QUETTA: The Pakistan Tehree-i-Insaf (PTI) has raised concerns over the recovery of bullet-riddled bodies, increasing incidents of targeted killings and kidnapping for ransom in the province.
The vice president of PTI, retired Admiral Javed iqbal, who is currently visiting Quetta, while addressing press conference on Wednesday, said that the surge in criminal activities illustrated the inability of government to maintain durable peace in Balochistan.
He said the law and order situation was going from bad to worse with each passing day. “Despite a large budget allocated for the ongoing year, people of this province are yet to be provided with basic facilities. I did not see any development or progress in Balochistan during my stay,” he told the reporters at the Quetta Press Club.
“The mutilated bodies of Baloch youth are still being dumped in desolate places of the province and the kidnapping for ransom has become lucrative business,” he pointed out.
Iqbal was flanked by the PTI provincial president Qasim Sori and other party leaders. Iqbal is currently visiting Quetta as part of PTI’s nationwide membership campaign.
The PTI vice president said that his party had always raised its voice for the rights of Baloch and has taken a stand on the issues plaguing Pakistan’s largest province by size.
He also announced a public gathering of PTI in the province. “PTI chief (Imran Khan) will address a public gathering in Balochistan on April 20.”He said that a committee had been formed to look after the arrangements of the up- coming public gathering in Quetta.
Iqbal informed that in a meeting of the executive committee chaired by PTI chairman Imran Khan in Islamabad on March 25, it had been decided that the party’s manifesto would also be renewed.
He informed that countrywide membership campaign of PTI had been lunched and people could register themselves even via the internet.
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@Blithe: and B in Blithe stands for balderdash; We are already seeing through it!
We all love our one and only leader "Imran Khan". He will come and he will change the fate of pakistan for good. He will make pakistan prosperous as country and Pakistan will emerge as Asian Tiger...a great country for its people and people in neighbouring countries.
We welcome Imran Khan and PTI to our province. PPP, PMLn and ANP has done nothing for us. PTI is hope for us as it is for any other Pakistani.
long live Imran khan
jalsa is on april 20
@Blithe: what P stands for? It depends who is talking brain dumb. If you are thinking then its Pasha and if PTI supporters think then P STANDS FOR Pakistan.
P in PTI stands for Pasha.
People of Balauchistan will see through this party of shenanigans.
Well said. Admiral Javed Iqbal is one of the loudest critics of establishment and one of the most honest people in Pakistan's political leadership. PTI is lucky to have likes of him.
@Tanzeel...Have u ever been to Quetta?? Do u know what kinda temperature is witnessed there normally in these days?? Initially date of 23rd March was given for the jalsa but because of cold weather jalsa was postponed & now PTI is going to arrange it where no other leader has courage to address the public... PTI is only hope for us, the people of BALOCHISTAN!!
Only Brave Khan has courage to hold public rally in Quetta. Where is other main stream parties? PTI is only national party.
Miscommitment: Perhaps this is the reason why 'Brave Khan' abandoned his 23rd March Quetta rally that he promised during Karachi Jalsa.