Amer Rizwan Professional (Script) Writer

"South Asian Security Complex and Pakistan-US Relations Post 9/11' (ABSTRACT)

2010-10-04T16:10:00.008+05:00

Following is the abstract and Introduction of a Research Paper entitled 'South Asian Security Complex and Pakistan-US Relations Post 9/11' as appeared in Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) Journal Summer 2010, Volume X, Number 2. South Asian Security Complex and Pakistan-United States Relations Post 9/11Amer Rizwan*AbstractPost 9/11 Pakistan-United States

"Not Like This Before" By Rumi

2010-10-04T11:12:00.002+05:00

I wasn't like this before. I wasn't out of my mind and senses.Once I used to be wise like you, not crazy, insane and broken down like I am now.I wasn't the admirer of life which has no trace, no being.I used to ask : "Who is this?What is that?,"and search all the time.Since you have wisdom,sit and thinkthat probably I was like this before.I haven't changed much.I used to tryto make myself better

"Only Breath" by Rumi - "My place is placeless, a trace of the traceless"

2010-10-03T14:39:00.000+05:00

Not Christian or Jew or Muslim,not Hindu, Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion or cultural system.I am not from the East or the West,not out of the ocean or up from the ground,not natural or etheral,not composed of elements at all.I do not exist,am not an entity in this worldor the next,did not decend from Adam or Eveor any origin story.My place is placeless,a trace of the traceless.Neither

Education, Development & Enlightenment: With Special Reference to Pakistan

2010-10-02T16:24:00.000+05:00

Education helps an individual to improve his own individual and social life, and ultimately the overall social values and living standards of a society. Education, however, is not merely a social necessity; it is a religious obligation as well. Our Holy Prophet enjoined us to seek knowledge from cradle to grave. No nation can tread the way of progress until and unless its citizens are truly

Youth, Women, TV with Reference to Pakistan

2010-10-01T16:44:00.000+05:00

Youth, Women, TV with Reference to Pakistanby Amer Rizwan Copyrights@amerrizwanTV Drama in Pakistan has been used to target and impact Pakistan¡¯s youth. Idealized beauty standards, irrelevant cross gender relationship, and domestication are only some of the ways that young women in the media are portrayed today. This trends besides the inescapable negative fall outs on the youth in general and

"If you think you are beaten, you are" by Anonymous

2010-09-30T11:35:00.000+05:00

If you think you are beaten, you are.If you think you dare not, you don't.If you'd like to win, but think you can't,It's almost certain you won't.If you think you'll lose, you've lost.For out of the world we findSuccess begins with a fellows will.It's all in the state of mind.If you think you're outclassed, you are.You've got to think high to rise.You've got to be sure of yourself beforeYou can

Pashto Poetry on the Gates of Munich University by Abdu Rahim Roghanay of Matta, Swat, Pakistan.

2010-08-25T10:25:00.002+05:00

Pashto Poetry on the Gates of Munich University"Sumra che kegi domra rasha tre khwanduna wakhla,Mudam ba nawi da kharuna, bazaruna goray,Da Sekanday staney tak tak warokay seez ma ganra,Da jawand pa wana dee da Tabar guzaroona goray" VERBATIM TRANSLATION"Relish the beauties of life as much as you can,These cities and their bazaars will not last for ever.Never trivialize the second ticks of the

SWAT – THE ELYSIAN VALLEY (DOCUMENTARY) by Amer Rizwan

2010-06-15T12:37:00.000+05:00

SWAT – THE ELYSIAN VALLEY (DOCUMENTARY) by Amer Rizwan Copyrights @ Amer RizwanLofty green mountains, splashing waterfalls, meandering streams and towering pine trees are going to welcome you once you step into the idyllic valley of Swat. This Charming, peaceful and fascinating tract in the lap of vegetative sky-high mountains, with eternal snow on their lofty crests, is an everlasting source of

OLIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN PAKISTAN (Documentary Script) by Amer Rizwan

