QUETTA: Senior politician and former senator Nawabzada Haji Mir Lashkari Khan Raisani has launched a scathing critique against the abolition of the Levies Force, labeling it a “colonial policy” designed to dismantle local guardianship and facilitate the exploitation of Balochistan’s resources. He made these remarks while addressing a representative delegation of the Sherani and Harifal tribes, led by Risaldar Major Zarif Khan Kakar, at his Sarawan House residence.
Raisani asserted that the Levies Force is an intrinsic institution of Balochistan’s tribes and local populations, serving as the traditional guardian of the homeland’s honor, dignity, and pride. He stated that its primary role has always been to maintain law and order at the local level. However, he argued, this locally-rooted force is being systematically abolished to serve external interests.
Connecting the move to a broader pattern, the former senator claimed that the abolition is a strategic step following the “fake elections” and the passage of the Mines and Minerals Act 2025 in the provincial assembly. He alleged that the entire sequence of events is engineered to ease the looting of the province’s natural wealth. “An external force is being brought here so that instead of the local people, it becomes a facilitator for international companies, capitalists, and those who loot resources and defend them,” Raisani stated.
He held all political parties, whether in government or opposition, accountable for this act. Raisani declared that these parties are not acquitted and must answer to the people and history for their failure to prevent the legislation that led to the dismantling of the Levies Force. His statements underscore the deep-seated political tensions in Balochistan centered on resource control, local autonomy, and the role of traditional institutions.
Meanwhile Raisani has intensified his campaign against the current Mines and Minerals Act, sending formal letters to key political figures and industry stakeholders across Balochistan.
The letters were dispatched to Balochistan Governor Sheikh Jafar Khan Mandokhel, National Democratic Movement (NDM) provincial president Ahmed Jan Khan, and Coal Mines Owners Association president Mir Behroz Reiki. This follows Raisani’s earlier communications with opposition leaders including Mir Yunus Aziz Zehri, Maulana Abdul Wasi, and Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal.
A delegation comprising Qari Akhtar Shah Kharal, Haji Muhammad Ishaq Lehri, and Haji Rahim Tareen personally delivered the letter to NDM’s provincial president at the party secretariat, where several senior party members were present. The same delegation also handed a separate communication to the Coal Mines Owners Association’s general secretary, Syed Fateh Shah.
