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KARACHI: After 11 years of silence, the prince of the defunct state of Kalat, Mohiuddin Baloch, came up with a suggestion for resolving the Balochistan crisis by asking the government to hand over the government of Balochistan to him for three years while the Centre kept defence, finance and foreign affairs with it.
Briefing the media at the Karachi Press Club here on Monday, he asked the rulers to desist from carrying out any armed action in the province as he feared that the external forces might interfere in the matter.
A former minister in the Zia-Junejo regime, he said that there was a danger of conflict in the province.The prince of the defunct Kalat state in Balochistan warned that if reconciliation was not reached on the Balochistan issue and if an armed conflict took place then there were chances of interference in the affairs of Balochistan.
If the government is serious in bringing peace in the province then it should come up with the formula that suits the Baloch people or he feared that a 1971-like situation would prevail and the innocent Baloch people “who were befooled for the past many years would stand for their rights”.He said that four countries had been having economic interests in the province because Balochistan would play a key role in the regional economic development.
The prince, who is also the chief of the Baloch Rabita-Ittefaq Tehreek (BRIT), made it clear that he had many options and offers were being made to him but he wanted to see a settlement that could not jeopardize the situation in the province.
He said that Nawaz Sharif should form a committee to settle the issues amicably and he warned the government to avoid ignoring the Baloch people. He said that Islamabad was continuing with its fixed mind. He asked why there was no important civil post for the Baloch people.He urged the government to keep the national interests supreme as ground realities had changed.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-274497-Prince-of-former-Kalat-state-asks-Centre-to-hand-over-Balochistan-govt
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