2010-05-18T12:58:00.000+05:00

OLIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN PAKISTANCopyrights reserved @amerrizwanBy. Amer RizwanThe importance of pure, hygienic and nutritious edible oil for a healthy human life cannot be overestimated. In Pakistan despite ever-increasing demand for the edible or cooking oil and the yawning gap between the capacity of localized production and its demand, we have not been able to seriously focus on

Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency (ERRA) Documentary Script Amer Rizwan

2010-05-18T12:57:00.000+05:00

Copyrights reserved @ amerrizwanLofty green mountains, splashing waterfalls, meandering streams and towering trees in an idyllic landscape – Nature is at its best here; fully in tandem with the bloom of life. Life is in full action; excitement and optimism is reflected everywhere with a renewed sense of being and zest of life. The healthy environment, lovely fields along with smooth roads and

Documentary Script for PPAF Milk Project by Amer Rizwan copyrigts @ Amer Rizwan

2010-04-15T12:55:00.000+05:00

Documentary Script for PPAF Milk Project by Amer Rizwan copyrigts @ Amer RizwanPoverty is a condition characterized by deprivation of basic human needs including food, drinking water, health, shelter and education. It compels the less gifted members of a society to lead substandard, and in some cases subhuman life and has thereby debilitating effects on people's lives. Pakistan Poverty

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights & HIV

2009-11-10T13:44:00.000+05:00

Script. coprights reserved @ amerrizwanHIV and AIDS … the mere mention of the disease gets mixed reactions from literate and illiterate alike. Deep rooted social attitudes and stereotyping has made discussing AIDS, a taboo in Pakistan. Women, whether they are living in urban or rural areas, face one similar problem and that is of discussing their sexual health problems with their spouse or

Group Photo in the Foreign Office Lobby

2009-11-09T16:03:00.000+05:00

A Group Picture with foreign office officers and media-persons in the capacity of Assistant Director (Research) in the PP Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Islamabad. Pakistan.

AMER RIZWAN

2009-11-01T16:17:00.000+05:00

LEST WE FORGET

2009-11-01T16:15:00.001+05:00

All these fellow participants belonging to different countries successfully completed a course comprising modules on ‘Human Rights’ in Foreign Service Academy Islamabad Pakistan conducted by Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Geneva. (Switzerland) –February-March, 2005.

Kahuta Convocation Picture

2009-11-01T16:15:00.000+05:00

During the days of my lectureship at Goverenment Degree College Kahuta. Rawalpindi. The picture was taken at a Convocation.

Linking Script "Chinese Cultural Show" Venue President House. Islamabad. Pakistan

2009-10-18T12:33:00.000+06:00

LINKING SCRIPT FOR THE LIVE SHOW ON THE EVE OF CHINA’S TROUPE’S PERFORMANCE AT THE PRESIDENT HOUSE ISLAMABAD. PAKISTAN (October 2009)ByAMER RIZWAN (Copyrights reserved @ Amer Rizwan)Honourable Chief Guest His Excellency the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, respectable foreign dignitaries and noble ladies and gentlemen; I warmly welcome you to this august gala gathering. The

NAM: Before and Beyond

2009-10-09T16:31:00.000+06:00

NAM: Before and BeyondBy Amer RizwanThe two-thirds of the human race still living in poverty and ignorance were, by virtue of ignorance and poverty, quite incapable of arriving at any common formula or programme for knowledge and plenty. Some embraced or acquiesced in communism as the road toward the goal - in North Korea, North Vietnam and many millioned China. Others e.g. Turkey, Iran, Pakistan

Economic Freedom for Women copyrights@amerrizwan

2009-10-08T16:37:00.002+06:00

A Sine QuanonEconomic Freedom for WomenBy Amer RizwanFetters of all kinds and degrees have always been the source of disgust for men and women. Human history is replete with sagas of violent efforts made for clinching freedom from the tyrants and despotic rulers. Together with the national freedom, individuals have also been striving to define and safeguard their personal freedom as well. But to

