Balochistan and politics

Regardless of severe violation by the US congress on holding a hearing over Balochistan and introducing a resolution in the house, it has done little good to either the Americans or the Balochistan.

The move allowed the ghoulishly anti-US lobby in Pakistan another issue to criticize America, despite the declarations by the Obama administration that it does not support the resolution.

However, the voices continued to be increased by politicians, lawyers associations and human rights groups to urgently stop the atrocities in the region.

All leaders of the parliamentary parties have reached to an agreement that this bloodshed should be stopped at the earliest. In the meantime, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani decided to hold an All-Parties Conference to find suitable solutions to the issue through an open discussion.

Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Munawwar Hasan made and appealed to stop giving gifts of body bags to Baloch people. MQM chief Altaf Hussain was of the view that the need of the hour was to end the suffering of the Baloch otherwise it would be no longer part of Pakistan.

The PML-N clarified that it would attend the All-Parties Conference if nationalist parties are also invited in the sitting. On the other hand, the stance of the nationalist parties can be judged from Akhtar Mengal’s pronouncement, who welcomed the resolution presented in the US Congress for a free Balochistan.

Some moderate voices among the nationalist parties like Hasil Bizenjo, are raising question why things had been allowed to go to the peak. Why those, who are being annoyed by the US Congress move, did not speak at the severe violation of human rights in Balochistan.

The authorities concerned will have to remove disconnect between the perception of nationalist parties and mainstream politicians ahead of moving for meaningful negotiations. The government can only achieve this by ending the killings.

Without any doubt, those who are responsible for the forceful disappearances, abductions and custodial killings are highly powerful and influential.  More and more people will look outside for help unless the political lot of the country comes forward to handle the situation.

An understanding among the political leadership is need of hour in this regard. However, it is questionable that the present political slot is capable to confront the powerful forces or not.

The only way to calm down the situation is to stop extra-judicial killings, free the abducted people and bring the estranged factors on the dialogue table.

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Posted by Faisal Farooq on Feb 21 2012. Filed under National, Opinion, Pakistan, Politics, Society. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.