...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...
government has decided to collect the bio-data of all Afghan holy mans currently performing duties as Paish Imams (prayer-leaders) across the province, it has been learnt.
On Friday evening, Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Malik Baloch chaired the meeting of Apex Committee comprising senior military and civil officers to review the pace of implementation of National Action Plan (NAP) in the province.
The meeting decided to rein in those elements taking law into their hands and selling hate materials in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan.
The decision to collect bio-data of Afghan clergymen is part of Balochistan government's resolve to implement the National Action Plan (NAP).
In most parts of Quetta and northern parts of Balochistan, Afghan holy mans have been performing their duties as prayer leaders for more than three decades. These holy mans have established good ties with local population. "We have no specific details of these holy mans," the officer said.
District Intelligence Coordination Committees (DICCs) have already been established to scrutinise Madrassahs (religious seminaries) in the province.
These DICCs have also been entrusted the task to collect bio-data of Afghan clergymen, an officer of the Balochistan Home and Tribal Affairs Department told Dawn.com.