Imran Khan backs Mengal's six points on Balochistan

Khan blames the non-representative Balochistan government for the deteriorating security condition of the province.


Ppi September 28, 2012

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Friday endorsed the points raised by baloch leader Sardar Akhtar Mengal in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Khan blamed a non-representative Balochistan government for the deteriorating security condition in the troubled province, reminding that the real political stakeholders in Balochistan had boycotted elections and that the incumbent assembly was full of corrupt politicians who were only interested in plundering public money.

“We strongly believe that all political parties should be allowed to function freely to prepare the stage for a representative assembly. They can then concentrate on emergency measures to redress the grievances of the people of Balochistan,” said Khan.

Commenting over the alleged covert and overt military operations in the troubled province, Khan believed military action against Pakistanis did not provide any solutions, rather it was a destructive process. He added that the province has faced five brutal military operations, each of which Khan pointed out, he opposed vehemently.

Seeking the light in the fast darkening scenario of Balochistan, the PTI chief said that even though the damage was extensive, it could still be repaired. He added that the issue of death squads and missing persons was alarming for the Baloch people where socio-economic indicators have already fallen to their lowest  lowest levels.

Appealing for the arrest of culprits in missing person cases, he also said that due to lack of data, families of thousands of missing people had no idea about the whereabouts of their loved ones.

Imran Khan further said that murderers of the former Governor of Balochistan Sardar Akbar Bugti should be brought to book.

COMMENTS (30)

Riaz Haq | 11 years ago | Reply

This reminds me of a book titled 'The Tigers of Balochistan', written by Sylvia Matheson (published 1967), that epitomizes the Baluchi chieftains like Bugtis', Megals' and Marris' approach to life. Late Nawab Akbar Bugti (killed by Pakistani military in 2006), who was twenty-one when Matheson spoke to him in the 1960s. She was questioning him on his casual statement to her, reminding her that he had killed his first man at the age of twelve. "About this man you killed — er, why?" "Oh that!" he responded as he sipped his tea, "Well, the man annoyed me. I've forgotten what it was about now, but I shot him dead. I've rather a hasty temper you know, but under tribal law of course it wasn't a capital offense, and, in any case, as the eldest son of the Chieftain I was perfectly entitled to do as I pleased in our own territory. We enjoy absolute sovereignty over our people and they accept this as part of their tradition."

http://www.riazhaq.com/2008/08/tale-of-tribal-terror.html

immi | 11 years ago | Reply

@Sameer: imran actually said that he is agaist any milltalry opration including 90's in karachi.

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