MASTUNG: Despite a suicide attack carried out on Saturday (29th March, 2025) near the BNP-M rally at Lakpass area here, led by Sardar Akhtar Mengal against the arrest of BYC’s female workers, he said that his party’s protest would not stop.
Talking to journalists at a Presser Sardar Akhtar Mengal claimed that the suicide bombing was orchestrated by those who wanted to intimidate the BNP-M’s supporters. Terming it a matter of dignity, he asserted that the party would continue the sit-in till the concerned agencies release all the BYC prisoners: “The government has crossed a red line by arresting the women”, he said. Maintaining that LEAs were neglecting their duties, Mengal said: “Their job is not to extort money from oil tankers but to ensure public safety.”
According to Mengal the authorities have not taken measures to ensure the security of those staging dharna: “What is their job? Is security not their responsibility?” Akhtar Mengal took to the X on 29th March, to comment on the suicide attack: “A failed attempt to make our protest unsuccessful once again….I’am safe with all party workers.” It may be recalled that in order to protest against the arrest of BYC’s Chief Organiser Dr. Mahrang Baloch and others, Akhtar Mengal wanted to lead a rally from Wadh (his native town) to Quetta but was denied permission by the government.
Balochistan National Party-Mengal’s workers converged at Wadh, by means of shanks’ mare as well as vehicles. But later, according to Mengal, 250 of the marchers were detained during an operation carried out by Police near Mastung.
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