BALOCHWARNA

Unrest in Rask after arrest of prominant Baloch scholars by Iranian security forces

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 +1700

Occupied Balochistan: Following the arrest of Maulvi Abdul Ghaffar Naqshbandi son of a prominent Scholar and the emaam of central Masque of Rask, people took to streets in the Rask, the main town of Sarbaaz, Balochistan. Security forces’ direct firing killed one person and injured two others.

According to Sunni online (Website) from Rask, a town of Sarbaaz Balochistan, Public protests and demonstration were held against the arrest of prominent Sunni scholars that prompted the Iranian security forces to fire live rounds at the protestors. As the result of direct firing one individual, Jan Mohammad Dehghani, was killed and two others were wounded.

Baloch nation will foil the evil designs of Pakistan and other foreign powers in Balochistan: BRP

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:00 +1700

Occupied Balochistan: The pro-freedom Baloch Republican Party (BRP) has warned in a statement that the people of Balochistan will foil the wicked design of Pakistan and other imperialist forces in Balochistan.

A statement released by BRP’s central spokesperson said that Gawadar port is the property of Baloch Nation but the occupying state of Pakistan is trying to make it operational to save its crumbling economy. According to the international laws, if a port in not accessible to the government or that government is unable to make it operational such a place is not considered as a port. Gawadar port is a similar example where Pakistan does not have ability and eligibility to run it.

The occupying state has handed over the Gawadar port to the foreigners without the will of Baloch people. To enable the port, laying road network is very important but because of Baloch national resistance Pakistan has failed in this plan despite using her full military strength. Baloch have has decided from the beginning that Baloch sea resources are Baloch national property and any effort to plunder them will be resisted.

Dera Bugti: Probe demanded into mass graves

Sun, 13 May 2012 06:00:00 +1700

Occupied Balochistan: Nawabzada Jamil Bugti, a son of slain Baloch sardar Nawab Akbar Bugti, has demanded an impartial probe into the recent discovery of a mass grave in Dera Bugti.

A pit has been unearthed containing the bullet-riddled remains of a number of people who were buried unceremoniously, Bugti told a news conference on Saturday.

He accused the security forces of killing scores of Baloch people in Dera Bugti and dumping their bodies in mass graves without burial rites.

Police DIG tells court CCTV footage shows three missing persons picked up by FC

Sat, 12 May 2012 07:30:00 +1700

* SC warns Balochistan FC IG of strict action
* Says centre not taking interest in Balochistan issues

ISLAMABAD: Police DIG Shakeel told the court that the three missing persons had been picked up by the FC. He added police had obtained CCTV footage of a private hotel, showing FC officials lifting the three persons.

The court directed the Balochistan Police to produce the footage at the next hearing.

Rohrabacher to Pakistan: U.S. Will No Longer Fund Your Terrorism; Introduces Bill to Substract Foreign Aid

Sat, 12 May 2012 06:00:00 +1700

“American’s will not accept this…”

Washington, May 11 - Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) has introduced H.R. 5734, the “Pakistan Terrorism Accountability Act of 2012.” The legislation would require the Department of Defense to list all Americans killed by terrorist groups operating with impunity inside Pakistan and Afghanistan and supported by elements of the Pakistani government. For each person killed, $50 million would be subtracted from U.S. foreign assistance to Pakistan, a requested $2.2 billion, and given to the victim’s family.

“For too long America has funded the Pakistani government, giving it free money, while elements of the ISI and Pakistan’s military operate radical Islamic groups that are actively murdering Americans,” said Rohrabacher. “Americans will not accept this.”

Camped for 11 days, Baloch families wait for response

Fri, 11 May 2012 07:30:00 +1700

ISLAMABAD: Little Mehlab Baloch has not seen her father for the past four years, after he was allegedly picked up by security forces from her house in Khuzdar.

The nine-year-old has been roaming from pillar to post in search of him ever since he disappeared on June 28, 2008. “I miss my father and don’t know whether he’s still alive,” she said, sitting beside a portrait of her father, Dr Din Muhammad Baloch, outside the National Press Club here on Thursday. She has been camping at the site, along with families of other missing persons from Balochistan, for the last 11 days.

Charges against three Baloch boys baseless, We're receiving threats for continuing our campaign: VBPM

Fri, 11 May 2012 06:00:00 +1700

ISLAMABAD, May 10: “On Monday, Karachi’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested three of our missing boys – Saifullah Bugti, Shams Bugti and Abdul Ghaffar Bugti – and wrongfully accused them of membership in the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and criminal activities.

The CID accusation is a complete and utter fabrication,” says Abdul Qadeer Rekhi Baloch, the Vice Chairman of the Voice of Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), in front of the National Press Club in Islamabad on Thursday.

The CID has accused the three boys of providing rockets and ammunition on behalf of the BLA to the People’s Amn Committee (PAC) – the group behind recent unrest in Karachi’s Lyari.

BSO-Azad releases the Human rights report of the first Quarter of 2012 in Balochistan

Thu, 10 May 2012 06:00:00 +1700

Occupied Balochistan: The largest and most active Baloch student Organisation, BSO-Azad, in Balochistan has released the report of on-going Human Rights Violation of first four months of the 2012.

The report was published on BSO-Azad’s official website (www.sagaar.org) which explains in details the number of abductions and killings of Baloch men, women and children in past four month by Pakistani security forces. According to the report in first four months of 2012 at least 91 people were killed and 93 have been abducted by the security agencies of Pakistan. The killed victims include 82 men, 3 women and 6 children whereas 78 men, 6 women and 9 children have reportedly been abducted across Balochistan.

‘Military offensives continue in Balochistan’

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:00:00 +1700

* BRP says Pashenee, Takrav, Kaleri, Seyahtank, Suri and Karbur affected during latest offensive

OccupiedBalochistan: Military operations continue full-fledged and offensives in many parts of Balochistan have become a routine, read a Baloch Republican Party (BRP) press release on Wednesday.

In a most common fashion, a large number of Pakistani troops, with their armoured vehicles, lay siege to the area from where they want to drive out the Baloch, bomb the area for hours, torch houses and harass and torture women, children and aged people, loot valuables and livestock and sometimes burn the livestock and people alive, the press release also read.

Pakistani State Brutality Condemned at the Toronto and London Protest Gatherings

Tue, 08 May 2012 06:10:00 +1700

Authorities should be charged with Crimes against Humanity

Toronto, May 6, 2012 – Baloch Human Rights Council (Canada) and the International Voice for Baloch Missing Persons jointly staged a peaceful protest condemning the brutal police/paramilitary operation in Lyari, Karachi resulting in the death of scores of innocent civilians including an eight-year old child crushed to death by an armoured personnel carrier of the security forces. The siege of Lyari by the police force that lasted eight days was an ordeal of worst form of human rights abuses witnessed by the 1.7 million inhabitants in its entire history including the periods of military dictatorships of the past.

Members of the Baloch, Sindhi, and Kashmiri communities took part in the peaceful protest in large numbers to express their anguish and solidarity with the people of Lyari. Mr. Khushk, President of Sindhi Association of North America (SANA) and Mr. Kolachi former President SANA; Ejaz Sheikh, leader of World Sindhi Congress; Mumtaz Khan, Director, International Centre for Peace & Democracy; and Abu Sufyan, spokesperson of Alahwaz Democratic Popular Front attended the protest gathering among others.