Thank You All

When I got the first position in Media and journalism I received many encouraging comments on facebook and messages on my cell phone. Here I want to share those encouraging words which I received on my cell on 9^th September 2013 with time mentioned, in order to thank all those who are in this list and my thanks also goes to those who congratulated me in person.

1.“Mani Waja Tara First Position Murad Bat, Feeling proud of you.”  (05:43:19pm) Malik Mahammad Baloch

2. “Congratulations” (06:28:09pm) Jeeyand Kashif Sajidi

3. “Congratulations dear for your huge success.” (06:32:00pm) Rashid Faiz

4.  “Gon Dil e Johlanka tra Mubarak Bebat Pull.” (06:43:04pm) Ameen Jan Naeem

5.“Congratulations dear. I’ve heard you have gotten the 1^st Position.” (06:44:09pm) Javid Abdullah

6.“Nice, Fabulous, Fantastic, Congratulations.” (06:46:46pm) Aziz Ejaz

7. “Congratulations” (06:47:08pm) A.B Hasrat

8.  “Pull Baaz Baaz Mubarak Tara Position.” (06:49:16pm) Mujahid Baloch

9.  “Very, very Congratulations dear. Feeling very proud and the head got raised to look the sky         again.” (06:50:37pm) Adnan Akhtar

10.“Mubarak Pull Tara.” (06:51:30pm) Hussain Jan

11.“Mubarak Paty.” (06:57:52pm) Nadir Nizar

12.  “Awesome lead 73 marks, Great.” (07:03:33pm) Adnan Akhtar

13.“Waja Tara Mubarak Bat.” (07:20:01pm) Namroz Badal

14.“Congratulations dude.” (07:27:45pm) Asif Mengal

15.“Congratulations to you for your 1^st Position. We are highly proud of you and expect such more performances and achievements from you. God may shower his blessings on you. Good Luck.” Waseem Kareem

16. “Great” (07:34:12”pm) Baloch Khan

17.“Record marks, you got. Great achievement.” (07:42:56pm) Sir, Ajaz Baloch

18.“Dear brother, Baaz Baaz Mubarak Beth Tara for securing 1^st Position. Congratulations.”  (07:52:40 pm) Sir, Faheem Baloch

19.“Zakir Jan Congratulations! You get the same in every step of life.” (07:54:21pm)Shams-Ul-Haq

20.“ Tara Mubarak Be Beth Jan” (09:00:47pm) Aman Baloch

21.“Mubarak Baath Tara” (09:05:48pm) Lala Faheem Baloch

22.“Till you don’t to my room , I would not congratulate you… ok…. (09:12:31pm) Muslim Shafi

23.“Congratulations on your success dr.” (09:21:02pm) Naveed Bilal

24.“Apko Boht Boht Mubarak Ho, Allah Tumahin Kamyabian Ata Kary Aameen.” (10:11:12pm) Imran Khan

25.      “Jan Tara Mubarak Bath Position Gon Dil-e Johlanka” (11:18:05pm) Asif Arman

Thank you all for congratulating me on this occasion and thanks to all those who prayed for my success. Your words will always be remembered. Zakir Qadir

Links for facebook comments, congratulating me

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=505205552902170&set=t.100000585385438&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/483985898344780/photos/t.100000585385438/621091561300879/?type=3&theater

The Indigent People of Wealthy Balochistan

BY ZAKIR QADIR SHAMS

The World Bank states in the Economic Report of 2009 that the economy of Punjab expanded by four times while Khybr-Pakhtunkha and Sindh’s economies expanded by 3.6 times but Balochistan’s economy expanded by only 2.7 times.

A region having valuable natural resources will unequivocally subsist economically prosperous.

Balochistan’s geographical sketch has been precisely inscribed by A. W. Hughes, the author of The Country of Balochistan, who said the country of the Baloch tribe has for its northern and north-eastern boundary a large portion of the kingdom of Afghanistan; its eastern frontiers being limited by the British province of Sindh, and its western by the Persian State, while the Arabian Sea washes its southern base for a distance of nearly six hundred miles.

