...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
on Wednesday to assist the civilian government in holding May 11 elections peacefully.
On the request of federal and provincial governments, the corps commander meeting chaired by Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
... four star general, current Chief of Army Staff of the Mighty Pak Army. Kayani is the former Director General of ISI...
approved to deployment of army in sensitive areas to ensure security to the voters and polling staff. Convoys left for the areas including Zhob, Shirani, Chaman Qila Abdullah, Harnai, Naseerabad, Jaffarbad, Jhal Magsi, Musa Khail, Dera Allah Yar, Ziarat, Bolan, Dera Murad Jamali, Dera Allah Yar, Kohlu and Dalbandin. Army troops would be deployed at polling stations to maintain peace and assist the civilian force in holding free, fair and transparent elections in a peaceful manner.