Baluchistan: The Story of Another Pakistan Military Genocide

[arun]

X Posted.

The wiping out of the Baloch intelligentsia
Another ex-paki writes about the impending Baloch genocide and obliquely acknowledges the Bengali genocide. By Mir Sohaib Mengal

The perpetrators of the Bengali genocide never learnt anything from history. This time the playing field is Balochistan and the targets are Baloch intellectuals

the perpetrators of the Bengali genocide never learnt anything from history

Since June 2010, more than 500 Baloch have been either killed and dumped or targeted in hit and run attacks.

Is this the last brutality? No, and neither is it the first one. The Baloch nation has developed an acquaintance with these brutalities since March 27, 1948, and there seems to be no ray of hope. The Khmer Rouge of Cambodia has reincarnated in the shape of the intelligence agencies and their collaborators in Balochistan. The day is not far when every person with a surname Baloch may be killed.

The writer is a CC member and international representative of BSO-Azad. He can be reached at mirsohaib7@gmail.com.

One of us should invite Mir saheb to share his thoughts on this forum.

[ManuT]

self edited: A little early to move this story here.
moving it to oppression of minorities thread.

[SSridhar]

Ethnic Politics - Ishtiaq Ahmed in DT

Roughly three ethno-linguistic groups are ‘indigenous’ to Balochistan, the Baloch and the Brahui, who speak a Dravidian tongue, and the Pukhtuns. The Baloch and Brahui are politically considered as one ethnic group: the Baloch. Alliances with the Pukhtuns have come and gone.

The Khanate of Kalat was founded in 1666 by Mir Ahmad (Brahui-speaking). The British sent Captain Sandeman to that region, who used his influence to establish an hierarchical structure among the various tribes, which previously did not have all-powerful sardars at the helm of their affairs. When the freedom struggle started in the subcontinent, the Khan of Kalat preferred the Muslim League and funded it. Some educated middle class Baloch were sympathetic to the Congress Party while some others harboured pro-Soviet sympathies. Mohammad Ali Jinnah was hired by the Khan of Kalat ‘in his quest to achieve independence for his princely state’ (page 58), says the author. Jinnah argued before the Cabinet Mission that, “With the termination of the treaty with the British Government, the Kalat State will revert to its pre-treaty position of complete independence, and will be free to choose its own course in future” (Ibid).

However, “This courtship between Jinnah and the Khan of Kalat was bound to be paradoxical for Jinnah, the Legal Adviser to Kalat, was advocating independence for the princely state while Jinnah, the future head of the Pakistani state, would not agree to anything less than the integration of Kalat within the territorial confines of the future Pakistani state (Ibid),” observes Siddiqi.

After independence, the central government from the outset employed highhanded tactics with the Baloch. From the forced annexation of Kalat, which had declared itself independent on August 15 (August 11 according to some sources) to the amalgamation of Kalat and minor states such as Lasbela, Makran and Kharan in 1952 into the Balochistan States Union, and then the amalgamation of the former British Balochistan and the princely states through One Unit, all contributed to the alienation of the Baloch from the Centre. Armed conflicts between the Baloch and Pakistani forces occurred many times. The author especially mentions Z A Bhutto’s confrontational approach in the 1970s, which made a mockery of the federal system that had been agreed in the 1973 constitution. He writes, “In fact, Bhutto was responsible for the civil war in Balochistan, which lasted four years” (Ibid: 64). The notorious arms cache that the Pakistan government detected in the Iraqi embassy in Islamabad was meant for Iranian Balochistan and not Pakistani Balochistan, argues the author. At that time, Akbar Bugti was not part of the Baloch nationalist struggle, having sided with Bhutto during that conflict and even the Khan of Kalat was supportive of Bhutto. Such evidence suggests the shifting nature of internal Baloch politics.

[parsuram]

September 28th, 2012(Duniyanews on youtube, if someone can, please post link here):Mengal at Supreme Court of Paki Stan puts forward Mujibur Rehman's six point demands (for east pakistan, 1971) for Balochistan now in 2012. As he states, "there is no difference between demands for Balochistan and what Mujib demanded for Bengal. In joint appearance with Nawaz Sharif outside the Court, he warned that Pakis should not make the same mistake with the Baloch as they did with the Bengalis. According to him, better to say "khuda hafiz" with civility so they can meet in a civil way with " aslam aleokum" in the future. X posted on Baluchistan forum.

