Mekran is culturally, commercially and politically have important. The eyes of the world are on this region and CPEC is also located in this region. Mekran consists of three districts which include Gwadar, Kech and Panjgur. According to the 2017 census, the population of Mekran Division is 1,489,015.
But the people living here are living a life of cosmopolitanism. There are no jobs nor facilities. Makran is connected to the border of Iran. Most of the livelihood of the people here is related to Iranian oil and fuel. But now the border is sometimes closed and sometimes opened and there are many restrictions .Hundreds of families home are running through this business.
Unemployment rate is increasing day by day and on the other hand business is not allowed. If job and business opportunities were in own area, these people would not travel miles and bring oil from difficult routes. At this time electricity and clean water are major issues in Mekran. There are two serious problems. Electricity was sometimes cut for all day and Qesco used to say that Iran has cut the electricity but this is not the case. It is a drama being playing to annoy the people. Sometimes electricity is cut and sometimes the border is closed.
Everywhere Gwadar and Gwadar but its inhabitants are longing for a drop of clean water and the government says that Gwadar has become Singapore and Dubai. The media shows the world that Gwadar has crossed all the boundaries of development. Does development take place with one kilometer of roads, parks and stadiums? For the last several days, the people of Gwadar have been protesting for clean water and electricity but so far no attempt has been made to resolve the issue rather, the district administration has resorted to violence against the protesters. In recent days, AC Gwadar itself has been seen torturing the protesters. Raising voice for rights in this country is also considered a crime.
The law and order situation is indescribable. Recently, a 4-year-old boy was killed while playing outside his house in Panjgur by unknown persons on a motorcycle. Where is our protectors? This is the situation of law and order in Mekran where children cannot play and our so-called rulers claim the state of Madina.
Mekran's largest government hospital, Teaching Hospital Turbat, has no facilities where you have need to buy syringes from medical stores and doctors should be available 24 hours in an emergency but unfortunately emergency is handed to trainer nurses . This is the condition of our hospitals
No hope can be placed on the representatives of Mekran now. The issues of the people are increasing day by day and the elected representatives are dreaming.
Writer : Aurangzeb Nadir