Blackwater responsible for terror, says Baloch

KARACHI - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan has said on Sunday that the Black Water World-wide aka Xie (Zi) Services was involved in numerous terrorism incidents in Pakistan.
“This notorious private military company is backed by the United States and India,” Liaquat Baloch, JI’s central secretary general said in a press conference at JI Karachi office. He said that self-reliance was the sole way to drive Pakistan out of prevailing crisis. He said that economic self-reliance could be attained by practical steps.
“The leaders of all the political parties should bring back their money they have deposited in the foreign banks accounts and invest here in the country. Reduction in cost of production and non-development expenditure will also help surmount economic problems,” he proposed.
He said that Pakistan could save up to Rs.100 billions per annum by 2% reduction in the non-development expenditure alone. He said that the rulers should not splurge billions of rupees on their security.
“By adopting these measures, Pakistan will not need economic assistance under Kerry-Lugar Bill,” he asserted.
Baloch further said that Pakistan is rich in resources and it is capable to defeat the enemies’ plots. He said that cost of production might be curtailed by providing gas and electricity. He said an appropriate course of action was needed to sort out the economic problems.