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Pakistan used poison gas on Baloch tribes in military operation2006-01-20 Bracketing Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf with Saddam Hussain, Pakistan senator and senior Baloch politician Sanaullah Baloch has alleged that the Pakistan President was using poisonous gas to kill innocent civilians in Balochistan.'Who is Pervez Musharraf? He is not a constitutionally elected President. He took over the reins in a military coup and has no business to speak about the Balochis who are suffering at the hands of the Pakistan armed forces and the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI),'' Mr Sanaullah told a local daily here in an interview. Referring to India's recent statement expressing concern over the developments in Balochistan, he said the West Asian countries should also come forward to end Pakistan's atrocities in Balochistan. He slammed the statement of Gen Musharraf that Baloch Nationalist leaders are fugitives. He said instead of curbing crimes in Balochistan through better policing, a military operation had been launched. The Federal government was making attempts to occupy natural resources of eastern Balochistan, he alleged. He said Balochistan was extremely rich in natural resources, gas and minerals and Pakistan was benefiting from it since 1952. Unfortunately, the people of Balochistan are still living in the stone-age and people living close to the gas rich Sui in Balochistan were still using wood to make fire in winter. Besides the Senate, Mr Sanaullah is also a member of Standing Committee on Local Government and Problems of Less Developed areas. In addition, he serves as a member of Senate Function Committee on Government Assurances. He is also Central Secretary Information of Balochistan National Party, and editor of ''Jood'' (Movement), an organ of Balochistan National party. ''Kidnapping and torturing of Baloch youths by Pakistani army and security forces have become routine. Hundreds of innocent Baloch youths have been abducted by Army and F.C (frontier cops) from different areas of Balochistan and their fate or whereabouts are still unknown,'' he charged, adding that the decision makers in Islamabad kept Balochistan backward. The senior politician, who resigned from the parliamentary committee on Balochistan, said in order to escape the continuous human rights violations by Pakistan, the Baloch people are demanding their political, economic and social rights, guaranteed by the Pakistan constitution. He said Gen Musharraf had no right to speak on the Kashmir issue when he has not tried to clean up his own backyard by stopping military aggression in Balochistan. Sponsored Links
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