Against ‘Annexation’: Balochistan nationalists observe strike

QUETTA: On the call of Baloch National Front (BNF), a shutter-down strike was observed in different towns of Balochistan on Wednesday against what it claimed “enforced annexation” of the province with Pakistan.

The strike was also supported by all Baloch hardliner nationalist parties, including Baloch Republican Party, Baloch National Movement and student organisation Baloch Students Organization (BSO-Azad).

The markets, shops and business centres in Kalat, Khuzdar, Panjgour, Nushki, Kharan and Turbat remained closed.

Due to strike, traffic plying on the roads of cities was also thin. The local administrations had taken strict security measures to avert any untoward incident.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 28^th, 2013.