Ten more Baloch abducted by the Pakistani forces from different parts of Balochistan.

Occupied Balochistan: Pakistani military and its secret agencies have abducted 10 more Baloch from Panjgur and Gwadar district. According to reports Pakistani forces, in a pre-dawn raid in Panjgur, abducted Master Abdul Rehman along with four other friends and took them away to unknown location.





According to locals of the area Pakistani forces surrounded Gharibabad Chitkan and then entered in houses. Forces broke valuables, beat the locals and abducted five men, which were identified as Master Abdul Rehman, Shakir Baloch, Karim Jan, Ghulam Jan and Aman Jan.

Meanwhile the Spokesman of Baloch Human Rights Organization (BHRO) said that Master Abdul Rehman is a teacher in a government school in Chitkan, while Karim Jan is working with Pakistan television (PTV). Spokesman said, ''The forces maltreated women and children, broke into the houses of residents and fired shots to cause fear in the area.''

The Spokesman further said, Karim Jan, Ghulam jan and Shakir belong to the same family. Forces have already abducted four other members of Ghulam Jan's family from Karachi in the end of January 2013.

''Ghulam Jan's son Ijaz Baloch was abducted on 24 January from Dalmia Karachi and 3 members of their family namely Ifthikhar Baloch, Zahid Baloch and Waseem Baloch were abducted from Raess Goth Karachi on 28 January. All the abducted are still missing without any trace.''

Separately, the Pakistani secret agencies personnel have abducted Parvez s/o Khan Mohammad and Suleman Baloch on gunpoint from a Gwadar bound passenger bus. Both persons are residents of Gwadar town.

Famous Balochi language poet Dad Kareem aka DK Baloch along with Shafi Baloch and Sagheer Baloch abducted from coastal town of Jiwani in district Gwadar. According to reports, on 22nd February about 11pm, Pakistani forces have abducted the Dad Kareem, Shafi Baloch and Sagheer Baloch from Dirhana area of Jiwani during their picnic party. They all are residents of Jiwani town of Balochistan.

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Karachi: Five Baloch student forcefully disappeared, and another bullet riddled body found.

Karachi: Pakistani military have started new trend of abducting and throwing brutally tortured bullet riddlded bodies of Baloch youths in different parts of Karachi. According to Baloch national media reports another bullet riddled body of Baloch youth found from Malir area of Karachi. The victim identified as Nabi Baksh s/o Ababagar, a resident of coastal town of Pishukan in district Gwadar, Balochistan. Nabi Baksh was abducted about eight months ago from Pishukan by the Pakistani secret agencies. It is pertinent to mention here that within short span of month seven bullet riddled bodies of abducted Baloch youths being found dumped in different parts of Karachi. All the victims were abducted from different parts of Balochistan by Pakistani forces.

 BBC Urdu reported the abduction of five Baloch student from different areas of Karachi by the Pakistani secret agencies. Four Baloch student namely Babu Iftikhar Baloch s/o Mansoor Ahmed Baloch, Zahid Pazeer s/o Haji Pazeer Baloch and Waseem Fazal Baloch s/o Fazal Kareem Baloch were abducted by Pakistani secret agencies from Raees Goth area of Karachi on 28th January, while Ejaz Ghulam Baloch s/o Ghulam Jan Baloch was abducted on 24th January from Dalmia area of Karachi. They all belong to Panjgur town of Balochistan.

 Few days earlier another Baloch youth namely Manzoor Qalandarani also abducted from Karachi by secret agencies. Manzoor is student of Iqra University in Karachi.

 Baloch Human Rights Ogranisation's (BHRO) activists protested outside Karachi press club against the abductions of Baloch student by Pakistani secret agencies. Protesters have also urged to United Nation to play their role in ending the series of abductions, custodial killings and military operations in Balochistan.

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Pakistan doesn't understand the language of diplomacy, UN should intervene to stop disappearances: VBMP

Karachi: Vice chairman of VBMP said in a press release that the recommendations of UN working group are not being implemented for the release of Baloch disappeared.

He said, “UN working group in a meeting with the families of Baloch disappeared said that we have presented recommendations to Pakistani officials regarding disappearances in Balochistan.” Mama Qadeer said that Pakistan has failed to implement the recommendations of UN working group.

The recommendations, which UN working group presented to Pakistani officials for the implementation regarding disappearances in Balochistan, are as follow:

1. As a preventive measure against enforced disappearance, any person deprived of liberty shall be held in an officially recognized place of detention and be brought promptly before a judicial authority.
2. The Commission of Inquiry should be reinforced. Its membership should be extended, so as to allow parallel hearings. Its staff and resources should be strengthened and the Commission should be given its own premises.
3. The courts and the Commission of Inquiry should use all powers they have to ensure compliance with their orders, including the request of sworn affidavits and writs of contempt of courts.
4. As a rule, the families should be heard in confidential meetings before the Commission of Inquiry, without the presence of representatives of law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
5. A new and autonomous crime of enforced disappearances should be included in the Criminal Code, following the definition given in the 2006 Convention or the protection of all persons against enforced disappearances, and with all the legal consequences flowing from this qualification.
6. Investigation against and punishment of perpetrators should be in accordance with the law, and with all the guarantees of a fair trial. Perpetrators should be punished with appropriate penalties, with the clear exclusion of the death penalty.
7. Investigations should be initiated whenever there are reasonable grounds to believe that an enforced disappearance has been committed, even if there has been no formal complaint.
8. Measures should be taken to ensure that, in case of human rights violations, suspected perpetrators, including army personnel, are suspended from any official duties during the investigation and are tried only by competent ordinary courts, and not by other special tribunal, in particular military courts.
9. Clear rules and dedicated institutions should be created in order to ensure the oversight and the accountability of law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
10. Appropriate training should be given to members of law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the field of human rights, with particular focus on enforced disappearances.
11. A comprehensive program for the protection of victims and witnesses should be set up, with a special attention to women as relatives of disappeared persons.
12. The State has to guarantee the safety of those who have met with the WGEID during this visit and to protect them against any form of reprisals, threats or intimidation.
13. A system of declaration of absence as a result of enforced disappearance should be issued in order to address the legal uncertainties created by the absence of the disappeared person.
14. Financial aid should be provided to the relatives of the disappeared persons, in particular women and children, in order to help to cope with the difficulties generated by the absence of the disappeared person. 15. A program of integral reparation should be set up for all victims of enforced disappearances, including not only compensation but also full rehabilitation, satisfaction, including restoration of dignity and reputation, and guarantees of non-repetition.
16. Ratify the Convention for the protection of all persons against enforced disappearances, and recognize the competence of the Committee to consider individual and inter-state complaints under article 31 and 32. 17. If requested by the Government of Pakistan, the United Nations and other international organizations should stand ready to provide technical assistance and consultative services, so as to implement the Working Group’s recommendations.

