The issue of recovered bullet-riddled bodies of Baloch missing persons dominated the proceedings of Balochistan Assembly on Tuesday, followed by a token walk out by three ministers from the session over the issue.
Minister for the Gwadar Development Authority Zahoor Buledi, an independent member of the assembly, strongly protested over the forced disappearances of Baloch youth and political workers, and recovery of their mutilated dead bodies in the province during the last one and a half year. He said that recovery of dead bodies from Turbat, Khuzdar and other restive areas of Balochistan had become a routine matter, adding that the killing of missing persons was a serious issue.
He said that if anyone had committed a crime or violated the law, he should be tried in a court of law. He said the accused could be executed if convicted by the court, but there was no justification for extra-judicial killings or illegal detentions. The minister urged the provincial government to work out a solution for stopping incidents of forced abductions and killings.
Speaker Aslam Bhootani reminded Buledi that he was a provincial minister and part of the provincial government, and asked him to raise the issue with the cabinet, and not on the floor of the House.
