Baloch leader's killing triggers shutdown.KABUL (PAN): Most parts of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, bordering Afghanistan, were hit by a crippling shutdown against the slaying of a nationalist leader Noun 1. nationalist leader - the leader of a nationalist movement leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others American Revolutionary leader - a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States on Tuesday. The Baloch National Front (BNF See Backus-Naur form. BNF - Backus-Naur Form. Originally Backus Normal Form. ) announced the three-day shutdown and wheel-jam after the killing of its leader Rasool Bakhsh Mengal. The party condemned the murder of its junior joint secretary, who was slain after being kidnapped. In a statement,BNF denounced the assassination Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] Brutus conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. as a gruesome act and demanded the immediate arrest of his killers. The party called the three-day strike that drew a strong response in several parts of the gas-rich province that has been in the grip of an insurgency in·sur·gen·cy n. pl. in·sur·gen·cies 1. The quality or circumstance of being rebellious. 2. An instance of rebellion; an insurgence. insurgency, insurgence 1. . Rasool Bakhsh went missing on August 23 from Uthal area of Lasbela district Lasbela is a coastal district of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It became a separate district in Kalat division on 30th June 1954. The name is derived from the words Las which signifies a plain, the greater part of the area being a flat plain, and Bela . His dead body was found from Bela area today. The strike call was also endorsed by many Baloch nationalist groups. On day one, the shutdown crippled Turbat,Awaran, Panjgur,Khuzdar,Kalat and other parts of Balochistan. Markets and shopping centres wore a deserted look,with few public transport vehicles and little business activity seen in the areas. Also a human rights activist, Mengal's dead body that was found hanging from a tree reportedly bore telltale signs of torture,Pakistan TV channels reported. The BNF leader's son blasted intelligence agencies for abducting ab·duct tr.v. ab·duct·ed, ab·duct·ing, ab·ducts 1. To carry off by force; kidnap. 2. Physiology To draw away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part or limb. and killing his father. PAN Monitor/mud Copyright Pajhwok Afghan News. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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