To conclude, a mother of a disappeared person has asked us to convey a message to all persons in charge of public affairs in Pakistan.

She asked: “If your child disappeared, what would you do?”

Vice chairman of VBMP said, “We would like to inform UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) Pakistan has not implemented the above recommendations. In fact the state security agencies and secret services have intensified their atrocities in Balochistan since the UN working group visited Balochistan.”

He said that after the WGEID’s visit 250 Baloch have been disappeared and 70 previously enforced-disappeared Baloch have been killed under-custody. Their bullet-ridden bodies have been dumped in different areas of Balochistan and Karachi. He said Pakistan doesn’t understand the language of diplomacy or recommendations. “If UN wants Pakistan to implement their recommendations they have to be strict and resolute and physically intervene to stop enforced-disappearances and Baloch genocide by Pakistan,” said Qadeer Baloch.

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Baloch students and activists protest in front of Australian Parliament

Australia : Baloch activists and students organised a protests demonstration against human rights violation in Balochistan, in front of Australian parliament on Saturday.

The participants of the protest were carrying placards demanding end to military operations in Balochistan. The participant of the protest also carried pictures the enforced-disappeared Baloch and victims of extra judicial killings.

Ahmer Rehman, a student activist from Balochistan, addressing the gathering said it was a known fact that Balochistan was occupied by Pakistan and Iran. However, the focus of his talk was Pakistan occupied Balochistan. He said, “In Balochistan the Baloch people are living their life under the shadow of guns and inhuman atrocities. Their physical survival is at stake because of the systematic and organised genocidal policies of Pakistan.” He said the Baloch struggle was the response to cultural domination, economical exploitation, Political subjugation and occupation of the Baloch land by the Pakistan.

He further said that in the last five years Pakistani military and intelligence agencies abducted thousands of Baloch political activists including Doctors, Lawyers, Students, Teachers, Journalists and Baloch intellectuals. “The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons documented more 14000 thousand Baloch have been abducted and they are in the custody of the Pakistani intelligence agencies,” Said Mr Ahmer Rehman. He said the VBMP further reported that more than seven hundred torture mutilated dead bodies of the Baloch missing persons were dumped across the roadsides and mountains in Balochistan and in the different cities of the Pakistan.

Mr Rehman said in the beginning of 2013 the Pakistani military conducted deadly military operations and carried out indiscriminate bombardments on civilian population in the Mashkay region of the Awaran district in Balochistan. Many women and children were killed and wounded in during Mashky operation, he added.

He said most recently Pakistani security forces sieged the village of Mangochar in Kalat district Balochistan. In this fresh operation many Baloch were killed and many of them were abducted by Pakistani military and their intelligence agencies.

His speech Mr Rehman said, “Keeping in view all these atrocities, I would also like to record my protest against the silence of international media. It is shameful that international media is not highlighting the state atrocities and the gross human rights violations, which Pakistani military and its intelligence agencies are committing against Baloch Nation. We request the free media of the world to please take notice of these Pakistani crimes and highlight them.”

He appealed to the Australian government in these words: “I appeal to the Australian government to take notice of these atrocities of Pakistan and raise the issue of Balochistan human rights situation in the international forums such including the United Nations. I would also like to appeal to the other civilized and democratic countries counties to take an immediate action and pressurise the Pakistani government to stop the Baloch genocide and ongoing military operations across the Balochistan.”

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Hundreds of Baloch rally in Karachi against media blackout in Balochistan, BNF announced to boycott Pakistani media

Karachi : The rally called for UN intervention in Balochistan and urged the international media to break their ‘criminal silence’ on Pakistani state atrocities in Balochistan.

Large numbers of Baloch women, children, and elderly have participated in a precession against military operations in Balochistan and media’s failure to report about Baloch genocide by Pakistan. The rally set off from Ath Chowk in Lyari, also known as Nawab Bugti Chowk, and marched all the way to Karachi Press Club. The Baloch National Front, an alliance of BSO-Azad and BNM, had given the call for the rally.

The participants of rally were carrying banners, placards and flags of Balochistan. They chanted slogans against Pakistan and its security agencies. They also painted walls and shutters of closed shops with graffiti including: “BALOCH WANT FREEDOM, NO VOTE NO ELECTION AND STOP BALOCH GENOCIDE.” The rally transformed into a huge demonstration after they reached to the Press Club.

Addressing the gathering the female activists of BSO-Azad demanded the international media to fulfil their journalistic responsibilities in Balochistan instead of distorting the facts. They demanded to know the whereabouts of thousands of abducted Baloch activists and why the international media and international human rights organisations were ‘criminally silent’ on gross human rights violations in Balochistan.

They said despite state’s [Pakistan’s] genocidal policies and the silence of international media and human rights organisations, the Baloch people’s struggle over the years has taken the form of a strong national struggle for independent Balochistan. “The Baloch freedom movement has gained international recognition,” The protester claimed.