Education, Development & Enlightenment: With Special Reference to Pakistan

2009-10-08T16:24:00.000+06:00

AN INTRODUCTION TO FOREIGN POLICY: DEFINITION, NATURE & DETERMINANTS

2009-08-02T11:56:00.000+06:00

AN INTRODUCTION TO FOREIGN POLICY: DEFINITION, NATURE & DETERMINANTS Compiled & Edited by AMER RIZWANPhD Scholar QAU Islamabad. Pakistan.Visiting Faculty NUML/IIUI Islamabad. Pakistan.“Foreign Policy is the use of political influence in order to induce other states to exercise their law-making power in a manner desired by the states concerned: it is an interaction between forces originating

Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) Earthquake Project (Documentary Script)

2009-07-07T10:38:00.000+06:00

Copyrights reserved @amerrizwanBy:Amer RizwanPoverty – the condition of want, resourcessless and substandard life that can easily lead to social disintegration and societal chaos. Myriad of factors are responsible for creating a strand of poverty in the otherwise complex, but dynamic social structure of Pakistan.Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) is the lead institution for poverty-focused

8th ABU Robot Contest 2009 Tokyo (Script for PTV/NUST Team written by Amer Rizwan

2009-06-17T14:23:00.000+06:00

8th ABU Robot Contest 2009 Tokyo (Script for PTV/NUST Team) Copyrights @ Amer Rizwan The glittering transparent waters of pristine lakes and rivers, lush green fertile slopes and plains, towering peaks, scintillating panorama, and the resulting aura of mystery make this land a beautiful mosaic of all the colours of rainbow. The exotic natural beauty is so captivating and enthralling that it

'World Bank Mediation on Baglihar' Implications for India-Pakistan Relations (ABSTRACT)

2009-06-08T12:33:00.002+06:00

'World Bank Mediation on Baglihar' Implications for India-Pakistan Relations (ABSTRACT) (Appeared in IPRI JOURNAL SUMMER 2008. ISLAMABAD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE. ISALAMBAD. PAKISTANOwing to a number of factors, water resources have become dearer in South Asia and elsewhere so much so that the analysts consider water to be the potential source of conflict between Pakistan and India. So far the

Getting Rid of the Killer Bags

2009-06-08T11:55:00.000+06:00

We, all the species of life are the collective owners and stake-holders of this mother planet. We are at risk of creating a world that is fast converting into an inhospitable place to host living beings. The responsibility of not stretching its resources too far lies squarely on the shoulders of each one of us. We have to put in our best in order to bequeath a livable home to the succeeding

DENMENTIA INTERVIEWS (Translation from Urdu and Punjabi)

2009-06-06T13:49:00.000+06:00

Copyrights reserved @amerrizwanINTERVIEW BY DR RASHIDA TABASSUMYou have seen as to how worried the family has been about the happenings around. Let me tell you something on this count. All of us may forget something occasionally. But when this forgetfulness becomes a regular feature and intense then we have to think about its causes. Let me share with you some of the other causes of forgetfulness

Why the Liberalist Pluralist Model?

2009-05-14T11:27:00.000+06:00

http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=8333Asia-PacificWhy the Liberalist Pluralist Model?By Amer RizwanThe pluralist democracy is the most popular form of Government, in Europe and North America in particular, and the entire world in general. On the one hand it is being professed by the US and the Europe, and on the other hand the emerging Afro-Asian nations aspire to follow this

Gaza Campaign and Israel’s Security//The Seoul Times South Korea by AMER RIZWAN

2009-02-20T15:11:00.000+05:00

http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=8025Monday, February 23, 2009ASIA PACIFIC February 23 2008.Gaza Campaign and Israel’s SecurityBy:Amer Rizwan[*]Testaments are violated and solemn promises broken by the custodians of the Promised Land on the pretext of securing the state of Israel from the rockets and mortars and to restore Israel’s deterrent credibility which was seriously

HAPPY NEW YEAR By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

2008-12-31T13:05:00.000+05:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR By Ella Wheeler WilcoxWhat can be said in New Year rhymes,That's not been said a thousand times?The new years come, the old years go,We know we dream, we dream we know.We rise up laughing with the light,We lie down weeping with the night.We hug the world until it stings,We curse it then and sigh for wings.We live, we love, we woo, we wed,We wreathe our prides, we sheet our dead.We

