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00:00On one hand, there is the politics of Pakistan. On the other hand, the situation in Balochistan is that terrorism is spreading.
00:07And in terrorism, the young people of Balochistan are being used by other countries.
00:13A lot of work is left to be done to take them forward.
00:18But where does the money that goes to Balochistan go?
00:23According to the Balochistan census of 2023, there are about 1.5 crore people in Balochistan.
00:34And the budget of Balochistan for the year 2024-2025 is 955 billion rupees.
00:39According to the budget, the Balochistan government will get 726.67 billion rupees.
00:47The target is 124 billion rupees in the budget of the provincial budget.
00:52In the financial year of 2023-2024, the Balochistan government gave 57 billion rupees in the budget of the provincial budget.
01:02The budget of expenses is 564 billion rupees.
01:05The total and non-total expenses for the education department is 146 billion rupees.
01:12All this money has gone before, but where did it go?
01:17This is also an important question.
01:19What did Mr. Faraz Bugti say about the young people of Balochistan?
01:26We want to tell the people of Balochistan that your government is sending our educated girls to Harvard and Oxford.
01:33And Mr. Bashir Zaib is making them self-sufficient.
01:36So this decision has to be made by the people of Balochistan.
01:38Who is serving more in this?
01:42The people of Balochistan have to decide this.
01:47But to decide this, politicians will have to provide an important platform.
01:52With us at this time is the Deputy Prime Minister of Balochistan, Ameer Zareen Khan.
01:57Mr. Maqsi is present.
01:58Thank you very much for joining me in the program.
02:00Resources are sent.
02:02Money goes to Balochistan through the NFC award.
02:05Balochistan itself has a good economy, which is regulated and unregulated.
02:10Both the economies are good.
02:12But money is not being spent on ordinary people.
02:14Where do these resources go?
02:15These are the resources of the people of Balochistan.
02:16Put them on them.
02:17And move forward the young people so that they do not take the wrong path.
02:22First of all, I would like to say that this political polarization that has caused this French politics to come up.
02:31I think this has promoted terrorism, violence and intolerance.
02:38It has also given birth to it.
02:40Political polarization exists everywhere.
02:44Every assembly, every super.
02:45But the political polarization here has caused a lot of harm.
02:50And a lot of destruction as well.
02:53Because of this political polarization, the mainstream politicians have gone to the fringes.
03:04The extremist politicians have hijacked Baloch nationalism and made it their own.
03:14And now we have moved back.
03:16And they are the mainstream and we are the fringes.
03:18So we have to work across the board.
03:20All political parties.
03:22All institutions.
03:24To rid this political polarization.
03:29That being said, I think narrative building is very important.
03:33Intellect will fight intellect.
03:37Ideology will fight ideology.
03:39But you have said a very important thing about the narrative.
03:43I will come back to funds.
03:45Because you have talked about the narrative and you have said a very important thing.
03:48In the narrative, we have to save the Baloch youth or the youth of other nations in Balochistan.
03:55And we see that educated youth are being targeted at this time.
03:59Now, the future of the youth is yet to begin.
04:03They have to be taken into the mountains and made an ally of another country.
04:06They have to be put into terrorism and their entire future has been destroyed.
04:10How can we save that?
04:12Why are the leaders of Balochistan not able to move forward in building this narrative?
04:22That's a very good question.
04:23Many people say that we should give a counter narrative.
04:27No. I say we should give a narrative.
04:29Why? Because the state is the narrative.
04:32We should be the narrative.
04:33Not that their narrative is mainstream and we are giving a counter narrative.
04:39No. We are the narrative. The state of Pakistan is the narrative.
04:44If you understand what I mean.
04:46They are the counter narrative. They are the resistance.
04:49It's very easy to point fingers.
04:56It's their fault. It's their fault. It's Wafaa's fault.
04:59Have we ever self-reflected?
05:02Have we ever introspected?
05:05Where have we gone wrong?
05:06How long ago?
05:07Are we educated?
05:09What are our children excelling in?
05:12In medicine, architecture, agriculture, physics or violence?
05:17This is our responsibility.
05:19We must look inward first.
05:21We must see, instead of blaming others, we must take an inward look.
05:26Where have we made mistakes?
05:28Where have we gone wrong?
05:30Then we can point fingers at others.
05:34Second of all, I feel this is a very pertinent point.
05:39Bring educated people who can engage with the youth.
