Balochistan scene

TWO years after the murder of Nawab Akbar Bugti, that the authorities at that time believed would take the sting out of the violent protests Balochistan had become accustomed to, things have not much changed. A rocket attack here or a bomb explosion there continues to be the norm, with the inevitable consequence of a varying death toll. Only on Monday, eight persons lay dead and 26 others injured, including three journalists and three children, in a series of incidents that the memory of Nawab Bugti and others who died with him in the Tratani Mountains had most probably occasioned. However, the basic reason: the local people's anger at the raw deal they have received over the years. Several political parties have joined together in making a wheel-jam and general strike call in the province.