QUETTA: The Deputy Chairman of Senate and JUI-F’s Secretary General Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri has urged the federal government to recognise the rights of people of Balochistan on resources of the province and provide development funds to the province according to area of the province.

Speaking at a Press conference here on Sunday, Maulana Haideri said that the issue of Balochistan was a bit complicated and the federal government should take the matter seriously to meet aspirations of the people of the province on priority basis.

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The JUI-F leader said that Balochistan needed massive development funds to initiate developmental activities to bring about positive changes in society.

He said that his party had reservations over change of route of the Kashgar-Gwadar economic corridor and expressed the hope that the federal government would implement the original plan.

Condemning Sunday’s suicide bombings in two churches of Lahore, Maulana Haideri claimed his party was in the forefront of fighting terrorism and extremism and emphasised that all political parties, government and state institutions should join hand against violence.

He welcomed talks between the Afghanistan government and Taliban, stressing that all issues should be resolved through talks.

Published in Dawn, March 16th, 2015

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