The issue of natural resources is one the Baloch are deeply sensitive about. It must be noted that it was this bone of contention that triggered the ongoing bloody conflict. Any attempt to fish in troubled waters will only exacerbate the situation. No one wants that. Now, there is the Iran-Pakistan pipeline being constructed without the Baloch nation's consent. The Baloch will not sit as silent spectators as they are trampled upon and there will undoubtedly be strong political resistance to allow it through our homeland.
This is testimony taken at an undisclosed location in Pakistani-controlled Balochistan. Originally meant to be a "question-answer" interview, I've preferred to type it directly in first person following the recorded version.
Basically, we want a country whose leaders are elected democratically, where religion is a private issue which doesn't play a role in the state affairs and where women, every creed and ethnicity share equal rights.
...the Baloch people of Lyari and the next-door province of Balochistan are probably the only segment of the population that has stood up to the Islamofascist agenda of Pakistan's establishment, including its often corrupt military.
THE attention the Supreme Court (SC) has focused on the Balochistan conflict and the human rights abuses being committed there raised the expectations of the affected population.
The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs convened an extraordinary congressional hearing on February 8, 2012, to discuss the alarming human rights situation in Balochistan. Comprised of Republican and Democratic members, the committee expressed grave concerns over the appalling human rights violations in Balochistan, asserted the need to not overlook, but rather respect Baloch human rights and to endorse the Baloch national right to self-determination currently violated and usurped by Pakistan and Iran.
The U.S. "ally" continues to receive billions in aid despite protecting dangerous Islamist jihadis. Here's why
As people become radicalized and our drones swoop into Balochistan to drop their indiscriminate bombs on new "˜enemies.' we will kill more children like this innocent 16-year old. And the cycle will repeat--American taxpayers will have to cough up yet more money to protect themselves from the enemies spawned by American foreign policy.
During the 1973-1977 army action in conflict zones, thousands of innocent people were killed, tens of thousands were internally displaced
The case for a negotiated political settlement in Pakistani-annexed and occupied Balochistan is overwhelming. The Baloch people have a right to live without persecution and to decide their own destiny. History is on their side.