Canadian Pakistani Times Thursday April 18, 2013 Volume 1, 54

Injustice towards women, it seems, has no

boundaries. Justice remains out of reach

for millions of the world's women.

“In rich and poor countries alike,

the infrastructure of justice is failing

women”, says a UN Women report. Legal

reform is only a start, the report argues –

laws must be implemented to translate into

true equality. Across the board, existing

laws are too often inadequately enforced

keeping many women from reporting

cases of gender inequality.

A common Indian word is

"Raising girl is like watering someone

else's lawn”. This statement shows that the

attitude towards women is not positive.

This statement was true in former period

when girls were seen as a burden to

society but in present time women have

proved their worth by standing along with

men and working to earn money, and even

making important scientific and

mathematical discoveries. They are the

productive partners in agriculture and

other agro-economic activities like

forestry, fisheries, land preparation, seed

selection, weeding, harvesting.

At the end of the nineteenth

century, women were considered the

"moral guardians" and protectors of the

home. During the Progressive Era, female

reformers used this ideology to argue that

in order to protect the home, women

should move into the public sphere where

they could exercise their moral authority

over issues such as public sanitation and

education, which ultimately affected the

home. In massive numbers, women joined

volunteer organizations to work for

reform. Efforts often began at the local

level, and expanded to the state and

national level. Women conducted

research, implemented programs, and

lobbied for legislation to address social,

political, and economic problems.

A Quote from Chief Justice

Dickson (Alberta Reference Employee

Relations Act /Fitzgibbon 07) made the

comment “Work is one of the most

fundamental aspects in a person’s life,

providing the individual with a means of

financial support and, as importantly, a

contributory role in society. A person’s

employment is an essential component of

his or her sense of identity, self-worth and

emotional wellbeing. Accordingly, the

conditions in which a person works are

highly significant in shaping the whole

compendium of psychological, emotional

and physical elements of a person’s

dignity and self-respect.”

Today’s working women lives are

like walking on double edged sword every

day. Juggling with work, children,

household, finances, emotional upset,

discrimination at work place and if

unfortunately they are lone or single

parent, all the troubles just multiply many

times.

The reasons employees do not

complain are mainly their concern that they

their issues/complaint will not be taken

seriously and the fear of retaliation from

Management and Co-workers. The impact

of these circumstances is extremely

negative on their health and victim’s belief

in ability. Their self-worth is shattered.

Their trust, Motivation, Loyalty to

Organization and fellow workers is

significantly damaged and destroyed. In

extreme cases they are unable to perform

job due to exposure of harassing behaviour,

exclusion and isolation by Co-workers,

followed by Management.

Women cover nearly half of the

population and no real development is

possible neglecting women. To ignore

women’s role is to harm not just women

but the entire communities and a nation

because women, after all are half of the

human race. There are Organisations which

have started the awareness for socially,

economically and politically deprived and

marginalized women with multiple burdens

in terms of do’s and don’ts on their heads

regarding their rights and dignity.

A major earthquake struck a region near the Iran-Pakistan border on Tuesday, killing 34 people in different parts of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials said.

OTTAWA — The Honourable Steven

Fletcher, Minister of State (Transport),

announced today that the Harper Government

is deploying software on Canada's full body

scanners (FBS) that will enhance passenger

privacy at airports, while continuing to ensure

the safety and security of Canadian air

travellers.

The Automatic Target Recognition

(ATR) software for full body scanners is being

updated at major Canadian airports. This new

software produces computer generated "stick

figures" rather than an outline of the

passenger's body, enhancing privacy for air

travellers. The new full body scanner software

is just as secure as the software it replaces.

"Our Government is committed to

ensuring the safety and security of all

passengers travelling through Canadian

airports," said Minister Fletcher. "This new

software will ensure the continued safety and

security of Canadians passengers, while

respecting their privacy. This is great news for

Canadian air travellers."

To continue to ensure that every

passenger's privacy is fully respected, the

scanner does not collect personal information

from the passenger it screens nor is the image

correlated in any way with the name of the

passenger or any other identifying information.

The ATR technology is in line with

international standards for security screening.

