Bugti's killing start of end of
Musharraf rule: Khan of Kalat
Islamabad, Sept 1: Denouncing the killing of tribal chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in a
military operation, prominent Baloch leaders and Pakistani human rights activists
said it spelt doom for the country's unity and could be the beginning of the end of
President Pervez Musharraf's rule. The countrywide protests after the Baloch
nationalist leader's killing had "sent a clear message to Musharraf that his era is
over", said Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman Dawood, a descendant of Balochistan rulers
who refused to join Pakistan during the time of partition in 1947. " Balochistan was
forcefully annxed into Pakistan by Pakistani army. All sardars of Balochistan are
discussing future plans. The government has invited the Baloch Nation to fight and
we will not back down," he was quoted as saying by Dawn in Balochistan capital
Quetta yesterday.
Musharraf rule: Khan of Kalat
Islamabad, Sept 1: Denouncing the killing of tribal chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in a
military operation, prominent Baloch leaders and Pakistani human rights activists
said it spelt doom for the country's unity and could be the beginning of the end of
President Pervez Musharraf's rule. The countrywide protests after the Baloch
nationalist leader's killing had "sent a clear message to Musharraf that his era is
over", said Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman Dawood, a descendant of Balochistan rulers
who refused to join Pakistan during the time of partition in 1947. " Balochistan was
forcefully annxed into Pakistan by Pakistani army. All sardars of Balochistan are
discussing future plans. The government has invited the Baloch Nation to fight and
we will not back down," he was quoted as saying by Dawn in Balochistan capital
Quetta yesterday.
Sardar Khair Baksh Marri questioned Pakistan government's claim that Bugti's killing was not targeted.
In an interview he said he feared for
the life of his own son, Balach Marri, because the government had the "mistaken notion" that he was an "icon of resistance". Balach Marri,
regarded as the leader of the banned Baloch Liberation Army, was presumed to be inside the cave, along with two grandsons of Bugti,
when the 80-year-old Baloch leader was killed during a military action on August 26. It was later revealed that they were not present.
On the attacks against non-Baloch settlers in Balochistan, specially those from Punjab, Marri said he was not against Punjabis as such,
but the fact that Punjab did not endorse the rights and autonomy of smaller provinces. Marri accused them of colluding with the
"establishment" in usurping the rights of other provinces. Pakistan's veteran politician Yusuf A. Haroon, while condoling with the family of
Bugti, said in a statement that his killing went against the spirit of Pakistan founder-leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah's ideas. "This deviation
from our leader's advice does not bode well for the security of our country and causes deep misgivings in my mind," he was quoted as
saying by Dawn.
In Islamabad, civil society representatives termed it an "extra-judicial killing" and demanded immediate stoppage of the on-going military
operations in Balochistan which they termed as "state terrorism". The conflicts in Balochistan and elsewhere should be dealt with
politically; military solution to these will further weaken the democratic set up and can lead to the disintegration of the remaining Pakistan,
said Robina Saigol of Action Aid. Saba Khalid from another voluntary organisation SDPI said the operation in Balochistan will leave a bad
impact on the country's politics as well as its economy. The military should stop playing a role in Pakistan's politics and should go back to
the barracks, said Farzana Bari from Pattan. She also demanded the release of all political activists of Balochistan.
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the life of his own son, Balach Marri, because the government had the "mistaken notion" that he was an "icon of resistance". Balach Marri,
regarded as the leader of the banned Baloch Liberation Army, was presumed to be inside the cave, along with two grandsons of Bugti,
when the 80-year-old Baloch leader was killed during a military action on August 26. It was later revealed that they were not present.
On the attacks against non-Baloch settlers in Balochistan, specially those from Punjab, Marri said he was not against Punjabis as such,
but the fact that Punjab did not endorse the rights and autonomy of smaller provinces. Marri accused them of colluding with the
"establishment" in usurping the rights of other provinces. Pakistan's veteran politician Yusuf A. Haroon, while condoling with the family of
Bugti, said in a statement that his killing went against the spirit of Pakistan founder-leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah's ideas. "This deviation
from our leader's advice does not bode well for the security of our country and causes deep misgivings in my mind," he was quoted as
saying by Dawn.
In Islamabad, civil society representatives termed it an "extra-judicial killing" and demanded immediate stoppage of the on-going military
operations in Balochistan which they termed as "state terrorism". The conflicts in Balochistan and elsewhere should be dealt with
politically; military solution to these will further weaken the democratic set up and can lead to the disintegration of the remaining Pakistan,
said Robina Saigol of Action Aid. Saba Khalid from another voluntary organisation SDPI said the operation in Balochistan will leave a bad
impact on the country's politics as well as its economy. The military should stop playing a role in Pakistan's politics and should go back to
the barracks, said Farzana Bari from Pattan. She also demanded the release of all political activists of Balochistan.
http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=16133
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