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Malik Riaz Hussain - Fund For the Pakistani Common Man (An Open Letter)

May God’s mercy and peace be upon us all. God Almighty has bestowed upon me the honor of being one of the most successful businessmen in Pakistan. I feel no shame in admitting that my name, identity, and that of Bahria Town wouldn’t exist without Pakistan, and it’s all thanks to the grace of Almighty God and our beloved nation. We have enjoyed the bounties of our country for generations, and today at the age of 62, I feel I am indebted to our country and its people. If I am unable to repay this debt, on the Judgment Day I will stand before the Almighty as the accused, and with no defense. He provided for us plentifully, and we must show gratitude by being compassionate to others.

Some material possessions make my life more enjoyable, but many, however, do not. I like having an expensive private airplane, but owning half a dozens of homes, for example, would be too much of a burden. Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. I am certainly not the only one indebted to Pakistan. My other billionaire friends such as Sir Anwar Pervez, Sadarud- din Hashwani, Nasir Schon, Haji Abdur Razzaq, Mian Muhammad Mansha, Rafiq Habib, Tariq Sehgal, Dewan Yousuf, Sultan Ali Lakhani, Seth Abid, Mian Muhammad Latif, Jehangir Tareen, Iqbal Z. Ahmed, Bashir A. Tahir, the Dawood family, the Sheikhani family, Behram Avari, Rafiq Rangoonwala, Aqeel Karim Dady, Jehangir Elahi, the Shirazi family, the Noon family, the Shahzad family, the Yunus brothers, the Ghani family, the Sehgal family, and scores of others are equally indebted to our country and its people. It’s time that we realize our duty towards Pakistan. If we are unable to see the imminent consequences of our continued ignorance, I am scared that not only our families but also our businesses will fuel a bloody revolution that is brewing due to poverty, lawlessness, unemployment, corruption, and terrorism. This is a clear warning to land barons, waders, the wealthy, politicians, bureaucrats, and industrialists to shed their sloth and wake up before all is lost and there is no place to hide.

I humbly appeal to my billionaire friends to develop a platform to provide sustainable employment. Today in Pakistan, 90 million youngsters are unemployed, low-income citizens are forced to reduce their consumption of flour by 10 percent, 75 percent of Pakistanis are categorized as poor, and more than 60 million people live below the poverty line. What else could we expect a bloody revolution? Will they not try to slaughter the rich who are living the high life? Will they not set our palatial homes on fire? Will they not destroy our limousines? I have concluded that they will resort to any cruelty to take revenge that would surpass our imaginations. If we do nothing today to pacify their hunger and don’t provide a sustaiable social and economic system, believe you me the day is not far away 14 when they will deprive us of our peaceful sleep and trouble-free lives.

You will agree that the difference between the rich and poor in Pakistan is the same as mountain peaks and the ocean depths. In our country, where more than 60 million people cannot manage to find two meals a day, the rich spend millions of rupees each day on their personal comforts. If we don’t do something to reduce the gap between the rich and poor, the deprived majority will take everything from the fortunate few. Our wealth, our peaceful lives, our comforts, and everything else will be snatched up. Realizing my own responsibilities to our nation, I, therefore, appeal to all our billionaires to step forward with an initial contribution of PKR 50 million for a new fund. This fund will be to help poor Pakistanis living below the poverty line. To replenish the fund as it’s spent, we will need to continue contributing PKR 2 million a month. This is peanuts for us but will make a remarkable difference to the lives of millions. Initially, billions of rupees will be contributed toward this fund to develop a platform for sustainable programs for free food centers, free education, clean water, health and sanitation, and most of all for skills enhancement and basic training centers to prepare the poor to find employment. I am reminded of the famous Chinese proverb: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish you feed him for a lifetime”. Our fund will provide immediate relief by establishing hundreds of “Dastarkhwans” throughout Pakistan, where 20 to 30 million poor people can eat each day in dignity. Pakistan’s rural areas desperately need small and mobile hospitals that can provide basic healthcare and medicines to the millions of poor people. Our fund will establish Vocational Training Institutes, where millions of unskilled laborers will be turned into a skilled labor force capable of earning billions in foreign exchange by exporting skilled labor to the West and the Middle East. Through our fund, we can advance small interest-free loans to the poor, like the “Grameen Bank” of Bangladesh, to enable them to earn their own living and create cottage industries. Overall, this small step towards helping others — and in turn ourselves — will change the lives of millions of Pakistanis. We can also use our fund for social change. The fund will be known as “FUND FOR THE PAKISTANI COMMON MAN”. We will be the pioneers of this fund. Our generous contributions will encourage the upper and upper-middle class to contribute as well, as every little contribution helps.