Other countries including the United States

and the Netherlands are also using this

technology.

Full body scanners at Canadian airports do not

pose a risk to human health and safety. Health

Canada has assessed the technical information

on these devices and concluded that the

radiofrequency energy emitted by the device is

well within Canada's guidelines for safe

human exposure.

Harper Government announces new software to enhance passenger privacy at airports

April 16, 2013

WORLD’S WOMEN AT WORK _BY UMM E

Brampton 12th April 2013: "Let's Nach Dinner, Dance

& Entertainment Extravaganza," benefiting Mount Sinai

Hospital. Last year this group raised a net of $10,000.00 that

funded the Campaign for Women's and Infant's Health. This

year they hope to create a new record by raising $15,000.00

to benefit this worthy cause.

Three years they have experienced renewed success

and the event has been met with escalating support. Last

year was a whooping success and this year even bigger and

better with a spell-binding line up of entertainment , live DJ,

prizes and of course a wide variety of food and drinks - all

whilst supporting a great cause.Thanks Gugni Gill for

introducing us to this wonderful group.

02 April 18, 2013

Premier Offers Condolences for Earthquake Victims near Iran-Pakistan border

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne released the following statement regarding Tuesday's earthquake near the

Iran-Pakistan border. “My thoughts are with the people of Iran and Pakistan following Tuesday’s

earthquake.

I know that many Ontario families have close ties to the affected communities and I offer my prayers

and sympathy to everyone who has been touched by this natural disaster”.

03 April 18, 2013

GENEVA: Red Cross chief Peter

Maurer on Tuesday condemned US drone

strikes outside areas officially engulfed in

armed conflict, warning against a creeping

expansion of the definition of what

constitutes a battlefield.

Washington’s secretive and controversial

use of drones was not a problem in itself, said

Maurer, as in the context of an armed conflict

drones are considered legitimate weapons.

“But if a drone is used in a country where

there is no armed conflict…there is a

problem,” the head of the International

Committee of the Red Cross told reporters in

Geneva, urging the “very restrained use” of

the weapon.

“A drone used in Afghanistan or Yemen

is a drone used within the context of an

armed conflict, and is thereby used

legitimately,” he said. But drone use in

Pakistan was “particularly problematic” he

said.

Returning from a trip to the United States,

where he met with President Barack Obama,

Maurer told AFP that “the US is very

aware… of where we disagree with the use of

drones”.

The main problem with drone strikes

today is a widening interpretation of what

constitutes a battlefield, he said.

“To link (the definition of) battlefields to

combatants on the move is an interpretation

that we don’t share,” he said.

Lawmakers and rights advocates have

criticised the US for its strikes against

suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan,

Yemen and elsewhere, but US officials

refuse to publicly discuss any details of the

covert campaign.

Maurer said he had also used his trip to

urge Washington to swiftly address the

problem of Guantanamo, where dozens of

prisoners have been staging a hunger strike

since February.

Obama moved to close the controversial

US detention facility in 2009, but plans to try

suspects in US civilian courts were stymied

by Congress, leaving many inmates in limbo.

“I think the lack of perspective in terms of

transfer… is at the origin of the big malaise

that has been transformed into a hunger

strike,” Maurer said.

While the Red Cross regularly visits the

Guantanamo detainees, its reports on the

prison’s conditions remain privy to the US

government.

Red Cross chief criticises US drone use in Pakistan

KARACHI: Net foreign direct

investment into Pakistan rose 3.8 per cent

in the nine months that ended in March to

reach $622 million, compared to a year

earlier, the State Bank of Pakistan said on

Tuesday.

Between last July and March, there was an

inflow of $1.591 billion and outflow of $969

million, the central bank said.

In the year earlier, there was an inflow of

$1.589 billion and outflow of $990 million.

The State Bank said the slight

improvement in foreign investment was due

to inflows of US military support in the form

of Coalition Support Fund(CSF).

During March, net foreign direct

investment rose to $117.5 million from $40

million a year earlier.

