Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party Slams Balochistan Government Over “Bias and Administrative Injustice”

Quetta: The Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party (PkNAP) has strongly criticized the current provincial government in Balochistan, calling it the “worst, biased and anti-Pashtun government in history,” and accusing it of systematic discrimination in administrative and political affairs.

In a press release issued from the party’s central secretariat, the leadership alleged that the present “Form 47 government” has, over the past two and a half years, taken a series of steps aimed at weakening the Pashtun population politically, economically, administratively, and constitutionally.

The party claimed that key decisions regarding divisions, districts, budget allocations, development projects, government jobs, and resource distribution have been made in a one-sided manner, creating widespread unrest and a growing sense of deprivation among Pashtun communities.

PkNAP said the government has repeatedly violated the principle of equality between the province’s two major national groups and is making decisions without proper consultation or representation of Pashtun stakeholders.

The statement also criticized the federal government, urging immediate intervention to halt what it described as “anti-people, unconstitutional and anti-Pashtun policies,” warning that such actions are increasing political instability, mistrust, and ethnic tensions.

Referring to historical context, the party said that Balochistan consists of distinct historical and administrative regions, including British Balochistan and the Kalat State Union, and claimed that past constitutional arrangements had also recommended a separate provincial status for Pashtun-majority areas.

The party argued that since the formation of the current provincial structure in 1970, administrative and political decisions have consistently been taken in a one-sided manner, leaving Pashtuns feeling marginalized in their own homeland.

It further alleged that the quota system, census figures, and population statistics have been manipulated to justify the creation of new districts and divisions, which it described as part of a “systematic plan” to weaken Pashtun-majority areas politically and administratively.

PkNAP warned that any further unilateral creation of districts and divisions would be “the final nail in the coffin” and could have serious political and administrative consequences.

The party demanded that until a unified Pashtun administrative structure is achieved, the province should effectively be treated as a “two-nationality province,” ensuring equal representation between Pashtuns and Baloch communities in all state institutions, including budget allocation, development schemes, employment, and administrative authority.

It also called for rotation-based representation of Pashtun and Baloch communities in key constitutional positions such as the Governor and Chief Minister to ensure balance, trust, and shared governance.

The statement criticized provincial lawmakers and cabinet members from Pashtun backgrounds, accusing them of “criminal silence” on major issues affecting their communities, and described their inaction as complicity in ongoing injustice and deprivation.

PkNAP reaffirmed that it would continue its political, democratic, and constitutional struggle in coordination with tribal elders, youth, intellectuals, and other political forces to secure what it called the “survival and rights of the Pashtun nation.”