QUETTA, July 27: A multi-party conference on Balochistan held here on Saturday called upon the government to stop military operation in Dera Bugti, Kohlu and other areas of Balochistan.

A declaration adopted at the conference warned the ruling coalition that failure to stop the operations might endanger national integrity.

Dr Hayee Baloch of the National Party presided over the conference which was hosted by the Balochistan National Party-M. Leaders of the Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, Awami National Party, Jamaat-i-Islami, Hazara Democratic Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N and representatives of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Balochistan Zamindar Action Committee and Anjuman-i-Tajiran Balochistan spoke on the occasion.

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