Pakistan net foreign investment up 3.8 per cent in nine

months

- File Photo

The bomb was planted in a motorcycle

parked about 100 meters (yards) from the

office of the Bharatiya Janata Party in

Bangalore’s Malleshwaram neighborhood,

said Lalrokhuma Pachau, director general

of police in Karnataka state, of which

Bangalore is the capital.

The injured were being treated at nearby

hospitals, where doctors said the condition

of two people was serious, Pachau said.

Ten of the injured were policemen who

were on duty near the party office, he said.

Scores of party supporters were in the

building at the time of the explosion, with

elections to the Karnataka assembly due to

be held early next month.

Witnesses said the blast was so powerful

that nearby buildings shook and window

panes were shattered.

Pachau said it was too early to say what

kind of explosive had been used or who

was responsible for the blast.

”At this stage we cannot say what

material has been used in the blast.

Investigations are going on,” he said.

Police cordoned off the area and forensic

experts were gathering evidence from the

blast site.

Three cars and several scooters were

charred in the blaze that followed the blast.

A police bus parked nearby was also badly

damaged.

Malleshwaram is a residential area in the

heart of Bangalore, India’s information

technology hub.

Throngs of people crowded around the

explosion site and police had to push them

back to allow sniffer dogs and bomb

experts to gather evidence.

BANGALORE, India: A powerful bomb exploded Wednesday near the office of a political party in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, injuring at least 16 people, police said.

NEW DELHI: The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday gave Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt a month’s time before going back to jail for possessing arms supplied by plotters of

the deadly 1993 Mumbai blasts.

Dutt was sentenced to five years in jail for

possession of illegal weapons in the long-running

case linked to the 1993 Mumbai bombings. He

will have to serve over three years of the sentence

as he has already spent 18 months in prison.

Earlier on Monday, Dutt had pleaded before the court to keep

the punishment in abeyance until the governor decided on a

pardon. Moreover, Dutt had appealed that he wanted some

time to complete his shoots before serving the jail term.

The court had previously said that Dutt should be jailed by April

18. In an emotional press conference last month, the actor had

said he would not appeal against his sentence.

04 April 18, 2013

NEW DELHI: Olympic bronze-medallist

boxer Vijender Singh was on Tuesday

cleared by the Indian sports ministry of

using banned substances following a police

charge that he consumed heroin.

But Vijender, who won a bronze at the

2008 Beijing Olympics, remains out of the

Indian squad for upcoming tournaments in

Cyprus and Cuba pending the completion of

police investigations against him.

The 27-year-old gave blood and urine

samples to the National Anti-Doping Agency

(NADA) earlier this month, with the test

results on him and four other boxers returning

negative.

“A full menu test was conducted which

included testing for psychotropic substances.

Tests were only carried out on blood and

urine samples,” the sports ministry said in a

statement.

“The ministry is glad to announce that on

the basis of these tests none of the boxers

were found to have used any banned

substances in the recent past.”

Vijender had refused to be tested by Punjab

Police, who while investigating his links to an

alleged dealer in a $24 million drug haul last

month said the boxer had taken heroin 12

times.

Police seized 26 kilograms (57 pounds) of

heroin with a street value of 1.3 billion rupees

($24 million) in March in Punjab. The alleged

dealer was arrested along with five others.

Vijender, himself a police officer in the

neighbouring state of Haryana, was linked to

the haul after a car belonging to his wife was

found outside the residence of the alleged

dealer near Chandigarh.

Vijender, who became a household name in

India after winning the Olympic medal, had

strongly denied any link to the drug dealer

and slammed as “ridiculous” the allegations

against him.

05 April 18, 2013

SPORTS

India’s boxing star tests negative after heroin charge

Vijender, who became a household name in India after winning the Olympic medal, had strongly denied any link to the drug dealer and slammed as “ridiculous” the allegations against him. -File photo

PCB to send expert with team to prevent

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan

Cricket Board is working on a

plan to send a ”vigilance

expert” with the team to

England for The Champions

Trophy to help ward off

potent ia l match f ixers .

Mohammad Asif, Mohammad

Amir and former captain Salman

Butt are serving lengthy bans

after being implicated in spot-

fixing scandal during Pakistan’s

last tour of England in 2010.

