To cool down resentment among the 'downtrodden' people of the smaller provinces, according to them, being deprived of their Constitutional and basic rights, they suggested a 'massive' shift of powers from Center to federating units.
Also, they stressed the need for a 'visionary' democratic approach to curtail the military's 'overwhelming' powers in affairs, which they argued, should only be dealt by the Constitutional institutions including Senate itself.
The treasury senators, on the contrary, kept on giving arguments in favor of the government's efforts to restore normalcy in Balochistan, but their voice went unheard before the fiery speeches of 'angry' nationalists.
They also expressed their 'mistrust' on the parliamentary panel on Balochistan and announced they would no more be the part of the committee and never attend its future meetings, saying the military was interfering in the working of the body.
They used the motion as an opportunity to express their anger against federal government, which they claimed, was depriving Baloch people of their rights by controlling the resources of the most backward province of the country.
They were equally critical of the military and country's top-secret agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), which according to them, fuelling tensions in the province to achieve its 'malafied' goals.
Initiating the heated debate on the motion moved by newly nominated Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Mian Raza Rabbani, Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) Senator Amanullah Khan Kunrarhi accused the military of sabotaging the efforts being made by the parliamentary committee on Balochistan.
"The committee's recommendations are being interfered by the military and we can not accept it. We are no more part of the panel and will never attend its meetings in future," he argued.
To support his claim, he mentioned that the operation launched at Sui at the time when the committee was finalising its report was an ample proof that the military did not want peace in the province.
"The military is making an attempt to concentrate all the powers in General Headquarter (GHQ). It will harm the integrity of the country," the senator said.
"Every Baloch is ready to die now. The military has imposed war on us and we will retaliate at any cost. We will not let the military to control our resources," he kept on saying.
Another nationalist Senator Raza Muhammad Raza said the situation in Balochistan was same as it was in Bangladesh when it separated from Pakistan in 1971.
"And Balochistan can become another Bangladesh, if military and the federal government continues to hold a tight grip around the necks of its own people," he claimed.
He said the armed resistance against the military, which was only in Balochistan at the moment, could spread to other part of the country including Sariaki Belt, NWFP and interior Sindh, if the military continued its interference in civilian matters.
"Baloch are peace loving people otherwise, it is the use of brutal force against them, which has forced them to pick up weapons and it will happen with the people of the other provinces," he argued.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Shamim Khalid and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) Dr Ismail Bluedi also expressed their views before the House was adjourned to meet again on Thursday at 4:30 pm.