“Today we are on the streets and protesting against the ‘criminal silence’ of the international media on Pakistan’s atrocities against Baloch people. We are rallying in order to bring the plight of the Baloch people to the attention of international powers and the international media,” the speakers said. The silence of UN and the international world about Pakistan’s atrocities against Baloch people was not only threat for Balochistan but it was also a danger to the peace of world, they said.

They urged the UN, US and the rest of the international community to stop supporting Pakistan and any aid to Pakistan must be conditioned to improvements of human rights and ending the genocide of Baloch people. “Because of world’s support and international media’s silence, Pakistan is continually committing crimes against humanity in the region.”

The participants of the rally said instead of supporting Pakistan the world powers should support the Baloch people’s struggle for freedom. A free Baloch state would help the world in their effort to eradicate extremism and terrorism which is fast spreading across the world with the support of Pakistan.

The protesters appealed to the UN to immediately intervene in Balochistan and bring the Pakistan rulers and military generals to International Court of Justice for their war crimes and crimes against humanity. They urged the international media, especially, the BBC and Voice for America (VOA), to break their ‘criminal silence’ and expose the state barbarism against Baloch people.

Meanwhile in a separate statement the BNF [BSO-Azad and BNM) announced to boycott all Pakistani electronic media channels including a Balochi TV channel ‘VSH News’ in Balochistan due to the intentional censoring of Baloch Genocide.

The spokesperson the alliance said that the behaviour of Pakistani media channels in Balochistan is very negative and the channels have continuously been acting as the mouthpieces of Pakistani Army. The statement further read: “Pakistani channels completely ignored the massive rallies of BNF in Karachi and in Turbat, which shows the true intentions of Pakistani media." “The Balochi TV channel, VSH News, also failed to do the coverage protests of BNF."

The representative further said that the media channels did not only conceal the brutal military operations in Mashkay, Gehbon, Mastung and other parts of Balochistan but also acted as the representatives of Pakistani forces.

“Due to this negative role of Pakistani media channels the BNF has come to the decision that all Pakistani media channels including VSH TV will be banned in Balochistan for unspecified period of time,” said BNF representative.

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Pakistani security forces attacked across Balochistan, Two PAF personnel killed in Pasni

Quetta : The Baloch freedom fighters claimed to have killed several Pakistani security forces personnel including two staff of Pakistan Air Force in different attack across Balochistan on Monday.   

According to Balochistan national media reports at least three people, including two personnel of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), were killed and another PAF personal was injured in Pasni, Gwadar District. The Pakistan Air Force personnel were shopping at the Zareen Markeet when armed men on motorbike opened fire on them.   

Resultantly, three people, including two PAF personnel and a shopkeeper were killed, while a PAF official sustained bullet injuries. The deceased were identified as Muhammad Ibrahim from Skardu, Khurram Shahzad from Rawalpindi and the shopkeeper identified as Elahi Bukhsh, a resident of Mashkey Balochistan, while the injured was identified as Nabi Shah.   

Pasni Tehsildar Shey Akbar Baloch while speaking to Daily Times said: “The law and order situation is not good in Pasni and we had asked the security personnel to inform us before visiting the city so that we could provide them security.”   

Meanwhile, Gwahram Baloch, a spokesperson of the Baloch Liberation Front (B L F) has claimed responsibility for the attack on Pakistan Air Force personnel. He said Pakistani security forces were on the target of Baloch freedom fighters and warned the general public to stay away from Pakistani security forces personnel, check posts and vehicles.   

“Our main target was the PAF personnel and we regret that a local shopkeeper was also killed as the result of our attack,” said Gwahram Baloch.  
He further claimed that fighters from his organisation have also killed a Frontier Corps (F.C) man in Prom region of Panjgur town in Balochistan.  

In a separate attack several worker of FWO (Frontier Work Organisation), a construction and military engineering branch of the Pakistani Army, have reportedly been injured in Panjgur, Balochistan.   

Jiand Baloch, a spokesperson, of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has accepted responsibility for the attack on military’s construction company.   

Mr Baloch has also warned the drug traders in Panjgur to mince their ways. “We warn the drug sellers to stop selling lethal drugs to local Baloch youth. Otherwise the Baloch sarmachar (freedom fighters) will attack them. “  

A man, identified as Muhammad Jamal, was shot dead by unknown men, riding a motorbike, at Al-Faisal Chowk in Khuzdar on Monday.   

BLA spokesperson Jiand Baloch claimed responsibility for gunning him down and said that he was a staff of Pakistan’s secret agencies.   

Three Pakistani security forces personnel have also reportedly been killed in Soro region of Mand town in Balochistan. Baloch Republican Army (BRA) spokesperson, Sarbaaz Baloch, claimed responsibility for the attack, adding that fighters from his organisation attack a check post of Pakistani forces and injured several personnel of Frontier Corps.   

Sarbaaz Baloch also claimed that BRA fighters have killed another two personnel of security forces in Baar Bozh area of Dera Bugti and Tump Balochistan respectively.   

Baloch resistance organisations, fighting for the independence of Balochistan, have recently escalated their attacks against Pakistani security forces across Balochistan.

 Courtesy: BalochWarna.com

Forced Confession Of Baloch Political Prisoners In Iran

Zahidan : We fear their execution will happen soon, thus asking international community and human rights defenders to intervene and put pressure on the Iranian government to halt the prisoners’ execution and provide them open and fair trial with access to their own defense lawyers.

Iranian official television has broadcasted forced confession of some Baloch political Prisoners most of them were arrested in March, April and May 2012. They confess of their involvement in assassination of Mr. Mulavi Mostafa Jungozahi.

Most of the people in the region believe that Mulavi Janguzahi has been assassinated by the regime’s own security forces, in order to justify their plan for arresting Baloch activists and terrorizing people in Balochistan. Even Mulavi Mostafa Jangozahi's family members have rejected these people’s involvement in the assassination plot.

