Hands Off: Balochistan is sovereign, centre told

Advisor to the chief minister says Balochistan is not subservient to any other institution.

QUETTA: Advisor to the chief minister Dr Fauzia Nazir Marri has said the government of Balochistan is constitutionally sovereign and not subservient to any other institution. The Senate sub-committee on Balochistan has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of a constitutionally sovereign and autonomous province, she said on the floor of the Balochistan Assembly on Tuesday. “Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah had said that within the federation, all units will be sovereign,” she said. After the implementation of the 18th amendment Quaid-e-Azam’s pledge came true. She said some non-political elements and groups were transgressing on the autonomy of the province due to their lack of knowledge about the liberties available to the federating unit in the constitution.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 5^th, 2012.