PAKISTAN: The killing of Baloch leaders exposes the hate attitude of law enforcement agencies towards Balochistan

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission

The two prominent Baloch political leaders have been assassinated within three days by unknown assailants riding on motorbikes. It is alleged by the political and nationalist groups of the province that they were killed by law enforcement agencies to take revenge from the people of Balochistan for demanding greater autonomy.

Balochistan province is still in the strong grip of military and Para-Military forces. It is believed that they are responsible for the continuous disappearances of nationalists after their arrest by plain clothed men and the assassinations and extra judicial killings of political and nationalist leaders. Since 2001, during the regime of General Musharraf, there was a military operation for the control of the natural resources of the province including, natural gas deposits, oil fields, mines of copper, cobalt’s, deep sea port and others.

64 days of Zakir Majeed’s family protest…. is anyone listening to their plea?

The protest of Zakir Majeed Baluch’s family has entered its 65th day today. The family has begun their protest from Karachi press club but later moved to Baluchistan’s capital city Quetta. The respected mother of Mr. Majeed Baluch has repeatedly requested the Internal and International Human Rights Organisations, the UN [HCR] and other concerned bodies to take notice of the forced-disappearances of thousands of Baluch including her son. But unfortunately, neither the UN nor other human rights organisations have noticed her call for justice. The International Organisations currently present in Baluchistan also failed raise the issue of forced-disappearances of Baluch students, political activists, lawyers and doctors either In on international level or with Pakistani authorities.