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    Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan
    Abdul Wahid Soomro was born on October 21, 1962 in village Mohammad Hashim Soomro of Thatta, Sindh. He was the son of Ex-MNA Mohammad Khan Soomro who is the closed friend of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. he went to Cadet College Petaro (CCP) for further studies. He did his matriculation and intermediate from the Cadet College Petaro (CCP). He started his political career in his student life in 1981. He got member ship in Sindh People Student Federation (SPSF) and then became the President of Sindh People Student Federation (SPSF) unit Liaquat Medical College (LMC). Jamshoro, He graduated from Liaquat Medical College (LMC), Jamshoro, and Sindh in 1989 and he also got the degree of B.Sc from Sindh University. On 18th of February 2008 he was elected the Member of National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-237

World Bank, IMF agree to give $550m

Thursday, September 2, 2010 9:42 PM Posted by Abdul Wahid Soomro(MNA)
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WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have agreed to jointly provide more aid to flood-hit Pakistan during the current fiscal year but both also insisted that the country needed to continue its economic reforms, officials said on Thursday.

“In response to this (flood), I will ask the IMF Board to approve $450 million in emergency assistance to be made available this month,” said IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

“The World Bank is committed to helping the people of Pakistan during this time of need and has made $1 billion available to finance immediate recovery needs and longer-term reconstruction,” said the bank’s President Robert B. Zoellick while adding another $100 million to $900 million already committed.

The additional $100 million, announced after Mr Zoellick’s meeting with Finance Minister Hafeez Sheikh on Wednesday, will be made available during the current fiscal year.

The money will come from the bank’s fund for the poorest countries, the International Development Association, which means that the loans are concessional and carry no interest payments. This funding is already programmed money for Pakistan that is being diverted to meet immediate needs.
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Hats off to the political leadership

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 11:16 PM Posted by Abdul Wahid Soomro(MNA)
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LAHORE: Kudos! The main leaders of the PPP and the PML-N have shown maturity by shunning their differences and joining hands to help the flood victims in all federating units of the country.
Hats off to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif who, by addressing a joint press conference in the federal capital, repelled the impression that the political leadership of the two biggest political forces of the country are trying to steel the show by going to the calamity-hit areas and trying to prove more loyal to them than the others, as several statements were made from the lower tier leadership of these political forces blaming the leaders of opponent parties of “mere photo session service” or going abroad of “personal tour” leaving the countrymen in the lurch. The two leaders agreed on moving together in the calamity-hit areas and forming a commission under the supervision of credible personalities of the country.
The names of Justice (r) Rana Bhagwandas, renowned jurist Fakhruddin G Ibrahim and Human Rights Activist Justice (r) Nasir Aslam Zahid have been made public so far.
The two leaders recognised the wrath of the floods in all parts of the country and vowed to work together for the rebuild and rehabilitate the affected people. On the occasion Nawaz Sharif said, “I have never seen floods like this before. I visited the flood-affected areas. Floods have even taken away the happiness of Independence Day. We are working to provide relief to the people and sending them food and medicines.”
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Betting allegations: Beyond the Facts

11:14 PM Posted by Abdul Wahid Soomro(MNA)
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Let us look, for a moment, beyond the obvious. Let us ignore, for the time being, the obvious – and damning – video evidence provided by a newspaper that revels in reporting the dubious. Let us also overlook, although it is admittedly impossible to, the ramifications of this latest scandal to hit Pakistan cricket, which will rumble on in the cricketing world, long after this Lords Test is over.
Let us focus, instead, on what might have been. Let us question the poor judgement of the Pakistani team’s tour management in allowing their players to be linked to the alleged middleman. Let us attempt to understand why the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) was not informed about the alleged nexus being formed between several players and the man arrested for “attempting to defraud bookmakers” after a “sting operation” conducted by the News of the World.
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Floods and humanitarian medicine

11:13 PM Posted by Abdul Wahid Soomro(MNA)
“Bani Adam aaza’ e yak o deegarand,
Keh der aafreenesh ze yak gauharand.
Choon uzvi ba dard aaward rozgar,
Digar uzvha ra na manand qarar.
Tu keh az mehnat-e-deegran beghami,
Nashayad keh naamet nahad aadmi.”
(Human beings are members of a whole,
In creation, of one essence and soul.
If one member is afflicted with pain,
Other members uneasy will remain.

