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No to governor's rule by Dj Mathal
After facing growing public pressure, the ruling PPP has started hoodwinking the people of Gilgit-Baltistan through its local chapter under the pretext of giving them a package. The draft of the proposed package has been leaked and spread in the region by the PPP through one of its representatives. According to the draft, the name of the chairman will be changed to governor. This shows that like a communist party a new viceroy will be appointed in place of a chairman. The PPP seems to follow in the footsteps of former rulers including Benazir Bhutto, nawaz Sharif and Pervez Musharraf in playing with the papers and for this it is using the local party leadership. The PPP always shows itself as a champion of democracy and human rights but it remains blind to the rights violations of two million people of Gilgit-Baltistan. In the name of package, the PPP government ahs started acting like the comedy film Mr Bin where there is a king but no chief minister, where there are minister but they have no powers but act in flattery.
The most effective reform introduced in the region so far was brought by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. It was Mr Bhutto who abolished the black law of FCR. Besides, it was also Mr Bhutto who introduced subsidy on the basic food item of wheat. However, it was also Mr Bhutto who while addressing a public meeting in Diamer the name of Gilgit-Baltistan to Northern Areas. Since then the people of the region have been fighting to regain their identity.
Now the people have realized that enough is enough. Two many injustices were done with the people and despite the passage of over 62 years the masses in the region remain deprived of all basic rights including education and healthcare facilities. We advise the so-called representatives of the region not to play with the destiny of the people by working at the behest of their masters sitting in Islamabad. Time has come the people of the region should get united and fight for their lost rights. The drama of packages should be stopped as these are not the guarantee to ensure basic rights of the people. |