BNP Opposes Census Until Repatriation of Afghan Refugees

The Baloch Hal News

QUETTA: While rejecting the recent house-listing and census, leaders of the Balochistan National Party (Mengal) have said that until the Afghan refugees were repatriated to their country, they would not accept any census in Balochistan.

BNP leaders, including Central Secretary Information Agha Hassan Baloch, Saeed Ahmed Kurd and Imran Balochistan stated this while addressing a protest demonstration outside Quetta Press Club on Sunday.

They said that 4 million Afghan refugees were dwelling in Balochistan and after their induction in census Baloch people would be converted into minority on their own motherland. “Baloch Nation will never accept any census in the presence of Afghan refugees”, they asserted.

Blaming Afghan refugees for introducing Kalashnikov and drug culture in Balochistan, speakers said that owing to their presence the law and order situation of Balochistan had badly deteriorated. “Having no restrictions Afghan refugees have reached every nook and corner of Balochistan creating immense difficulties for local people”, they added.

BNP leader said that Afghan refugees had succeeded to obtain Pakistani national identity cards and purchased property every where in the province including Baloch populated districts.

They said that thousands of people had been displaced from Dera Bugti and Kohlu districts due to military operation launched by Pervez Musharraf while a large number of people had been displaced from Naseerabad and Jaffarabad owing to devastating floods. “About 1 million people are displaced in Balochistan and in such a situation it is not viable to carryout census”, they added.

They said that BNP would not accept any census in the presence of Afghan refuges and without rehabilitation of displaced people of Dera Bugti, Kohlu, Naseerabad and Jaffarabad.

They also appealed United Nations for taking notice of injustices and excesses towards Baloch and ensure transparent census in Balochistan.

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