Quetta—Balochistan Minister Mir Sadique Umrani Saturday said that pro-dictator forces were hatching conspiracies to damage democracy but their nefarious designs would be foiled. Talking to a delegation of tribal elders here, he said that anti-democracy elements were involved in creating crisis of energy and food items in the country so that they could destabilize the democratic government but they would not succeed to achieve their goals.He noted that people were aware about suspicious activities of such

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Hyderabad—Federal Minister for Mineral Resources, Natural Gas and Privatisation Syed Naveed Qamar has said that the people would witness soon an era of development in the country as the present government is striving hard for uplift of the masses by initiating a series of development projects and generating job opportunities. The Minister expressed these remarks while inaugurating different development schemes of gas supply in villages of Sahib Khan Marnani, Idrees Thebo, Khair Muhammad Babbar, Bachu Dero, Sattar Panhwar

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Hyderabad—Sindh Information Secretary Malik Israr Hussain Saturday visited the Regional Information Office Hyderabad and held meeting with the officers to review the performance of the officers. Addressing the meeting, the Secretary Information directed the officers to be pro-active and maintain close contacts with the management of nation buildings departments, media organizations and get the government development activities publicized for awareness of the common people. He said that government was investing huge investment for the welfare of nation specially the people of the backward area and added that masses must be made aware to avail the

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Peshawar—Central Amir Jamaat-e-Islami (J.I), Syed Manawar Hassan Saturday justified the militancy as reaction to the actions of the United States in region, saying till the presence of the US forces in Afghanistan extremism would increase. Speaking in a meet the press programme of Peshawar Press Club (PPC), he called for initiating negotiations with the people disgruntled due to the pro-US policies of the rulers.  He said that in past Nelson Mandela, Yasir Arafat and Irish Republican Army (IRA) were also branded as terrorist. But, later

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Chitral—Leaders of all political and religious parties united in a steering committee for addressing problems of Chitral and protecting human rights under Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) during a meeting in a local hotel. District representatives from various parties comprising Shabbir Hussain (PPPP), Zakirullah (PML-N), Mehmood Ali (PML-Q), Fazal-e-Rehman (JUI-F), Maulana Israruddin (Aaib-amir JI) were also present and expressed their views by showing unity for the solution of the problems being faced by Chitrali people.

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