video c/o BRP Media Cell
On Sunday June 8th Pakistan
Armed Forces indiscriminately bombarded civilian targets in the Geyandari,
Sori, Jataro Rekh and surrounding areas of Dera Bugti with heavy
artillery, fighter jets and at least as many as 16 gunship helicopters. 10 civilian residents were killed during the
attack; among them were 2 Mazari tribesmen, one Bugti tribesman, 3 women and
two children. This most recent attack
was reportedly conducted under the direct supervision of Baloch Traitor and War
Criminal; Occupational State Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti. Throughout Sui, Occupational State Forces conducted
door to door home invasions, abducting 9 residents; Edo s/o Darman Bugti,
Bangal s/o Darbani Bugti, Marshalah s/o Manu Bugti, Ali Husain s/o Bhamba
Bugti, Saif Rahman s/o Khair Bux, Jaffar s/o Javed Bugti and Allaho s/o Javed
Bugti.
Sunday’s attack is a continuation of a week-long offensive
which has devastated at least 9 towns in the Dera Bugti region. Earlier this week at least 15 people were
killed and more than 20 injured when Occupational State
Forces bombarded villages in the Darangen and Rustam Darbaar areas of Sui,
Dera Bugti. State Forces ruthlessly
assaulted the impoverished villages with gunship helicopters, heavy artillery and
chemical weapons. On Wednesday the Patfeedar,
RD238 and Tangwani areas of Sui, Dera Bugti, were also heavily bombarded by
State Forces. More than a dozen local
inhabitants were abducted, and at least 10 people were seriously injured during
the attack. Yesterday, survivors in
RD238 recovered 2 unidentified bullet riddled bodies. Since June 3rd more than 30
civilian residents of the Dera Bugti region have been killed by State Forces.
Despite their relentless campaign of savage violence, the
Pakistan state continues to engage in blatant human rights abuses with complete
impunity. Occupational State Soldiers
rampage through impoverished villages leaving behind rubble and ruin under the
guise of fighting terrorists. Meanwhile State
Sponsored Death Squads, Mercenaries and Gangs of Fanatics continue to operate
freely. Only Yesterday 30 people were killed when Terrorists attacked busses of Shia pilgrims parked
at a hotel in Taftan, near the Pak-Iran border. While
Pakistan’s Sinister armies are busy ravaging defenceless Baloch villagers, Taliban
militants disguised as security personnel stormed the International Airport in Karachi,
killing 18 people.
The Baloch have historically and openly maintained a commitment
to a secular and nationalist agenda. In
stark contrast to this, Pakistan implements malevolent policies of severe
oppression of minorities, enforced radicalization and persecution of moderate
ideologies. Through these policies
Pakistan has effectively classified an entire ethnicity as terrorists to
justify their sinister campaign of ethnic cleansing. In a recent statement Baloch Republican Party
spokesman Mr. Sher Mohammad Bugti said “Pakistani
forces continue Baloch Genocide in different strategies and intensify military
operations against Baloch civilians in all over Balochistan under the pretext
of action against who they call terrorists.”
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| In Karachi today BHRO Activists held a protest rally condemning the #DeraBugtiOperation by State Security Forces |
On June 6th the tortured remains of BNM activist and local school teacher Shaheed Master Maqbool Baloch was recovered in the Kech district of Turbat. In a statement, a Baloch National Movement spokesperson, said that “Master Maqbool Baloch was linked with the (BNM) organization and he was abducted by state forces between Pirdrak and Chamak area of Balochistan on Thursday”.
Two more bullet riddled bodies were recovered in Kalat on Friday. One of the bodies has been identified as Khaliqdad Sarmastani r/o Karachi, while the other remains unidentified. In Buleda, Kech, two people were gunned down on Friday by unidentified gunmen. The victims of the Buleda shooting have been identified as Local school teacher Akram Ameen and local resident Ghulam Jan. On Wednesday June 4th Pakistan’s security forces invaded the home of vegetable broker Niaz s/o Sowali in Tasp, Panjgur.
