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Jamali offers to arrange meeting between tribal jirga, Musharraf ]
ISLAMABAD: Former Balochistan chief minister Mir Taj Muhammad Jamali has offered to arranged a meeting between President General Pervez Musharraf and a Loya Jirga (grand jirga) for peace in Balochistan.
Quetta’s residents are paralysed with fear, and peace and development here has been stalemated, said the former chief minister. “I propose to the president that he meet the jirga comprising of chiefs from Jalawan, Saran, Magsi, Murri, Bugti, Jugezai and Mengal,” he said. The issue is slipping from the control of tribal chiefs and headed towards the liberation army, he warned.
Jamail said that billion of rupees had been being spent on army personnel stationed in the province, “but Musharraf is still not ready for dialogue”. The way he has switched from Kalabagh to Bhasha dam, he should resolve this issue through negotiations rather than bullets, he added.
He urged that provincial autonomy be given to Balochistan as per the Constitution. The Pakistan Army will have to face a liberation army and then Balochistan will not be a province to live in if the situation is not normalised soon,” he added. Online
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default...-4-2006_pg7_16
Jamali offers to arrange meeting between tribal jirga, Musharraf ]
ISLAMABAD: Former Balochistan chief minister Mir Taj Muhammad Jamali has offered to arranged a meeting between President General Pervez Musharraf and a Loya Jirga (grand jirga) for peace in Balochistan.
Quetta’s residents are paralysed with fear, and peace and development here has been stalemated, said the former chief minister. “I propose to the president that he meet the jirga comprising of chiefs from Jalawan, Saran, Magsi, Murri, Bugti, Jugezai and Mengal,” he said. The issue is slipping from the control of tribal chiefs and headed towards the liberation army, he warned.
Jamail said that billion of rupees had been being spent on army personnel stationed in the province, “but Musharraf is still not ready for dialogue”. The way he has switched from Kalabagh to Bhasha dam, he should resolve this issue through negotiations rather than bullets, he added.
He urged that provincial autonomy be given to Balochistan as per the Constitution. The Pakistan Army will have to face a liberation army and then Balochistan will not be a province to live in if the situation is not normalised soon,” he added. Online
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default...-4-2006_pg7_16
If peace can be achieved, then one should not stand on egos and instead get cracking and get the problem solved!
Of course it is a moot point if full autonomy can be given. It will only start a chain reaction of other states wanting the same privilege.
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