I know the people of my nation, they have a great deal of capacity to do good. We should not hesitate for a moment to contribute towards poverty alleviation. The contributions will be financially supervised and audited by a third-party accredited chartered accountancy firm. We should remember that by helping others, we are only helping ourselves in this world and beyond.

I have no regrets in accepting that our country’s wealthy people sleep in air conditioned bedrooms set at 18 degrees with a comfortable imported blanket, while our workers relentlessly toil in 46 degrees. We are accumulating heaps of wealth, while it’s increasingly difficult for them to feed themselves and their families. These workers not only toil for us under the scorching sun, but also pray for our well-being and our health. But who is praying for their well being and health? Is it not our responsibility to do? Are we not duty bound to look after their well-being and comforts? Hazrat Umer Farooq (R.A) stopped the use of honey and meat under such conditions. Why can’t we share our honey and meat with our country’s poor? A King of France built a palace for himself called the “Chateau de Versailles,” which in those days was the biggest and most expensive ever made. Like us, the emperor used to sleep in the palatial palace, while the poor of France lived a life in the hell of poverty and hunger. Look what happened? The poor, hungry people of France tore the king’s descendants to pieces in front of the very same palace. Will history repeat itself in Pakistan? Are we not sprinting toward the same fate? The fate of the wealthy of Iran in the 1970s is known to everyone. These people used to invite thousands to celebrate the wedding of their dogs. At the same time, the hungry masses of Iran marched on the roads. What was the result? The filthy rich are now embracing death in America and other European countries, and are unable to return to their homeland. They are even trying to be buried in their homeland but cannot? I appeal to my friends to sacrifice a few million. This sacrifice will save you, your business, your wealth, your family, and our beloved country. The other option is that the poor will take everything by force.

Let us appeal to those who have only Rs. 1,000 in their pocket to help those with only Rs. 100 to survive so we all collectively move to save our country from disaster. Our religion propagates that “….. if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the whole humanity (Surah 5, Verse 32)”. I am personally taking a step towards this noble cause by offering a contribution of PKR 50 million. I appeal to all who have become billionaires and millionaires thanks to our country and its people. Let us all step forward collectively for our country to save Pakistan from the fate of a bloody revolution such as in France and Iran.

I request all my friends, in particular those who I’ve mentioned earlier, to form a committee for our fund. This committee should open and operate an independent bank account for this purpose, and share its details to all concerned, to take the first step in a long journey towards eternal peace and prosperity.

MALIK RIAZ HUSSAIN CHAIRMAN BAHRIA TOWN

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#600  - 600th Blog deserves a special subject and what better than a tribute to Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, a legend already at the age of 23 !!  ; PV Sindhu was beaten in World Championship finals today by Marin but to win 4 medals in as many years in Badminton’s most challenging tournament is a stunning feat ..:-)

As #BoloorSportsMania reaches its 600th blog, it gives me immense pleasure to thank all who have encouraged me to keep on working on my passion which Sports Blogging. #600 Blog deserves a special subject and what better than a tribute to Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, a legend already at the age of 23 !!

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is a star in India and across the world in her own right. She was born on 5th Jul 1995. Bother her parents PV Ramana and P Vijaya have been national level volley ball players. Sports was in her blood.  Ramana in fact was part of the team which bronze in 1986 Seoul Olympics. He even won Arjuna award in 2000. In 2001, Gopichand won All England Championships. Sindhu drew inspiration from that and took badminton a couple of years later. She was initially coached by Mehboob Ali at the badminton courts of Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications in Secunderabad. Sindhu had to travel 56kms daily for coaching. But she reported on time daily which showed great things were stored for her.

