Use of force cannot bring peace in Balochistan: Raisani
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QUETTA: Former Balochistan chief minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani on Friday said that peace in Balochistan cannot be restored through use of force or deployment of Frontier Corps personnel.
Talking to DawnNews in an exclusive interview, the former chief minister said peace cannot be brought in Balochistan through the barrel of a gun, rather all-out efforts should be made for meaningful dialogue to address the grievances of people.
"I was not given the mandate to resolve problems in Balochistan or talk to disgruntled Baloch leaders," Nawab Raisani said when asked about initiating dialogue with exiled-Baloch leaders as chief minister.
Raisani however termed solution of the Kashmir issue integral for peace in Balochistan.
"Resolve the Kashmir issue, the Balochistan issue would be automatically resolved," Nawab Raisani said.
The former chief minister termed cordial relations with Iran, Afghanistan and India essential for durable peace in the country. Raisani admitted that there was s worsening law and order situation in Balochistan in general and Quetta in particular.
He revealed that members of the Hazara community were murdered during his tenure everyday.
The former chief minister further pointed out that even after the removal of his government, a major suicide bombing was carried out in Hazara Town.
"I admit there was no peace in Quetta during my government," Raisani said. "Recovery of bodies of missing persons was unfortunate."
He said he had taken up the issue of missing persons with the then prime minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gailani, former president Asif Zardari and military high-ups.
Regarding the gold and copper project, Reko Diq, Raisani said he did not make any compromise over the multi-billion dollar project, and guarded the natural assets that belonged to the people of Balochistan despite all odds.
"I bore pressure but protected the natural reservoirs of the people of Balochistan," he said.
Raisani said that former president Asif Zardari called him for a meeting in the Presidency regarding Reko Diq but he left the meeting in the middle.
"In the beginning, the former president told me the meeting is about law and order, but when I went there, they told me it was about Reko Diq," he said, adding that he left the meeting without having dinner.
The former chief minister further revealed that Gwadar was handed over to Chinese companies without the consent of the Balochistan government.
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Apr 04, 2015 12:20pm
Use of forces can't be solve any problem. Talk is best way to improve the peace and stability in region . Force can hold only same situation but can't improve. Kashmir problem is associated by pakistan and separatist leaders of Kashmir . Pakistan has said many time that he will support Kashmir people against india through moral, logical and arms groups . So india should be also take some action against Pakistani policy . Pakistan have no complaint against india because Pakistan is playing many card against india from 1947 to till date .
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Apr 04, 2015 12:25pm
So far as Gwadar port facility is concerned Pakistan needs to share enough of the profits so Balochistan can have fresh clean water, electricity and food subsidies. Otherwise Pakistan may have a fight on it's hands. The Gwadar port would be a good place to build a giant steel mill and let China ship in the iron ore and coke from Manchuria. I beam, rebar and pipe production could help modernize Balochistan to everyone's advantage. You don't just extract minerals from your own country and leave the land a wreak and the landscape pitted.
Richard Llewellyn in his novel about how greedy mine owners cheated the miners and ruined the land said, "They want all. They take all, and they put nothing back." The government can develop the area or spoil it. Without planning it could be a loss for future generations because politicians want their pockets filled now.
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Apr 04, 2015 12:26pm
resolve kashmir issue and balochistan issue will be resolved automatically:
Do you mean we India is somehow involved ???
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Apr 04, 2015 12:29pm
Pray, tell us how is Kashmir connected to the Balochistan issue?
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Apr 04, 2015 12:45pm
Look who is speaking, such criminals can only survive in Pakistani democracy
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Apr 04, 2015 12:55pm
The only way to bring peace in Balochistan is by getting it rid of all the corrupt nawabs and sardars of Balochistan.
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Apr 04, 2015 01:06pm
@jago_re because both are illegal occupied territories by Pakistan...
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Apr 04, 2015 01:12pm
The poor performance of Pak cricket team in WC too was due to Kashmir problem.
