International human rights bodies urged to take immediate action to stop state atrocities against the Baloch people: BHRO

Occupied Balochistan: Baloch Human Rights Organization (BHRO) organized a protest demonstration in front of Quetta Press Club, against the batten charge and firing on 27 March protest rally, non-recovery of Baloch missing persons and other human rights issues facing the Baloch nation.

Activists of BRP and BRSO took out a protest rally in Turbat against forced annexation, atrocities in Balochistan.

Occupied Balochistan: (25 Mar, 2013)Thousands took out a protest rally in Turbat organized by the Baloch Republican Party and Baloch Republican Student Organization against the illegal Pakistani occupation in Balochistan, March 17 massacre in Dera Bugti and human rights violations in Balochistan. The participants also included a large number of women and children. The rally was launched from boys and girls colleges Turbat at the same time and later headed toward National Bank square and then to Shaheed Fida square. From there the rally marched to Ata Shad square and passing through different streets of the city returned back to Shaheed Fida square where a sit-in was staged.

Baloch activists in Germany protest against Balochistan’s occupation

Germany: Koln 24 March 2013: Baloch Community Germany staged a protest demonstration in Koln city to condemn the occupation of Balochistan, on 27 March 1948, by Pakistan.

A large number of Baloch political activists including women and children took part in the protest to express their dislike for slavery and occupation. The aim of the protest was to inform the German government, European Union and the United Nations that Pakistan which is mistakenly considered an ally of international community in war against terrorism; in fact the military of Pakistan was a grave threat for Europe and rest of the civilised world.

27 March 1948 Pakistan occupied sovereign state of Balochistan: Hyrbyair Marri

London: Baloch patriot leader Hyrbyair Marri on Friday announced to support the shutter down call strike by Baloch Salvation Front on 27 March 2013, the Online News reported.

He said on 27 March 1948 Pakistan not only occupied the Baloch state but also pushed the Baloch nation in the darkness of slavery. Hence, the Baloch are resisting on all fronts to get rid of the slavery and regain their freedom.

Baluch Community in Germany to protest on 24 March

Germany: The Baluch Verein Deutschland has announced to stage a protest demonstration in Koln city of Germany at 3 PM on Sunday 24, March.

According the BGC’s press release the protest was being held against the occupation of Baluchistan, 27 March 1948. Baluch and other human rights activists residing in Germany will take part in the protest demonstration.

Baloch activists to hold Occupation Day meeting on 27 March and rally against disappearances on 30 March

London: The International Voice for Baloch Missing Persons and International Committee against Disappearances have announced to hold a protest demonstration at Trafalgar Square London on 16 March 2013 as part of their on-going awareness campaign against Disappearances and other human rights violation in Balochistan.

On 27 March 2013 the International Voice for Baloch Missing Person will organise a meeting about the occupation of Balochistan by Pakistan on 27 March 1948. The meeting will be held at the Centre for Polish Arts and Culture, Hammersmith London.

آگ لگانا تبصرہ : میر محمد علی ٹالپر ترجمہ: لطیف بلیدی

بلوچستان میں ریاست کی زیادتیاں اس حد تک بڑھ چکی ہیں کہ حکمران جماعت کے کچھ ارکان بھی گمشدگیوں اور قتل میں ریاست کے ملوث ہونے کی مذمت کر رہے ہیں