2012 would be a historic year for Sindhu as she won Asia Youth under 19 Championship beating Japanese Player Nozomi Okuhara in final by 18–21, 21–17, 22–20. She later faced Okuhara numerous times. She lost to her in 2017 World championship finals but beat her in the same event in 2018 in QF. In the same year, in China Masters series, she beat 2012 Olympics gold medalist Li Xuerui. That got lot of media attention. She lost in SF in that event. In 2013, Sindhu won her first Grand prix event (Malaysian Open). PV Sindhu on 8 August 2013 defeated the defending champion, second-seeded Wang Yihan of China, to enter the women's quarterfinals at the BWF World Championships. The 18-year-old, 10th-seeded Sindhu won 21–18, 23–21 in 54 minutes to set-up a meeting with another Chinese player, Wang Shixian. She beat Wang Shixian 21–18, 21–17 to become India's first medalist in women's singles at the World Championships. She became a star after this feat. It was fantastic effort. She won bronze that year and next year too. In October 2015, playing at the Denmark Open, Sindhu reached to her maiden final of a Super Series event. On her route to the final, she defeated three seeded players, namely Tai Tzu-ying, Wang Yihan and Carolina Marin. In the final, she lost to the defending champion Li Xuerui in straight games by 19–21, 12–21.

2016 proved to be historic for Sindhu. In Rio Olympics, she beat Laura Sarosi and Michelle in group stages. She later beat Tai Tzu-ying in the round of 16.  She shocked 2nd seed Wang Yihan in QF which raised eye brows among media. In a year where all Indian medal hopes was dashed, would Sindhu create history??  Sindhu beat Okuhara in straight sets in SF. She met top seed Marin in finals. She fought hard but lost to Marin in 3 sets. She charted history of achieving the feat as she is youngest and first women individual to bag an Olympic Silver medal representing India. This was the second instance of podium finish at the Olympics by any Indian badminton player.

In 2017, Sindhu avenged defeat to Marin in Indian open by beating her in finals. Sindhu became first Indian to reach finals of BWF World championships. She lost an epic final to Okuhara 19–21, 22–20, 20–22. It was as good a match as one hoped to see which had long rallies, exhilarating court coverage and stunning defense. She later won Korean open that year.

 In 2018, Sindhu made it to SF of All England championships where lost to Yamaguchi in 3 sets. In World badminton championship, she faced both Okuhara in QF and Yamaguchi in SF. She beat both of them in straight sets. She was able to get past 2 of her 3 nemesis opponents but Marin still stood between her and World championships title.  

Marin’s key in 2018 World championship has been her speed. She used it to great effect against Saina in QF. Same continued in finals. She raced to 3-1 lead. Sindhu bounced back to win 4 points in a row. She later led 10-8 and 15-11. But one glaring observation was that Sindhu won most of the points on Marin’s errors as she tried too much to hit near the line. Marin was dictating play and it showed. Either she made winners or errors. She won 6 points in a row to bounce back. She was hitting smashes from acute angles and it was her leg speed which enabled her to get to a position to make those shots. Sindhu fought hard to win points. She tied at 19-19. But Marin won 2 points in a row to win the first set. She had won 14 of last 10 points which was stunning considering it was a finals. Marin probably played her best set of the week in 2nd set against Sindhu. She was all over Sindhu. Sindhu was rattled and it showed in the scoreline. Marin won it 21-10. Sindhu had to settle for another silver (after Rio Olympics and 2017 World badminton championship). Sindhu had shown great improvement on mental aspects in this week where she beat her nemesis Okuhara and Yamaguchi but still was not good enough to beat Marin who was playing in a totally different level.

AT the age of 23, to win 4 world championship medals and 1 Olympic medal is a stunning achievement. Hope Tokyo 2020 gives her an opportunity to win gold medal which is missing in her cupboard.  If there is one Indian sports star who deserves a gold medal, it is Sindhu.

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Real estate questions answered free from Riley Aviles

Q: Real estate agent:e-mail before I can phone, incorrect wiring advice is sent the morning of the closure by hacker hacked.

Am I at fault? Florida agent. Attorney Replies Richard Paul Zaretsky A: You're definitely on the short end of the incorrect stick - See this link for an article I wrote exactly on this particular situation - where your email was infiltrated using a malware that took control of your e-mail. See this link: YOUR E-MAIL IS BEING SAW = YOUR CLIENTS VICTIMIZED : THE HACK STORY - actvra.in/4Ph6 (you will most likely need to type this into your address line in your pc.) The above mentioned link is an article which was copied in a few Realtor newsletters along with the Property Council magazine of The Fund. As for obligation, you need to inform your agent, inform your liability carrier (since this can be a problem likely along with your personal e-mail, you need to inform both your homeowner's insurance as well as your professional liability insurance underwriters). I guess the banks for the buyer (who sent the money to the fake wire instructions) was advised. It might be that they can recall the cable. Also, the robber in these types of scenarios is generally notoriously careless plus they don't cross their "t's" and dot their "i's" - so the cable may in fact not have successfully gone through. There may likewise be obligation of the party that has been to have the resources - for them not correctly safeguarding the wire instructions - if it absolutely was their email that was undermined. Begin with the bank, as it really is time sensitive. Then the agent and insurance carriers. And all the best.

