Formal letter for the closure of a business

Dear Sir,

Due to the trade restrictions imposed by the Indian Government and the increased duty imposed on imported goods and Covid-19 pandemic which naturally caused the economic slow down in the global market, our Board of Directors feel that there is no scope of doing business with China in the near future. To reduce the economic burden, our Board of Directors decided to discontinue the operations of XYZ Pte. Ltd. as soon as possible.

We, through this email, formally request you to promptly initiate the process to deregister the company immediately. Post closure, we will not be needing the service of the external director.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

With Warm Regards,

Jacob K

Director

PETITION CALLING FOR JUSTICE IN THE CASE OF HUMA YOUNUS

Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah 

Burns Road Karachi, Karachi City Sindh, Pakistan 

Dear Chief Minister Shah, 

 

We write to you as a group of concerned international citizens regarding the troubling case of Huma Younus. As you are hopefully aware, Huma is a Christian girl who was kidnapped in Sindh, forcefully converted to Islam, and made to marry her abductor, Abdul Jabbar. Since the abduction, Huma’s case has gained international attention and drawn cries for her justice from advocates around the world. Huma was 14 years old when Jabbar, a man regularly hired by Huma’s family for transportation purposes, abducted her at gunpoint in October of 2019. In the days that followed, Huma’s parents Younis and Nagheena Sasih started receiving messages via WhatsApp from Abdul’s brother with documents showing that Huma had married Abdul and converted to Islam. 

 

However, further investigation of these documents clearly showed that they had been falsified, listing an incorrect date of birth for Huma that was meant to justify the marriage by falsely claiming that she was 18 years old. The abductors have continually sent Huma’s parents death threats, pressuring them to stop pursuing legal action against Abdul. 

 

These messages show videos of guns being fired and included threatening language. Despite these threats, Huma’s parents have continually pursued legal action against Abdul, but without success. 

 

A ruling by local courts has validated the marriage under Islamic law due to the fact that Huma had already started her menstrual cycles. Most recently, Huma’s parents lost their appeal of this decision, with the court ruling that Huma is to remain in the custody of her abductors despite the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act which forbids marriage under the age of 18 and Section 365-B of the Pakistan Penal Code which invalidates any marriage which takes place between an abductor and abductee. 

 

Huma has not seen her parents since her abduction ten months ago in October. The most recent reports indicate that Huma is now pregnant in the custody of her abductors, and is being held in a single room. 

 

We urge you both to intervene in this dire situation, as the justice system has, to date, failed to right the blatant injustice present in Huma’s case. Huma was abducted by armed kidnappers, forcibly converted to Islam, raped, and compelled to marry her abductor against her will, a marriage that is illegal because Huma is below the age of consent. 

 

We ask that you ensure that justice is served in this case and that Huma is returned to her family immediately! 

Respectfully, 

International Christian Concern

Transfer of our Pastor

 

Last week our pastor announced that he asked for a transfer from the church. That was shocking news to some believers. Let me introduce our current pastor. Our current pastor is here for the last 7 years. Normally a pastor will get transferred every 3 years. Now he is transferred to a good church. We hope that he will get a better income and a better place to live. And the pastor is very interested to move out. There were mixed reactions to the news. I would like to share with you some of the reactions to the transfer order.

Few said that they wanted to stop the transfer as they feel the current pastor is very good at handling the difficult situation. Moreover few new believers are coming to the church. They are afraid of what would happen to the new believers, who are mostly dependent and attached to the old pastor. They put up the matter to the Senior pastor who is in charge of the transfer and said that "people should look at Christ, not the pastor as the pastor cannot save them. They (believers) should rely on Jesus and should follow Jesus. What nice advice.

Few said earlier we had pastors who said weird things about the believers. They spread rumors about the believers. The current pastor is good at keeping the secret of the believers with himself.

Few said pastors used to visit houses and know about the family situation and share the same with other believers. Which ultimately led to the fight amongst the believers. The current pastor is avoiding such practices and he is trying to unite the church together. He is a good pastor, isn't it?

First, our council members decided to ask the senior pastor to stop the transfer. They talked about it to the senior pastor. After the announcement of the transfer again some members tried to contact him. He asked them to meet him at his office. Then the council members got together and discussed whether we should go to the meeting. Then one suggested as the current pastor is happy about the transfer, it is a waste of time and money. One suggests that it would create a negative effect if our efforts would not yield any positive result and the incoming pastor comes to know about our efforts to retain the current pastor. Then the council decided to tell the senior pastor that we are interested to meet him only if he reverses the transfer order. He refused to reverse the transfer order and the meeting canceled.

