A sob story of Baloch boy!

My Name is Imdad Baloch, President of Baloch Youth Wing.  I have contacted you to report serious large scale human rights violations.  66 Years ago, on March 27th 1948, Pakistan forcefully occupied Balochistan.  Since then, Pakistan has conducted six major military offensive operations in the occupied Balochistan region.  The province being rich in natural resources, and strategically located between Iran
and Afghanistan has been of great benefit to the Pakistani establishment.  The Baloch on the other hand have been denied prosperity or benefit.

On March 17th 2005, under President Musharraf, the Pakistani Armed Forces resumed the genocidal military campaign in the region.  Gunship Helicopters and F-16 aircraft were deployed against rural villages in Balochistan.    Then President, General Pervez Musharraf publicly stated: “If they [the Baloch nationalists] do anything, I will hit them so hard they won’t know what hit them.”  Elderly Nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, the primary target of Pakistan’s 2005 Military offensive, was killed on August 26, 2006 by Pakistani Forces.  Although the Pakistani forces had successfully assassinated Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, their ruthless campaign of ethnic cleansing in the Balochistan region had only just begun.

Since the death of the Nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, Pakistani Forces have continuously intensified their Military operations in the region.  The Pakistani State has adopted a scorched earth policy towards the indigenous population of Balochistan.  Rural Baloch villages are regularly targeted for loot and burn military operations.  Gunship helicopters, APC’s, RPGs, Mortars, and other heavy weaponry are openly used against civilian targets by the Pakistani Army.

In Urban centers political activists and protestors are targeted for abduction, torture and assassination by Pakistani Security Agents.  Doctors, Journalists, Teachers, Students, and even Musicians & Poets are regularly targets for Pakistan’s death squads.  Their homes are invaded and residents, including the women and children, are terrorized and abducted without any legal or judicial authorization or even record of.  People are detained and tortured by security forces, who later deny even abducting them.  Eventually the remains of many of the abductees are discovered in rural areas, riddled with bullets and signs of extreme torture.  Of those taken and murdered by security forces in Balochistan, not one has ever been brought before any court nor has any been officially charged with any crime.

More than 18,000 people have been abducted and over 2000 extra-judicially executed since 2005.  Despite Pakistan’s ruthless policy of discrimination, oppression, and intimidation, we continue attempts at peaceful protests, and through social media, to generate international awareness of the ongoing tragedy in Balochistan.  Worker strikes, election boycotts, demonstrations, and even foreign protests growing in participation and frequency.

Recently Voice for Baloch Missing Persons Activist Mama Qadeer, and his sister Sister Farzana Majeed led the families of Baloch abduction/execution victims on a 700 kilometer “Long March” from Quetta to Karachi.  Thousands joined Mama Qadeer in protest, even internationally.  Upon reaching Karachi, Mama Qadeer announced during a seminar, his intent to continue his march until he reaches Islamabad.  Since then, Mama Qadeer and all those who have joined him have already journeyed another 100 kilometers reaching Thatta, Sindh, today.  Upon reaching Islamabad, Mama Qadeer and the VBMP Marchers will have walked over 1800 km, despite ongoing threats and violent intimidation tactics of Pakistani Security Forces and their agents.

Not only for independence, do the Baloch struggle, but also for a safe, modern, and moderate society.  While other nations in the world such as Canada, and the UK, offer their provinces the option to become independent through voter referendum, Pakistan refuses to even consider such an option; instead resorting to a violent campaign of oppression.

Thank You for your time & attentions.

I hope you can give your concern in the Balochistan matter.