Following the attack, the structure was destroyed.
QUETTA: The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed the attack on the Jinnah residency in Ziarat, Express News reported on Saturday.
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar revealed that the residency had been attacked by five militants, who had removed the Pakistan flag and raised the BLA flag in its place.
A rocket attack had killed a policeman on Saturday and gutted an historic summer retreat used by Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the resource-rich province of Balochistan, only days after a new government vowed to end a guerrilla war there.
Three rocket propelled grenades slammed into the heritage Quaid Azam Residency in the hill town of Ziarat in the early hours of the morning, district commissioner Nadeem Tahir said. A policeman died and the ensuing blaze tore through the two-story wooden building, damaging several other houses nearby.
"It seems that rockets have been fired from nearby mountains,' a police official said.
The vast province bordering Iran and Afghanistan contains largely unexplored copper and gold deposits but has suffered a long-running armed independence movement, and what rights groups call a campaign of forced disappearances.
Balochistan supplies much of the natural gas feeding Pakistan's lifeline textile industry in eastern Punjab province, and is home to a deepwater port at Gwadar.
Saturday's attack was the first since a new chief minister of the province took office last week. He has urged security forces, who deny wrongdoing, to end rights abuses and support his hopes of kindling talks with the insurgents, who are seeking an independent homeland.
On the day chief minister Abdul Malik took oath, five bullet-riddled bodies were found in the province.
The discoveries were seen by many as a message that forces were intent on continuing what human rights groups have dubbed a systematic campaign of "kill-and-dump".
Jinnah stayed in the Quaid Azam Residency as he tried to recover from a lung disease in 1948, a year after his successful campaign to separate Pakistan from India. He died in Karachi soon after. The building is a national heritage site.
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Musharraf's attack on Bugti has been justified.. BLA must be eliminated in order to progress any further.. but on a serious note, we must also look into ourselves, first Bangladesh, now Balochistan, we must be doing something really wrong here.. Not giving enough to the Baloch people, taking a lot from them as well.. we should bring equality among our people first..
@Anand: Please save your history lesson for your own people. Fact of the matter is that Indians have never accepted Pakistan...and to accept that the people are even better...is asking a bit too much from you. Anyways we made our choice and are happy with whatever we have...as I said before please be concerned with your own problems which are way more than what we face...stop being threatened by a handful of Pakistanis.
THis is happened when in Such a country where Rights of exploited nations are not asssured and delievered. We want to see Pakistan on Confedration so Pakistan can be in its true Spirit.
@Raj - USA: Oh I understood you perfectly fine...if India was so safe for us then there really was no need for a Pakistan..was there..and you wouldn't have moved to USA either...just tell me one thing why are you so bothered with our problems...please just stick to your country's concerns and leave us with ours
@Adil: now you got why residency got attacked
@humayun: actually Pakistanis have nothing to do with quaid or his monument, they have to yell only!
are goverment is so scare and act like gidar,yes are goverment is are gidar ,
For all those who demanding drones for Balochistan( Khudanakhasta) , do they demand drones for Punjab too?as the suicide bombers who killed 24 innocent ( including 16 young female students,4 female nurses and one senior doctor ) were members of Lashkar e Jhangvi,and Panjab is the safe heaven for Lashkare jhangvi leadership.this group has killed thousands of shia brothers, why dont u demand drones or operation against these cowards in punjab???? does a building costs more than a human life?
This is real bad news for us who love Jinnah the greatest. It will encourage hindus in India to harm Jinnah's house in Indian Mumbai. GOP should take up this issue urgently with Govt of India and warn them in advance.
@ashar
"Quaid a Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was a true Muslim."
Yes, he was. If you believe that eating pork and drinking alcohol is allowed in Islam. Don't be a slave. Islam is greater than Jinnah.
BLA is not a terrorist organisation. They are freedom fighters just like our Kashmiri brothers in India. People pick up arms when they are exploited and oppressed.
