ISI is sponsoring jihadi groups in Balochistan... can you tell us which groups and how is the ISI supporting them. Also, in relation to this, what would your message be to the international community? And the Baloch? Dr. Allah Nazar: I have mentioned it several times in my interviews to the international media that Pakistani ISI is supporting the religious fundamentalists in Balochistan to counter the Baloch freedom movement through sectarianism. The recent burning of girl schools in Panjgoor and Dasht Makran; acid attacks on Baloch women in Mastung, Khuzdar and Quetta; the massacre of Zikris in Awaran and Dasht are clear examples of the presence of Jihadis in Balochistan. Lashkar e Jihad, Ansar ul Islam are operating freely. Lashkar e Tayyeba has recently opened its training camp in the earthquake-hit Awaran near the Pakistan Army cantonment of Awaran where a brigadier is commanding the Pakistani troops.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 13:00:06 +0000