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There should be a will on part of all stakeholders at the helm of affairs to address the challenges squarely, proving the facts that collective wisdom can help overcome even the most ticklish issues. The upshot of the meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Yusaf Raza Gilani, to have brainstorming session on situation in Balochistan raised […]
Time for conferences and talks on Balochistan passed: Baramdagh Bugti Geneva: (Friday, June 01, 2012) Baramdagh Bugti, the exiled Baloch leader said today that the time to hold conference and initiate talks on Balochistan has passed. He said this while responding to a query about the recently held conference on law and order situation in […]
Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani, who is famous for his laughers, uttered another statement saying that his province was a peaceful one and the law and order situation in Balochistan was not that bad Talking to the media after the missing persons case hearing the Chief Minister observed, “The court did not summon me, […]
Finance Minister Abdul Hafiz Sheikh will present the national budget for the next fiscal year 2012-13 with total outlay of nearly 3 trillion rupees in the parliament on June 01. According to the reports, the focus of the upcoming Budget will be enhancing revenues to minimize dependence on the external finances, cutting down the government […]
In what appeared to be a case of better late than never, the top leadership of the country decided to form a six-member committee to spearhead a dialogue with disgruntled Baloch nationalist leaders. In a bid to commence new initiatives in the province to tame what some participants called an active insurgency similar to the […]
Finance Minister Dr. Hafeez Sheikh will be the most talked about personality in the days to come as he will present the fiscal budget for 2012-13 in the National Assembly. Apparently, it will be a dreadful exercise. It will be a chest thumping day for the government while both the opposition and the media will […]
Balochistan has been facing worst law and order situation mostly due to lack of political will to resolve its longstanding problems. By handing over the power to non-elected forces, the government provided fuel to the fire. The Baloch people indeed distanced themselves from rest of the country after they witnessed the inability of the government […]
First session of talks between Pakistan and India concluded fruitlessly on Friday without any decision about much awaited liberalized and soft visa agreement between the two neighbors. Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik while speaking to the media said Islamabad had taken a firm decision to liberalize visa regime with India. He, however, said the agreement […]
The Balochistan predicament: Who is to blame for? The issues and institutions who have contributed towards the present state of affairs in Balochsitan have been well pointed out by the apex court. The Supreme Court seems absolutely right when it laments that instead of playing their part in doing some damage repair, both central and […]
The issue of the enforced disappearances and subsequently killings allegedly at the hands of the security forces in Sindh is nowhere near the levels it is in Balochistan. Nationalist politicians have been speaking for some time that they are increasingly being harassed and threatened. The certainty of this allegation appears to be corroborated by the […]
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman has asserted that land route for NATO forces will not be restored, saying that rumors regarding any such move are completely baseless. Speaking to a party-jirga, the JUI-F chief stated that the joint resolution of parliament and recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) have redefined Pakistan’s […]
In order to overcome the deteriorating situation in Sindh, particularly the incident of May 22, the federal cabinet constituted a four-member special committee to investigate the killing of innocent people. The cabinet met with Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in the chair, discussing host of issues including law and order situation in Balochistan and […]
