Former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Asma Jahangir expressed grave concerns on Wednesday over the extra-judicial missing persons, saying there is no writ of the government in Balochistan and that spy agencies have full control over the province.
Addressing the lawyers’ community during at a reception hosted in her honour by the Balochistan Bar Association, she said the current rulers have done nothing for Baloch people.
She stated that people are being kidnapped at a rapid rate and that the provincial government is being run by the intelligence agencies.
She urged the government to work for a healthier law and order situation in the province to prevent the dispersion of Balochistan.
Jahangir also called for an end to the interference of the state agencies in the province.
She said the current circumstances are leading towards a collision between the government and the opposition and judiciary.
She stated that the rulers should leave their personal interests aside to think for the nation and country.
The former president said the Baloch people had been left helpless: “There is neither a chief minister nor a prime minister for the people of Balochistan while no suo moto has been taken regarding the situation in Balochistan,” she said.
Jahangir said the nation was fed up with the corrupt system and that the government should bring the Accountability Bill in the parliament as soon as possible for eliminating corruption from the country.
She said all the institutions have to work within their limits for the betterment of general masses.
She expressed grave concern over the Lyari operation and compared the situation in the area to that of Beirut.
She urged the media and civil society to play their role in making Pakistan a prosperous country.
Asma Jahangir says govt has no control in Balochistan
