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Khan of Kalat for international mediation
on Balochistan
Saturday, July 11, 2009
By Murtaza Ali Shah
LONDON: The UK-based self-exiled Khan of Kalat has said that without international mediation he would not
become part of any talks to address the security-related and economic problems of Balochistan.
Mir Suleman Daud Baloch, who is awaiting a decision on his asylum application from the
House of Lords, plans to move the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the status of Kalat, which became
part of Pakistan under an agreement signed on March 27, 1948, between Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali
Jinnah and the then Khan of Kalat Mir Ahmad Yar Khan.
A news item three days back had termed it a positive sign that the Khan of Kalat had not yet moved the ICJ
over the accusation that Pakistan has not fulfilled the promises it had made at the time of signing the treaty,
but the real reason behind the delay is the Khan of Kalat’s inability to travel outside of Britain while the British
government considers his appeal.
on Balochistan
Saturday, July 11, 2009
By Murtaza Ali Shah
LONDON: The UK-based self-exiled Khan of Kalat has said that without international mediation he would not
become part of any talks to address the security-related and economic problems of Balochistan.
Mir Suleman Daud Baloch, who is awaiting a decision on his asylum application from the
House of Lords, plans to move the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the status of Kalat, which became
part of Pakistan under an agreement signed on March 27, 1948, between Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali
Jinnah and the then Khan of Kalat Mir Ahmad Yar Khan.
A news item three days back had termed it a positive sign that the Khan of Kalat had not yet moved the ICJ
over the accusation that Pakistan has not fulfilled the promises it had made at the time of signing the treaty,
but the real reason behind the delay is the Khan of Kalat’s inability to travel outside of Britain while the British
government considers his appeal.
| HH Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman Daud Khan "A Symbol of Baloch unity and pride" Interview with HH Khan of Kalat: By Baloch TV (in Balochi) >> Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 >> From Pakistan to Cardiff >> Latetst interview to BBC >> Speech before UK House of Lords |
Immigration experts believe that the 35th Khan of Kalat, who has been seeking asylum since July 2007, will ultimately be granted asylum because of
his profile and the ongoing unrest in the restive province. It has become almost a standard procedure in the UK to refuse asylum claims in the first
phase no matter how serious the case is but appeals with serious grounds of fear of persecution are ultimately allowed and the Khan of Kalat’s case
falls in this bracket, an immigration expert told this correspondent.
Speaking to The News, the Khan said he was not interested in the government’s offers and said he was determined to move international forums to
seek attention towards the problems of Balochistan.
“I don’t need any offers from the government. I came out of Pakistan on my own free will and will return when I want. My return to Pakistan and becoming
part of the so-called dialogue process in not the solution to problems my people are facing. My people have given me a mandate and a duty to take their
case to the ICJ and I am determined to stand by them,” the Khan of Kalat said in reference to a September 2006 grand Baloch Jirga, convened after
about 126 years, which recommended that a case should be lodged in the ICJ against what it termed violation of agreements signed by the State of
Kalat, the Crown of Britain and the Government of Pakistan pertaining to the sovereignty and rights of the Baloch people.
The Khan said that President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK Wajid Shamsul Hasan had phoned him several months
ago, asking him to return to Pakistan for negotiations but he told the president bluntly that the approaches he was taking to address the Baloch issue
were ineffective.
“I told President Zardari that Balochistan’s issue cannot be solved through all partiesí conferences, increasing the budgets and making more hollow
promises. I told him that he may be well-meaning but he was powerless to do anything on the ground. The real power, he knows, lies elsewhere. If
Zardari was powerful and independent in taking decisions, why would he go to the United Nations to seek justice for his wife Benazir Bhutto’s murder?”
Refusing to be part of any efforts to settle the Baloch issue, the Khan of Kalat, who lives with his family in Cardiff, lay down only one condition to become
part of the talks. “The talks have to be mediated by the United States of America, Russia, the United Kingdom or other European countries. The
Pakistani government should choose anyone of them. Accept that and you will find me ready to sit down for meaningful talks. There is no point for us
any more in getting engaged with powerless people. That option is off the table now. Sixty years of broken promises have broken my faith completely in
the sincerity of Islamabad.”
