Tribal Traditions That Deprive Women of Rights Must End, Says Chief of Bugti Sarfraz Bugti

**Bakar:** Balochistan Chief Minister and Chief of Bugti, Mir Sarfraz Bugti, has called for an end to tribal traditions that deprive women of their fundamental rights, particularly the right to education, terming such practices outdated and unjust.

Addressing his community in a policy-oriented speech delivered in Balochi, Mir Sarfraz Bugti said that women’s rights are among the issues closest to his heart. He stated that while Islam grants women extensive rights, in practice many tribal customs come into direct conflict with these rights, resulting in women being denied what is rightfully theirs.

The chief minister urged tribal elders, sardars, nawabs, and influential figures to come together on a single platform to seriously deliberate on women’s rights. He proposed holding a comprehensive gathering to review those rights that have either been taken away or compromised due to the rigidities of the tribal system, with the aim of introducing new, positive, and just traditions through collective consultation.

Mir Sarfraz Bugti said that several customs followed for decades have now become obsolete and continue to harm women’s social status, education, and opportunities. He emphasized that reforming such traditions in the right direction is an urgent need so that tribal society can align itself with the demands of progress, education, and justice.

Political and social circles have described Mir Sarfraz Bugti as one of the first educated, aware, and modern-thinking tribal chiefs who has openly spoken about women’s rights, education, and social status in his very first address to his tribe. Analysts believe that his speech could lay the foundation for positive change not only within the Bugti tribe but across the wider tribal society of Balochistan as well.