CM Bugti urges JUI-F chief to acknowledge efforts against terrorism

Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has said that national security should be above political disagreements and appealed to the political leaders not to sacrifice the state for political goals in the ongoing fight against terrorism.

“I have great respect for Maulana Fazlur Rehman,” Bugti said in a message on social media, adding that their personal relationship was built on respect and that the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) president had political knowledge and expertise.

However, he said, the comparisons between the administrations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan should be made keeping in view the ground realities, security problems and continuing counterterrorism operations in both the provinces.

Bugti said that Maulana Fazlur Rehman and his party had also been the victims of terrorist assaults and hoped that the JUI-F president would take into account the state’s efforts against terrorism and the sacrifices of the security personnel while speaking on the sensitive national issue.