A grim new chapter of violence has opened in Balochistan with the registration of an FIR against Akhtar Mengal and his son for the brutal murder of Baloch nationalist leader Ata ur Rehman Mengal. This chilling accusation from Wadh Levies Thana is not an isolated act of violence—it is the latest evidence of a long, bloody legacy that Akhtar Mengal has imposed on the province while pretending to be its democratic voice.
For years, Akhtar Mengal has cultivated a public image as a champion of Baloch rights and democracy. But behind the populist rhetoric lies a dark history of enabling terrorism, separatism, and tribal blood feuds that have ripped the province apart. His party, the Balochistan National Party (Mengal), has routinely sheltered separatist militants, giving them ideological cover while they ambush Pakistan’s security forces, bomb public infrastructure, and terrorize civilians.
The FIR describes a cold-blooded ambush in which Ata ur Rehman Mengal was gunned down, with Akhtar Mengal and his son explicitly named among the accused. Such feudal, murderous politics are the reality Balochistan faces: tribal rivalries escalate into assassination plots, and civilians pay the price with their lives, livelihoods, and shattered communities.
Akhtar Mengal’s hypocrisy could not be starker. While demanding election seats in Quetta and Islamabad, he spreads secessionist propaganda at home, stoking hatred and recruiting Baloch youth into militancy. He refuses to condemn terror outfits like the Baloch Liberation Army that murder Pakistan Army soldiers and police officers in cowardly ambushes and IED attacks. Meanwhile, his loyalists attack Levies posts, extort local businesses, and sabotage development projects, ensuring Balochistan remains mired in poverty and instability.
He plays the victim card on the international stage to win sympathy and foreign dollars, but delivers only misery, fear, and bloodshed to the people of Balochistan. This latest murder exposes the true face of these tribal strongmen—pretend leaders who rule not by vision or service but by fear, violence, and blackmail.
Pakistan must draw a clear line. There can be no tolerance for such crimes. The murder of Ata ur Rehman Mengal must be fully investigated, the accused prosecuted without delay, and the violent networks and tribal mafias Akhtar Mengal has nurtured dismantled once and for all.
Balochistan deserves better. It deserves peace, development, education, and democracy built on rule of law—not the terror and blood feuds perpetuated by men like Akhtar Mengal who enrich themselves while the province burns.
Enough is enough. For the sake of every innocent Baloch family caught in the crossfire of these warlords’ ambitions, the state must act decisively. Let justice be served, and let this be the beginning of true peace and progress for Balochistan.
