QUETTA: Former chief minister president of the Balochistan National Party, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, has accused the president and prime minister of being `complicit` in the arrest of women leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee.

In a post on social media platform X, Mr Mengel said he stood by President Asif Zardari and PM Shehbaz Sharif when thier sister and niece, respectively, were `humiliated`.

He was referring to the arrests ofFaryal Talpur, sister of Mr Zardari and Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the niece of Mr Sharif, during the PTI government of PM Imran Khan.

`We stood by you because, for us, respect comes first. Attacking women is where we draw the line. We have always placed the dignity of women above politics,` he wrote.

`Today, my daughters are being dragged through the streets without their headscarves`. Not only are you remaining silent, but you are equally complicit in this injustice. I will never forget this this is a promise from a Baloch,` he added.