THE WINE OF NIGHT by LOUIS UNTERMEYER

2008-12-26T13:09:00.000+05:00

THE WINE OF NIGHT by LOUIS UNTERMEYERCOME, drink the mystic wine of Night,Brimming with silence and the stars,While earth, bathed in this holy light,Is seen without its scars.And the night shall be filled with music,And the cares that infest the day,Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,And as Silently steal away.Drink in the daring and the dews,The calm winds and the restless gleamThis is the

John Dyer, Grongar Hill (l. 93) AND SEE THE RIVERS HOW THEY RUN

2008-12-25T13:15:00.001+05:00

JOHN DYER, GRONGAR HILL (l. 93) AND SEE THE RIVERS HOW THEY RUNAnd see the rivers how they runThrough woods and meads, in shade and sun,Sometimes swift, sometimes slow,--Wave succeeding wave, they goA various journey to the deep,Like human life to endless sleep!

Beyond Ritualism By Amer Rizwan

2008-12-15T15:39:00.000+05:00

THE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUTTHE POST ISLAMABADSaturday, December 6, 2008Far away from the vicious murk of Pakistani politics, when the country was reeling under the emergency rule and the legal fraternity was bent upon redeeming the country from the total abyss, I was busy observing a more dynamic, versatile and enriching experience of life. My spiritual pursuits at the religious capital of the

A Nightmare (An incomplete poem written in the context of the wave of terrorism)

2008-11-25T14:31:00.000+05:00

A NIGHTMAREHow to find the missing beamHow to trace the subtle gleamWhen things are not what they seemTears n blood flowing in a streamIn shady dark dales with no seamRubbing my eyes if it be a dreamBut things are not what they seem Taking a bath in this bloody brookIs what they mean dear what they bookDoth you know what does it mean? Trooth, prophesy or a bad dreamAh! But things are not what

Eternety (Poem)

2008-11-25T14:26:00.000+05:00

EternetyListen to whispering decayThe phantom is not far awayTis bent on spoiling posesTrampling lilacs and rosesIs there a permanent swayTo a thing made up of clay? Crying things will vanishAll but manners'll parish Amer Rizwan

HYMN (Hamd) In the Praise of Almighty

2008-11-25T14:23:00.000+05:00

HYMN (Hamd) In the Praise of AlmightyThou ar't Cosmic Spirit, I trowYet thy Grace no bounds knowTo thy Entity we ever bowWith knelt knee n burning browPour thy showers on desert droughtN cleanse me from all the doubtShake shoulders of my lulled lotMake thy Voice melody of my heartRedeem from the dirty debrisOr shackle me to be ever free Amer Rizwan

Hope in Despair (Poem)

2008-11-25T14:18:00.000+05:00

Hope in DespairBurthen of woe free fearsIn the ocean of my tearsAll but my agony will sinkIf not had a life giving drinkFearing that all the name and fameAnd vision of the flickering flameThat gloom may prevail upon my sightBreaking life threads in frightReborn from the bubble of breathOn the eternal ocean of deathWait we must till it gives wayTo a life where love will swayForesee we strolling

LEST WE FORGET

2008-11-24T13:59:00.000+05:00

Life is what we make of it

Strategic Flaws (Book Review) "Imperial Hubris" Author: Michael Scheuer

2008-11-19T15:23:00.000+05:00

Strategic Flaws (Book Review) Reviewer: Amer Rizwan Khattak·Book: Imperial Hubris Why the West is Losing the War on TerrorAuthor: Michael ScheuerBrassey’s, Inc., Washington D.C. 2004. Pages 307It is not always easy to criticize the policies of the state when one is part and parcel of the machinery of same. Michael Scheuer (Anonymous) performs this job with utmost adroitness and devotion. He