Q: Land that was empty was purchased by me in CO. The land is 50% his dead fathers and 50% sellers. How do you get the property 100% in my name?

The Colorado property was deeded to the seller's dad and mother. His mother subsequently used a warranty deed which states she is the only owner to title it. The county has info online that states the land is 50% the dead father's and 50% the son's. I don't live in Colorado and Nevada is lived in by the seller. The seller merely told me that the land was put right into a trust before it was deeded by his mother over to him but this info just isn't recorded in the county. Any method to retroactively record this trust? Lawyer Solution Tristan Kenyon Schultz A: You have two choices. First, you are able to wait for the deceased father's estate - this enables you to either negotiate with all the newest beneficiary or produce a claim for the land. The drawback of the approach is that Colorado permits up to 3 years for an estate to be probated (and at least 1 year for a creditor--you--to begin probate). In the choice, you seek various tactics that are legal to get full possession of the land. You will require to contact a real estate lawyer in the county where the property is located to give a precise evaluation of how better to proceed since there are too many possible issues and answers.

Q: Simply died do I have to go threw probate, if I am the only child and my last living parent?

Lawyer Answer Vincent J. Bernabei A: Your parent's estate may be subject to probate if your parent possessed assets in their own name during the time of their passing, and there's no combined owner nor any named beneficiary on your own parent's account. Examples add a house in your parent's name alone, or a bank account without any payable on death beneficiary alone, in your parent's name. With regards to the value of your parent's assets, there are several options to probate. As an example, you might be able to transfer possession of the assets by way of a tiny estate affidavit rather than a formal probate proceeding. That is a a cheaper and much quicker procedure than probating the estate.

Q: May I sell the property i purchased at a tax sale that is private to one of the orignal owners youngsters who wants to dwell there

Lawyer Solution Dr Kenneth V Zichi J.D. A: You intend to iN THE EVENT THAT you have the property you can sell it to any adult. A PERSONAL tax sale is mentioned by you yet. To my knowledge there's no such thing. Taxes are owed to the authorities, along with the government cannot sell its tax lien 'in private'.... You may not own the home? Have you ever just purchased some kind of lien? I'd demonstrate the paperwork to your local attorney that is licensed to determine everything you own before you attempt to sell it! This response is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or create an attorney/client relationship. I'm licensed to practice in Michigan only. Please seek competent local legal help in the event that you're feeling you need legal counsel!

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Q: Can my neighbor who bought the private road on which I dwell, and which is the only access to my house, limit my access?

I live on a triple dead end and own 4 contiguous houses in the neighborhood while my neighbor's extended family possesses 7 contiguous houses, 2 of that have been constructed in the twenty years since we bought our house from his cousin and the other 3 from his uncle. He purchased the private road that goes only to my houses(and ends facing my house) from precisely the same uncle and now needs to trade it for a big part of our first multi-acre lot so he is able to build another house. From what little I remember of real-estate law from law school, I've told my husband the neighbor cannot impair the sole use of our property and hence we don't need to own the road, particularly as we neither desire to give up any land nor encourage another house in our small area. I think this is borderline blackmail. Thank you. Lawyer Reply Tristan Kenyon Schultz A: Your memory is right. Being the law, there are always complexities, but the dominant (first) estate and its own successors cannot limit or prevent entry to an earlier authorized servient estate if the only real means of access is via the dominant estate. Moving out of English common law, you very likely have a "right of way" easement. In case the easement is recorded you have a simple case (in your favor). When the easement just isn't recorded, you'll have to show the necessity and existence of the easement (from your facts this must not be really challenging).

Q: When you inherit a house which was in a trust does the tax basis change?