[Agnimitra]

Ready to pull out Balochistan FC if Nawaz guarantees peace: PPP

LAHORE: Showing a conditional willingness of the government to withdraw FC from Balochistan, Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Tuesday said Nawaz Sharif should give guarantee of peace then the government would withdraw FC from the province.
Kaira was talking to reporters at the Allama Iqbal International Airport. He and Religious Affairs Minister Khursheed Shah are in town to appear before the Lahore High Court in Hajj quota case.

Kaira said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif should avoid giving irresponsible statements over the sensitive issue of Balochistan. He categorically said that the FC could not be called back from Balochistan on the request of Nawaz.
Kaira, however, welcomed Nawaz’s meeting with Baloch leaders, including Talal Bugti and Akhtar Mengal. He said that following his meeting with Talal Bugti, the PML-N chief had demanded the FC’s withdrawal from Balochistan.

[Agnimitra]

Major fighting in Gadar. Pakis laying siege and using helicopter gunships to kill indiscriminately. BLF issued statement that they had launched a rocket attack on the FC checkpost in Gadar.
http://www.balochunityconference.com/

[parsuram]

As long as the animals of the FC continue to operate among the Baloch, Baloch hostility and determination to secede will only grow many fold stronger by the day. And without the FC doing all the grizzly work, paki army, ISI, special forces, etc. do not have a leg to stand on in Baluchistan. If the FC leaves, Baloch will have greater than 70-80% independent status, with Gwadar port essentially dead for the PLAN, Pakis.

[Rony]

Did anyone read this book by Naseer Dashti ? Seems interesting.

The Baloch and Balochistan: A Historical Account from the Beginning to the Fall of the Baloch State

[anupmisra]

Pakistan is an irresponsible state that is putting the civilized world in danger
Source - Balochwarna News

In the BLF there are Balochs from all walks of life, from peasants to doctors. There are more than 6,000 fighters in our ranks and the number is growing by the day. We operate in full coordination with all Baloch resistance movements and we are soon to form a united command.

this month the Baloch Liberation Front killed twelve army men and eight proxies in Gidar, district Kalat

The Freedom Charter is a very good step as taken by Hyrbyair Marri

The Freedom Charter

[anupmisra]

Expert sees ethnic meltdown in Balochistan

“It was clear to me why the Baloch man hated the Pakistani state and military – as there was only so much ritual humiliation that a human being could put up with,”

The whole idea that the judicial system is doing something meaningful to bring about a change in Balochistan is a sham, said Hassan.

[anupmisra]

National remembrance Day for Baloch Martyrs to be held in London on 13 November

According to Voice for Baloch Missing Persons currently over 14000 Baloch political activists are in the illegal custody of Pakistani security agencies in occupied Balochistan. More than 500 among them have been killed in custody, literally tortured to death, and their bodies were dumped in desolated areas across Balochistan. Tens of thousands of Baloch have been displaced and many hundreds have been either target killed by state’s security agencies or the proxy death squads of Pakistan army.

Date and time: Tuesday 13 November 12 noon to 5pm

The event will be held at:
THE CENTRE FOR POLISH ART AND CULTURE
238 – 246 KINGS STREET, HAMMERSMITH
LONDON W6 0RF

[Rony]

Salute for brave Baluch Freedom Fighters and Martyrs ! Long Live Free and Independent Baluchistan

[Rony]

Murder spotlights Pakistan's "heroin kingpin"

[Baikul]

Murder spotlights Pakistan's "heroin kingpin"

You can see this quote coming from a million miles away- Pakistan, always the victim, never responsible.

"We are a victim of this drug," Rehman Malik, Pakistan's interior minister, said in an interview.

"We are a victim of ____________"

Fill in the blanks- Terrorism, Drugs, Murders, Genocide, Army, Navy, Airforce, Pindi Chana, Batata Vada....

[anupmisra]

"We are a victim of ____________"

Fill in the blanks- Terrorism, Drugs, Murders, Genocide, Army, Navy, Airforce, Pindi Chana, Batata Vada....

Add....islamiyat

[Rony]

Baloch Freedom Fighters holding FreeBalochistan Flag

[Rony]

Bakis launched another round of burning Baluch villages. Is there any news on the new "operation" ?


Military offensives under-way in Mashkay Balochistan, several houses destroyed

Pakistan army has initiated a massive military operation in Mehi village of Mashkay town occupied Balochistan early Tuesday morning.

According to reports gunships helicopters are being used to bomb the Mehi Village. Baloch tweeples have reported, “The whole town of Mehi has been besieged and all communication lines have been cut off.”

There are reports of causalities due to indiscriminate bombardment in which several women and children have been injured. Several houses have been destroyed and set on fire.

The Pakistani security forces have reportedly looted valuables from houses including jewellery and cash.

