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Our CorrespondentNovember 15, 2019ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Hafeez Shaikh on Thursday emphasised participation of other countries in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to fulfill the dreams the...ShareNext Story >>>ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Hafeez Shaikh on Thursday emphasised participation of other countries in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to fulfill the dreams the Chinese-funded projects promised.“As far as Pakistan is concerned CPEC is an opportunity that Pakistan must not miss,” Shaikh said. “However, the promise of CPEC could only be fulfilled if it is not confined to China and Pakistan.”Addressing a seminar, the PM adviser said balance, wisdom and the desire to see the world as a whole as a place of shared humanity are critical. “The CPEC can either be transaction or it can be a transformation,” he said. “For it to be a transformation it must be China Plus and the other countries have t…

Nov 15, 2019(Current Balochistan)Three people were killed and four were injured in a blast that occurred in Quetta city on Friday.According to details, Explosion was set up in a moter cycle which occurred near a vehicle of Frontier Corps in Buleli  area of Quetta capital of Balochistan.A few minutes after the blast took place, ambulances arrived at the scene to shift the injured and death bodies to nearby hospitals.Parliamentary Police official claimed that two people were injured in the blast.According to our reporters, three were killed and four were injured.https://cubalochistan.home.blog/2019/11/15/fc-vehicle-were-targeted-with-explosion-three-were-died-and-four-were-injured/

Source: TRIVIUM CHINAYesterday, Xi Jinping spoke at the 11th BRICS Summit in Brasilia, Brazil, urging friends and frenemies alike to make BRICS countries the torchbearers of multilateralism.Some context: BRICS brings together five of the world’s largest emerging economies in one handy forum – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. So far, though, the group has struggled to find its raison d’être.The theme of this year’s summit was strengthening economic growth. Xi had both a positive take... (Xinhua 2):“The world is facing a new round of technology revolution and industrial changes, which gives a strong boost to productivity and socioeconomic development.”…and a somewhat more ominous outlook:“At the same time, protectionism, unilateralism and hegemony are on the rise, striking a blow to international trade and pushing down the global economy.”To handle this new and precarious international situation, Xi wants BRICS countries to work together.He proposed increased efforts to:…

On Thursday, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) spokeswoman Liu Aihua confirmed that provincial governments will change the way they collect and report economic data.Some context: Local governments often inflate their growth numbers to score political points. More context: (In)famously, the combined reporting of provincial GDP levels have far exceeded the NBS-calculated national total since 1985.Even more context:Efforts to instill integrity into government numbers began six years ago, with a crackdown on false data from local officials.Last month, the NBS revised the Statistics Law to ramp up punishment for false reporting (see October 10 Tip Sheet).Get smart: Aligning national and provincial measuring methods will improve consistency, but still won’t alleviate the widespread skepticism about the accuracy of official Chinese stats. Get smarter: Better data makes for better policy – so Beijing should have a better basis for managing the economy.  
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August 1, 2009, 11:09 AM IST Tarun Vijay in Indus Calling|World| TOII had almost finished my book on my Balochistan sojourn when the region hit the headlines fiercely. The people of this region are immensely India-friendly. I was there three years ago in a "first of its kind" pilgrimage to Mata Hinglaj, the "kuldevi" (family deity) of kshatriyas. The temple is situated in the rugged mountains of Balochistan. The yatra was made possible by the efforts of Jaswant Singh, then Union minister and an ardent devotee of  Devi. We went by road, first time post-independence, via Munabao and Thar Parkar, crossing Amarkot (renamed as Umarkot, where Akbar was born), Mirpurkhas and Karachi. My inclusion in the group was a sort of miracle — last day, last pilgrim, that too thanks to the then Pakistan high commissioner Aziz Ahmed Khan.It has all the ingredients to make people brave and courageous. Seashore, awesome mountain ranges (Gwadar lies in its vicinity and to reach Mata Hin…

National remembrance Day for Baloch Martyrs was held in London on 13 November
14, Nov 2019(Current Balochistan)Pro-independence Baloch Political Organization Baloch National Movement and Stundet Organization Baloch Students Organization- AZAD organised an event in United Kingdom on 13 November (Wednesday) Member of BNM, Rizwan Baloch said, "Every year on 13th of November, We gether to honour and remember the braves Baloch Martyrs, Who sacrificed their lives for regaining the lost sevnty for freedom of Speech, for breaking the chain of slavery, for protection of our Baloch identity, by promoting our Baloch culture and Baloch languages, for educating our new generations for waping the tears of our mothers, sisters, brothers and family members of Baloch missing persons who are struggling to find their loved ones who have been abducted by inhuman security forces of Pakistan. Physically the martyrs are not with us but their ideology and teachings are playing a vital role in our strugg…

Nov 15, 2019(Current Balochistan)The human rights groups working to protect and promote the rights of the people of Balochistan have announced to hold a one-day conference on Balochistan in the capital city of Germany on 11 December 2019.According to the official social media accounts of Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC), Baloch Human Rights Organization (BHRO) and the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB), the three organizations are jointly organizing the conference in Berlin, in reference to the occasion of International Human Rights Day.Upcoming Event: Berlin conference on Balochistan by BHRC , BHRO & HRCB will focus on State vs People:Baloch Human Rights Organization (BHRO), Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) and Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) , will organize a seminar on the prevailing human rights crisis in Balochistan.The conference comes at a time when the Baloch people in Pakistan are facing the worst human rights abuses, being perpetrated by the state…

Nov 15, 2019(Current Balochistan)

In an interview with News Intervention, Baloch National Movement Secretary General Dr. Murad Baloch has said that Balochistan has historic rights for a separate nationIn the interview, which was published today in News InterventionThe world watched silently when Pakistan captured Balochistan in 1948 through brute force. Even today, the world continues to remain mute when Pakistan’s military commits worst human rights violations across mineral rich Balochistan. But the Baloch refuse to be cowed down and have been valiantly fighting Pakistani occupation and are resisting Chinese plunder of their natural resources. Baloch National Movement (BNM) spearheads the freedom struggle of Balochistan, and BNM’s Secretary General Dr. Murad Baloch tells Vivek Sinha in his first ever interview that Baloch struggle should not be dismissed as just another armed insurgency, rather it is a genuine freedom struggle for a separate country, Balochistan. Dr. Murad Baloch re…