APC AND BALUCHISTAN?

APC AND BALUCHISTAN?

khurshidalam44@hotmail.com Dated: 29th Feb: 2012. London

"Violence breeds violence, denial of human dignity creates revolutionaries" (Bacha khan)

After a lot of discussions our government decided to call an APC on Baluchistan. . Is it the answer? I doubt very much. The free press did play the case of Baluchistan very forcefully and dedicatedly. They have to be commended. Few anchors like Fahad, Kashif,Ghauri and Hamid Mir played the pivotal role. Their honesty at least in this case is praise worthy, when Jamil Bugti asked Kashif tell me who should we talked to? Is there any body? Kashif painfully replied there is none.

This is a truth. Our journalists and politicians were drumming that there is a triangle of power. Later they added the fourth leg of free journalism. But it was total dishonesty, to fool the people and distortion of the reality. While I was young doctor I kept on writing particularly in 1990 decade, not to make fool of ourselves and people. It is a crime.

Not in the history of Pakistan the nucleus of power has shifted from GHQ. Even in US president cannot claim that he can make total policy shift against the wishes of Pentagon. In Pakistan unfortunately they are involved in minute to major issues and not ready to share. It may be too sour but it is a fact. It is blunt but it is.

Let us look at our very assertive judiciary they need the shoulder of army to take a major decision. For example to hit the PM they were waiting for a cleavage to appear between the executive and the army. It was not out of their patience but it was the compulsion of the circumstances.

The journalists are very vibrant but does not touch the sacred cow. Mr Nawaz Sharif pose to be anti establishment but when it comes to the reality, he makes a safe escape to London since he has learned to speak English. The younger Mian rush to Dubai.

The same play is being repeated that was played in the first thirty ears of the country's life, with Bacha Khan and his nationalist movement. The establishment wanted him to be a part of the ruling clique and he was constantly saying that give my nation the national identity with rights and let me serve them. They were far apart with each other in mental frequency.

The same drama is repeated with Baluch. They want their robbed national identity and dignity and our rulers are offering them political bribery called packages.

What wonders me that if the civilian government cannot offer what they want how on earth the APC will give them? Unless the armed forces is a party to it nothing can be given. Baluch know well this fact. This is my candid opinion.

They sincerely attempted under the umbrella of NAP but their dreams were shattered. I have heard them in public and in private, that they have a huge trust deficit. If they have to enter in to a meaningful dialogue they will insist on military involvement and an international guarantor.

As for as I know them, initially they will try probationary agreement and if that works, it will be followed by final agreement. They have no cloud in their mind that any civilian government can deliver any good. The civil authorities owe their little bit say to the army, how they could be trusted to deliver to Baluch. The same is true about all small nations. Unless Pakistan resolution accepted in it's letter and spirit, the question of having a true federation of four nations is mentally accepted and expressed in attitude, the core issue cannot be solved. And by every day gone it will become more complicated to undo it.

The time is against those who have the real power. This is also known and clear to Baluch that they have lost its international credibility. It is the time to strike when the iron is hot. They are seasoned politicians, they are not ready to let this opportunity go like this.

It must be remembered that often treason to patriotism delivers the freedom and justice humanity. To be patriot is to defend one's own dignity and identity. Neither It can't be drilled into the minds nor imposed by a bullet. It is earned not instilled

Pakistani rulers must accept that it is not the numerical strength of a nation but the will of the nation that matters. We all know that the total population of Baluchistan is of 5-7 millions. The Pakistan army is the 7th biggest army of the world, but did the red army of USSR broke the will of Estonian?

The present civil government failed for many reasons but can we deny that they had chairs but no powers? Has there been a week without a new scandal? They were on shaky ground. They were not in a position to deliver to the public. They were kept busy to save their chairs. In this game Zardari out played every one and we must accept it.

Did the most vocal Mian could deliver any thing during his premiership with two third majority in the house and sharing the constituency with the 'real power holders'? We must be factual. I have seen late Mian Sahib crying and swearing at his eldest son to fiddle with this institution but he did not listen to me nor he listened to Wali Khan.

The smaller nations who are sharing power at the moment are still worried, how to provide protection to the constitutional amendments. Their fear is not unfounded. Book still follows the sword. The mentality change is yet to occur. It is a fight against a mind set like the terrorism. To defeat terrorist is difficult because it is to defeat a mind set. So is the case with smaller nations vs Islam Abad.

The world is watching us. With every passing day the establishment is loosing more and more credibility. The frustration of Baluch is increasing and the national will is getting stronger with every killing of the innocent.

Nothing can restore this confidence of Baluch except a bold and internationally dependable leadership who can settle the matters with the army first and then embark on other national issues. Unless this knot is undone, no small nation will consider itself safe in Pakistan.

If we want to live in the dream of insanity that is our choice, having nothing to do with the reality. There is no point to blame our minds the fault lies in the reality. If we have to solve the major issues it will be the acceptance of the ground realities and the determination to tackle them, we have to come out of this denial and have the courage to accept otherwise we have to mourn our non objectivity for the unimaginable loss that is bound to happen.

To know the realities on the ground in Pakistan one has to come out of Pakistan. In Pakistan the vision is so jaundiced and the mind is so cloudy that one can neither see, nor can think with sanity. It is the question of survival of the country. The survival of it is in a true federation and getting rid of dogmas. The days of issuing fatwa are gone bye.