Parliamentarians urged to quit govt

QUETTA: Baloch Republican Party (BRP) leader Dr Hakim Lehri said on Saturday that if Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi and Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani were sincere to the Baloch people, they should resign.

Addressing a press conference at the press club, he said that political situation in Balochistan had entirely changed after the Turbat killings, adding that Baloch political groups should abandon parliamentary politics and support the resistance movement. He alleged that intelligence agencies were responsible for the killings.

He said that if provincial ministers really wanted to prove their sincerity to the Baloch cause, they should quit their cabinet posts and join the nationalist struggle.

Criticising the Baloch political parties, Dr Lehri expressed regret that despite killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti and Nawabzada Balaach Marri and even after the Turbat incident in which three nationalist leaders were gunned gown, they still believed in parliamentary politics.

In separate statement Hyrbair Marri and Khan of Qalat have also urged the parliamentarian to quit their passions and join the Baloch freedom struggle.

Khan of Qalat however said that it was his advise to the Balochs in government to step down from their passions and join Baloch struggle – he further said that it was time for the parliamentarian to stop sailing in two different boats. They should decide whether they are with Baloch Nation or with Islamabad.

Hyrbair Marri while urging the MNAs said “MNA from Balochistan should mince their ways and joined the Baloch fighting by giving up the politics of Punjabi vote and elections”.

According to press reports some Nazims (local councillors) of NP have already resigned from their passions. NP leader Hasil Khan bezinjo while speaking on Pakistani TV channels said “It has become very difficult for us to work in Balochistan anymore, my workers are calling me every time and asking that; if now we don’t do anything then when will we” he further said that “if I still talk about Pakistan people of Balochistan will stone me”

BNP (Awami) leader Mr Israr Zehri is also apparently under intense pressure from party activists and he has repeatedly been indicating that his partly leader might part their ways from Islamabad.

Only governer Zulfiqar and CM Aslam Raisani at the moment are sticking to their seats. However it seems if the protests continue and situations further deteriorate it may not even be possible for the governor and CM to survive any longer.