Balochistan reconciliation: Govt withdraws cases against Brahamdagh

Bugti has been accused of targeting important national installations such as gas pipelines and power pylons.


Shezad Baloch March 17, 2012
Balochistan reconciliation: Govt withdraws cases against Brahamdagh

QUETTA:


The Balochistan government has decided to withdraw 28 cases registered against the self-exiled chief of Baloch Republican Party (BRP) Brahamdagh Bugti, who has applied for political asylum in Switzerland.


The decision comes after Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that estranged Baloch nationalists would be allowed to return to Pakistan and join mainstream politics. Bugti has been accused of targeting important national installations such as gas pipelines and power pylons, along with security forces in Dera Bugti and Sui areas.

According to a senior official of the Balochistan’s home department, Sibi division’s commissioner had submitted detailed reports about the cases registered against Brahamdagh.

“The home department had earlier sought details from senior officials from different districts. It is still early. In the initial stage, the department is collecting details about the cases registered against Baloch leaders, and then it will work to withdraw them,” the official said requesting anonymity.

Rehman Malik had earlier said that the government would withdraw cases against Baloch leaders in order to persuade them to return and join negotiations.

However, most nationalist leaders have rejected the offers, terming them insufficient and insignificant for holding meaningful talks. They believe all the cases against them have been fabricated by governments, both past and present.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 17th, 2012.

COMMENTS (10)

Baloch ka Pakistan | 12 years ago | Reply

As long as he is loyal to Pakistan and a well wisher as well. . . then congratulations. He also has a duty to prove his loyalty to Pakistan and should be held accountable. However, this is no time to slaken but it is time to be more alert as there may be some foreign terrorist and their master minds hiding in Balochistan who should be seeked out with a mop up operation. A clean Balochistan will be a peaceful and progressive Balochistan and pride of Pakistan!

Avatar | 12 years ago | Reply

Good job, this should have been done a long time ago. If we want to keep Baluchistan as a part of Pakistan we need people like him.

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