Pakistani political party seeks Balochistan division

Provincial President of Awami National Party Senator Afrasiab Khattak has said that that a separate province of Southern Pakhtunkhwa for the Pakhtuns living in Balochistan should be created, report said on Wednesday. ‘Pakhtuns across the country is one nation and nobody can divide them through their separate geographical positions’, he said. He stated this addressing a meeting of Awami National Party. He said that in order to eliminate terrorist hideouts in tribal areas and bring everlasting peace there, government must impose political parties Act in FATA and should give them representation in KPK Assembly. He said that all political parties of the country should back FATA reforms for the larger interest of the country. Regarding Balochistan Province, Afrasiab Khattak said that a separate province of South Pakhtunkhwa should be established for the people of Balochistan saying that Pakhun is one nation and nobody could separate them through geographical and territorial disintegration. He said that in order to bring these reforms, soon consultative measures within the party would be taken. He also stressed the Federal Government to fulfil their responsibilities regarding peace and tranquility in Tribal Areas.