Pakistan is one of Washington’s bulwarks in the war on terror, and receives around $600 million a year in U.S. military aid. According to Baluch rebel sources in Quetta and military sources in Islamabad, U.S. helicopters supplied to Pakistan for hunting members of al-Qaeda have been redirected to Baluchistan’s deserts to fight Bugti and his two comrades-in-arms. Three Cessna aircraft, outfitted with sophisticated surveillance equipment and given to Pakistan last year by the U.S. to help catch heroin smugglers, have also been drafted into service against the Baluch rebels. Quetta military base sources say that when U.S. antinarcotics agents examined the Cessnas’ flight records last month, they found that only seven hours were spent chasing drug runners, while most of the flying time was logged over Bugti’s craggy domain scanning for rebel camps.
Baluch sources say that U.S. surveillance aircraft and Cobra gunships have targeted tribesmen.
Its interesting that this article is written by our most undistnguished former Foreign Minister; a man who ditched Nawaz Sharif to Join BB back in the early 90s and her disastrous second tenure. “…from one Sardar to another”…yeah sure “Sardar” 2-tone Asef Ahmad Ali wishes he had a fiefdom like Bugti’s
What struck me is the part highlighted above. If the punjabies are so darned weak what does that make his own Baloch Bugti slaves? This “recollection” is so rife with pseudo sanctimonious hypocrisy that it is actually neauseating to read. So the Punjabi army is this and the Punjabi Army is that, then why oh why did he as Chief Minister of Balochistan allow the “Punjabi Army” to conduct operations in his homeland?
^^ 'Punjabi army' is only smokescreen. It's obvious these people hate Pakistan. The person who believes that civil admin. is 80 percent Punjabi, and the writer who quoted it without debunking it are either 'slow' or demented. Or perhaps these wily people like to peddle lies just as they have been doing all their lives. That is their only profession. Look at what the patriot had to say when the issue of accession to Pak was raised:
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He said he had signed the tribal council's declaration in 1946 for the creation of Pakistan. Look at the map carefully, he said. On one side is Afghanistan which is an unruly land. To the west are the Iranian mullahs. So it is better to deal with the devil one knows.
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In other words, the coward knew that 'unruly Afghans' and 'Iranian Mullahs' would beat the crap out of him if he tried to question their authority. So he opted for the 'devil he knew'. Yea, very brave of you, Mr Akbar. It's amazing what green chillies and Comie Vodka can do to your brain.
All you 'pakistanis' living in Us/UK, etc can pretend to know all you want, but the fact is that the vast majority of baloch supported him vs Punjabistan, illustrated by the complete strikes, riots and complete condemnation for days and dayss that filled up virtually all papers.
Whatever his sins, they were no worse than those colonising Balochistan.
He died a hero, a tiger in the eyes of the vast majority of Baloch, whether you want to belive it or not
^Bugti just tried to exploit that incident to serve his own political purpose.This m.fr had his own jails where he kept women of opposing tribesmen and had them raped.People of his own bugti tribe who were against him showed up on ary and explained how he has kidnapped and killed some of their people.and thats why any member of his family could not show up in dera bugti to attend his funeral because they would’ve been killed by people who are against him.
It was always obvious that was not a ‘tribal hideout’, but many people will swallow whatever propaganda the govt and Bugti enemies say, without even questioning.
Many,many things they have said about him are mistaken, but no matter, the fools will happily live in their dream world
People in Dera Bugti actually celebrated his death, and now Balochistan after a few disturbances is largely back to normal. Nawab Bugti is history, and people in Pakistan are talking about many other things now.
The only Baloch celebrating were Kalpars, and enemies of Bugti
The vast majority of Baloch were deeply saddened, and will recall the Nawab as the Tiger of Balochistan, further inspiring the Baloch to continue to fight for their rights.
QUETTA: Balochistan National Party (BNP) Senator Sanaullah Baloch, who is currently in self-exile in Europe, has refused to follow his party’s decision to resign from the Senate in protest against the killing of tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti. A government source told Daily Times that Baloch was in constant contact with Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousaf for the release of his younger brother, Samiullah Baloch, who was allegedly kidnapped by intelligence agencies two months ago. ** “Baloch has asked the Senate chairman not to accept any resignation issued by the party with his name, because he is not willing to give up his seat,” the source said. **
The BNP, led by Sardar Akhtar Mengal, decided to quit parliamentary politics at a public meeting to protest Bugti’s killing, but the decision backfired when other Baloch nationalist parties refused to follow the example set by the BNP. The decision also resulted in rifts within the BNP, in addition to triggering strife among parties from the Baloch National Alliance (BNA). The National Party and the Jamoori Watan Party, two main components of the BNA, also refused to follow in the footsteps of the BNP, saying that they would not quit assemblies if parties from the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD), Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (PONM) and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) did not do so. MMA sources said that the party wanted the democratic process in the province to be stable. “If all other parties agree to resign, we might consider doing so,” said an MMA leader.
Hudood Ordinance
A former military ruler, Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, introduced the Hudood Ordinance in 1979 in a move to Islamise the legal system.
Hudood refers to punishments in the Quran for adultery and fornication, as well as for consuming alcohol, making false accusations and stealing.
Rights groups say the Hudood law discriminates against women
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In practice, Islamic courts do exercise discretion over rape cases, but not often enough, according to rights activists, who say there are about 6,500 women in prison, more than 4,000 of them on Hudood violations, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says.
The government must try to correct itself instead of labelling and killing tribal leaders.
