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Sana Usman

Haqqani refused to arrival homeland - 0 views

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Supreme Court reject Hussain Haqqani's request 09 member's bench of Chief justice Mr. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry escaped envoy Haqqani Memogate Commission Mansoor Ejaz Pakistan Ambassador to United States scandal Asma Jahangir PPP and Asif Ali Zardari Vid

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  • Sana Usman on 25 Apr 12
     
    The escaped envoy Hussain Haqqani refused to arrival homeland for his necessary form in Memogate Commission said, millions of Pakistanis are live overseas for their jobs and business reasons and there is no commandment to order them to return home.
Erin Gold

Gearing up for prevention: The Hajj meets H1N1 - CNN.com - 0 views

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H1N1 Hajj gearing up for prevention

shared by Erin Gold on 22 Nov 09 - Cached
  • his year, the Hajj could become an incubator for the H1N1 virus.
  • number of people at the center who are going on the Hajj, also are getting H1N1 inoculations.
  • Dr. Asif Saberi gives them a short lecture on how to prepare and encourages everyone to have their shots at least seven days before traveling. He says the Saudi government is doing a lot to protect pilgrims, but "the magnitude of the problem is the magnitude of the numbers of people who attend the Hajj." When it comes to using hand sanitizer and wearing masks, Saberi says he encounters confusion about religious dictates and flu prevention. According to Muslim beliefs, for example, men in a state of pilgrimage should not wear any stitched items or touch alcohol
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  • Saudi Arabia has been preparing for the influx of millions of pilgrims. It won't turn away anyone who wants to come to the Hajj, but it is urging other countries not to let children younger than 12, people older than 65 or pregnant women make the pilgrimage.
  • The kingdom also is using sophisticated technology -- thermal screening equipment at entry points and mobile devices to document suspected cases of the flu.
  • For those like Fayzah Abu Ayadah, faith outweighs fear. "Even if we die there, it is not important," the Palestinian says. "The important thing is to go for the Hajj."
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