The Awami National Party will support Baloch nationalists in all democratic forums, Asfandyar Wali, the president of the ANP, has said. Talking to reporters, the ANP president said that provincial autonomy would solve all problems in the country.
| "Yup. Solve that little problem and we're all gonna have ponies and ice cream three times a day!" |
He said that military rulers had pushed the moderate leadership to the wall and ânow the question was when extremists will take their positionâ. He said that if extremists take over then General Pervez Musharraf and not Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri or Nawab Akbar Bugti will be responsible for the mess.
| Isn't that an admission they're responsible for the current mess? Or am I missing something? |
He said if firing of rockets was the major reason behind the military operation in Kohlu, then why was military operation not initiated when General Musharraf was attacked in Rawalpindi and Karachi and the prime minister in Chakwal. He said the government and General Musharraf did not know what they were doing,
| "Liars and thieves and incompetents, the lot of 'em!" |
adding that conflicting statements were being issued on the Kalabagh Dam. He said the rally against the dam in Karachi was an âeye-openerâ and another rally will be held on December 29 in Jahangira. He said a protest demonstration will also be held in front of the Parliament House in Islamabad on December 30. Asfandyar said that Kalabagh was not a feasible project as it would be equal to âmurdering NWFP and Sindhâ. |