Illogical desire
Ali
Sukhanver
Separation
of Balochistan from Pakistan is a demand of the people of Balochistan or a
desire of the international conspirators? certainly not a very confusing
question. If it were a demand of the people of Balochistan, they would not have
taken a very vibrant part in the previous Local Bodies Elections as well as in
the National Elections. Before these elections some of the analysts had been
highlighting the fear of the so-called separatists that the elected leaders
would emerge as a force at the grassroots with a vested interest in preserving
the system. This fear simply exposed the hollowness of the claims of the
separatists regarding the majority of the Baloch being opposed to Pakistan. On
the other hand a few representatives of the Baloch Republican Army commented
that the state wanted to deceive the world through election process at
different levels.
The on-ground realities however,
supported neither the fears of the separatists nor the assessment of the
representatives of the Baloch Republican Army. The people of Balochistan proved
on to the world that they are very much political and democratic; they know very
well how to use their right of vote in a civilized manner. Separation from
Pakistan is neither the need nor the demand of the people of Balochistan, it
could be a desire of a few people with vested interests and certainly they are
not supported by the whole of Balochi nation. The people of Balochistan would
not be participating in the matters of national interest, if they were with the
separatists. Today the participation of the elected members in the meetings of
the Provincial Assembly, the National Assembly and the Senate, appearance of
the candidates from Balochistan in the Competitive Exams and presence of
countless Baloch brave soldiers and officers in different law-enforcement
agencies is a proof that the Baloch people are an integral part and parcel of
Pakistani society. It is also a very bitter reality that Balochistan has always
been a centre of neglect by different political governments at National and
Provincial levels. There has been a lack of sincerity and devotion for the
people of Balochistan. The development work, the opportunities of employment,
facilities of health and education and the means of communication were not
given that priority and importance which must have been the issue of main
concern but the responsibility of this situation does not fall only on the
shoulders of the Federal government; the locally elected members of the
Provincial and National Assemblies are also responsible for this ‘democratic
atrocity’. So many times we learn through print and electronic media and from the
speeches and statements of different political leaders that the precious
treasures hidden beneath the rocky mountains of Balochistan can make the whole
world prosperous for hundred of years but in spite of so much wealth, a common
man of Balochistan has to travel a distance of hundreds of miles to go to the
Nishtar Hospital Multan for the treatment of his ordinary ailments.
A common man of Balochistan is
getting no benefit of the precious treasures hidden beneath his own land. The
only benefit he gets out of these hidden treasures is the meager amount he is
paid as the labour for digging out these precious treasures. He has never been
a direct share-holder in any kind of royalty given to the Sardars or Nawabs for
these treasures. And this thing certainly gives birth to a feeling of
deprivation among the common people of Balochistan but it doesn’t have any
linkage with any type of separatist movement. It is very much true that
sometimes there is an atmosphere of silent protest and soundless complaint in Balochistan
but it is not against the State of Pakistan; it is against the system. The fact
of the matter is that the problem with Balochistan is neither of political
nature nor it is a case of any type of deprivation or exploitation; it is
simply a pathetic story of criminal neglect and intentional ignorance. Keeping
in view the famous proverbial ‘make hay when the sun shines’, some of the
Western conspirators in collaboration with a few of Baloch Sardars are
exploiting this situation as much as possible. They are trying to give the
world an impression that the rage or wrath or dissatisfaction of the Baloch
people is expression of their desire of detachment from Pakistan. The sole
objective of creating this atmosphere of confusions and misunderstandings is nothing
but to provide a solid base to the foreign forces to intrude Balochistan. For
this purpose sometimes the name of BLA is introduced and sometimes it is BRA.
With the help of various terrorist activities, innocent people are being
slaughtered in the name of caste and creed. Places of religious sacred
importance are being targeted. Even the children and women are not spared. All
these actions have never been a part of the glorious Baloch traditions. It is
absolutely unintelligible how the groups claiming to liberate Balochistan could
go against the Baloch traditions because for a Baloch the most sacred thing is
his culture and traditions.
Some of the analysts are of the
opinion that the international forces are playing a horrible game in the name
of the liberation of Balochistan. They have fixed their eyes on natural
treasures of Balochistan and they simply want to grab these treasures.
Unfortunately these forces have won sympathies and support of some of the
Baloch Sardars who in fact have never been a part of Baloch society. These
Sardars usually spend their lives in Western countries in a very lavish and
luxurious way. They have never experienced the ordeals which are simply a
routine of life for a common Baloch. These so-called Baloch leaders have full
support of some of the members of the US Congress. These Congressmen have their
own grievances with Pakistan because they think that Pakistan had been
sheltering Osama-bin-Laden, so to penalize Pakistan for that sin of sheltering,
they want to teach Pakistan a lesson in form of separation of Balochistan.
Whether it is international lust for the treasures hidden under the rocky
mountains of Balochistan or desire of the US Congressmen to teach Pakistan a
lesson for sheltering Osama Bin Laden or the wish of the Sardars sitting in the
foreign lands to rule over Balochistan, it is responsibility of the whole
nation to pay serious attention to situation. We all will have to join hands
together to bring back the paradise like peaceful calmness and serene tranquility
of Balochistan.
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