Monday, February 07, 2005
Armed struggle only way out: Marri
ISLAMABAD: Baloch nationalists have rejected the government’s talks’ offer and have resolved to achieve their rights at all costs, Nawab Khair Bux Marri, Baloch nationalist leader, told BBC on Sunday.
He said the Baloch leaders had linked the dialogue process to the withdrawal of troops from the province. He described the armed struggle as the only means to achieve the rights of the people of Balochistan. The Baloch leader said the talks would not yield any results because the government was not sincere in its offer and wanted to gain time.
Baloch nationalists Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti and Sardar Attaullah Khan Mengal have already made clear that that they would not hold talks with the government unless the government pulled out troops from Sui.
Balochistan is in the throes of an intensifying rebellion by tribesmen demanding a bigger share of the region’s natural resources. On Saturday, bomb blasts caused major damage to a train track and a gas pipe. The main railway line between Quetta and the Iranian city of Zahidan was severed for the second time in a week. The Balochistan Liberation Army has said it carried out a number of the previous attacks, including rocket strikes on the Sui gas field.
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