@Afghan Maihan: What is stopping you to recreate a new Buddha? Or wait till after the excavation of the complete Buddhist city of Mes Aynak 40 km south east of Kabul, near the 2nd largest copper mines of the world which the Chinese have agreed to did it and bring it to the market. The Talibans are not Pakistan proxies!!!
Rex Minor
@ayesha
Do you always think loudly? Have you the unerstanding of a Baluch for whom Pakistan Government leaders and the symbol of Mr Jinnah represent their repression ?
What is not in their interest cannot be in the interest of the Nation!!!
Rex Minor:
@Sarwat Kidwai:
It was not an insult to your leader. You have not understood what I said. Try to find out who are all leaving Pakistan, for what reasons and when it all started.
@sameer: yes very pertinent , we all qurious what next on arsalan
@Raj - USA: If Gandhi was alive today he would certainly be living in Ziarat residency just to save his life...sound like 5th graders don't we..but this is a very serious master so please refrain from hurting us by trying to insult our LEADER..too petty for even you
The Baloch nationalists have been creatred when our government paid their sardars billions on royalties for the gas the country used. It was Baluch money, which the sardars took for their own use. Now these sardars are enjoying Swiss support and US backing- what do you expect?
I am now ashamed of having a little bit of balochi blood in me. I hate killing of hazaras (they were the orginal targets in the bus yesterday). Now that they mistakenly killed our own kitt and kin, I hope my nationalist friends will pipe down a little.
To the swiss holiday making sardars- come back, what do you have to fear from the government if you have done nothing wrong. Enough has gone wrong in this country already, why should we balochis be remembered of putting in the final nails in the coffin that the US , west and saudia built.
Jinnah was a Shia. We don't have any place for Shias and Ahmadis in our society ,except Mr.Jinnah .
@Afghan Maihan: Please dont pose yourself too innocent. Bamiyan Buddha was destroyed when tora bora was under heavy air attack and surveillance by US air force and satellite.
Quaid a Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was a true Muslim. Please don't try to create a divide between Muslims.
@Raj - USA: BLA is not TTP, its a separate entity getting support from India.
Pakistani proxies destroyed the Bamyan Buddha, which stood for 1500 years and Rahman Baba's grave was desecrated by these non state actors; it is only a natural state of progression for these elements to cleanse the land of the pure of anything that is deemed unholy, Jinnah was a Shia after all.
The same people who are huffing and puffing on this BLA attack, have been praising and calling the Pakistani sponsored terrorists as freedom fighters, the terrorists who have killed more than 40,000 Kashmiris. Why is that the BLA attacks are not freedom struggle but the Kashmir terror attacks are praised as just?
After all, Jinnah took Balochistan by force and annexed it. Why shouldn't the Baloch be given the same right to self-determination that Pakistanis have been demanding for the Kashmiris?
This attack is aimed at de-linking youth from Pakistan history. The follow up attack at female students' bus was aimed at creating a debate what is more important a heritage of human lives? The present government has put the blame on locals, may to avoid offending three spy agencies who have been supporting 'Independent Baluchistan' move. The reports being published by media have to be unbiased.
I used to be sympathetic to the Baloch cause, but now I'm not so sure.
@Sunil bhalla: indeed u should smile with pride
Long over due. Well vision of Jinnah was long destroyed by pakistanis, what use of bricks? "What you sow, is what you reap" :-)
When you have $3 trillion dollars yet to be unearthed in balochistan, the most civilised nations would act similar to TTP or BLA or use them to do the dirty job.
@Aysha M: or u can say they have actually agreed the two nation theory,earlier was not two nation it was two religion theory :)
@Sunil bhalla: Just FYI entire Pakistani nation knows BLA is funded by India. Your drama will never work
@True Indian: Yeah it would cost the region dearly and India won't be spared either.
@Mir: yes I couldn't agree with you more..it's sad but we have to do our part and let our enemies know there are still some people who are pure only Pakistanis..and we are enough to scare them when united to save our Quaid's dream..which is their nightmare!!!!!!
If Jinnah was alive today, he would probably be thinking of moving to India and seeking asylum there.
