Had we sit together with vision and conscious effort, we would have resolved all the differences. It is high time to take the challenge of national integration seriously in order to avoid the sense of deprivation which is being deepened with each passing day. If today Baluchistan bleeds the reason is obvious that we are not making conscious effort to grant the Baluchis their due legitimate rights devolving legislative and financial responsibilities allowing them to self-govern. We ignored Gilgit-Baltastan by not making conscious effort since independence from Dogra Raj on 1st November, 1947. It is high time to take the challenge of national integration seriously in order to avoid the sense of deprivation which is being deepened with each passing day.

Source: The Nation November 10, 2023 21:39 UTC