Baloch Women Panel Protest against forced disappearances in Balochis

Reported by Juma Baloch

Quetta: Baloch Women Penal staged a demonstration here on Wednesday outsideQuetta press club against forced disappearances and continued army operations inBalochistan. The protesters demanded of the authorities to release all theBaloch political prisoners and punish those responsible for abduction thousandsof Baloch youth and assaulting Zarina Marri. The demonstration was led by BWP(Baloch Women Panel,B S O (azaad), Marri Itehad and the relatives of missingBaloch activists. A large number of Children, Women and B S O activists attendedthe protest to show their sympathy with the families of missing Baloch persons.Demonstrators were holding the pictures of missing persons and play cards inscripted against Human rights violations in Balochistan, against the on goingarmy operations all over Balochistan, illegal arrest and extra judicialkillings.Number of activists including aged mother of Raisani Qaumi Itehad's leader MirWadood Raisani, sisters of BRP's leaders Waja Basheer Azim and Chakar Qambaraniaddressed the gathering and Media. The participants said that at presentBalochistan is going through an extreme situation. However its is very saddeningthat UN has observed silence over the years on Balochistan conflict andabductions of thousands of our beloved ones. They also criticized the media forits biased reporting and ignoring the missing person's issue in Balochistan.Many speakers were of the view that media has made Jhon Solecki's abduction anissue, whereas observed silence over the abduction thousands of our (Baloch)near and beloved ones.The participants appealed to the UN to take up the forced disappearances issuein Balochistan with same desperation and seriousness as of the Soleki'sabduction. UN must try to use its sources and energy to help us find our lovedone like , Bashir Azeem Baloch, Chakar Qambarani, Jalil Regi, Faiz MohammedMarri, Qadir Marri, Tor Khan Marri, Chacha Marri, Ahmad Khan Marri, Noor AhmadMarri, Ali Asghar Bangulzai Ghafar Languv, prof Hasan jan Baloch, sister ZarinaMarri along with hundreds of Baloch women and thousands of Baloch men (youth).UN must also take notice of extra judicial killings of unarmed Baloch civiliansincluding women and children. However the demonstrators made it clear that "wehave not gathered here to ask for mercy but we demand justice and protection ofour people according to International Laws and UN charter".