BLA is an anti-Pakistan organization, funded by RAW, CIA and MOSAD. You can't say them Pakistanis as they are working for enemies of Pakistan. They are not even representatives of Balochies as whole Balochistan came out for protest against such an incident.
Was Baluchistan's accession to Pakistan was legitimate? Was a refferendum conducted? I don't know. Can some reader help me?
ET!!!! its called QUAID's residency in pakistan
While Jinnah's Home and innocent girls were burning I am ashamed to say that a Major news channel (group) preferred to promote cricket with India when it had sports channel to do that. There agenda would be judged by history
What for our 500,000 troops are awaiting. Bring them out now or never to prove that they are not coward. There is only one person left who can save us is Mr. Musharraf. If you want the truth make a referendum if, our failed politicians have the courage. Please let this man go free because he came back to his homeland to fight unlike our past leaders who ran away.
Ziarat is in Pashtoon territory and BLA or other non-pashtoon groups cannot dare to do this without the consent of law enforcing agencies or local tribe. PMAP beware there seems to be something bigger for them.
@Sadist: What's happening here is result of unrealistic operations my dear friend, military operation when it is not a solution for Taliban, how could it be a solution for such guerrillas. What Pakistan and its armed forces need to do is to stop parceling the bullet ridden dead bodies. In fact, it has to be happened before we loose the VERY NATURAL RESOURCE rich Pakistan.
Time for CIA, MOSSAD and RAW to jump into Baluchistan and help BLA . Even Russian spy agencies mulling help to BLA to revenge USSR breakout.
Jinnah may be Pak's founder . We don't consider him as our leader . For us , he is a mere opportunistic leader . We want our land to be liberated .
IRONY first person to second: please bomb the building second person: tell me the venue first person: see the back side of the note that i gave you to finance this task second person: oh that will help, thank you sir otherwise i would have to open my lappy to search the google to find the building first person: please do it quickly, next task is to bomb the bldg that is on the back side of Rs. 20 second person: already ruined, its moen-jo-darro first person: oh...okay, never mind
@Sarwat Kidwai: well said Sarwat !! It amazes me how active Indian commenters are on our news sites, spewing their smelly drivel all o er the comments boards. Try leaving an anti indian comment -or even one that presents pak's honest point of view- on one of the Indian news sites and 99.99% chance it won't get published. But our news sites gleefully publish the vitriol of Indian commenters. How can we expect to counter the tsunami of indian propaganda when our own news sites are aiding it?
Why is tribune so excited on BLA removing Pakistan flag ???
This is the result of Musharraf arrest by Quetta police in Bugti case. BLA has celebrated the event.They feel emboldened and know that now no one will take strong action against them.This is due to the CJ,judiciary and Nawaz Sharif government very soft attitude towards insurgents and humiliation of security forces and agencies at the hand of judiciary.
Hypocrisy – they name is Pakistan. MA Jinnah was through and through a secular person and owner of surpassing intelligence. He was eloquent in his espousal of the secular principle in his speech of 11 August 1947 to the Pakistan Constituent Assembly. Jinnah did not live long. His successors took nine years in making a constitution and then they proclaimed an Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which was negation of everything that Jinnah stood for. Over the years and decades Pakistan government has given shabby treatment to its non-Muslim minorities and even to its non-Sunni Muslims. This was also negation of what Jinnah stood for. Pakistan treated East Bengal badly and eventually provoked a movement for secession. Even ZA Bhutto was unable to take an enlightened view of matters. Baluchistan has been clamouring for better accommodation. But Pakistan’s central leadership and their henchmen in the province handled the situation with a heavy hand and provoked further opposition by the people of Baluchistan who are now “seeking an independent homeland”. This is not how Jinnah would have dealt with the question. And now when BLA has destroyed the Ziarat Residency used for a time by Quaid-i-Azam, it is being remembered as “a national heritage site”. If this is not hypocrisy, then what is? Pakistan should accommodate the regional cultures of the various parts of the country. Therein lies the good of Pakistan. If this is done, no external power can do anything. V. C. Bhutani, Edinburgh, 15 Jun 2013, 1809 GMT
stat faward think is india did not like our QAUID e millat and PAKISTAN so they do this TYP OF ACTIVITY TO UN SOWERAN our country but no body say this because we have daffer thoughts about aman ki aasha but they are doing there work to weak our country day by day
Dear Quaid, If you have made Pakistan for this day...... then it was far better that you have continued your lawyer practice and live like a common life........... We as a nation don't deserve any kind of reward or bounty..... We deserve only punishment in term of war on terror, inflation, poor leadership and list will be endless..............I have no word to express but to say that we are shameless nation............
