I
believe there is an Act called Pakistan Naturalization Act 1926. Can you please provide more information on this subject. H. Yazdani Thanks


In Pakistan there is no distinction between naturalized citizen or an
ordinary citizen. There is no Pakistan Naturalization Act of 1926 as Pakistan was not in existence in 1926. You have misunderstood some thing
some where. ALL CITIZENS ARE PAKISTANI CITIZEN WITHOUT ANY DISTINCTION OF NATURALIZATION OR OTHERWISE.
Saeed Ghori,
Advocate Supreme Court
Karachi

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GARLIC BREAD

- 1 French bread baguettes
- 1\2 cup butter
- 2-4 cloves minced garlic
- 1\4 cup powder Parmesan cheese

- 1\4 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. oregano
- butter for spreading
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1. Slice the French bread diagonally into 3/4 inch thick slices.
2. Place the butter, Parmesan cheese, salt, oregano and minced garlic in a bowl and mix with a spoon until smooth. 

3. Spread a thin layer of the butter on one side of the slice and a thick layer of garlic mixture on the other side.
4. Sprinkle mazzrolla cheese over the garlic mixture and  arrange the slices in a single layer on a cookie sheet.
5. Bake in a oven at 400F 200C) or mark 7 for 5-8 minutes or until edges turn brown. Turn on the top grill of the oven and grill for 1-2 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and slightly brown. This will make the bread more crispy.
6. Serve immediately as a side dish with Pizza and Spaghetti.
7.If you REALLY love garlic, you could use freshly minced garlic instead of garlic powder.

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I would like to share my few collections through CP. So, people can read fascinating accounts of some of the most talented Muslim scholars in history whose contributions have left lasting marks in the annals of science, astronomy, medicine, surgery, engineering and philosophy.

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Abu Abdullah Al-Battani

 

Everyone should take care to avoid heat stoke, sunburn, and other weather-related illnesses this summer. But, certain people may be at higher risk. Are you in one of these categories?

  • People over 65
  • Small children
  • People with heart or kidney problems or high-blood pressure
  • People who are overweight
  • People who keep windows shut and do not have air conditioning
  • People in cities (concrete and asphalt retain heat)
  • People on certain medicines including tranquilizers, antibiotics, and birth-control pills

Whether or not you fall into one of these categories, here are some precautions to take this summer:


XP POWERTOYS
Microsoft recently released a free download for Windows XP called PowerToys.  These are a set of utilities and enhancements for Windows XP that add many new features and functions.  Seasoned Windows users swear by the PowerToys for past Windows versions, and this latest crop of toys will not disappoint them.  They are not officially supported by Microsoft, so they are install-at-your-own-risk.
One of the PowerToys that you may find useful is the Webcam Timershot.  This toy allows you to use a webcam to snap (and save) pictures to a file at specified time intervals.  You can customize the name and location of the file, and whether that file is overwritten with the most recent snapshot.

For more information on obtaining and installing the PowerToys, click here.


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Did you try it?


Because of its excellent flavor, attractive fragrance, beautiful shades of color, delicious taste and healthful value, mango is now recognized as one of the best fruit in the world market.
Mangoes are high in beta-carotene, and contain all four recognized anti-oxidants [Vitamin A, C, E and Selenium] that prevent heart disease, cancer and diabetes, the three biggest killers in Western European and US states. One mango contains three times the recommended daily intake of beta Carotene and vitamin A. The Mughal maharajas and Nawabs and kings probably did not have this analysis but they intuitively felt good about eating mangoes and hence named it the King of fruits and cultivated it extensively.


Sindhri
It is a variety of Sindh. Fruit shape is long, size large, skin color lemon yellow when ripe, pulp color yellowish cadmium sized, flavor pleasantly aromatic and taste is sweet. Early season June. It is now available in leading Pakistani stores in Saudi Arabia.

Dusehri
The color is yellow when ripe, skin thin, pulp fibreless, flesh firm, very sweet in taste, stone small, mid season  (July), keeping and peeling qualities good.

Chausa Flesh firm, fibreless with pleasant flavor and sweet taste. Juice moderately abundant, fruit quality good, keeping quality good, ripening season August.



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Thanks to just two community members (Names are to be withheld) we are able to raise funds for a less fortunate Pakistani who was suffering from a dangerous disease and needed urgent surgery. JazakAllah, May Allah give us all resources to help those who look towards those who are more fortunate.
Entire global CP team would like to thank community member who brought the case to us and to those who came forward to help. May Allah accept our good deeds.

Should you like to be kept informed about such cases so you may offer help please click here and let us know.
All cases submitted to CP are evaluated and verified by related professionals and request to help made to only those who have previously shown interest to help the needy! CP does not receive any funds but directs you to the one who is in need.
Remember your tiny contribution can save a life and can make a big difference for someone!

So many of you have shown interest in this program which promotes helping each other may it be paid. Our special thanks to all those who are offering seriously their services free!
Click on the Summer Offerings Icon to access the section. There is some thing for every member of a Pakistani family. Courses offered on various computer areas, Beautician, Music, glass painting and much much more...
Thanks to Ashfaque bhai we have very organized section.
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Federal budget is presented. To have complete details, Speech, Salient feature and much more.
Please click on the FEDERAL BUDGET 2003-04 image and access the budget section on CBR official website.


