Abdul qadir baloch federal minister islamabad

Balochistan’s Senior Minister Sardar Sanaullah Khan Zehri and Federal Minister for SAFRON, Lt. Gen. ® Abdul Qadir Baloch called on Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s Office this morning.

The Prime Minister informed both the leaders that Pakistan Muslim League (N) has nominated Mr. Mamnoon Hussein as its candidate for the upcoming presidential election.

The Prime Minister said that the party’s presidential candidate was chosen from the province of Sindh with the intention of giving smaller federating units their due share and representation at the federal level.

Congratulating the Prime Minister on the selection and nomination of Mr. Hussein, both the leaders expressed the hope that his election as President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan would be helpful in strengthening the federation by fostering harmonious relationship among its various institutions.

The Prime Minister expressed the hope that Mr. Hussein’s election as President would serve as a good omen for the people of smaller provinces.

On 8 September , the Sindh High Court lifted the travel ban that had been imposed on human rights defender Mr Abdul Qadeer Baloch, also known as Mama Qadeer, in March

On 8 September , the Sindh High Court ordered the Ministry of the Interior to remove the name of the human rights defender from its Exit Control List and to lift any travel restrictions that had been imposed on him.

The Court rejected the arguments made by the Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Investigation Agency, who had added Abdul Qadeer Baloch's name to the Exit Control List due to his allegedly ‘anti-State’ activities. Having heard the arguments of Abdul Qadeer Baloch's lawyer Mr Wazir Khoso, the judges concluded that the human rights defender had campaigned for the rights of his community within the legal parameters and, therefore, should not be restricted in his freedom of movement.

On 4 March , Abdul Qadeer Baloch was informed of a travel ban that had been imposed on him. He was due to travel to a seminar organised by the World Sindhi Congress on human rights violations in Sindh and Balochistan. However, he was prevented from boarding his flight when he arrived at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.

Recently, the human rights defender's health has deteriorated. On 1 September , his colleague Mr Nasrullah Baloch, who is Chairman of VBMP, brought Abdul Qadeer Baloch to the Civil Hospital Quetta for treatment. However, the doctors refused to treat him and, when Nasrullah Baloch insisted that they provide him with medical care, they called the police. Nasrullah Baloch was subsequently arrested and released later that same day. It is reported that the government had instructed the doctors not to treat the human rights defender.

The Beyond Boundaries II delegates of Pakistan Afghanistan Joint Committee (PAJC) held a meeting with federal minister for SAFRON, Lt. Gen. (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch, on Friday October 21, , at the SAFRON Ministry, accompanied by the CRSS and WPSO representatives.  The Chief Commissioner Afghan Refugees, Mr. Imran Zeb Khan also attended the meeting. Mr. Imtiaz Gul, Executive Director CRSS briefed Baloch on the project and PAJC meeting held in Lahore on October 19, , giving a rundown of the issues that were discussed between the groups, highlighting that Afghan Refugees was a key issue discussed, also informing that the groups have formulated policy recommendations from the discussions on important bilateral issues, which will be shared with the Minister.

Minister Baloch welcomed the delegations stating that in his opinion this is a most desired initiative because the two countries have to coexist. He termed the Afghan members as extremely important delegation that he has met in recent days, saying that he was happy to listen to them and share his and the government’s viewpoint with them. He said unfortunately at state level there has been a deadlock in the bilateral talks between the two countries, but initiatives like Beyond Boundaries with the presence of high level delegates is a timely intervention, as in the absence of formal dialogue through this platform the individuals were able to tackle problems that require concerted efforts.

Ershad, member of Afghan parliament introduced the Afghan delegation and informed the minister that recently there are unfortunate and bitter stories circulating in Afghanistan on the harsh treatment being met out to the refugees, which include police harrasement and arrests, as well as repatriation of those Afghans who have established links and businesses in Pakistan.

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