The women and children of the locality have taken refuge in the town’s graveyard to save themselves from the brutal and indiscriminate bombardment.

[kish]

Bakis launched another round of burning Baluch villages. Is there any news on the new "operation" ?


Military offensives under-way in Mashkay Balochistan, several houses destroyed

Pakistan army has initiated a massive military operation in Mehi village of Mashkay town occupied Balochistan early Tuesday morning.

According to reports gunships helicopters are being used to bomb the Mehi Village. Baloch tweeples have reported, “The whole town of Mehi has been besieged and all communication lines have been cut off.”

There are reports of causalities due to indiscriminate bombardment in which several women and children have been injured. Several houses have been destroyed and set on fire.

The Pakistani security forces have reportedly looted valuables from houses including jewellery and cash.

The women and children of the locality have taken refuge in the town’s graveyard to save themselves from the brutal and indiscriminate bombardment.

ah ha. Paki army is best in the world when it comes to looting.

Two other new source corroborate this story.

Twelve people including women, children killed in Pak Army operation in Balochistan

Twelve people including women, children killed in Pak Army operation in Balochistan

Below mentioned blog gives updates.

Seems like paki army got solid trashing from BLF. Then they called in irregular Qalandranis, nothing worked. Later they activated artillery units, which did not work either. Finally doing what paki army do best, killing civilians using helicopter gunships.

On Jinnah’s Birthday Pakistan Army Launches Military Offensive Against BLF In Masky

[Pranay]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4aTxF3xjWA

Al Jazeera World : Balochistan: Pakistan's other war...

[Rony]

Those who put Hindu community in trouble will be regarded as criminals: BLA

Occupied Balochistan: The spokesperson of Baloch Liberation Army, Meerak Baloch has said that those who put the Hindu community in trouble will be regarded as criminals and will be punished according to Baloch code of honor.

Talking through satellite phone from an undisclosed area Meerak Baloch said that BLA has released the Three members of Balochistan constabulary on the conditons that they would not participate in any criminal activities against Baloch nation after a thorough investigation.


''Consultations are under with genuine and sagacious members of Baloch intellegicia about the people who take up jobs with colonial state should be punished or not'' said the spokesperson.

He warned that abduction of members of Hindu community for ransom and confiscation of their properties are grave crimes against humanity, therefore anybody found guilty of such crimes will severally be punished according to BLA book of law, the Baloch code of conduct.

The investigation of the murder of spiritual leader of Hindu community in Mastung is under way, and those who found guilty of this heinous will be arrested and punished accordingly.

At the same time Baloch Liberation Army appealed the Hindu community to support and join the liberation movement regardless of the presssure faced in the wake of the freedom struggle.

He reminded that the sacrifices of the Hindu Baloch must not be forgotten when they fought the British aggression against Baloch homeland along with Shaheed Khan Mehrab Khan in 1839.

They also should not forgot the sacred blood of Dera Bugti martyrs who laid down their lives for the defence of Baloch motherland.

[pushkar.bhat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4aTxF3xjWA

Al Jazeera World : Balochistan: Pakistan's other war...

Yes, this is a very interesting documentary by Al Jazeera. Seems more like a veiled warning though from the Khan. Notice the words at the end of the program it states that the problems in the area are only likely to escalate..

[Supratik]

We have had a lot of this news. Need some analysis of how Baloch independence can be achieved realistically.

[RajeshA]

We have had a lot of this news. Need some analysis of how Baloch independence can be achieved realistically.

Is this a realistic way for Baluchi Independence?

[Supratik]

answer in relevant thread

[member_22872]

India and India alone is the power that Baloch would agree to. Why?

Rajesh garu,

This is fine with an Indian perspective for hoping that Balochistan wants to take India's help. Iranian-Balochistan is far removed from any Indian influence geographically or otherwise. I can understand if you had said India can exert it's influence and wants to play a role through Pakistani-Balochistan, but not sure about Indian influence on Iranian-Balochistan. More over, Balochis take help from anyone, they are not India-centric when it comes to asking help. Secondly, India has been pushed out from Afghanistan very easily, we are silenced just like that. Now we want to play an active role in Iranian-Balochistan, what gives us the edge over other countries like US, Russia and Arabian nations which too want to de-stabilize Iran more than India? Clouds gather before the rain, where are Indian clouds over Iranian-Balochistan? If any, our footprint in Paki-Balochistan too is insignificant, then how can we assume that we can pull Indian-Balochistan operation without anything?

And even though Balochistan wants independence, it has a muslim majority, they have long forgotten their Indian roots, I think they moved on to become TFTA central Asians on horse backs. They don't have the feeling of nostalgia for them to touch base with their Indian roots. They simply don't care.