Given the regime’s fear of uprising by oppressed nationalities people against open discrimination, it is using its most fearful instrument of forceful confession and execution in the regions of oppressed nationalities. In the recent weeks the regime has convicted to death also Kurdish and Arab political prisoner in Iran. They also have been shown in TV where they have confessed their connection to foreign countries and assassinations.

It is the Iranian authorities’ normal practice in Balochistan to execute political prisoners after their forced televised confessions. We fear their execution will happen soon, thus asking international community and human rights defenders to intervene and put pressure on the Iranian government to halt the prisoners’ execution and provide them open and fair trial with access to their own defense lawyers.

Balochistan Peoples Party

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“Military Operation Has Been Escalated In Balochistan; Baloch Women Were Abducted From Dera Bugti.” Sister Of Zakir Majeed

The hunger strike camp of the families of Baloch missing persons entered its 1055th day in total and 55th day in Karachi.

A delegation of BNM Gwadar visited the camp here in Karachi and expressed solidarity with the families of abducted Baloch and assured them of their support. While talking to the family members of victims the BNM delegation said that since the occupation of Balochistan by Pakistani and Irani forces Baloch intellectuals and revolutionary sons of soil are struggling to regain the sovereignty of Baloch state. It is the determined struggle and sacrifices of Baloch sons that today the struggle has turned into a full fledge freedom movement.

“Occupying forces have escalated the army operation and Baloch genocide in Balochistan, state is trying to frighten the people of Kohlu, Kahan, Dera Bugti and Mashky by using brutal and violent methods,” Said Vice chairman, General Secretary of VBMP sister of Zakir Majeed and Mehlab Baloch daughter of Deen Mohammad to the delegation.

They said the Pakistani power drunken Army is torturing Baloch women and children, many women were disappeared by Pakistani forces in Dera Bugti few days back. Situation in Khuzdar is also similar to the one in Dera Bugti, Kohlu, Kahan and elsewhere in Balochistan. Pakistani army is burning the houses of Balochs to build army cantonments.

Pakistani forces have read the book of hitler to brutalize Baloch nation for the land and resources of Balochistan, Said Mama Qadeer while talking to delegation.  He further said that Pakistani forces know very well they have to leave this land sooner or later then I don’t understand why are they using the name of Islam.

The families of abducted Baloch appealed to international community to take immediate notice of Pakistani barbarism in Balochistan.

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Enemy can strike any time, in case of death I should be buried wrapped with Independent Balochistan flag: Mama Qadeer

Karachi: The hunger strike camp of families of enforced disappeared Baloch reached to 1054 days. A delegation of BSO Azad Tump zone visited the camp of disappeared Baloch to sympathize with the families and they assured their support. They said the burden we have on our shoulders is for the welfare of our struggle not for individiuals. If any one takes our freedom from us they may but they cannot take away the right of sacrifice from us. Said the spokesman of BSO Azad delegation.

Today Pakistani military is inflicting brutalities on Baloch living in every part of Balochistan, the enemy state is telling the Baloch with force that they are slave and will have to live the life of slaves or else they would be killed one by one.

“The enemy is ready to strike any time if I die while struggling for the recovery of Baloch disappeared person, I should be wrapped in Balochistan flag and buried in ancestral graveyard” Said Mama

Qadeer The Voice chairman of Baloch missing persons (VBMP). He said Baloch are fighting for their freedom. Sacrificing for freedom is the duty of every conscious person whether young or old.

To prolong the occupation of Balochistan the state is using the traitors against Baloch national liberation struggle with its policies of votes and elections. But the Baloch nation has also vowed not to bargain the sacrifices of martyred and abducted Baloch. Baloch will never become part of the occupier’s parliament and death squads whose hands are red with the Baloch blood.

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Eight persons including a woman and a child killed during Pakistan military offensives in Balochistan

Quetta : 

At least eight innocent Baloch including a child and a woman have been killed by Pakistan’s armed forces in different areas of Balochistan on Monday.
Sources reported that Pakistani forces raided and attacked a house in Besima area of Balochistan. Two occupants, Mr Qasum Baloch and his sister Rozina Baloch, were killed due indiscriminate firing and shelling on their house.

Meanwhile, in another incident two men have reportedly been killed in Panjgur in a gun battle against Pakistani Army. Unconfirmed sources reported that a number of Pakistan military personnel have also been killed in the clash. The bodies of the two men are said be still in the custody of military and their identity could not ascertained until the filing of this report.

Separately, two bullet-riddled bodies have been discovered, in Haidari canal, from the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti on Monday. The bodies were taken to the PPL hospital in Sui for autopsy where the deceased were identified as Bahian S/O Arz Mohammad Bugti and Raza Mohammad (Razzu) S/O Gul Mohammad Bugti. According to hospital sources the victims were shot multiple times in the head and upper torso.

The central spokesperson of the Baloch Republican Party claimed that the victims were from the thirteen people abducted during a military offensive on Saturday from Pirkoh area.

The BRP’s press release further claimed that a man and his daughter were killed when a rocket hit their hut. The deceased have been named as Buzoo Bugti s/o Sher Khan Bugti and his little daughter while his wife and his daughter-in-law were severely wounded. The press release read: “Dozens of houses have been also destroyed when Pakistani security forced bombarded the area Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti.”

Pakistan federal government has imposed governor rule in Balochistan and given a free hand to the Frontier Corps (FC) to carry out targeted operation across Balochistan after over a hundred shia Hazars were killed by allegedly state back Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, an Islamic extremist group, in Quetta.

However, the Baloch political parties argue that the governor rule was imposed to intensify the military operation against pro-independence Baloch people to pave the way for upcoming elections in Pakistan. They Baloch political parties allege that Lashkar-e-Jhangvi are supported and protected by Pakistani security forces that is why they can operate freely and with impunity. The main victims of the governor rule are and will be the innocent Baloch people, the Baloch nationalists say. 

