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Business Recorder
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
Half of Pakistan's population below poverty line: Khaqan
KARACHI: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday said that the half of Pakistan's population has reached below the poverty line, but rulers are only engaged in increasing their own salaries. Former prime minister addressing a press conference AT Karachi Press Club here said that the ongoing tax system has not been based on justice and urged for changing this taxation system. 'This tax system is compelling people to tax evasion.' He said that the budget doesn't offer any reforms or changes any mechanism. 'The situation could not be improved if no reforms introduced.' He urged government to cut its expenditures down instead of decreasing the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP). Khaqan said that no relief will be possible until the government doesn't reduce its expenditure. 'This budget has proved that this system could not be run,' he said. He said the salaried class is paying Rs600 billion tax and additional burden are also piled over them. He suggested for a tax system in which all people pay taxes.
Business Recorder
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
Half of population below poverty line: Khaqan
KARACHI: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday said that the half of Pakistan's population has reached below the poverty line, but rulers are only engaged in increasing their own salaries. Former prime minister addressing a press conference AT Karachi Press Club here said that the ongoing tax system has not been based on justice and urged for changing this taxation system. 'This tax system is compelling people to tax evasion.' He said that the budget doesn't offer any reforms or changes any mechanism. 'The situation could not be improved if no reforms introduced.' He urged government to cut its expenditures down instead of decreasing the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP). Khaqan said that no relief will be possible until the government doesn't reduce its expenditure. 'This budget has proved that this system could not be run,' he said. He said the salaried class is paying Rs600 billion tax and additional burden are also piled over them. He suggested for a tax system in which all people pay taxes.
India Today
09-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Baloch rebels see opportunity in Pakistan's adversity, hoist flags of liberation
While Pakistan is busy launching futile drone and missile attacks on Indian civilians and military sites across its eastern front, Baloch rebels have stepped up their offensive against Pakistani security forces. At least three groups of Baloch fighters have seized control of parts of its western province, Balochistan. The developments come amid fighting between several rebel groups and Pakistani forces escalating and calls for Balochistan's independence growing louder. Images and videos of Baloch people hoisting their flags after pulling down Pakistan's are all over social pro-independence groups carried out coordinated attacks on Pakistani security forces and their assets swept across Balochistan on Thursday, according to news reports and posts from credible attacks on the Pakistani regime in Balochistan have gained momentum in the last week. The attacks come even as the Islamabad-Rawalpindi establishment is focused on reacting to India's strike on terror camps as part of Operation Sindoor. The Baloch groups have intensified to such an extent that the forces of the Pakistani security forces faced at least four attacks by "unidentified armed assailants" in the provincial capital of Quetta on Thursday. Explosions and intense gunfire were reported across Quetta, according to Balochistan-based Radio Zrumbesh Thursday, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) rebels targeted "the Pakistani Army and its collaborators in six separate attacks in Kech, Mastung and Kachi", according to Radio Zrumbesh people have started hoisting their own flags and taking down Pakistani flags. Time for the world to pull back their diplomatic missions from Pakistan and shift them into the newly emerging country of Balochistan. Farewell to Pakistan, welcome to Balochistan," Baloch writer Mir Yar Baloch posted on spate of attacks comes days after former Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that Pakistan's federal government and army were losing control over the restive province of Balochistan, especially after said senior government officials and ministers couldn't move around in Balochistan without security escorts. Abbasi also challenged the narrative of Army Chief Asim Munir regarding the scale of rebellion in REBELS RAMP UP ATTACKS ON PAK ARMYOn Thursday, the BLA fighters targeted a bomb disposal squad of the Pakistani army in Dashtuk, Kech District, using a remote-controlled IED, killing one soldier on the a separate incident, BLA fighters launched an attack on a Pakistani army outpost in Katgan, also in Kech, using automatic weapons, reportedly killing some security personnel, Balochistan-based journalist Bahot Baluch wrote on X, citing Jeeyand Baloch, the BLA IED blasts on the Pakistani army and its supply vehicles took place in Zamuran's Sah Dem area, which claimed several lives, according to Bahot attacks on Thursday followed several attacks on Wednesday where Pakistan's critical infrastructure like gas pipelines and resource transport vehicles came under rebel attack. Three pro-independence Baloch armed groups claimed responsibility for these incidents, reported The Balochistan Wednesday, two IED attacks hit Pakistani security forces and a military supply vehicle in Zamuran in Balochistan's Kech district, the Post reported writer Mir Yar Baloch also claimed that the rebels have attacked Pakistan's gas fields in Dera Bugti, an area where over 100 gas wells, operated by the state-owned Pakistan Petroleum Limited, are located."A possible announcement should soon be done as the collapse of the terrorist Pakistan is near. We have claimed our independence, and we request India to allow Balochistan's official office, and embassy in Delhi," Mir Yar Baloch wrote on the Pakistani army chief, Asim Munir, has claimed that the "unrest" in Balochistan is the result of just 1,500 people, the government in Islamabad has conveniently blamed the Indian government for the home-grown, decades-long resistance