Mengal demands DG Khan, Rajanpur be included in Balochistan.

Byline: Tariq Ismail

DERA GHAZI KHAN -- A public gathering was organised in the memory of martyrs of Koh-e-Sulaiman by Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-Mengal) at Kalma Chowk of Taunsa tehsil.

Addressing the gathering, BNP-M Chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal said that at the time of partition, Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur were parts of Balochistan but later they were included in Punjab.

He said that Balochistan comprises 43% of total area of Pakistan but was the smallest in terms of population.

He demanded that Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur should be included in Balochistan to balance the population.

He accused the government of making a 'deal' to 'sell the entire country including Balochistan under CPEC' and said that metro trains were being launched under the mega project but no public welfare project was in offing in the province.

The BNP-M chief declared that he was not supporting the government in greed for any post or ministry but was looking forward to his...

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