Balochistan: Most of the Baloch political parties have said that none of the missing person that government claims have been released as part of the package has reached home.
The Pakistani government has claimed that they’ve released 20 missing Baloch as part of the so called “Aghaz-e-haqooq-e-Balochistan”. However only four names of the released person have been revealed so far those include Dr Dost Mohammad, and Shaukat langou of NP ‘a government associated party’, two members of BSO-azaad Saleem and Aurangzeb Baloch and Mir Ahmad Bugti. Independent sources said that these people have been released on bail, but the victims of months of illegal detention are avoiding talking about their ordeals at the moment.
The central spokesman of BRP Mr Sher Mohammad Bugti has said that none of his party members have been released, in fact three hundred members of his party were still missing, whose names they’ve provided to Human Right Commission. He further said that his party was not struggling for anyone’s release or bringing anyone to surface but they were struggling for Independence of Balochistan.
The president of Baloch Bar Association Mr Sadiq Raisani has said that bringing only 20 people to surface or releasing them is “just a pinch” as compared to 8000 missing Baloch. He said Jalil Reki, Iqbal Baloch, Ali Asghar Bangulzai, Zakir Majeed, Kareem Baloch, Hassan marri, Jalat Khan Marri, Safar Khan Marri, Dr Deen Mohammad Baloch, Fazal Baloch, Nako Faiz Baloch and thousands of other Baloch are still missing and none of their family members have been informed about their whereabouts and government has NOT taken any steps to insure their recovery and release.
According to DawnNews, Mr Habib jalib The Central Secretary-General of the Balochistan National Party Mengal has also claimed that none of the missing persons the government released as part of the Balochistan package have reached home. Addressing a protest demonstration outside the Quetta Press Club, Habib Jalib said that the family members of the missing persons are still waiting for their loved ones to return.
It is worth noting that the Pakistan's federal interior minister Rehman Malik most of time has taken side of the intelligence agencies saying that the missing Baloch were not under their custody. The Baloch national parties and families of forced-disappeared persons have always blamed the ISI and MI for abducting the Baloch activists. Some of the forced-disappeared persons released from Pakistani intelligence agency’s custody have revealed that they have seen many Baloch in MI’s secret lock ups.
After the announcement of so called package for Balochistan the government of Pakistan ‘the Prime Minister Mr Gilani’ is now claiming credit for releasing the abducted Baloch, which is in contradiction with the statements of Rehman Malik.
Whether anybody has been released or not the question is; why these people have been arrested at first place. What was their crime? Who is responsible for their illegal abduction and putting them in secret dungeon without and due process of law for several months and years?
From Dawn new paper:Return of the ‘missing’
The recent release of 20 Baloch who had gone missing for several months will be welcomed for many reasons.
First, it is a blatant violation of human rights to whisk people away, circumventing the legal process. It is agonising for their families if their whereabouts are not disclosed.
Therefore the government is to be commended for arranging the release of some of them — although the number of the released is a drop in the ocean if the nationalists’ claim of 4,000 men having been picked up is to be believed.
Second, the tribesmen’s release should facilitate the success of the recently announced Balochistan package — especially if it is followed by more releases.
Trust deficit is often the major impediment in the path of conflict resolution.
Therefore the release of the missing people should reassure the aggrieved party that the government is committed to its pledge — especially as illegal detention is a major issue.
Third, this is the first step towards addressing the case of the disappeared. Hopefully the ‘missing’ others will also return home. It will save the Supreme Court a lot of hassle at a time when it has resumed the hearing of their cases.
Although the release of the 20 detainees is a step in the right direction, it is important that the matter be pursued further.
We do not know who picked up the men and why. Doubts have been cast on the role of the security agencies but as legal processes were not followed, one cannot identify those responsible with certainty.
Abduction by the security agencies amounts to arbitrary arrests by the government.
Can such illegal measures be allowed to escape the purview of the law, with scant notice being taken by officials?
Should not those responsible for such detention be held accountable for an act that has brought the government into disrepute?
If those who committed this crime are not brought to book, how would the grievances of those who were wronged be redressed? How will it be ensured that similar abductions are not repeated in future?
