In an “All Parties Conference” on September 9th,
the Pakistan government agreed to schedule peace talks with the Extremist
Taliban Militants. Representatives from the
mainstream political parties in Pakistan gathered at the conference to not only
unanimously agree to negotiate with the Terrorist organization, but to also
release the infamous Mullah Brother, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. In addition to the release of the former 2nd
in command of the Afghan Taliban, seven other Taliban prisoners have been
released during the past few days.
It seems rather ironic the party representatives would side
with extremist war criminals rather than the moderate secular movement of the
Baloch Separatists. Although the
communities of ethnic minorities in Pakistan have been relentlessly victimized
by the Taliban, and their affiliates, the attending party members chose to embrace
the Taliban extremists with open arms.
The Taliban negations have been publicized under the pretense of
establishing peace thus eliminating the need for US Drone strikes. The APC became a forum for political leaders
in Pakistan to lash out at the United States.
Pakistan’s ongoing co-operation with various terrorist
organizations is what aggravated the United States in the first place resulting
in the drone strikes. Had the Pakistan
Military not confronted the Pakistan Taliban with military force, the United
States would have. With the current
Chinese interests in Balochistan, Pakistan’s government now feels confident
enough to openly defy NATO demands and welcome the Taliban’s presence.
The reality is that Pakistan is quickly placing itself in
the center of a much larger conflict.
Should a treaty be established with the Taliban, it’s likely the drone
strikes and NATO aggression will intensify.
I fail to see how provoking an already aggressive foreign super power
benefits the people of Pakistan. Rather
the outcome of the APC will in all probability increase the violence and
suffering. This is especially true of
the Balochistan region where the Pakistan government had previously permitted
and encouraged the Taliban to occupy and base their operations.
During the press conference, representatives stated another
APC in Quetta would be scheduled to discuss the violence in Balochistan. Unlike the Taliban, the Baloch Separatist
forces have never committed acts of violence against civilian targets. Yet
not one single Baloch detainee has been released and no efforts have been made
to negotiate with the Baloch Separatist Parties.
The Pakistani Armed Forces have again intensified their
operations in the Bugti regions surrounding Gwadar Port, Balochistan.
On September 1st the Pakistani
state agents began conducting operations in the town of Panjgur. A man was abducted in the Sarduk area of
Panjgur. Nearby in Mand, Sher Mohammad’s
vehicle was stopped by Pakistani forces who then abducted him and his son
Aman.
Sunday September 1st In Malir, Karachi, PPP Death Squad; Peoples
Aman Committee, killed Jalil Ahmed Baloch.
The next day 2 young Baloch school boys were abducted from Babu Mullha
area of Kalat. The Peoples Aman
Committee was considered defunct after being classified as a terrorist group
and subsequently banned in 2011. Their
recent activities in Balochistan indicate the notorious organization is indeed
quite actively participating in the systematic genocide of the Baloch.
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