Kurram River, Kurram Valley and Kurram Agency

Greetings! Thanks for your comments and suggestions - they were well-put and deserved. I should never try to write articles when I am tired and distracted! Looking the article over I decided there was really no justification for two articles and that, if there was only to be one it should be listed under "Kurram Valley." Accodrdingly, I have moved the text to "Kurram Valley" and just left a redirection to it under "Kurram River." I have also made a number of changes to the text and got rid of some duplication. I would appreciate it - if and when you have time - if you would have another look at the article and make any changes or additions you think are still needed (some more modern history and a photo would be great!) and let me know. many thanks, John Hill 23:46, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Wiki Pakistan Community

Hi Wawas,

Firstly, just like to say your doing a good job creating alot of awareness of Pakistan through all these articles and images your uploading, especially your work on the main Noirthern Pakistan articles.

I was wondering if you have seen the following page, its a place where alot of people work as a team to progress and work together on articles and images of Wikipedia.

The Pakistani community for sometime has been very dormant, as there were not many people here to write articles related to Pakistan. If you go the following "Project page" you will see a new community has been formed, where I think alot of us should asign tasks and work more as a community than individually. Here's the link;

Wikipedia:Notice board for Pakistan-related topics. Do take a look at all the other communities the way they are working to improve articles and promote their communities.

I think its about time we all do the same. As you may notice everthing is just been laid out, so now its our turn to fill the gaps. Do pass the word on to other Pakistanis and people working on Pakistani articles.

Many thanks, Fast track 06:59 08 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi Waqas, Thanks for the message. I think your photographs are very good, so you have got my support. Also do spead the word about the Pakistan notice board and portal. The only way we can improve the Pakistani based articles are if we can work together on it. Many thanks --Fast track 03:42 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Kurram River, etc.

Hi! Thanks for your note and your suggestion of a photo for the article but, unfortunately for us, the Khyber Pass is to the north of the Kurram Valley. Sadly, also, I don't think I'll be heading that way in the near future (and I would think pulling a camera out might be a no-no at the moment!) Let's hope peace returns to the region soon - it is all TOO distressing! John Hill 21:59, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

F-104

A photograph of Folland Gnat does not belong on a page about F-104 for what should be obvious reasons. Why do you keep reinserting it? - Emt147 ^Burninate! 01:06, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't notice your change and pasted the whole text again with a rephrase of the paragragh. The Gnat was forced to land by an F-104, so I thought it deserved it to be there (yes, the caption was not that explanatory). Do you think it's too trivial or do you think the pic should be there? Waqas.usman 01:14, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Put it on the talk page and see what others have to say. I think it's a bit too much of a digression for a page about F-104 but it would make a good addition to the page about the conflict. - Emt147 ^Burninate! 02:41, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bublimotin etc.

Replied on my talk page -- Spireguy 15:27, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Photos

Hi Waqas.usman!
Thanks a lot for your kind comment! I like your pix, my favourite being Image:Panorama Rakaposhi&Diran.JPG. Very nice! I've also heard of the Panosonic - it's got some very nice specs. Do you like it (particularly the IS)? I definetly post process. Pretty much all my images I give a standarded sharpening, levels adjustment, but some take a lot more. I don't think any professional would upload straight from the camera, you can always do a little more. I'm not saying that the quality of a DSLR isn't excellent (it is!) but you'd be silly not to make your pic just perfect. You can also recover some shocking shots into something quite usable. Have a look at this: Before, After. You might have different taste to me, but I quite like the edit.
Anyway thanks again for your message! --Fir0002 www 10:46, 13 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Peak ID's

Waqas---don't know if you have noticed, but I did ID some of those peaks in the Commons. -- Spireguy 20:23, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

List of mountains in Pakistan

Waqas--I fixed up the 7000m section a bit. Take a look. -- Spireguy 02:35, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!