This portion of, 80,000 square miles comprises of valuable mineral resources such as oil, gas, coal, iron-ore, gold, silver, copper, sulphur, gypsum, uranium, Magnetite, Chromite, Barite, Fluorite, Dolomite which are explored in great quantities. (Dr. Shah Mahammad Mari “Baloch Quom”).

Coal (1 million 40 thousand tons) Chromite (found in large quantities), Barite (more than 20 lakh tons), Copper (more than 15 thousand tons) Iron-ore (60 thousand tons), Magnetite (7 thousand 30 thousand tons) Marble, Aragonite (more than 9 million tons), Laterite (more than 1 million 90 thousand tons), Natural Gas (6 million 55 thousand tons), Sulpher (7 million 78 thousand tons), and some others in large stocks in the Baloch land are; stone, sandstone, etc. These wholly fabricate Balochistan rich in natural resource.

A region having such a large sum of natural resources if it is still considered economically weak, then is not that a wrong verdict? And the homeowners endure indigence, is that reasonable? They possess all these minerals, so if they were let to refine and fully utilize them in their own abode, would they remain the same as they are today?

The Baloch have never been given their veritable rights. Their natural resources are being looted and drifted to others and they have been left deprived. In the official documents it is stated that Balochistan is comparatively backward and economic development is needed to deal with significant structural problems, both political and socio-economical.

They conceive the natural wealth, the Fisheries and the Agricultural productions are not adequate to build this region’s economy.

The Sui gas which was found in 1952 in Balochistan is being supplied to every city and region of Pakistan and is aptly named the backbone of the country’s economy but the Baloch are deprived from it.

In Sandak each year approximately 14 thousand 304 tons of copper, 1.47 tons of gold and 2.76 tons of silver is dug out and the income of that is 55 million dollars.

From the district of Chagi only, 48 thousand 591 tons of marbles are drifted to Karachi every year.

The income of Fisheries, only in district of Gawadar, is 280 millions from 83500 metric tons of fish per year.

Coal was found more than 100 years ago in Balochistan and every year more than 15 thousand tons of coal is dug out from the coalmines there.

What do the Balochs obtain out of all this wealth?

Baluchistan, they say, comprises 44% of the total area of Pakistan and has just 5 per cent of the total population, but the tragic point is that among all of these chief and valuable resources, the people in this area do not possess the basic needs of life. They are indigent. They have no clean drinking water, or healthy food, or educational institutes, or health centers or electricity.

Is the natural wealth of Balochistan unable to develop it economically? Can’t this wealth airlift the Baloch from the poverty line?

There is a possibility.

From the upper divulged mineral resources, hold the biggest coastal belt aloof, if only the income from the natural Gas, the Baloch nation would be given the true right, and that should be invested on the buildup and the progression of this region, it would be booming today and the Baloch would be well-housed in richly endowed Balochistan.

Let alone the other mineral resources, if the Baloch nation was given the right to only invest the income of the natural gas for the development and progression of this region, we would have been well-housed living today in a richly endowed Balochistan.
http://thebalochhal.com/?x=-907&y=-41&s=zakir+qadir+shams

The delicious dates of Mekuran

The delicious dates of Mekuran

BY Zakir Qadir Shams

Mekuran covering an area of 72,944 square kilometer is a division, like a paradise of the natural resources of Balochistan comprising on districts of Gawadar, Turbat and Panjgure. According to the encyclopedia Britannica, Mekuran is bordering in east are situated Khuzdar and Lasbela districts, in south along with Arabian Sea, in west situated Iran, and in north the Siahan range.

The chief spring crops (jopag) of Makran are wheat and barley, and the autumn season crop (eraht) os Jowar (sorghum). Dates are the main production of Makran which are very famous for this unique varieties and deliciousness.

