PISHIN: The government delegation arrived at Ziarat cross on Sunday to hold parleys with the representatives of Shuhada-e-Mangi Dam Action Committee for the third time.

Government delegation, comprising Minister for Home and Tribal Affairs, Mir Ziaullah Langove, Parliamentary leader of Awami National Party in Balochistan Provincial Assembly, Asghar Khan Achakzai, Coordinator to Chief Minister Balochistan, Bilal Khan Kakar, Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Home and Tribal Affairs Department, Arshad Majeed, Director General, Balochistan Levies Force, Qadir Bakhsh Pirkani and Deputy Commissioner, Pishin, will hold parleys with leaders of Shuhada-e-Mangi Dam Action Committee in a bid to persuade them for calling off protest sit-in, which has been in progress for the last 12 days, against the incident of Mangi dam.

It is pertinent to mention that on August 26, 2021 Risaldar Major, Mir Zaman Kakar, Naib Risaldar, Mudasir Hussain Kakar and Sepoy Zainullah Kakar were killed in a land mine blast in Mangi dam area of Ziarat. Shuhada-e-Mangi Dam Action Committee staged a protest demonstration on Ziarat cross along with the bodies, demanding acceptance of all demands of Shuhuda-e-Mangi Dam Action Committee.