... aka
Taliban Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree...
will pay a visit to the Hazara
...a grouping of Dari-speaking people of Sino-Tibetan descent inhabiting Afghanistan and Pakistain. They are predominantly Shia Moslems and not particularly warlike, which makes them favored targets...
families on Sunday and offer his condolences over last week's Hazarganji suicide kaboom, according to Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan.
Awan, in her first media talk since her appointment earlier this week, said that the prime minister will be in Quetta tomorrow to "inaugurate a housing scheme and to condole [with the victims] of the unfortunate incident".
The newly appointed SAPM also announced that Minister for Power Omar Ayub Khan is being given the additional charge of the minister of petroleum ‐ a position held by Ghulam Sarwar Khan until the recent cabinet reshuffle.
She said that "a harmony is being created to bridge the disconnect between the people's expectations and the government's decisions, if there is any," adding that "this is number one on the prime minister's agenda now."
Awan said that "various ministries have been given a variety of targets to provide relief to the masses, especially in the month of Ramazan."
She said that the new finance and economic teams have been instructed to devise policies that are "aligned with the prime minister's vision and priorities".
Awan urged the opposition parties to "play their role and support the government in ridding the problems facing the people of Pakistain" but warned that "if they construe the government's oft-repeated desire for reconciliation as a sign of weakness then that would spawn problems."