The house is owned by the trust. My mother is the trustee and I'm to get your house upon her passing. I've a duplicate of the trust and will. Without increasing the tax basis of your house can I set the title in my own name? Attorney Answer Richard Samuel Price A: I believe that you're discussing the assessed value for property taxes. A transport of a property from parent to child could be excluded from reassessment for property tax purposes. For the primary residence, there is an exclusion that is unlimited. For all other property, the exception is restricted to the first $1M of value. You have to file an application for the exclusion with all the tax assessor within 36 months of the transfer. In summary, that implies that the property taxes should remain exactly the same.

Q: I reside in a house made of two flats the complete house is infested with bedbugs what can I do?

I've an apartment in Nyc, and Ive had bed bugs for the past 1.5 years due to the bottom flat in my building having them. My landlord has had someone who is only an area bug person come out 3 times and didnt fix the trouble. Ive told her many times on the telephone and in person. She only asks me and that I keep because Im frightened she will kick me out paying. What should I do? Ive needed to block my entire apartment of and live only within my family room and sleep on the ground. Lawyer Answers Ali Ebrahimzadeh, Esq. A: Observe: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/bedbugs.page Additional information are mandatory to give an expert evaluation of your problem. The best first step is an Initial Consultation having an Attorney. It's possible for you to read more about me, my qualifications, awards, honors, testimonials, and media appearances/ publications on my law practice web site. I practice law in these areas of law in CA, NY, MA, and DC: Education Law & Contracts, Criminal Defense, Divorce & Child Custody, and Company. This solution doesn't constitute legal advice; make any forecasts, guarantees, or warranties; or create any Attorney-Client relationship

Q: Does a contract having a management firm survive a sell of property with a fixed lease?

I sold a rental property using a given lease that had 9 months left on the lease using a tenant in place in November. Property and the lease are managed by way of a property management company. Property management switched. The tenant paid rent to the management company that was old and the management company deposited money in my account of rent minus the management fee minus management fee for the time of fresh lease. I concur the brand new owner what was deposited into my account should be paid by me. Nevertheless, I don't consent to the amount piece was kept by the management company. My contract together with the management firm states the management firm can keep the fee's for the duration of the lease. Since I sold the property, I consider the error is really on the newest owner since the contract broke that he bought with all the property when he switched management businesses. Is that right? Lawyer Solution Leonard Robert Grefseng A: All this should be covered by the contract/purchase agreement you entered into with the buyer when you consented to sell to him. Get out that contract and study it to see how things were supposed to be managed. In case the property was sold "subject to" the present contracts and leases, you're correct. All of the existing contracts would bind the buyer, such as the management contract. I presume all this was correctly disclosed to the customer. Something is for sure- the rent can't be kept by you.

Q: My brothers and I own a home that was my grandmothers. None of us live in the house.

Among my brothers will likely want medicaid assistance, it appears him being a partial owner when he dies I 'm concerned about medicaid recovery might not hinder that nevertheless. It's my understanding we own this home as "tenancy in common". Exactly what are our choices with this property in order to avoid some assistance or potential medicaid recovery from medicaid? Lawyer Solution Dr Kenneth V Zichi J.D. A: There CAN be retrieval against YOUR BROTHER'S share of your home, in the event that you possess as Tenants in Common. This may cause a forced sale or other 'problems' for you and also the other common owners, as the people who paid to your brother's care (the taxpayers) work to regain the amount of money they paid. The only '100% easy and certain' means to handle this is to buy your brother's interest out at its fair market value, and then for him to use that cash until it runs out to pay for his own care. It's possible for you to look at some 'fantasy' medicaid qualifying trusts plus they MIGHT work, however finally, your brother using his own cash to buy his care is the only method to guarantee 100% medicaid will not try to recover against his assets.

Q: If the town preparing to deem the house condemned due to the sepetic can I ask for a continuance on a case eviction

They have 5 health violations and haven't fixed them. Town is taking on those to court as well. Plus defamation of character to us. They lied saying we're threating them and they need escorts to property. There's a lot of thing here but I dont wish to spend money only to be put out on the basis of the condemnation. Attorney Reply Ali Ebrahimzadeh, Esq A: Why would you need to live in a house that is condemned? More details are crucial to give a professional evaluation of your dilemma. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. It's possible for you to also read more about me, my qualifications, awards, honors, testimonials, and media appearances/ publications on my law practice site. I practice law in CA, NY, MA, and DC in these regions of law: Contracts & Company, Criminal Defense, Divorce & Child Custody, and Education Law. This reply doesn't constitute legal advice; make any predictions, guarantees, or warranties; or create any Attorney-Client relationship.