DICTATORSHIP LEADS TO ANARCHY

2008-11-18T15:34:00.000+05:00

Dictatorship is universally considered as an undesirable political regime.[1] This goes by many other names: monarchy, totalitarianism, authoritarianism, imperialism, etc. Dictatorship occurs when one person is the highest lawmaker in the group, whose power is unchecked by any other person or institution. History has recorded the many evils of this system.According to Lord Acton, “Power tends to

The Ravages of Storm (Book Review) by Amer Rizwan

2008-11-18T11:22:00.000+05:00

The Ravages of StormBy: Amer Rizwan[*]George Tenet’s At the Eye of the StormHarper-Collins Publishers, 10 East 53rd Street, New York. 2007Pages 549‘At the Eye of the Storm’ is a firsthand account of the inner-working of CIA. Primarily, a biography, the book also gives a peep into the decision-making process in the White House and the emulous relationship that exists between the two most powerful

ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE

2008-11-17T15:25:00.000+05:00

THE NATION 08 August 2005. By: AMER RIZWAN KHATTAK amerrizwan@gmail.comThanks to communication revolution coupled with the elevation of some Anglophonic countries as the socio-economic giants, the use of English has increased immensely all over the world. Today, English is used and spoken in almost every nook and corner of the world

From Great Game to Grand Bargain Ending Chaos in Afghanistan and Pakistan

2008-11-17T14:11:00.000+05:00

From Great Game to Grand Bargain Ending Chaos in Afghanistan and PakistanBy Barnett R. Rubin and Ahmed RashidFrom Foreign Affairs , November/December 2008Summary: The crisis in Afghanistan and Pakistan is beyond the point where more troops will help. U.S. strategy must be to seek compromise with insurgents while addressing regional rivalries and insecuritiesBARNETT R. RUBIN is Director of Studies

Marking in haste By Shahid Anwar

2008-11-17T13:52:00.000+05:00

http://www.dawn.com/weekly/education/archive/081019/education1.htm Even the best individuals perform poorly in bad structures. The boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education in the Punjab have unwittingly done the same thing. In a bid to save some money, probably, they have introduced a faulty remuneration structure for marking papers.The fallout is reckless hasty marking with little sense

Pakistan Observer UN Reform:Challenges & Opportunities

2008-11-17T10:36:00.000+05:00

Press Review/ UN STRUCTRAL REFORM AND PAKISTAN

2008-11-17T10:24:00.000+05:00

Muhammad Asad: the road beyond Mecca (Formerly Leopold Weiss)

2008-11-17T09:58:00.000+05:00

by Khaled AhmedMuhammad Asad (1900-1992) is known in Pakistan for writing his inspirational autobiography The Road to Mecca in 1954 that told he story about how a Jew converted to Islam and found peace in it. In the fifties, Islam had not yet turned hard and Asad’s story did not raise any hackles. But by the time he completed his English translation of the Quran, the yardsticks had changed and it

Night of The General

2008-11-14T12:19:00.001+05:00

By Aysha Javed AkramOnce among the country's most influential individuals, General Rani is now just a faded page in the country's history books. The woman was a phenomenon. Easily the most influential figure during Pakistan's second military regime, with the slightest gesture of her bejewelled hand she could guarantee employment, ensure promotions and bring about unwelcome transfers. Yet,

Information on Ghana by Rhoda from Ghana

2008-11-14T12:15:00.000+05:00

Ghana: History & Culture By: Rhoda from Accra (Capital of Ghana)History: Medieval Ghana (4th - 13th Century): The Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval Ghana Empire of West Africa. The actual name of the Empire was Wagadugu. Ghana was the title of the kings who ruled the kingdom. It was controlled by Sundiata in 1240 AD, and absorbed into the larger Mali Empire. (Mali Empire reached its

The Death of Great Pakhtun Patriot.

2008-11-14T12:11:00.000+05:00

The Death of Khan Abdul Wali Khan, a great Pakhtun patriotThe towering icon of this province, Khan Abdul Wali Khan has passed away, after years of service and devotion to this land and its people. He spent the best part of his life struggling for the Pakhtun people and nation. Like his illustrious father, the venerable Ghaffar Khan, a truly Nelson Mandela figure, many of these years were spent in

Pitras to his son ....

