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ISLAMABAD: The Balochistan government on Friday informed a parliamentary panel that no military operation was being carried out in the province as not a single personnel of army is deputed anywhere there.
Balochistan Chief Secretary Babar Yaqoob told the Special Committee of Senate on law and order situation in the province that the district Khuzdar had been closed for the last many months. The committee, headed by PPP's Senator Sheikh Islamuddin Sheikh, held its first meeting and indicated that it would hold further meetings on the issue. Some members of the committee pointed out that the situation in the province had become so dangerous that it resembled that of the pre-independence Bangladesh.
Members of the committee, which has representation from all parliamentary groups in Upper House of parliament, however lambasted the absence of Interior Minister Rahman Malik and the interior secretary from the meeting, asking what else could be important than Balochistan, which was burning.
Giving an overview of trouble in the province, the chief secretary told the committee that five districts of Balochistan are of utmost concern for the administration. "Dera Bugti, Khuzdar, Awaran, Panjgur and Turbat are the most troubled areas with regards to the law and order situation, whereas Quetta is facing another kind of violence that is sectarian," Yaqoob pointed out.
He opined that meetings of this committee would provide strength to the provincial administration just like the hearings of the Supreme Court on unrest in Balochistan. He also sought the federation's help, asking it to depute more officials in the province to meet the shortage, which has badly affected the administrative structure. Senator Hasil Bazenjo said that people of the province have been sandwiched between insurgents and security forces, and cited the example of district Khuzdar, which has been giving a deserted look for the last few months.
He disclosed that 40-45 people were killed in target killings in Khuzdar in the last few months with the city coming to a standstill because of deep fear. "What to talk about the rest of the city when the press club has been shut down due to this situation," he remarked. He said that although some normalcy had returned following the action of administration but by and large the people of Khuzdar are still living in fear. He also expressed concern over the fight between insurgents and "establishment-backed armed groups", which Maulana Ghafoor Haideri later on termed an attempt to push the province to further anarchy and civil war.
"These armed groups have been formed by the government and they use FC vehicles that would further aggravate the situation by leading the province to a civil war," Haideri warned. He said that only the forces that have pushed the province to such state of anarchy can rectify the situation because the provincial administration is just limited to whatever is ordered from the top. He noted that matters were not in the hands of the local administration. Senator Zahid Khan said that the nation wants to hear the truth "because the establishment and rulers have lied so much so that province has come to the verge of complete disaster".
Balochistan govt denies operation in province - PakTribune
Balochistan Chief Secretary Babar Yaqoob told the Special Committee of Senate on law and order situation in the province that the district Khuzdar had been closed for the last many months. The committee, headed by PPP's Senator Sheikh Islamuddin Sheikh, held its first meeting and indicated that it would hold further meetings on the issue. Some members of the committee pointed out that the situation in the province had become so dangerous that it resembled that of the pre-independence Bangladesh.
Members of the committee, which has representation from all parliamentary groups in Upper House of parliament, however lambasted the absence of Interior Minister Rahman Malik and the interior secretary from the meeting, asking what else could be important than Balochistan, which was burning.
Giving an overview of trouble in the province, the chief secretary told the committee that five districts of Balochistan are of utmost concern for the administration. "Dera Bugti, Khuzdar, Awaran, Panjgur and Turbat are the most troubled areas with regards to the law and order situation, whereas Quetta is facing another kind of violence that is sectarian," Yaqoob pointed out.
He opined that meetings of this committee would provide strength to the provincial administration just like the hearings of the Supreme Court on unrest in Balochistan. He also sought the federation's help, asking it to depute more officials in the province to meet the shortage, which has badly affected the administrative structure. Senator Hasil Bazenjo said that people of the province have been sandwiched between insurgents and security forces, and cited the example of district Khuzdar, which has been giving a deserted look for the last few months.
He disclosed that 40-45 people were killed in target killings in Khuzdar in the last few months with the city coming to a standstill because of deep fear. "What to talk about the rest of the city when the press club has been shut down due to this situation," he remarked. He said that although some normalcy had returned following the action of administration but by and large the people of Khuzdar are still living in fear. He also expressed concern over the fight between insurgents and "establishment-backed armed groups", which Maulana Ghafoor Haideri later on termed an attempt to push the province to further anarchy and civil war.
"These armed groups have been formed by the government and they use FC vehicles that would further aggravate the situation by leading the province to a civil war," Haideri warned. He said that only the forces that have pushed the province to such state of anarchy can rectify the situation because the provincial administration is just limited to whatever is ordered from the top. He noted that matters were not in the hands of the local administration. Senator Zahid Khan said that the nation wants to hear the truth "because the establishment and rulers have lied so much so that province has come to the verge of complete disaster".
Balochistan govt denies operation in province - PakTribune