A PCB official told The

Associated Press on Wednesday

there is a proposal to send a

vigilance expert along with a

security official to ”monitor the

presence of any unwanted men

around the team in England.”

The official spoke on the

condition of anonymity as he is

not authorized to comment on the

subject.

Security manager Waseem

Ahmed has been travelling with

the team since being appointed

soon after the spot-fixing scandal.

KARACHI: The International

Tennis Federation (ITF) has

agreed to hear an appeal by

Pakistan against the awarding of

their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania

Group 11 tie to New Zealand, the

Pakistan Tennis Federation said

on Tuesday.

“It is a major breakthrough for us

after we got confirmation from the

ITF they will be hearing our appeal

against the referee’s decision,”

PTF secretary Mumtaz Yousuf told

Reuters.

Pakistan were disqualified from

this month’s Davis Cup tie against

New Zealand played in Yangon,

Myanmar after Sri Lankan referee

Ashita Ajigala ruled that the grass

court had become unplayable and

dangerous.

The tie was played in Myanmar

after New Zealand refused to visit

Pakistan due to security concerns.

Pakistani players had officials

strongly protested against the

decision to award the tie to New

Zealand.

“We think that the ITF’s decision

to consider our appeal shows how

seriously we are taking this matter

and how seriously the ITF views

our reservations on the referee’s

decision,” Yousuf said.

The appeal will be heard by the

ITF’s Board of Directors next

month.

ITF to hear Pakistan Davis Cup appeal

-Photo by AFP

06 April 18, 2013

Kenny Rogers to join Country Music Hall of Fame NASHVILLE: Veteran singers and

songwriters Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare

and “Cowboy” Jack Clement will be

inducted into the Country Music Hall of

Fame, organisers said on Wednesday,

achieving one of the highest honors in the

music industry.

Rogers, 74, the husky-voiced three-time

Grammy winner best known for songs like

The Gambler” and “Ruby, Don’t Take Your

Love To Town”, will be inducted in the

“Modern Era” category, the Country Music

Association announced.

“Everything pales in comparison to this,”

Rogers said, tearing up because the honour

came in his lifetime.

“My older sons thought I was already in

here. Maybe now I can really impress them,”

he told Reuters, referring to his 8-year-old

twin sons from his fifth marriage.

Rogers, a country-pop crossover artist who

scored a big hit with the 1983 duet “Islands

in the Stream” with Dolly Parton, has charted

hit singles in each of the past six decades,

and is due to play at the Glastonbury pop

music festival in England in June.

Wednesday’s three new inductees will

bring membership of the Country Music Hall

of Fame to 121 since its creation in 1961,

including the likes of Parton, Elvis Presley,

Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Glen

Campbell and Willie Nelson.

Bare, 78, was born in Ohio and moved to

California, where he had a hit with “The All

American Boy” in the pop field in 1959.

He later moved to Nashville, was signed to

a record deal by guitar player Chet Atkins,

and went on to have hits with “Detroit City”,

and “500 Miles Away From Home”.

“This is real huge,” Bare said on

Wednesday. “This is the culmination of a 19-

year-old boy’s dream who left Ohio to be a

singer.”

Clements, 82, is a producer and songwriter

from Texas who moved to Memphis just as

Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee

Lewis, whom he discovered, were breaking

into the music scene in the mid-1950s.

He persuaded George Jones to record one

of his early hits, “She Thinks I Still Care”,

and also persuaded a record label to sign

Charley Pride, one of the few African-

American singers to make it big in the

country music scene.

Clement, who also produced tracks in

Memphis for U2′s “Rattle and Hum” album,

will be inducted as a non-performer in the

ceremony to be held later this year at the

Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.

Bobby Bare, left, Kenny Rogers, and Jack Clement pose for photographers after it was announced that they will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. —AP Photo

KARACHI: The father of well-known singer Ali Haider has received extortion

phone calls demanding one million rupees and has been threatened to be killed in

a bomb attack in case of non-payment, DawnNews reported.

His father said that the house members were

deeply disturbed and in fear due to the

threatening phones calls at their residence in

Karachi’s PECHS area and demanded

protection from the government. Ali Haider

has gone abroad for the shooting of his video.

