Secretary General Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Liaqat Baloch has appealed to all political and democratic forces to get united on a minimum agenda for free, fair and transparent elections in the country.
While talking to students’ delegation from Balochistan here at Mansoora on Tuesday, he said present rulers had failed on all fronts to solve problems being faced by people.
He said the rulers were creating confrontation between judiciary and other institutions to provide cover to plundered wealth. “They are indulging in non-issues rather than genuine issues of the people,” he added.
He reiterated his demand to the government to immediately announce general elections schedule.
He was of the view that Baloch people were not rebellious rather policy makers had played a part by following such policies which created inferiority among Baloch people.
He said elements in power wanted to solve Balochistan issue with power and bullet rather find a way through peaceful dialogue.
Baloch students expressed their deep concern over higher authorities’ attitude towards the province and said Baloch people had no confidence over rulers.
They said Baloch students wanted education, employment and their basic democratic rights including the rights on provincial resources which the rulers had always denied.
Liaqat Baloch assured Baloch students that JI would support Baloch people at all levels and continue its struggle for early recovery of missing persons and bringing an end to military operation in the province.
Some people have a condescending view towards the Baluchis because of their social system. They somehow conveniently forget that the tribal system (same as sardar system) still exists in Middle East – in Saudi Arabia, Libya, Yemen, Tunisia and gulf countries. Yet nobody dare speak of the social backwardness of a country like Saudi Arabia where basic rights such as freedom of speech is non-existent because Saudi Arabia is flooded with petro-dollars and thousands of people from Pakistan work there. If Balochistan is allowed to control the vast resources in the province, every Baloch will be able to live like an oil-rich sheik. Political freedom precedes economic freedom.
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