News : Thousands protest against “Genocide” of Baloch people in Karachi
on 2010/1/11 13:30:00 (457 reads)
Karachi/Balochistan: Thousands of Baloch men, women and children took to streets against the target killing of Baloch people in Karachi and the continuous search operation in Lyari, further two Baloch youth have been killed allegedly by the MQM armed men.
Baloch people accelerated protests all over Balochistan and Karachi as the operation against the innocent residents of Lyari continues. Yesterday (10/01/2010) and today 11/01/2010) shutter-down protest was observed in several towns in Balochistan. Baloch students Organisations and political parties announced further protests against “the genocide” of Baloch people in Karachi. It has been alleged that MQM a government allied refugee Organisation is behind the target killing of innocent Baloch in Baloch populated areas in Karachi. The PPP (ruling parting) and the MQM has sorted out their difference and decided to continue the operation against the residents of Lyari.
The Pakistani Police and Rangers have arrested hundreds of Baloch but none of the MQM members have been detained so far. The residents of Lyari who protested in front of Karachi press club, has said that the police and Ranger have ill-behaved with Baloch women and looted valuables from peoples’ houses.
Meanwhile Baloch student and political Organisations including BNM, BNF, BNP, BSO (all factions), BRP, Injuman-e-Itehad-e-Marri, Baloch Women Panel, Baloch Bar and others have strongly condemned the Pakistan government operation against the Baloch people in Karachi. These parties urged the MQM leadership to immediately stop the target killing of Baloch in Karachi. They said that MQM and PPP are the main parties responsible for the massacring the Baloch. Baloch parties strongly also strongly condemn the Pakistani media for being biased against the Baloch people.
The Baloch parties called for further wheel-jam and shutter-down protests on 12 and 15 January.
On the other hand the chief minister of Balochistan strongly condemned the target killing of the Baloch and search operation in Lyari. He called upon the Sindh government to take immediate measures to protect the properties and lives of the innocent Baloch people.
London: BHRC PRESS RELEASE
Baloch Human Rights Council (UK) strongly condemns the kidnapping , torturing and target killing of unarmed Baloch civilians in Karachi .Baloch areas in Karachi have been under attack by a terrorist and fascist organization of refugees from India. This racist party (MQM) is a coalition partner in the PPP led government.
The killings of the Baloch civilians include women, children and elderly. All this is happening under the government patronage.It appears that Pakistani State is extending its genocidal policies against the Baloch in Karachi after practicing it in Balochistan for the last many years.
The irony is that the harassment of the entire Baloch population is going on in the name of a search operation being carried out jointly by the MQM and Pakistani para military forces in the Baloch settlements in Karachi.
BHRC requests the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Amnesty International , International Committee of the Red Cross and other international human rights organizations to take notice of the naked aggression of Pakistani State against the Baloch civilian population in Karachi.
BHRC strongly demands the immediate stop of the killings and harassment of the Baloch in Karachi.
Issued by:
Samad Baloch Secretary General Of Baloch Human Rights Council (UK) info_bhrc@yahoo.co.uk London 11 January 2010
