Friday, September 15, 2006

“Baluchistan has been ignored for 50 years.”

Also, while the per capita income of Pakistan is $846, the corresponding income of an average Baluch is lower due to poverty, illiteracy and lack of a proper administration. Many areas in the province are still ruled by self-styled tribal chieftains – a fact admitted by Musharraf.Addressing a public meeting in Muree recently, he squelched, “Baluchistan has been ignored for 50 years.” He sought toabsolve himself by citing the short duration of his 7-year-rule and blaming the misrule of Baluch chieftains.

These disputes seem to have come alive with the ghost of Bugti. Trouble hasn’t ceased days after the killing and the heat is on Musharraf. Pakistan is on the defensive, in itself unplanned. Either Musharraf could get stronger, or he could wither away. Those who live by the bullet...

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