The scientific name of the Date is ‘Phoenix dactylifera’. The date palm (maach) grows about 12 to 30 feet. Its stem, strongly marked with pruned stubs of old leaf bases, terminates in a crown of graceful, shining, pinnate leaves about 5 meters(16f feet) long. Male and female flowers flourish on separate plants. Under cultivation the females are artificially pollinated process in Mekuran is called Maach Osp, a stalk of the male flower is inserted into a small incision male in the core of the top of female tree. More than thousand dates appease on a single bunch weighing 8kg (18) or more. The fruit gets ripened in the month of July. Then each date is picked individually while harvesting or the entire bunch is cut. The harvesting season in Mekuran is called “Aamen”, starts from July and ends in September. After harvesting dates get dried, in this way, it contains more than 50 percent protein, fat and other matters.

Hundreds of varieties of dates have been discovered in Mekuran. The prominent researcher and author Dr. Hameed Baloch in his book, Mekuran Uhd-e- Kadeem se Uhe-e-Jadeed tak”, writes the names of following varieties of date discovered in Mekuran:

1)Aapdandan                2) Bygamjngi                        3) Halaynee

4) Chapshuk                  5) Nazani                             6) Kounz niad

7) Muzatee                    8) Zard-e- Kallagi                9) Arrisht

10) Barr-i-shakari          11) Dandari                          12) Sabzo

13) Rabia                       14) Dandari-gon                  15) Gurbgo

16) Shingish-Kand         17) Hargi                              18) Sherhri

19) Siah-dop                  20) Miri-e-zard                    21) Panidi

22) Miri-e-surk               23) Jowan-aabo shams       24) Goari

25) Pono                        26) Bindak                           27) Pash-pag

28) Irdiki                        29) Shakari                          30) Kalut

31) Reko                         32) Napagi                          33) Khalas

34) Shapago                   35) Ichko                             36) Pard

37) Zarabad                   38) Siah Gwnak                   39) Shoren app-dandan

40) Haleni-gon               41) Dishtari                          42) Rogini

43) Rogini Bulidia          44) Shuksh                           45) Nazan dazi

46) Jowana Jamkki        47) Aap-rogin                      48) Chepshuk kulonti

49) Jonzo                       50) Masudi                          51) Rago

52) Anguro                     53) Nasua                            54) Wash kung

55) Gonzal                     56) Bor                                 57) Keleri

58) Umbi                        59) Kungo                            60) Jalagi Mulki

61) Jalagi Kohi               62) Jalagi Rustai                  63) Husseni

64) Charpan                   65) Makili                             66) Jawana Siakasz

67) Sadrami                   68) Sharai                            69) Kalesuk

70) Kaler                        71) Kiksi                               72) Boal

73) Kaspaso                   74) Mathab Taza                 75) Kanaro

76) Pesh-nah                 77) wash-nah                       78) Pull

79) Challo                      80) Dos-nah                         81) Posto

82) Gog-nah                   83) Kala dizzaki                   84) Ari

85) Sunt Gurag              86) Kuroch                           87) Barni

88) Baz Khudabun         89) Sohr-dana                      90) Musali

91) Sibil                          92) Passamo                        93) Kalag dir

94) Kulonti                     95) Wakhshi                        96) Wash Kulont

97) Wash Kuiont           98) Asami                             99) Puppo

100) Shunsh                   101) Pachki                         102) Zard-e-rais

103) Kahraba                 104) Suhr                             105) Lango

106) Hush kich               107) Javn Sure

The tragedy is that no plant existing for dates processing in Mekuran and transportation is much troublesome within and out of the region, despite these excellent quality flavor and color. The exporters are not motivated to create domestic or overseas markets about these dates.

Another most appalling tragedy about dates growing is that these are getting devalued economically because as the Palm trees are affected by a worm called Dabas Bug. The dates growing is main industry of Mekuran and it once gives production in year but pest feeds the leaves as a dubes of Palm tree which is scientifically known as ommatissus lybicus. This affects the date plant to photosynthesis and multiplies to sever infestation along the whole tree, which gets hollow and then falls down. 

The high quality dates of Mekuran must be given due value. Processing plants and markets must be established in Turbat and Panjur. The buyers and sellers should be inter-connected and export of dates to abroad requisite, too.

published in the  bolanvoice