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Why Shahzain was stopped from moving to Dera Bugti?
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The Home Department of t he Government of Balochistan restricted the movement of Shahzain Bugti and his brother Gohram Bugti under 5 MPO for ninety days. Shahzain and his brother have filed a petition with the Balochistan High Court against imposition of ban on their movement. Provincial Home Minister Mir Zafarullah Zehri on Sunday visited Shahzain Bugti and his brother Gohram Bugti probably to persuade them to drop their plan of long march. Following the meeting, the home minister told reporters that he had visited Bugti’s House in his personal capacity and not as a provincial minister and assured that all issues will be settled amicably. Talking to reporters after the meeting with provincial home minister, Shahzain Bugti said the home minister had admitted that the provincial government was under tremendous pressure from the Establishment to prevent him and his family from going to Dera Bugti.
Provincial President of Jamhoori Watan Party Shahzain Bugti and his convoy were stopped from moving to Dera Bugti after a ban on his movement by the Interior Ministry. Police were also deployed at Bugti’s residence in Quetta.

The government of Balochistan had taken Shahzain Bugti into “protective custody” at his residence ostensibly to avoid a possible showdown between two grandsons of the slain Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in their native town of Dera Bugti. The provincial government feared bloodshed of Bugti tribesmen when both parties seem to be sticking to their guns. The federal government’s consent was sought to detain Shahzain, who was to launch a long march from Dera Bugti to Islamabad. The provincial government had issued orders to keep Shahzain detained within Quetta city limits for a period of 90 days.

The tug of war between Shahzain and his cousin Nawab Aali Bugti began last week when the two scions disagreed over holding a long march at Dera Bugti. Shahzain, who has become the provincial president of his late grandfather’s JWP, was adamant about launching the protest from Dera Bugti, with Islamabad as destination.

His aim, as he claimed, was to seek the rehabilitation of Bugti tribesmen who were forced to leave Dera Bugti during the military operation against the late Nawab Akbar Bugti by the then president Pervez Musharraf. However, Nawab Aali Bugti, who has replaced his grandfather as the chief of his tribe, was opposed to Shahzain’s arrival at Dera Bugti. Nawab Aali had warned Shahzain against visiting and said that he would not tolerate his presence there. For his part, Shahzain rejected the warning and insisted on a planned tour of Dera Bugti.

Shahzain is among the late Nawab’s grandsons who are aspirants for his title. Another one is Brahamdagh Khan Bugti, now in self-imposed exile in Kabul. In Karachi on Thursday, Shahzain visited the Muttahida Qaumi Movement headquarters where he announced his intentions to launch the long march on Friday. The house arrest of Shahzain Bugti continued to prevent him from initiating his long march. A heavy contingent of police was deployed at the residence of Shahzain Bugti on Friday to block the long march towards Dera Bugti.

The Home Department of t he Government of Balochistan restricted the movement of Shahzain Bugti and his brother Gohram Bugti under 5 MPO for ninety days. Shahzain and his brother have filed a petition with the Balochistan High Court against imposition of ban on their movement. Provincial Home Minister Mir Zafarullah Zehri on Sunday visited Shahzain Bugti and his brother Gohram Bugti probably to persuade them to drop their plan of long march.

Following the meeting, the home minister told reporters that he had visited Bugti’s House in his personal capacity and not as a provincial minister and assured that all issues will be settled amicably. Talking to reporters after the meeting with provincial home minister, Shahzain Bugti said the home minister had admitted that the provincial government was under tremendous pressure from the Establishment to prevent him and his family from going to Dera Bugti.

He said the provincial and federal governments wanted that Dera Bugti should no longer remain a no go area for Nawab Bugti’s family. He said 150,000 tribesmen had been rendered homeless and they were facing difficulties because of the military operation conducted by former dictator Pervez Musharraf. He said barring him and his family members from going to their homes was illegal and unconstitutional.

Political analysts believe there is yet another dimension of the complexities in Balochistan that needs to be addressed at the highest level. The way the state of Pakistan continues to neglect the rapidly deteriorating situation in Balochistan, letting the province to slip out of control because of the escalating activities of a large number of alienated Baloch, is indeed bewildering. The fact that alienation has increased with the passage of time indicates that the government is not serious about doing anything meaningful to grapple with the issues involved.

It is time the media turned its attention to the worsening situation in Pakistan’s largest province, and sensitized the government and the opposition to the urgency of doing something substantial to address the challenge facing the country.

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