Nov 21, 2017

Balochistan: Pakistani Minister Declares ‘Genocide’ Only Option for Balochistan


On 19 November 2017, Pakistani Home Office Minister, Sarfaraz Bugti, declared that ‘full scale genocide’ against Baloch resistance groups is the only solution to establish ‘long-lasting’ peace in the region. Mr Bugti was speaking to tribal elders in Pakistan House, Dera Bugti. 

The article below was published by The Balochistan Post:

A Pakistani minister in Balochistan, who is de-jure head of security apparatus in the region, has declared that genocide is the only option to resolve security crisis in Balochistan.

Home Office Minister, Sarfaraz Bugti, made the shocking comments on Sunday (19th November [2017]) while talking to tribal elders in Pakistan House in Dera Bugti.

Mr. Bugti’s statement, released through news agency INP, was published late on Sunday in many mainstream Pakistani daily newspapers including Nawa-i-waqt Lahore, Daily Azadi, and Daily Jasarat.

Mostly such statements are released by the press teams of the ministers and politicians to news agencies themselves.

According to details, The Pakistani minister told tribal elders and other delegations that Baloch armed groups have challenged the writ of state and have compromised the security conditions. To establish long-lasting peace in the region for a prosperous Pakistan, the only option is to commit a full-scale genocide against the dissidents.

He claimed that the government has already succeeded in clearing many areas in Balochistan, however, a long-lasting solution has to be sought.