07 April 18, 2013

Pa k i s t a n i t e l e v i s i o n channels also splashed the story, hotly anticipating another high-profile cross-border union after the 2010 nuptials of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza.

"I am tired of denying such rumours and now I want this to end once and for all," Wasim told AFP after Indian media claimed on Thursday that the couple were about to tie the knot in Mumbai.

Karachi: Pakistan cricket icon Wasim Akram demanded privacy and respect from fans and media alike Friday, calling for an end "once and for all" to rumours he is marrying Bollywood heroine Sushmita Sen.

The famed paceman has been

linked constantly in the media to the 1994 Miss Universe since they were judges in 2008 Indian dance s how "A ik K h i l a r i , A ik Haseena" (A player, a beauty).

Wasim, a widower since his wife Huma died in October 2009, said he is fed up.

"I am tired of denying such rumours and now I want this to end once and for all," Wasim told AFP after Indian media claimed on Thursday that the couple were about to tie the knot in Mumbai.

Pakistani television channels also splashed the story, hotly anticipating another high-profile cross-border union after the 2010 nuptials of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza. Wasim said he and Sen are good friends only.

"She is one of the most graceful and decent ladies I have come across," said Wasim of the 37-year

-old Bollywood star. "It was huge fun working as judge with Sushmita as she is a thorough professional and presents herself gracefully."

The dance show also featured Indian cricket stars Harbhajan Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Irfan P a t h a n , S h a n t h a k u m a r a n Sreesanth, Nikhil Chopra and Vinod Kambli and was also telecast on a leading Pakistani channel. Wasim described the show as a good experience.

"The show was well received and was admired across the borders and that was it.

If I get another chance to work with her I will do but I want the media of both the countries to respect us," said Wasim.

Wasim said he is devoted to bringing up his two sons, Taimur and Akbar.

"I want to bring them up and make them good and successful human beings, so my life is devoted to my sons," said Wasim.

Sen has two adopted daughters and has yet to marry.

Wasim said their personal lives should be respected.

"I have my own personal life and she has her own, so the media and fans should not disrespect that," said Wasim, who has taken a year's leave as a bowling coach in the Indian Premier League to spend time with sons.

"I have always felt at home in India and the kind of respect I get in India is very pleasing so I will continue to work as and when I get time, but as my sons also needed time I have taken leave from the IPL this year," said Wasim.

Wasim Akram calls off Bollywood marriage rumours

08 April 18, 2013

QUEEN’S PARK – After the first day

of auto insurance committee hearings,

experts reached consensus on one fact: an

arbitrary insurance rate cut will do more

harm than good. Only a plan that

addresses system costs will achieve lower

premiums.

The Standing Committee on General

Government commenced a study of auto

insurance in Ontario yesterday. During

committee hearings, the head of the

Financial Services Commission of

Ontario Philip Howell admitted his

organization has no authority to impose a

unilateral rate cut.

“Stakeholder after stakeholder

acknowledged that a 15% rate reduction

cannot be achieved,” said PC MPP and

Deputy Finance Critic Jeff Yurek.

“Perhaps most damning was the top auto

insurance bureaucrat admitting that the

regulator has no means by which to set

rates.”

The NDP have continually said that the

Financial Services Commission of

Ontario could use measures to achieve

their party’s proposed rate reduction.

Yesterday’s hearings indicate otherwise.

Mr. Howell further stated that any

arbitrary rate cut would be a dangerous

move. He indicated new drivers and new

Canadians would likely have a harder

time finding insurance and have to pay

higher rates through the insurer of last

resort.

“It’s clear that the 15% reduction is

nothing more than an empty promise

without a plan behind it. Ontario drivers

deserve a real plan that will reduce costs

and bring down premiums for drivers,”

said Yurek.

MPP Yurek introduced the Ontario PC

Auto Insurance Action Plan last week.

The four point plan proposes ways to

reduce costs by addressing: excessive

bureaucracy in the rate setting process,

reforming the dispute resolution system,

fighting fraud, and increasing insurer

accountability.

“To achieve results, you need a real

plan. We have put that forward and will

continue to work for all drivers in

Ontario.”

