QUETTA, Dec 1: Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawabzada Talal Akbar Bugti on Monday criticised the elements who were raising slogans demanding an independent Balochistan and termed them saboteurs. He urged the government to cooperate with his party to eliminate such elements

Addressing a press conference, he accused the followers of the so-called resistance movement of attacking and killing innocent people to create chaos.

“We are followers of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti and the JWP is struggling for provincial autonomy for Balochistan and other provinces. We will confront the so-called champions of Azad Balochistan and protect the lives and property of all people living in this province,” Mr Talal Bugti said.

Condemning the killing of innocent people in the province, he said his party was struggling within the parameters of the Constitution to protect the coast and resources of Balochistan.

WIDOW’S APPEAL: The widow of Khan Mohammad Kalpar has appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to take steps for the release of her four sons who have been behind bars for several years.