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KHUZDAR: Balochistan Irrigation and Power Minister Sardar Muhammad Aslam Bizinjo Sunday said that the government will build 54 more small dams in different districts to resolve water scarcity in the province. Talking to APP, the minister said that a total of 91 projects in water sector were being implemented while 16 electricity supply schemes were underway in various parts of the province. The government is devising a comprehensive plan to provide electricity and construct more dams in all nook and corner of the province, he said, adding that the completions of construction of dams would not only resolve water scarcity, but these would also revolutionise agriculture and irrigation sectors in the province.

QUETTA: Balochistan Minister for Excise and Taxation Sardar Rustam Jamali has warned that the government would soon launch an operation against unregistered vehicles in the province. Addressing a meeting in Osta Muhammad town of Nasirabad district on Sunday, he said that the government was making concerted efforts to establish transparent taxation system in the province. He said the provincial cabinet was considering a proposal to reduce 50 per cent tax on vehicles imported from Afghanistan. If the cabinet unanimously approves the proposal, then it will also generate revenue for the province. Besides, the government will start registration of unregistered vehicles in the province. He said the people were using lifted and stolen vehicles in coastal areas, Dera Bugti, Kohlu and Loralai districts and the government will soon take action against owners of such vehicles.

This is a question which is making me uncomfortable and every day tabloids especially and broadsheets generally are accusing him for everything which is happening in this country. Why the destiny of this great country being decided by hateful, vengeful papers like daily mail and in the case of Ken Livingston, Express which called him anti-Semitic and constructed a web of lies to make sure that general public becomes blinded by their campaign of hate. Coming back to the question of Gordon Brown, he has been accused of changing his mind on the 10p tax issue but at the same time Tony Blair was accused of not listening on many issues. Electorate cannot have it both ways; either you want to have a prime minister who listens or someone who does not. I believe that Tories are not yet ready for the business of government not at least until they put there policies in front of the electorate and then let them decide. There is another factor at play as well and that is of fatigue. In most western

BY DR MOEED PIRZADA MANY years ago I fell in love with Bosphorus, its bridges, fishermen and Turkey. This affair still continues. But just like the evolution of all passions in our lives my reasons have changed. Eighteen years ago, I had just finished college — my first college. The University of Life had to follow. Travelling across Europe, Istanbul was my last stop before Pakistan. And it was the only place where I felt at home. Shopkeepers next to the Topkapi Palace and the fisherman at the Bosporus thought I was a Turk, and when I insisted that I am a Pakistani, they thought I am lying to claim the importance of a foreigner, of being different. I had stayed in England and just passed through France and Germany so I knew the kind of importance you get when you are a Pakistani. They were laughing for they thought I was caught lying. I laughed at their innocence. Fast forward. Last week, in Islamabad, now with GEO TV, I had the opportunity to interview Turkish Foreign Minister, Ali Ba

Dr. Amarjit Singh , Khalistan Affairs Center Lahore-based NATION newspaper cracks the current Indian embargo on Khalistani news with a report on Sikh diaspora boycott of 2010 Commonwealth games Indian government is in panic over the planned Sikh diaspora protest campaign to convince Commonwealth countries to boycott the 2010 games in Delhi in which city 10,000 Sikhs were murdered in the November 1984 state-sponsored pogrom Following the May 5, 2008 report in the NATION Indian government operatives hack the Khalistan Calling website and temporarily disable it but reveal India’s Achilles heel-Tunn’y in chaste Punjabi Washington D.C. - Our website ( www.khalistan-affairs.org ) has been hacked by the Indian intelligence following publication of a report in Lahore-based NATION newspaper about plans of the diaspora Sikhs to boycott the October 2010 Commonwealth games in Delhi! Our site is temporarily disabled. The situation will be corrected very soon. However, we thank the India

Pakistan said Thursday that it is in contact with the Spanish authorities on its nine nationals arrested for planning terrorist attacks in Spain and other European countries. Twelve Pakistanis were took into custody by Spanish police in Barcelona on Jan. 18, 2008 on the suspicion of planning terror attacks in Spain and other European countries. Among the 12 detained, nine were produced in the Madrid anti-terrorist court for hearing on Jan. 23, while others were released for insufficient evidence. The Spanish authorities claimed to have recovered bomb-making material and timing devices from the detained people. Sadiq said the detainees, who are in three different jails, were met by Pakistan's consular officials, and Pakistani embassy in Spain also requested the Spanish authorities to allow the families of the detainees to establish contact with them.

When Angela Merkel visited Israel in March, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert personally greeted the German chancellor at the airport, embracing her as if she were the president of the United States. During the trip, Merkel heartily reaffirmed Germany’s “special” relationship with Israel, most notably through a groundbreaking speech delivered before the Knesset in which she repented of German atrocities committed during World War II and pledged that Germany would “never abandon Israel, but instead will remain a loyal partner and friend.” After the visit, the consensus among Israel’s leaders and media pundits was, Germany is now Israel’s second-best friend. Indeed, judging by the flirtatious political dialogue, it appears the Israel-German relationship is in radiant health. In tow with Merkel was half the German cabinet, who during the visit conducted an inaugural joint-cabinet meeting with Israeli counterparts in the Knesset. But these leaders form the minority in Europe . The Jewish p