CP SCREEN DESKTOP   Why do we offer these Desktops?
Our main objective of these desktops is to promote the stunning beauty and culture of our Pakistan. By having these screen savers on your PC provides you chance to serve your country by simply sharing these images with others around you. Perhaps someone around you would decide to visit Pakistan. It is such a simple and easy way to promote Tourism industry of our country. So why to have screen savers of others why not have your own country's beauties. Be proud to show your country and help your country!
 

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Pak Embassy Begins Receiving Forms for New ID Cards
(CP, Riyadh)- The community welfare wing of the Pakistan embassy Riyadh has begun receiving completed forms from Pakistani expatriates in the Kingdom for the issuance of their new national identity cards for overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) under the program launched by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA). The Pakistan embassy in Riyadh is collecting these completed forms with SR57 for each person in lieu of $15 dollars. These forms will be later transmitted to Islamabad NADRA office for preparation of NICOP to be provided to the applicants. The form contains 26 clauses in Urdu and English. If English form is filled, there is no need for filling Urdu form, the embassy official said.


Al Rajhi Bank Officials hold Meeting with His Excellency Ambassador of Pakistan
(CP, Riyadh)- Sami Al Rajhi Manager Remittance Centers, Ghulam Sarwar Marketing Officer of Al Rajhi Banking & Inv: Corp: and Mehtab A. Bhatti Habib Bank Pakistan Representative (Central Region) called on Honorable Ambassador of Pakistan H.E Admiral (Rtd) Abdul Aziz Mirza. Sami Al Rajhi presented an Al Rajhi Bank souvenir on behalf of Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corp: to H.E the Ambassador of Pakistan Admiral (Rtd) Abdul Aziz Mirza, and thanked him for kindness that enabled Al Rajhi Bank to keep its counter at Embassy of Pakistan premises. He added that, Saeed M. Al Ghamdi; DGM (Banking Group) has highly appreciated role of Embassy of Pakistan towards improvement of Home Remittances to Pakistan. He added, this counter is providing a hand on information for the Remittances to Pakistan and different brochures & leaflets are always available there for the ease & information of visiting Pakistani Expatriates. Sami Al Rajhi briefed H.E  that Al Rajhi Bank is providing efficient & Fast Service to its customers, and on the other hand Habib Bank Pakistan ensures timely delivery to the Beneficiaries. Sami Al Rajhi further told that ARABIC has started "Free Charge Service" with the help of Habib Bank Ltd. Pakistan for its Pakistani customers. This service is available for Electronic Transfers (SWIFT TRANSFERS) in Pakistani Rupees only, and any walk in customers can avail this facility from all the branches and centers of the bank. Admiral (Rtd) Abdul Aziz Mirza thanked Sami Al Rajhi and appreciated such efforts like "Free Charge Service" which he said will be helpful in more diverting the community to banking channel for sending money back home. 

Monthly NewsLetter PISR

(CP, Riyadh)- Following announcement has been made in the monthly news letter of Pakistan International School Riyadh.
On acceptance of resignation of Prof. Majid Hussain, Ex-Principal of the school, Mr. Fazal Wahid has assumed the charge as acting Principal.
First semester Examinations 2003 for the classes from KG to VII have been started.

Parents open day will be held on 13 June 2003 from 4.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. in the school Meena bazar scheduled to be held on 19 June 2003 has been canceled.
The school will remain close due to summer vacation from 28 June 2003 to 3 September 2003.  However the office will remain open during vacation from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Classes for the students of XII will be started on 10 June 2003.
 Sultana Compound Double Wicket  Under 17 Cricket Tournament
A double wicket soft ball cricket tournament for Under 17 sponsored by Al Rabie was organized by Razaur Rahman and Ahmad Raja of Sultana Compound on 23rd May.The socio sports gathering was at its best with encouragement and support for the participating players by their parents, children of all ages, ladies, and gents all applauded the teams during their matches. Highlighting the event Razaur Rahman said that in the day and night tournament there were 12 teams who participated, each team consisted of two players, the teams were divided into two groups and the matches were played on league basis. One team each securing maximum points from each group qualified for the final, from Group A Sultana Compound Green ( Emad and Sultan ) and from Group B Sultana Compound Red( Ahmad and Qasim) played final and after a tough competition the final match was won by Sultana Compound Green by a small margin. Each player of teams received medals from Mrs. Khalid Raja, Glittering golden trophies were given to the best batsman Ramikh Jaffery, best bowler to Emad Tareen, man of the match for final was Sultan, best all rounder Qasim and Ahmad Raja received for his outstanding performance.The runners up trophies were given by Shabaz Lateef to Ahmad and Qasim. Mrs. Raza and Mrs. Shabaz awarded the winners trophy to the winners of final Emad and  Sultan. Khalid Raja of MBR Est. was the chief guest and among the other guests were Farooq Tareen, Shabaz Lateef, Tariq Jaffery, Nadeem Awan, Khurram and Bilal. The chief guest Khalid Raja said that by watching the performance of the youth he was thrilled. He was also delighted to see a family sporting event where all age groups were at their best out from their daily routine.  He desired to have such sports outing especially for the kids to give healthy environment. The organizer Razaur Rahman who is also PRO in Riyadh Cricket Association thanked the sponsor and the guests for their support for the young Pakistanis. He appreciated the standard of discipline shown by each player during the matches and promised to arrange some other event soon.