COMMITTEE HEARINGS REVEAL LIBERAL-NDP AUTO INSURANCE MOTION WILL HURT DRIVERS

SAN FRANCISCO, Thu Apr 11, 2013 -

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark

Zuckerberg said the US needs to fix a

“strange” immigration policy that prevents

promising but undocumented students

from contributing to the country’s future

and doesn’t provide enough visas for

foreign workers with advanced skills.

“We have a strange immigration policy for a

nation of immigrants. And it’s a policy unfit

for today’s world,“

The 28-year-old founder of the world’s largest

Internet social network said in an opinion

column in The Washington Post on Thursday.

Comprehensive immigration reform and

improvements in the US education system

were needed, Zuckerberg said in the article,

which formally introduced a new advocacy

group of Silicon Valley bigwigs.

FWD.us, which is focused on promoting

bipartisan policies to improve the US

“knowledge economy,” includes technology

executives such as Zuckerberg and Dropbox

CEO Drew Houston, and venture capitalists

John Doerr, Reid Hoffman and Jim Breyer.

The group’s introduction comes as legislators

in Congress are working to draft legislation to

reform the country’s immigration system.

The supply of H1-B visas, which allow non-

US citizens with advanced skills and degrees

in “specialty occupations” to work in the

country for up to six years, has been a long-

running topic of debate in the technology

industry.

Many executives argue that universities are

not churning out enough American math and

science graduates and that they need to cast

their net abroad to stay competitive. Some US

tech workers and academics say that the

shortage of talent is exaggerated, that many of

the jobs could go to out-of-work computer

professionals in the United States, and that the

program serves mainly as a source of cheap

labor.

Zuckerberg, who founded Facebook in his

Harvard dorm room in 2004, has become

increasingly active in public policy and

philanthropy.

In December, he pledged half a billion

dollars in Facebook stock to a Silicon Valley

charity focused on health and education, and

in 2010, he announced plans to give a $100

million gift to the beleaguered public schools

of Newark, New Jersey.

Earlier this year, he hosted a fundraiser at his

California home for the re-election of New

Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie.

09 April 18, 2013

Facebook’s Zuckerberg calls for US immigration reform

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s co-founder and chief executive during a Facebook press event to introduce ‘Home’ a series of applica tions that integrates the Facebook platform into the Android operating system,

in Menlo Park, California, April 4, 2013. — Reuters Photo

10 April 18, 2013

Full body screening technology has been

in operation at major Canadian airports for

three years. Currently, 52 full-body

scanners are in use in Canadian airports.

Passengers selected for a secondary search

can choose between the full body scanner or

a physical search.

Process

The automatic target recognition software

for full body scanners produces a computer

generated "stick figure" that makes it

possible to detect anomalies concealed

under clothing. Passengers who choose a

full body scan enter the scanner, stand with

their feet apart and extend their arms over

their head.

The scan takes about five seconds. When

the process is complete, passengers exit on

the opposite side of the scanner.

Technology

The millimetre-wave technology works

by projecting low-level radio frequency

(RF) energy over and around the

passenger's body. The RF wave is reflected

back from the body and signals are

recovered using highly sensitive detectors.

The stick figure image is displayed on a

screen and will identify areas of the body

where objects may be concealed under

clothing.

New Automatic Target Recognition

software image

The technology detects "anomalies" on a

passenger, including metals and non-metals

of all types, sizes and shapes; ceramic-type

threats such as knives and sharp

instruments; liquids of all types; and

explosives of all types.

Health and Safety

The millimetre-wave scanners do not

pose a risk to human health and safety in

either single or repeated exposures. Health

Canada has reviewed the technical

information on these devices and concluded

that the radio frequency energy they emit is

well within Canada's guidelines for safe

human exposure. As a point of reference,

the manufacturer indicates that the energy

put out by the scanners is 1/10000th of the

energy from a cell phone.

Privacy

With new ATR software, the full body

scanner continues to detect anomalies and

concealed objects on passengers. To

continue to ensure that every passenger's

privacy is fully respected, the scanner does

not collect personal information from the

passengers it screens.

