Nawaz says atrocities turned Baloch into rebels

The Conference on Balochistan, organized by Supreme Court Bar Association in Islamabad has adopted a fourteen point declaration to resolve the problem. The major political parties including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Awami Nawal Party and Muttahida Quami Movement have expressed unanimity to resolve Balochistan issue without further delay. The National Conference on 'Balochistan Issue and its solution' was held here on Saturday. The declaration said the situation in Balochistan is complex and solutions too‚ must be found in multiple directions including re-negotiation of the question of Provincial autonomy with economic resources to the province. It emphasised that the crisis was one which could only be resolved through political dialogue‚ negotiations and through building confidence between the people of Balochistan and the Federal Government. The declaration said politics of Garison should be replaced by the civilian authorities that genuinely represent the will of the people. It said it is crucial to ensure that all those responsible for authoring and killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti should be forthwith arrested and brought to justice in an open trial. It said an effective mechanism should be adopted to ensure that all natural resources in Balochistan are under the control of the people of the area. It said that all those citizens of settled in Balochistan irrespective of their language caste or belief be equally respected and their social and economic rights be protected. Expressing their views at a National Conference on "Balochistan Issue and Its solution," organized by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), the speakers from various political parties stressed for taking on board all segments in the province over all policies and development projects, besides, redressing their genuine demands. The speakers also urged for talks with self exiled politicians, provincial autonomy, maintenance of law and order, stoppage of military operations, release of arrested political prisoners and recovery of missing persons. While speaking at Balochitan Convention in Islamabad, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif said that Bugti’s killers should be brought to justice. This is the starting point for giving relief and relaxation to the people of war-torn areas where bloodletting has become hallmark of the day, he said. He said that that if the government, law and order agencies and members of civil society sincere to the country, they should commence this strategy. Unless and until, the killers of Nawab Akbar Bugti are brought to justice without any bias, the restoration of peace is impossible to be restored in the province. He lamented that Pervez Musharraf was accorded with guard of honour when he left the presidency and nobody dare to held him accountable. Sharif said injustices and cruelties could turn anybody to turn violent. He said ” We should held responsible ourselves instead of passing the buck”. “We should not be complaining of Baloch being rebels,” He said, adding that there was not benefit of Balochistan package. The former prime minister said that past practices would not be allowed to be repeated in the country, referring to forced disappearances of people. He said he had learnt lessons from the past.

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