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Tuesday, February 07, 2006

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  Bugti Rebels Fire 100 Rockets

 

Bugti insurgents fired over 100 rockets in the South Western province of Baloachistan near the largest gas field killing 8 people, injuring scores, and damaging gas and water pipelines. Sui, the place of this incident, is about 700 kilometers from the capital Islamabad. Last month, Pakistan launched an intense attack on Bugti tribal villages using helicopter gun ships, artillery, and combat aircraft killing hundreds of civilians. Sustained international exposure has forced Pakistan to reduce the use of such excessive force in what the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) calls a race-based discriminatory campaign. The tribes themselves accuse Pakistan of unduly exploiting natural resources of Baloachistan, building the Kalabagh dam that would cut water to Baloachistan and threaten their existence, and administrative high-handedness. Pakistan has a history of fighting Baloach rebels. In the 1973 insurgency, 3000 army, 5000 insurgents, and innumerable civilians lost their lives. The province never truly integrated with Pakistan.



 



 

 

 

 



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