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P24  –  PAKISTAN LINK  –  MAY 17, 2019                                                                                      COMMENTARY
                           Let a Widow Earn for Herself


                              with Dignity and Respect!
                                                                                                                    FOUNDATION
              n By Saghir Aslam                                      country such as Pakistan; elsewhere
              Rawalpindi, Pakistan                                   the cost could vary. Th  e goat will not
                                                                     only  provide  milk  and  other  dairy   DO YOU KNOW..
            (The following information                               products to the widow in need, but
        is provided solely to educate the                            also be a sustainable source of in-
                    Muslim community                                 come to live with dignity and re-  Why should you pay Zakat?
                    about investing and                              spect.                           Who must give Zakat?
                    fi nancial planning. It                             Th  ere are a number of organi-
                    is hoped that the Um-                            zations locally, internationally and   When is Zakat due?
                    mah will benefi t from                           in every developing countrycon-  What if you don’t give Zakat?
                    this eff ort through                             fronted with extreme poverty that
                    greater fi nancial em-  of goats has produced wholesome   are running such projects at diff er-  What about Zakat that you have not given in the past?
        powerment, enabling the communi-  results.                   ent scales.                      What things require giving Zakat on them?
        ty to live in security and dignity and   In most cases such help has   It is important that we show   What things do not require giving Zakat on them?
        fulfi ll their religious and moral obli-  proved a worthy lifetime investment   people the way to improve their lot
        gations towards charitable activities)   and has enabled the needy families   on their own. Th  ey are sure to take   Who should receive Zakat?
            Ramdan Mubarak! We are in   to have proper food, education for   the initiative and make sincere striv-  Who should not receive Zakat?
        the fi rst Ashra of Ramadan. Time   the  children,  and  shelter  as  well  as   ing once we help them with a nomi-
        passes fl eetingly and soon the holy   access to basic needs. In most cases   nal investment.  Who can receive Zakat among relatives?
        month would pass. So making the   people in rural areas possess basic   To donate you can log on to   How do you calculate Zakat?
        best use of time during the holy   skills of rearing goats which means   www.sabatrust.org, call on 714-305-
        month should be our focus this   they can easily sustain this pro-  5425 or email us at: info@sabatrust.
        Ramdan. Make sure you have a goal   gram  themselves once it  has  been   org                 Detailed Answers, Videos, and a Zakat Calculator at:
        set for this blessed month. It could   launched.                Ramdan  is  the  month  of the       www.hidaya.org/zakat
        be achieved only if you stay focused.  Th  e way it works is simple:  ini-  Qur(Saghir A. Aslam only explains
            In order to change someone’s   tially four female goats and a male   strategies and formulas that he has   Donate online via check or card at www.hidaya.org
        life we do not need to invest thou-  goat are given to a widow in the   been using. He is merely providing
        sands and millions. A simple invest-  community. She is made responsible   information, and NO ADVICE is    or call us at 1.866.2HIDAYA
        ment of few hundreds can suffi  ce   for taking care of the goats. Th  is is   given. Mr. Aslam does not endorse   Hidaya Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) charitable organization with Tax ID # 77-0502583
        through well-meaning initiatives   oft en  a  loan  and  to  pay back  each   or recommend any broker, broker-
        and enterprise. For instance, a couple   time the goats give birth, the male   age fi rm, or any investment at all,
        of goats could bring immense fi nan-  off spring is  given  to  another com-  nor does he suggest that anyone will
        cial stability to a family struggling to   munity member. Th  is applies on   earn a profi t when or if they pur-  Exchange Rates for Currency Notes*
        survive,  particularly  a  widow  who   each and every community member   chase stocks, bonds or any other in-
        is  tasked with the  responsibility of   which gives opportunity to others   vestments. All stocks or investment
        raising a family in remote and rural   to benefi t from the program. Th  ey   vehicles mentioned are for illustra-  Countries         Buying        Selling
        areas of developing countries.  not only get milk, butter, and cheese   tive purposes only. Mr. Aslam is not                                  Rs.             Rs.
            Th  is investment has done won-  but in some cases they can also sell   an attorney, accountant, real estate
        ders for thousands of families in dif-  goats once their herd has increased   broker, stockbroker, investment ad-  USA                 143.15          144.15
        ferent parts of the world. Th  e fami-  in number.           visor, or certifi ed fi nancial planner.   UK                       186.oo          187.50
        lies have pulled themselves out of   A good quality goat would   Mr Aslam does not have anything   S.Arabia            38.45            38.70
        the poverty cycle and the donation   normally cost $300 in a developing   for sale.)         Japan                       1.27             1.30
                                                                                                     Euro                    161.00          162.25
         MODI FROM P9                     If we don’t correct the course,  the stench of even a brick laid out of   UAE                       39.20            39.70
         improve the lives and prospects of  Pakistan could well be the next Ven-  the authorized plan of any structure!
