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| No Taliban or Quetta Shura in Balochistan: FCIG |
| 2010-12-12 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) Inspector General Maj Gen Ubaidullah Khan said on Saturday that no Taliban or Quetta Shura existed in any part of the province. Addressing a presser at the FC Headquarters, he said, "Propaganda was made that Taliban and their Quetta Shura existed in the provincial metropolis so that Balochistan could be destabilised. There is no truth in such allegations as no bully boyz are present in the city." Ubaidullah said that the FC was manning the checkposts along the vast Afghan border and had knowledge about cross-border activities. "I am confident that there is no Taliban leadership in Balochistan," he said. Referring to thug groups, the FC chief said that problems could not be resolved by picking up guns and taking to hills but by education. Responding to a query, he said those who were making improvised bombs (IEDs) in their houses and working against Pakistain would not be spared at any cost nor would FC compromise on this issue. "Without the support of society, law enforcement agencies cannot succeed in maintaining order and peace, thus I have directed all the officers to play their role for bridging the communication gap and remove the misperception regarding FC," he said. Ubaidullah held the Afghan refugees responsible for the deteriorating law and order situation throughout the country. He conceded that law enforcement agencies, including the FC, had failed to properly handle the refugees, thus they had become a serious threat to the security of the country. He strongly condemned the allegation levelled against the FC of picking up Baloch people and said that the FC had never been involved in such illegal activities and took action under the constitution and law of the land. He said that it was also a wrong impression that the FC had set up parallel state in Balochistan. "I have discussed the issue with the chief minister, the chief secretary and other officials and they did not complain about the FC," he said. Ubaidullah said that he had never warned NATO forces over violation of country's airspace because it did not come under his jurisdiction and the federal government was responsible for it. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 ION BALOCHI, PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > BALOCHISTAN IS THE PRIZE [US-vs-Chin "Gwadar/ Port" Dreams, Geopolitics + Pipeline-istan]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-12-12 22:42 |
| #1 The facts and common sense say otherwise. Another khan-man. |
| Posted by: Clairt Phomp6215 2010-12-12 10:25 |