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The enemies of civilized world announced Jihad against Baloch Nation. Hyrbyair Marri

“The enemies of civilized world have waged a war against the Baloch nation, which confirms the fact that the Pakistani state machinery is trying to wipe out the secular Baloch nation,” said the Baloch patriotic leader Hyrbyair Marri.

He further said that, Pakistan couldn’t deceive the world with her double standards and it has failed to paint Baloch nation as a religious extremist force. This failed endeavour of Pakistan was to deprive the Baloch nation of help and support by the democratic and civilised world. The Baloch nation proved at different instances that it is not against any one on ethnic or religious basis. The Baloch nation is struggling only to defend their motherland.

The Baloch leader said that, “failed in quashing the Baloch struggle through threats, bribes, disappearances and killings the occupying state is now trying to use the foot soldiers of ISI and MI with the name of Pakistan Difa Council (Defence of Pakistan Council).” This council, Mr Marri said, is involved in sabotaging the peace process in Afghanistan and is a big supporter of stopping NATO supplies. They spew hatred against America and entire West during the rallies in every city of Pakistan. Not confined to this, their leaders even include people like Hafiz Saeed, who is said to be the mastermind of Mumbai Attacks and America has put head money on him.

This so-called council considers Baloch freedom activists as non-Muslims and has issued edict of Jihad against the Baloch freedom struggle. This clearly shows that instead of protecting Islam they are more interested in preserving and protecting the geographical existence of Pakistan which is a black stain on the name of religion.

Mr. Marri further said that now is the time to judge whether America is going to support the jihadist state of Pakistan, who is backing the attacks against ISAF and America, or they will stand with the secular and liberal Baloch nation. The Baloch nation is fighting against these religious fanatics since long for its existence. In broadest sense the Baloch nation is not only fighting its war but also trying to protect the whole world from religious extremists that are being nurtured by Pakistan and Iran.

The Baloch leader said that the world has to take a stern stance about Pakistan [nuclear weapons] exactly in similar fashion they’re putting pressure on Iran to stop developing nuclear weapons. Because it has now become clear that due to the soft stance of US Pakistan has come into position that she is able to blackmail US and the Afghanistan war is showing very disappointing results which is not only dangerous for America but it is alarming for the entire region.

Hayrbyair Marri said US, Europe and all other civilized and democratic countries should now support the Baloch nation in getting their independence from the occupying states of Iran and Pakistan. He said the occupying states should withdraw from Balochistan like Britain, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy had left their colonies without having need of any referendum. Similarly in recent past Iraq was forced to withdraw from Kuwait, following the same rule, these two occupying states (Iran and Pakistan) should leave Balochistan.

He said Baloch are the only power that can not only help bring peace in the region but they’re also natural ally of the civilised world in International war against religious extremism. Pakistan and Iran are trying to brutally crush the Baloch people and now even mass graves are being found in Balochistan which illustrates that thousands of abducted Baloch might be tortured to death and buried in unknown mass graves.

Mr Marri praised the statements of Senator John Mccain and Ryan Crocker in which they expressed concerned that Pakistan was providing safe heaven to the enemies of America and creating problems for them (Americans). He said if Pakistan had any respect for International laws, she would not have given safe heaven to Osama-Bin-Laden, world’s most wanted man, near the military base in Abbottabad and neither would have she allowed Organisations like Defence of Pakistan Council hold rallies to incite people against West.

He said the statements of American leaders would have been more affective if they had pressurise their own government to review their policy about Pakistan’s double standards. He said, America should take action as it took against Libya, Yemen and Egypt to save human lives whereas Pakistan and Iran have full immunity to carry out the massacre of Baloch people. Mr Marri said as long as America and West doesn’t end its discriminatory policies and start treating all nations equally, monster like Pakistan will continue to take advantage and destroy the peace in the region. 

Courtesy: BalochWarna

My children's life is not more precious than the life of thousands of Baloch martyrs of liberation struggle: Dr Allah Nazar Baloch

Occupied Balochistan:Baloch Pro-independence leader and Guerrilla Commander Dr. Allah Nazar Baloch in a statement has said that on April 18 Tehreek e Nafaz e Aman has issued a threat to the newspapers and media to target his young sons Nodan Baloch and Tamoochan Baloch is in fact a threat primarily issued by Pakistan Army and I.S.I in order to cover up their heinous crimes against Baloch nation and humanity and to hide their blood thirsty face to the world as they are using fake names to propagate against Baloch freedom fighters and install fear in the minds of Baloch masses.


But, my sons are not above the national struggle, neither my sons nor I are above the thousands of martyrs and the people who are struggling for Baloch freedom. And Baloch nation already knows the barbarian actions and character of the occupying forces.


The threat to kill my young sons is aimed to pressurize the people like me to surrender and leave the struggle behind and it is also a hideous attempt to create fear and anxiety among Baloch people. But, we would like to make it very clear to the Pakistan Army, I.S.I and their instruments and Baloch traitors that such criminal intentions and acts will not amaze us at all.


Thousands of Balochs are forcefully disappeared, hundreds were murdered during detention and their mutilated bodies were thrown, while killing old veterans like Sardar Akbar Bugti, Sado Mari, Haji Jan Mohammad Mari, Naseer Kamalan, Haji Mohammad Ramzan Zehri, Hafiz Abdul Qadir Nadarmani Mengal, 13 years old Majeed Zehri, young Waheed alias Balach, young Yasir Jan, sister of Brahmdagh Bugti, the martyrdom of her young girl and hundreds of other such incidents could not budge the Baloch nation from its struggle for independence then their new atrocities will not de-track the Baloch nation from obtaining its national aims and objectives.


The fact of the matter is that all of these inhumane acts are being committed against Baloch because of the Pakistani occupation and the authority of its murderous military and secret agencies over occupied Balochistan. The essence of our struggle is to end this authority so that no other oppressor would be able to disappear, kill or threaten to do so to the Baloch sons. Baloch national struggle is being carried out in accordance to the international laws, Islamic laws, natural laws and according to the internationally recognized charter of human rights and is genuine as well as on the right path.


