QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch will meet the self-exiled Baloch leader, Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman Dawood Jan, during his visit to London.

This was stated by senior leader of National Party and provincial minister Nawab Mohammad Khan Shahwani, who is an influential tribal elder, while replying to a question at a press conference here on Thursday.

The Chairman of the Kharan District Council, Mir Saghir Ahmed Badani, joined the National Party at the press conference in the presence of Secretary General Dr Yasin Baloch and other leaders.

Nawab Shahwani said that the chief minister had reached London after a visit to Moscow.

“Dr Malik Baloch will meet the Khan of Kalat and discuss with him the situation in Balochistan and persuade him to return to the country,” he said.

Nawab Shahwani said the Khan of Kalat had already agreed to meet the delegation of the Balochistan government, while his uncle Prince Mohyuddin Baloch had met him in London and said that he would consult members of the grand Jirga which had sent him abroad for pleading the case regarding restoration of Kalat as a sovereign state.

He said efforts were under way to persuade the Khan of Kalat to return to the country, join the mainstream politics and play a role in resolving the Balochistan issue.

He said that he and other tribal elders would go to London after Eid.

The Senior Balochistan Minister and chief of Jhalawan, Nawab Sanaullah Zehri, who had discussed the Balochistan situation with the Khan of Kalat last week, will also be part of the Balochistan government delegation.

Replying to questions at the press conference, Dr Yasin Baloch and NP’s information secretary Mir Jan Mohammad Buledi a perception about differences in the coalition government and said the three coalition partners were playing their role in improving the situation in Balochistan.

Dr Yasin Baloch said the law and order situation in the province had improved to some extent and law-enforcement agencies were continuing the efforts in this regard.

He said the number of incidents of dumping of mutilated bodies and forced disappearance of political workers had decreased to a great extent. Involvement of private lashkars and organisations had been found in the killing and dumping of bodies and efforts were being made to curb such incidents, he added.

He said the NP government was the first in the province to act against kidnappers, target-killers and elements involved in terrorism.

“We have not concealed the Totak incident and made public a report about the recovery of bodies from mass graves,” Dr Yasin Baloch said.

Published in Dawn, July 10th, 2015

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