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The Pakistani government has claimed that they’ve released 20 missing Baloch as part of the so called “Aghaz-e-haqooq-e-Balochistan”. However only four names of the released person have been revealed so far those include Dr Dost Mohammad, and Shaukat langou of NP ‘a government associated party’, two members of BSO-azaad Saleem and Aurangzeb Baloch and Mir Ahmad Bugti. Independent sources said that these people have been released on bail, but the victims of months of illegal detention are avoiding talking about their ordeals at the moment.
The central spokesman of BRP Mr Sher Mohammad Bugti has said that none of his party members have been released, in fact three hundred members of his party were still missing, whose names they’ve provided to Human Right Commission. He further said that his party was not struggling for anyone’s release or bringing anyone to surface but they were struggling for Independence of Balochistan.
The president of Baloch Bar Association Mr Sadiq Raisani has said that bringing only 20 people to surface or releasing them is “just a pinch” as compared to 8000 missing Baloch. He said Jalil Reki, Iqbal Baloch, Ali Asghar Bangulzai, Zakir Majeed, Kareem Baloch, Hassan marri, Jalat Khan Marri, Safar Khan Marri, Dr Deen Mohammad Baloch, Fazal Baloch, Nako Faiz Baloch and thousands of other Baloch are still missing and none of their family members have been informed about their whereabouts and government has NOT taken any steps to insure their recovery and release.
According to DawnNews, Mr Habib jalib The Central Secretary-General of the Balochistan National Party Mengal has also claimed that none of the missing persons the government released as part of the Balochistan package have reached home. Addressing a protest demonstration outside the Quetta Press Club, Habib Jalib said that the family members of the missing persons are still waiting for their loved ones to return.
It is worth noting that the Pakistan's federal interior minister Rehman Malik most of time has taken side of the intelligence agencies saying that the missing Baloch were not under their custody. The Baloch national parties and families of forced-disappeared persons have always blamed the ISI and MI for abducting the Baloch activists. Some of the forced-disappeared persons released from Pakistani intelligence agency’s custody have revealed that they have seen many Baloch in MI’s secret lock ups.
After the announcement of so called package for Balochistan the government of Pakistan ‘the Prime Minister Mr Gilani’ is now claiming credit for releasing the abducted Baloch, which is in contradiction with the statements of Rehman Malik.
Whether anybody has been released or not the question is; why these people have been arrested at first place. What was their crime? Who is responsible for their illegal abduction and putting them in secret dungeon without and due process of law for several months and years?
From Dawn new paper:Return of the ‘missing’
The recent release of 20 Baloch who had gone missing for several months will be welcomed for many reasons.
First, it is a blatant violation of human rights to whisk people away, circumventing the legal process. It is agonising for their families if their whereabouts are not disclosed.
Therefore the government is to be commended for arranging the release of some of them — although the number of the released is a drop in the ocean if the nationalists’ claim of 4,000 men having been picked up is to be believed.
Second, the tribesmen’s release should facilitate the success of the recently announced Balochistan package — especially if it is followed by more releases.
Trust deficit is often the major impediment in the path of conflict resolution.
Therefore the release of the missing people should reassure the aggrieved party that the government is committed to its pledge — especially as illegal detention is a major issue.
Third, this is the first step towards addressing the case of the disappeared. Hopefully the ‘missing’ others will also return home. It will save the Supreme Court a lot of hassle at a time when it has resumed the hearing of their cases.
Although the release of the 20 detainees is a step in the right direction, it is important that the matter be pursued further.
We do not know who picked up the men and why. Doubts have been cast on the role of the security agencies but as legal processes were not followed, one cannot identify those responsible with certainty.
Abduction by the security agencies amounts to arbitrary arrests by the government.
Can such illegal measures be allowed to escape the purview of the law, with scant notice being taken by officials?
Should not those responsible for such detention be held accountable for an act that has brought the government into disrepute?
If those who committed this crime are not brought to book, how would the grievances of those who were wronged be redressed? How will it be ensured that similar abductions are not repeated in future?
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