Mentality of a Common Baloch Mir

In life, somethings occur seldom but they make one to think a lot. Such a situation occurred with me while moving through pages of daily Intekhab, an online Quetta based local newspaper. Statement of a local Mir was published in page 6 of 6^th April’s edition. Mir sahib leads a village of District Washuk, poorest district of Pakistan. He says: “Washuk is pacing track of prosperity under leadership of Mir Habib-ur-Rehman Mohammadhasani. He has initiated a network of multifaceted development projects for prosperity of district. We salute his struggle for public. His achievements have perturbed opponents. They stop propaganda against MPA.

This is a normal statement for you if you have not visited Washuk. You will have completely different feelings toward this statement if you visit Washuk or ask a common Baloch of Washuk about his sufferings.

Washuk is poorest district of Pakistan! It was established after partition of district Kharan in 2005. It has a population of about 0.18 million, with an area of 29,510 km^2.  Washuk District is divided into 3 tehsils, 10 union councils and 216mauzas.

 Can you imagine that this district has no NADRA office, no degree college and no vocational college? But Washuk is void of these. District Washuk has running without any bank. Employees travel a distance of 70 to 100 km for getting their salaries and to make a bank transaction. There is no civil hospital, no single lady doctor, only two rural health centers and one rural health center has no electricity, PTCL connection beside Assistant Commissioner House with electricity and PTCL connections. 80% of villages have no electricity. Mobile service is limited to two tehsils. My district Washuk owns only one Inter College and one High School for girl’s education. Inter college was established in 2010, but no land has acquired for construction of its infrastructure. Both inter college and Girls High School has no bus. Students travel on foot 10 to 15 km before reaching to institutions. Girls High School has no science laboratory. There is no computer lab and computer teacher in any institution. Whole district lacks DSL facility. 85% of local roads are unpaved and bumpy.

Mir Habib-ur-Rehman was elected twice as MPA from this constituency, he is serving as provincial minister since 2003, minister of Jail Affairs in cabinet of Ex-CM Jam Muhammad Yousuf, and minister of WASA in present Balochistan cabinet. Governor, CM Balochistan and Chief Secretary has not visited district since its establishment to solve its problems. MPA has not presented a bill for special attention of government about predicament situation of district.

Mir Sahib! Have you ever thought why we select MPA? Is there any other sector important than education, health, transportation sectors to be invested first? Provision of a transformer to a village with an inscription of appraisal is not from pocket of MPA and there is a wide world other than appointment of someone in levies force. Alas you may have thought for one minute about future of your children in 21th century of global village!