REPORTED BY JUMA BALOCH
Quetta: Several Massive protest rallies were held across Balochistan and Karachi against the forceful annexation of Balochistan with Pakistan at gunpoint on 27 March 1948. Baloch Women Panel jointly with BRP. Elum Itehad, Raisani Qaumi Itehad, Baloch Bar Association, Marri Itehad and many other Baloch freedom loving groups held a Massive protest rally in Quetta, Capital of Balochistan. The rally passing form several main roads of Quetta finally gathered at Manan Chauk Where several leaders of BWP and other organizations addressed the rally. Main focus of all the speakers was that Balochistan was an Independent state and pakistan occupied Balochistan at gunpoint. The then ruler of Balochistan Ahmad Yar Khan was coerced to singe the so called annexation document with Pakistan, however his younger brother Agha Abdul Karim revolted against the forceful annexation of Baloch land. He took to mountains with other like minded friends and started guerrilla operation against Punjabi occupying forces in Balochistan. Today's struggle for Free Balochistan is a continuation of all past patriot Baloch leaders' struggles from Agha Abdul Karim to Shaheed Balach Marri who had laid their lives for the sake of motherland Balochistan and Baloch Nation and paid the ultimate price.participants of the rally chanted slogans against Pakistan, its army, rulers and the Punjabi establishment. The participants were holding the pictures of young Baloch leaders like Brahumdagh Bugti, Shaheed Balaach Marri, Hyrbair Marri, Dr Allah Nazar Baloch and missing persons. They held placards inscribed as "struggle for an Independent Balochistan shall continue" "Long live Baloch National army"" Only solution to Balochistan issue is Independence" "No to Provincial autonomy, we want freedom" " UN must recognize Baloch struggle for Freedom" "Release Baloch political prisoners" etcThe leaders of Baloch groups have rejected the so called reconciliation talks of Zardari. They said that Zardari doesn't have the mandate to resolve Balochistan issue. The new so called democratic govt is also following the foot-prints of former dictator's regime. Baloch student and political activists are still being arrested on daily bases. Army operation is still going on in Balochistan, a large number of army is still present in most areas of Balochistan. Baloch women and children are still being killed and insulted by the Pakistan soldiers. They said while they spoke about the atrocities and injustices of the past, Pakistan army is carrying out yet another offensive operation in Dera Bugti and several areas of Kohistan Marri. They strongly condemned the abduction of Shahzaib Baloch by Pakistani agencies and demanded his immediate release alongwith many thousands of Baloch missing people. BWP leaders said that today Baloch are struggling to save their Identity, language and tradition from extinction. Baloch sarmachaars are defending thier mother land against the foreign occupying forces, they are also defending the defenseless people of Balochistan, who are under constant attack from Pakistan's Punjabi army.They demanded UN intervention and asked the UN to send a fact finding mission to Balochistan in order to investigate about forced disappearances and forced displacements of Baloch people. They further said that UN must recognize the legitimate struggle of Baloch resistance movements against the illegitimate occupation of Baloch land.Saparetly BSO (mohiodeen) and BNP-M held a joint rally in Quetta and demanded for Baloch national rights. Speaking at a rally on Friday, leaders of the Balochistan National Party-M, National Party and Baloch Students’ Organisation-M said the economic package announced in Quetta by President Zardari was a mockery of sacrifices made by people like Nawab Akbar Bugti and Nawabzada Balaach Marri. They said the leaders had not sacrificed their lives for ‘some billion rupees’.The Baloch people were waging a political struggle to achieve national rights and to protect their coast and resources, the speakers said at the Science College Chowk. They said the Baloch had already rejected mega projects launched by former president Pervez Musharraf.They said Balochistan was rich in natural resources and the Baloch people had a right to use them for their own welfare. ‘We won’t need the president’s economic package if we are allowed to use our resources.’On the other hand BNF (Baloch National Front), BSO-A, Baloch Human Rights Council and Baloch National movement also held a massive joint protest rally in Liyari area of Karachi.Speaking at the occasion BNF leaders demanded the immediate release of Baloch political prisoner and missing person. They said several thousand Baloch were either missing or being tortured by Pakistani agencies in different torture cells across Pakistan. They said many thousand Marri and Bugti Baloch have been forcefully displaced from their homes and are now living under extreme condition. The forced displaced Baloch have not been provided any shelter, food and medicine by the govt of time, like the past regimes.
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