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The bloody Black Friday: British Still on the Wrong side of Baloch History

By Archen Baloch On Friday, 30th Sept 2022 Iranian forces killed more than 60 unarmed peaceful Baloch protesters and injured more than 275 people in the streets of Zahedan, the capital city of Iranian occupied Balochistan. The protest was a spontaneous uprising by its nature, because, apparently no political party had given the call for it. According to confirmed reports, widely available on social media in Persian and Balochi languages, the protests across Iranian-occupied Balochistan erupted when the news emerged that the police head of the coastal city of Chabahar, Colonel Ebrahim Kochzai, had raped a 15-year-old Baloch girl Maho Baloch on 27th September after arresting her for investigation. This ugly act of rape of a Baloch girl had taken place at a time when entire non-Persian nations, the Kurds and Ahvazi Arabs were protesting the murder of Kurdish girl, Mahsa Amini across Iran. Further information suggests college and university students across Balochistan have also come out

The Enemy at the Gates: The Baloch Perspective

22nd August 2020 Photo credit: Arnica Kala / The Quint By Archen Baloch It suddenly emerged that China would pour a whopping amount of $ 400 billion into Iran for a 25 years’ strategic security and economic deal! This huge amount of money in the neighborhood is not only mouthwatering for the cash stripped Pakistan, but also it has raised security alarm for peaceful Gulf States, India, Israel America and the Baloch nation as well. The cash stripped Pakistan is now eyeing for a jackal’s share in this China-Iran-Nexus deal, despite the fact that it had already got its lion share from Belt and Road initiative of China in the form of China Pakistan Economic Corridor at the cost of Baloch blood. However, to win Iran’s confidence for the jackal’s share, Pakistan has now started to distance itself from Saudi Arabia by blaming it that it is not supporting Kashmir’s cause. In fact, for quite a time, Riyadh has been trying to keep Pakistan away from the Iranian sphere of influence by offering

The Slogan of – Pakistan Quit Balochistan

By Archen Baloch On 27th March 1948 Pakistan army invaded the sovereign state of Balochistan and forced the legitimate ruler, Khan of Kalat, Mir Ahmad Yar Khan to sign the merger agreement with Pakistan against the will of the Baloch nation. Baloch, under the leadership of Khan’s younger brother, Agha Abdul Kareem resisted this aggression but they were weak and the International community, especially the neighbouring countries, Afghanistan, Oman and India didn’t support them. The British Raj left Baloch at the mercy of religious Pakistan and in fact, British were instrumental in nudging and forcing Pakistan to occupy Balochistan. Our weakness was that the British, under the divide and rule policy, had antagonized the heads of almost all tribes against the Khan of Kalat. This antagonism among Baloch tribes always rendered the federal character of Kalat extremely weak. The British Raj also never allowed Balochistan to have its own formal defence force, except a light levy force for

The Brief Story of 13th November, the Baloch National Martyrs’ Day.

By Archen Baloch In 2010, almost all pro independent political parties agreed to commemorate the 13th November as the remembrance day of all Baloch Martyrs who sacrificed their lives for defending the motherland from foreign invasions. Since then Baloch nation mourns and commemorates this dark day of their national history every year across the world except in occupied Balochistan forced to live under the draconian colonial rules of both Pakistan and Iran. Like many other nations in the neighborhood, The Baloch too couldn’t defend their homeland from advancing expeditionary forces of British, called Army of Indus, towards Central Asia. The 13th November is the day when Baloch lost their sovereignty to British’s military aggression against the sovereign independent state of Balochistan in 1839. First martyrs were those who laid their lives while defending Meri Fort in capital Kalat of Balochistan federation. In that war our legitimate ruler Khan Mehrab Khan embraced martyrdom alo

Petition for Free Balochistan

Availing the opportunity of German democracy, protection and respect for human rights and freedom of expression, many Baloch political activists sought political asylum in Germany. However, they are often regarded as either Iranian or Pakistani due to lack of information about Balochistan’s illegal occupation by Pakistan and Iran. The members of Free Balochistan Movement embarked upon a signature awareness campaign to inform the German public as well the government that ‘Balochistan is neither Iran nor Pakistan’. The campaign is also to protests against the daily human rights violations in Balochistan perpetrated by both Iranian and Pakistani armies with blanket impunity from international community’s scrutiny. The fanatic states of Iran and Pakistan are not only involved in human rights violations and war crimes in Balochistan but they are also promoting religious fundamentalism around the world. The voice of Baloch general public against injustices of tyrannical colonial ru

Neutralise Pakistan’s Scarecrow of Nuke Threat

By Archen Baloch On 14 February a terrorist attack on Indian troops in Pulwama town in Kashmir, India claimed 41 lives of Indian CRPF Jawans. This deadly attack was reportedly carried out (responsibility accepted) by a Pakistan based religious terror group, Jaish-e-Mohammad, JeM. Baloch nation, also a victim of Pakistan’s rogue army and its religious proxies, has always been supported by sincere Indian people on moral grounds, on all occasions, they rendered support to Balochistan’s just cause for independence in Indian media. However, the Indian government has never moved beyond lip service in terms of substantial diplomatic and political support at the international level in the face of war crimes perpetrated by the aggressive Pakistan army in the occupied Balochistan. Baloch perspective in terms of policy matter with respect to Pulwama attack on Indian troops in Kashmir is clear. Mr. Hyrbyair Marri, the patriotic Baloch national leader and head of Free Balochistan Moveme