Thump: Pakistani Para-military opened indiscriminate fire on a Public gathering, as a result a 20 year old political activist, Mukhtar Baloch s/o Aziz Baloch has embraced martyrdom and 27 others including 4 women have been seriously injured. Among the injured Banuk (Ms) Shahnaz Baloch is in critical conditions and has been taken to Karachi for further medical treatment. Many activist including 5 members of BSO –azaad have been arrested and taken to unknown location.

Sagaar.org (BSO-azaad) official website has reported that “a public gathering, which was in the memory of Shaheed Meer Jan Meeral, who was martyred only a few days ago on 3rd September 2009? The event was organized in regard of the 3rd day of Meer’s martyrdom, which started at morning by 10.00 am. The public gathering was held in Government High School Tump and as it began Pakistani forces besieged the school and while Banuk Andleeb Baloch was addressing the crowd Pakistani forces rushed into the school premises and started firing on the participants of the event. Tear gasses were fired on the crowd and the participants were beaten badly by the forces, where young children and women were also victimized. As a result of the firing, a member of Baloch National Movement, Mukhtar Baloch s/o Abdul Aziz Baloch , a resident of Soro Mand, succumbed to injuries on chest. While Banuk Shahnaz, another member of B.N.M. is in critical conditions with injuries on neck and chest and is presently having medical treatment in Agha Khan Hospital, Karachi, Imdad s/o Hayatan, a resident of Malikabad Tump, is also said to be in critical conditions

The injured people include Imran Baloch s/o Jaan Muhammed who is of just 6 years, Banuk Jannat d/o Yousaf Baloch, Banuk Dur Bibi d/o Ahmed Baloch, Banuk Andleeb, Arif Dazni Baloch, Ibrahim Nowsherwan Baloch, Shoaib Ibrahim Baloch, Aijaz Nawaz Baloch, Asif Baloch, Wahid Baloch, Sher Jaan Baloch, Peer Jan Baloch, Khurshid Baloch Beebagr Baloch, Wahab Khuda Baksh Baloch, Mubarak Ali Baloch, Asad Daazni Baloch, Nabeel Mehmood Baloch, Waleed Baloch, Muneer Adam Baloch, Hussain Baloch, Saddam Baloch, Zahid Baloch and Tahir Faqeer Baloch”.

BBC Urdu quoted Banuk Karima Baloch as saying that “a massive public gathering was held in Thump High School and a large number of men, women and Children participated in the gathering to remember to remember Meer jan Meeral, a Baloch poet martyred by the FC a few days back. FC has entered the School while a Baloch girl was addressing the gathering; they have opened indiscriminate fire on the participants of the gathering”.

It must be noted that two days ago the FC has beaten up several Baloch women activist when they were protesting against the abduction of a Baloch teacher and his sons at the hand of Pakistani security forces. FC deployment in Balochistan has strongly been criticised by the Baloch masses and Baloch people have already shown concerned that FC’s presence in Balcohistan is meant to strengthen the occupation on Baloch land.

SHAHEED MUKHTAR BALOCH [PHOTO BY SAGAAR.ORG]