Answering a question, His Highness, as it states on his passport, said that Governor Zulfikar Magsi and many others in the provincial government had
said it on record that they are powerless and cannot promise any change to the status quo. “Invitations to talks and big promises were a hoax being
played to divert the attention from the real issues.”
SOURCE: http://thenews.com.pk/
his profile and the ongoing unrest in the restive province. It has become almost a standard procedure in the UK to refuse asylum claims in the first
phase no matter how serious the case is but appeals with serious grounds of fear of persecution are ultimately allowed and the Khan of Kalat’s case
falls in this bracket, an immigration expert told this correspondent.
Speaking to The News, the Khan said he was not interested in the government’s offers and said he was determined to move international forums to
seek attention towards the problems of Balochistan.
“I don’t need any offers from the government. I came out of Pakistan on my own free will and will return when I want. My return to Pakistan and becoming
part of the so-called dialogue process in not the solution to problems my people are facing. My people have given me a mandate and a duty to take their
case to the ICJ and I am determined to stand by them,” the Khan of Kalat said in reference to a September 2006 grand Baloch Jirga, convened after
about 126 years, which recommended that a case should be lodged in the ICJ against what it termed violation of agreements signed by the State of
Kalat, the Crown of Britain and the Government of Pakistan pertaining to the sovereignty and rights of the Baloch people.
The Khan said that President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK Wajid Shamsul Hasan had phoned him several months
ago, asking him to return to Pakistan for negotiations but he told the president bluntly that the approaches he was taking to address the Baloch issue
were ineffective.
“I told President Zardari that Balochistan’s issue cannot be solved through all partiesí conferences, increasing the budgets and making more hollow
promises. I told him that he may be well-meaning but he was powerless to do anything on the ground. The real power, he knows, lies elsewhere. If
Zardari was powerful and independent in taking decisions, why would he go to the United Nations to seek justice for his wife Benazir Bhutto’s murder?”
Refusing to be part of any efforts to settle the Baloch issue, the Khan of Kalat, who lives with his family in Cardiff, lay down only one condition to become
part of the talks. “The talks have to be mediated by the United States of America, Russia, the United Kingdom or other European countries. The
Pakistani government should choose anyone of them. Accept that and you will find me ready to sit down for meaningful talks. There is no point for us
any more in getting engaged with powerless people. That option is off the table now. Sixty years of broken promises have broken my faith completely in
the sincerity of Islamabad.”
Answering a question, His Highness, as it states on his passport, said that Governor Zulfikar Magsi and many others in the provincial government had
said it on record that they are powerless and cannot promise any change to the status quo. “Invitations to talks and big promises were a hoax being
played to divert the attention from the real issues.”
SOURCE: http://thenews.com.pk/
| Said Han: July 10th, 2009 Godbless his Highness mir Sulimaan Daoud for his great Baluchi courage we are with you until the end this war will never finish until the independent Balochistan |
Earlier News:
Government making efforts to bring back Khan of Kalat
Thursday, July 09, 2009
By Mumtaz Alvi
ISLAMABAD: The PPP-led government is persistently trying to convince the self-exiled Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman Daud Baloch to return and be part of
the ongoing process to address Balochistan’s deep-rooted problems, The News learnt here Wednesday.
“The PPP-led government approached him immediately after assuming power last year and through certain circles, has been in touch with him
afterwards,” a senior government official claimed while talking to this correspondent.
Requesting anonymity, he explained that the government wanted the ‘Beglar Begi’ (Sardar of sardars) to drop the plan of moving the International
Court of Justice (ICJ) on the status of Kalat, which became part of Pakistan under an agreement signed on March 27, 1948 between Quaid-i-Azam
Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the then Khan of Kalat Mir Ahmad Yar Khan.
In reply to a question, he said the Khan of Kalat had not responded positively till now to the government efforts, but it was a good thing that despite
having almost completed consultations with legal experts, he had not filed an application with the world court. He accuses Pakistan of not fulfilling the
pledges made at the time of signing the treaty.