[anupmisra]

Baloch Freedom Fighters kill two Paki soldiers: officials

[ramana]

X-post...

Hafiz Saeed: 10M on head but protected by Pakistan state - Economic Times

Ten million dollars does not seem to buy much in this bustling Pakistani city. That is the sum the United States is offering for help in convicting Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Pakistan's best-known jihadi leader. Yet Saeed lives an apparently fearless life in a middle-class neighborhood in Lahore. "I move about like an ordinary person, that's my style. My fate is in the hands of God, not America," said Saeed, a burly 64-year-old. He is the founder, and true leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the terrorist group that carried out the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai. The United Nations has placed him on a terrorist list and imposed sanctions on his group. But few believe he will face trial any time soon in a country that maintains a perilous ambiguity toward jihadi militancy.

Saeed's very public life seems more than just an act of mocking defiance against the American government and its bounty. As American troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, whether Lashkar would disarm and enter politics or return to battle in J&K will depend largely on Saeed.

At his fortified complex in Lahore, housing his residence, office and mosque, Saeed is shielded by his supporters, burly men wielding Kalashnikovs outside his door and by the Pakistani state. On a recent evening, police officers screened visitors at a checkpoint near his house, while others patrolled an adjoining park, watching by floodlight for intruders. His security seemingly ensured, Saeed has addressed large public meetings and appeared on prime-time TV and is now even giving interviews to Western media he had previously eschewed. He says that he wants to correct 'misperceptions'.

During an interview with The New York Times at his home last week, Saeed insisted that his name had been cleared by Pakistani courts. "Why does the United States not respect our judicial system," he asked. He claims he has nothing against Americans, and warmly describes a US visit in 1994. He spoke at Islamic centers in Houston, Chicago and Boston. "At that time, I liked it," he said with a wry smile. Then, his group was focused on attacking Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence directorate established the Lashkar-e-Taiba in 1989.

Pakistan analysts caution that Saeed's openness is no random occurrence. "This isn't out of the blue," said Shamila N Chaudhry, a former Obama administration official at the Eurasia Group. "These guys don't start talking publicly just like that." What it amounts to, however, may depend on events across the border in Afghanistan. In public, Saeed has been a leading light in the Defence of Pakistan Council that lobbied against the reopening of NATO supply routes through Pakistan last year. More quietly, Lashkar fighters have attacked Western troops and Indian diplomatic facilities in Afghanistan, intelligence officials say.

The question now is what will happen to them once American troops leave. One possibility is a return to Lashkar's traditional battleground in J&K. But a more hopeful possibility, floated by some Western and Pakistani officials, is that Saeed would lead his group into politics, and away from militancy. {The Western officials are colluding with Pakistani officials to give an escape route to Hafiz Saeed. Is that part of the deal between the US and TSPA as part of Af-Pak exit ? First, it was the JuD which was described to be involved in dawah and Professori had stepped down from LeT. Now, he is even involved in politics ! Whatever he does or does not do, his crimes are there for him to be punished with hanging. India must get its hands on him and punish him for his crime. There cannot be any closure to 26/11 unless and until that happens} Some of his fighters have already split from Lashkar in favor of other groups that attack the Pakistani state. And much will depend on the advice of his military sponsors. There is ample evidence that parts of the military remain wedded to jihadi proxies. In Waziristan, the army maintains close ties to the Haqqani Network, a major player in the Afghan insurgency.

In western Baluchistan, it has used Sunni extremists to quell an uprising by Baluch nationalists — even though the same extremists also massacre minority Shiites. And Saeed's freedom to roam around Lahore — and, indeed, across Pakistan — suggests some generals still believe the 'good jihadis' are worth having around. Western intelligence officials say Lashkar's training camps in northern Pakistan have not been shut down. "There's a strategic culture of using proxies," said Stephen Tankel, an American academic and author of a book on Lashkar-e-Taiba. "And if that's the tool you're used to grabbing from the toolbox, it can be hard to let go."

Saeed has to walk a tightrope within the jihadi firmament. His support for the state puts him at odds with Pakistani Taliban. "They want to destabilize Pakistan," he said. But that leaves him vulnerable to pressure from fighters within his own ranks who may still have Taliban sympathies. Western security officials say Lashkar has already suffered defections in recent years. "If he continues in this direction, the issue is how many people he can bring with him," Tankel said. {There has been a great pressure on Professori saheb since c. 2002 to retain his flock which is increasingly finding attracted to the Punjabi Taliban component of the TTP. One of his methods that Professori saheb has used is to mount some spectacular assaults on India like the Parliament attack, Kabul Embassy attacks, and 26/11} But ultimately, much depends on the Pakistani army: "The army can't dismantle these groups all at once, because of the danger of blowback. It's too early to tell which way they will ultimately go."

