QUETTA: Sardar Akhtar Mengal, the chief of the Baluchistan National Party (BNP-M), on Friday said that he had reached Kalat as part of his party’s “peaceful” march to Quetta against the alleged harassment faced by Baloch women and children in recent days.
The BNP-M had announced a long march from Wadh to Quetta today to protest against the arrests of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders and activists, including Dr. Mahrang Baloch and Sami Deen, as well as the police crackdown on their sit-in in Quetta.
The BNP chief said in a post on X that he and his party reached Kalat despite multiple roadblocks “placed by those who fear a peaceful protest”. He added that containers had been placed and that mobile services were suspended in the area.
“Mobile networks remain completely shut down. Containers have been placed at several points along the route, especially in Bhagbana and Tootak, in an attempt to disrupt our movement,” Mengal wrote.
