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| July 15, 2006 | Saturday | Jumadi-ul-Sani 18, 1427 |
BNP urges SC to take notice of operation
QUETTA, July 14: Balochistan National Party (Mengal) information secretary Senator Sanaullah Baloch has urged the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take notice of what he called the government’s illegal and unconstitutional action in Balochistan and provide relief to the people of the province.
“If the apex court will not take notice of the atrocities committed by Islamabad against Balochistan then we will have no other option but to approach the International Court of Justice.”
He said that during his visit to Geneva he had addressed various forums and apprised them about the situation in Balochistan.
About the parliamentary committee on Balochistan, he said it was illegal and unconstitutional as it had failed to submit its report within 90 days.
“Its recommendations have no importance for having been submitted after the expiry of its mandated period,” he said.
He said that the parliamentary committee had been formed on Sept 7, 2004, but it failed to complete its job with the stipulated time.
He said that he resigned as member of the committee after 90 days after he found that it was not working properly and had lost its mandate.
Mr Baloch said that the movement of the Baloch people for their rights could not be suppressed by force. He claimed that none of the Baloch leaders had made any request to the government for holding negotiations or seeking amnesty.
He said that those struggling for their legitimate rights could not be termed as ‘miscreants’. Miscreants were those administrative officers who had advised the government to launch the operation against innocent people, he added.
The BNP leader said that that out of the 72 administrative officials in Balochistan, 64 did not belong to the province.
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