Regard A common man from Shameful land........
Carpet bomb them They are traitors,criminals.They killed innocent girl students.
@Sunil bhalia, before downplaying Pakistan learn to read the articles first, if you aren't aware of Pakistan's ground realities spare us your downright ignorant analysis.
@kala_bacha: what a childish attitude of you on this tragic issue
these sudden blasts,killings and burning of Quaid's residence,signing big MOU with China means some ONE is coming from USA.
@mrs ahmed:
Unfortunately you could not understand my comment about MQM regarding operation clean up. MQM has never been an evil, but yes, a tool in the hands of evil some times. And I pray not this time again.
Any way, one thing is confusing that you talk about MQM while mentioned the examples of mohajir killings only. I suppose MQM is Mutahida Qaumi Movement. isn't it?
@engineer: And those drones will be dropping aid to BLA,vote of thanks from USA.
It's time to root the BLA scum out of from its roots and give traitors the sentencing they deserve.
oops..I love you Jinnah
where is the lawyer who filled petition against jiyaaaa altaf bhai i in LHC? and my next question is
is arsalan iftikhar visting monte carlo in this summer ??
let's start drone also in balochistan to wore out these BLA.
The alienated Baloch don't care about the significance of that building. To them it just represents an identity they don't want to be part of. Reminds me of my visit to Srinagar. The son of the houseboat owner - a surrendered militant - pointed out to the fort and asked "sir, do you know what that is?". I said - "The fort?". He said - "No sir. That was the first Indian military post in Kashmir". Incidentally the fort was built by emperor Akbar. People have multiple identities and religion only goes that far!
@Em: May Pakistan remain united and progress in all fields we have no problems because we have our own poblems.
The Muslim Jinnahs house in the land of the kafirs is safe while the same Jinnahs house in the land of the pure belevers has been totally destroyed. What an irony!
Musharraf was right to kill Bughti. Now see what his people are doing with Indian help.
show this to Hamid Mir
@Aysha M.
You shouldn't be talking about PTI discussing issues with the Taliban. There are several RAW trained agents caught by the security agencies. and guess which leading Karachi party was responsible for sending them for training to india? You thought right - the same party that wins gun-point based elections in Karachi.
Time to act tough. Round up 100 of the the family and friends of these goons and shoot them. This is the only way to teach them. Brutality must be countered with a hundred times brutality. I promise solution will work in quick time.
This is for all Indians commenting on this blog..Really..seriously..after what happened to Gandhi in your country!!!! Fact of the matter is that we always say it as it is if this were to happen in India you would already be blaming Pakistan as is the case always. Now for the Residency it was one of the most treasured and beautiful places..took you back to how our Great Leader spent his time..how humbly he lived...Quaid we love you and we are ashamed of what has become of your dream!!!
Indians are again smiling and joyful over this. Validates the Two Nation theory for me.
brahamdagh bugti lives in Uk to can right winged psychopaths will register a case against him as well............
So then, the Pakistani intelligence agencies have hired people to hijack any comments section related to Balochistan. Its as if there is one person writing all the anti-BLA comments. I have noticed this in other Balochistan related articles too. @ET your moderation policy needs to be modernised and fixed. Dont publish a large volume of comments from the same ip address using different names.
Ya-Rasoallah! Tell me my brothera and sisters this is not correct? This didn't happen. Allahu Akbar! What is going to happen with our country?
