ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Syed Naveed Qamar on Thursday stressed the need for better coordination among the federal and provincial government to bring a positive change in Balochistan situation.
Talking to media after a meeting of the Cabinet special committee on Balochistan with Chief Minister Aslam Raisani here he said that the meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere and viewpoint of the Balochistan CM was taken.
He said during the meeting it was consensus that the federal and provincial government and various institutions should increase their cooperation to resolve the problems of the people there and end the insurgency.
To a question he said that special cabinet committee on Balochistan would table its comprehensive report about Balochistan issue in the next cabinet meeting which will decide future line of action.
Naveed Qamar said that the committee would visit Balochistan early next week to take point of view of the people there and that would be included in the comprehensive report being presented to cabinet.
Naveed Qamar said PPP-led government has taken several steps to end sense of deprivation among people of Balochistan and Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan package was announced to achieve this purpose.
He said that the committee will assess as to how many points of this package announced by the PPP have been implemented and what is their impact.
He said the committee would also look in to steps taken in the past by the government to address the issues of Balochistan people.
To a question he said it is up to cabinet to decide to hold dialogue with angry Balochistan leaders.
Naveed Qamar said issues of Balochistan are very complicated but would hopefully be resolved in due course of time as present government has the will to address all these issues.
The Minister said that in the meeting of the committee a security agency gave a detailed briefing on the Balochistan situation.
Earlier the committee met here under the chairmanship of Syed Naveed Qamar, Federal Minister for Defence. The meeting was attended by its members federal ministers for Information & Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira,Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Farooq H. Naek,Federal Minister for Postal Services, Sardar Al-Haj Muhammad Umar Gorgeij,Federal Minister for Science and Technology Mir Changaiz Jamali,Secretary,Interior Division,Secretary, Law and Justice Division Secretary,Defence Division,Inspector General FC ,Chief Secretary, Balochistan,IG Police, Balochistan.
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