Baloch protest in Europe against Pakistani atrocities

JUNE 29, 2012 

Archen Baloch

 Oslo,London, Gothenburg:  Baloch community commemorated the International Torture Day with protest rallies in European capitals including British,Norway, and Sweden.  The focus of the these protests were to register and highlight the atrocities that Pakistan has committed in occupied Balochistan and particularly in Karachi where Baloch population is a particular target of  Pak agencies and MQM. Baloch Students Organization Azad and the International Voice for Missing Persons mounted a protest camp in front of Norwegian Parliament in Oslo. While addressing the protesters the Norwegian Zonal president of BSO azad, Sangat Waheed Baloch said that every day Baloch people are being abducted in Balochistan, and after subjecting them with inhuman tortures, their bodies are dumped in desolate places. Today whatever is happening in Balochistan is not hidden in the eye of the international community. Waheed demanded that world powers headed by United Nations should take tough action against Pakistani and Iranian states terrorism in Balochistan. He said they’re hopeful that the Norwegian government, as a member of European Union would play its important role on humanitarian ground.

At the end of the program an envoy of Baloch activists headed by Baloch Students Organization proceeded to Norwegian Parliament house where the Balch envoy apprise the heads of all Political parties about  human rights situation related to Balochistan political crisis.

In Sweden too Baloch Students Organization and International Voice for Baloch Missing Persons Jointly held a protest rally Gothenburg against Pakistani and Iranian atrocities against Baloch nation. Members of other oppressed nations including Kurdish and Azerbaijani also participated and showed their solidarity with Baloch nation. BSO azad leader Sangat Aher Dad addressed the protesting gathering and said that Baloch are being persecuted both byIranandPakistanon similar scale. Pakistani state sponsored terrorism has even reached to the Baloch living inKarachi; where innocent Baloch are being packed up one by one and their gunny packed dead bodies thrown on roadsides. They’re framed in false cases and forced confessions are extracted. On this occasion of International Torture Day, we appeal international community to help Baloch get rid of Pak state sponsored terrorism in Balochistan. Pamphlets were distributed to the visitors on the protesting camp in Sweden city of Gothenburg.

In Northern London in England, Baloch community also mounted a protest camp, Photos of Martyrs and Missing Persons were displayed on stalls in a huge numbers. Speaking on the occasion, Zahid Baloch said that world community commemorates the torture day only once in a year, but Pakistan and Iran are everyday reminding us of this day by killing our brothers in Balochistan andKarachi. Zahid said that the intensification of Baloch genocide started in 2005. He appealed international community to take serious notice of torture and custodial killing of Baloch people in Balochistan and Karachi so thatPakistanis pressed to realize its international responsibilities.

Baloch social activist killed by Pakistani state backed drug mafia

JUNE 22, 2012

Archen Baloch

Karachi: A Baloch Doctor has been killed in Malir City as the extra judicial killings of innocent people by the government backed drug mafia groups continue across Karachi.

According to details on Wednesday 20 June 2012, Dr. Rahim Baksh Baloch, 45, Resident of Siddique Goth was murdered in his clinic in Sher Mohammad Goth, within the jurisdiction of Malir city police station, when three armed men entered his office and opened fire on him; resultantly he die on the spot.

Dr Rahim was an active social worker within his professional capacity among Baloch community in Karachi and Balochistan.

Baloch National front in its statement vehemently condemned the killing of Dr Rahim and stated that Dr was a dedicated social worker among Baloch community in Balochistan and Karachi. He supervised all medical relieve camps in Makran under Baloch Komakaar welfare organization when Cyclone Phet disaster struck in Makran coastal belt in Balochistan in 2010. He was one of the senior members of Baloch National Movement in Malir.

According to local people accounts I collected during my contacts, they said that he was a social activist, and was more interested in helping local poor people in the vast section of his community. Sobbing on the other side of the call, one of his regular patients, Bibi Zargul, suffering from asthma, said she lost a great human being. She said he charged his poor community people with a nominal fee for his medical services.

Baloch National Front in its statement released to Dailytawar, paid rich tribute to the deceased and further said People’s Aman Committee Malir wing, headed by Imran and Sarmad Saalari, has carried out the killing of Doctor Rahim Baksh Baloch; they alleged that the agencies backed PAC had forcefully colonized an old local School in Siddique Goth two months ago and turned it into a drug selling rendezvous. On March 24th 2012 one of Dr.’s relative; Latif Baloch was killed while resisting the colonization of their old school along with many local sustained injuries.

