QUETTA - OUR STAFF REPORTER/INP -
The Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) Women Wing on Monday took out a rally and staged a protest demonstration outside the Quetta Press Club on Monday against what they alleged rigging in the May 11 polls.
The protesters, carrying placards and banners inscribed with different demands, shouted slogans against the alleged rigging in the general elections.
Addressing the protesters, BNP-M Women Wing Central Secretary Jamila Baloch, Sania Baloch, Rashida Baloch, Zaibun Nisa, Musarrat Baloch and others said the Baloch nation had capability of resisting exploitation and that its women had come out against the rigging in the elections.
They said the ECP had promised to hold free and fair elections in Balochistan, but the 65-year-old establishment had snatched the right of expression from the Baloch and altered the results of the polls through a well-though conspiracy to turn BNP-M’s victory into defeat.
They appreciated the stand of Sardar Akhter Mengal, saying he was making efforts for peace and prosperity in Balochistan. They said that by insulting the mandate of the masses, an ethnic party was declared successful in the Baloch-dominated constituencies to snatch the right of representation from the Baloch, adding they would not allow those who had been playing politics in the name of refugees.
They said the purpose of protest was not to gain power or go to the assemblies, but to tell the world how a drama was played with the Baloch people in the name of elections.
They said the elites sitting in Islamabad never gave importance to Balochistan and always treated it as a colony, adding they would continue struggle for the rights of the people of the province.
Another independent candidate joins PML-N
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) which will soon form a coalition government in Balochistan as it succeeded to lure another independent candidate, Mir Asim Kurd Gailoo, who announced to join the party.
Mir Asim Kurd Giloo, former Provincial Finance Minister and leader of PML-Q who contested the election as an independent candidate announced to join PML-N while addressing a Press conference here on Monday.
PML-N provincial President Nawab Sanaullah Zehri, newly elected MNA Abdul Qadir Baloch and other party leaders were also present on the occasion.
Mir Asim Kurd Gailoo said that PML-N was the only party that could steer Balochistan province out of the crisis, adding, that people gave mandate to PML-N so that their issues could be addressed.
On the occasion, Nawab Sanaullah Zehri welcomed Mir Asim Kurd Gailoo for joining PML-N and said his joining would further bolster the party which would help solving the issues of the province. “We want to bring exemplary peace in province,” he asserted.
Responding to a query, Zehri said that PML-N had decided to form government alongwith Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and National Party, adding, that the government would be free of all corruption and people friendly. On the other hand, the central Secretary General of National Party (NP) Tahir Bizenjo has said that the issue of “missing persons” is the burning issue of Balochistan thus without solving this issue on priority basis the government would not succeed in its goal.
“We would try to maintain good governance in the province and to get the 100 per cent resources from the NFC Award,” he told media persons after NP’s Central Committee’s meeting here on Monday.
“Balochistan remained in trouble for the last five consecutive years because there was no government in the province which could solve the issues of masses,” he remarked.
He said that they were gong to form a coalition government along with PML-N and PKMAP in Balochistan ,adding, though it was easy to form a government yet it was a big challenge having good governance.
Zehri unhappy over not being nominated for Balochistan CM
Sardar Sanaullah Zehri has expressed his unhappiness over not being nominated for the post of Balochistan Chief Minister.
The PML-N faces differences over the government issues in the province.
On the other hand, the PML-N leader Khawaja Asif said that unhappiness is part of politics but they need to go forward.