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QUETTA: The chief of the paramilitary troops in Balochistan has claimed that millions of rupees were being spent to spread a state of unrest in the insurgency-hit province, DawnNews reported.
Speaking to media representatives at the FC headquarters here on Saturday, Inspector General Frontier Corps Balochistan Major General Obaidullah Khan Khattak said on Saturday that over 30 militant training camps had been set up across the border in Afghanistan to launch terrorist and anti-state activities in Balochistan.
Maj Gen Khattak also claimed that around 121 insurgent training facilities were operating in different parts of the province.
Teachers, doctors and many civilians have fallen prey to target killings, said Khattak adding that over 100,000 people had migrated from the province due to its law and order situation.
About 550 incidents of terrorism have taken place in the province so far this year, out of which several groups have claimed responsibilities of 258 such incidents, he informed the media.
The future of the country is in Balochistan, said Khattak, alleging that foreign powers had their eyes set on the province for the same reason. Moreover, a well-planned conspiracy had been hatched for a propaganda campaign against the FC and intelligence agencies, he added.
The Frontier Corps had recently come under much criticism over its alleged role in forced disappearances and human rights violations in Balochistan. The Supreme Court is also hearing a case on the provinces law and order situation.
The IG FCs comments come after a hearing on Friday in which a bench of apex court judges, headed by the chief justice, assailed the FC and described the recent killing of three people whose whereabouts were being sought by the court as a chilling reminder to it.
We are aware that lives of law enforcement personnel were also being lost, however that does not empower anyone to take the law into their own hands, one of the judges had remarked during the hearing.
Balochistan, Pakistans largest province by area, has been the centre of a violent insurgency by nationalist activists and militant groups.
On Tuesday, a high-level meeting attended by the prime minister, army chief Kayani, ISI head DG-ISI Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam, and Balochistan Chief Minister Raisani had decided to initiate dialogue with the Baloch leadership and discontented nationalist parties in the province.
Over 30 training camps in Afghanistan fuelling Balochistan unrest: IG FC | DAWN.COM
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I think it is high-time that people like Brahamdagh Bugti and Harbyar Marri and made quite. Yesterday Bugti gave a interview on radio that he has only one thing on his mind, and that is independence. And they will fight for it. There are also pashtuns in Balochistan, but they never say anything like this. These 3 or so tribes are really making a serious case against themselves.
Speaking to media representatives at the FC headquarters here on Saturday, Inspector General Frontier Corps Balochistan Major General Obaidullah Khan Khattak said on Saturday that over 30 militant training camps had been set up across the border in Afghanistan to launch terrorist and anti-state activities in Balochistan.
Maj Gen Khattak also claimed that around 121 insurgent training facilities were operating in different parts of the province.
Teachers, doctors and many civilians have fallen prey to target killings, said Khattak adding that over 100,000 people had migrated from the province due to its law and order situation.
About 550 incidents of terrorism have taken place in the province so far this year, out of which several groups have claimed responsibilities of 258 such incidents, he informed the media.
The future of the country is in Balochistan, said Khattak, alleging that foreign powers had their eyes set on the province for the same reason. Moreover, a well-planned conspiracy had been hatched for a propaganda campaign against the FC and intelligence agencies, he added.
The Frontier Corps had recently come under much criticism over its alleged role in forced disappearances and human rights violations in Balochistan. The Supreme Court is also hearing a case on the provinces law and order situation.
The IG FCs comments come after a hearing on Friday in which a bench of apex court judges, headed by the chief justice, assailed the FC and described the recent killing of three people whose whereabouts were being sought by the court as a chilling reminder to it.
We are aware that lives of law enforcement personnel were also being lost, however that does not empower anyone to take the law into their own hands, one of the judges had remarked during the hearing.
Balochistan, Pakistans largest province by area, has been the centre of a violent insurgency by nationalist activists and militant groups.
On Tuesday, a high-level meeting attended by the prime minister, army chief Kayani, ISI head DG-ISI Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam, and Balochistan Chief Minister Raisani had decided to initiate dialogue with the Baloch leadership and discontented nationalist parties in the province.
Over 30 training camps in Afghanistan fuelling Balochistan unrest: IG FC | DAWN.COM
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I think it is high-time that people like Brahamdagh Bugti and Harbyar Marri and made quite. Yesterday Bugti gave a interview on radio that he has only one thing on his mind, and that is independence. And they will fight for it. There are also pashtuns in Balochistan, but they never say anything like this. These 3 or so tribes are really making a serious case against themselves.