It is widely believed that the People’s Aman Committee under Uzair Baloch’s leadership as also stated in BNF statement, has become part of Pakistani state conspiracy to force Baloch to fight each other.

By: Archen Baloch

Altaf Rind, along with his two friends, abducted by Pak State Agencies: Family

The Chairman of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons Nasrullah Baloch has asked the incumbent chief Justice ofPakistanto form a commission for recording the statements of the missing persons and he himself should start hearing their cases. He said the commission that was formed for missing Persons was doing nothing except advocating the Intelligence agencies stance.  The federal and the provincial governments are not sincere with Missing persons cases. Had it been that case, they would have paid a visit to the family members of the missing persons showing their solidarity.

VBMP Chairman was talking in front of Quetta Press Club along with Sami Baloch, the cousin of Altaf Rind, where the family members of Missing Persons were holding a set-in protest against illegal abductions of their love ones by state Intelligence agencies. Talking to press media, Sami Rind said that his cousin Altaf Rind was abducted at gun point along with his two friends by Intelligence agencies on June 7, 2012 while travelling from Ziarat toQuetta. He said that they were afraid of his cousin life, lest he met the same fate as his elder brother, Sameer Rind, who was abducted, later they received his mutilated dead body.

He said the Intelligence agency’s personnel in plain clothes accompanied by Policemen abducted his cousin. He appealed to the International human rights organizations to play their role in pressingPakistanto release his cousin along with other abducted Baloch missing persons.

Chairman Nasrullah Baloch, on this occasions said the abduction-like-arrest of Altaf Rind, the District coordinator of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons from Mand, along with his two friends, is the walking proof that there was no let off of abductions of Baloch people till today.

He said prior to this, another two coordinators of VBMP from Mastung district Faqir Ajiz and Yasin Baloch from Kalat were abducted and they received their mutilated dead bodies. He said the chief Justice ofPakistanwas the only hope for Baloch nation for the save recovery of missing persons. He said he refused to submit his statement before retired IG police ofPunjab, because of presence of secret agencies representative in the investigation committee; who would never allow the cases to be submitted against them.

He asked the chief justice ofPakistanto form a commission comprising of standing judges to record the statements of missing persons’ relatives and then he himself conduct the hearings.

He said his organization had no political motives. He said the statement that has been issued against his organization by current commission head is regrettable. He said the accusations that the detailed information of the missing persons had not been compiled, is not correct.

Previously the family members of missing persons, including Gaffar Lango, submitted their statements before the committees, but the end result was that they received their mutilated dead bodies.

Currently the head of commission is in a panic bout, because members of missing persons families have refused to appear before the commission. The members of the commission are only interested in fork and privileges. He accused the head of the commission of praising the government; even all know the government is not sincere about missing persons’ case. Had it been the case, high officials of the government would have visited the protesting members of the missing persons’ families inQuetta,KarachiandIslamabadshowing their solidarity.

The chairman of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons accused the head of the commission of praising the government because he has an eye on the Chairmanship of the vacant post of Pakistan Election Commission

Translated by Archen Baloch

Source: Dailytawar

News : Voice for Baloch Missing Persons rejects the claims of Pakistani Judicial Commission

