Pakistan News And Discussion-9

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<b>KARACHI : A case against the non-implementation of the Kalat Treaty would be filed in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by the end of January, Khan of Kalat Mir Ahmed Suleman Dawood said Thursday.

<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>“According to the treaty only three subjects - defence, foreign affairs and currency - would be kept by the center, while Balochistan would be free to make policymaking decisions in the rest of matters,” Khan said. Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah signed the treaty with the state of Kalat.</span></b> He said that they were once again considering filing a petition in the Supreme Court, although the apex court had refused to hear the case last time.

The Khan of Kalat said this while talking to journalists at the hunger strike camp outside the Karachi Press Club. The National Party had organized the strike to protest the ongoing military operation in Balochistan. Khan said that talks with President Pervez Musharraf were possible but this time the president had to come to Awan-e-Kalat in Balochistan. He feared that there could be a Kashmir-like situation in Balochistan if the province were not given its rights as mentioned in the Kalat Treaty. National Party Senior Vice-President Sardar Sanaullah Khan Zehri, who is also a tribal chief of Jhalwan, member Balochistan Assembly Mir Jan Mohammad Buledi, former senator Tahir Bizenjo, former senator Manzoor Gichki, National Workers Party Secretary-General Yousuf Masti Khan, Awami National Party leader Muhammad Amin Khattak and several workers were present on the occasion. staff report

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