The
Media Line
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Anyone who uses vile language when referring to Pakistan should
be executed, said the Islamabad-loyal chief minister of the Balochistan
province of the country, Jam Mohammad Yousaf. He made the comment
at the 100th anniversary celebration of the Pakistan Muslim League.
It is fine for people living in Balochistan to politically oppose
central government, but the use of filthy language will not be
tolerated, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported him as saying.
The province, the largest in Pakistan, is also the most violent,
with many internal disputes between warring factions, long-running
bitter arguments with Islamabad and Islamism spreading across
the border from Afghanistan.
Ethnic Pashtuns and Balochis comprise most of the population and
both have their grievances against the government of Pakistani
President Pervez Musharraf. Three distinct liberation forces are
operational in the province, in addition to Taliban and other
forces seen as loyal to Al-Qa’ida. The regional capital,
Quetta, has been the scene of numerous terror attacks and is seen
as the Islamists stronghold in Pakistan.
“Those dreaming about breaking the country are living in
fools’ paradise, as Pakistan is a stable and strong state
having an impregnable defense,” Jam said.
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