Occupied Balochistan: The Chairman of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), Nasrullah Baloch, has rejected the claims of Pakistani Judicial Commission which was set up a year ago to trace abducted persons. “The Judicial Investigation Commission was set up one year ago but during this period it did not visit Balochistan. They are only getting incentives in the name of abducted persons. The team headed by retired Justice Javid Iqbal is not a Judicial Commission in fact it is an inquiry committee; their work has been very disappointing.” Mr Nasrullah Baloch expressed these views during a press conference at the protest camp of the relatives of abducted Baloch outside Quetta Press Club. He was accompanied by Vice Chairman of VMBP, Mr Qadeer Baloch, and relatives of enforced-disappeared Baloch activists. Strongly criticising the government departments Nasrullah Baloch said that “ our Organisation has expressed dissatisfaction about this Judicial Commission one and half year ago when it was set up. Although the Commission headed by Justice Javid Iqbal has been named Judicial Commission but in reality it is just an inquiry committee. The commission has been busy dealing with Abattabad case in Islamabad and they did not visit Balochistan even once in this one and half year period. Now that the Supreme Court has heard few cases of abducted Baloch, the commission has suddenly remembered Balochistan and they came here [Balochistan]. Expressing his disappointment on the work of JIT he said the VBMP has decided not to appear before commission. No one has appeared before it. “ The JIT claimed to have recovered Abdul Zakir Bangulzai and eighteen (18) other Baloch. That is why it is important to make it clear that not even a single Baloch have been recovered by the Judicial Commission. It was the moral responsibility of retired Justice Javid Iqbal to resign from the JIT after such wrong claims.” “We don’t trust the investigation team and commission as it failed to give any result earlier. Relatives pinned all their hope on the Supreme Court now and they are dissatisfied with the hearings to some extent,” he said, adding that the government had formed two committees earlier, but the bodies had not been able to submit report pertaining to Baloch abducted persons. Another reason for not being satisfied he said was that the head of the investigation team is a secret agency official against whom the VBMP was fighting the case of abducted Baloch. Mr Baloch said all the evidence and witness statements presented to Supreme Court were against the government officials that is why the authorities has assured the Supreme Court to arrange a high level meeting on Balochistan which will find out about abducted persons and play its role to bring them to surface. “ They have been asked to submit their report on 11 June 2012 but we do not have faith on government officials and we have already made it clear to Supreme Court; neither do we cooperate with such controversial committees”, said Nasrullah Baloch. Answering to a Question the Chairman of VBMP said that one hundred and sixty (160) abducted Baloch cases have been registered in the Supreme Court. The police had presented the video footage of the abduction of Mohammad Khan and Abdul Nabi Marri being arrested by the FC personnel and the Supreme Court had ordered to recover them but instead they were killed and dumped – we have received their bullet-ridden bodies. “If the security agencies stop killing and dumping the abducted Baloch and take practical steps to free the abducted Baloch then we can bring the families, of those who have been whisked away Pakistani security agencies, to the Supreme Court. We have made it clear time and time again that we have no political motives, we only want our loved ones back safe. We will continue our peaceful campaign for the release of our loved ones. If there are any cases against our beloved ones then they must be brought before the court. We appeal to the chief justice of the Supreme Court to transfer the cases of all Baloch abducted persons to bench one and personally come to Balochistan to hear the cases”, said Nasrullah Baloch. Courtesy: DailyTawar & Balochwarna

Aerial bombardment against Baloch people is disproportionate and against International laws: Hyrbyair Marri