Just like Pakistan Army could not stop the Bengalis to achieve their independence after mass murdering three million of their population, similarly they cannot stop the Baloch movement with the genocide of Baloch. However, those Balochs who are taking side with Pakistan Army, I.S.I and other murderous instruments and have become their agents and death squad members are doing nothing except for blackening their souls. They should refrain themselves from these hostile acts, otherwise they will have to face the same fate of those Biharis, Al-Shams, Al-Badar, Jamait-e-Islami’s Bengali traitors who fought against Bengali liberation movement and sided with Pakistan Army. These traitors are neither being accepted by their colonial master Pakistan nor Bangladesh is giving them citizenship. Even after 41 years of independence they are still rotting in the temporary camps and jails. It will be an honor for a member of independence struggle like me if mine or my children’s blood is used for the irrigation of freedom movement.

Courtesy:Daily Tawar

Translated by Borhaan Arifee

The Baloch Iron lady: tells the suffering of Baloch families of abducted Baloch

Imagine you are forced to live your all life alone without any relative in your life, forcedly taken, beaten & killed & you didnt got the chance to see their faces for the last time. The very thought of living alone makes you shiver because it is hardly impossible for a human to even live a second without anybody giving you a back support.

Now lets put a woman in this example when her husband was dragged, beaten, manhandled & later bristled with bullets infront of her and the children, she suffered the most horrific sight but didn’t flinched because of her children, when the assailant were done they slapped her & ordered her not to drag any judicial inquiries in this or she will face the dire consequences. She didn’t reacted nor did she went for the police neither she went for judicial inquiries hoping that the worst was over, but she was wrong.

The story I am writing is not a fairy tale nor did it happen in ‘Palestine’, ‘Kashmir’, ‘Bahrain’ or ‘Syria’ it happened right here in ‘Balochistan’ the wretched land under Pakistan’s oppression. The woman I am talking about is Mahir Bibi Marri (The Iron Lady) who suffered the trauma but didn’t suffer it once but dozens of time, her heart aches but she doesn’t give up, it’s like she gets beaten up everytime but doesn’t want to stay down, just like the Pakistani Intelligence services would say “She wont give up”.

Her Husband Mir Humedan Marri was killed by Pakistan Army when they raided her house dragged, assaulted & later put dozens of bullets in his body. The day she saw her husband murdered is still fresh in her mind when she was interviewed on National Media, it was like she was referring to yesterday, she remembered how Pakistan army threw her from here to there without respecting her as a woman and she remembers how this same army who call themselves “Pure Army” kicked her children while they resisted their father’s arrest.

The day 9th September 1985 to her is the day when she saw the horror of this vicious army as they took shots after shots at her husband like he was a piñata or an animal ready to be slaughtered, “Nothing can be described but pure hatred & evil, as they killed my husband, my son & now I don’t know where my nephews are” Says Mahir Bibi Marri.

Truly hatred and evil is the word to describe them, the way they have killed and dumped Baloch political activists is not human nature. Mahir Bibi Marri with tear in her eyes haven’t seen her son for 6 years, Mr Kamesa Marri who she says was her last support and perhaps her last hope to love this life has not returned after 25 August 2006, The day when Pakistan army started bombarding Dera Bugti & Kohlu area. Mahir Bibi Marri says that she doesn’t believe her son is dead but he’s rather missing & abducted by Pakistan army, but it doesn’t looks like that what she believes is true because on that day 20 Baloch locals were killed and their bodies were not recovered, According to Baloch sources they were buried in a mass grave to hide the shame of Pakistan army.

She suffered more than any human being could suffer in one lifetime but the sad part is this that her suffering didn’t stopped on her son but continued her three nephews & a cousin for whom she went on a hunger strike in Karachi press club have been abducted by ISI (Inter Service Intelligence).

On 1st June 2008 her nephews Mr. Abdul Rehman Marri Age 36, Mr. Umar Marri Age 25 and Mr. Jan Ali Marri Age 20, were traveling from Jalarhi to Quetta but when they reached Balbali Checkpost near Harnai Quetta they were stopped by Pakistani Armed Forces and were arrested, Her cousin who is a 70 year old blacksmith from Quetta was abducted from Chaman by Pakistan forces, after the arrest the family of the missing persons have not received any information regarding them, not even the local police wanted to cooperate.

Mahir Bibi Marri (The Iron Lady) lost her husband, her son & her relatives but she still is fighting, hoping that somehow, someway, someone will wake up to these injustices and would provide her the justice for which she sits in a hunger strike but for sure the justice will not come from Pakistan judicial courts. Lastly Mahir Bibi Marri in her interview concluded “Whatever happened to my husband, my son & my nephews I am still going to protest because it is not about my family but the family of the thousands of Baloch who lost their loved ones in the hands of Pakistan army, I would like to plead to those International Powers to investigate and bring justice to the suffering Baloch families rather than turning a blind eye & a silence as a response”.

“Bring Justice, Bring Peace, The motives are different but we are humans after all and we can get along peacefully.” Diagoh Murad.

Nine months on: Gwadar fishermen still in Somali captivity

Occupied Balochistan,GWADAR: The authorities couldn’t care less, complained families of the 11 fishermen from Gwadar, who were kidnapped eight months ago by Somali pirates when their boat drifted into the open sea.Expressing disappointment on Tuesday at the government’s indifference to their plight, relatives of the kidnapped fishermen termed the administration and society “lethargic”.
The fishermen, who were captured by Somali pirates, along with their launch back in February, include Ibrahim, Rahim Bakhsh, Tahir, Saleh Muhammad, Qadir Bakhsh, Younus Muhammad Ali, Khuda Bakhsh, Rafiq and Hanif.