in the Balochistan is rich in natural resources, the Islamabad-Rawalpindi combination has for decades extracted the mineral wealth, giving nothing in return to the local Baloch people. While Balochistan has seen episodes of the fight for liberation, this is one of the longest-running resistances in recent Pakistan PM Abbasi, who raised the alarm about the situation in Balochistan, said, "This is not a breakdown in law and order. It is a sign of the state's fading authority".Abbasi's also challenged Munir's absurd assertion on Balochistan, saying, "whatever Asim Munir may say is his opinion, I am only stating what I saw".The former prime minister's remarks came on May May 6, as if to prove him right, the BLA killed 14 army personnel of the Pakistan army in two separate attacks in Balochistan's Bolan and Kech, news agency ANI THIS BALOCHISTAN UPRISING AGAINST PAKISTAN, CHINA IS DIFFERENTThe people of Balochistan, since Pakistan went back on its words and occupied it in 1948, have faced economic marginalisation, resource exploitation, and human rights Pakistan's largest province by area and mineral-rich yet least populated, has been plagued by a decades-long armed and peaceful movements by ethnic Baloch people over economic marginalisation, resource exploitation, and human rights federal government, its powerful army, and Chinese assets are facing the fiercest wave of resistance yet from the Baloch rebel groups. The resistance, led by the BLA, has intensified attacks on Pakistani security forces and infrastructure built by the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)'s China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).The Pakistani military has responded with heavy-handed tactics, including enforced disappearances and extrajudicial not just armed groups resisting the Pakistani state. Women like Mahrang Baloch are at the forefront of a peaceful movement, challenging the Pakistani army's forced disappearances of Baloch men, with courage and herself, is now in Baloch women have picked up arms and are turning into suicide attacks by Baloch armed rebel groups have dealt massive damage to the Pakistani apparatus, and Chinese assets, in the 2024, Pakistan's civil and military security forces witnessed a 40% increase in casualties (383) in Balochistan compared to 2023, according to the South Asia Terrorism the Baloch rebels, knowing that Pakistan is distracted after Operation Sindoor, have intensified their attacks on the Pakistani forces, including in Quetta, and hoisted flags of Watch
The Print
07-05-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Baloch separatist group BLA claims it's killed six Pakistan Army personnel in IED attack
The escalation in violence comes a day after Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi sounded the alarm over a deteriorating security situation in Balochistan. In an interview, Abbasi warned that the state was 'rapidly losing control', particularly during night hours. 'In Quetta, even senior government officials cannot move without heavy security. After dark, the state's presence on the ground virtually disappears', he said. The IED attack, which left five soldiers injured too, targeted a military vehicle moving between the Amir Post and the Ali Khan base Tuesday in the Geshtri area of Bolan, The Balochistan Post reported. Security forces have cordoned off the area, and five helicopters are conducting a search operation now. New Delhi: Six Pakistan Army personnel, including a major-rank officer, have died in an attack with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Balochistan's Bolan district, said a statement by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which has claimed credit for the killings. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi attributed the worsening crisis to the increasing assertiveness of the Baloch armed groups, who now routinely patrol highways, set up checkpoints, and occupy urban areas for extended periods. 'This is not just a breakdown in law and order—it signals a loss of state authority,' he said, pushing back on recent comments from the Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir, who claimed the unrest had only 1,500 backers. 'This is a dangerous misreading. The problem is far deeper,' Shahid Khaqan Abbasi added. The Baloch Liberation Army or BLA, one of the most active separatist outfits in Balochistan, has claimed responsibility for two other attacks this week. Its fighters Sunday killed Amjad Ababaki, an operative in the Pakistan counter terrorism department, in the Jungle Bagh area of Quetta. The Baloch Liberation Army accused Ababaki of enforced disappearances and torture, including the abuse of minors and elders under the cover of state agencies. The BLA Friday hit a compound, which, allegedly, was inhabited by a state-backed militia group, known locally as a 'death squad'. The attack, using a grenade launcher, killed a guard on the compound in the Khudabadan area of the Panjgur district. The BLA has called both attacks part of its broader campaign against what it described as systemic state violence in Balochistan. (Edited by Madhurita Goswami) Also Read: Nishikant to Himanta, BJP leaders back 'free Balochistan, split Pakistan' after Pahalgam attack
Express Tribune
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Economic revival tied to political stability: Abbasi
Awaam Pakistan Party (APP) Chairman Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that Pakistan cannot move forward unless the ongoing political instability ends, adding that there is a need for genuine political leadership and stronger democratic processes. Speaking to the media during his visit to Quetta on Thursday, Abbasi voiced serious concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in Balochistan. "For the past 10 to 15 years, Balochistan has faced continuous crises. Today, its highways are unsafe, its economy is suffering, and its youth are losing hope," he remarked. "We must reflect on why such conditions persist in Balochistan." He criticized Islamabad for failing to address the basic grievances of the people of Balochistan and urged the federal government to take effective and revolutionary measures to redress the long-standing concerns of the province's population. "The issues of the country will not be resolved until political unrest ends and the rule of law is established. We must run the country and divide its resources within the framework of the Constitution," he said.
