Secession can lead to civil war in Balochistan: Raisani
Balochistan chief minister says angry Baloch leadership not responding to the government’s offer for talks.
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Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani has said that a civil war will break out in the province if it is separated from Pakistan.
Raisani expressed these views while talking to the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Pakistan, Lars Gunnar Wigemark on Monday.
Raisani informed the EU envoy about the tribal system in Balochistan and said that every nawab and tribal chief had influence in their respective areas.
He added that separation will convert into civil war as the tribesmen followed their chieftains. “There will be civil war in Balochistan if it was separated from Pakistan. It would be dangerous for the people of Balochistan.”
Raisani said that the angry Baloch leadership is not responding to the government’s offer for talks.
The chief minister also said that he was sure about the involvement of foreign elements in destabilising the region.
He said that dialogue is the only forward to address the issues of the province, but those who had picked up arms were not willing to accept any offers. They will not talk less than independence, he said.
The chief minister said that the federal government had tasked him, Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi and other tribal notables to hold negotiations.
On the issue of missing persons and the recovery of mutilated bodies, Raisani said that this had aggrevated the situation and was creating hatred in the province. He added that a number of people who were on the list of missing persons were currently residing in Afghanistan and Dubai.
Raisani said that in a meeting with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani he had demanded more jobs for the youth and development funds for the province.
Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani has said that a civil war will break out in the province if it is separated from Pakistan.
Raisani expressed these views while talking to the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Pakistan, Lars Gunnar Wigemark on Monday.
Raisani informed the EU envoy about the tribal system in Balochistan and said that every nawab and tribal chief had influence in their respective areas.
He added that separation will convert into civil war as the tribesmen followed their chieftains. “There will be civil war in Balochistan if it was separated from Pakistan. It would be dangerous for the people of Balochistan.”
Raisani said that the angry Baloch leadership is not responding to the government’s offer for talks.
The chief minister also said that he was sure about the involvement of foreign elements in destabilising the region.
He said that dialogue is the only forward to address the issues of the province, but those who had picked up arms were not willing to accept any offers. They will not talk less than independence, he said.
The chief minister said that the federal government had tasked him, Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi and other tribal notables to hold negotiations.
On the issue of missing persons and the recovery of mutilated bodies, Raisani said that this had aggrevated the situation and was creating hatred in the province. He added that a number of people who were on the list of missing persons were currently residing in Afghanistan and Dubai.
Raisani said that in a meeting with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani he had demanded more jobs for the youth and development funds for the province.