Baloch & Balochistan

bilateral ties and the security situation in Baluchistan Mr Hague has answered questions posted by audiences on Facebook and Twitter during his visit to Pakistan on 12-13 June 2012. The Foreign Secretary was asked a series of questions about Afghanistan, UK visa services in Pakistan, bilateral ties and the security situation in Baluchistan. Read what Mr Hague has answered below on these questions: You can also follow him @WilliamJHague on Twitter and on his official page on Facebook. Lots of people asked about the UK’s stance on the security situation in Baluchistan: @MooedT, @FaizMBaluch, @Gurkabaluch, @Baluch Na Tavar. The UK continues to urge Pakistan to fully guarantee the fundamental rights of all Pakistani citizens. We respect Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The security of Baluchistan is a matter for the people and Government of Pakistan. We will continue to support efforts to implement reforms to address the root causes of instability in Baluchista...

  Oppression pushing Baloch towards self determination : US lawmaker Republican Congressman from Texas, Ted Poe, visited Plovdiv and the Graf Ignatievo Air Base on Sunday. Photo by tedpoeforgovernor.com Washington, Fri Apr 27 2012, 10:07 hrs Alleging that Pakistan has increased the persecution of the people of Balochistan, a key US lawmaker has said that human rights violation and oppression is forcing the restive province towards self-determination. "Should the government of Pakistan continue to not only neglect but persecute the Baloch people, it is hard to argue with Balochs who demand self-determination," Congressman Ted Poe said. "In the end, a government is only legitimate as long as it has the support of its people. The government of Pakistan is dangerously close to that line," Poe said. Speaking on the floor of the US House of Representatives, the Congressman urged Islamabad to give the Baloch people a voic...