Some are concerned about the new pastor. How is he? How will he preach? Does he have the ability to sing as the current pastor? Would he be able to teach new songs to students? How he gets along with the believers. There are many questions.

Users and Buyers Are the Same in the Case of All the Products.

 

Comment very briefly on the following:

Users and buyers are the same in the case of all the products.

 

I cannot agree with the statement that the user and the buyer are the same in the case of all the products. Because it is not necessary for the user to buy all the products he uses. Sometimes parents buy things for their kids. Kids are not buyers. They are users. In government schemes in which the government buys products and distributes the same to its citizens who are not able to afford such products. For example, the government distributes books to unprivileged students of economically weaker sections. In such cases, the Government is the purchaser or buyer. But the user is from the economically weaker section.

 

People who buy gift items for their relatives or friends or dear ones is the custom which the whole world is following. People may choose different products as a gift. Some buy ornaments as a gift. Some buy home appliances as a gift. Some buy foodstuff like pizza or biscuits and sweets as a gift to express their gratitude or happiness. Some buy expensive gifts like refrigerator, TV, Air conditioner, cell phone, iPad2, iPhones, clothes, ready-made garments, etc. as a gift for their dear ones. In such cases, the buyer is not the end-user.

 

Industrialists buy products for developing it or converting it into another product. Also, they buy products as raw materials for their production or manufacturing. They are not the end-user. They process it and resell it. So, there are chances that the buyer could be an industrialist who converts the product into another product and resells it in the market.

 

Wholesalers and retailers also buy goods to resell it to the end-user. Wholesalers and retailers are not users. They are buying goods to sell them in the market to make a profit.

 

In short, all the buyers are not users. The buyer could be a wholesaler, retailer, industrialist, government agency, or someone who buys it to give it as a gift. Due to the above-cited reasons, it is not appropriate to say that "User and buyer are the same in case of all the products."

08.03.2011

Love Yourself, That is the Only Way to Grow

Love yourself

You love many things in your life. There are people around you whom you love. You love your wife, your children, your parents, your girlfriend, your classmates, your colleagues, your brothers, and sisters, the list goes on.

You love things like your mobile phone, your house, your laptop, your watch, your Bluetooth, your iPhone, etc.

But I just wanted to ask you how much you love yourself? You may ask "How can I love myself? I don't have the things that I enjoy like money, property, laptop, iPhone, etc.

Let me tell you the reason you don't have the things which give you joy is that you are not loving yourself enough to get all that makes you happy.

If you have many things in your life at your disposal and still you are not happy, the reason for your unhappiness is that you do not know how to love yourself.

To be happy and successful, you need to know how to love yourself. Love yourself, the way you are. If you are not happy with the way you are, it's time to change. You need to change your habits, thoughts, and behavior in that way you love yourself. Think of a happy person. Change your thoughts, attitudes, behaviors, deeds, and dealings like that happy person. Then you will be able to love yourself. Once you start to love yourself, it will improve your self-esteem. You will be confident about yourself. You won't have to hide behind the scene. You can present yourself in front of your peers and friends.

Why should I love myself?

Why should you love yourself? You are the person who will be with you from birth to death. You will share it with yourself. The happy moments. The embarrassing situation. The heights and the depths. All the special occasions like birthdays, marriage, the birth of your child, the death of your loved ones. All these moments you share with yourself.

You will be with you in the darkest moments of your life. No one can take that position. So you must love yourself.

The other reason for loving yourself is just because, when you love someone, you wish very best for him. You want him to have the best share. You want to give the most expensive gifts. You want to give whatever you can.​ It could be the position in society, ... it could be the best food, it could be the best time, ... In short whatever you can you will try to give the very best.

Unless you are not loving yourself, you cannot have the very best in life. Hope now you understand the key reason for loving yourself. If you want the best education, if you want the best job, if you want best friends, if you want the best car, if you want the best girl/boy with you, you must love yourself. You will dream big for yourself. Work hard to get the very best in your life.

When you start to love yourself, you will become a person to whom others can love. That means, people start to love you. That doesn't mean that you need to be arrogant and boastful about yourself. People hate that kind of person. Those who love themselves are humble and honest. Inwardly they feel good about themselves.

When you feel good about yourself, you will be confident, outgoing, and make friends. You will have positive thoughts about yourself and others. You see good things in others.

Don't want you to feel good about yourself? Don't want you to make friends? Don't want you to have self-esteem? Don't want you to think positively?

Love yourself. That is the only way to grow.

Love yourself.​