The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) chief, Sardar Akhtar Mengal on Tuesday announced that his party, which is a critical ally of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led federal government, will attend the opposition's All Parties Conference (APC).
The BNP-Mengal chief said this while talking to reporters here after his meeting with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Mengal said that the government hasn't done anything about his six demands. They include the recovery of missing persons and making efforts to end unemployment in the province. Mengal also wants the return of Afghan refugees to their country.
"The issue of missing persons needs to be resolved to bring stability," Mengal said. He was speaking to the media persons along with JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. The people of Balochistan, Mengal said, think that they will be turned into a minority. No issue can be resolved until political issues are resolved, he added.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman said he endorsed Mengal's six points. "We saw many sit-ins in Islamabad by the families of the missing persons," he said.
The JUI-F chief said that his party has always raised its voice for the missing persons in Parliament and public rallies. The families of the missing persons need to be satisfied, he said.
The JUI-F has become active after the budget and on Monday last Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Shebaz Sharif, who is also the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, called on Fazlur Rehman to take joint line of action against the government. Pakistan People Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also met Maulana Fazlur Rehman at his residence on similar agenda the other day.
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