The only way to rid the Baloch of the injustices being perpetrated against them by the military is by joining the armed struggle against the government, guerrilla commander Nawabzada Brahamdag Bugti said on Friday.
In his first telephonic press conference since August 26, 2006, he extended “100 percent support” to all the militant groups operating in Balochistan, saying the only way forward for the Baloch was to stop ‘begging’ for provincial autonomy and jobs from the central government. “The Baloch issue has moved past constitutional compensation. We refuse to be a part of any reconciliatory efforts in the province. Why does the government talk of reconciliation when it is still engaged in a full-fledged operation against the Baloch people,” he said.
“We are in a constant state of war. Troops recently burnt some people in the Sangsila area. We are fighting a sacred war for the attainment of just rights for the Baloch. We dislike begging for favours, as we are the masters of our land and resources. Why should we beg them (Islamabad) for granting us autonomy or ownership of our resources, as this implies that the people at the Centre, and not the Baloch, are the masters of the resources,” he said.
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