SIBI: Balochistan National Party President Akhtar Mengal on Saturday said from a peon to the prime minister (PM) everyone is corrupt in Pakistan.
Speaking at Arbab Kasi’s house, he said, “Balochistan is ours and we cannot be distanced from poor people.”
BNP Senior Vice President Wali Muhammad Kakar, Finance Secretary Malik Naseer Ahmed Shahwani and BSO Chairman Nazeer Baloch were also present. Earlier, Mengal and his party leaders were accorded a warm welcome at Toll Plaza. Mengal said rulers in Islamabad were ignorant of problems of Balochistan. He said, however, politicians in Balochistan were fully aware of people’s problems.
BNP was holding public meetings in different parts so that the problems of Balochistan are resolved politically, he added.
“A century ahs passed but rulers gave nothing to the people but tall promises. A bundle of lies have been made to the people of Balochistan.”
Referring to census, he said it is necessary for both the country and nation. He said people were forced to leave their homes due to law and order problem.
“Villages have been ruined. How can a house and people can be counted? Baloch nation owing to migration and Pashtun owing to foreigners from outside were turning into minorities. After arrival of refugees, a conspiracy was being hatched to include them in census.” He said a jirga was convened about census in Balochistan in which all the political parties, tribal elders and Hazara tribes fully participated.
“We also want that census is conducted but we would foil all conspiracies to convert Baloch and Pashtun into minority.”
About upcoming general elections, the former Balochistan CM said, “BNP is a democratic party and we would continue our struggle. We are not afraid of results of rulers. We would be successful with people’s votes.”
Talking about corruption, he said from a peon to prime minister all are corrupt.
“Political loyalties, electoral results, distribution of ministries all is corruption. If people’s mandate is not respected it is against biggest corruption. No one leaves his house or area. Migration had not taken place for natural calamities but owing to state and government. If law and order is restored then those migrated would return to their areas.” To a question, the BNP supremo said only dialogue could solve problems of Balochistan.
With regard to CPEC, he said, “If a single line is shown in Gwadar he would say Balochistan was making progress though Gwadar lacks drinking water, hospitals, educational institutions what to talk of provision of employment government was snatching fishing from the people.”
He said under the CPEC project a motorway was being built in Punjab.
About establishment of military courts, he said the army should be assigned responsibility along borders so that terrorism from outside is stopped.
