QUETTA: The Balochistan chapter of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) has held the administration and police responsible for the deteriorating law and order situation in Quetta. The JUI-F is a partner in the provincial coalition government led by Nawab Mohammad Aslam Raisani of the Pakistan People’s Party.

Addressing a rally at the Bacha Khan Chowk on Sunday, the JUI leaders announced that the party would soon expose theelements behind the kidnapping of JUI-F leader Sadiq Nurzai.

Maulana Nurzai disappeared four days ago and returned home on Saturday night.

JUI city president Hafiz Hamdullah, Mr Nurzai and Haji Khuda Dost in their speeches said the rally had been organised to condemn growing incidents of abduction for ransom and said the district administration and police were not interested in ensuring security for citizens.

They said dozens of incidents of abduction for ransom and vehicle snatching had taken place in different parts of Balochistan, but the police performance was so poor that not a single criminal had been arrested.

They called upon the government to take effective steps to ensure the protection of people and said leaving the innocent citizens at the mercy of criminals was great injustice.

The JUI leaders condemned a resolution tabled in the US Congress on the Balochistan issue and said the United States was in fact hatching a conspiracy to create disturbance in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran.