Re: Balochistan crisis & its resolution!
I never said that Punjabis are queuing to migrate to Baluchistan. Or did I … can you please show me? Why do you want to accuse me of something I never said? I think it is attitude and mindset you and some on this forum are showing, that is to show reluctance in accepting the cause and rectifying it, Pakistan lost Bengal.
I only wrote Balochs fears, that if Baluchistan develops then they would see influx of settlers (according to them, Punjabi settlers), so it is better that Baluchistan do not develop, rather get independence.
Many Balochs think that Pakistan and Pakistani establishment wants to colonise Baluchistan by making Balochs minority in Baluchistan, just like United Kingdom colonised Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and USA, by settling people in these areas from UK making locals a minority (people migrating to these areas from UK were also called settlers).
For many Balochs, Pakistan is Punjab and Pakistani establishment is Punjabi establishment. Balochs also think that settlers are agents of establishment, whom establishment supports and protects in Baluchistan, that make settlers a valid target.
If you will see trend of killing Punjabis in Baluchistan, reality is that, they were not ordinary Punjabis but they were mostly Punjabi settlers who were government servants working in Baluchistan. Recently, Balochs have started targeting Punjabi civilian settlers too on pretext that establishment is killing innocent Balochs, so they have right to kill innocent settlers.
What I am writing in my post is that, for Pakistan to keep Baluchistan within federation, Pakistan has to do something to stop trend of inter-provincial migration, and also convince Balochs that it is not Pakistani intention to colonise Baluchistan by sending settlers. Else, the way things are going, Baluchistan could leave federation just like Bangladesh.
Balochs may not be able to do that on their own but since Pakistan is good in making every neighbouring country enemy, and many world influential powers may also like to see Pakistan disintegrate, Balochs would always going to find financial and military help from outside in support of their struggle for independence.