$260 billion gold mines going for a song, behind closed doors
Special Report By Shaheen Sehbai
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: Quietly, and below the media radar, some 20 top corporate bosses and lobbyists of two of the world’s largest gold mining groups have been meeting President Asif Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani, Governor State Bank and others in Islamabad throughout last week, pressing them to quickly hand over one of the world’s biggest gold and copper treasures found in Balochistan at Reko Diq, worth over $260 billion, to their companies, and for peanuts.
Before these highly enticing visits of the mining tycoons to clinch the deals, which followed intense behind-the-scene negotiations and bargaining through middle men, some highly bizarre developments have been taking place, leaving experts and the rest of the mining world stunned, amazed and confused.
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Kingdom of corruption replied on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 06:18 PM
Please don't even discuss it.
All Pakistan is property of Sharif and Zardari family.
All the gold will be evenly divided among both families. |
We_Poor_Pakistanis replied on Thursday, November 4, 2010 01:14 PM
They think they ll take that Gold with them into their Graves. |
Salman replied on Saturday, November 6, 2010 02:33 AM
Mr. Kingdom of Corruption; Why do exclude the Army Generals from it. Mr Musharraf, Zarrar Zameen, Admiral Mansoor ul haque, Corp Commanders they are the worst looters and plunderers. and they do it in the NATIONAL INTEREST :) and you cannot hold them accountable either. |
