Re: Thousands of Balochi tribesmen exiled by Nawab Bugti return to Balochistan
**Rehabilitation of displaced Bugtis to usher new era of development and tranquility in Balochistan: Sherpao **
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has said that the return and rehabilitation of displaced Rahija, Kalpars and Massoris to their homes and hearths in Dera Bugti after nine years displacement would usher an era of peace and tranquility in Balochistan and pave the way for development in the area. He observed this in a statement issued here on Monday. The interior minister said that these tribesmen were coerced by Nawab Akbar Bugti to leave their ancestral abodes in Dera Bugti and Sui and were forced to take refuge in neighbouring districts of Dera Ghazi Khan and Multan of Punjab. These tribesmen have undergone tremendous hardship and vicissitude. The action against miscreants and Ferraris in Dera Bugti and Kohlu encouraged these tribesmen to return to their homes and also manifest their confidence in the government. We are pleased on their return. The government would ensure full protection to all residents who wish to return to their homes. The return of these displaced tribesmen on one hand would bring peace and stability in Dera Bugti and open new vistas of development on the other, he added. The interior minister urged these tribesmen to get settled quickly and play their role in the development and uplift of their area.