Quetta:
The chief of Balutchistan National Party-Galu (BNP-M), Sardar Akhtar Mengal, announced on Wednesday that he would reveal plans for new demonstrations on Thursday (today) while his protest in progress against the arrests of rights militants entered his sixth day.
His negotiations with a government delegation the day before ended without any breakthrough. Mengal, in an article on X, said that he would announce the next phase of demonstrations at 5 p.m. on April 3 (today).
“The delegation that visited us yesterday to negotiate our legitimate requests does not have the power to speak independently,” he said. “They were” messengers “without power, which” resides in those who really control this province “.”
He also warned the government that attempts to derail the movement by non -sincere talks would not succeed. “Tomorrow, April 3, 2025, at 5 p.m., we will announce our next phase of demonstrations,” he reiterated. “If they (the government) believe that they can distract us with these hollow negotiations, let it be clear: they have again poorly calculated.”
The mengal also deplored the communication failure in Balutchistan, calling it an effort to stifle dissent. “Since the end of last night, all cellular networks and homemade wifi in Balutchistan have been closed,” he wrote. “The only goal of this breakdown is to silence the voices of the oppressed.”
In addition, he accused the authorities of blocking the high members of the PTI who were on the way to join the sit-in. “In response, trenches have been dug, more containers placed and additional forces deployed. Each attempt that the government makes to wash its spots ends up leaving it more contaminated,” he said.
Press conference
A senior Balutchistan police official challenged the legitimacy of the Baloch Yakjehti committee (BYC) on Wednesday, saying that it is not a registered organization.
At a joint press conference held at the Central Police Office in Quetta, the deputy inspector general of the Quetta (DIG) police (DIG) Aitzaz Goraya, spokesman for provincial government Shahid Rind and the deputy commissioner of Quetta, Saad Bin Asad, were addressed to the ongoing demonstrations.
While recognizing the right of the byc to demonstrate, they affirmed that vandalism and the destruction of public goods would not be tolerated.
“The position of the Balutchistan government has been very clear: each political party or group has the right to protest peacefully as guaranteed by the Constitution,” said Rind.
Dig Goraya told an incident to the civilian hospital, saying that members of the BYC had attacked hospital staff and vandalized security cameras.
“The leaders and members of Byc went to the hospital to claim the bodies, but he was told to bring the heirs,” he said. “The byc said that they are the heirs and that they will remove the bodies. I will let you answer the question of who is black [Balochistan Liberation Army] The heirs are. “”
He added that the BYC forcibly removing the bodies, damaging the morgue of the hospital and assaulting the police and the hospital staff.
“On the one hand, they [the BYC] Talk about human rights and the other, they have the bodies of terrorists, “said Goraya, adding that the police have intercepted them and recovered the bodies.
Detailing the damage caused during Quetta demonstrations, the excavation revealed that the demonstrators destroyed on 36 safe city cameras, 18 posts and several hundred meters of fiber optic cables.
“In addition, the university door was destroyed, a nearby post office was burned and some demonstrators broke into a bank to steal money, but they were pushed,” he added.
He declared that legal proceedings had been engaged against the persons involved in vandalism and that the first information reports (FIR) were recorded.
“Everyone has the right to protest, but no one has the right to destroy public or private property or block the right of the public,” said Goraya. “If you want to protest, do it in front of the press club or the DC office.”
He also revealed that the authorities had attempted negotiations with the Byc, but the group was not willing to engage in dialogue.
“No one was ready to listen to. If they don’t want to listen to and do a shade and cry … According to the legal procedures given, the District Administration had to act,” he said.
Asked about the legal position of byc, Goraya interviewed: “Where is the byc?”
He explained that if the group had been officially registered, they would have been bound by specific legal frameworks to conduct their protests.
Answering another question, Rind admitted that Internet and Cellular Services had been suspended from Quetta due to safety problems. However, he reiterated that the government has remained open to dialogue.
“Negotiations are underway with [Balochistan National Party chief] Sardar Akhtar Mengal as part of the Masting sit-in, “he added.
