Quetta (Monitoring Desk): Sardar Akhtar Mengal, the leader of the Baloch National Party (BNP), issued a powerful statement on his social media platform X, addressing the President Asif Ali Zardari and Shehbaz Sharif. He criticized the silence surrounding the recent assault on Baloch women, stating, “I will never forget when Maryam Nawaz and Faryal Talpur were publicly humiliated. At that time, we stood by you because for us, dignity comes first, and an attack on women is our final red line.”
Sardar Mengal further expressed, “We have always decided to stand above politics when it comes to respecting women, but today, our daughters are being dragged through the streets without their veils, and you remain silent. Not only are you silent, but you are complicit in this sin.”
He concluded by reflecting on the hypocrisy in the political system, saying, “Democracy is the best revenge but only if you’re not Baloch, and only if it’s for the sake of power. Otherwise, silence prevails as the best display.”
