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2006-01-06 India-Pakistan

Pakistani Army attrocities against Baloch community

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Posted by john 2006-01-06 17:06|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It's propaganda of course but it is interesting how Balochi people are seeing this.
According to the WSJ, the educated Balochis are joining forces with the tribals. This insurgency may last...and bleed Pakistan for years.

From todays WSJ....

QUETTA, Pakistan â Suspected separatists have blown up a natural-gas pipeline in southwestern Pakistan, disrupting supply to a U.S.-Anglo power plant and providing the latest sign that a regional insurgency against President Pervez Musharraf's government is gathering intensity.

Samina Ahmed, director of the Brussels-based International Crisis Group, noted that conflicts in the region have continued to simmer long after cease-fires have been announced. "No army action has ever succeeded in Balochistan," she said.

...this time, the uprising appears to have united battle-hardened Balochistan tribesmen with educated Baloch people.

"People feel that they won't get their rights through democratic and legal means," said Abdul Haye, a former member of parliament and a leader of Balochistan National Party.

The fighting has stirred worries outside of Pakistan. The U.S. has conveyed its concern to the Pakistani government, according to a U.S. diplomat in Islamabad. Analysts fear the Pakistani army operation could deepen violence and may affect the campaign against Islamic militants. "The military has overstretched itself," said one Western diplomat in Islamabad.

Posted by john 2006-01-06 19:23|| 2006-01-06 19:23|| Front Page Top

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