The Senate Standing Committee on Interior Wednesday decided to audit the funds and packages announced during the last ten years for Balochistan, while observing that owing to lack of transparency, the non-state actors get the 'licence' to operate in the province.
Inspector General FC Balochistan Major General Nadeem Anjum informed the committee that there are no organised footprints of Daesh in Balochistan; however, global powers tried to make the province battlefield of global war. "Our enemies had planned to increase the violence to a level where UN convention can be revoked and used against Pakistan," he added.
The parliamentary panel met with Rehman Malik in the chair where Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi raised questions over the utilisation of funds and packages in the province. "The aid and packages allocated for Balochistan and where they were spent. If the province does not get funds for education, health and development, the non-state actors would get the licence to operate. All the funds allocated for the province need to be audited," said the minister.
Afridi further said that practical steps need to be taken and collective efforts are required to strengthen institutions and law enforcement agencies (LEAs). He said that a number of packages were announced in the past but unfortunately nothing was achieved practically.
The committee decided to investigate the packages announced during the last ten years to provide relief to the people of Balochistan.
The committee lauded the efforts of the Frontier Corps Balochistan in restoring peace and countering terrorism. The committee paid rich tribute to the martyrs of FC Balochistan and offered Fateha for all the martyrs of the FC Balochistan and other LEAs.
Malik said the nation stands by law enforcement agencies in its war against terrorism and anti-state elements. He said that FC Balochistan is playing incredible and vital role in restoration of peace and it sacrificed a number of its officers and personnel while they were fighting terrorism in Balochistan.
He said that the Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in collaboration with Afghan intelligence agency was involved in terrorist activities in Balochistan.
He said that none other but Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself had confessed his government's involvement in Balochistan. "This is no secret that Indian RAW is working in collaboration with the Afghanistan's intelligence agency National Directorate of Security (NDS) for creating instability and hostility in Balochistan and this committee has been exposing them since the day first," said Malik.
He said that brave forces, LEAs and the people of Balochistan will not let Pakistan's enemies succeed in their nefarious aims.
Malik informed the committee that he has taken a serious notice on the scam of hacking of banking data of the customers from Pakistani banks. He said that he has directed Ministry of Interior, State Bank of Pakistan and FIA to submit detailed reports on the issue to the committee within next ten days.
Malik said that to highlight the importance of Balochistan, Senator Mir Sarfaraz Bugti and Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar were specially invited to the meeting, adding that four senators from Balochistan are attending the meeting.
Inspector General FC Balochistan Major General Nadeem Anjum briefed the Committee about organisational structure, achievements, budgetary provisions for enhancing the capacity buildings, details of new and old check posts and steps taken for the welfare of FC staff. He also briefed the committee about packages for Shuhada.
Anjum said that FC Balochistan is providing security to almost 70 percent of the populace in the province and covering a vast area which includes far hilly areas as well.
He said that Hazara community was the primary target of the terrorists in the past but now situation is improved. He apprised the committee that tangible steps have been taken to provide security to Hazara community in Balochistan while the Zaireens (pilgrims) travelling to Iran are given proper security.
He said that as a result of concrete security measures, the number of pilgrims has increased from 15,000 to 150,000. The IG FC gave a detailed overview of the links between non-state actors and the way the ideological narrative and the sub-nationalist narrative are used to destabilise Balochistan.
He further informed the committee that besides maintaining law and order in the province, the FC is running nearly one hundred schools from its own resources and free healthcare is being provided to the people. He said, "Our soldiers are protecting and shielding the national assets just because of their love for their country."