Hi Waqas! I found this image among the samples presented on the proposal for developing unicode support for the Brahmi script. Unfortunately, it just included the fact that it was from a Gilgit manuscript, and that it was a portion of a text called Jyotiṣkāvadāna. Google search on it wasn't extremely helpful, but it's easy to figure out that the name is a sandhi between jyotish and avadaana (?), so it's a text on astrology. Hopefully, that was a bit helpful. See you around! deeptrivia (talk) 05:33, 20 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

High Asia Coordinates

Waqas - The precision coordinates you entered for K2 were not accurate. You should use List of highest mountains, or if under 7200m but over 1450m prominence, [1]. If neither of these are available, then use the Google placemarks, but if you use this source, only enter the degrees and minutes because these placemarks are only accurate to the nearest minute. Viewfinder 09:19, 20 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation naming conventions for mountains

Hi. For disambiguating mountains, the naming convention is to put the geographic region where the mountain is located in parenthesis. See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Mountains#Naming_conventions. RedWolf 17:31, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Punjab (Pakistan)#Major Universities & Colleges

W'Salam,

Thanks for the information and update. Many Thanks -- Fast track 23:33 27 May 2006 (UTC)

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Cygnus_hansa 02:41, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What copyright violation is our brother Grenavitar is talking about

I encourage each and every single wikipedian to go and visit the website[2] our friend Grenavitar posted. He blames me for copying the information from that website about the Sahaba and cousin of Hazrat Mohammed SAW (Abdullah ibn Abbas). The truth is, when I don’t know much about something or someone, before I start writing anything about it I always go to other neutral websites and absorbs information from then and after doing that all I starting writing on wikipedia.org. Grenavitar has blamed me for violating the copyrights of wikipedia and he also blocked me from editing any pages. After taking and explaining this matter to wikipedia representatives, hey allowed me to edit again. Grenavitar blocked me from editing any article and at the same time he was saying things about me that were not true, I had no way of defending myself since I wasn’t able to post my responds. But now I encourage each and every single wikipedian to go and visit that website and decided for themselves what really happened. Thank You Salman

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Islamic Barnstar Award

Please offer your opinion, vote, or whatever about your choice for the image to be used with the Islamic Barnstar Award at the Barnstar proposals page. Although there is consensus for the concept of an Islamic Barnstar Award, some editors would like to change the image for the award. I was just thinking you should be aware of this discussion because you have contributed to Islamic-related articles, received the Islamic Barnstar Award, or have contributed to the Islam-related Wikiprojects, etc.--JuanMuslim ^1m 16:22, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Diran P8050944.jpg

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Info on Islamophobic group

Hello,

What follows are the thoughts, expressed in their own words, and in the 'protest signs', of the obscure, very small, but very vocal 'activist group' known as "Protest Warrior".

"What's becoming clear is how the religion of Islam is addicted to war and mayhem. Not a radical minority, not a rogue sect, but its very essence is about submission and sacrifice and proving your worth by worshipping death in this life to gain a paradise of orgies and drunkenness. Their entire history is of warfare, and any accomplishments of their so-called Golden Age has been proven to be merely parasitic off the cultures they've conquered and reduced to dhimmi servitude. That every country under sharia is corrupt, belligerent, desolate and barbaric obviously gives them no pause, except to constantly drive them into further psychotic rage as they refuse to ever accept any responsibility for their conditions. They are akin to the powers in Orwell's 1984; there must always be an enemy. It's no surprise that women are treated like property in these countries as that's the only way Muslim men can feed their egos, to dominate others rather than ever actually produce something."

Kfir Alfia and Alan Lipton, founders of "Protest Warrior"

Their 'protest signs'...

Signs

I thought you might be interested in this group's sentiments. They are currently very actively editing their own article on Wiki and there is a lot of 'group think'. Perhaps you might want to become involved in the editing and discussion process on that page. If you do, please don't vandalize, and try to remain civil. Should you not want to involve youself, please forgive my intrusion.

Protest Warrior

Protest Warrior Discussion

NBGPWS 09:24, 28 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Join the wiki Pakistan Project!

Just found a link on the Pakistan talk page that is asking fellow Wikipedians to join so we can start to improve Pakistani related articles; Check it out - Wikipedia:WikiProject/List of proposed projects --Fast track 16:29, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pl help on MFI-17 Mushshak

I need your support to make it a litter better artice MFI-17 Mushshak.wsUser talk:Yousaf465

Sorry, I had not visited wikipedia in recent months. I'll try to help merge the article in a few days. User:Waqas.usman (Talk) 11:11, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AA Merging is what I'm against.This offical website of the Mfi-17 Mushsak says it's a indigenously produced.While some of our Swedish friends are Insisting otherwise.We have to make up the article according to what the official of kamra Factory say.I myself have inspected it closely and was told by the ground staff that airframe was Pakistani made while Engine were from unknown country .While Instruments are from USA.

