PDF E-Paper LHR_Layout 1 4/21/2012 2:40 AM Page 5
Saturday, 21 april, 2012
Govt incapable of resolving Balochistan woes: Imran g
News 05 Sc summons four mPs, including, malik in dual nationality petition ISLAMABAD
Pti chief blames nawaz Sharif for Balochistan crisis; invites exiled Baloch leaders for talks QUETTA
P
AGENCIES
A K I S T A N Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday blamed PML-N President Nawaz Sharif for the deteriorating situation in Balochistan, saying he persuaded the APDM to boycott the 2008 election. Addressing a massive public rally on Friday, Imran said the boycott of elections by the APDM at the behest of Nawaz led to the deterioration in law and order. He said Nawaz had to gather people for his meetings by distributing laptops.
The PTI chief said there was no law and order in Balochistan and people were tired of killings and kidnappings. He said military operation was not the solution of any issue and the resources of Balochistan should be utilized for the betterment of the province. Imran said the PTI had come to Balochistan to break the shackles of fear across the province. He said had the rulers been able to provide justice to the people, they would not have to hide behind walls today. Imran mentioned the Rs 110 billion announced for Balochistan in the NFC Award, asking “where has this money had gone”? He said until corrupt rulers were present, the money would con-
tinue to disappear. The PTI chairman vowed to unite all segments of Balochistan and bring peace to the area. He said there was no military solution to the problem and they would talk with Baloch leaders and politicians. He said if educated people left the province, it would not make progress. He asked Baloch leaders outside the country to talk to the PTI leadership, which would not be a slave of any one. He said they would bring peace to Balochistan not through FC, but police by making the department free from political interference. He said the rulers had no capability to deal with the situation in Balochis-
INP
tan. Imran said the incumbent rulers used military force when they were not capable to handle the deteriorating law and order, however, military operation was no solution to a problem. “The US used military force in Afghanistan but failed, similarly India failed in Kashmir,” Imran added. He said all issues would be resolved politically. He also sympathised with the family members of missing persons and assured that justice would prevail once PTI came to power. He said the PTI would spend all resources of Balochistan on the people of the province.
The Supreme Court has sought a reply from four parliamentarians including Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Faranaz Asphani in a case of dual nationality of the members of parliament. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard the petition pertaining to the dual nationalities of the MPs. During the hearing, the deputy attorney general submitted that Rehman Malik has sought time to reply in this case. The CJP said the court did not serve notices on Rehman Malik and Farah Naz Asphani as it did look decent. The petitioner told the court that more than 24 parliamentarians hold dual nationalities on which the deputy attorney general replied that dual nationality holder becomes ineligible to become parliamentarian under Article 63 of the Constitution. Justice Tariq Pervez remarked that Rehman Malik should deny if the allegations leveled against him were false. Adjourning the hearing till May 8, the Supreme Court sought reply from Farah Naz Asphani, Rehman Malik, Iftikhar Nazir and Zahid Iqbal after declaring them respondents in the case. The petition has been filed by Mahmood Akhtar seeking disqualification of lawmakers holding dual nationalities.
Woman injured in gujranwala acid attack GUJRANWALA NNI
QUETTA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan addresses a public gathering in Ayub Stadium on Friday. ONLINe
JSQm calls for province-wide strike today
No major breakthrough in siachen rescue efforts: IsPr RAWALPINDI
LARKANA
ONLINE
NNI
The rescue operation at the Gayari site is being carried out round the clock since an avalanche hit the base, the ISPR said on Friday. Rise in temperature has not only increased the chances of slides being triggered onto work site but has also made plant work difficult due to soft melting snow. Work is being hampered by large boulders and the site is being expanded to bypass these boulders and continue excavation work. The Norwegian team conducted steam test followed by aerial shoots of the avalanche site for map work to be utilised by engineers during excavation of the site. The team has completed its work and there is no major deviation from existing findings. A total of 503 personnel including 425 military, 78 civilians along with 25 heavy machines are employed on search and rescue effort. Water level in the blocked channel is rising quickly due to rise in temperature and resultantly it is melting snow. Excavator is working to widen existing seepage from the channel. However, no major breakthrough has been
Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) has announced province-wide wheel jam and shutter down strike today (Saturday) against the fake and obscure postmortem report of late Nationalist JSQM leader Bashir Khan Qureshi. The JSQM workers and leaders in every city and town of Sindh took out rallies to distribute handbills and appealed all the civil society, business community and transport services to shut their business and routine activities to support the JSQM call against the fake and fabricated reports of their leader’s death. Several other Nationalist groups and political parties among Pakistan Muslim League and others supported the JSQM call for the strike today.
A woman was injured when unidentified men threw acid on her on Friday. According to police, unidentified miscreants threw acid on a woman identified as Fozia in village Barranwali of Gujranwala district. The woman is a mother of three children. Her face and body have received serious burn wounds and she is being treated at a local hospital. Doctors said her condition was serious. Police have registered a case against the unknown miscreants and started investigation.
achieved so far. Wapda team has completed hydrological survey of the blocked water channel and has recommended immediate excavation of the channel to
route the water. Ground penetrating radars and geological technical experts are assisting rescue efforts.