Three Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti commanders, 20 others, surrender arms
QUETTA, June 29 (APP): Three commanders of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti along with their 20 associates surrendered their arms before the provincial home minister, Mir Shoaib Nosherwani, here Thursday. Speaking at a ceremony the three commanders: Bangan Khan, Saeed Khan and Neyal Khan Bugti, denounced violence and urged other fugitive fighters to follow their example. Minister Nosherwani reiterated the government’s offer of providing full protection to those who surrender their arms.(Posted @ 20:50 PST)
Great going! We always knew that ordinary baluchis never supported arrogant tyrants like this Nawab dude, blowing up schools, gas pipelines and challenging civil authority. This only further affirms faith of ordinary Pakistanis in the REAL loyalty of the baluchis!
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Also, thousands of Balochi’s kicked out by the Nawab years ago have been able to return to Dera Bugti and other area’s thanks to the Musharraf government.
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Now the latest news is that the nephew of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, and the only elected MNA for his JWP party - Mir Haider Bugti has defected to the government. If this is true this would be a devestating blow to Nawab Bugti.
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Pakistani Bugti tribesmen sit beside the heavy and light ammunition after their voluntary surrender Monday July 10 2006 at the local administration office in Sui, a town about 350 kilometers (210 miles) east of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, Pakistan.
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There should not be "clapping" and "cheering" when Balcohi miscreants are tackled. This is a somber situation that has to be dealt with, in a serious, and cautious mood.
Paksitani feds have bowed down for the last 60 years to the blackmail of Balochi sardars and FATA maliks. The fear of insurgency supported by Afghan government and Kabuli Kommies was too great for the Pak feds to go in and set up the rule of law.
With American + NATO forces in Afghanistan, the situation has completely turned around. This is the time to put massive funds in Baloch and FATA infrastructure mainly roads and rail in addition to electricity, water, and other utilities.
It will be OK to set up more police-stations and army forts in order to tame Pakistan's version of "wild west".
This is the only way to bring tribals into 21st centuries.
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The superior force (Pakistan) will eventually win the military battle, but up till now, the battle of the minds and ideas of the Balochis has been already lost. They simply do not trust or care for Pakistan's actions. Sardars can be bought but not the ideas of the masses.
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Dunno what you talk about "Pakistan's actions" that have to be "trusted" or "cared for" by the Balochi trouble makers.
Pak feds want to put more police stations, more army forts, more roads, a big port etc. Petty tribals will always resist these developments, because it forces people to get out of tribal life-style.
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That's the thing anti, we don't know if these developments will truly help the people or not. From past history, it makes sense that Balochis are suspicious. If you neglect people for 60 years, you can't accept them to believe everything you say overnight.
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Roads and ports bring prosperity to any region. Why it is so difficult for you to understand?
Police stations and Army forts bring peace that is a pre-requisite of any prosperity.
Right now Balochis go to Dubai precisely because of roads, ports, police and army system.
The same Balochis will be able to work close to home if we can all pitch in to create New Dubai in Balochistan. The best of all, there is no need to be humiliated for getting a visa in this case.
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The greatest achievment of people like Nawab Bugti is to murder his own people and displace thousands. While the greatest success of the Musharraf government is to bring back these people to their lands in Balochistan, where they can now take on the tyranny of Bugti.
