According to a party statement issued on Wednesday, Nawaz has said that participation in the APC would be useless until assassinated Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti’s killers are arrested and Baloch missing persons are recovered.
“Our party will participate in the conference if the government solves these two issues,” Sharif said, before leaving for Saudi Arabia to perform the Umra.
But party officials said the PML-N’s conditions were almost a refusal to participate in the APC. Prominent Baloch leaders, including Shahzain and Brahamdagh Bugti, have already refused to participate in the APC.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Tuesday had constituted a committee that was tasked to contact the political leadership of the country, inside and outside the parliament and convince them to agree upon a mutually convenient date for holding the APC.
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For those criticizing NS on this count, bear in mind that in PML N govts, these leaders from Balochistan were part of the provincial govts. They had a stake in the system. Musharrafa takeover and brutalities ruined the chances of reconciliation with the Baloch.
Shame on Nawaz and PML_N for putting their ego /interest first before the betterment of Pakistan.
Nawaz Sharif conveniently ignores the fact that Bugti was killed because he took up arms against the state. By the way, does anybody know what the Bugti family has done with the handsome tithes which it has received from the government over the years for the Balochistan gas fields?
Another failure of our military which is being blamed on the political parties. The Pakistan army is like the kid who makes a mess all the time and then disappears until mommy cleans it up.
It is a sagacious statement by Nawaz Sharif.
Pakistan must hold a plebiscite in Balochistan to allow the Baloch to decide their future.
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Brahamdagh Bugti can speak for his family not for whole baloch.
i am chinese.
nawaj sharif you have eyes find missing persons.why not put cctv cameras everywhere.
@SalSal: stick to the topic. The article is about Nawaz sharif not attending Baluchistan APC.
mr.sharif should also talk atleast once in his lifetime about the punjabi and urdu speaking settlers being massacred in balochistan.the pml-n has never talked about them,it has completely ignored the atrocities being committed against the non-baloch in balochistan.
These nawabs and sardars never did anything for Balochistan when they were in the government. They keep their people illiterate and enslave them. They don't care about Baloch people they just care about their own power. I agree it's the fault of these Punjabis too. These Punjabis have ruined Pakistan. But still whenever the govt tries to develop Balochistan these nawabs like bugti and Marri don't let them.
Nawaz Sharif is right
Very well said by Nawaz Sharif :)
Mian Nawaz Sharif will make hue and cry for some time and then disappear from the scene or move abroad.
It speaks of irresponsible approach. People want solution to the problem and not the conditions that too not easy to comply with and Mr Sherif knows it.
PML N and Chief justice takes notice of every thing but the sum result is always ZERO
Apc etc everything will be useless and wont bring Balochs on Table .... NS has done right thing we must take concrete steps first only then they will come and talk !