Wednesday, January 18 2006 09:06 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Islamabad: Refuting allegations of Human Rights violations in South West Balochistan by Paksitani security forces, President Pervez Musharraf yesterday (Jan 17, 2006)night said the 'saboteurs are being helped by 'people from outside Pakistan' and they would be dealt with accordingly.

In an address over state-run Radio and Television, Musharraf said "Serious concern is that people from outside Pakistan are also helping them. We know who they are and we will deal with them."

Musharraf, however, did not name any country unlike in the recent television interview, where he accused India of financing the rebels.

Pakistan officials had directly accused India after New Delhi expressed concern over the deteriorating human rights situation specially the use of helicopter gunships and jet fighters by Pakistan forces to target Balochistan nationalist forces.

In his address tonight Musharraf said allegations of human rights leveled by the Baloch nationalist parties of killing women and children were not true as no soldier would ever do such a thing and dismissed as absolutely wrong the impression being 'created by vested interests that a military operation is underway in parts of Balochistan.'

Only the para military Frontier Corps were deployed and they acted in self-defence against 'anti-development elements', he said.

"Please believe me the army is not involved in any operations. It is the Constabulary and it is the job of the FC to enforce law and order," he said.

Musharraf termed the tribal chiefs called 'sardars' as 'selfish chieftains' who were opposed to the 'mega' developmental projects undertaken by his Government.

"Handful of elements have mortgaged interests of Pakistan for their own selfish end for over three decades. We are determined to take on them and serve the interests of people", he said.

The action by the para military forces was warranted after rockets were at a meeting he was scheduled to address at Kolu town in Balochistan last month followed by rocket attack on the helicopter in which the Inspector General of Police was travelling.

"What do you expect us to do. Garland these people and pat them on their back. This is not my training," he said.

Musharraf also accused the 'militia' from Balochistan of bring responsible for bomb explosions in Karachi and other parts of Pakistan besides attacks on key gas installations as well as railway lines.

"These elements want to suppress their own people and keep them perpetually backward", he said.