Enough is Enough
Launch a full scale attack on them.Eliminate all terrorist from Pakistan please
This is too much.... This is attack on the very soul of Pakistan and its ideology and is absolutely unacceptable
Full scale military operation against BLA has become need of the hour
@Sunil bhalla. yes you guys should definitely smile..shame on you.
@Taimur Arbab: Thank you for saying that. The Fall of Dacca is enough to bring back the horrors. We do not need any more blood or hostilities.
@hmm: ROFL......
Nothing is changed after elections. It is worse God help Pakistan. Nawaz and I K are the supporter of Terrorists. Where is Pakistan Army ? Terrorists only only know one language that is force.
I don't know what's more heinous, the BLA attack on Ziarat, or the rationalizations, excuses and justifications some people in this discussion thread are making to trivialize it and explain it away.
Another Bangladesh in making.
@Aschraful Makhlooq: Yes If you check the history, Musharraf period was one of the best period we have enjoyed a lot. Property rates were high and people were fully investing their money in the country. There was no target killing in the cities like Karachi, I remember those days when we plan for late night outings and were never afraid of any mobile snatching and getting kidnapped. Dollar never raised from 60 and prices were too good even poor people were eating 3 times a day. What America is doing they are protecting their country from outer threats and when Musharraf tried to do this, people raised fingers on him. Now i can ask only one question did you guys have enjoyed enough for 5 years that you have chosen another corrupt Govt. No matter what people can say about Musharraf but he was the only person who can really take the positive steps for the betterment of this country and no other in this country can help us because they are puppets. With the announcement of budget and increase in electricity shortfall you can easily justify that where all this electricity will go, because who is the owner of mills and factories every one knows that. God Bless Pakistan
Barbarians. IS this the way you respect the father of your country. What a shame.
@Baji Jee:
They are busy watching Pak Vs India :-(
@Bhai log: that is remarkble
Now got it why Pak Army killed Akbar Bugti?
Who is responsible? BLA or Taliban ?
Speechless and sad.:(
ziarat residency was not a permanent residence of Jinnah. The permanent residency is in Karachi. This was only his resting place which was advised by the doctors, they advised him to stay in Ziarat because of his deteriorating health, even though he wanted to stay in Karachi..
His Bombay house is a Pakistani Embassy, that's why it is in a good condition. If it was not an Embassy, it would have been destroyed many years ago!! so please...
what a shame. today i really felt ashamed to be a pakistani!!
Shame on all armed forces/security of Pakistan.
Why not make peace with BLA like TTP?. BLA worse than TTP?
And now if any operation is carried out against these traitors, the armed forces will be condemned by our politicians. These guys have to be reigned in first, before any reconciliation. Let us see if there is any politician, including Imran Khan, who openly condemn the BLA.
One illegal measure give birth to many. Justice and equality for everyon even sky break. Everyone accountable for its deeds even head of state. It should be so tough that every one should deny to accept this post. Head of state should not depend on intelligence reports but should himself take active part in collection/confirmation of news and should not occupy news on television Head of state responsible for what happen in his country. and should not sleep even in present ciccumstances
If all Muslims wake up and especially the Pakistani community then we will realise who the real culprits are. Yes Zionists and the Pakistani Government also because no country on earth except Pakistan allows others to operate from their sovereignty.
I am really disappointed with the way ET has reported this incident. They seems to be too soft for those who are against Pakistan. I really feel bad about this incident but equally uneasy about our reporting standard.
I can see a nexus of evils in this incident.
Very sad day,,,Even historic places are not safe from such rats..Since Pakistan wants to start building of trade and energy corridor from Gwadar city to kashger China and central Asian states and then Russia,,Many power sitting in Afghanistan has doubled proxy war in Pakistan,,terrorist getting arms via Afghanistan and UK,Bahrain,Qatar,Afghanistan are hiding terrorist leaders..
@Unknown: Nobody seems to comment much when Taliban attacks Shias or Baluchis or religious minorities. But when Baluchis attack then there is a torrent of comments.
