{"id":46035,"date":"2024-01-10T05:34:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T05:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/clash-of-narratives-at-islamabads-national-press-club-as-parallel-camps-set-up\/"},"modified":"2024-01-10T05:34:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T05:34:55","slug":"clash-of-narratives-at-islamabads-national-press-club-as-parallel-camps-set-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/clash-of-narratives-at-islamabads-national-press-club-as-parallel-camps-set-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Clash of narratives at Islamabad\u2019s National Press Club as parallel camps set up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>\u2022 BSF speakers seek judicial probe into killings by banned outfits in Balochistan<br \/>\u2022 Dr Mahrang set to call for another nationwide strike<\/p>\n<p>ISLAMABAD: The Nat\u00adional Press Club (NPC) remains a focal point for the ongoing protests for the rights of Balochistan, with two separate camps witnessing a steady influx of visitors.<\/p>\n<p>However, while the cro\u00adwd at one of the camps, or\u00ad\u00adganised by the Baloch\u00adis\u00adtan Shuhada Forum (BSF), has decreased, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) camp sees a growing number of families joining in.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1804602\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Abdullah Gul, the cha\u00adi\u00adr\u00adman of Tehreek-i-Jawa\u00adn\u00ad\u00adan Pakistan\/Kashmir, visited the BSF camp on Tu\u00ad\u00adesday, led by former caretaker minister Nawabzada Jamal Raisani.<\/p>\n<p>During his visit, Mr Gul highlighted the involvement of India\u2019s foreign intelligence agency RAW in terror activities in Balochistan.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Raisani, also conte\u00adsting for a National Ass\u00ade\u00adm\u00ad\u00adbly seat from Quetta, em\u00ad\u00adphasised the need for the government to ackno\u00adwledge and financially support victims of terrorism and targeted killings in Balochistan.<\/p>\n<p>The government nee\u00add\u00ad\u00aded to listen to the voice of the martyrs of Baloch\u00adis\u00adtan, both the civilians and those belonging to law enforcement agencies and armed forces, he said and hinted at a conspiracy to create internal conflicts within Balochistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe state should at le\u00ad\u00adast extend financial help to the victims of terrorism and target killings,\u201d Mr Raisani told <em>Dawn<\/em>. \u201cThe missing person issue was a genuine problem of Bal\u00ado\u00ad\u00ad\u00adchistan, but we demand that they should condemn the terror acts by Balo\u00adch\u00adistan Liberation Army (BLA), Balochistan Libe\u00adration Force (BLF), Balo\u00ad\u00adch Republican Army (BRA), Majeed Brigade, etc.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1804358\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Mr Raisani\u2019s father, Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, was assassinated in a 2018 suicide attack during the election campaign.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, speakers at the BSF camp called for a judicial commission to investigate the killings by banned outfits. They accused the rival BYC camp of being fraudulent and supporting anti-state elements.<\/p>\n<p>The names of Baloch Na\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00adtional Army (BNA) com\u00ad\u00admanders Gulzar Imam Shambe and Sarf\u00adraz Ahmed Bungulzai, who earlier admitted to receiving funding from India, were also mentioned in the speeches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BYC camp<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the BYC camp, which has been established since Dec 22, continued to attract more participants despite harsh weather and pressure from law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The camp\u2019s organisers, demanding information on missing persons, welcomed 12 new family members, mostly women, on Monday and Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mahrang Baloch, a leader of BYC, told the media that her camp welcomed the BSF protesters and said they, too, were demanding the authorities to act and improve the law and order situation in Balochistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what we have been demanding that the law and the system of the country should prevail in Balochistan, too,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has only been one accusation on us that we do not condemn violence by BLA. We have done it several times and say it here as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the BSF camp, she said that those referring to the surrender of some people should understand that any news conference was not enough, and the surrendering people should have to be presented in a court of law.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mahrang, possibly encouraged by the response to previous strike calls, said the BYC would soon announce plans for a nationwide strike to demand transparency regarding the details of missing persons.<\/p>\n<p><em>Published in Dawn, January 10th, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022 BSF speakers seek judicial probe into killings by banned outfits in Balochistan\u2022 Dr Mahrang set to call for another nationwide strike ISLAMABAD: The Nat\u00adional Press Club (NPC) remains a focal point for the ongoing protests for the rights of Balochistan, with two separate camps witnessing a steady influx of visitors. 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