Gwadar rights movement urges Pakistani govt to fulfill promises

Gwadar: ‘Haq Do Tehrik (HDT)’ (give right movement) of Gwadar led by Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch has urged the government to fulfill the promises made last month to end the protests.

The HDT announced a schedule for a series of protests seeking implementation of demands of Gwadar’s residents by the Pakistani government.

The HDT has already clarified that it was not against Chinese investment or the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) but was demanding of the Pakistani government to provide them basic facilities.

According to the schedule announced by the HDT, Ormara Zero Point will be completely closed on January 20. On February 3, Pasni Zero Point will be shut down. On February 10, Sarbandar Cross will be closed and Uthal Zero Point RCD road will be blocked on February 27.

In a statement, Maulana Baloch said despite the passage of one month of the government’s assurance, their demands were not implemented. He warned they would once again hold a protest in Gwadar on March 1 for an indefinite time, if their demands were not fully implemented.

On December 12, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo had appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan for assurances to the Baloch people for addressing their legitimate demands put forwarded in days long sit-in in Gwadar.

CM Bizenjo had acknowledged that the Gwadar movement’s demands were based on human rights. He pledged that the provincial government was implementing demands of the protestors coming under its constitutional realm.

The CM remarked that the provincial government was ensuring the prohibition of illegal fish trawling, ending unnecessary check posts, resumption of border trade and ending the token system in light of the protestors’ demands.