The Government of Canada worked with

the Office of the Privacy Commissioner to

ensure that privacy concerns were

appropriately addressed.

Full body scanners at major Canadian airports

Only the Ontario PC party have a

credible plan to reduce auto insurance

rates:

As the Liberals & NDP are once again offering

empty promises this all is according PC Deputy

Finance Critic Jeff Yurek while touring a

Brampton body shop along with PC Candidates

Randeep Sandhu for Brampton West, Harjit

Jaswal for Bramalea – Gore – Malton & Amarjeet

Gill for Mississauga – Brampton South. MPP

Yurek said we have to cut the red tape and allow

more competition into the automobile insurance

sector. When asked why his party does not go

out and arrange town halls in Brampton &

Mississauga to hear the people out on a one on

one base. He says he did do a town hall last year

and his party is sure looking into this again. We

the media just hope this automobile insurance

nightmare is over for the day to day hardworking

Bramptonions “ASAP”. No matter which party

bells this (automobile insurance “hike”) cat,

general public need real answers not just politics.

The dome and one of the two columns of the Karlskirche (St Charles's church) are seen on a sunny day in Vienna on April 11, 2013. The church and its baroque architecture are among

An Afghan child looks on at a camp for returning refugees in Qala-e Qul Mohammad, on the outskirts of Mazar-i Sharif, capital of Balkh province, on April 9, 2013. Trying to recover from 30 years of conflict that destroyed institutions and infrastructure, Afghanistan remains one of the poorest countries in the world. Polls show that at a local level, Afghans are less concerned about poor security than they

Bomb in south India city of Bangalore injures 16

B A N G A L O R E , I n d i a : A powerful bomb exploded Wednesday near the office of a political party in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, injuring at least 16 people, police said.

The bomb was planted in a motorcycle

parked about 100 meters (yards) from the

office of the Bharatiya Janata Party in

Bangalore’s Malleshwaram neighborhood,

said Lalrokhuma Pachau, director general of

police in Karnataka state, of which

Bangalore is the capital.

The injured were being treated at nearby

hospitals, where doctors said the condition

of two people was serious, Pachau said.

Ten of the injured were policemen who

were on duty near the party office, he said.

Scores of party supporters were in the

building at the time of the explosion, with

elections to the Karnataka assembly due to

be held early next month.

Witnesses said the blast was so powerful

that nearby buildings shook and window

panes were shattered.

Pachau said it was too early to say what

kind of explosive had been used or who was

responsible for the blast.

”At this stage we cannot say what

material has been used in the blast.

Investigations are going on,” he said.

Police cordoned off the area and forensic

experts were gathering evidence from the

blast site.

Three cars and several scooters were

charred in the blaze that followed the blast.

A police bus parked nearby was also badly

damaged.

Malleshwaram is a residential area in the

heart of Bangalore, India’s information

technology hub.

Throngs of people crowded around the

explosion site and police had to push them

back to allow sniffer dogs and bomb experts

to gather evidence.

—File Photo by Reuters.

11 April 18, 2013

Explore Canada

Prince Edward Island (PEI or P.E.I.; French: Île-du-Prince-Édouard, pronounced: [il dy

pʁɛ s edwaːʁ], Scottish Gaelic: Eilean a' Phrionnsa) is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands.

The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population.

The island has a few other names: "Garden of the Gulf" referring to the pastoral scenery and lush agricultural lands throughout the province; and "Birthplace of Confederation", referring to the Charlottetown Conference in 1864, although PEI did not join the confederation itself until 1873 when it became the seventh Canadian province.

According to the 2009 estimates, Prince Edward Island has 141,000 residents. It is located in a rectangle defined roughly by 46°–47°N, and 62°–64°30′W and at 5,683.91 km2 (2,194.57 sq mi) in size, it is the 104th largest island in the world, and Canada's 23rd largest island.

The island was named for Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820), the fourth son of King George III and the father of Queen Victoria.

12 April 18, 2013

Kathleen O'Day Wynne Premier of Ontario visited Dixie Gurudawara (Ontario Khalsa Darbar) in

Brampton to celebrate & wish all a very happy Vaisakhi.