Initially, the victims were in contact with their families through satellite phones. They informed their relatives that the pirates were demanding money for their release. However, it’s been months now since the families last heard from them.
The families said they have held two meetings with their MPA and provincial Minister for Fisheries Hammal Kalmti to seek his help, but no steps had been taken by him so far. They added that whenever they call him now, they are told he is either in Islamabad or in London.
Owner of the ill-fated fishing boat Khuda Baksh told that they had also contacted human rights activist Ansar Burney in this regard, but he too had not paid any heed to the matter.
The families who are worried sick about the health and safety of their loved ones urged the media to bring their predicament to the forefront in hopes of moving the government to fulfill its responsibilities.

Despite the limited resources Daily Tawar continues its publication for seven years.

Pakistani intelligence agencies in the provincial capital of Balochistan pressurized the news agents and newspaper seller to stop selling Daily Tawar; in case of denying they will be responsible for their lives.
Occupied Balochistan:After censored ship from intelligence agencies for seven years Daily Tawar circulation stopped in the provincial capital of Balochistan. According to the sources a leading Urdu newspaper in Balochistan has been receiving threats by Pakistani intelligence agencies for several times in order to stop its publication but it didn’t.Daily Tawar Editor in chief” Khadam Lehri in an interview stated that he for too many times was threatened by Pakistani intelligence agencies for leaving ‘’Daily Tawar”

It should be noted that before some days Tawar head office in Karachi was surrounded by Pakistani intelligence agencies for many days, working journalists were life threatened and supply of electricity cut by intelligence agencies to head office in Karachi. Latest sources from Quetta said after Pakistan’s notorious intelligence agencies lives threatens to working journalists of Tawar; they are using different tactics to pressurize staff, News agents and printing offices to stop working for Daily Tawar. After their useless efforts ,intelligence agencies now planned to intimidate tawar’s with their pressure tactics, they now choose to physically abolish the Newspaper, its staff and news agents.

According to the editor of Daily Tawar” Yesterday notorious Pakistani intelligence agencies in the provincial capital of Balochistan pressurized the news agents and newspaper seller to stop selling Daily Tawar; in case of denying they will be responsible for their lives.

Daily Tawar a leading Urdu newspaper despite the limited sources not only continues its publication but also followed the real function of mass media. Tawar despite several threats from pressure group continues serving Baloch nation for seven years but it may not anymore because of rotten situation in Balochistan” said Khadam Lehri Baloch”

Daily Tawar in its today’s publication wrote” pressure on Tawar newspaper has increased, working journalists of Tawar including news agents and beuro chiefs in provincial capital of Balochistan; are life threatened and circulations of leading paper in Quetta has been stopped today. A student from Balochistan university on the bet of anonymity said” we in this modern era are deliberately being deprived by Pakistani intelligence agencies to know the current situation in Balochistan”.

However Mr. Lehri editor of Daily Tawar said now intelligence agencies after threatening me many times; now pressurizing the staff and news agents of Daily Tawar. There are almost 120 reporters, correspondents and news agents working for Daily Tawar at various places of Balochistan, their lives are in danger. Tawar staffs including people of Balochistan once again urge the Reporter without Borders, International Association of Journalists, International Union of Journalists, Union of Journalists, and including national and international organizations to call emergency meetings, make commissions’ in order to save hundreds of journalists in Balochistan.

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Reports of a fresh military operation in Mand and Dasht region of Balochistan

Occupied Balochistan: According to a report aired on Radio Gwank Balochistan heavy contingents ofPakistan military and intelligence forces have started a fresh houses – to – house search in Mand and Dasht area. “From past three days there has been unprecedented increase in military activities in Dasht and surrounding areas”, reported a Radio Gwank local correspondent.

He further said that backed by helicopters, a convoy of around 25 -30 military armoured vehicles and two Vigo Jeeps of intelligence officials arrived Gogord and Hapsi regions of Balochistan. They have been randomly picking people and interrogating them about a five-page-long list of names which they carry with them. According to the intelligence agencies personal these names are of supposed Sarmachars (Freedom Fighters) who they say are in the remote areas of Dasht and Mand mountains. Helicopters have been seen hovering over nearby mountains earlier on Tuesday morning.

“They are brutally torturing innocent people who refused to cooperate with the military or simply say they have no information about the named person on the security forces' list. There have also been reports of skirmish between the Baloch fighters and Pakistani security forces in the remote mountainous areas”, explained Radio Gwank reporter from an unknown location in Balochistan.

The correspondent said that the security forces have been stopping people at check posts and their mobile phones have been confiscated for unknown reasons. Military is still pouring into the Gawader region and it is feared that they plan to intensify their atrocities in coastal regions of Balochistan. 

Baloch poet’s life is in danger: VBMP

Occupied Balochistan: The Chairman and vice chairman of the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons in an urgent press statement expressed their fear that Baloch social activist and Poet’s life at risk at risk at the hand of Pakistani intelligence agencies.

Nasruallah Baloch and Qadeer Baloch in their joint statement said that after the abduction of Baloch political activists and student the state agencies are now abducting Baloch social activists, poet and journalists. They said renowned Baloch poet Shakir Shad works for a social organisation in Islamabad and on 22 September he was going to his native town of Pedarak from Karachi when the passenger bus he was travelling by was stopped at Ormara FC check post. The security forces first asked Mr Shakir Shad to alight from the bus for a routine body-search. As soon as the Baloch poet stepped out of the bus he was arrested and driven towards an unknown location.

His organisation has expressed serious concerns about his arrest and disappearance. They said Mr Shad’s life is at real danger. They urged the Human Rights Organisations to take immediate notice of this incident and play their due role for the safe and early release of the Baloch poet and social activist.

Pakistan's dirty war against Baloch people: Four female teachers injured in acid attack

Occupied Balochistan: Four female teachers of a private school were attacked with acid by unknown culprits in Killi Alam area of Saryab here on Saturday.

