The conference also called for a verdict on the key question of who murdered Nawab Akbar Bugti in August 2006. The death of the tribal and nationalist leader led to a spike in the struggle being waged in Balochistan by forces who seek autonomy. Rage runs high over the killings during a military operation and also over the spate of violence by state agencies which continue.
Other discussions on Balochistan were also held and it is clear that there is a need to involve all stakeholders in the province to find some means of restoring normalcy within it. The tactics adopted so far by the government have not worked. The rights package for Balochistan has barely been implemented. This means much more is required for the sake of the health of our federation. The meeting called by the SCBA has raised some very pertinent points. What is vital now is that the authorities recognise that the crisis in Balochistan cannot be resolved unless the agencies are plucked away from the province and other means are adopted to resolve a crisis that continues to grow by the day. Until the killings and disappearances continue, there can be no hope of unraveling the situation that has reduced our largest unit to complete chaos and created so many complexities that it is now increasingly difficult to unravel the web without getting badly bitten.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 11th, 2012.
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Agencies would continue to do this lest government does not introduce real strong legislation to combat the menace of terrorism and insurgencies like all modern countries have done in post 9/11 world. Agencies do not have many alternatives so some part of the blame must also go on government and legislative.
Not a strong advice.....who will the security gap left by intelligence agencies??? instead of plucking agencies their powers must be regulated and controlled
Excellent advise from those who truly care for their country. The brutal suppression of the Political and Democratic aspirations of the people of East Pakistan led to the creation of Bangladesh, I am sure no civilized human being wants to see a repeat of that in Baluchistan.
So where will you put these agencies, this is their bread and butter and lets not talk about their perks and privileges, it is said that the military and the agencies are the most privileged class in the most unprivileged country, how true. Unless and until these institutions are corralled and made answerable to the representatives of the people in the NA and PAs, Pakistan will be sliding toward implosion. Their remedy for everything is to bulldoze and the barrel of the gun, somehow they never paid attention to the political and economic teachers at Kakul, Risalpur, Karachi, Quetta and Islamabad. I wonder some time if even God could help Pakistan out of this mess.