         hundreds of millions of people”.  ezuela.                  Exemplary harsh and ruthless pun-  (*May 16, 2019)
            According to Bremmer, the     But it can be avoided if Pakistan  ishment should be awarded to them
         Goods and Services Tax streamlined  improves its relations with its neigh-  to  serve  as  a  powerful  deterrent  for
         a complex tax system and “unprec- bors, especially India. In the past, the  others.                         US VISA AVAILABILITY IN MAY 2019
         edented amounts of  money”  went  establishment sabotaged all eff orts                                       For Pakistan, Bangladesh & India
         towards infrastructure under Modi’s  by the civilian governments to create  IMF FROM P11
         regime. He also praises the role of  Indian business stakes  in Pakistan’s  standards. Priority areas include im-  Compiled by Hasan ChishtI
         Aadhaar in reducing fraud, the Ujj- stability. But let bygones be bygones.  proving the management of public
         wala scheme and the healthcare in- Now, the PTI government needs  enterprises, strengthening institu-
         surance scheme.              to  create  political  harmony  in  the  tions and governance, continuing   FAMILY  SPONSORED  PREFERENCES          Pakistan/Bangladesh            India
            Modi  also  benefi ts  from  a  lack  country instead of continuing their  anti-money laundering and combat-
         of a credible alternative, Bremmer  hate campaign which is causing fur-  ing the fi nancing of terrorism eff orts,
         writes.                      ther instability.             creating a more favorable business   1    Unmarried sons & daughters
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            “Modi has the instinct to domi-  Prime Minister Khan needs  environment, and facilitating trade.”          Of U.S. Citizens                                                Jan., 06, 2012           Jan., 06, 2012
         nate and the thin skin of other  to stop humiliating the opposition   Lengthy bailout talks: Islamabad
         strongmen, but he also has a genuine  leaders and their voters. Let the  and a visiting IMF mission had kicked   2-A  Spouses and unmarried
         track record in providing the kind of  courts deal with their cases. For, if he  off  technical level talks on April 29 to           childrens of permanent residents               May 15, 2017           May 15, 2017
         reform that developing India urgent- can’t rise above his ego, there’s hardly  sort out details of the proposed bail-
         ly needs,” he adds. – Scroll.in  a chance his government would sur-  out package over the next 10 days. Th  e   2-B  Unmarried sons & daughters (21 yrs.
                                      vive the coming assault.      two sides were scheduled to conclude
        STABILIZATION FROM P7             In  his  interview  in  1867,  with  a staff -level agreement on Friday,           of age or older) of permanent residents    Feb., 02, 2013          Feb., 02, 2013
        of deal with the Taliban. And it is  St  Petersburgische  ZeitungIt,  the  but the talks were extended into the
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        the Taliban now who’re delaying the  German aristocrat and statesman  weekend, with the fi nance ministry   3     Married sons & daughters of US citizens   Nov., 08, 2006        Nov.,08, 2006
        talks. Th  e imminent defeat means US  Otto Von Bismark described poli-  reporting “good progress” in the dis-
        will soon be blaming Pakistan for its  tics as “an art of possible”. However,  cussions.   4      Brothers & sisters of adult U.S. citizens    Feb., 15, 2006         Aug., 01,  2004
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        disastrous campaign in Afghanistan.  a leading proponent of 20th-century   Th  e fi nance ministry had ap-
        Consequently, the US would exert  American liberalism, John Kenneth  proached the IMF in August 2018 for
        economic pressure on us.      Galbraith, disagreed. He wrote to  a bailout package, whereas last month,
            Meanwhile, Imran Khan’s in- President John F Kennedy in 1962  the then fi nance minister Asad Umar   EMPLOYMENT  BASED  CATEGORY
        competent government is already  that he believes that “politics is not  announced that the two sides had —   1      Priority workers                                              Mar., 01, 2018          Feb., 22, 2017
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        struggling with a deteriorating econ- the art of possible, it consists of  more or less — reached an under-
        omy and aft er virtually handing over  choosing between the disastrous and  standing on a package for bailing out   2     Members of the professions holding
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        its fi nancial control to the IMF, a di- unpalatable”. Now Khan has to prove  the country’s ailing economy.
        saster is certainly looming.   that he might be unpalatable, but at   “In the next step, the IMF will            advanced degree or persons of
            Th  e opposition, which is already  least not a disaster.   send its mission to  Pakistan in the            exceptional ability                                           Current                      April 16, 2009
        convinced that the elections of 2018                        next few weeks to work out techni-
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        were fl awed and heavily rigged, will  CONSTRUCTION FROM P6  cal details. But in principle, we have   3      Skilled workers                                                Current                      July 01, 2009
        exploit the public sentiment and mis-  I wish the Supreme Court had  reached an agreement,” he had said.             Other workers                                                 Current                      July 01, 2009
        ery.                          also ordered exemplary stern action  However, Umar was removed from
            India, on the other hand, is in- against all those living or dead who  the post in a dramatic move and was   4      Certain special immigrants                           Current                       Current
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        creasing pressure on the eastern  were at the helm of concerned de-  replaced by Dr Shaikh — an interna-            Certain religious workers                              Current                       Current
        front.  Pakistan requires  a massive  partments and looked the other way  tionally renowned economist.
        military budget to deal with any fu- when the mess was being created   Dr Shaikh served as the fi nance
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        ture adventurism by the wily neigh- under  their  very noses. Th  ey  were  minister from 2010 to 2013 during the   5      Non-regional centers                                      Current                      Current
        bor.                          infamously notorious for smelling  PPP government’s rule.              Regional centers                                              Current                       Current
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