If you have no sympathy for human pain,
The name of human you cannot retain)
from Gulistan by Saadi Shirazi, adorning the UN Hall of Nations.
It is perhaps the overall dominance of this spirit of mankind being one whole that its members continue to feel the pain of others, despite the mind-numbing barbarism, doom and gloom coming our way in recent years.
When struck by a disaster, the predominant response of people is empathy, support and a desire to channelise these sentiments, through direct or indirect means, into tangible help for the affected group. In many instances this altruism has to take the form of physical participation, making the process tangible — and thus satisfactory — for the helper as well. This direct involvement in assisting the affected population, beyond donating supplies or money, constitutes volunteerism.
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Cricket as a metaphor

11:11 PM Posted by Abdul Wahid Soomro(MNA)
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Another day, another scandal. Judging from the media coverage of the cricket betting sting first reported by the News of the World, it would appear that there are no floods devastating the country; that millions have not been displaced; and that all is well with the country.
Indeed, it would seem that this innocent nation has just had its first experience of corruption. The shock and horror being expressed in newspaper columns, letters to editors, and on TV talk shows would make anybody think that nobody in our fair land has ever been accused or guilty of misusing his position to illegally line his pocket. But as the brickbats begin to fly – with many wanting to string up the accused cricketers – some Pakistanis have begun formulating a defence. This is the default position we tend to take whenever we are accused of wrongdoing by foreigners. A friend has just sent me this email from a certain Dr Owais. I am reproducing it here, mistakes and all:
“I believe they are not corrupt… or involve in any way. It’s just British conspiracy to hide their mistakes … especially the player who hit Pakistani player and attack him … NO 1 talk about that … every 1 is discussing against Pakistan … Its show hate of english man toward us.”

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Pakistan Shocked, Outraged of Alleged Cricket Fraud

1:46 AM Posted by Abdul Wahid Soomro(MNA)
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It was perhaps the last thing that Pakistan needed. After weeks of enduring the misery wrought by unprecedented floods, the country has been hit by allegations that its national cricket heroes deliberately performed poorly in exchange for money. In a country where passion for the sport arguably outstrips religious fervor, already depressed cricket fans have reacted with a mixture of shock and outrage, as fears build that global sympathy for its flood victims may now be hurt by yet another sour tale of corruption and intrigue.

For the first time in weeks, Pakistanis rose on Sunday to find television coverage of the floods displaced by arresting hidden-camera footage captured by a British tabloid. The slightly grainy images, filmed by an undercover reporter for the News of the World, purportedly revealed a supremely confident and embarrassingly indiscreet man boasting of his ability to manipulate a test match between Pakistan and England in exchange for large sums of money. (See pictures of Pakistan's floods.)

"Our heads have been bowed by shame," Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told reporters on Aug. 29. "I am going to ask the Ministry of Sports to order a full inquiry." President Asif Ali Zardari also said that he had taken notice of the news reports and had solicited a full report. Few of his countrymen, however, share his patience. Many devout cricket fans have made up their minds, with some going as far as to urge the team to think twice before returning home.

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Babies suffer in Pakistan flood disaster camps

1:44 AM Posted by Abdul Wahid Soomro(MNA)
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They are so small that at first you may miss them. Their newborn cries are impossibly soft, asking for their mother's nourishment.

Seven-day-old Rida and Nida, twin girls, are among the youngest of the 900 refugees at a school-turned-refugee camp in Sukkur, Pakistan.

Born after the floods hit Pakistan, they may not be thriving, but they are surviving.

Their mother, Maryum, is grateful her daughters are still alive amid the chaos of Pakistan's worst floods in 80 years, but she does not feel the joy of new motherhood.

"I'm worried about them," said Maryum. "We don't have anything. No clothes, no home, nothing."

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