London: Expressing his view about IG FC (Inspector General Frontier Corps) visit to Iran, the Baloch leader Hyrbyair Marri has said that the visit was aimed to discuss strategies, share information and experience on how to eliminate the Baloch Nation. Iran and Pakistan, like in past, want to join hands in their evils designs against Baloch freedom movement. It is pertinent to mention that in 1973 Iran and Pakistan has carried out joint air strikes against Baloch people and killed & injured thousands of Baloch men, women, elderly and children. To paralyse the Baloch economically peoples’ live stocks were bombarded and crops were set on fire. Hyrbyair Marri further said that as soon as the IG FC came back from Iran he asked the federal government to allow using air strikes in Balochistan because Iran and Pakistan in order to strengthen their occupation over Balochistan are finding new ways to unite and expand their atrocities and genocidal policies against the Baloch people. “Baloch are not living in 70s, they know their enemies very well. Iran and Pakistan should not be under the illusion that by committing atrocities against Baloch people they can crush the Baloch struggle for freedom.” The Baloch leader said that keeping in view the collusion of Iran and Pakistan the Baloch people of occupied Balochistan [by Iran and Pakistan] should also intensify their efforts and bring unity in their ranks against the twin enemies (Iran and Pakistan). Hyrbyair Marri said if two different nations, Punjabi and Farsi who speak different languages and their traditions and identity are also different, can unite to keep their occupation – then why cannot the Baloch nation unite to protect their national identity and existence. If today we do not unite and lose this opportunity, then we can give nothing but slavery to our future generations. “I am hopeful that Baloch have learned a lot from their past mistakes and instead of being silent they will raise their voice, according their capability, against Iranian and Pakistani occupation.” The Baloch patriot leader said Pakistan has been indiscriminately carrying out Air Strikes along with ground forces – some time back one the Air Marshals of Pakistan has admitted using aerial bombing in Balochistan. “Pakistan is still trying to conceal her disastrous acts from the International Community and that is why Balochistan has been declared a no go area for International media. Pakistan is trying to hide her black deeds in a similar fashion as in 70s she tried to hide the genocide of Bengali people in Bangladesh until the last minute but now Pakistani military and the FC are openly talking of using Air Force in Balochistan.” Mr Marri said Pakistan says that it will not hesitate to render any sacrifice to protect her integrity but in Balochistan it is committing atrocities to hide her crimes, not to protect her sovereignty. “Baloch nation is also adamant to offer physical and financial sacrifices for their motherland, natural rights, National identity and regaining their freedom. History has witnessed that Baloch nation has given enormous sacrifices against the illegal occupation of their land. Baloch are still continuing their courageous struggle against occupying forces and for protection of motherland.” The Baloch leader said that the UN and the International Community should not turn a blind eye on Pakistani atrocities against Balochistan by terming it an internal issue of Pakistan because no country has carried out aerial bombardment to resolve their internal disputes. Air Strikes are used against an enemy state or against an occupied territory. Balochistan is an occupied land which Pakistan has occupied in 1948 by violating the international laws and to continue the occupation Pakistan has been indiscriminately using aerial bombardment, cluster bombs, napalm, and phosphorus weapons. “Pakistani military and FC has laid thousands of anti-personnel mines in several areas of Kohistan Marri including Nisao, Karmo Wadh, Kahan and Siyah Gari; innocent children, women, livestock and civilian are becoming victims of these landmines.” Hyrbyair Marri said the use of fighter jets in Balochistan is disproportionate use of power and against the international laws. UN and International Community should to take notice of such atrocities and intervene in Balochistan to save innocent lives. Pakistan claims that Kashmir is her Carotid Artery and openly advocates for it on national and International level but India has never used fighter jets against Kashmir because it [India] respects the proportional use of power and International laws; whereas, Pakistan has been violating the international laws since 1948 to keep her dominance. For violating these international war laws the world Community should break their silence about Pakistan. Pakistan has always tried to deceive the International community, said Mr Marri adding that giving sanctuary to Osama bin Laden near Kakol Military Academy is proof of Pakistan’s double cross. Sentencing the man, Dr Shakil Afridi, who helped found Bin Laden for 3 years and accusing him of being a supporter of extremist groups is a message for America that if you [America] can find and kill the leader of our [Pakistan’s] Jihadi movement, then why cannot we [Pakistan] accuse your friend [Shakil Afridi] of having links with extremist groups and sentence him to jail. “This, in a way is equal to rubbing salt to American’s wounds”, Mr Marri said. Hyrbyair Marri further said that “If Pakistan can deceive or lie to a super power like America, then imagine what it has been doing in Balochistan to Baloch Nation from past 65 years. Over 14000 Baloch who have been made victims of enforced-disappearances but Pakistan says there are only couple of hundred forced-disappeared Baloch. Pakistan abducts Baloch youth and then lies that they’ve gone to Afghanistan and Dubai but few month later Pakistani military dump their mutilated and bullet-ridden bodies in deserted areas of Balochistan which according International laws is a serious crime against humanity. “International Community should understand the seriousness of Balochistan situation, immediately intervene, recognise the Independence of Baloch land and give the Baloch Nation an opportunity to play their role in bringing peace and prosperity in the region.” Courtesy: DailyTawar.com & Balochwarna

Pakistan cannot Realize its Morbid Ambitions , Baloch Have Decided They Cannot Afford to be Deceived Anyfuther! Hyr Beyar Marri

04/06/12Occupied Balochistan: Baloch National perseverance and courage has shaken Pakistani state foundations  said Baloch Patriotic leader, Waja Hyr Beyar Marri in a statement released to dailytawar newspaper on Monday.  He said that the panic stricken  Pakistani rulers seeking solace by resorting to baseless allegations.  He said that because of its  atrocious policies Pakistan is under intense external and internal pressure. To metigate that pressure, or to create a misguided impression about the defensive activities of Baloch struggle, the Frontior Corps has now started a series of diversionary statements, said Waja Marri. Affirming his believe Waja Marri said that all diabolic conspiracies being hatched against Baloch freedom  struggle would not be successful as usual.  Because, today’s Baloch has learned a lot from their past mistakes, no one can misguide them with baseless stories. He further said it is utterly impossible for enemy to misguide international opinion with false allegations empty of proof. The allegations that Pakistan has levelled upon us and our friends are not new and  for sixty four years Pakistani state establishment and its stoog politicians are continuously repeating them. but they failed to prove their claims till today. Just three years back at Sharam ul Sheikh Pakistani prime minister presented a file to his Indian counterpart allegedly claiming Indian involvement in Balochistan. And Pakistani media left no stone unturned in publicizing the allegations, but it turned out to be a file of hearsay and a plethora of unsubstantiated complains. World community, including India rejected them and when demanded substancial proof, Pakistan backtracked and went into silence.

