Balochistan

20,000 jobs for the people of Balochistan: Gilani

Employment to be given with coast guard, law enforcement agencies, civil defence and also with the federal quota.

Express June 06, 2011

QUETTA: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday said that 20,000 jobs have been set aside for the people of Balochistan and a total of 5,000 people have already been employed in the province.

Gilani, who was speaking to the media in Quetta, said that people will be employed with the coast guard, law enforcement agencies, civil defence and also with the federal quota. He said that the government had relaxed the job criteria for the people of Balochistan.

Speaking on development, the prime minister said that he will visit the province every month and inaugurate projects with the Chief Minister of Balochistan. He also said that a minister will visit the province every week.

He also said that the army has started to leave the province and the Frontier Corps (FC) had started replacing it.

Good relations will all neighbours

Gilani said that Pakistan wanted to maintain “excellent” relations with all neighbours, including India, Afghanistan and Iran.

He said relations with the west and United States should be based on respect and mutual interest.

Speaking on the War on Terror, Gilani said that terrorism was a global phenomena and everyone was united in the fight against it. He said that it would take time, but Pakistan will be successful in the fight against terror.

COMMENTS (10)

Meerwani Baloch | 12 years ago | Reply Sorry P.M we do not need jobs from you we just need Freedom only freedom so leave us Alone and sham to najaf Irfan he says that hundred of panjabies killed in balochistan but brother there thousend of our baloch brothers killed cruely by pakistani egencies

Baloch | 12 years ago | Reply It is too late now. Baloch are not fighting for jobs, mind you

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Noor Zada | 12 years ago | Reply Well its good gesture from the part of Prime Minister.....But jobs be provided solely to those who are from Balochistan thorugh an independent commission. And yes we need leader in Balochistan who can bring back the Baloch in to mainstream like Akhter Jan Mengal....

Muhammad Asghar | 12 years ago | Reply Inthe good old days people thought that slaves are revolt when they become hungry so feed them well and make them obedient. In this post Colonial age so called states are still carrying the same colonial hangover and are stuck in the time-warp. I am affraid The world has moved far away. PM informed us that Army is leaving and being replaced by FC . interesting-------

Adeel | 12 years ago | Reply 20,000 jobs...but where??

amarjamali | 12 years ago | Reply very good step taken by pm to bring back baloch leaders in main stream politics. i really miss ex chif minister of balochistan akhter mengal because i think we need a brave and honest leader like him on pakistan level @ this present situation.

Feroz | 12 years ago | Reply PM has cleverly not defined "who are the people of Baluchistan". Are they people born there or all those of Baloch ethnicity? Who is going to issue ethnicity certificate so X, Y or Z can apply. Very happy to note that PM Gilani wants to have good relations with neighbours. Hope he is able to match his words with deeds.

Lobster | 12 years ago | Reply "He also said that a minister will visit the province every week." that's funny :) I though the minister is usually in the province, apparently its not the case with "degree tu degree hoti hai" fame Raisani

Blunt! | 12 years ago | Reply Job openings at:- TTP JeM LeT AQ Plus more openings at several other similar charitable organisations!

najam irfan | 12 years ago | Reply Good step,but there also has to be accountability for the hundreds of punajbis brutally murdered in balochistan over the last several years simply because they were from punjab.Hundreds of punjabi civilians have been targetted and killed even though they had been living in balochistan for 40,50 years.They included doctors,professors & labourers. but our media conveniently chose to ignore this genocide of the punjabis.Our twtitterati goes into overdrive and hyperventilates at the mention of missing people but never tweets about the deliberate ethnic cleansing of punjabis in balochistan.There was massive outcry in twitter land over the murder recently of a balochi professor but the question is why is there not even a whisper when punjabi civilians are murdered.

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