The writer is a security analyst.
THIS past week has been full of surprises for the people of Balochistan. First, Prime Minister Imran Khan said during his Gwadar visit that he was considering holding talks with the Baloch nationalists. Later, a media report claimed that the federal cabinet had given the go-ahead for discussions with annoyed Baloch tribes. As a sign of quick implementation, the Prime Minister appointed Jamhoori Watan Party chief and MNA Shahzain Bugti as his special assistant on reconciliation and harmony in the province.
Shahzain Bugti, a grandson of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti who was killed in a military operation during Gen Musharraf’s dictatorial rule, wasn’t one of his grandfather’s favourite relatives as his father Talal Bugti did not enjoy amiable ties with Nawab Bugti. Apparently, the latter favoured another grandson Brahamdagh Bugti, who lives in exile in Switzerland and heads the Baloch Republican Party and is said to control the insurgency operations o
میں شدید ڈپریشن میں وہاں سے اٹھی - ایکسپریس اردو
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