At the dying days of British Empire three states declared independence; India, Pakistan, and Baluchistan. Baluchistan independence was short lived, Pakistan invaded Baluchistan.
Pakistan was created by Muslim elite who manipulated Islamic symbolic resources in order to mobilise the Muslim of north India and Bengal. It was an instrumentalist approach applied to create Pakistan.
Muslim elite persuaded Umma by seeking the greater autonomy for the Muslim in united provinces and Bengal. United provinces never became a part of Pakistan or Umma. Bengal had joined the Umma and Pakistan, but soon seceded from Pakistan. Bengali soon realised that a state needs more than a shared religion to survive. Islam is divided in many sects; each sect hates the other to the extent that they are willing to eliminate each other.
The Baluchistan national party has been influenced by the MQM and PPP. The Baluchistan national party is elite’s party. Their demand is more power to administrate their province and more money to spend. They have found themselves in situation that their domination on Baluch society has been challenged by the separatist movement. They cannot reject the separatist; if they reject the separatist Ideology, Baluch may reject them. They are playing a wait and see game for the moment. Their biggest worry is that they have used the nationalist slogan in the past. They are wages earners; Sardars receive grants from central government to maintain their status. They are not sure if separatists have external support. They are opportunistic if they realise that the separatist have external support and resources it would not take them long to change sides. They are not willing to risk what they have been getting from Pakistan. They have used the nationalist slogan in order to secure better jobs and more funds for themselves. They are losing credibility to coordinate the diverse interests of social groups and legitimise their actions. The so called Baluchistan National Parties failed to argue that there exists a nation with an explicit and peculiar character, that its interest and values take priority over all others and that the Baluchistan must be independent. Self denying approach to the Baluchistan independent by Baluchistan national parties will legitimise the Punjabi rules on Baluchistan. Baluch as a nation have no future in Pakistan. Baluch National parties are putting their parties interest first and the Baluch interest the second.
M.Sarjov
Thursday, June 18, 2009
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