QUETTA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered to constitute a committee in consultation with political leadership of Balochistan to initiate reconciliation process and negotiations with disgruntled Baloch nationalists to bring peace to the province.
The premier was presiding over a meeting to review law and order in the province at Southern Command Headquarters in Quetta.
During the meeting, the prime minister lauded the role of law enforcement agencies in ensuring peace in the province and directed for effective steps for building the capacity of Balochistan Frontier Corps and police.
The meeting was attended by Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Commander Southern Command Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua, PkMAP chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai, Senator Mir Hasil Bizenjo, Minister for States and Frontier Regions retired Gen Abdul Qadir Baloch, Chief Secretary Babar Yaqoob Fateh Mohammad, IG of Frontier Corps Maj Gen Ejaz Shahid, Inspector General of Police Mushtaq Sukhera and senior military and civil officials.