KHUZDAR: The emir of Jamaat-i-Islami, Balochistan chapter, Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch, has said that “wrong policies” and “use of force” by the federal and provincial governments only worsened the situation in the province.

Speaking at a press conference in Khuzdar Press Club on Sunday, the Maulana said an air of disappointment and gloom had enveloped the province from district to the provincial assembly and if rulers of the country want to save the country, they must resolve issues of Balochistan through meaningful dialogue.

He said he was not disappointed with the parliamentary politics and whenever he become disappointed with politics he would quit it.

The deputy secretary general of JI Balochistan, Sabbir Ahmed, District Emir Maulana Obaidullah Sasoli and district general secretary Abdul Basit Shahwani also attended the press conference.

Mr Rehman said that Punjab as an elder brother enjoyed most of the benefits of CPEC as a majority of CPEC projects have been launched and completed there while Balochistan has been ignored.

Published in Dawn, May 5th, 2025