PAKISTAN: Three more women allegedly buried in the same way as five women buried earlier in Balochistan, Islam and Human Rights, NewAgeIslam.com

Islam and Human Rights

PAKISTAN: Three more women allegedly buried in the same way as five women buried earlier in Balochistan

Detailed information has been obtained regarding an earlier case in which Mr. Abdul Sattar Umrani was involved (AHRC-STM-234-2008

).

In this case, he forcibly occupied the land of Haji Bulab Palali in Moza Tharoo, Babakot, and gave the house to his brother, at the same time that his brother became provincial of housing in May 2008. It caused armed fighting between the two parties and one man from the Umrani side, Mr. Abdul Fateh Bangal, was killed.

In an act of revenge for Bangal's death, Umrani's side attacked Haji's house together with Mr. Mohammed Murad. During the assault they killed eight people including the wife of Haji and his four sons.

After the killings took place, Mr. Nadir Magsi, minister of Sindh province held a Jirga that decided upon a fine of Rs. 10 million (around USD 150,000) against Abdul Sattar Umrani. He made a payment of Rs. 1 million for the murder of each person and 2 million rupees

for dishonoring the sanctity of another's house by attacking it. However, the police have not yet instigated an investigation or made any effort to arrest those responsible.

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Pakistan: Insurrection in Balochistan, Current affairs, NewAgeIslam.com

Current affairs

Pakistan: Insurrection in Balochistan

Balochistan needs less violence and more practical politics

CHIEF Minister of Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif, has once again trumped Islamabad when it comes to politics and symbolism. In a high profile visit to Quetta, Mr Sharif struck the right notes of reconciliation and rapprochement in Balochistan, a province with festering issues that the government at the centre has done little to address. No doubt that the serious crises of militancy, politics and the economy that the federal government is faced with would tax even the most efficient of administrations, but that is no excuse for putting the Balochistan issue on the backburner. On Sunday, a meeting of Balochistan’s provincial legislators decided to approach the federal government to resolve the issue of provincial autonomy, implement Balochistan’s constitutional quota in federal services and autonomous corporations, and recruit local youths in provincial forces. The demands are a testament to the centre’s current lack of interest in Balochistan. The release of Sardar Akhtar Mengal, president of his faction of the Balochistan National Party, and Shahzain Bugti, grandson of the late Nawab Akbar Bugti, were positive steps, but clearly more needs to be done.

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