{"id":18248,"date":"2025-09-04T18:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T18:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=18248"},"modified":"2025-09-04T18:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T18:04:09","slug":"political-parties-in-balochistan-announce-sept-8-strike-over-quetta-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=18248","title":{"rendered":"Political parties in Balochistan announce Sept 8 strike over Quetta blast"},"content":{"rendered":"
Balochistan’s major political parties have given a province-wide shutter-down and wheel-jam strike call on September 8 in protest against the recent suicide attack targeting Balochistan National Party- Mengal (BNP-M) rally in Quetta.<\/p>\n

The deadly blast, which struck near Sariab Road on Tuesday, claimed at least 17 lives and left dozens injured, sparking widespread outrage across the province.<\/p>\n

The announcement for the strike was made during a joint press conference held in Quetta, attended by prominent political leaders – Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aain Pakistan head Mahmood Khan Achakzai, BNP-M Sardar Akhtar Mengal, NP Secretary General Kabir Muhammad, ANP Balochistan president Asghar Khan Achakzai, PTI Balochistan president Dawood Shah Kakar, and MWM Allama Vilayat Hussain Jafari.<\/p>\n

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Addressing the media, Mahmood Khan Achakzai strongly condemned the attack, calling it a crime against humanity. Citing the Holy Quran, he said that killing an innocent person is akin to killing all of humanity. \u201cWhat crime have we committed that our children are being targeted?\u201d he asked. Emphasizing the constitutional right to assemble, Achakzai asserted that the people would continue to raise slogans in favor of democracy, no matter the threat.<\/p>\n

He reiterated that Balochistan is an inseparable part of Pakistan, but added that the province\u2019s resources must first benefit the local population. Achakzai further announced that air and train services would also be suspended on the day of the protest to send a clear message to the world: \u201cWe are the rightful owners of this land and its roads.\u201d<\/p>\n

BNP-M chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal termed the blast a conspiracy to suppress political movements, but vowed not to be intimidated. Criticizing the government, he questioned why authorities failed to shift the rally to the hockey ground despite having prior knowledge of potential threats. Lamenting the media\u2019s silence, he said, \u201cYou highlight the theft of wheelchairs from civil hospitals, but ignore the loss of human lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mengal appealed to traders, transporters, and members of all walks of life to support and participate in the September 8 protest.<\/p>\n

National Party leader Kabir Muhammad said the current assemblies do not represent the will of the people and warned that Balochistan\u2019s coast and resources are being handed over to the federal government.<\/p>\n

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Recalling that the incident occurred on the death anniversary of veteran politician Sardar Ataullah Mengal, he described it as a day of mourning for the entire province.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese martyrs don\u2019t belong to just one party\u2014they are the martyrs of all Balochistan,\u201d he said, urging farmers, lawyers, businesspeople, and political workers to join the struggle for genuine democracy.<\/p>\n

PTI\u2019s Dawood Shah Kakar denounced the September 2 attack as yet another dark chapter in the history of oppression. He also called into question the legitimacy of the current provincial government, referring to it as the \u201cForm-47 government\u201d\u2014a reference to alleged electoral rigging. Kakar demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti and his cabinet.<\/p>\n

Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen leader Allama Vilayat Hussain Jafari said tyranny never lasts and that nothing can be achieved through the use of force. \u201cEven if we have to carry 100 coffins a day, we will not back down from our mission,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

The press conference concluded with special prayers (Fatiha) for the victims of the attack. Party leaders jointly announced that after the September 8 protest, a unified future strategy would be devised by all participating political forces.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Balochistan’s major political parties have given a province-wide shutter-down and wheel-jam strike call on September 8 in protest against the recent suicide attack targeting Balochistan National Party- Mengal (BNP-M) rally in Quetta. The deadly blast, which struck near Sariab Road on Tuesday, claimed at least 17 lives and left dozens injured, sparking widespread outrage across […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18248\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}