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Balochistan activists continue to embarrass Pakistan, move UN over CPEC

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 28 Jun 2017, 07:55 am Print

Balochistan activists continue to embarrass Pakistan, move UN over CPEC
New Delhi, Jun 23 (JEN): No matter how hard they try to conceal, Balochistan kept embarrassing Pakistan, much to Sharif and his government's chagrin.

While the news of Balochistan and India finding a mutual ally has irked Islamabad to a greater extend, the Baloch Republican Party has slammed the Pak-China nexus for disrupting peace in the region and has put forward a complaint to the UN.

In their complaint, the party has stated that the "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor violates basic human rights, including article 2,3, 7 and 10 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Balochistan."

The party further added that the project can cause "further instability in the region."

They have also raised issues about the killings of civilians and atrocities committed by the military.

According to the BRP, conditions are so bad in the region that people are forced to flee their motherland, akin to what Syrians are facing.

The other big factor that plagues Pakistan is the habit of denial.

The nation has perpetually denied the presence of terrorists there, blaming its neighbours for maligning its image, but facts have suggested otherwise.

However, with the passage of time, the table has turned.

In a recent attack which rocked Afghanistan, killing scores, the country wasted no time in slamming Pakistan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan,_PakistanIt accused the Pakistan-based Haqqani network of carrying out the attacks and also mocked the incompetence of the host country in combating terror.

The situation snowballed further and Afghanistan, which received a full-member status from the International Cricket Council (ICC) recently, cancelled a pre-planned series with Pakistan.

Stating their decision, the Afghan cricket body had said that it does not wish to play cricket with a nation which houses terrorists.

The other factor that has soured Pakistan's relation with Afghanistan is the latter's growing affinity towards India.

India on the other hand has paid back its new found ally in the same coin.

 

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The BCCI, India's cricket governing body, allowed Afghanistan players to take part in the IPL auction, while the embargo on their Pakistani counterparts still exists.

The latest development in the Indo-Afghan partnership took place with the dedicated Kabul-Delhi air freight corridor.

Tweeting about which, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Happy to welcome the first Air Freight Corridor flight from Kabul," while adding, "Direct connectivity between India and Afghanistan will usher prosperity. I thank President @ashrafghani for the initiative."

Add all this to the in-house battle it's facing and it's too heady a mix for Pakistan to consume.

 

Bolan Mosque Image: Rabia Umair/Wikipedia

Balochistan Map Image: TUBS/Wikipedia