Baloch Leaders Reject New Package

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Baloch Leaders Reject New Package, Baloch leaders have rejected the “Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan Package”, declaring it a linguistic game.

The session under chairmanship of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has approved the name Aghaz-e-Huqooq-e-Balochistan for Balochistan Package and decided to continue consultation on the package.

A statement issued from Prime Minister House has said that Senator Raza Rabbani briefed Baloch parliamentarians about Balochistan Package in the special session called by the prime minister. Baloch parliamentarians in the attending the special session have labeled it a linguistic game. They were of the viewpoint that the package does not have any new facilities or benefits for Balochistan. They said that the government should move beyond the recommendations prepared earlier. They demanded the government to change the IG Frontier Constabulary and deploy a Baloch official. They also demanded to stop unannounced arrests of Baloch leaders and immediate recovery of missing persons.