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| India-Pakistan |
| Pakistan's Baluchistan separatists demand Scotland-style vote |
| 2014-09-24 |
| Baluch separatist leaders today called on Pakistan to follow in Britain's footsteps by holding a referendum similar to Scotland's on granting independence to the insurgency-wracked province. Scots rejected independence in a vote that left the centuries-old United Kingdom intact despite a surge in nationalist support in the final fortnight of the campaign. Dr Bashir Azeem, secretary general of the outlawed Baluch Republican Party, told AFP: "The Baluch have been struggling against the excesses and tyranny of Punjab-dominated establishment of Pakistan for decades," referring to the country's largest and most powerful province. "If a fair referendum is conducted after creating an atmosphere for it, providing the opportunity to Baluch population for deciding their future, it is welcomed," he added. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #3 A Baloch once said to the Pak Independence is a route we must track To a vote we must go Or a pipeline will blow Either way, we’re outta here, Jack! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-09-24 19:22 |
| #2 (3)A wee dram for ye, laddie (4)And one for the road... (5)I wote... vote... Yesh! um NO! What was the question? |
| Posted by: Grunter 2014-09-24 10:27 |
| #1 Aye, but to do a wee vote 'Scotland style', ye will have to have some qualifications first. (1) Eat up yure haggis (2) A wee highland dance to the bagpipes playing 'Loch Lomond' (That ought to thin 'em out.) |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-09-24 09:32 |