On June 7th BNM activists held a demonstration in London, UK, at the Prime Minister’s house to protest Pakistan’s relentless human rights abuses in Balochistan. Participants publicized Pakistan’s brutal kill & dump policies. The BNM protest was joined by BRP-London activists and BRP-London organizer Mansoor Baloch.
After BSO-Azad CC Member Lateef Johar’s heroic 46 day long Hunger
Strike at the Karachi Press Club to protest the enforced disappearance of
BSO-Azad Chairman Zahid Baloch, BSO-Azad has finally ended the demonstration at
the behest of all the activists, journalists, supporters, family, friends and
the Asian Human Rights Commission. The AHRC
has promised to raise the issue of the enforced disappearance of Zahid Baloch
and other student & political activists at the United Nations, as well as
continue to raise the issues of enforced disappearances and extra judicial
killings of detainees at international level.
The AHRC has also urged the Pakistan government to find a permanent
solution to the issues of disappearances, abductions and extrajudicial killings
according to international norms. During the final days of his hunger strike, Lateef Johar’s
health had descended to near critical condition. After losing more than 30kg, his glucose
levels descended well below safe levels, and Johar’s vital signs were
fading.
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| Image c/o Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur |
On June 7th Mir
Mohammad Ali Talpur, Shaheed Mir Jalil Reiki's father Mama Qadeer, Shaheed Raza
Jehangir's mother, Shaheed Mehboob Wadhela's Father, with support from Nawab
Khai Baksh Marri, held a Balochi 'Marqa' and 'Mairr' to ask Lateef Johar to
end the Strike. Since ending the hunger stike, Lateef Johar has been admitted
to the local hospital and is recovering.
Throughout this ordeal, and moving forward; the courageous 22 year old
student remains committed to saving the life of BSO-Azad Chairman Zahid Baloch
and continuing the campaign to raise international awareness of Pakistan’s
brutal practice of enforced disappearances and extra judicial executions of
students, teachers and activists in Balochistan.
On March 18th BSO-Azad Central Chairman Zahid
Baloch was abducted by Pakistan’s Security Forces while attending a meeting in
Quetta, and subsequently imprisoned without crime or charge. Despite detailed multiple eyewitness accounts;
the Pakistani administration vehemently denies any involvement in the disappearance
of Zahid Baloch. BSO-Azad has expressed
serious concern for the safety of their abducted leader.
Thousands of students and activists have been
abducted by Pakistan’s Security Forces in recent years. In the past year alone,
the bullet
riddled & tortured remains of as many as 373 abductees were recovered
in Balochistan. 5 years ago BSO-Azad
Vice Chairman Zakir Majeed was also extra-judicially abducted by State Forces
and has been missing ever since. Zakir’s
sister Banuk Farzana Majeed Baloch participated in the nearly 3000km
#VBMPLongMarch from Quetta to Karachi & then to the UN Office in Islamabad
alongside VBMP Vice-Chairman Mama Qadeer.
The Long March was a historic demonstration in protest of Pakistans
violent campaign of enforced disappearances and extra judicial executions in
Balochistan. In a recent
interview with Banuk Farzana Majeed, she said “Zakir Majeed was the former Chairman of the Baloch Student
Organization-Azad. He had the courage to raise his voice against state
brutalities, enforced disappearances and other human rights violations
committed by Pakistan in Balochistan”
Even in neighboring Iran, Baloch students, and activists face severe
persecution at the hands of the Iranian regime.
In April and May alone, 19 Baloch activists have been executed by
hanging until death in Iran. Iranian
authorities routinely arrest and execute Baloch civilians on
fabricated charges or often without any charge at all.
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| Image c/o Samir Baloch |
Our hopes and prayers are with Nawab Khair Bucksh Marri and we all wish him a swift recovery.
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