Cantonments in Balochistan aimed against Iran: CPP
By Our Staff Reporter
KARACHI, Feb 14: The Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) has opposed the planned military operation in Balochistan and accused the rulers of pursuing the policy of US imperialism.
Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, Secretary General of the party Khadim Thahim said that after the forcible occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq, the US had now planned to capture Iran for which it wanted to establish military bases in Gwadar and Pasni.
He said that the military leadership's move to set up cantonments in Khulu, Sui and Gwadar were the first part of the "US game" aimed at establishing its hegemony in the whole region.
The CPP leader was of the view that Washington had decided to impose its self-designed system on Iran. He referred to the stationing of US troops in Jacobabad and claimed that while the base had been used to facilitate US military action in Afghanistan, the bases in Balochistan would be used to facilitate a military operation in Iran.
Criticizing Islamabad's economic policies, he alleged that the rulers had been pursuing a US agenda and ignoring the national interest. Mr Thahim also criticized the role of major parties in the country and accused leadership of the PPP and PML-N of betraying masses by, what he called, 'entering into secret deals with the rulers'.
Maintaining that the 1973 constitution had failed to protect rights of citizens, he called for a new constitution that could guarantee safety, security and rights of each and every citizen.