05:44Our youth is 65% of the population. Everyone knows that.
05:48They will be our building blocks.
05:51For our economy, social fabric, political stability.
05:57We will have to invest a lot.
06:00I feel, like I said earlier, we must fight intellect with intellect.
06:05Let's talk about investment.
06:07You have already talked about investment.
06:10We will come to CM.
06:12We have already talked about investment.
06:14Before this, I was talking about the number game.
06:16The investment that is going.
06:17The part of Balochistan that is going from the NFC board.
06:21What happened with that money?
06:23Was it given attention to education?
06:26Was it given attention to health?
06:28In our own parts, in Sindh, Punjab and KPK, somewhere.
06:33We can't call it ideal.
06:35But somewhere, something is happening.
06:37Where did it stop in Balochistan?
06:39Although I know that corruption money is also being earned in Balochistan.
06:44I know that smuggling is also happening there.
06:47And that too is an open door of black money.
06:50So the money that is going here, the people who should get it.
06:53Why aren't they getting it?
06:59Okay, I said this in my budget speech.
07:03I am telling you too.
07:05The utilization of funds has never been implemented.
07:09It has never happened properly in Balochistan.
07:11We talk about good governance.
07:13But we don't do good deeds.
07:16When I talk about good governance,
07:19I would like to fix my province, Halka.
07:24That's why I started the initiative with my Halka.
07:27Whichever list you take, functional, non-functional schools, etc.
07:31Okay, let's talk about the budget.
07:33Balochistan's budget is good to an extent.
07:40However, that being said, to develop Balochistan across the board is very difficult.
07:44It comprises of 48% of the landmass of Pakistan.
07:48It is sparsely populated.
07:50It is a rugged terrain.
07:51Obviously, more investment, more funds will have to come.
07:54However, that being said,
07:56CM Balochistan Sarfaraz Bukti has given a triple-digit increase in education.
08:02He has given a 52% increase from last year and years before.
08:08However, I have said that as long as your governance model,
08:14accountability, incentivization, de-incentivization, accessibility, transparency,
08:20good governance on the ground level,
08:23your funds will not be utilized in a place like Balochistan.
08:28The dynamics here are different.
08:29The culture here is different.
08:31The black economy smuggling is rampant.
08:33So, we must take all these things into consideration before a framework,
08:37before implementing something.
08:38One more thing that we have to take into consideration is that
08:42Balochistan, in terms of minerals,
08:45whether it is gold, copper or other minerals,
08:47is a very good resource.
08:49With so many minerals,
08:51if we want to develop that area,
08:53it is very important to have peace there.
08:57This terrorism side,
09:00which is being funded from other countries,
09:02we have undeniable evidence.
09:05We all know that.
09:06In such a situation,
09:08aren't these young people,
09:10the young people of Balochistan,
09:11not appreciating their future?
09:13Aren't they appreciating that in your province,
09:16the blessings from Allah,
09:18should be utilized,
09:19the youth should benefit,
09:20their education, their health,
09:22their infrastructure should benefit,
09:24so that Balochistan can move forward.
09:32Yes, absolutely.
09:33You are right.
09:35As long as these things are utilized,
09:38and people in our state,
09:40not only Balochistan,
09:42this province,
09:44these minerals,
09:45belong to Balochistan,
09:47the Baloch people,
09:48which is in Pakistan.
09:50We have to explain this a little.
09:52This state, this province,
09:54is part of a larger umbrella of Pakistan.
09:57So, if we take the benefit,
09:59we should take the state as well as Balochistan.
10:01This is my humble opinion.
10:03Now, you are saying that
10:04these things are not being utilized.
10:06You are absolutely right.
10:08Safety and security,
10:10as everyone knows,
10:11it's the basic crux of any investment,
10:14foreign FDI.
10:15As long as there is peace,
10:17as long as communication does not increase,
10:21as long as people do not feel relaxed and safe,
10:25the foreign people,
10:26obviously, they will not invest.
10:28This is what I am saying,
10:30the fight that is taking place,
10:32the violence that is taking place,
10:33the intolerance that is taking place,
10:34is this thing giving progress to Balochistan?
10:37Are hospitals being built?
10:39Are literacy rates of Baloch youth increasing?
10:43Are we getting more rights from this terrorism?
10:47This question should be asked.
10:49Objectively as possible.
10:51One must analyze and evaluate
10:54what's going on objectively.