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Under the cover of official denials from
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf,
his army has fielded 23,000 troops;
supported by combat planes, helicopter
gun ships, and artillery to crush a
serious uprising in Baloachistan.
Baloach tribals charge Musharraf of
high-handedness and say that his rule
is oppressive, colonial, and
parasitical over their resource rich
region.
In the interest of bringing down the
Baloach insurgents, Musharraf has
diverted his troops fighting the al
Qaeda in Northern Province of
Waziristan. His interests are
economic, political, strategic, and
personal.
A pipeline that will carry gas from Iran
to India has to transit through
Baloachistan and is financially sweet
for an economy starved of oxygen. |
