Balochistan violence: 868 killed, 2390 missing since 2010, says Interior Ministry
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ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry on Wednesday submitted a special report in the Federal Cabinet over the prevailing law and order situation in Balochistan, DawnNews reported.
According to the report, at least 868 people have been killed, 619 kidnapped, and 2390 have gone missing from the province since 2010.
The meeting of the cabinet’s special committee on Balochistan was headed by Defence Minister Syed Naveed Qamar.
The report claimed that Laskar-i-Jhangvi (LeJ), Lashkar-i-Balochistan, Baloch Musalla Difa Tanzeem, and the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) were involved in disrupting the law and order situation of the province.
“Afghan refugees in Balochistan are also responsible for the unrest,” the report added.Speaking to media representatives after the meeting, the committee chairman Naveed Qamar said that committee’s meeting would be held on a daily basis so that recommendations could be sent to the cabinet session.
Qamar said that the committee would also visit Balochistan in the coming days to meet with Baloch elders, political leaders and all the stakeholders.
The committee had already received briefing from the Inspector General (IG) Frontier Corps (FC), Secretary Balochistan, intelligence agencies and ministries of Defence, Foreign and Interior.
I would expect that this committee will not forget to discuss the killing of Hazaras and the rest of Shias in Balochistan. Who have been abandoned by everyone.
Out of the 2400 persons missing how many would you say are "missing and presumed dead?
868 + ? are dead?
We want peace in Balochistan. Please manage peace at any cost.
Army is responsible for all the unrest. Stop meddling. Bombs do not win people.
Balochistan has become a free for all. Those who advocate for "independence" and take up arms are just as responsible for this mess as many accuse ISI, FC, Army etc for it.
If all parties want a solution to this crisis, by all means they should GIVE UP violence and come to the table. Otherwise they can keep fighting until this is no one on either side to kill.
Baloch Musala Defa (BMDA) is itself ISI's proxy and target Baloch civilians
we know the count, because there is no family left unaffected in balochistan (my province) …. bring a solution honorable cj. Few things are so obvious you know it we know it and people in the streets know it. It is time to have a conversation face to face, not with the Lej or BLA but with saudi india and iran.