Petitioner Munir Ahmed also alleged that the Baloch leaders had asked the Indian prime minister to commit aggression against Pakistan.
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Condemning the move to register cases against Baloch leaders-in-exile for allegedly backing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said this step has been taken out of frustration and intolerance.
As per a report in Dawn News, cases were registered following complaints of the petitioners Munir Ahmed, Maulana Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Hussain, Ghulam Yaseen Jatak and Muhammad Rahim. The leaders were booked under sections 120, 121, 123 and 353 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
“Our longstanding position has always been that India and Pakistan stand to benefit from a normalisation of relations and practical cooperation, and so we would be encouraged that India and Pakistan continue to engage in direct dialogue aimed at reducing tensions”, he said yesterday.
Acting District Police Officer Khuzdar M Ashraf Jatak said the applicants claimed Bugti, Marri and Baloch had “supported” Modi’s Aug 15 speech.
India and Pakistan have been engaged in a war of words over the statements by Islamabad on the situation in Kashmir which is witnessing unrest following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani last month.
These provisions refer to “waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war against Pakistan”, concealing plans to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment, and use of criminal force to deter public servants from discharging their duty.
Modi during his Independence Day speech had said the people of Balochistan, people of Gilgit, people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir thanked him for flagging off human rights violation by Pakistani forces.
Following Modi’s supportive words for the people of Balochistan, protests against him were held in Balochistan, with large numbers of tribesmen coming out on the streets in Dera Bugti, Khuzdar, Quetta, Chaman and other parts of the province.
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Provincial chief minister Sanaullah Zehri condemned Modi’s statements and alleged that the Indian government “fully supports the ongoing insurgency in Balochistan”. According to the FIR submitted at Saddar police station of Khuzdar, the exiled leaders, while praising Modi’s statement, invited the Indian government to “attack Pakistan in their interaction with different TV channels and newspapers”.
