ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's new government aims to end a long-running insurgency in the strategically important province of Baluchistan by persuading the army to check human rights abuses and opening peace talks with a fractious set of armed groups fighting for an independent Baluch homeland.
Laying out his peace plan in an interview with Reuters, Abdul Malik, the new chief minister of the south-western province, has pledged to introduce "confidence building measures" during the first 100 days of his government, including an end to the enforced disappearances and the immediate return of missing persons allegedly held by security forces.
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