According to local police officer Malik Arshad, the female teachers were sitting in a van outside their school in Killi Alam on Saryab Road when two men on motorbikes hurled acid and fled from the scene. Three teachers, in early 20s, received burn injuries on their face, hands and legs while clothes of another teacher were burnt. The victims were identified as Robina Mushwani, 21, Fazila Bangulzai, 23, Sajida Bibi, 24 and 21-year-old Surriya Langhov. Sajida Bibi was discharged after being provided first aid.

“We were sitting inside the van outside of our school when two persons on motorbike appeared and the hurled acid. The attackers were wearing masks and disappeared from the scene,” one of the injured Fazila told the doctors at Bolan Medical College Hospital.

The victims were admitted at Plastic Surgery and Burns Wounds Department at BMC that was crowded with their relatives. One of the eye witnesses claimed that the culprits had hurled a bottle containing deadly acid on the four female teachers. Dr Allah Bakhsh told the Express Tribune that the victim Rubina received 8 per cent burn injuries in her face and hands, Surriya 3.4 per cent while Fazila sustained 2 per cent wounds. “All the patients are stable and admitted to the ward. We have discharged Sajida Bibi whose merely clothes were burnt,” said Dr Allah Bakhsh.

Police have taken the driver into custody for interrogation. They have also mounted a manhunt in the area and detained several people for questioning.


According to relatives, they had not received any threat. “The van was parked outside the skillful Grammar School as usually and ready to drop the teachers to their respective areas,” said Saleem, relative of one of the victims.

It was the third incident in Balochistan during the past 15 months as earlier three women were attacked with acid in Kalat while two sisters sustained burn injuries in Dalbandin. Later, ISI / MI created new dummy organizations claimed the responsibility and warned the female not to move out in Bazaars, do not work outside and don’t participate in any protest rally or seminars.

It is generally presumed that religious fanatics supported by the state’s intelligence agencies are involved in the acid attacks because they want to spread panic among the Baloch female teachers and Baloch women who are playing a vital role in Balochistan’s independence movement.

Baloch resistance Organiations and leaders of Baloch Nationalist political parties and student Organisatons had strongly condemned the attack on Baloch sisters in Daalbandin and Kalat. They had termed such attacks a dirty game of the state agencies against the secular Baloch society. 

National Remembrance Day To Be Held In London On 17 July To Tribute The Baloch Martyrs

“The Baloch Martyrs Day 15 July”- “Shahmiren Balochaane Roch' 15 July”

The Baloch nation, like many other nations, in their struggle for freedom has endured great sacrifices. In their endeavor to achieve these aims many have encountered and experienced the wrath of the occupying states. In consequence, many Baloch men, women and children in their struggle for National Liberation have been treated violently and inhumanly by the military and the intelligence services of these occupying states. The very harsh treatment of Baloch people is well recorded, particularly by states such as Pakistan and Iran. Since their illegal occupation of Balochistan these states have been involved in the systematic imprisonment, torture, abduction and extra-judicial killings of Baloch.

According to Voice for Baloch Missing Persons currently around 8000-13,000 Baloch political activists are in the illegal custody of Pakistani security agencies in occupied Balochistan. Tens of thousands have Baloch have been displaced and many hundreds have been either target killed by state’s security agencies or tortured to death under-custody. International Voice for Baloch Missing Persons collected the details of at least 175 Baloch political activists killed during captivity since July 2010.

Similarly hundreds of Baloch have been killed by the fundamentalist Regime of Iran in Iranian Occupied Balochistan and several are on death row waiting to be executed.

In tribute to sacrifices of the Baloch Martyrs the Baloch community in London holds a day of remembrance on the 15, July of every year. The day is nominated as “Baloch Martyrs Remembrance Day.” On this day we express our solidarity with families of Baloch Martyrs and those who are being illegally detained by occupying forces. Also, on this day there will be an exhibition of pictures, names, and a brief description on the background of each victim of occupying states’ violence.

The actual day that this Remembrance Day will take place in London is on Sunday 17th July 2011. The Remembrance Day starts from 12 noon to 5pm at:

THE CENTRE FOR POLISH ART AND CULTURE
238 – 246 KINGS STREET, HAMMERSMITH
LONDON W6 0RF
Closest Tube station: Hammersmith Station

We wish to request from Baloch people in Balochistan and all over the world to hold 17 of July as “Baloch Martyrs Day or National Remembrance Day” to pay your deepest respects to those who paid the ultimate price of their lives for a free, democratic and united Balochistan.

Organised by:

International Voice for Baloch Missing Persons
Balochistan Democratic Movement
Baloch Unity Conference (UK)
Baloch Community London

For more Information contact:

Dr Mostafa Baloch: 07934536430
Nasser Baloch: 07504610412
Shahid Baloch: 07869086966
Or e-mail: info@bygwaah.com

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Blast targets FC in Turbat; five killed several injured

Occupied Balochistan: A roadside bomb targeting a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy killed five FC personnel and wounded six in Balochistan’s Turbat area, officials said. The attack occurred in the Mand Ballo area of the district.

According to official sources “Unknown men had planted explosive material beside a road and detonated it with a remote control device when a convoy was passing through.” As a result of the explosion, five personnel were killed and six others sustained serious injuries, they maintained.


They said that the wounded personnel were given immediate medical aid in Turbat and later were referred to Quetta. According to doctors, condition of two of the six injured personnel was very critical.

Official sources confirmed that a search operation has been launched in the area lying along the Pak-Iran border in Turbat district and some suspected individuals had been taken into custody.

Further investigation was underway.

Balochistan is the scene of a war between Pakistani occupying forces and Baloch armed Organisations who are fighting for the Independence of Balochistan. It is worth mentioning that the attack on security forces was carried out less than 24 hours after the statement of Commander and Southern Command Lit. General Javed Zia where he said, “Insurgency in Balochistan is dying down”. However, today’s attack on Pakistan’s paramilitary forces and constant attacks on security forces check posts, gas pipelines, construction companies and other government places proves his claims wrong.