- BNP raises concerns about Baluchistan’s political and security problems.
- The opposition refuses to join the discussions of the National Security Committee.
- TTAP asks for diplomatic conversations with Afghanistan to relieve tensions.
After omitting the high-level meeting in the Chamber of the National Security Parliamentary Committee, the parties opposition alliance, Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP), has announced plans to convene a conference from all parties (APC) on the security and political situation of the country after Eidul Fitr.
The decision was taken during a TTAP leadership meeting, held at the residence of the Alianza Chief, Mahmood Khan Achakzai.
The Meeting was attenthed by Key Opposition Figures, Including Majlis Wahdat-E-Muslimeen Chief Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, National Assembly and Senate Opposition Leaders Umar Ayub and Shib Sibli Faraz, Former National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Sunni Ittehad Council Head Hamid Raza, Baluchistan National Party (BNP), Senior Vice President Sajid Tareen and the president of the United Party of Sindh, Sain Zain Shah.
During the meeting, the structural framework of TTAP was formally approved, and several subcommittees were established.
PTI’s qaiser was appointed to supervise the Coordination Committee, the SIC race was in charge of organizational issues and political activities, while Latif Khosa de PTI was responsible for organizing the APC after the EEID on national security and political stability.
Representatives of other opposition parties will also be included in this committee.
The meeting, mentioned a statement, also presented an in -depth discussion of the current political landscape, with a particular approach to Baluchistan’s problems.
Tareen de BNP provided a detailed informative session, highlighting the wide gap between the town of Baloch and the state. The meeting approved several proposals aimed at addressing these concerns.
The opposition alliance announced that the APC would invite all political parties, except those currently in the Government, would discuss the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan.
TTAP leaders emphasized that a sustainable solution to terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan could not be achieved through the force alone. They also promised to oppose any perceived injustice against the people of Sindh regarding the distribution of the water of the Indo River.
In addition, TTAP reaffirmed his decision to boycott the parliamentary national security committee, arguing that the “illegitimate government” did not take the resolution of the crisis seriously.
The Alliance criticized the exclusion of the leader, the founder of PTI, Imran Khan, of the largest political party in the country’s discussions, qualifying it from the lack of sincerity of the government.
When addressing regional diplomacy, TTAP stressed the need for dialogue to solve tensions with Afghanistan. The Alliance said Afghanistan was a fraternal neighbor with deep historical and cultural ties with Pakistan.
TTAP leaders emphasized that commercial opportunities and access to Central Asia markets depended on Pakistan-Afghanistan’s stable relationships.
The opposition alliance warned of any deterioration of bilateral ties, stating that the region had already suffered the consequences of prolonged conflicts and could not afford another crisis.
‘Closed doors’ session
The opposition meeting occurred one day after the security security in the NA Chamber resolved to deal with the terrorist groups, with an “iron hand.”
The National High Level Meeting was convened by NA, Ayaz Sadiq, on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in incident of growing terrorism incidents in the country in general and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan in particular.
The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz, Chief of Army Personnel (COA), the General Also Munir, General Director of Interservices (DG ISI), Lieutenant General Malik, main ministers of the four provinces and other senior officials.
However, several key figures, including Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, NA’s opposition leader, Omar Ayub and Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) members, jumped the high-level group.
They arrived in the context of the growing terrorism in Pakistan, including a great terrorist attack against a passenger train in the Mushqaf area of the Bolan district in Baluchistan.
Dozens of militants, affiliated with the Baluchistan Liberation Army (Bla), exploited a railway and assaulted Jaffar Express on Tuesday, with more than 440 passengers, which were taken as hostages.
The security forces, after a complex authorization operation, neutralized 33 attackers and rescued the passengers of the hostages.
In addition to five operational casualties, up to 26 passengers were martyred by the terrorists, of which 18 were security personnel belonging to the Army of Pakistan and the border body (FC), three were officials of the Pakistan railroads and other departments, and five were civilians.
