Naseebullah Khan
Rarely there are nationalist leaders who talk intellectually with positive arguments and attitude. There are very less political leaders who are available for common political workers on just one call destination. While, there are very infrequent leaders who have been far away from stubbornness, pride, and corruption_ in which Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan is one of them. He is simple in life style.
Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan was born in district killa Abdullah and opened his eyes in a middle class family of Kakozai (A sub tribe of Achakzai). Since his student life, he started his political career as a nationalist and has remained committed to a Pashtun nationalist party Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP). He became the provincial member of Balochistan assembly on PB-7 Pishin-II and remained deputy speaker from 1990-1993. Moreover, he was elected as Town Nazim Zargoon Town Quetta (2000_2004) at a time when my father was Tehsil (Town Nazim Chaman). Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan became member of national assembly from NA 262 Killa Abdullah in 2013 and remained its member untill 2018. He also served as a Chariman of the Standing Committee on Inter Provincial Coordination while he was the member of national assembly. It must be in consideration that in the general election of 2013 Mahmood Khan Achakzai had won two national assembly seats one from Killa Abdullah and one from Quetta. Mr. Achakzai left NA 262 from where Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan was later on elected as member National assembly.
When i was a child i heard from my late uncle Dr. Abdul Samad Achakzai a loyal companion of Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan that Mr. Wadan is a symbol of commitment and loyalty with the PKMAP and its leadership. Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan never compromised upon his dignity and political struggle despite many hurdles which were created by local Tribes particularly from the local Ghabizai tribe who had been in bad terms with Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan owing to his affiliation with the PKMAP and his fidelity with Mahmood Khan Achakzai. Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan is Pacifist alongside humanist in his nature. He has been a against every type of violence of which i am the witness that he has time and again criticized violence in the district as well as on national and international levels. On local level he has been engaged in solving the feuds through the traditional concepts of Pashtun (Pashtunwali). While, on November 20, 2015 in a session of the national assembly of Pakistan he bitterly criticized the inhuman massacre of the innocent APS children. In addition, when the security situation of Chaman became worst due to a sit_in of the local people _ Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan played a leading role in bringing peace in the city. When, Chaman was hit by flood last year and prime minister Shahbaz Sharif visited the city, he vocally presented the case of the city and border issues and business emphatically.
He has a vigilant eye over the issues and has been presenting holistic stratagems and policy implementation plans. When he was the MNA, he was the focal voice of the people of Balochistan in different issues. With regard to water scarcity he had plusible plans and nevertheless urged the federal government to construct dams across the province. It was due to his efforts that around 300 dams were proposed in district Killa Abdullah.
He was one of the activite members in the national assembly and was on of those members who put many questions before the house. He echoed voice for the protection of the rights of the dwellers of the province. In 2015, he raised the issue of scarcity of Passport offices in Balochistan in the national assembly. It was due to his struggle that 73 new passport offices were approved for Balochistan. Apart from this, in October 2015, he said in his speech in national assembly about the problems faced by the passengers of the province owing to lack of flights from Quetta to other parts of the country. He raised the issue that there was only 1 flight of PIA from Quetta. His timely efforts brought fruit and flights were increased.
On its session of 3 December 2014 of national assembly he echoed voice for Gas pressure and loadshedding in Balochistan alongside the revenue rights of the province. He also raised concerns about the NHA with respect to Balochistan. He was also in fevour of making a new province of the FATA and demanded reforms in the region on the floor of assembly.
He has been well verse in religion and different concepts of political science. On August 19, 2014 in national assembly he spoke about the role of state with respect to its responsibilities along with coping up the hurdles. He said that religion stopped human from sins. This was the reality that was based upon the concept of reward and punishment. He further opined that states are made to stop wrong doings of its citizens and implementation of law with its true spirit. That remarks also carried weight as the concept of law of nature and social contract are releted to it. As it was articulated in the above paragraph that Mr. Wadan had been the member of provincial assembly, deputy speaker of Balochistan assembly, Town Nazim of Zarghoon town Quetta, and member of National assembly of Pakistan. It is appreciated that in his all political career he has no sting of corruption on him.
In a political setup and Psedu Democracy, where turncoats are common, where corruption is at its peak, when commitment is rare, where stubbornness and pride among the politicians are widespread, and when the Machiavellian tacts on the part of politicians have become a rudder to success___ the presence of politicians like Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan is not less than a blessing.