Re: Partition of Pakistan.
Majority Baloch is pro-pakistani and love the country, They are sick of the backward and outdated sardari system and want education, peace and opportunity. But for a few mislead ones the majority love the country to bits and also respect the army appreciating the many sacrifices made by them.
1971 was totally different due to the territorial distance between East and West Pakistan so really there is no comparison in that regard. There is much poverty and suffering in Balochistan as the region has been neglected by every government since independence but a truely patriotic government that understands the importance of this province should make it the most favoured one for at least a few years. One of my dearest friends is from Noshki and a very patriotic Pakistani.
Can also understand the anger of the Baloch people towards the rest but we love them and always will. We will make it up to them sooner or later, inshallah. The anger of the Baloch is towards the status quo, sardari and various governments that have betrayed their trust. If little Srilanka can fight and defeat Indian terrorism inflicted on them for 20 years then so can we.
http://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/2011/10/13/over-10000-balochs-joined-army-in-2yrs/
ISLAMABAD: Upto 5,000 Balochi youth from all over Balochistan province, passed out to join Pak Army at Quetta on Tuesday (October 11).
With this recruitment, now over 10,000 young boys of Balochistan have joined Pakistan Army as officers and Jawans during the past two years.
Prime Minister, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, Governor Balochistan, Nawab Zulfiqar Magsi, Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Commander Southern Command, Lt Gen Javed Zia, members parliament, Senior Civil and Army Officers, tribal leaders and relatives of the Young Baloch witnessed the passing out ceremony.
The Balochi youth were lauded standing shoulder to shoulder with their brethren from the rest of the country to safeguard country’s sovereignty and integrity.
It may be mentioned here that on the instruction of Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the standards of Pak Army have been relaxed for the Balochi recruits.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-171069-10,082-join-army-from-Balochistan-in-3-years
Islamabad
A total of 10,082 youth from Balochistan have joined the Pakistan Army as officers and soldiers during the last three years, authoritative sources have revealed.
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had allotted 10,000 vacancies for the youth of Balochistan in the army during the years 2009-2011 and announced an additional 5,000 vacancies for 2012.
“We are happy to note that there is a tremendous response to the army’s recruitment drive in Balochistan,” said the sources. “The enthusiasm among the youth of the province to join the armed forces, especially the army, is unambiguous.” The sources asserted that the army chief was taking a keen interest in the affairs of the province so as to play his part in improving the economic standing of the Baloch.
Highlighting the educational projects undertaken by the military in Balochistan in the last five years, the sources counted a college in Sui, Balochistan Public School in Sui, Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences (QIMS), GIT (Gwadar Institute of Technology), Chamalang Beneficiary Education Programme (CBEP), BITE (Balochistan Institute of Technical Education) and Army Institute of Mineralogy (AIM). They said these institutes had had been launched to promote education and enlighten the youth of the province.
They said the military had also constructed a 50-bed hospital in Sui, provided assistance to the Ministry of Education, Balochistan, carried out relief activities during floods and arranged free medical camps for the local people.
Moreover, the army was also involved in development activities at Chamalang, Musa Khel and Dukki coalmines, Kassa Hill marble project and dates farming at Panjgur. “The military will continue to actively take part in development projects in the province and in providing tangible assistance in different sectors,” said the sources. “All projects, especially in the educational sector, are invaluable in raising the profile of people of the province.”
They added that coherent insight, candid appraisal of the complex situation, formulation and implementation of constructive policies by the military was now changing the situation on the ground.
— Waqar Ahmed