QUETTA(National Times)- Condemning a recent terrorist attack in Dasht Goran, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti said on Friday that the government had always maintained that such acts have nothing to do with Baloch values, rather were purely terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was responding to points raised by lawmakers on various issues in the Balochistan Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, MPA Mir Jahanzeb Mengal, speaking on a point of order, said that \u201cFitna al-Hindustan\u201d had attacked the house of Mir Qambar Khan Mengal in Dasht Goran at 6am. He said the firing continued until 4pm, leaving Ahmed Nawaz Mengal dead and another person injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is my house, and my mother and sisters are there. This is not Balochiyat. If anyone is so keen on fighting, let them specify the place, field and time. The Balochistan chief minister should take notice of the incident,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CM Bugti said the people of the province were increasingly realising that the Baloch were being pushed into a futile conflict. \u201cWhat kind of tradition allows the killing of passengers and unarmed people?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asma Jattak case<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, speaking about the high-profile Asma Jattak case, he said the government had been in contact with her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have said before that the matter is sensitive and cannot be discussed on the floor of the assembly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The case he was referring to revolves around the murder of Ms Jattak\u2019s father in August this year. The woman in question was abducted in 2025. After being freed, she levelled allegations against an influential individual, accusing him of threatening her family. The same day, her father was shot dead outside their residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Referring to remarks by lawmakers during a previous sitting, the chief minister said it was inappropriate to name an individual, whose father had also served as the provincial chief minister, and allege on the assembly floor that those responsible for the killing of Asma Jattak\u2019s father were present in the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have reports from the security agencies, and the information provided by the member concerned is incorrect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n School safety<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Referring to the recent school roof collapse incident in Peshawar where several children lost their lives, former chief minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch urged the chief minister to direct the Education Department, the Communications and Works (C&W) Department and local councillors to inspect all government and private school buildings across Balochistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said officials should visit schools in every area and ensure that any building found to be dilapidated was closed until it could be made safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In response, the chief minister said he had directed authorities to inspect the buildings of all schools and colleges across the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaker Abdul Khaliq Khan Achak\u00ad\u00adzai noted that because madressahs accommodate children, their buildings also require strict safety inspections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" QUETTA(National Times)- Condemning a recent terrorist attack in Dasht Goran, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti said on Friday that the government had always maintained that such acts have nothing to do with Baloch values, rather were purely terrorism. He was responding to points raised by lawmakers on various issues in the Balochistan Assembly. Earlier, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n