Sufi poet Mast Twakali’s shrine set on fire in Kohlu

BALOCHISTAN: The shrine of a popular Sufi poet of Balochistan, Mast Twakali, has been set on fire.

The shrine, located in Mawand area of Kohlu district, is visited by thousands of devotees each day and there are a good number of followers of the poet across the subcontinent.

Sources in the Levies Force said that some people entered the shrine in the early hours of Saturday and set it on fire.

Balochistan observed strike against attack on #VBMPLongMarch

BALOCHISTAN: A strike was observed in several district headquarters of Balochistan on Sunday (8 Jan 2014) on the call of Baloch National Front (BNF) in protest against an alleged attack on the activists of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) in Okara.

Shops in Mastung, Kalat, Khuzdar, Panjgur, Gwadar, Turbat, Hub and some other towns remained closed.

Baloch National Movement in Germany protests against recovery of mass graves

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Berlin, Germany: A protest was held in front of the USA embassy in Berlin, Germany on 9 February 2013. Members of BNM Germany zone and activists of many other groups joined the protest.

The protest was about the discovery of three mass graves in Tootak Balochistan. The activists were protesting against the silence of the world on the genocide of the indigenous Baloch people at the hands of Pakistani state forces. 169 bodies were recovered from these mass graves. Only three bodies had been identified by the identity cards which were found in their clothes. They were recognized as Qadir Baksh s/o Miskan, Mohammed Omer s/o Bhai Khan and Naseer s/o Bhai Khan. These three political activists were abducted by the State security forces from Awaran city at broad day light in October 2013. These three identified bodies were also enlisted with the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons.