The Balochistan government has issued a warning that if Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal’s party march against the jailing of Baloch activists and enter Quetta, the former lawmaker will be arrested.
It has also been reported that over 200 smuggled vehicles are present in Akhtar Mengal’s convoy and if they enter Quetta, they will be seized.
On March 28, BNP-M started a long march to protest against the arrests of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders and activists, including Dr Mahrang Baloch and Sammi Deen Baloch (she was released on Tuesday).
Currently, the party is heading towards Quetta.
Responding to a post on X by Mengal, who claimed his party was “completely encircled by security forces” at Lakpass, Shahid Rind said the BNP-M president had been alerted at 6am about the orders to arrest him under the MPO.
The provincial government has blocked roads by placing containers around the protest site at Lakpass. It has also suspended internet services in Quetta, Mastung, Kalat and Khuzdar.