شام آج ایک خانہ جنگی میں مبتلا ہے، اور رابرٹ فِسک کا کہنا ہے کہ یہ سب دیرا میں اس طرح شروع ہوا: ”بغاوت کی ایک تاریخی جگہ، کچھ نوجوانوں نے ایک دیوار پر اسد مخالف تصویر منقوش کی تھی۔ شام کی سیکورٹی پولیس معمول کے مطابق نوجوان مردوں کو گھسیٹ کر اپنے اسٹیشن لے گئی اور ان پر تشدد کیا۔ لیکن بعد میں ان کی مائیں ان کے رہائی کا مطالبہ کرنے کیلئے وہاں پہنچیں تو پولیس نے ان سے بدکلامی کی۔ اس کے بعد، زیادہ سنجیدگی سے، قبائلی عمائدین کا ایک گروہ پولیس کے رویے کی وضاحت طلب کرنے کیلئے دیرا کے گورنر سے ملنے گیا۔ ہر ایک نے اپنی پگڑی گورنر کی میز پر رکھ دی، جوکہ مذاکرات کا ایک روایتی عندیہ ہے؛ وہ اپنی پگڑیاں فقط اسی وقت دوبارہ پہنیں گے جب معاملہ طے پاجائے۔ لیکن گورنر نے، جوکہ ایک بدمزاج پرانا کھڑوش باتھسٹ اور حکومت کا وفادار تھا، سب سے زیادہ معزز شیخ کی پگڑی کو اٹھایا، اپنے دفتر کی فرش پر پھینکا اور اس پر اپنا پیر رکھ دیا۔ دیرا کے لوگ ہزاروں کی تعداد میں احتجاج کیلئے باہر آ گئے، فائرنگ شروع ہوگئی اور بشر نے عجلت میں اس گورنر کو برخواست کرکے اس کی جگہ دوسرے کو بٹھادیا۔ بہت دیر ہو چکی تھی۔ آگ لگ چکی تھی۔ تیونس میں، ایک بے روزگار نوجوان، جس نے اپنے آپ کو آگ لگادی۔ شام میں، ایک پگڑی نے۔“

COMMENT : Lighting the fires — Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur

The state excesses in Balochistan have reached such a point that even some ruling party members are condemning state involvement in the disappearances and killings

A civil war afflicts Syria today and Robert Fisk says it all began thus in Deraa: “A place of historical rebellion, some youths had painted anti-Assad graffiti on a wall. The Syrian security police followed their normal practice of dragging the young men to the cop shop and beating and torturing them. But then their mothers arrived to demand their release — they were verbally abused by the police. Then — much more seriously — a group of tribal elders went to see the Deraa governor to demand an explanation for the behaviour of the police. Each placed his turban on the governor’s desk, a traditional gesture of negotiation; they would only replace their turbans when the matter had been resolved. But the governor, a crusty old Baathist and regime loyalist, took the turban of the most prestigious sheikh, threw it on the floor of his office and stamped on it. The people of Deraa came out in their thousands to protest, the shooting started and Bashar hastily dismissed his governor and replaced him. Too late. The fire had been lit. In Tunisia, an unemployed young man who set himself alight. In Syria, a turban.”

Forced Accession: Shutter down strike in Balochistan on BNF call

Quetta: (Tuesday, March 27, 2012) Quetta, along with rest of the Balochistan witnessed a complete shutter-down and wheel jam strike today rendering the business and trade activities in the province paralyzed.

The call for strike was given by Baloch National Front (BNF) against what they described as Balochistan’s “forced accession” to Pakistan back on March 27, 1948.

Amid the strike, the traffic on National and RCD Highway between Quetta to Karachi, Taftan and Nasirabad remained suspended. The initiative to call for strike was also backed by other nationalist parties including Baloch Students
Organisation (BSO), but there were no statements issued.

BHRC’s Letter to the Speaker of the US House of Representatives for US intervention in Balochistan

On the occasion of forcible annexation and  illegal occupation of Balochistan by pakistan on 27 March 1948, Baloch Human Rights Council has written a letter (posted by registered mail & faxed) to the speaker of the US House of Representative calling for United States intervention in Balochistan

The Honorable John Boehner,

The Speaker of the House of Representatives
H-232 The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515

USA

Dated:  27 March 2012

Subject: Call for US intervention in Balochistan

Dear Sir,

We would like to draw your attention towards the atrocities and gruesome violations of human rights of the Baloch in Pakistan.

For the last 9 years, the Baloch has been facing the onslaught of the brutal military establishment of Pakistan. The Pakistani state is waging a ruthless war in Balochistan in which thousands of innocent men, women and children have been mercilessly killed, hundreds of thousands have been displaced and thousands are missing. The state security agencies have targeted and physically eliminated a large number of prominent Baloch social, intellectual and political figures.