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Apr 04, 2015 01:14pm
@Rahul We all know who supports separatists in Baluchistan.
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Apr 04, 2015 01:15pm
Lebration of Balochistan only solution
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Apr 04, 2015 01:15pm
@jago_re India is supporting terrorists in Balochistan.
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Apr 04, 2015 01:30pm
For me there is no issue such as kashmir or balochistan. The problem is with Pakistani state. Pakistan needs to get its mind right for the peace in the region.
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Apr 04, 2015 01:37pm
@Rahul yes
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Apr 04, 2015 03:07pm
What has Kashmir issue got to do with Baluchistan? Be real.
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Apr 04, 2015 03:38pm
India is not involved in Pakistan...
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Apr 04, 2015 04:14pm
@Haider Rehman
well said.
Rahul, please dont tell me that any common man, no matter how disgruntled, can fight security forces and "plant road side bombs" without significant tactical, logistic and financial backing
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Apr 04, 2015 04:15pm
@Ati Khan May be,addressing Balochis' concerns about development would bring peace
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Apr 04, 2015 05:28pm
@gaurav kaushik Anyone hatching conspiracies against others will harp on innocence.
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Apr 04, 2015 05:34pm
Gwardar was handed over to China without Baluchistan government consent - what??? Don't Punjabi elites in Pakistan have at least peanut sized brain? Don't they learn any lesson from its Bangladesh debacle? Would they understand something called commonsense?
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Apr 04, 2015 06:14pm
Chief minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani has a good excuse to resolve his province.
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Apr 04, 2015 06:55pm
@Shahid
and pray tell me how some common delusional young men from Pakistan have the training and armaments to carry out 2008 attacks in mumbai.
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Apr 04, 2015 07:31pm
Very frank and honest observation on Kashmir by the Baloch leader ... which the Pakistani military establishment knows all too well ... Pakistan can not continue to stoke fire in Kashmir, and expect the Baloch people to not talk of freedom and remain quiet ... !!
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Apr 04, 2015 07:34pm
@Shahid ,
You are absolutely right ... but do you Pakistanis think that this can be done by one party for over 25 years, without any retaliation from the other party ... ??!! ... you can not whine when you receive the blow back of your own action ... !!
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Apr 04, 2015 07:46pm
Solving Kashmir to the benefit of Pakistan would automatically usher in peace, harmony, gas and electric power and development to Pakistan. After Kashmir, we would need Indian Hyderabad, reunion with Bangladesh, and other such unattainable targets to sustain our progress. Good luck with your admirable targets.
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Apr 04, 2015 07:48pm
@Haider Rehman we all know that India has ultimate control over everything going wrong in Pakistan.
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Apr 04, 2015 07:49pm
Mr. Raisani should not hold any important office in future. He is incompetent, inefficient, and insensitive to the pain of the common people. He showed these negative qualities during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Baluchistan.
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Apr 04, 2015 08:07pm
The Indian internet warriors at it again as usual. Kashmir is for the Kashmiris to decide so said Nehru. Forgetting something internet warriors?
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Apr 04, 2015 08:35pm
If Pakistan can provide moral , military and financial support to kashmiri separatists and Khalistani movements only to weaken and shame India then why not India support the Balochistan fredom struggle?
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Apr 04, 2015 08:37pm
And of course India is behind all this, lets all trust Brahamdagh Bugti.
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Apr 04, 2015 09:01pm
Balochistan will become more complicated for Pakistan soon if Nawaz Sharif administration gets bogged down in the Saudi Royal Family's futile efforts to keep control on their oil wealth. Let's hope sensible minds prevent this catastrophe for the country.
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Apr 04, 2015 09:24pm
@Rahul the whole world knows what the 12 indian consulates are doing in Afghanistan , near Pak border. RAW sponsored terrorism in Balochistan. He is right resolve kashmir and RAW terrorism stops.
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Apr 04, 2015 09:30pm
Those asking the link, are too ignorant, reading their newspapers. Waste of time all.
