Tuesday, July 14, 1998
Emergency fiscal moves afoot to rescue Pakistan
Emergency meetings are underway at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to discuss the grave economic situation in Pakistan amid reports that Islamabad might declare a moratorium on all debt repayments by Tuesday morning. IMF's Middle East Director Paul Chabrier is slated to brief the executives directors of the G-7 countries and the IMF board on Monday about Islamabad's parlous position.
Mass grave of Tamilians in Jaffna alleged
Is there a Bosnia lurking under the red soils of Jaffna? Is there a mass grave of Tamil civilians in Chemmanai in the northern peninsula of Sri Lanka? This disturbing question was raised last week after a court passed death sentences on five soldiers and a reserve police constable, convicting them of the rape and murder of a teenager, Krishanthy Kumaraswami, and the murders of her mother, brother and another relative who were inquiring about her.
Gujarat govt's concessions to temple put lions of Gir in danger
In gross violation of Forest Department rules and the Wildlife Protection Act, the Gujarat government has accorded special privileges to the Kankai Temple Trust in Sasan-Gir, home of the Asiatic Lion. The temple is located inside the sanctuary and on the periphery of the national park area.
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