Pakistan Bans 5 Baloch Militant Groups

[GUNNER]

Pakistan Bans 5 Baloch Militant Groups

QUETTA, Pakistan, Sept 8, 2010 (AFP) - Pakistan announced a ban on five militant groups operating in the restive southwest and froze their assets on Wednesday, the country's interior minister Rehman Malik said.

Violence has surged this year in southwestern Baluchistan province, which borders Afghanistan and Iran and is rife with separatist unrest as well as Islamist militancy and sectarian violence.

"Today five of them have been proscribed. They will not be allowed to undertake any activity, their offices will be closed and action will be taken against their office bearers," Malik told reporters.

"Their bank accounts have also been seized," said Malik, speaking in Quetta, the main town of Baluchistan, where a suicide bomber killed 59 people on Friday at a Shiite Muslim rally.

The banned groups are the Baluchistan Republican Army, Baluch Liberation Front, Baluchistan Liberation United Front, Baluch Defaee Tanzeem and Lashkar-e-Baluchistan, Malik said.

Malik said any organisation using the terms "liberation", "military" or "Lashkar" (army) in Pakistan's insurgency-torn southwestern Baluchistan province would also face a ban.

Hundreds of people have died since Baluch rebels rose up in 2004 demanding political autonomy and a greater share of profits from the region's wealth of natural oil, gas and mineral resources.

Militants up and down the country's western areas have launched a series of assaults over the past week as Muslims mark the final days of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

 

[WAQAS119]

why they were not banned before???

 

[Imran Khan]

and they care ban? or stop work? do some thing rather then write papers and ban this that. root case is same as it was in past gov has to work.

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

why they were not banned before???

If you read Rehman Malik's interview from yesterday, he spoke of meeting/communicating with Brahamdegh Bugti and Hyarbyar Marri on addressing their concerns and ending militancy, and not getting any positive response.

Addressing a press conference later in the day, Mr Malik said that Baloch nationalist leaders Hyarbyar Marri and Nawabzada Brahmdagh Bugti had not responded positively to the government’s offer for talks.

He said he had met Mr Marri in London and approached Mr Bugti through an intermediary for negotiations on restoring peace in Balochistan.

“They did not give a positive response to the government offer to come to the negotiating table,” he said, adding that the government had already announced that it was ready to accept all legitimate demands of the nationalist leaders.

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It would appear the GoP has refrained from banning the organizations till now in the hope of coming to a negotiated settlement with them.

 

[Isaq Khan]

Pakistan Bans 5 Baloch Militant Groups

Malik said any organisation using the terms "liberation", "military" or "Lashkar" (army) in Pakistan's insurgency-torn southwestern Baluchistan province would also face a ban.

But why using the terms "liberation", "military" or "Lashkar" (army) is banned in Baluchistan only why not ban them in all over pakistan to stop all types of terrorism??????????

 

[Comet]

Need action on ground, not on Paper.

 

[Areesh]

Need action on ground, not on Paper.

Exactly. It's time to tell these terrorists that enough is enough. No more killings of innocents on the name of Baloch rights and so called liberation. And this should be made clear on ground to all the terrorist organizations working in different parts of Pakistan. We want strong action Mr interior minister not just pathetic statements.

 

[Spring Onion]

Now start banging these terrorists

 

[mjnaushad]

But why using the terms "liberation", "military" or "Lashkar" (army) is banned in Baluchistan only why not ban them in all over pakistan to stop all types of terrorism??????????

the one you are referring to are already banned.....Haven't you noticed......

 

[Safriz]

Thats good news..Now lock them up for good..
Pakistan should follow Ex British Prime minister Margeret thetcher's Example..
When the Coal mine workers started being a nuiscence and There was a strike every week..She closed all mines and started importing coal from abroad..
If baluchistan is causing trouble and killing innocent people in the name of the gas they give to the country..same should be done to them..stop all gas production and import from neighboring Iran..Lots of cheap gas available there..
That way the big fat Baluch politicians wont get the gas money they thrive on.

 

[somebozo]

As if banning will make any difference..they will continue to operate under shadow names..we need to address the root of trouble here and that is fedualism..they want more shares of oil and gas not to improve average baloch life but to buy more mercedes and land cruisers..so they make an army of loyalist terrorists which are wreaking havoc on state and citizens.

 

[Spring Onion]

As if banning will make any difference..they will continue to operate under shadow names..we need to address the root of trouble here and that is fedualism..they want more shares of oil and gas not to improve average baloch life but to buy more mercedes and land cruisers..so they make an army of loyalist terrorists which are wreaking havoc on state and citizens.

Well NO banning these groups wont make any difference but atleast Rehman Malik has come up with a clear picture and it also shows that these BLA terrorists and its terrorist offshoots are not at all worthy of any talks or negotiations.

Hang them for treason

 

[BATMAN]

ISI is always one step advance.
It indeed is the best organisation of its type in world.

I'm can imagine the position of Rehman Malik when he was forced to issue this statement.

 

[Safriz]

As if banning will make any difference..they will continue to operate under shadow names..we need to address the root of trouble here and that is fedualism..they want more shares of oil and gas not to improve average baloch life but to buy more mercedes and land cruisers..so they make an army of loyalist terrorists which are wreaking havoc on state and citizens.

I agree..
Feudelism has been such a big menace for Pakistan..These Feudal lords are the root cause of most of our Social and economic problems..
Then again,its us who vote for them in every election and let them sit in the government...

The street Robber,playboy called Nwab Akber Bugtee (Thanks God he has been sent to hell) used to regularly Rob Sui gas's assets...His family would come to the Sui Gas offices and production plants and simply take what they want..Cars,vehiles and construction mechinary included..That was on top of the Royalty they received from Government of Pakistan for exploring Gas on their Lands..
Then again they keep asking for more in the Parliament..And whatever they receive never trickles down to the poor man of Baluchistan..Ironically..The poor man of Baluchistan beleives that teh Government is theiving them of their rights and take side of the very people who eat up their money,and fight and die for their Feudal gods.

May they rot in hell for ever..

 

[somebozo]

Again what keeps these fedual lords in power is incompetent government minus support of army. We cant have democracy running by imperials?? can we??? Thats like british royal family contesting for american elections. As much as everyone praise Pak army I would say it has been the most incompetent bunch of food chain in eliminating feudalism. Think of all our bigoted generals and their policies to get clear picture. If army has geniune sense of duty they would hang these feduals at first sight.

Most of Pakistani politicans consider their country men as second class and are not into politics for serving the country but to loot for their swiss banks. We should make a rule that no person can stand for a constituency who comes from fedual family or has assets abroad. True democracy is about bringing average joe into decision making.