Balochi freedom fighters on the march

The implication is obvious: The baloch doctor was gang-raped by members of the Pakistani military.

‘Baloch nation’ cannot be eliminated, says Bugti

By Muhammad Ejaz Khan

QUETTA: Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) Chief Nawab Muhammad Akbar Khan Bugti on Wednesday said President Pervez Musharraf could hit a few Baloch leaders but "cannot eliminate the Baloch nation".

The JWP’s chief told newsmen in his hometown Dera Bugti that President Musharraf said the nationalists would be hit in a way that they would not be able to know, who hit them, adding: "Baloch nation can neither be hit nor eliminated."

Nawab Bugti said that recent incidents in Sui Tehsil were stated to be a backlash of the alleged gang rape case of Dr Shazia Khalid. "The recent incidents in Sui is a reaction to the apathy shown by the government and the protection provided by it to the rapists involved in the case. It has become clear to every one that the lady doctor had been gang-raped and the PPL administration and the DSG officials attempted to cover up the case."

He regretted that the authorities had failed to take action against those involved in the crime despite the passage of 10 days. "Had any civilian been found involved in the rape case, he would have been awarded exemplary punishment so far, he observed.