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Academic claims 65 percent of Baloch favour armed struggle |
2005-02-20 |
![]() Dr Siddiqa, who is working on a book detailing the commercial and entrepreneurial side of the Pakistan army, warned that Balochistan would prove a "major catalyst" and if the state continued to pretend that all was well and under control, it would be faced with a few surprises. It was her view that because of what was taking place in Balochistan, federal-provincial relations would have to change. The situation could also change the "dynamics of key organisations such as the army". How the top management of the Pakistan army handles the situation, she added, would determine the course of events. How the crisis was managed would affect the future of the federation. The main grouse of the people of Balochistan is, she explained, that their resources are bringing disproportionate benefit to others not to them. There are "multiple faultlines," she said, in Balochistan, some of them real, some of them "created" ones. The Balochis fear that they are going to be turned into a minority. She said secession was a "lesser possibility". She was of the opinion that the "divide and rule" policy followed by the federal government can no longer work. She said the situation had become more complicated because of the induction of religious and extremist elements. Another factor was the Baloch-Pushtun divide. There were also accusations of foreign intervention and India and Iran had been named as being responsible for that. |
Posted by:tipper |
#2 De-nuking sounds painful. Although Pakland is already in pieces, they just don't know it, yet. |
Posted by: Seafarious 2005-02-20 3:51:46 AM |
#1 Balochistan is another Punjabi occupied entity, as Sindh. Pakistan must be de-nuked and broken into pieces. http://www.balochvoice.com |
Posted by: IToldYouSo 2005-02-20 3:46:37 AM |