Pakistan can't even protect the residency of its founder. At least his Bombay House is safe in India.
this should feel to common pakistani the same as destruction of buddha statues to common afghan or the mumbai attacks to a common indian. pakistan should realize that if they cause pain and destruction in other countries by their proxies then other countries can do the same to it. wait until someone one day blows up minar e pakistan. then you guys will wake up and ask tough questions from your generals and your isi!
Balocistan insurgency is nt a big issue as it seems. A handful of anti Pakistan oppertunist sardars can nt dictate the entire country. Our forses will soon finish them particularly once we get some reduction in activities of TTP.
@ashar: true we need to talk to taliban we must listen to their point of view what if they kill innocent in mosques and bazaars and shrines and even behead our fauji brothers . Also agree if there was no operation in 1992 , against MQM , they would have been like taliban, atleast u conced that MQM are a menace of lower degree , when people are disgrunted in balochistan or KPK , or even in Aghanistan we need to speak to them amd look into their deprivation , but when it comes to disgrunted deprived elelments in karachi who might resort to some very not pleasnt acitivities , they should be taken to task , heavily , they should be put to gallows indiscriminately . It is imperitive upon Imran and PTI to speak about innocent killed by drones , but no word of sympathy is needed when karachi walas are subject to wild atriocities in 27 dec 2007 , or pakka qila , or 30 september hyderabadd , or qas ba Aligarh , kati parahari , or sher shah killing last ramadhan beheading in lyari list goes on yah when it is 12th may we should speak the loudest , because these people are lesser beings , i agree with you
Oh boy, these guys do know how to deliver their message.
My Dear Fellow Pakistanis !!! Now that you have read this newsitem, please go back to sleep !!!
@Sunil bhalla: Ziyarat resiency was It was We cant expect much from our arched enemies. Your BLA will be crushed soon.
What a sad incident, and i am amazed how ppl r still blaming the last government. I think its time we should start targeting the real issues instead of criticizing Zardari for every problem.And media hasn't covered it as they should, they r covering india pak match instead of condemning this barbarian act. Jinnah we are sorry, we have let u down.
BLA must be taken out wherever they are. cough Switzerland cough
After this incidence Musharraf should be set free at least in Bugti's case.
A terrible day for Pakistan. Government should take swift action against these militants.
I am so ashamed that I speak their language. Traitors. Only military operations is the answer. I would rather suggest drone attacks.
@True Indian: take care of your own "MAO " Terrorists in India an then laugh at us later...India will also be not the same as it is today, by 2025....
time to teach bla a lesson
The army should hunt down these criminals at all cost.
Irrecoverable loss by irrepressible militants !
Maybe BLA fools blew up Jinnah's residency because they feel the state & government are not giving them as much respect as they do to TTP?
So, if the BLA thinks attacking Jinnah's Ziarat residency, taking down Pakistan's flag and hoisting a BLA one in its place will make the centre listen to it, the organisation cannot be more mistaken. Bells ringing: "It is not 1971 and 3500 miles do no separate Balochistan and the rest of Pakistan." There will be a terrible reprisal for this and there must be. Negotiations are meant to be on the table, and must not be preceded by symbolic gestures of force. The organisation must learn from the example of Dr.Abdul Malik Baloch, a proud nationalist but at the same time, a staunch supporter of the federation. What worries me is this: where were the 100 Loralai FC walass deputed for the security of the site? Lamentable!
@True Indian: You worry about Kashmir first, one day Kashmir will get freedom.
@True Indian: As expected, my deepest commiserations to you for being an Indian.
Seems to be a revenge of 5 buletted bodies found few days back. FC and BLA are neck to neck but pakistan is suffereing from this. Who will realize this and when. Immense natural resources in balouchistan are yet to be discovered which can boost the economy and wealth of poor country. Who will realize this and when. May Allah bless poor nation and guide us to live brotherly.
