GWADAR: National Party president and former chief minister Dr Malik Baloch has said that attempts are being made to isolate Balochistan in the political system and politicians are being sidelined to tighten grip over Balochistan.

Addressing party workers in Gogdan Union Council on Sunday, he stressed the need for making the party well organised and disciplined to block ways of negative forces in society.

He called upon the NP workers to strengthen party network at the grass- roots level “because without public support we can’t achieve our political objectives”.

“The National Party has never focused on elections and rule over the masses, but believes in prosperity and development of entire Balochistan,” he said.

He pledged to launch development projects across the province if his party was re-elected in the next elections. He claimed that the provincial government was ignoring issues of Balochistan.

“Since the NP was ousted from the provincial government, development projects have come to a standstill while crimes are on the rise in all parts of Balochistan,” the NP leader said. He criticised the termination from service of 144 government employees over political vendetta in Turbat.

Published in Dawn, October 29th, 2019