Sardar Attaullah Mengal, veteran nationalist leader and former chief minister of Balochistan, on Thursday predicted that the insurgency in Balochistan could soon turn into a US and India-sponsored war for an independent Balochistan.
Mengal said the insurgency in Balochistan had greatly intensified and the government should “give up its claim on Balochistan”. “Islamabad has to declare the independence of Balochistan without delay. It is very likely that the US and India will move forward in the near future to give the present battle the shape of a full-fledged war for Balochistan’s independence,” he told reporters at his residence in Khuzdar district. He claimed that the government was refusing to negotiate with Baloch leaders to end the insurgency. He said recent conferences about the Balochistan issue held at the international level were an embarrassment to Islamabad.
“Even the UK now regrets imposing a ban on the BLA [Balochistan Liberation Army]. It is a welcome move from the Baloch people to plan to move the ICJ [International Court of Justice]. We are constantly heading in the right direction,” the veteran Baloch leader added. Mengal said a conflict between China and the United States over Gwadar Port was imminent. “China is planning to move its Navy to Gwadar. This will go totally against the interests of the US, so a conflict is inevitable between the major powers,” he said. |
