Balochistan Establishment, rulers interested only in resources: Prince Mohyuddin

"The government is spending billions of rupees on Balochistan but this money is not bringing any meaningful change in the lives of people of Balochistan, and if the establishment continued to ignore demands and aspirations of Baloch it may result in very serious consequences," Baloch leader and Prince of the then state of Kalat Mohyuddin Baloch said here on Thursday.
Speaking at a press conference at a local hotel, he said Pakistan is our country and we love Pakistan; however, Balochistan is the main focus of our concerns as situation there is going from bad to worse with every passing day due to wrong policies of establishment and haughty attitude of our rulers, who mostly belong to a majority province of Pakistan.
He said the establishment and rulers are interested in the land and resources of Balochistan, but not in the people of Balochistan. He said he was sorry to say that like previous governments, the present government is also ignoring people of Balochistan. He said the situation of Balochistan was quite different than the situation of the other provinces. For example, he said, Kalat was a separate state with its own form of government as per tribal traditions of Baloch and it voluntarily joined Pakistan. He said at that time Baloch were happy to join Pakistan hoping a better future for them, but now their dream has turned sour. He said the government was investing in infrastructure and development of natural resources of Balochistan to earn more and more profits, but it was not investing to improve the living standard of ordinary Baloch and making life easier for them. He said the rulers should know that without the co-operation of these ordinary Baloch it cannot lay road and rail network in Balochistan and tap its natural resources.
He said it was decided that the four provinces of Pakistan would have equal rights like four brothers, but unfortunately three brothers are badly neglected and all power has been vested in what he called `Lahore'. He said Lahore has been ignoring the rights of other Pakistanis, as the Pakistan of today has remained no more a Pakistan of Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal. He said: "We are protesting so that the rulers and establishment hear our voice. He said the establishment thinks that it would browbeat the people of Balochistan, which is a fallacy." He said Baloch could never be defeated as they know how to fight for their rights. "Whenever we raise voice for our rights we are labelled as traitors and foreign agents," he deplored.
Without naming Taliban, he said the rulers were ready to hold talks with groups that even did not believe in the Constitution of Pakistan. He said Baloch people believed in the Constitution of Pakistan and wanted that their problems be solved accordingly. The Prince, who is also chief of Baloch Rabita Ittefaq Tehreek (BRIT), advised the establishment to solve the issue of Balochistan as per the aspirations of the people of Balochistan by December 31, 2015, otherwise, the things would be go beyond control of everyone. When asked to define the aspirations of Baloch people, he said they want due share in economic resources and government jobs. He said the standard of living of Baloch people should also be raised.