So who are these jihadis in Balochistan? lashkar Islami?

[ramana]

We need to understand Baloch poetry to understand the Baloch:

Popular poetry of the Baloch from Archive.org


More stuff to come.

[ramana]

The Baloch Heer Ranjha or Shirin:Farhad

Hani and Sheh Mureed or Murid (Balochi Hanee-o-Shay Mureed or Hero Šey Murīd) is a beloved epic ballad of Balochi folklore.This tale is to Balochistan what Romeo and Juliet is to English-speaking lands. The story mirrors the life of the Baloch heroes and their emotions and philosophical ideas (God, evil, predestination).The hero of the story, Sheh Mureed (or Shaih Moreed) and the heroine Hani are symbols of pure and tragic love.[1] The story dates back to the 15th century, which is considered to be the heroic age of Balochistan and the classical period of Balochi literature.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hani_and_Sheh_Mureed

[ramana]

Balochi Resistance Literature against the British Raj

Now we need resistance literature against Pakjabis.

[arun]

X Posted from the “Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc” thread.

The Punjabi dominated Uniformed Jihadi’s of the occupation Army of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan run amok in Balochistan:

Violence continue as two more Baloch killed in Punjgor

[arun]

The uniformed Jihadis of the Punjabi dominated military of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan implicated in the genocidal practice of enforced disappearances targeting Freedom Fighters in Balochistan.

One thing to be said about the Punjabi dominated Military of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is that they certainly are well practised in committing genocide as their activities in Bangladesh back in 1970-1971 show:

Six army officers involved in abductions: DIG CID Balochistan

[Agnimitra]

Tarek Fatah's speech at Human Rights in Baluchistan, UNHRC, Geneva 14-03-2



Suggests a "new axis of evil" - China-Pak-Iran

[akashganga]

Tarek Fatah's speech at Human Rights in Baluchistan, UNHRC, Geneva 14-03-2



Suggests a "new axis of evil" - China-Pak-Iran

This guy uses the word Islamofascism which is the correct term. Western politicians dare not use this word. He makes the case for Balochistan independence to save islamofascism. We indians have commonality in this. Breakaway of Balochistan will be good for India. By acquiring nukes pakistan has prevented external forces from attacking it and breaking it. I doubt if pakistan can remain united if separatists like balochs become powerful and get western support. Soviet union collapsed even though they had thousands of nukes.

[Virendra]

How to Make Proxy War Succeed in Baluchistan
Overall a good article, explains the science of how rebellions come to succeed or fail.
http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news ... luchistan/
Author - Amarjit Singh, an independent security analyst

Regards,
Virendra

[Agnimitra]

Mehran Baluch speaks at foreign affairs committee of the Dutch parliament



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlJFNKCJhZM

[Agnimitra]

Pakistan Orders Times Reporter Declan Walsh (who had written about Baluchistan freedom struggle) to Leave on Eve of elections

His old article: Pakistan's secret dirty war

[anupmisra]

Baloch Liberation Army attack on Pakistan Army in Chamalang

Gruesome video if you ignore the background music.

[Paul]

Slow day.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97KPmS66nIA

Published on Feb 22, 2013


River Hingol located in Balochistan is the longest river in Balochistan that runs up to 350 miles. It winds through the Hungol valley between the high cliffs and flows all year long unlike the rest of the rivers.

Other than that there is the Hingol National park you can see which is the largest National park in Pakistan. Covering a massive area of 1650 Km2 it lies in the Makran coast in Balochistan. It lies between the Hungol valley through where the eustaries of the Hingol river flows that supports the bird and fish species. Other than that the park supports up to at least 35 species of mammals, 65 species of amphibians and reptiles and about 185 species of birds. In addition to that there are almost 250 species of plants here as well. The park provides a great habitat for wild Sindh Ibex and there are almost about 3000 of them located in the park

[Lilo]

Baloch Liberation Army attack on Pakistan Army in Chamalang

Gruesome video if you ignore the background music.

@5:10
A Paki soldier with sunglasses and a thick beard plays dead in a bout of tactical brilliance but presses his advantage prematurely, immediately sent packing to meet his 72.

The terrain of rocks and dry scrub reminded me of "Chatos Land" (a movie) . Only this time instead of Cowboys in Indian territory its Pakjabis in Baloch territory meeting their justifiable end.

AP ji i dont know why you fault the music, its quite catchy IMO.