2008-11-14T12:07:00.000+05:00

Ahmed Shah "Pitras" Bokhari, the eminent Pakistani author of humorous Urdu short stories, and man of letters, wrote this to his son Haroon ("Rooney") while he was studying in England. Pitras's genius and candour was by no means limited to Urdu alone: My Dear Rooney,I sent off a cable to you when I received your most vivid letter & the 'Presto' photograph. Didn't the Presto remind you of "fatafat

UN structural reform & Pakistan

2008-11-14T11:44:00.000+05:00

PAKISTAN TIMES online edition (http://pakistantimes.net/2005/04/28/oped1.htm) 28th April 2005. UN structural reform & PakistanBy Amer Rizwan KhattakTHE United Nations Organization came out of the most horrible and devastating war, the humanity has ever seen. However, the geopolitical realities and the very nature of the world system has undergone a transformation since its inception in 1945. So

Lord Macauly on Lord Byron and William Windham on the Lord Macauly

2008-11-10T16:17:00.000+05:00

"From the poetry of Lord Byron they drew a system of ethics compounded of misanthropy and voluptuousness,—a system in which the two great commandments were to hate your neighbour and to love your neighbour's wife" On Moore's Life of Lord Byron. 1830.I wish I were as sure of anything as Macaulay is of everything.

DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP (Poem) By: MARY FRYE

2008-07-30T13:18:00.000+06:00

DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP(Poem)By: MARY FRYEDo not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am in a thousand winds that blow, I am the softly falling snow. I am the gentle showers of rain, I am the fields of ripening grain. I am in the morning hush, I am in the graceful rush Of beautiful birds in circling flight, I am the starshine of the night. I am in the flowers

Article on NAM 'Havana from 1979 to 2006'

2006-09-15T15:13:00.000+05:00

Havana from 1979 to 2006 Amer Rizwan KhattakHavana is preparing for the 14th NAM Summit on September 15 and 16. Ironically, the movement is caught between contradictory pulls, the lofty ideals of peace and justice and the imperatives of the national interests of its leading members. One of the pioneers of the movement i.e India voted against one of the NAM members ie Iran in the IAEA Board of

Ataturk.... address given in the 1930s on the defence of Gallipoli

2006-04-03T11:31:00.000+05:00

(From the address given in the 1930s by Turkey's ruler Mustafa Kemal Ataturk who led the defence of Gallipoli in Turkey against allied invasion forces in World War I, to the grieving New Zealand and Australian families who first went there to mourn their loved ones):"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives ... you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in

Newsweek on Pakistan....

2006-04-01T12:37:00.000+05:00

Newsweek on Pakistan....Promise in PakistanWhat's behind one of the world's most surprising economic success stories? In part, September 11.By Ron MoreauNewsweek InternationalMarch 27, 2006 issue -In the late 1990s Lahore-based businessman Iqbal Ahmed was depressed. Pakistan was isolated internationally and in the grip of a deep recession, and his modest, liquefied-petroleum-gas operation didn't

UK Magistrate's pronouncement 100 years ago...!!

2006-03-19T13:02:00.000+05:00

"Two friends have weighed in with their views to this posting that I received today and I think u can add yours to the Magisterial oration and circulate for the benfit of the common humanity, particularly the obedient ones."- "Ah for the days when men were allowed to be cowards and were honoured for so being!"- "This verdict should be cast in pure gold, framed in a platinum and displayed at all

An interesting Mail/Comment from a friend of mine on inaugorating my page

2006-01-05T12:43:00.000+05:00

An interesting Mail/Comment from a friend of mine on inaugorating my pageMy dear Rizwan Saheb: Ur site does not open. I will try it later. may be there is some local problem as everytime I click it the reply comes back that page was not available.Late Dr Taseer, (father of Salman Taseer Editor of Daily Times and owner of Business Plus TV channel) wrote half a century ago:Khat main likhey huay