KARACHI: Govt accused of complicating Balochistan issue
By Our Staff Reporter
KARACHI, July 18: A National Party leader Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo has said that the military government is deliberately complicating the Balochistan issue and creating problems for the next government.
Mr Bizenjo, general secretary of the party, was briefing the office-bearers and other workers based in Karachi about the latest situation in that province amid the continued military action. He has recently visited various areas of the troubled province.
Mir Bizenjo reiterated his party’s stance that the Balochistan issue, being a political problem, must be resolved through politically means, and maintained that by closing the doors of dialogue, the government was forcing Baloch people to seek ‘foreign option’ for their survival.
It is surprising to note that the government was repeatedly accusing Baloch leaders of being ‘terrorists’ and refusing to hold talks with them before they laid down their arms.
Describing the government’s such allegations and claims as ‘irresponsible statements’, Mir Bizenjo said that such statements clearly indicated that the military rulers were not interested in political and peaceful solution to the problem. Rather, he deplored, they were complicating the problem further.
He alleged that that the government was bent upon crushing Baloch people by using its military might to subjugate them politically and economically. The treatment being meted out to Baloch civilians was forcing them to seek external support to ensure their survival, he said.
The NP leader said that the government did not keep its intentions secret as it had been using brute force employing most modern weapons of war in Bugti and Marri areas to eliminate thousands of innocent Baloch people, including women and children.
Apart from the military operation, the government was also terrorising Baloch leaders and workers by keeping them in detention camps in remote areas or confining them to their house, he said. However, he added, such brutal actions could not deter Baloch people from continuing their struggle for their due national rights.
Mir Bizenjo claimed that law and order situation in other provinces was also not satisfactory as the government had failed to establish writ of law in any part of the country. The government had lost its credibility by pursuing unpopular policies, he said.
He warned the rulers that calling Baloch leaders ‘terrorists’ would in no way serve the interest of the country, and advised them to change their undemocratic attitude to prevent any harm coming to the country’s integrity.
He also called upon the democratic forces of the country to raise their voice against the atrocities being committed by the government forces on civilians in Balochistan.
