Pakistan's military has made
strenuous efforts to develop the infrastructure in Balochistan, providing the
people employment opportunities and basic necessities of life. Pak Army has not
only established schools and colleges in Balochistan, but also set up technical
and industrial institutes, besides giving military training to the youth. In
this regard, on October 11, last year, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani
addressed the passing-out parade in Quetta. While pointing out various efforts
of the Pak Army in alleviating the people of Balochistan, Prime Minister Gilani
appreciated Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani for ensuring best
possible training to bring the youth from the area into the national mainstream.
The recruits exhibited their prowess in anti-terrorist skills and demonstrated
ways to neutralise militants.
In fact, the unrest started in
Balochistan when various projects were undertaken by the previous government
with the help of army to develop backward regions of the province. The sole aim
was to eliminate frustration among the people by providing infrastructure and
employment opportunities. The Baloch feudal lords (Sardars) who were running
their own private jails and 'farrari camps', and had been backed by India, US
and Israel, opposed all the developmental projects as they did not want to give
up the old system of feudalism. It was Pak Army which occupied private jails
and farrari camps and thus set free several innocent people.
