JI Balochistan Chief Calls for End to State Interference, Demands Justice and Economic Freedom for Province

Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Balochistan and Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA), Maulana Hidayat ur Rehman Baloch, has strongly criticized the federal government and powerful state institutions, demanding an immediate end to political, military, and economic interference in Balochistan. He emphasized that the federal establishment should open the provincial borders to create employment opportunities for over 3 million people and ensure the recovery of missing persons.

Speaking to media and party workers at an awareness camp organized near Almo Chowk, Airport Road, in connection with the July 25 Long March, Maulana Hidayat said, “The people of Balochistan are deprived of their basic rights. There is no law or justice here — only suppression, threats, and statements.”

He was accompanied by JI Quetta District Ameer Abdul Naeem Rind, Provincial Vice Ameer Hafiz Noor Ali, Jameel Ahmad Meshwani, Maulana Abdul Hameed Mansoori, and Abdul Wali Khan Shakir. A large number of party leaders and activists also attended the event.

Maulana Hidayat further stated that Jamaat-e-Islami condemns injustice against any community across Pakistan. “There are only two classes in the country — the oppressors and the oppressed. We will go to Punjab to inform its people that the ruling elite in Islamabad are equally complicit in the exploitation of Balochistan alongside local power players.”

He accused the Frontier Corps (FC) of failing to establish peace in the province despite spending Rs 80 billion annually. “Instead of restoring law and order, security forces are busy in business ventures. Borders have been closed under the pretext of national security while drug trafficking is being overlooked — all under the watch of the same state actors.”

He lamented the lack of governance in Balochistan, stating that real power lies with Islamabad’s bureaucrats and security establishment. He also criticized the judiciary and top officials for allegedly turning a blind eye to corruption, looting, and exploitation.

“Even the jungles of Africa have better legal systems. In Pakistan, justice exists only for the powerful — generals, judges, and corrupt politicians,” he added.

Calling for the recovery of missing persons, release of political prisoners, and an end to restrictions on political expression, he concluded: “We are called traitors for demanding our constitutional rights, while those who loot the country are celebrated as patriots. Our only crime is refusing to bow to the dictatorship of generals.”

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