Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
has given the green signal to the coalition government in Balochistan
...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...
to initiate meaningful negotiations with all gangs in the province which has been plagued by sectarian violence and an insurgency.
Sources in Chief Minister Balochistan's Secretariat told Dawn.com that Nawaz Sharif has favored the offer of CM Dr Abdul Malik Baloch for holding talks with all gangs to find an amicable solution to issues relating to the province.
After the prime minister's endorsement, the provincial government has decided to form a high level reconciliation and negotiation committee comprising seasoned Baloch, Pashtun and Sindhi leaders to initiate dialogue with Baloch separatists.
The high-powered committee would comprise of tribal elites in and out of the Balochistan Assembly.
"The committee is likely to be formed in the fast approaching session of the assembly," a politician who requested not to be named told Dawn.com.