PM Sharif, Field Marshal pledge support for Balochistan, vow to defeat Fitna-al-Hindustan

QUETTA: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir jointly addressed the Grand Jirga with tribal elders at Zari Auditorium in Quetta, on Sunday.

The Grand Jirga held detailed discussion on Indian-sponsored proxy war in Balochistan. PM Sharif addressing the attendees said, “India is targeting peace and development in Balochistan through sabotage. Terrorist groups like Fitna-al-Hindustan are trying to gain public support,” adding that terrorists should not be allowed to find a social space.

The state institutions will take the war against terrorism to its logical conclusion with the support of the people, PM Sharif said.

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He also said that the government has introduced big packages for the development of Balochistan, and the impacts of those projects should reach the people. “Baloch people have played a historic role for national unity,” the premier said.

The prime minister also pledged full cooperation for the families of the martyrs.

‘INDIA’S PROXY WAR IS NOW TURNED INTO OPEN AGRESSION’

Field Marshal Asim Munir also addressed the Grand Jirga and reiterated the PM’s statement that India is backing the terrorist networks in Balochistan.

“Indian proxy war is no longer hidden, it has turned into open aggression,” Field Marshal said, adding, “We will thwart every conspiracy of the enemy, whether internal or external.”

He said that Pakistan Army is ready to give a befitting reply to every threat. “Peace in Balochistan is non-negotiable. Pakistan’s future is linked to Balochistan,” he said.

Tribal elders expressed solidarity with the government and the Pakistani armed forces at the end of the Grand Jirga.

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The PM also visited the Command and Staff College Quetta, and addressed student officers and the faculty. “Professional skills and strategic understanding are indispensable against hybrid threats in Balochistan,” Prime Minister Sharif said while speaking at the Staff College.