There have been so many cases of such killings over the past several months that it is difficult to keep a count of them.
Surely Balochistan is not going to become independent due to Congressional committee meetings. The only positive outcome of this meeting for the Baloch is that it has highlighted their plight and this may encourage other western countries to pay more attention to the human rights abuses in Balochistan
A gruesome double murder in Karachi reveals the strategy of Pakistan's intelligence agency. Having rejected the idea of a military blow, the Inter-Service Intelligence does the dirty work: The genocide of the Baluch.
The Baloch are sitting ducks. With the sea on one side, and Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, they literally have nowhere to go. The world watches in horror as a steady trickle of deaths flows through the news on a daily basis. I call it "The Baloch Black" in my mind - the season's color, except the season doesn't end. No one seems inclined to take risks with safety or popularity for these people - no matter what they suffer.
These loyalists have not dissented since Ataullah Mengal's government, perceived as hostile, was summarily dismissed in Balochistan in 1973
If the Baloch can tie their cause to the larger Congressional efforts to undermine U.S. aid to Pakistan, they could force the Administration to re-evaluate its current policy approach.
A powerful and liberated Greater Balochistan would be a guarantor of peace in the region and would also serve best the interests of the Gulf.
Today while reading and deleting old emails, one caught my attention"”suddenly taking me back ten years.
Pakistan must end its policy of killings and kidnappings of Baloch people and recognise the importance of the region.
"The United States is deeply concerned about the ongoing violence in Balochistan, especially targeted killings, disappearances and other human rights abuses...This is a complex issue. We strongly believe that the best way forward is for all the parties to resolve their differences through peaceful dialogue."