Ziarat Residency is a ‘Symbol of Slavery’ : PkMAP
ISLAMABAD: While the entire nation is in
a state of shock over the destruction of the Jinnah’s Residency in
Ziarat, a key coalition partner in the Balochistan government calls it a ‘symbol of slavery’.
The residence of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad
Ali Jinnah at the idyllic hill station of Ziarat, which was considered a
national heritage, was razed to the ground in a bomb attack claimed by
an outlawed Baloch separatist group, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA)
early Saturday.
“The wooden house at Ziarat was a symbol
of slavery as it was built for the colonial British officer Sir Robert
Groves Sandeman who ruled Balochistan until his death in 1892,” Akram
Shah, the general secretary of Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP),
told The Express Tribune.
“The house always reminded the Baloch
and Pashtuns of the long period when they were the slaves of British
Empire in Indian subcontinent,” Shah added. “For us, it’s no more than
the house of the then agent to the governor general [of India], Sir
Sandeman.”
Shah’s shocking statement prompted scathing criticism from a fellow politician from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
“Akram Shah has hurt the feelings of
millions of patriotic people in Balochistan and of those who had an
emotional attachment with the historic building [Ziarat residency},”
Anwarul Haq Kakar told The Express Tribune. “The PkMAP leader
should behave like a responsible politician and not forget that his
party is a coalition partner in the Balochistan government.”
Kakar said that the terrorists who
destroyed the ‘symbol of the federation in Balochistan’ deserved a
befitting reply from the entire nation, particularly from the
peace-loving people of the province.
PkMAP’s Akram Shah was also unhappy with
the visit to Ziarat by two federal ministers — Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan
and Pervaiz Rashid. The ministers should have instead attended the
funeral of the victims of Saturday’s attacks in Quetta claimed by the
banned sectarian extremist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.Via:Express Tribune
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