Anyway which camera do you use for photographing aircraft on Lahore airport.I also tried a few shot with my Cybershot DSC-500 but the photos are not so clear.WSUser talk:Yousaf465 03:16, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Rupal Valley

Could you take a look at this article? It seems that it needs a bit added to the last sentence to make sense. Thanks. Mseliw 23:12, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing that out, there was a coordinates tag at the end of the sentence which wasn't written properly by me so the coordinates didn't show up. I've tried to fix it, it shows up but it's still messed up. User:Waqas.usman (Talk) 05:36, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

F-16A

Hello Waqas!

One of your F-16 photos is still on the Pakistan Air Force page. I'd replaced the other one with a better quality shot of F-16s before. I want to ask your permission to upgrade your F-16A photograph to a better quality picture, as I have taken the liberty to edit the picture to make it a higher quality shot.

Check it out here: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/merlinstar87/Flight%20Simulator%20Screenshots/PAF_F-16A_Lahore.jpg?t=1182975335

As you can see, this is much brighter than the version currently uploaded on Wiki. If you allow me to, I will update the picture. It will benifit all of us.

Thanks! Zaindy87 20:16, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Salam. I do realize that the image of F-16 I had uploaded was low-quality, the reason was that the other images were removed because of the copyright issue and there was no image at that page at that time. If you find better images with proper copyright status, feel free to replace the image. Thanks! User:Waqas.usman (Talk) 05:32, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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It was a new page from scratch, so I just started an article with the intent to add content later on. I've rephrased and added infobox and links now. User:Waqas.usman (Talk) 05:38, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Moved image to Commons

I moved Terminal.JPG to Image:AllamaIqbalAirport.JPG on Commons WhisperToMe (talk) 03:27, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Moving images to Commons

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Lahore Fort images

Hi Waqas, I've been working on Moti Masjid (Lahore) and can't find any good photos here or at Commons. Could you help on this? Thanks --Isles Cape^Talk 14:21, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for coming back on this. Meanwhile, I found one on Lahore Fort and added into the infobox for the time being. --Isles Cape^Talk 19:09, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mountains

hi i was wondering of you could look into mountains such as masherbrum and muztagh tower they both have claims of disputed to them when you go to pages regarding indian mountains in the line of control it doesnt mention this it seems to me editors are only putting this claim on pakistani mountains and not indian mountains in kashmir cheers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.158.239.250 (talk) 09:45, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have noticed such biased editing in the past as well, at this time I only see Muztagh Tower with a reference to "disputed" status and I removed it. User:Waqas.usman (Talk) 07:14, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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NOTE: On the image Image:Arshad Mehmood.jpg I have reverted User:Waqas.usman edits back to the version by STBotI as no fair use rationale was added but all the tags were removed.(diff) The tags needs to stay there until this issue is resolved. Thanks Soundvisions1 (talk) 12:42, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I went to the bot's page and I went to a help page and posted the following message, I haven't got a reply, the image is not replaceable and I provided this rationale on the image as well but perhaps I didn't use the right template (or didn't use this template the right way), can you tell me what constitutes as "rationale provided"? I thought I already provided that. User:Waqas.usman (Talk) 04:42, 21 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure how to put more information than is already there, the image is not replaceable and I couldn't find the appropriate way to add the pic (wikipedia keeps evolving and I came back after a long wiki break). User:Waqas.usman (Talk) 05:27, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have left another message at Soundvisions1's talk page, hopefully he/she will respond rather than just archive my messages again. "Can you respond to the above? I wrote on your talk page back in November and I responded on my page as well but I never heard back from you. If you are making too many edits to handle, then that is not good either. If you actually respond on this rather than just deleting or archiving my message it would be appreciated." User:Waqas.usman (Talk) 23:14, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The article is brief but it clearly mentions that the person is a singer who has sung many hit songs for Bollywood. Such actions by bots are annoying in a situation like this where it's clearly mentioned. User:Waqas.usman (Talk) 19:16, 23 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Maghden Abraham Synagogue

I see you've been updating this article. It was linked to in The Guardian today, which referred to this blog post on the topic as well (I didn't know if you had seen that or not). I thought you'd like to know - thanks for all you do. :-) Flatterworld (talk) 18:22, 7 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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