Protests across Balochistan owing to Wadh Tensions

The hundreds of party workers and supporters of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) organised protest in several parts of the province who gathered and conducted marches in response to the party’s call, expressing their concerns about the tense situation in Wadh on Wednesday.

In provincial capital Quetta where party supporters assembled outside the Quetta Press Club, brandishing party flags, signs, and banners displaying their demands and expressing concerns about the Wadh situation. Earlier, they marched along various streets in Quetta.

Leading the protest march were BNP-M’s Secretary General, Waja Jahanzeb Baloch, along with former federal minister Agha Hassan Baloch, Ghulam Nabi Marri, and other leaders. The participants criticised the government and the local administration in Khuzdar.

While addressing the rallies, leaders expressed concerns over the Wadh situation. They held the government responsible for failing to respond to the actions of the armed forces, which had led to the displacement of families. The leaders claimed the government was planning an operation in Wadh similar to Dera Bugti.