Monday, November 7, 2011


Young journalist found dead in Khuzdar
Another Baloch journalist, Javid Naseer Rind, was killed today. His mutilated dead body was recovered from Khuzdar.
Javid Naseer Rind, the former Deputy Editor of Daily Tawar, a leading anti-military-state Baloch newspaper published in Urdu language, was kidnapped on 10 September 2011 from Hub Chowki, Lasbela, the industrial town of Balochistan. Police quoting eyewitnesses said abductors were riding in two separate cars who held Javed Naseer at gun-point and bundled him into the car and drove away.” He was abducted along with his relative Abdul Samad Baloch. Since then the whereabouts of the both were unknown. 
Mr. Rind’s family and well wishers had legitimate reasons to worry about his forced disappearance because most of the Baloch journalists kidnapped in the past in a similar pattern were eventually found dead. Soon after Rind’s disappearance, Daily Tawar’s editor, Khadim Lehri, went into hiding after receiving threats on his life. At least three Daily Tawar reporters, Abdul Hameed Hayatan, Siddiq Eido, and Rehmatullah Shaheen, were killed last year.
Unfortunately, Mr. Rind’s fate was no different. Mutilated dead body of Javid Naseer Rind was found today (5 Nov 2011) in Khuzdar. His relative, Abdul Samad, too was killed in the same manner two days ago.
Javid Rind’s name is yet another addition to the long list of Baloch and Pashtun journalists killed by Pakistan’s security forces and their proxies (TTP-LeJ-SSP) in the last few years.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011



Cabinet approves to declare India as ‘Most Favourite Nation’


Federal cabinet has given approval to the proposal of giving ‘Most Favourite Nation’ status to India and enhancing trade relations with the neighbouring country. The cabinet met here under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday. The cabinet was given briefing by the Commerce Minister Amin Fahim about the outcome of his recent visit to India. The cabinet also agreed to enhance trade volume with India from $2.6 billion to $6 billion. The meeting said that all the trade agreements with India would be fully materialized.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011



Agreement with the IMF over Pakistan


After intervention by the U.S. to Pakistan and the international financial institutions or loan agreement between the IMF, has vowed to differences on economic reforms.

Eleven and a half billion dollars to Pakistan for the IMF loan was the final installment of three and a half billion dollar financial institutions was held at our conditions are not fulfilled.

Pakistan despite IMF further delay or refuse to pay.

Pakistan dated November two thousand seven to eight billion dollars in IMF loan contract was later increased to eleven and a half billion dollars was.

The IMF conditional loan in installments over a period of two years in Pakistan had to give. The IMF conditions for Pakistan's economic reform process was to show by their performance.

Gzsh year floods in Pakistan due to the IMF loans and conditions of the process of expansion in the first nine months and then had two months.

Federal Finance Minister of Pakistan Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, a British newspaper announced that the strict conditions of entry in Pakistan, the IMF has decided not to take more debt.

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Pakistan by the IMF refused to release it after the intervention of U.S. authorities requested that the IMF, Pakistan refused to grant further extension or

The last few weeks of Pakistan Ministry of Finance officials with the IMF's three and a half billion dollars were involved in negotiations for the acquisition premium.

Pakistan Finance Ministry spokesman told the BBC that the inquiry by the Finance Minister has not denied the interview yet, which means that it must be agreed with its contents.

Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said in the interview, the IMF said Pakistan has rejected the harsh conditions and their optimization program developed countries will follow.

The Institute of International Finance spokesman declined to comment but said the loan agreement with Pakistan was thirty ending September.

Washington and the IMF in Dubai and Pakistan during the last few months, a senior official involved in negotiations on condition of anonymity, told the BBC that Pakistan and the IMF last few meetings between the delegations The atmosphere was extremely tense.

Sources say that during the talks with IMF officials, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh economic reform plan, while Finance Minister he wanted to discuss Pakistan's political situation, terrorism and global environment issues in the context of Pakistan been informed.

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In these circumstances, Pakistan rejected the IMF program called for, Sources unjustified because it is actually three programs in September, which is over a month ago to revive the application have been rejected.

Note that when obtaining a loan from the IMF, Pakistan with the financial institution had decided that the comprehensive tax reform in the sector will be brought.

The energy crisis in the state government to alleviate some revolutionary steps forward in this area, but the IMF has said that Pakistan has failed to comply with their commitments.