...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...
Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch announced to convene an All Parties Conference (APC) to initiate formal dialogue with the bully boy groups in the province.
Dr. Baloch spoke at length in DawnNews program "Faisala Awam Ka" on Wednesday night regarding the plight of earthquake survivors and security situation in Balochistan, Pakistain's sparsely populated and the most backward province.
"We do not want any bloodshed, rather we stand for peace and development," he said.
He said a jirga comprising tribal elders and key politicians would be sent to all Baloch separatists groups and sectarian bully boy organizations to hold a dialogue regarding the situation in Balochistan through political means. He further informed that the APC will comprise all political groups and tribal elites of Balochistan province.
CM Balochistan said his province faced complicated issues like recovery of mutilated dead bodies, missing persons and displacement of people from Dera Bugti and Kohlu districts.
"We will approach everyone to pave the way for political settlement," he explained, adding that use of force has not produced any results in Balochistan, which has been under the grip of violence for last more than a decade.