 Reuters Saudi Limited bids farewell to Obaid
(CP) A farwell party was organized by Reuters Saudia Limited in Riyadh office on May 28, 2003. Mohammed Obaid (CP Team Member) who served Reuters for seven years. Earlier he worked for Cable & Wireless Saudi Limited [CWSAL] for 15 years making sure that Reuters and Telerate services are available to Saudi businesses without any problem.
Ronny Lidman, Business Manager for KSA, Bharain and Yeman appreciated his hard work during his period with Reuters. He said Obaid’s departure is not pleasant but the present Global economical situation forced Reuters for cost cutting. We wish Mohammad Obaid a good and happy prosperous future. Samer Habbal - Ex- Technical Manager for Reuters in Saudi Arabia also paid tribute to Obaid as he worked under his direction during his tenor. Obaid has expressed his mixed feeling while he is leaving Reuters Saudia Limited, In his final speech he thanked to all staff for their full co-operation during his stay with Reuters. At the end of the event Ronny Lidman presented a gift to Obaid and thanked him for his excellent service. He wished him all the best for his future job.

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Question on investment in Pakistan answered by our expert Qaiser Mushtaq
Dear Qaiser Bhai,
I don't know anything about stock markets and their functions. Please brief me and let me know how one can invest and what is the minimum investment required. Thank you. Tariq Bin Ghaus, Riyadh

Tariq Bahi, Thank you, for your mail. In brief, Stock is defined as the Ownership in a corporation that is represented by shares. A holder of stock (a shareholder) has a claim on a part of the corporation's assets and earnings. Stocks are also known as Equities. The moment you bought a share of a particular company, and then you will start sharing its profit and loss.  So company's profit will be your profit and its loss will be your loss. These shares can only be traded in Stock markets through authorized stockbrokers. In Pakistan there are three stock markets: Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad where you can buy and sell shares. Shares prices are almost changing daily according to country's economical and political situation and company's performance itself. If you have interest then you can watch theses rates on Karachi Stock Exchange website www.kse.net.pk
The minimum investment requirement for a particular company is 500 or 100 shares depending upon its price.

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Tips for Dry Skin
By Alia Naureen, Riyadh

*       Drink water at least 10 to 12 glass a day.

*       Mix milk in basen and make a paste. Massage your face with it for 5 minutes then wash the face.

*      Mix one spoon of each Lemon juice, Rose water and Glycerin. Save it in a bottle. Apply it on your face daily before sleeping. Wash it in the morning.



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CHOLISTAN
Mourning for the river 


By S.A.J. Shirazi

Changing amazingly, Cholistan desert was under perennial regular irrigated cultivation till 1200 B C and under seasonal regular irrigated cultivation till about 600 B C. The area turned into arid and desolate desert with drying up of River Hacra. These days again, the desert is under going a process of profound change because of canal system originating from the River Sutlej. Visit the desert to find people living in houses made of mud and straw almost as they might have been living 200 years ago, in the face of present day urban attractions.
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Hello young Pakistanis, we hope that you would like the new setup of your section. We would like you to participate and make it much bigger than what it is now. Send us your stories, poems and drawings.




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LIFTOFF! AN ASTRONAUT'S DREAM
Published for the benefit of young children
With permission from
Astronaut R. Mike Mullane

Liftoff is the true story of the author achieving his childhood dream of flying into space.  The story blasts young readers into space and thrills them with the fear and excitement of riding a space shuttle and watching the earth from 300 miles in orbit.  This is an educational, inspirational, and motivational story.  With flashbacks to his youth, the author emphasizes his "normal" childhood.  He wasn't academically gifted.  He wasn't an athlete.  He wasn't popular.  Yet, he was able to make a dream come true.  Mullane's message is that any child can aim for and achieve significant dreams. Here is episode 1 for you.
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Let's face it: when it's 48c and humid outside, and you've been stuck in the car for six hours with three rowdy kids, one slobbering canine and a grouchy in-law, having working AC might just be the only thing that keeps you from that one-way ticket to the funny farm.
There's nothing to really maintain per se, on your air conditioning system. All you have to do is check to see that you're getting some cold air coming out of the vents when you turn your AC on. If your car is more than a couple of years old, it might be a good idea to ask your mechanic to check the compressor clutch. He can also check to make sure that the system is fully charged with refrigerant. The bottom line, though, is this: if you're getting cold air out of the vents, it's not worth messing with the AC at all.
If you think you could tough it out without the AC, remember this: a failing AC system can affect more than just the cool breeze blowing in your face. On many modern cars, the air conditioner's belt drives other things, too.

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