Akmal Raisanis murder linked to RAW

ISLAMABAD The human intelligence gathered by the men of Sarwan region of Balochistan and the Frontier Corps has directly linked the planning of Mir Akmal Raisanis assassination on July 31 to Indians Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). The planning was executed by the hired assassins financed by Dr Allah Nazar, a former student leader of Panjgur, well-placed sources told TheNation. The RAW area chief hires men from Balochistan at much higher bounty for high value targets, officials said. The RAW planners fix rates between the range of Rs50,000 to Rs 10 million for attacking electric pylons, gas pipelines, official buildings and high profile personalities. Money is transacted to the Balochistan Liberation Front in Quetta or some other parts of the province by handlers, they added. The nephew of Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani was killed in a remote-controlled bomb in Mastung district. The bomb went off at a time when spectators were leaving the football ground after the match. More than 25 people including Akmal Raisani received severe injuries and were shifted to District Headquarters Hospital in Mastung. However, Raisanis nephew succumbed to wounds. According to officials, the blast was aimed at chief ministers younger brother Nawabzada Siraj Raisani. According to sources, some unidentified armed men had also opened indiscriminate fire on the people outside the stadium. Such acts of terrorism are primarily meant to prevent scheduled completion of Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project, they said. Nawab Aslam Raisani is chief of Sarwan which is considered one of the most powerful tribe not only in Balochistan but also in Afghanistan and Iranian Baluchistan-Seistan where it often exercises its influence. As per the tribal traditions, the Sarwan tribe men have the capability to blow up Indian Consulate in Kandhar in a tit-for-tat of Akmal Raisanis murder but due to diplomatic complications the matter will be settled at some other level. Earlier this year, some men had ambushed the CMs caravan in Mastung. They had also attacked Governor Nawab Zulfikar Magsis official car. Those men live no more as the score was settled as per Balochistans tribal traditions. After receiving the irrefutable information of the Indian involvement in Akmal Raisanis murder, the CM delegated extra powers to FC Inspector General Major General Obaidullah Khan. General Obaidullah Khan being a former defence attatche in Turkemanistan is familiar with the central Asian affairs. Dr Allah Nazar, from a middle class family of Panjgur commands 300 men and presently he is hiding somewhere in Mekran region. The Frontier Corps had intercepted his communications with RAW officials and is keeping a track on him. The day his accurate location comes under the track of security establishment of Pakistan, he will be brought to justice in tribal a traditional manner giving a chance to one particular private TV channel to flash stories of Extra judicial killings taking place in Balochistan.

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