Govt ready to hold talks with angry Baloch leaders: CM

Published April 25, 2015
Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch said the political and military leadership were ready to hold talks with angry Baloch leaders anytime to resolve the Balochistan issue politically.  — Online
Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch said the political and military leadership were ready to hold talks with angry Baloch leaders anytime to resolve the Balochistan issue politically. — Online

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that federal, provincial and military leadership are on the same page on the issue of Balochistan and they all want to resolve the problem through talks with angry Baloch leaders.

He said the political and military leadership were ready to hold talks with angry Baloch leaders anytime to resolve the Balochistan issue politically.

“The government is making allout efforts to bring angry Baloch leaders to the negotiation table,” the chief minister said while talking to newsmen after the assembly session on Friday.

Dr Baloch said the provincial and the federal governments were trying their best to find a political solution to the problem.

“I am ready to meet angry Baloch leaders anytime and anywhere if the Balochistan issue could be resolved through my meetings with them,” the chief minister said.

Dr Baloch said that the JIT report about the Turbat tragedy would be submitted shortly.

“The people found guilty of the Turbat massacre will be brought to the justice,” the chief minister pledged.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2015

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