BLA releases two Levis personnel unharmed and urges Arab states to support Baloch struggle

2013-11-28 

By Archen Baloch

Kharan  - The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in a statement said on Thursday that it has released two Levis personnel unharmed from Kharan, Balochistan.

According to sources a spokesperson of the BLA informed media persons from an undisclosed location that the Organisation has released the tow Levis personnel, namely Riyaz and Allah Dad after a thorough investigation finding them not involved in any sort of anti Baloch activities.

The BLA spokesman, Jiyand Baloch’ also accepted the responsibility for an attack on Panjgur airport radar system that had extensively damaged it.

Spokesperson said: “The seizure of the vehicle of Sheikh Khalifa Gaib in Kharan last month was a brief political to the Arab dignitaries on behalf of Baloch liberation movement that we are in a state of war against Pakistan hence the Arabs should refrain from coming to Balochistan, especially with permission of Pakistani state.”

He added: “Our Arabs neighbours should also refrain from kind of capital investment with Pakistan in Balochistan as historically Baloch nation has nothing in common with Pakistan, adding that Baloch nation regards Pakistan as a colonial state and it has forcefully occupied Balochistan.”

The spokesperson of BLA revealed Pakistani security forces want to physically harm the Arab dignitaries and Arab nationals in Balochistan and blame it on Baloch resistance organizations in an attempt to defame the Baloch freedom struggle.

He said since Baloch are in a state of war from past many years that’s why it is not possible for them and resistance organizations to provide security to the Arab sheiks and nationals.

“We urge the Arab sheiks not to visit Balochistan until Balochistan’s issue is resolved and Baloch nation regains their sovereignty,” said Mr Baloch.

The spokesperson of BLA citing the centuries old historical relationship between the two brotherly nations Arab and Baloch said that Baloch nations have always had good relations with the Arabs.

The Baloch will establish cordial relations with their neighboring Arab states after liberation of Balochistan provided they recognise Balochistan as an illegally occupied territory by Pakistan and they extend their political, moral and diplomatic support to Baloch freedom struggle.

Voice for Baloch Missing Persons Long March and Baloch struggle for national liberation

2013-11-22

Archen Baloch Twenty relatives of enforced-disappeared Baloch started a 750km long march on 27 October 2013 from Quetta to Karachi. The purpose of the march was to protest the adamancy of the Pakistani state policy that refuses to produce the missing persons before the courts to give them the opportunity to defend themselves. This long march culminated in Karachi yesterday after travelling 27 days long journey passing through some of the most difficult terrains of Balochistan. As the March entered Karachi people have greeted them in thousands and showered them with flowers. On its final day the foot march walked from Mawach Goth to Karachi Press Club and were joined by 20,000 people, most Sindhi and Baloch activists. Mama Qadeer Baloch, Farzana Majeed and Bibi Gul Baloch led the caravn of the families of the missing person to Karachi. The walked with blistered feet but with dedication and conviction. Addressing the crowd and media person Qadeer Baloch and other vowed to continue the struggle for peace and justice and said that he would not hesitate to raise the voice of the Baloch missing persons even if he and his colleagues had to travel to Islamabad or knock the door of UN headquarters or seek support from Commonwealth. Pakistani media turned a blind eye to the 750km long march of the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons. However, Baloch Social Media Activists (BSMA) started a twitter campaign using hashtag #VBMLongMarch to galvanize the international media attention towards enforced disappearances at the hands of security agencies. Pakistani media apathy towards Baloch missing persons reinforced the impression that there is a tacit agreement between Pakistani army and media regarding “abduct, kill and dump policy” of Baloch political activists. More than 18000 Baloch political activists have been abducted by Pakistan agencies across Balochistan. Out of them more than 1500 mutilated dead bodies have been found in desolate areas, the dead bodies of the victims bore inhuman torture marks including severed body parts. Current Baloch insurgency is the continuation of the several previous attempts of Baloch people to regain their independence dating back to day one when Pakistan forcefully occupied and annexed sovereign Baloch on 27th March 1948 against the will of Baloch people in the name shared religion. Indeed, In order to stop the general public from participating in the freedom struggle, Pakistani armed forces started unwarranted arrest of political workers from every walk of life including lawyers, doctors, teachers, journalists and among them the students borne the brunt of this savagery. As was writing this article, I have been informed that a mutilated dead body was found in Herronk of Kech District he was identified as Rehmat Pindok. He was reportedly abducted yesterday from Hoshab area of the same district. Last September a UN working group briefly visited Balochistan under Pakistani restrictions and met few family members of the missing persons but the group was confined to Quetta only. Most recently the victims of the devastating earthquake were left at the mercy of Pakistan army and UN and other international aid agencies were not allowed to help them. Balochistan is totally off- limit to International media as well. Local journalists are working in extremely dangerous conditions. Many Baloch journalists have been disappeared and killed while on line of duty. Pakistan has developed distorting narrative regarding Baloch and Balochistan crisis. The information about Baloch demand and insurgency fed to international media from Islamabad bottleneck are extremely distorting. An article from Islamabad posted in Miami Herald described Baloch insurgency in its second paragraph as: “Pakistani authorities battle a separatist insurgency in Baluchistan, heartland of the country's ethnic Baluch minority.” The ninth paragraph of the same article read: “Baluch nationalists have been waging a low-level insurgency for decades, demanding greater autonomy and a larger share of Baluchistan's natural resources.” These two paragraphs are evidently self-contradicting because even if the Baloch freedom fighters are described as separatists, then why would they demand greater share in resources? This contradiction also shows that even the international media based in Islamabad are forced to follow the false narrative of Pakistan army regarding Balochistan crisis. The international media should either visit Baloch to know the true aspirations of Baloch people and the Baloch national struggle for liberation or they must at least contact the true representative of Baloch freedom struggle living abroad to report facts about Balochistan. The world and international media must know that Balochistan is an occupied territory and Baloch are struggling to regain their independence. http://balochwarna.com/features/articles.108/Voice-for-Baloch-Missing-Persons-Long-March-and-Baloch-struggle-for-national-liberation.html#.UpAZrJOYE7U.facebook The writer is a freelancer, human rights and social media activist. He blogs at: http://www.archenspeaks.blogspot.co.ukand tweets at twitter.com/ArchenBaloch.

The Caravan of the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) Reached Gaddani Town of Balochistan

Archen Baloch 11/19/13

 Balochistan Quetta - The Caravan of  the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), led by Mama Qadeer and Sister Farzana Majeed with their blistering feet, has reached at Adam Kund near coastal Town of Gaddani famous for ship breaking and Marble industries, reported Cheraag Baloch a social media activist closely observing the long march  which begun on 27^th September 2013 from Quetta Press Club.  

At Guddani Turning Point, he said the local people have managed to receive the long march participants with a large number of local people.

According to schedule, Cheraag told me that when the Caravan of the missing persons of (VBMP) reaches Hub City of Balochistan close to Karachi, The Committee of Baloch Students and local people of Hub will receive them with spectacular love and affections.

At the last leg of the 700km long journey, the Committee of Baloch Students will join the long march from Hub City onto Karachi, and on the way at Naval Colony other friends belonging from various human rights organizations and media will also join the procession of the long march to Karachi Press Club.

It is noteworthy to mention here that VBMP started their journey from Quetta Press Club on Sunday 27^th for a sit-in protest at Karachi Press Club in an effort to attract the attention of international community towards the thousand missing persons of Baloch activists at the hands of FC among them plus 700 activists have been tortured to death so far. And the feat of abduction, kill and dump is still ongoing unabated in Balochistan with no hope in sight.