‘Mily operation likely in Dera Bugti after Eid’

DERA BUGTI—Veteran politician and Chief of Jamhoori Watan Party Nawab Muhammad Akbar Khan Bugti has expressed apprehensions that the federal government is contemplating to launch a major military operation in of Makran, Marri and Bugti localities after Eid-ul-Fitr. He lamented that ever since the inception of Pakistan the Balochis have not been granted their legitimate constitutional and legal rights. Things have worsened to a point of no return and nobody is satisfied with things in general, he informed. He said that three zones of the Balochistan were very sensitive due to their heavy mineral deposits. The Bugti Area with its rampant natural gas reserves, Marri area, which neighbors Bugti Agency with its recent discovery of heavy natural gas and possible oil reserves, as has been indicated by other source, and the developing sea port of Gwadar, where billion dollars worth of mega projects are underway with the help of International conglomerates. Talking to press, he said that despite government’s denial about any intended operation in the indicated zones, he was sure that government would launch such an operation.—Online