We Will Establish Durable Peace in Balochistan; Opening Border Trade Will Prosper the People; We Want to End the Gun Culture: Corps Commander Balochistan Lieutenant General Inayat Hussain
TURBAT (Daily Qudrat): Corps Commander Balochistan Lieutenant General Inayat Hussain has said that he has a deep attachment to Balochistan, and establishing durable peace in the province is among our priorities. It is our effort and desire that border trade routes be opened so that people can get employment opportunities, their economy can be stabilised and they can live a prosperous life. We want to end the gun culture and put Balochistan on the path of peace, development and prosperity.
He expressed these views while addressing a public open court (Kutchehri) held in Turbat, which was attended by tribal elders, notables and people from various walks of life from District Kech, District Tump and District Panjgur. On this occasion, IG FC South Balochistan Major General Zafar Iqbal and IG Police Balochistan, among other senior officials, were also present.
Corps Commander Balochistan Lieutenant General Inayat Hussain said that the Pakistan Army is working with unwavering resolve for peace, stability and public welfare. We are moving forward with hope and positive thinking and will continue every possible effort for the establishment of durable peace in Balochistan.
He said that the ongoing development projects in Balochistan will soon be brought to completion, while development activities will also continue in areas facing security issues so that the provision of basic facilities to the people can be ensured.
He said that the people of Balochistan stand shoulder to shoulder with us, and the Pakistan Army has also stood with the people in every difficult time. Mutual trust, cooperation and solidarity between the people and security forces are of fundamental importance for peace and stability in the province. We are with the people and will always remain with them.
During the public open court, elders and participants from District Kech, Tump and Panjgur asked the Corps Commander Balochistan questions of various kinds and drew attention to the problems faced by their areas, development needs, law and order, employment, border trade and other important matters.
Responding to the participants’ questions, the Corps Commander said that public representatives in Balochistan must have a complete understanding of public problems and must play their effective role in resolving public difficulties. He said that we are aware of the people’s problems and will continue our efforts for their resolution.
Corps Commander Balochistan, stressing the importance of border trade, said that it is our desire that border trade routes open and trade activities be promoted, because border trade will provide employment to local people, increase business and improve the area’s economic situation. It is our effort that the people’s economy be stabilised and they get dignified employment opportunities.
He further said that the gun culture should end and, in its place, the thinking of peace, education, employment, business and development should be promoted. Balochistan’s bright future lies in providing development opportunities to its youth, making the people economically stable and establishing durable peace in the area.
The Corps Commander said that the Pakistan Army’s measures are important for Balochistan’s social and economic development, the protection of people’s lives and property and the region’s bright future. With the mutual cooperation of security forces and the people, efforts are ongoing to put the province on the path of prosperity and durable peace.
The public open court was described as an important opportunity for direct contact between the people of various areas of Balochistan and the security leadership, identification of public problems and the exchange of proposals for their resolution.
