Balochistan Governor
Addresses World Affairs Council
By Sumarah Faquir
The
Los Angeles World Affairs Council provided an opportunity
to many people to meet Owais Ahmed Ghani, Governor of Balochistan,
when it arranged a dinner in his honor at the Beverly Hilton
Hotel on August 6th. At this event he articulately presented
his views on terrorism in the world today. He added depth
to his speech by talking about the roles played by Pakistan
and Afghanistan in this global issue.
Governor
Owais Ahmed Ghani speaking at the WAC |
He had many astounding
viewpoints, pointing out that all nations of the world know
that there is a huge issue of terrorism, but at the same
time they all need to take one thing into consideration,
which is that everyone approaches and reads the issue differently.
The Governor went into details of the problems Afghanistan
faces today, and he felt the only way a resolution will
occur, is when a new Mesaq-e-Milli (where all Afghan groups
have political space), will be formed by the country.
He also made sure to
point out the fact that the role of Pakistan is very small
in terrorist and militant activities of Afghanistan when
compared to Afghanistan’s own role. This event was
riveting in all its aspects allowing all the attendees to
go home with great insight provided by the respected Owais
Ahmed Ghani.
A group of Pakistan Link interns attended the Governor’s
address at the World Affairs Council and took copious notes
to benefit from his insightful observations.
L
to R: Hamid Malik, Syed Ashraf Ali, Ahmed Ali, Mrs.
Owais A. Ghani, Mrs. Syed Ibne Abbas, Hashir Malik,
Samin Faruqi and Masud Malik |
Pakistan
Link interns at WAC (left to right): Shazia, Anam,
Sumarah,
Vageha and Zain |
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