The democratic dispensation is following the policy of grand reconciliation and reaching out to Mir Suleman is part of it, the source maintained. The
Khan of Kalat is presently living in Britain.
“What information I have is that he is committed to approaching the ICJ in the light of the decision of a traditional jirga three years back,” said daughter-
in-law of the Khan of Kalat and the PML-Q Senator Rehana Yahya Baloch, when contacted on telephone for her comments.
Around 100 noted Baloch leaders had a grand jirga in Kalat on September 21, 2006, shortly after the killing of ex-governor and chief minister
Balochistan Nawab Akbar Bugti. The jirga, chaired by Mir Suleman, had decided to move the ICJ to revert the status of Kalat to its position prior to the
treaty. Previously, the grand jirga had its meeting presided over by Mir Khudai Dad Khan.
According to the treaty, only defence, currency and foreign affairs were to go to the Centre while the rest would stay with Balochistan.Senator Rehana
Baloch also confirmed that the former PML-Q regime as well as the present government had been in touch with the Khan of Kalat.
“Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani had held out an assurance to the Begum of Khan of Kalat during a meeting over a month back that Mir
Suleman was free to stage a comeback, as he faced no case,” a federal minister, who also did not want to be identified, revealed.
With a total area of 11,593 square miles, the state of Kalat, established in 1638, covered the whole of the centre and south-west of Balochistan, with
the exception of the indentation caused by the little state of Lasbela.
SOURCE: http://thenews.com.pk/
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Government making efforts to bring back Khan of Kalat
Thursday, July 09, 2009
By Mumtaz Alvi
ISLAMABAD: The PPP-led government is persistently trying to convince the self-exiled Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman Daud Baloch to return and be part of
the ongoing process to address Balochistan’s deep-rooted problems, The News learnt here Wednesday.
“The PPP-led government approached him immediately after assuming power last year and through certain circles, has been in touch with him
afterwards,” a senior government official claimed while talking to this correspondent.
Requesting anonymity, he explained that the government wanted the ‘Beglar Begi’ (Sardar of sardars) to drop the plan of moving the International
Court of Justice (ICJ) on the status of Kalat, which became part of Pakistan under an agreement signed on March 27, 1948 between Quaid-i-Azam
Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the then Khan of Kalat Mir Ahmad Yar Khan.
In reply to a question, he said the Khan of Kalat had not responded positively till now to the government efforts, but it was a good thing that despite
having almost completed consultations with legal experts, he had not filed an application with the world court. He accuses Pakistan of not fulfilling the
pledges made at the time of signing the treaty.
The democratic dispensation is following the policy of grand reconciliation and reaching out to Mir Suleman is part of it, the source maintained. The
Khan of Kalat is presently living in Britain.
“What information I have is that he is committed to approaching the ICJ in the light of the decision of a traditional jirga three years back,” said daughter-
in-law of the Khan of Kalat and the PML-Q Senator Rehana Yahya Baloch, when contacted on telephone for her comments.
Around 100 noted Baloch leaders had a grand jirga in Kalat on September 21, 2006, shortly after the killing of ex-governor and chief minister
Balochistan Nawab Akbar Bugti. The jirga, chaired by Mir Suleman, had decided to move the ICJ to revert the status of Kalat to its position prior to the
treaty. Previously, the grand jirga had its meeting presided over by Mir Khudai Dad Khan.
According to the treaty, only defence, currency and foreign affairs were to go to the Centre while the rest would stay with Balochistan.Senator Rehana
Baloch also confirmed that the former PML-Q regime as well as the present government had been in touch with the Khan of Kalat.
“Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani had held out an assurance to the Begum of Khan of Kalat during a meeting over a month back that Mir
Suleman was free to stage a comeback, as he faced no case,” a federal minister, who also did not want to be identified, revealed.
With a total area of 11,593 square miles, the state of Kalat, established in 1638, covered the whole of the centre and south-west of Balochistan, with
the exception of the indentation caused by the little state of Lasbela.
SOURCE: http://thenews.com.pk/
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