Sad news, deepest regrets and condoleces from across the border. History and monuments should be preserved though I might disagree with jinnahs views. Rab rakha
"QUETTA:The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed the attack on the Jinnah residency in Ziarat, Express News reported on Saturday." If this is so and true then Musharraf was definitely,precisely and no-doubt rightful and exact on his stance regarding Akbar Bugti.......
Jinnah ji would have never thought even in dreams that after 65 years, his mumbai home will continue to stand healthy and protected all around hindus but his pakistani home will be burned to ashes by Pakistanis. Should we smile or cry today? As an indian, i think i should smile.
@ All,
Grief striking for me also. Have you heard anything happen like this, removing the identities of father of nation.
Shame on British who agreed to separate a part of land from India.
Anyways Pakistani's will forget soon.
unfortunately this residency will get a bill for reformation but will stand like this for years and no one will touch it for restoration.. our politicians can not look away from their own stack of pile of money, God will help us now.
I love my country and used to be very patriotic but thanks to our politicians I have little hope left for this country and I am very disheartened to say that.. (little hope but that is just because of our youth).
and for all the Indians bragging about Baluchistan, why are you worried about Pakistan's problems you've got 140+ movements on your own, why don't you deal with it. And F.Y.I Baluchistan's problem is half solved, the separatist are here for negotiation and its almost over.
Why should this building be spared by the extremists - you think they give a hoot about "Pakistani" history?
Why Mr. Jinnah stayed in Quaid Azam Residency when Ziarat is still an under developed town after 65 years of independence?
@True Indian: There are 140 different secessionist movements in India. So my advise is that you worry about your own mess and stop poking your nose in other countries affairs.
@Pakistani: hahahahahahahahahaha.......u mean US, right ??????
Our beloved quaid's residency destroyed by the goons...my heart bleeds...this is what we give him for his sacrifices.sham on us....
@Em: hahahahahahahahah.....good luck to you....
What is the difference between the so-called savages and a section of citizens of Pakistan that number a few millions? If somebody can elicit the difference, it will be most welcome. Attacking heritages passed down from generations before us, leaves a feeling of guilt and remorse that demands an explanation from us, "where are we headed?" There is no point in abusing the attackers because they are what they are. What are we doing about reforming our lives. Salams
This should be a day of mourning for the whole nation. Now since rightists are in power and part of different factions of Pakistan Muslim League also harbor these elements so time to act according to the law ...... will they do? All know, including state machinery about these elements who are unfortunately even occupying seats in our legislative assemblies. How can we proclaim them to be the citizens of our land?
@Pakistani: hahahahahahahah......u mean US, right ????
@True Indian: I have some good advice: keep talking about it because it's not gonna happen. We may be broken and bombed and rocketed but Pakistan is here to stay. Good day to you.
Shame on us.
@Baji Jee: What to do after waking up?
One more proof that Balochistan will get freedom very soon....Even US -UK have started talking abt it....
@humayun: I have. And it is a very obvious attack to say that we don't give a damn about this nation or the leader who founded it. It's pretty hard hitting. It's also shameful because we see our nation toppling right in front of us - and we are helpless and quite.
@Aysha M: Its not bashing. It is true. Because I was there when operation took place and I saw it and experienced it. MQM was taken into mainstream politics to save Karachi from City Talibans.
Moreover, MQM has never been a liberal secular or ahmedi lover and taliban hater party, It was moderate as Azeem Ahmed Tariq established it under his Chairmanship. Now it has been made anti Islam in the name of liberalism and secularism. While the core committee still thinks that these slogans are the cause of their success in the past which has been proved wrong in the election and had there been army jawan inside the polling station the results would be different from District Central as well.
And by the way MQM is at the stage that no body need to bash it, nature has already taken its course, Karachi has found an alternate.
It is not bashing my dear, it is earnest advice. May Allah give them sanity to think and act according to Qarardad a Maqasid.
@ashar: I thought the news item was about a terrorist/separatist activity, how did it invite a comment about MQM.Interesting! MQM bashing is not a tenet of Islam, so does not require to be done religiously
Whosoever did this, should be lynched.
