Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Friday mentioned that these waging struggle towards the state had been unwilling to come back to the negotiating desk.
His remarks got here days after the lethal assault on the Jaffar Specific that resulted within the martyrdom of 26 prepare passengers, together with 18 safety personnel from the military and the FC. 33 terrorists had been additionally killed by the safety forces through the clearance operation in Balochistan’s Bolan district.
Talking on Geo Information’ programme “Aaj Shahzaib Khanzada Ke Saath”, CM Bugti mentioned: “If Akhtar Mengal or Abdul Malik Baloch have an answer to the difficulty, allow them to current it — we’re prepared.”
He mentioned that Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, in his tenure, initiated dialogue with the dissident Baloch leaders. He mentioned that the previous CM didn’t take him as house minister and the provincial meeting into confidence.
The chief minister was of the view that talks may very well be held with the political events registered with the Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP).
The CM requested: “On what ought to we negotiate with terrorists?”
Referring to their alleged involvement in subversive actions within the nation, CM Bugti mentioned that the complete nation was referring to the disillusioned Baloch leaders as terrorists.
Lambasting the PTI for relocating 1000’s of militants to the nation following the autumn of Kabul in 2021, he mentioned: “Permitting the banned outfit to return can also be a purpose for the rise in terrorism.”
It was one of many main causes behind current spike in terrorism within the nation, he added.
He mentioned that PPP all the time supported the reconciliation course of to resolve the challenges being confronted by Balochistan.
The chief minister reiterated that the Afghan soil was getting used for terror assaults inside Pakistan.
Earlier within the day, Director Normal of Inter-Providers Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant Normal Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry termed India essential sponsor of terrorism in Balochistan, saying the newest assault on Jaffar Specific is the continuation of the identical coverage.
Addressing a media briefing flanked by Balochistan CM Bugti, the DG ISPR mentioned: “The newest assault in Balochistan and different terrorist incidents that passed off previously…we perceive that the primary sponsor of those [attacks] is your jap neighbor.”
The outlawed Baloch Liberation Military (BLA), throughout Tuesday’s assault on the Jaffar Specific, blew up prepare tracks and held over 440 passengers hostage in a day-long standoff with safety companies in a distant mountain move in Bolan district.
The navy, after clearing the prepare and rescuing hostages, mentioned it killed 33 attackers. Earlier than the operation started, terrorists had martyred 26 passengers, whereas 4 safety personnel had been martyred through the operation.
In at present’s presser, Lt Gen Chaudhry confirmed that three FC troopers embraced martyrdom when the terrorists attacked Frontier Corps picket earlier than the prepare was ambushed.
Giving a breakdown of the casualties within the incident, the DG ISPR revealed that 26 martyred prepare passengers included 18 safety personnel from the military and the FC, three officers from Pakistan Railways and different departments and 5 civilians.
He additional mentioned that the demise toll from the phobia assault might rise additional as 37 out of the 354 passengers had been injured.
The navy spokesperson mentioned that they’d 5 operation casualties.
The DG ISPR mentioned that the terrorists stopped the Jaffar Specific by way of an IED blast in a hilly terrain space the place accessibility is troublesome.
In the meantime, media warfare led by Indian media started in help of the terrorists, mentioned the DG ISPR.
Lt Gen Chaudhry mentioned the incident of Jaffar Specific is a continuity of India’s coverage to sponsor terrorism in Pakistan.
“The incident of Jaffar Specific is continuity of the identical coverage, the identical sponsorship from the place is it was engineered and from it was being pushed..,” he remarked.
Slamming the Indian media, the DG ISPR mentioned that pretend movies had been created through the use of synthetic intelligence (AI) to unfold malicious propaganda concerning the Jaffar Specific assault on social media platforms.
“Indian media unfold propaganda through the use of the pretend movies to magnify the scenario,” he mentioned.
“India media tried to create a story [against Pakistan] by airing pretend movies,” he mentioned, including that the Indian media additionally performed terrorists’ outdated movies taken from social media.
“A [terrorists] exercise was underway in [Balochistan] and the opposite exercise was being run by Indian media,” the navy spokesperson mentioned.