Imran Khan defends terror suspects

[Himalaya]

i doubt if anyone has been to Balochistan here except a few people…those that have been will experience a lot of poverty…especially if they veer off the main road linked towns…

are there really 1000’s missing? where are they? what can be done to free them or find them?

i have to agree with you that imran’s comments are justified…no one should live like an exploited slave…we are all equal…but then again another poster has mentionned that imran spends no time talking about atrocities committed by so called islamic militants…

why waste all the time on criticising mqm, musharaf and not other groups who are just as bad?

he sounds like an angry young man at times

@omairhr

BLA might be an Indian supported group but the people of Baluchistan have genuine problems with the central government.

Given the fact that Baluchistan has most of the natural resources in Pakistan and is the biggest energy provider, the people still live in extreme poverty there. If they are angry with the other provinces, they are justified in doing so.

You trash my village. Abduct hundreds of people. Kill my guardian (sardar) and expect me to remain voiceless? There are thousands of people from Baluchistan still ‘missing’. You replace one badmash with a bigger badmash (the army).

Imran said that taking up arms can be justified if there is not other ‘democratic alternative’ left. That’s what happened in Palestine, Afghanistan and now happening in Baluchistan. We need to address the root cause of grievances of the Baluch people rather than just go and kill all the ‘terror suspects’.

For a preview of the situation in Baluchistan you can read Higher poverty in Balochistan -DAWN - Business; February 6, 2006 .

Going into the province and actually experiencing the poverty they have might not be good for heart of ‘patiotic Pakistanis’.