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Apr 04, 2015 09:51pm
The location and strategic significance of Kashmir forces India to hold on it, even if it was full of Martians. Then like Ajith Doval clearly stated if Kashmir bleeds( It has been for last 30 years) and Indian embassy gets attacked by proxy warriors, Balochistan will bleed even more. It is a test of who has more blood reserves and who is left standing. You can guess the outcome. Nothing but misery.
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Apr 04, 2015 10:04pm
it will be better to overcome the frustration of balochs through dialogue
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Apr 04, 2015 10:43pm
Though Mr. Raisani looks and , sometimes deliberately , pretends to be very simple and unaware about the things in political sorroundings. But some of his words and stances worth much that of his style . Now it depends on readers/ viewers to extract the relation , in detail, between Kashmir and Balochistan...
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Apr 04, 2015 10:54pm
Sad sad to see such criminals roaming free and accepting their mistakes shows there partnership in all the killings. These kind of people work on foreign agenda.......gold and copper belongs to the balochi people.....generations have passed and still none have been able to take advantage of their own wealth.....because of people like Raisani. Shame shame.....you never gave your people basic facilities........
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Apr 04, 2015 11:21pm
@Zak Actually, there are only 3. Its only in Pakistan that its believed otherwise, that says about something how different the world sees everything than what we believe it to be.
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Apr 05, 2015 12:35am
@Pervez :- Nehru was a kashmiri
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Apr 05, 2015 12:46am
@Pervez India is busy entering Mars.......Requesting Pakistan to take its steps towards that and not towards Kashmir.
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Apr 05, 2015 01:16am
Issue is related to one provience ruling entire country so we dont need india to blame for this. We lost east pak as we were not willing to gave fair share to them and we blame india for that. We have deprived balochistan and on top of that landlords there never supported any development and result is suffering of common people. To address the issue, a sizeable spending on infrastucture , education and health is required On long term basis. Once common man feel difference in life they will give up all support for all liberation movements which at present seems only hope for them.
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Apr 05, 2015 02:06am
@Zak Did you say 12 consulates? You should stop using internet if you cannot even do google search before commenting.
http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy4782/
check this line "India in Afghanistan: In addition to India's embassy in Kabul, India has 4 other representations in Afghanistan. These representations include consulates in Herat, Jalalabad, Mazar-e-Sharif, and Qandahar."
And this is for Pakistan:
http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy10746/
Pakistan in Afghanistan: In addition to Pakistan's embassy in Kabul, Pakistan has 4 other representations in Afghanistan. These representations include consulates in Herat, Jalalabad, Mazar-e-Sharif, and Qandahar.
So both Pak and India has 5 consulates each and you said 12? wow
Dawn please publish so people who have misconception can learn facts.
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Apr 05, 2015 02:11am
@Rahul Rocket science was not needed to understand that
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Apr 05, 2015 03:05am
@Shahid
firend u need to visit a few youtube videos where u can see how easily weapons and bombs can be obtained in Pakistan !
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Apr 05, 2015 05:23am
@Zak I for one did not know. Please provide proof. TTP is always at the front to take blame so where did India come in. Ignore your military and leadership lies and you will gleam.
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Apr 05, 2015 06:12am
@Pervez
Nehru did not say that. Read carefully what he actually said. You people in Pakistan are so misinformed by design.
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Apr 05, 2015 07:23am
@divyo from the Baloch leaders, precisely.
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Apr 05, 2015 07:24am
@Last Word we had a weakened team while your optimal team was whitewashed by the Australians. So don't even bring that up.
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Apr 05, 2015 07:33am
@Shyam Believe me, we will bleed Mr Doval dry! He takes more credit then he deserves though. USE has as much to do with the situation in Baluchistan as India does.
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Apr 06, 2015 08:43am
Violence multiplies violence
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Apr 07, 2015 05:07pm
What's wrong India supporting Baloch in peaceful way? When Pakistan can support Kashmir openly and in more violent way. Pakistan do not have moral right o talk on this.
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