CJ lets sleep now, where is sou motto actions. Your law base is from Balochistan. Dr. Malik, be tough on any one , who involved in this shameful act.
Shame on all those who never care their identity.
Its a good example, when God's punishment on its way to vanish entire history of these tyrants.
Ignorance is curse. Unfortunately we own them and our establishment and rulers like zia mentality thrive them, for greater sway. If its done by nationalists, then its another curse for them.
ET, BBC has reported that the entire building has been annihilated?
@Aysha M:
They are not Talibans. they are baloch liberation groups and if they are not contacted and negotiated they will continue to do that. Please do not use the name of Taliban everywhere to exploit the situation. PTI is right in the case of Taliban.
If this process would not have been there MQM would be greater Taliban after Operation Clean up.
A very sad day for Pakistan. An outcome of decades of social and economic injustices perpetuated by the people of the largest province of Pakistan, breeding a sense of alienation among the people of smaller provinces
@Unknown:
PTI: Savages, no! lets invite them over dinner and talk to them
Many of us were saying for a long time that these talibans and terrorists are not even Pakistanis. They are tattooed terrorists who have converted to Islam without any knowledge of the religion. They converted only to align themselves with other terror groups and for no other cause. The whole nation should go after them and wipe them out. However, some leaders were espousing their cause and calling them "Our Own". All parties, particularly PTI and their allies who were supporting them so strongly, should come out to the streets and hold massive protests to denounce these talibans and terrorists in clear terms without any if's or but's. If Pakistanis keep quiet on this also, what can anyone say? IK still want to talk to these terrorists?
Let us continue to hide our heads in sand and blame everything on the past govt and not do anything to control the terrorists at all. How about negotiating with them right now?
how many Pakistanis have actually visited the residency in last 6 decades ?
what exactly Quaid and his Residency represent ? Quaid in Pak is used to expedite work, legal and otherwise. Balochistan is struggling for its rights for 6 decades. All this makes the Quaid and his residency meaningless for me!
@Blithe: since when Army has been looking after the security of monuments !!!!!!! 2nd who can think and dare to attack such a respectable place - must b with anti pakistan sentiments if not then what type of benefits he desires or want Govt's attention.. Our agencies have been yelling out about presence and involvement of foreign elements in Balochistan but neither nationalist provincial Govt listened nor responded seriously: just kept on organizing skits of Riasani.....One thing;hot one was missing persons issue. Now what u all perceive ????
My God what a shame. A sad day. Didn't know some of us can go this low.
Wake up Pakistan. These are the people who wants to destroy your heritage. If they had a drop of blood of Pakistan in them, they would have SURELY not done this. They are just terrorist and nothing more. It is high time people unite against these barbarians. They call our great leader 'kafir e Azam'. They truly are destroyers of Pakistan. Wake up People, or you already DEAD???????
Shame on those who carried out this attack. The Pakistan security agencies should eliminate these thugs
oho, lets have peace talks.
Shame on the Baloch terrorists. How can we talk to these butchers who won't spare our Quaid's monument? This is attack on Pakistan. CM Balochistan should announce an operation against these terrorists & wipe them out of face of earth. All those crying about missing persons should see the real face of the BLA. How else to deal these Hyenas?
Even the " good Taliban" bombed the Buddha statues. History, education,identity, heritage and knowledge do nothing good for Taliban barbarism.
We must thwart US-Israel-India designs, this is in response to proposal to buy Indian electriciyt.
This is so sad!!!!
Security downhill and we can blame the army, the poor provincial management and the lack of federal government to take ownership for the whole country.
We have lost a beautiful and historic building, the place where the Quaid convalesced during his last days ...
looks like a land is needed to build bilawal house in Balochistan too.
They are perhaps registering their disagreement with the Ttwo Nation theory
Savages.
This is so tragic and sad beyond words! :(
Terrorists and enemies of the state now targetting the residence of our late founder. Saddening.
So one more monument gone for ever
O.M.G people of Pakistan wake up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so sad.
This is an attack on Pakistan.
Shame on those who committed this terror act !!!!!!