Pakistan has dismissed speculations of Iran being behind the deteriorating situation in Balochistan, saying Iran was a good neighbour and it was unimaginable that Tehran would be behind the situation in the province.
| If it's "unimaginable," then they should clean out the foreign office and stock it with people who have a bit of imagination. Unlikely, perhaps: Iranian Balochistan has a somewhat unruly Sunni population, and having an independent or autonomous Balochistan next door to the east to fire them up would be nearly as bad as having an independent or autonomous Kurdistan next door to the west. |
Addressing her weekly press briefing at the Foreign Office, FO spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said only a handful of miscreants were behind the deteriorating law and order in Balochistan. She said the miscreants had only one agenda, which was to damage the provinceâs development.
| Unfortunately, that handful of miscreants includes some fairly powerful sardars, some of whom hold office. Ain't life in the caliphate grand? |
She said Pakistan thought of Iran as a friendly neighbour having close bilateral relations. âWe canât imagine Iran being behind the situation in Balochistan,â she added. |