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| NA resolution decries US hearing on Balochistan | |
| 2012-02-14 | |
ISLAMABAD: Amidst grave concerns over deteriorating situation in Balochistan, the Lower House of parliament on Monday unanimously passed a resolution against the US Congressional Foreign Relations Sub-committeeÂ’s hearing on Balochistan by terming it a blatant interference in the countryÂ’s internal affairs.
At the presentation of the resolution, Awami National Party’s Pervez Khan Advocate and Pakistan People’s Party’s Humayun Azia Khan objected to the moving of the resolution in haste. However, after taking on board all the parliamentary groups, the House succeeded in passing a consensus resolution. The resolution noted with great concern that at a time when Pakistan-US relations were already under severe stress, the holding of such a hearing by US Congress could not but jeopardise the healing process and further inflame public opinion against the US by adding to the prevailing sense of mistrust and suspicion regarding its intentions towards Pakistan. Earlier, Nisar expressed concern over the Congressional hearing on Balochistan issue and said that “if we keep silence on it, it will be a grave injustice to the country”. However, he declared that the resolution against the US on Balochistan should not be construed as all is well in Balochistan and said the government should not take it as an excuse to keep mum on the fast worsening situation in the province. He said the government should initiate a dialogue with Balochs. “Mere apology and speeches would not resolve the issue of Balochistan,” Nisar said, adding that unfortunately no lesson has been learnt from the grave tragedy of East Pakistan. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 ION DIVIDE-N-CONQUER ... ...? * BHARAT RAKSHAK > [MEMRI.org] URDU DAILY: CHINESE MULLING TAKING OVER GILGIT BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN CONSIDERING PROPOSAL TO LEASE THE DISPUTED REGION FOR 50 YEARS. Wel-l-l, even the Artic denotes that the next stage for China, after engaging in civic or engineering contruction [infratsructure] there, is to formally base PLA troops there. This may NOT end well for Pakistan as while many Pakis support China as an Pak Ally + engaging in bilateral Sino-Pak cooper + development projects, THEY ARE AGZ ANY TURNOVER OF PAK = MUSLIM TERRITORY TO CHINA = NON-MUSLIMS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-02-14 23:36 |
| #1 Since Pakistan has indicated a semi-alliance with Iran, Balochistan figures prominently, as it is split between the two. Pakistan's contribution to the Iranian war effort might involved the Pak army entering Iranian Balochistan, so that the Iranian army there can go elsewhere, as Pakistan cleans up "the Balochi problem" that has annoyed both countries. If Iran "wins", then Pak will give Iranian Balochistan back to them. (Of course, if Iran is devastated, the Pak will hold on to it for them, as well as its mineral wealth.) |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2012-02-14 11:20 |