July 01, 2007
BALOCHISTAN : Relief work not launched yet, say BSO women

Balochs are desperate from the President of Pakistani "Red Cross Society" (Red-crescent), Genral Musharaf, who happens to be the President of Pakistan, also. His Generals do not open the Stores of Red-Cross society and help the victims of cyclone & rain-floods in Balochistan.

Leaving Pakistan alone, the International NGOs, too, are silent.Why? Balochistan is a poor country on this planet. Is it funny for Pakistani soldiers to let die their own citizens? One thing must be underlined i.e. Not any strong army of the world, can successfully win any war.... without the support of the citizens of the State!

If Pakistani Military can`t manage the administration of Balochistan, it is better to give back Balochistan to British Government, at least for
10 years lease. As No:12 of fail States, if Pakistan is unable to adminster whole Pakistan and can`t serve the people, then they must take-off their hands from Pakistan by distributing all powers to the Provinces,as suggested by syed in the following blogpost:

www.dividepakistan.blogpost.com

(The Author)
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www.dawn.com/2007/07/01/nat6.htm
July 01, 2007 Sunday Jamadi-us-Sani 15, 1428

Relief work not launched yet, say BSO women

By Our Correspondent

QUETTA, June 30: The Baloch Students Organisation (women wing) has said that the government has failed to launch relief and rescue operation in the flood-hit areas of Balochistan.

The BSO leaders said the cyclone and floodwaters played havoc with the lives of people and added that the calamity was as destructive as the October 8 earthquake.

Speaking at a news conference at the press club on Saturday, BSO (women wing) spokeswoman Farida Baloch said the ruling PML, PPP and the MMA had no vote bank in Makran and for that reason these parties were least bothered about the suffering of flood-hit people.

She said the champions of the Baloch rights and the so-called nationalists had also failed to raise the issue forcefully.

She said that had the matter been highlighted appropriately it could have attracted international institutions to come to the rescue of the helpless people.

Ms Baloch criticised human rights organisations, saying that they had not even issued press statements to express solidarity with the people hit by floods.

She appealed to the United Nations, European Union and international donor agencies to provide assistance to the affected people in Turbat, Gwadar, Pasni, Ormara, Khuzdar, Kalat, Nushki, Jhal Magsi and Jaffarabad.

She said that the government had huge funds to construct cantonments and launch what she called anti-Baloch mega-projects, but it had no money to carry out an adequate relief and rescue operation.

Meanwhile, Sardar Wali Mohammad, chief of the Reki tribe and the provincial leader of the ruling PML, demanded that the Balochistan governor and the chief minister should send relief teams to Mashkal that had been badly affected by flash floods.

At a press conference, he said that four days had passed, but relief work had not been undertaken in the Mashkal tehsil yet.

He demanded that people in marooned areas be rescued immediately.