The same was orchestrated in the false case against us in london. But when they were asked to present proof, they failed to produce anything before British independent court to substanciate their allegations.  But there too we succeeded in convincing the British Court and Jury that Pakistan has occupied Balochistan and Baloch people do not regard themselves as Pakistani citizens. Waja Marri forcefully reittrated that Baloch people are not terrorists, it is Pakistan and its military that are engaged in terrorism in the world. Baloch have now stood up to defend their homeland. When they (British Court and Jury) became aware of the reality of Balochistan status and based on this reality the Jury  exonerated us of all Pakistan false allegations.  As a result, it further dawned upon world community that whatever Baloch say about Pakistan are substantiated truths and consistent with the reports of  independent world organizations. Pakistan is not only sorting to falshood but also all its claims are based on diabolical diversionary tactics.
The Baloch leader said that Pakistani Judiciary came under pressure and became active on human rights abuses only when Balochistan Bill was submitted in American Congress and various human rights organizations, including American government concerns, took notice of the Pak military atrocities in Balochistan. He further said that Pak judiciary is more concerned about Pakistan’s unnatural state existence rather than saving the lives of Baloch people. In this regard it  has held some sessions in which the IG of FC was summon, but he refused to attend it, as result, his own chief justice declared  him the murderer of the Baloch People, who were abducted from a local hotel and their dead bodies, as gifts, were sent to Baloch nation.Mir Hyr Beyar Marri said that all Pakistani baseless allegations against Baloch leadership, the hue and cry about foreign involvement and aid in Balochistan, are nothing more than a futile attempts to exonerate itself from the proven crimes that it has committed in Balochistan. Marri said the Paki state official has revealed that there are twenty foreign agencies active in Balochistan, but he had not the courage to name those agenceies and arrest them and brought them before public. Marri questioned the authenticity of the official claim and asked while he knew the exact numbers of the alleged foreign agencies why doesn’t have the courage to arrest them?, surely, he needs not to use air force to arrest them!  But he has asked the federal  government to provide him the authority to use air force to terminate Baloch nation. he further said that Pakistan has had corpet bombardment in Balochistan. three hundred thousands Baloch lost their home because of Pakistan military operation. Thousands of Baloch youths, elderly men, wormen and children have enforcedly disappeared. Hundreds of tortured dead bodies we received. Our coffins are locked and even our graveyards too are guarded with intense securities. But the success, that Pakistan wanted to achieve of its dreams, is now a far cry. Because Baloch masses, as a whole, have now decided that they cannot afford to be deceived further and nor the rolling of the caravan would be affected by the barking of the dogs.
At the end Baloch leader said that the panic of  Pakistani rulers would encourages us and solidify our believes further that the way and the strategy that we have chosen, would guarantee our success and it has the command of Baloch public will.Therefore we appeal our those Baloch brothers, who are preparing themselves for wading into the marsh of Pakistani parliamentary elections, not to provide legal legitimacy to barbaric rule of Pakistan by entering into next election. Because, if you go for elections than you would become a direct or indirect an intrument at the Islamabad and IG FC hands,  which are smeared with Baloch blood.
Courtesy  DailytawarTranslated by Archen Baloch

Iranian Border forces Kill two Baloch Commuters in Dalbandan

 By Archen Baloch 01/06/2012

Occupied Balochistan: According to local reports Mohammed Afzal Qamberzai and Ali Baksh Qamberzai resident of Dalbandan city of Fazal colony were shot to kill in an unprovoked attack by Iranian border forces, the Pasdarane Inqalab, while crossing the border. The immediate family members of the two unfortunate slain Baloch said that both were common commuters shuttling on the border for minor border trades locally known as “Baddoki”. Pakistani local officials tight lipped on this unprovoked extra judicial killing of these two unfortunate Baloch minor traders.

It is worth mentioning here that entire Balochistan economy is dependent on border trades. And that is the only source of income for common Baloch people on both sides of the arbitrary border. Sometimes Iranians imposes tough restriction on commuters, of “Baddoki traders”, that is to carrying goods on back and selling them on the other side of the border.