The United Nations and International Community should take notice of Baloch genocide: Sher Mohammad Bugti

Occupied Balochistan, Quetta: Baloch Republican Party has announced to hold two public gatherings, the first public gathering will be held in the memory of those who had been killed on 17 March 2005 in Dera Bugti. In March 2005 the Pakistani military on the direct order of dictator retired General Pervaz Musharraf had attacked the town of Dera Bugti. Shaheed Nawab Akbar Bugti’s guest house was hit and he narrowly escaped that attack. Over forty Hindu Baloch people including women and children were killed when Pakistan Air Force bombed a Hindu temple in the Hindu Muhallah area of Dera bugti. This was the first largest massacre Baloch civilians of Musharraf period.

Mr Sher Mohammad Bugti has also strongly condemned security forces raids on Ghulam Haider Baloch’s village (Goath Ghulam Haider) and the harassing of the party workers in Awaran region of Balochistan. He described such action of state [Pakistan] the continuations of exploitative policies against the people of Balochistan. According to Mr Bugti’s statement the government was trying to create hurdles in the way of Baloch freedom struggle buy such acts of state terror.

He said thousands of Baloch political activists including Jalil Reki, Sangat Sana Baloch and Jhanzeb Baloch had been illegally whisked away by the Intelligence agencies of Pakistan, who are now being held and tortured in military secret prisons. The abduction of Baloch activists are still taking place but the United Nations and International Human Rights Organisation are not taking any notice of the human rights violations in Balochistan, which is a condemnable act, he said.

While strongly condemning the state’s acts of terror he urged the United Nations and other International Human Rights bodies to take notice of Pakistan’s atrocities against Baloch people. He said UN must play their due role to help and protect the suffering people of Balcohistan.

He said that on 22 March public gathering which will be held in the memory of Baba-e-Noshki Hayat Jamaldini, senior Party leaders will address the party workers. He advised the party activists to take part in aforementioned gatherings. He vowed that struggle for liberation will continue until victory.

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